wow, you're telling me a ton of senators and congressmen have been funneling bribes into their personal pacs for years? it's almost like the dissenting opinion in citizens united was right, and that opening the door to super pacs has undermined the integrity of elections!
Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."
all arguments about DC and Puerto Rico statehood boil down to this btw
there is literally zero reason to oppose giving millions of Americans their constitutional right to Congressional representation other than naked partisanship
A PSA: do NOT download the White House app. It is doing something very weird with the sandbox permissions you give it. Which I’m not sure yet, but is likely against every service term and developer agreement on earth. I downloaded it so you don’t have to onto an air gapped old iPad. It is phoning home, asking for way too much personal data, and attempting to bypass location services permissions. Aside from the propaganda, it’s a security nightmare.
The Georgian oligarchs who have undermined democracy, stolen elections and dragged Georgia country towards Russia now have a new business partner: the Trump family
https://t.co/o9ahIlrQeM
New: For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm. https://t.co/RWJQDnQcCz
“Within hours of a Feb. 28 missile attack… Pentagon personnel knew the US was responsible”
Mar 7: Trump - “It was done by Iran”
June 24: Trump - “I don’t think it was us.”
This will go down as one of the most appalling tragedies of the Trump admin.