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This ad from Eric Swalwell is fantastic!

https://t.co/r14QvNMmss via @YouTube

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

I watched the clip of Trump proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

I won’t let Trump take seniors’ hard-earned benefits to give tax breaks to his wealthy friends.

[🌊💙 Blue America 💙 Join us 💙 #IFBblueASAP 💙 🌊 @GeorgeQCitizen]

Powerfully and succinctly put.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

If your response to Trump’s assault on our democracy is to lie & cover up what he did, attack the brave men & women who came forward with the truth, and defend the criminals who violently assaulted the Capitol, you need to rethink whose side you’re on. Hint: It’s not America’s.

[🌊💙 Blue America 💙 Join us 💙 #IFBblueASAP 💙 🌊 @GeorgeQCitizen]

Great News for Biden/Harris! SCOTUS has just legalized Presidential insurrection. You two can stay in office as LONG AS YOU WANT!

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

A Court truly wanting to avoid a patchwork of different disqualification rulings by different states had an easy way to get there: Simply affirm the Colorado supreme court’s well-reasoned ruling, based on a full and fair factual trial, and give it uniform nationwide effect.

Too activist? Less so than what the 5-4 majority did by reaching out to decide questions the 4 rightly said weren’t even presented by the case at hand — just to protect oath-breaking insurrections like, say, Donald Trump.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

1. Enough with Both-sides-ism

When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.

2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking

Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.

If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.

3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions

Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.

Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.

Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.

↓

For the rest of my list, please see my the latest post of my independent newsletter – the link is in my Twitter biography.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

NEW

Billionaire NBA owner Mark Cuban said he voted for Nikki Haley in the GOP primary in Texas but would vote for Biden over Trump in November:

“If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden.”

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Bottom line: SCOTUS allows Presidents to overthrow the U.S. Constitution.
Biden: Take note!! Congress will ONLY act if you try to as well.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Justice Barrett told us what “message Americans should take home” from today’s ruling that, even if Trump’s role in the insurrection we just barely survived disqualifies him under the Constitution from ever holding office again, only congressional legislation under Sec 5 of the 14th Amendment can implement that absolutely vital ban.

The message Barrett tells us to “take home” from that fiat is that we should just chill because all 9 justices agreed that Colorado overstepped what any one state should’ve been able to do.

I’ll discuss that point later, but for now I’d stress what Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson rightly reminded Justice Barrett and Chief Justice Roberts about: as Roberts rightly wrote in Dobbs, the Court should avoid deciding any more than it needs to decide when ruling on a case.

To reach out and resolve in advance all sorts of issues that might arise in the future is to take on the role of a super-legislature, not a court of law.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Justice Barrett told us what “message Americans should take home” from today’s ruling that, even if Trump’s role in the insurrection we just barely survived disqualifies him under the Constitution from ever holding office again, only congressional legislation under Sec 5 of the 14th Amendment can implement that absolutely vital ban.

The message Barrett tells us to “take home” from that fiat is that we should just chill because all 9 justices agreed that Colorado overstepped what any one state should’ve been able to do.

I’ll discuss that point later, but for now I’d stress what Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson rightly reminded Justice Barrett and Chief Justice Roberts about: as Roberts rightly wrote in Dobbs, the Court should avoid deciding any more than it needs to decide when ruling on a case.

To reach out and resolve in advance all sorts of issues that might arise in the future is to take on the role of a super-legislature, not a court of law.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Trump WH Communications Director @Scaramucci:

"I've been a lifelong Republican in the Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush community of the Republican party...The former president will win the nomination...And I think we do have a rematch, and I'm a patriot first and a partisan second, so...I'll be helping President Biden, I'll raise him money..."

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump gets devastating news as a powerful super PAC announces that it will spend a staggering $250 million on TV and digital advertising in battleground states to help President Biden win in 2024.

This is like a nuclear bomb going off in MAGA world...

It will be the single largest purchase of political advertising by an outside group in the history of American political campaigns.

The super PAC in question, Future Forward, is dedicated to ensuring that Biden triumphs over Trump's MAGA fascism. They are operating with the blessing of the White House to combat all of the shady money flowing into Trump's corrupt coffers.

"The stakes of this election could not be higher, and by Election Day, every battleground voter will know it," said Chauncey McLean, the president of Future Forward. "We’ll run a cost effective and data-driven program of unprecedented scale to reelect Joe Biden."

The historic ad campaign will run ten weeks, from the Democratic convention up through the election. The ads will specifically target "lower information, less-partisan voters" a demographic that could swing the election. The priority states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you will proudly vote for Joe Biden to stop Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Trump is a coward. When he's scared he lashes out. It's no surprise, then, that he has a history of attacking strong women who he thinks threaten him. He's afraid of the truth that they speak & the influence that they wield.

Women who terrify Trump: a thread 🧵...

Taylor Swift

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

I’m told that, in response to my prior tweet, @EliseStefanik deleted her 1/6/21 statement — that those who stormed the Capitol “must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Here is Elise’s statement again. Feel free to share. #nomorecrackpots

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Finally! The alpha macho-man rapist gets his ass handed to him by a skinny 80-year old lady. Embarrassing! 🫢

[Guadalupe Alvarado Sanchez Ponce @LupeSPonce3]

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The 7 DEADLY SINS

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I will NEVER UNDERSTAND why ANYONE would ADMIRE a PERSON like this… much less want him as a LEADER… Our PRESIDENT… ESPECIALLY from The CHRISTIAN RIGHT… @realDonaldTrump is WORTHLESS…🤨

[Just saying @kangaroos991]

Who’s with @MarkHamill? 🙋‍♂️

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

It's official: Donald Trump is the:

1st man in the Oval Office to be impeached twice

1st man in the Oval Office to incite an insurrection

1st to lose the popular vote TWICE

and now . . . the first to be INDICTED.

But the media is missing the biggest reason this is so important: For the victims of Donald, this is finally some measure of justice.

It's been a long time coming, but after everything Donald has put this country through, WE HAVE PREVAILED.

I'll see you on my substack later (see below👇) with my take on how this impacts our country and me personally, but for now, let's take a minute to celebrate--we've all earned it.

Drink Responsibly 😎

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@PaulMaypatriot @TeresaLFenton1 @GOP Awesome! Following you now and will also follow back 💙 EVERY 💙blue voter who wants to follow me.

[Aaron Ring @_PaintingWinter]

If you want to take a few minutes to relax today, here is where I upload peaceful piano music :) https://t.co/itpnYdF1tP

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Democrats are protecting women’s free choices and health care; defending democracy and national self-determination in Ukraine; guarding the right to read and the right to speak—Dems are the real Freedom Caucus. Right-wing Republicans are a Chaos Caucus.