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I already made this point, but I'll make it again: the bootlicking tech bros signed up to bribe #Trump with Baalroom donations last year when they (stupidly) thought it was a good bet. Now they're getting cold feet. It's obvious now, even to their dumb asses, that this was *not* in fact a good bet, because the people stood strong while elites folded.
And here we are.
I should think not
Federal appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award
A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear Trump’s appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist #EJeanCarroll.
The decision paves the way for #Trump to ask #SCOTUS to hear his BS arguments involving presidential #immunity following the high court’s landmark 2024 decision.
#Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since the #Trump admin launched the #war against #Iran, which Democrats have contested as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.
The chief financial official for the #Pentagon told lawmakers that the estimated cost to #US taxpayers of the #IranWar is $25 billion so far.
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
propublica.org/article/trump-i…
#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders
Con artists posing as ICE agents and immigration officers are using WhatsApp and fake court hearings to bilk vulnerable people out of their savings with empty promises to fix immigration problems. As mass deportations continue, scam complaints soar.Alex.Bandoni@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role
2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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"Trump’s comments are likely to cause some embarrassment to royal aides that his views have been made public."
OR
It's just Trump making stuff up again.
#Trump #KingCharles #USPol
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a….
King Charles agrees with me on Iran nuclear weapon ban, claims Trump
Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Mitch McConnell wants to know why Ukraine isn't getting funds we promised it.
Why is the Pentagon holding up Ukraine funds?
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#GiftLink #Ukraine #Trump #TrumpMustGo #MitchMcConnell #USPol
OMG this muther effing craze-ballz narcissist…
Image of #Trump to be featured inside new #passports to [supposedly] mark the #US’ 250th
Trump’s likeness — along with the Declaration of Independence text [which teeny-weeny-peeny has never read] — & the flag of the United States of America will be on an inside page of new passports.
Kill me now
#law #megalomania #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica
Trump admin challenges #ABC station licenses amid #Kimmel for-real-total-noncontroversy
As the Trump admin pressures ABC to fire #JimmyKimmel, the Trump-aligned #FCC is challenging the network’s #StationLicenses, setting up a #legal battle with ABC’s parent company #Disney.
#law #fascism #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy
cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-k…
"I spent several days in Berlin, Germany asking locals one simple question: What do you think about Donald Trump?
The response was consistent—and blunt."
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#DOJ indicts former #FBI Director #JamesComey for a 2nd time
Fmr FBI Director James #Comey was [ridiculously] indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells ofcls claim threatened #Trump, marking the admin’s 2nd attempt to prosecute one of his largest political opponents, 3 sources.
Trump has long pressed for his political adversaries to face charges, including #Comey who he sees as a leader in the perceived effort to “weaponize” the justice system against him.
“Adopting Trump’s Voice” [IOW #Trump dictated the DOJ’s filing] #DOJ Asks Judge to Let #Ballroom Proceed
The court filing links the security breach at the #WHCD to the lawsuit over Trump’s ballroom project.
[problematically for this argument is that the WHCD CANNOT be held at the White House — idiots! -- the #WHCA is a #PrivateOrganization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. And the White House has NEVER been rented out for private events.]
Reuters uncovered a broader‑than‑previously known Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states – using investigations, raids and demands for access to balloting systems and voter ID.
reuters.com/investigations/how…
1/ Supposedly Allen shot a SS office in the torso with a shotgun.. I'm calling highest level of bullshit on this.
For those that are unfamiliar, a shotgun especially firing slugs is the ultimate FYL (Fuck your life) personal weapon. If you get hit with that, odds are you won't survive and if you do, you aren't growing shit back like Trump's ear.
My guess is Allen was running through the lobby and the SS shot at him, missed and hit their own
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Who Is The Secret Service Agent Shot By Cole Tomas Allen At WHCD? What We Know
A Secret Service agent was shot at close range during the WHCD incident but survived thanks to a bulletproof vest. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen was taken into custody and faces multiple firearm and assault charges.Naman Trivedi (Times Now)
Nebraska is becoming the first U.S. state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump.
@AssociatedPress reports: "Under the change, many Medicaid participants ages 19 through 64 will have to show that they work or do community service at least 80 hours a month, or are enrolled in school at least half-time."
#Federal law enforcement conducts series of #raids on #businesses in the #Minneapolis area under the pretense of an ongoing fraud investigation
#Minnesota #Trump #law #RevengePolitics #immigration #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
cnn.com/2026/04/28/us/minnesot…
#US #GasPrices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of #War in #Iran
The jump on Tuesday of 1.6% was the highest percentage increase in more than a month.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/04/28/busines…
#UAE quits #OPEC, a major blow to world's biggest #oil exporters & leading member #SaudiArabia as #Iran war roils global #energy markets
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/opec-united…
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.
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#News #WhiteHouse #Trump #SocialSecurity #Disability #Family
Employment Agency Pushes “#Discrimination” Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda
Field staff at the #EqualEmployment Opportunity Commission [#EEOC] say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.
#Trump #law #RevengePolitics #CivilRights #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #WhiteChristianNationalism
nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/poli…
Meme idea stolen, remade without AI and with Alt Text
#USPol #USPolitics #Memes #Trump #EpsteinClass #Crooks #BillClinton #RichardNixon #Trump
Ergibt für mich keinen Sinn. #Lincoln war danach tot, aber immer noch ein erfolgreicher Präsident. Bei Trump ist es umgekehrt.
AMERICANS
we have 999 days left of a pedophile rapist narcissist racist with dementia in the White House because 1/3 of the country is bigots and ignorants and 1/3 of the country is too entitled to #vote
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what are we going to do?
we are going to fucking show up in the #primaries
pick real left #candidates
then in november you vote against #MAGA no matter who wins the primaries
"not good enough i want perfect waah"
shut the fuck up and vote to freeze #Trump's agenda
End of Trump's Presidency
Countdown timer showing how much time left until Saturday, January 20, 2029 12:00:00 PM in timezone Eastern, US (UTC-05:00)TickCounter
It's only going to get worse.
In Germany it got to the point where someone planted a bomb at such an event to get Hitler, and I've never heard anyone say that it was wrong of him to injure and kill other people that did get hit by the explosion.
#fascism #Trump #Hitler #nazis #antifa #democracy #freedom #resistance
Will Bunch thinks that what happened at the White House Correspondents Dinner "went beyond metaphor for a depraved and decadent America." ...
"Despite the dull surprise of more gunplay in a nation where firearms outnumber human beings, it does seem odd that so many in the black-tie crowd wanted to keep eating after a man with a long gun nearly burst into their ballroom. Or maybe not."
#WHCD #Trump #media #violence #guns
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Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump dinner shooting defines a violent, unserious America
Another Trump assassination try leaves dinner guests wanting to party on, in a laughingstock America, numb to violence.Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
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Following what happened at last night's White House Correspondents Dinner, Marcy Wheeler points to a valuable "Breaking News Consumer's Handbook" from WNYC's On the Media. The handbook is in the image below.
#Trump #WHCD #shooting #violence #media
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emptywheel.net/2026/04/26/dinn…
Dinner and a Show: What Isn't Being Discussed after WHCA 'Nerd Prom' - emptywheel
A threat of gun violence at the annual "nerd prom" has co-opted all the attention media was paying to other critically important topics. Convenient, hmm?Rayne (emptywheel)
"There can be no denying that violence surrounds this regime. …
We also need to recognize that there was violence in that room last night long before shots were fired. And the reporters who had gathered to mingle with members of the regime, for a night that I suppose, in their view, represented a mix of entertainment and obligation, were, by showing up, helping to normalize trauma, suffering, and death on an epic scale."
~ Elliot Kirschner
"He has incited violence against members of the media at rallies, and he kicked off the celebration of the United State’s 250th anniversary in Des Moines, Iowa last July 4th by declaring hatred for Democrats and others who would not support his dramatic cuts to nutrition assistance and healthcare."
"At a press conference back at the White House, Trump claimed he felt 'everyone coming together' before the shots were fired and called for unity in response to the gunman’s actions. But Trump has spent a decade exploiting every possible fault line to divide Americans."
~ William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove
#Trump #WHCD #shooting #violence #media
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Nonviolence or nonexistence
Why this moment requires a moral escalation of our demand for peaceWilliam J. Barber, II (Our Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove)
"We must not allow the corporate media nor even members of the Democratic elite to bully us into not asking questions. While the facts surrounding the shooting are still being gathered as I write this on Sunday morning, there are many questions raised that demand answers.
For starters, we should be suspicious of any and everything involving Trump."
~ Dean Obeidallah
#Trump #WHCD #shooting #violence #media
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When it comes to the WHCD shooting: Ask questions and demand answers!!
If not, Trump will try worse in November!Dean Obeidallah (The Dean's Report by Dean Obeidallah)
For more commentary on last night's White House Correspondents Dinner, see:
Ben Meiselas:
youtube.com/watch?v=MB8qUmTS5R…
Lucian K. Truscott:
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/…
Norman Eisen and Carlos Eduardo Espina:
contrariannews.org/p/norm-and-…
Aaron Parnas:
aaronparnas.substack.com/p/bre…
Political Humor:
politicalhumor.substack.com/p/…
#Trump #WHCD #shooting #violence #media
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Norm & Carlos LIVE after the White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting
Norm Eisen & Carlos Espina update us from the ground after the WHCD shootingNorman Eisen (The Contrarian)
"The whole grotesque spectacle was supposed to be a celebration of press freedom. Instead, it became a case study in institutional self-abasement.
Then came the shooting. ...
Both last night and this morning, these journalists congratulated each other all over social media for rushing to the White House to cover their own assassination attempts. They should hang their heads in shame instead, based on what happened inside the briefing room."
"The old media order dressed up for a banquet and discovered that its own credibility was on the menu. ...
They showed up to preen and party anyway.
They put on gowns and tuxedos, smiled for cameras, and clinked glasses. They feted the president who has made attacking them central to his political identity. They feted the president who has made attacking them central to his political identity."
~ Julie Roginsky
