Average concerned citizen

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Daniel Cormier has deleted a post of Eric Trump seemingly asking for inside information:

"I'll just cut to the chase. Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I've been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn't be too unrealistic. $$"

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.”

A Popular Information investigaiton reveals that it's a GOP front group.

Following along for receipts.

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[ThePatrioticBlonde™🇺🇸 @ImBreckWorsham]

According to a new report released today by the Miami New Times, Trump threw and funded underage sex parties at his Palm Beach golf course.

The president was made aware of the pending publication 2 days ago.

Maybe now you understand why we struck Iran last night.

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

This is Trump’s Watergate.

Today, the @nytimes released a truly stunning report on the Epstein cover-up by the White House. 

Collusion, breaking the law, evading subpoenas—it’s all in there:
- Trump quashing the files
- The VP, COS, DOJ, FBI, and others colluding in the Situation Room to stop their release and compliance
- Officials lying to the public 
- Admin in-fighting and exits
- Officials who appeared in front of Congress during this time

Read the report here: https://t.co/prgyF2Isfg

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

There are credible allegations made against Donald Trump that he mutilated a child’s nipples while raping her.
Allegations so serious, his inner circle had to meet in the Situation Room to discuss them.

I mean, how the fuck isn’t this the biggest scandal in the world right now?

[Waldo's Mom @WaldosMomkf]

@HQNewsNow He has to live in Iowa for 2 years in order to run for Governor.

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

Crazy how the Republican Party is just openly pro-corruption now.

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

This is totally unacceptable.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

Seems like a bait and switch. After predictable outcry, Trump DOJ pulls back slush fund for insurrectionists, but retains tax immunity for Trump. Was that the plan all along? It’s all corrupt.
https://t.co/NnZwe4nLO0

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

BREAKING: O.M.G. The woman accusing Graham Platner of "intimidation" has been EXPOSED as a top Republican operative who has worked with his opponent, Susan Collins!

This is EXACTLY what they did to Al Franken…

On Thursday evening, the New York Times ran a story in which a woman, Lindsey Fifield, accused Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of grabbing her by the arm, twisting her arm, and of standing in a doorway menacingly blocking her exit.

The New York Times could not corroborate any of her accusations, but ran the story anyway, along with allegations from a few other women that Graham Platner could be unsettling, had dark thoughts, and generally had spooky vibes as a boyfriend.

They also spoke to several other women who said he was a lovely boyfriend and they happily supported his candidacy.

It’s now coming out that Lindsey Fifeld is a lifelong GOP operative who has worked with Platner’s Republican opponent, Susan Collins, and successfully persuaded her to vote in favor of Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court justice who is an ACTUAL rapist.

In one message to a friend, Fifeld wrote “I will personally go campaign for Collins.”

Reporter Ryan Grim at Drop Site News reports that “In 2014, Fifield began work as digital director for American Action Network, a Republican Super PAC that oversees House races. The next year she became social media manager for the Heritage Foundation, where she stayed for the next seven years.”

“In 2022, she joined the Super PAC backing Nikki Haley for president, switching to the official campaign side the next year, and staying until the campaign flamed out. She now lists herself as a visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, a prominent dark money group that is best known for helping usher Brett Kavanaugh on to the Supreme Court and giving Susan Collins the talking points she needed to make her decisive speech in his favor.“

“The NYT breezed past all this, saying she was ‘a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-leaning groups and Republican campaigns.’”

“Meanwhile, the timeline Fifield gives of their relationship is confusing, because during at least some of that time she was actually dating a different person, her longterm boyfriend who became her fiancee before she called off the wedding in 2018. We all know this because she and [Zionist extremist Bethany] Mandel did a podcast episode on it that went mega-viral in Republican circles back then.”

It should be noted as well that Lindsey Fifeld has a long history of making up baseless lies about Palestinians targeted by the Trump administration like Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk.

Folks, pardon our French, but this is *bullshit.*

This is an abhorrent attempt to weaponize domestic violence and the mental trauma of dealing with PTSD in order to sink a leftist candidate who staunchly opposes the Israeli genocide of Gaza.

Oh, and if that wasn't enough, the reporter on this article is Katie Gluek, an ardent Zionist whose parents are Israeli settler-occupiers in the West Bank.

Platner’s campaign responded with “Let’s be very clear: This is a lifelong G.O.P. operative who’s dedicated her career to electing Republicans.”

What else is there to say?

Graham Platner is obviously a very imperfect person, but we are not electing him to be our boyfriend. He has been very open about his struggles with PTSD; he saw four of his squadmates killed in an IED explosion in Iraq.

This smear campaign, based on uncorroborated allegations by a woman who literally said she would work for his opponent, is part of his punishment for being a progressive who isn’t afraid to stand against Israel, to stand against the health insurance behemoths, and to demand a better life for the American people.

They managed to sink Al Franken like this. They will NOT succeed again!

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

There is nothing left of the Justice Department I worked at.

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx says he doesn’t need to prove his claims about living a life of danger and daring as a high risk missionary.

I asked Marx how voters should decide whether he’s lived one of the most extraordinary lives in human history or if he’s a liar and a fraud.

[QE Infinity @StealthQE4]

Megyn’s right. It’s unfortunate but here we are in a giant mess.

Good interview though:

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

oh my goodness -- Ted Lieu played Rubio a video of Trump sleeping while Rubio tried to talk to him during a cabinet meeting. Then this exchange happened:

RUBIO: I've never seen him fall asleep

LIEU: I'm gonna show you a video that shows you just lied to Congress

*plays another video of Trump sleeping by Rubio*

[Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw]

Congressional statute:

"There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise."

50 U.S. Code § 3023

[Average concerned citizen @Ahbgreece]

@Angry_Staffer Yes..the fund is not going ahead but there still needs to be attention on the other terms. Like never being audited by the IRS for him and his family. Some believe that was the whole aim of the settlement.

[Tim Hogan 浩勤 @TimInHonolulu]

The overwhelming power of human decency in the face of GOP corruption and hate.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Stephen Miller starts out the day posting that Talarico is trans, then he gets called ugly and has his wife run onto Fox to rant and rave that he was subject to excessive abuse and violent rhetoric. ❄️🍼😭

[Average concerned citizen @Ahbgreece]

@MarioNawfal When I was vetted for top secret clearance and named projects years ago they were extremely thorough with my entire background including financial, education, relationships, sexual proclivities and anything else you can imagine. How someone got through this is mind boggling!