“I think it is shameful that you won’t even request to see if this young man is alive. His family has no idea, has no access to lawyers. I would hope that we would have that humanity. The humanity to just check if this young man is okay.” -
@robertgarcia.bsky.social"This isn’t about Charl Kleinhaus. It’s about the Trump administration showing us—very clearly—that none of its stated concerns about the “antisemitic activity” and opinions of other classes of immigrants are real. It’s all just cover."
An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews
The Trump administration is clear: Antisemitism from brown people will not be tolerated.
A 7.6 million increase in the number of uninsured Americans would represent a massive jump, equivalent to about 30 percent of the total uninsured population today. And even that data point doesn’t fully capture the impact of what Republicans are proposing.
The GOP Medicaid Cuts Are a Big F*cking Deal
7.6 million newly uninsured, and that’s not even the whole story.
Speaker Mike Johnson: "The reason many people refer to the Bidens as the 'Biden crime family' is because they were doing all this stuff behind curtains...Whatever President Trump is doing is out in the open. They're not trying to conceal anything...Trump has had nothing to hide."
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Trump: "Some people say 'Oh, you shouldn't accept gifts for the country.' My attitude is, 'Why wouldn't I accept the gift?'"
Reporter: “An Emirati government-backed firm did a $2 billion deal using the Trump digital coins. How did that deal come about?”
Trump: “I don’t know anything about it. I really don’t know anything about it.”
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How does the administration imagine the sarcastic hero art will help them counter the “Maryland dad” narrative? It makes more sense when you consider the other side—the movement in support of Abrego Garcia, and the growth of its visual component.
Kilmar Is a Symbol Now
And the White House is desperately trying to fight it.
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"The Founders’ warnings about emoluments—and everything else—were tossed onto Trump’s raging first-term bonfire of rules, laws, oaths, and constitutional edicts. Now, less than four months into Trump’s second four years, the heat is already unbearable."
Trump’s Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed Is Deforming America
From Qatari jets to memecoin dinners, a perverse masterclass in profiting from the presidency.
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"As
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social noted Monday, Trump could ask his allies in Congress to make an exception—it’s allowed!—for this very special plane. That would be an interesting vote."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-unqu...Trump’s Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed is Deforming America
From Qatari jets to memecoin dinners, a perverse masterclass in profiting from the presidency.
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Somehow, a story of self-determination has, in a few years, been overtaken by a crude realism, accepting that the powerful do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.
Eighty Years After WWII Ended, Some Europeans Forget Who the Bad Guys Were
Putin’s pals blame the Allies always, the Nazis sometimes, the Soviets never.
Trump complaining about Air Force One: "When you land and you see Saudi Arabia, and you see UAE, and you see Qatar and they have these brand new Boeing 747s mostly. And you see ours next to it, this is like a totally different plane. It's much smaller. It's much less impressive."
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"I'm gonna do this terrible, destructive thing!...Eh, maybe I won't do it" - Trump's great dealmaking
Trump’s China ‘Deal’ Is Bad Economics and Bad for Democracy
It will leave us with higher prices, less trade, and a too-powerful executive branch.
"*We accidentally sent a Maryland dad to a foreign torture prison and can’t be bothered to get him back* doesn’t poll well outside the extreme MAGA fringe." The administration is still doubling down.
The latest Huddled Masses from
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/kilmar-is-...Kilmar Is a Symbol Now
And the White House is desperately trying to fight it.
"While Trump is scanning the social media feeds of existing visa holders for thought crimes and cutting off refugee programs for our Afghan allies, he is extending refugee status to white South Africans."
Xi Schlonged Trump
Trump is destroying the American economy. The rest of the world is doing great.
"'We don’t win by throwing vulnerable people under the bus! Why punch down on the very people we’re trying to protect?' It’s hard to argue with that moral sentiment. But ultimately, the debate before Democrats is about not just ethics but politics."
The Hard Calls Dems Must Make to Regain Power
Democrats want to win over more moderate voters. But are they willing to adopt moderate positions?
Actual reporters by and large are doing their jobs and informing the public. The same can’t be said of the Republican Congress. There’s no outrage dark or damaging enough to spur it to action. It is an epic, ongoing institutional failure.
Trump’s Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed is Deforming America
From Qatari jets to memecoin dinners, a perverse masterclass in profiting from the presidency.
The very word “liberalization” now seems antique. In the era of Trump and Putin and Xi and bin Salman and many others, autocracy, plutocracy, and kleptocracy are the way of the world.
Today's Morning Shots from
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and
@eggerdc.bsky.social:
Trump Gushes with Envy Toward the House of Saud
American-style kleptocracy is fine and all. But what Trump really wants is the kind with aggressive repression, no dissent, and a bone saw on hand just in case.
