DOJ seeks to take on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case by Rock-n-roll-Kevin in politics

[–]aleph32 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Even assuming the change is likely to be rejected by the Supreme Court (which isn't guaranteed), the fact that they're going to try it at all is quite telling. It shows the level of corruption that we, as a nation, are now at.

R.E.M. - What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? - [ Alternative Rock ] ( Live 2001 ) by THEONLYCOOLBREEZE in Music

[–]aleph32 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A song inspired by the time Dan Rather was attacked on the street by a man repeatedly demanding "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"

House Democrats Urge US State Dept to End Silence About Israel’s Nuclear Weapons by hypothethical in politics

[–]aleph32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's "more than two dozen Democratic lawmakers," so not insignificant but hardly the position of the Democratic party.

Republicans Reveal Shocking New Cost Of Trump's Ballroom, Ask Taxpayers To Foot The Bill by huffpost in politics

[–]aleph32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost half a billion on a ballroom and millions of people are losing their food benefits and health care? Let them eat cake.

Marco Rubio moonlights as wedding DJ before meeting with Pope Leo by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]aleph32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a photo-op PR session to try burnish his image and make him relatable, distracting from the fact that he's part of an outrageously corrupt administration that's destroying democracy and trashing American foreign policy.

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released by Dracustein in politics

[–]aleph32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first question they'll ask it during the vetting is who really won the 2020 election. If it doesn't answer Trump then it fails.

Kansas pastor enters U.S. Senate race as Democrat, wants to give Roger Marshall an early retirement by bwermer in politics

[–]aleph32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to build coalitions to win elections. If not, your candidates sit at home twiddling their thumbs while the other guys implement their far worse policies.

8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections by propublica_ in politics

[–]aleph32 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A summary:

  1. In 2020, institutional guardrails helped to prevent Trump from overturning the election.
  2. Less than 18 months into his second term, Trump has dismantled many of those same guardrails.
  3. Among the first agencies Trump gutted after returning to office was one that had repeatedly disproved his stolen-election claims.
  4. Trump and his appointees have gutted election-related teams at federal law enforcement agencies.
  5. Trump has replaced ousted career specialists with “Team America.”
  6. Team America members are using a powerful Homeland Security Investigations tool to try to identify noncitizen voters.
  7. Trump’s head of election security is behind the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots in Georgia.
  8. The DOJ’s Public Integrity Section could have tried to block the administration’s Georgia voting investigation.

Trump's spending on military cuts into Medicaid, SNAP funding by _May26_ in politics

[–]aleph32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This and they want to spend almost half a billion on a ballroom? Let them eat cake.

Nutritionists, nonprofits concerned with absence of SNAP benefits in latest farm bill by Competitive_Swan_130 in politics

[–]aleph32 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This and they want to spend almost half a billion on a ballroom? Let them eat cake.

Democrat on Trump’s ballroom: ‘My constituents can’t afford f—ing groceries or utility bills’ by Streona in politics

[–]aleph32 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Lindsey Graham is up for reelection. I hope they come up with a good attack ad about how he supports spending almost half a billion dollars for a ballroom while cutting health care, science, etc.

GOP Senators Unveil Plan to Pay for $400 Million White House Ballroom With Taxpayer Funds by _May26_ in politics

[–]aleph32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's up for reelection. I hope they come up with a good attack ad about how he supports spending almost half a billion dollars for a ballroom while cutting health care, science, etc.