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Biden campaign hammers Trump over infamous COVID comment
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#RepublicansHateDemocracy
#Republicans #ChristianNationalism
#Christians
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https://www.alternet.org/biden-trump-2667858948/
Biden campaign hammers Trump over infamous COVID comment
Four years ago today then-President Donald Trump, on live national television during what would be known as merely the early days and weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggested an injection of a household “disinfectant” could cure the deadly coronavir…David Badash (Alternet.org)
#USpolitics #Taxes #Welthtaxes
[a]The next 'toots' are related.
These 'toots' are especially meant for US citizens.
Maybe you're convinced that everybody hates paying taxes. That is probably true in the US, but not as much in many countries in Europe. Where one sees a good return on the Euro.
Maybe you've heard of Robert Reich, and are convinced he's a "communist". I won't go into that now, but you might spare a few minutes of your time....
Judge for yourself if you think you're treated FAIRLY.
"We should all be playing by the same rules, don't you think ?"
Or keep fantasizing about being as rich as 'them'....
"This is Why Rich People Hate the IRS | Robert Reich" [2:36 min]
by Robert Reich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3OsZf_hto
Quotes by RR:
"2 apr 2024
You pay your taxes every year. Why shouldn’t the wealthy?
Well, Republicans are making it easier for the rich to cheat while making it harder for you to get your taxes done, and slower to get your refund. Let me explain."
This is Why Rich People Hate the IRS | Robert Reich
You pay your taxes every year. Why shouldn’t the wealthy?Well, Republicans are making it easier for the rich to cheat while making it harder for you to get y...YouTube
Donald Trump Suffers Huge Vote Against Him in Pennsylvania Primary
Nikki Haley, who ended her campaign for the White House after Super Tuesday in March, still received 16.5 percent of the vote, equating to more than 155,000 ballots.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
Donald Trump Suffers Huge Vote Against Him in Pennsylvania Primary
Nikki Haley secured 16.5 percent of the GOP primary vote in Pennsylvania, despite ending her campaign after Super Tuesday in March.Ewan Palmer (Newsweek)
The U.S. House delays on the foreign aid package to #Ukraine and #Taiwan, now passed by the Senate, helped Russia by among things giving Putin time to move forward with plans to purchase ballistic missiles from Iran.
And it sent the wrong geopolitical message to #China, too, according to an international relations scholar:
https://theconversation.com/senate-approves-nearly-61b-of-ukraine-foreign-aid-heres-why-it-helps-the-us-to-keep-funding-ukraine-228344
#UkraineRussiaWar #USPolitics #BreakingNews #News
Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine
President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the total $95 billion foreign aid package that covers Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.The Conversation
Is being ‘woke’ a badge of honor?
Historically, the word was used as a warning to be aware of racial injustices.
https://theconversation.com/back-in-the-day-being-woke-meant-being-smart-215635
#racialinjustice #equality #USPolitics #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon
Back in the day, being woke meant being smart
Conservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they might stop wasting their time.The Conversation
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-> Republicans Release DEVASTATING Ad Utterly HUMILIATING Trump <-
by Really Americans
#USpolitics #Ukraine #MTGsoreLOSER
MAGA and Marjory T Greene
lost the vote in the House on the Ukraine support.
And, as expected, they accepted defeat with their usual
grace and
silence 😜 🤣
President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by launching a website for applications for his Climate Corps jobs and training program, a plan that has attracted a lot of interest from young Americans.
NPR reports: "Eventually, the corps will employ more than 20,000 young people."
Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing closer to a career-defining choice for a Republican speaker — whether to rely on Democratic help to stay in the job.
With three Republicans endorsing a motion to terminate his leadership, Johnson will need Democratic support to survive if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) follows through on her threat to force a vote on his removal.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
Oh, it’s easy to explain why this happened now and not then. It all comes down to procedures of the House.
The Speaker can’t just pass legislation unilaterally. He’s even limited in how he can propose the consideration of legislation.
It took this long to find a way to gain enough votes among US representatives to move the legislation forward, and it involved compromises and tradoffs that popped up between then and now.
You can see how this worked out, how complicated it was, by looking at the list of votes here:
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes
At long last, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill funding further military aid to #Ukraine, by a vote of 311 to 112. #USPolitics #Democracy #Geopolitics
Among Democrats, the vote was 210–0;
Republicans: 101–112.
Why Speaker Mike Johnson did this now rather than in February, resulting in a loss of thousands of lives and significant territory for Ukraine, has yet to be adequately explained.
When I was a kid, I wasn't allowed to run for Student Council because I had a C on my report card, but Donald Trump is still allowed to run for president even if he's convicted of a felony.
#Election #Election2024 #DonaldTrump #Trump #politics #USpolitics
This story just drips with a key example of rightwing hypocrisy: "States' rights to decide things for themselves are vital only when states want to do what we like." The sheer gall it takes to argue both sides of that position -- sometimes simultaneously even on the same issue -- is constantly amazing to me. #USPolitics
CNN: Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/20/politics/abortion-supreme-court-idaho-emergency-care/index.html
Has Russian Propaganda “Infected” Republicans? The Truth Is More Sinister.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
Has Russian Propaganda “Infected” Republicans? The Truth Is More Sinister.
Members of Congress seem to be parroting Putin's talking points in their crusade against aid to Ukraine.Molly Olmstead (Slate)
UKRAINE AID PASSED!
A Win For Democracy! A Win For Freedom! A Win For The World!
The House voted 311-112 to pass the $60B aid to Ukraine!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Breaking #BreakingNews
112 Republicans voted for Putin and against Ukraine
This is too rich not to share.
"U.S. Congresswoman Suspected of Having 'Russian Handlers' After Transcarpathia Amendment"
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Political pundit ‘Jay in Kyiv’ responded: 'The amendment that Marjorie Taylor Greene just proposed to sabotage the Ukraine bill is something that is such a nuanced Russian disinfo narrative that it could have only come directly from her Russian handlers.'
'The notion that Hungarians are being persecuted in Ukraine is insane BUT it’s being pushed by both Orban (who was promised a piece of Ukraine by Putin) and Russian disinfo machine. For an American to suggest this really confirms she is being handled.'"
U.S. Congresswoman Suspected of Having “Russian Handlers” After Transcarpathia Amendment
'Transcarpathian' is a English term describing Zakarpattia Oblast, a region in western Ukraine, which borders Hungary.2paragraphs.com
"A full 54% of Americans (and 56% of registered voters) now want Congress to pass 'a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade,' according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll."
Yahoo News reports: "That is the highest level of public support for making Roe the 'law of the land' since Yahoo News and YouGov started asking about the issue in spring 2022."
Media is promoting headlines that Democrats are bailing out Mike Johnson when in reality, that’s just how it’s supposed to work.
It’s not bailing out, it’s functioning as a chamber that has different representatives representing different districts.
This is really important to call out because this notion of Us versus them, team red versus team blue is really sensationalized, misleading, and just plain corrupting to the US system of government.
The Speaker of the House is the speaker of the entire House, Democrats and Republicans and independents.
There are majority leaders and minority leaders to represent the two major parties, and it’s just ignorance of basic civics to conflate the speaker with those other offices.
#USPolitics #house #GOP #Democrats
Joe Biden: "I am going to eliminate junk fees that prey on people least able to pay them"
House republicans: *heroically throw themselves in front of the legislation to stop it*
A shocking amount of guys who make $15,000 a year: "Thank you republicans (ugly cry) you've saved me from socialism yet again"
#politics #VOTE #uspol #uspolitics
Republicans Move To Block Regulation of Excess Credit Card Fees
House and Senate Republicans have moved to block new consumer protection rules aimed at curbing credit card late fees.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
#uspol #uspolitics #Ukraineaid #maga
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
"We Have Our Jury!"
A total of 12 Trump jurors have been seated.
All that remains is the seating of 6 alternate jurors.
The trial MAY begin on Monday if all 18 jurors seated on Friday!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking
MORE REPUBLICANS QUITTING CONGRESS!
A 36-year-old House Republican who has served in Congress just three years said Thursday he will not seek reelection in November.
Why it matters: Rep. Jake LaTurner's (R-Kan.) retirement is a stark addition to a trend of House members in both parties sprinting for the exits after a year filled with infighting
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/jake-laturner-retire-house-gop-kansas
Russian Takeover Of House
The House Republicans are filthy with Putin supporters.
House GOP erupts into name-calling and fresh threats to Johnson over effort to pass aid
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/politics/mike-johnson-speakership-rules
https://theconversation.com/politicians-may-rail-against-the-deep-state-but-research-shows-federal-workers-are-effective-and-committed-not-subversive-225061
#USPolitics #Politics
Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive
Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.The Conversation
I really think the #atlantic website missed the irony of their post.
The publish an article "Democracy dies behind paywalls"....and then puts the article behind a paywall. >.> You just can't make this stuff up. lol #news #uspolitics #media
Here are some practical tips for the conversations you might have before #Election2024 with people who believe the 2020 election was stolen:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-have-the-hard-conversations-about-who-really-won-the-2020-presidential-election-before-election-day-2024-226194
#USPolitics #Election #Trump
How to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024
What does someone like me, who believes that the last presidential election was legitimately won by Joe Biden, say to those who think the 2020 election was stolen?The Conversation
“This decision is not only necessary to maintain the safety of our campus and students, but is consistent with the fundamental legal obligation – including the expectations of federal regulators – that universities act to protect students and keep our campus community safe"
Imagine cancelling what's probably the proudest day of this young woman's life because you don't want to damage your image.
#USPolitics #GazaGenocide #USCampuses
https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2024/04/15/provost-announces-valedictorian-wont-speak-at-graduation-in-may/
Provost announces valedictorian won’t speak at graduation in May
The Office of the Provost sent an email Monday to the student body announcing that the valedictorian will not be speaking at this year’s graduation.Annenberg Media
TRUMP STOCK TANKS!
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., listed as DJT, continues to lose money and investors.
DJT opens 17% lower Monday morning, dropping to $27 per share.
The stock had soared to $79 per share after Trump cultists flocked to buy the stock. Those same Trump supporters are now losing their pants, shirts, shoes, etc.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking #DJT
https://www.cnn.com/markets/stocks/DJT
WSJ, you win tax day. This story has it all. All except a hint of irony, that is.
#taxes #WSJ #uspolitics
RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSE!
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america
ON PUTIN'S PAYROLL!
OR WILL HE?
After months of delay, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is poised to step formally into the perilous debate over Ukraine aid — an explosive topic that carries high stakes for both the future of Kyiv’s sovereignty and the fate of Johnson’s Speakership.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Zelensky #war #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
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Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.Google News
BANNED IN HER OWN STATE!
MAGA Gov. Kristi Noem was banished from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in her own state of South Dakota on Thursday, the fourth Lakota tribe to bar her from its lands in recent months.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #southdakota #Noem
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-banned-by-yet-another-south-dakota-tribe
FINALLY - ACCOUNTABILITY!
Legal scholar says Hope Hicks' hush-money testimony could be "devastating" for Trump
"If the jury believes her, it would be devastating evidence against Trump and make a conviction much more certain"
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #hushmoney #trial
"Key player": Legal scholar says Hope Hicks' hush-money testimony could be "devastating" for Trump
"It would be devastating evidence against Trump and make a conviction much more certain."Salon.com
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA
The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt
#GOP
#MAGA #MAGAts
#ChristianTerrorist
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
#RepublicansHateDemocracy
#Republicans #ChristianNationalism
#Christians
#USPol #USPolitics
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/student-debt/
The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt
I don’t get it and I’m hoping you can help me figure it out. Why do Republicans oppose President Biden’s efforts to cancel student debt? This Tuesday, seven states, led by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General, sued the Biden administration to stop …Thom Hartmann (Alternet.org)
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, Ga.) is poised to try to oust him from the speakership.”
(What? Oh no no no… can you imagine Margie as speaker?)
Also— they made a number of changes to the #surveillance bill, including changing the renewal time frame to two years.
Fun fact: Trump had signed it back into law in 2018 & sought a permanent renewal from Congress.
~ House Passes Controversial Spying Bill as Speaker Johnson Overcomes GOP Objections~
MY GAWD, THIS MUST STOP!
How can a common criminal like Donald Trump have power over an entire political party!
Trump calls for Liz Cheney to be jailed for investigating him over Capitol attack
Former president’s posts on Truth Social about Republican critic stoke fears of persecution of opponents if he wins 2024 election
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/18/trump-liz-cheney-prison-jan-6-investigation
"We as Americans must acknowledge that we are responsible for this crime against humanity, now in its seventh month and unfolding in full view of the entire world."
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and Dr. Mark Perlmutter have just returned from Gaza and speak of their experience there.
Their piece for Common Dreams:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/surgeons-cruelty-israel-gaza
And an interview with Democracy Now:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/11/surgeons_in_gaza
“We’re Responsible for This”: American Surgeons Return from Gaza, Call for End of U.S. Culpability in Genocide
We speak with two doctors who’ve just returned after two weeks at the European Hospital in Gaza. Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and Dr.Democracy Now!
"The modern #GOP is supposed to be pro-family, pro-tax-cuts and anti-“waste, fraud and abuse.” So why are #Republican #senators trying to tank a bill that is all three?
In January, lawmakers hammered out a kids-and-companies #tax deal: #Congress would extend a few business tax breaks that had recently expired in exchange for expanding the #ChildTaxCredit. The bipartisan compromise turned out to be a very good bill"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/11/child-tax-credit-republicans-senate/
#US #Politics #Taxes #Family #USPolitics #USA #News
