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‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump As some elected leaders choose to play nice with the president, Democratic AGs have done the opposite – to impressive effect

They’ve protected billions of dollars for their states. They’ve stopped or stalled policies that would have cut food benefits during a government shutdown, closed health programs and job training, curtailed funds for crime victims, (cont.)

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Jane Fonda is more than an icon; she’s a force for justice. From her anti-war activism to the frontlines of the climate crisis w/ Fire Drill Fridays, she uses her platform to demand a livable future. She’s unstoppable in her activism!

#WomensHistoryMonth

The Financial Times is reporting that Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are all considering withdrawing contract with the U.S. in light of recent events.

JUST NOW: “It was done by Iran.”🤔

Despite NYT analysis that a 🇺🇸 bomb killed those Iranian school girls, Trump insists Iran did it. (Hegseth hesitated to agree)

Color us unconvinced.

(H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley goes independent in longshot bid to stay in Congress — POLITICO Kiley is running in a Democratic-leaning district after last year's gerrymandering blew up his existing district's boundaries.

GOP Rep Kevin Kiley filed to run as an independent after Gerrymandering and Mike Johnson have soured him on partisan politics.
He has been at odds with the GOP on several key votes including extending the ACA and criticizing partisan politics.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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“Dignified Transfer of Fallen Soldiers”
Wearing a Baseball Cap.

#Goofy

Here’s Colonel Cankles wearing a friggin baseball hat to the Dignified Transfer of Fallen Soldiers.
Trump and the rest of these clowns from his administration are a damn disgrace.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

Mark Romano is sounding the alarm and says Trump is scared to death and afraid of losing the midterms, facing impeachment and being removed from office but everything he’s doing is “Making It Worse”.

No end in sight for this Iran war!

#Trump #Iran #Impeachment #Midterms
#USDemocracy
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Pentagon Pete Pathetically Panders to Trump at Suck-Up Summit — The Daily Beast Hegseth’s attempt at on-stage humor appeared to fall flat.

Pete Hegseth tried to get laughs at Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” summit: “I only speak American.” Trump didn’t react just fixed his jacket while Hegseth looked back for approval.

War with Iran in week two… and this is the leadership on stage. 🤡🤡

#USDemocracy
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The Treasury may need to borrow an extra $1.6 trillion to cover the hole left by tariff ruling and pay a further $400 billion in debt interest In total, deficits post-ruling will be $2 trillion larger than they were before the Supreme Court decision.

And US bonds are.toxic these days, gonna be paying mucho dinero for a rate. finance.yahoo.com/news/treasur...

Trump's "Golden Age of America."

Trump multiple times just today has said the country is at war. War can only be declared by Congress, and Iran posed no imminent threat. What Trump is doing there is a textbook illegal war and impeachable offense — if we still had a Congress.

Reporter: Did the US bomb an elementary school and kill 175 people? Trump: Based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran. Reporter: Is that true Mr. Hegseth? Hegseth: We’re investigating. Trump: It was done by Iran. They are very inaccurate with their munitions.

this is unspeakable

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

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real life or a leak of tonight SNL's cold open? You decide

Shutting an oil well isn’t like turning off a faucet.

It’s a huge engineering risk, difficult to reverse — and an indicator the Kuwaitis don’t see choke points improving anytime soon.

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

Quick reminder: Epstein.

Hegseth: For too long, our country's gaze was only on borders in far-flung places, not our border, not our hemisphere, not the western hemisphere. President Trump has established the Trump corollary of the Monroe doctrine, the Donroe Doctrine and the War Dept is implementing it as fast as we can.

I’d like to skip to the part where everyone acknowledges that the President of the United States is insane. Please.

POPULAR INFO: “Saudi Crown Prince MBS reportedly urged Trump to attack Iran — a top regional rival… MBS’s influence with Trump has grown as the Saudi government invested billions in projects that personally enrich Trump & his son-in-law Jared Kushner.” popular.info/p/the-money-...

Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57

Congress ordered the Kennedy Center to be a living memorial

Trump wants to shut it down & demolish it anyway

So we amended our lawsuit & sought emergency court relief to stop the destruction of national cultural institution

More in this week’s Publisher’s Note on @contrariannews.org 👇- TN

Trump is itching to use a tactical nuke. Change my mind.

Shapiro on SOTU: First off, it was boring. It was poorly delivered, and it was too damn long. This dude, who’s the worst orator of our time, did two hours. He comes off as totally unhinged. He’s like spitting everywhere, and he’s lying constantly about things.

Every accusation is a confession...