Jeanne Marie Carrube-Patane

Love All, Trust a Few, Do Wrong to None ~ Lupus warrior 💜 ~ Mom of 4 🥰 From NY & NJ ~ soon to be Gigi to my meatball grandson 🩵

[Jeanne Marie Carrube-Patane @JeannePatane]

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."

[Popular Liberal 🇺🇸 @PopularLiberal]

BOOM! Jamie Raskin is UNSTOPPABLE: Constitutional scholar, lawyer, and competent congressman Jamie Raskin is looking healthier and more energized than ever.

He just drew a moral line on the House floor that the GOP can't cross: "We draw a line against the rape and sexual violation of children."

He named the banks that bankrolled Epstein's billion-dollar trafficking ring: JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon.

He named Alex Acosta—Trump's Labor Secretary—who killed the investigation that could've brought down the entire network. He looked directly at the GOP and said: "You have children. Don't you want to know?" Then he mentioned college sports teams. You know who that is.

Jim Jordan—who had a locker two down from Dr. Richard Strauss at Ohio State, whom wrestlers say looked them in the face and dismissed their abuse as "that's just Strauss," and who they say KNEW and did NOTHING while 177 young men were violated.

And the files? They show Elon Musk emailing Epstein asking about the "wildest party" on his island and responding to Epstein's offer of "no one over 25 and all very cute." JPMorgan lawsuits allege Epstein referred to Musk as a client WHILE moving billions for his trafficking operation.

This isn't about party. This is about truth.

Conservatives: You scream about "protecting children" while voting for the men who covered up the largest child sex trafficking ring in American history.

How do you sleep? How do you vote? How do you look your kids in the eye?

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

Hear me as a retired defense lawyer when I say this: he knows he raped her. When you read a post like this—which confirms $100M wasn’t enough to shut this rapist up; Carroll will have to sue him again—think of what a psycho you have to be to know what you are and still post this.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Donald Trump is a withering failure and he knows it. As the clock keeps ticking his pathetic insecurities are showing.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Trump is actively lying to Americans. Again. This time it’s to keep you from voting. Don’t believe him.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

This exchange between @SenBlumenthal and Trump’s judicial nominees is utterly astounding.

If you can watch this and still think this country isn’t falling into authoritarianism and fascism under Donald Trump, then you are not being honest with yourself.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.

The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Wow this is embarrassing!

Pete Hegseth quoted a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction at a Pentagon speech and prayer session yesterday.

The prayer was an adaptation of the monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson’s character. In the movie, the character falsely attributes it to Ezekiel 25:17 before a killing, saying:

“The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother. And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

[Congressman Robert Garcia @RepRobertGarcia]

There's a lot the First Lady can do to help our Epstein case.

She could demand that her husband release the full files.
She could ensure Pam Bondi testifies before Congress.
She could tell Todd Blanche that this investigation is not "over," like he says it is.

And she should.

[Rep. Marcy Kaptur @RepMarcyKaptur]

The American people are witnessing something unconstitutional and unprecedented in American history. Article I, Section 9 states “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by law.” Mr. Speaker, there was no vote to authorize the unconstiutional War in Iran.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

If the Pope has to stay out of politics, then you have to keep whatever the hell THIS is out of politics too.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

@atrupar I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — if you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a fist to the face from a significant other, you know this tone and posture instantly.

‘Look what you made me do.’

He can’t help but sound this way.
This is who he is and how he thinks.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Hegseth: "A note to the American media. I just can't help but notice the endless stream of garbage, the relentlessly negative coverage you cannot resist peddling despite the historic and important success of this effort and the success of our troops. Sometimes it's hard to figure out what side some of you are actually on. It's incredibly unpatriotic."

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨BREAKING: Lawrence O'Donnell looked America in the eye tonight and said on live TV what many are thinking about Donald Trump's profane, perverse, filthy outburst on Easter Sunday to commit war crimes.

"The 25th Amendment was written for yesterday at 8:03am."

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

I predicted someone like Trump many years ago, in THE DEAD ZONE. So now I'm saying this--in the next 12-16 months, we're going to find out if the two machines for the removal of a man unable to fulfill his duties actually work. They are impeachment and the 25th amendment. He is deeply unwell .

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

TWO STATEMENTS BY TRUMP 7 MINUTES APART:

Trump at 9:00: "Regime change was not our goal. We don't want that"

Trump at 9:07: "Regime change is what we want. It is needed"

These statements were made 7 minutes apart in the same speech

[Jake Shields @jakeshieldsajj]

I’m not dying for Israel

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X.

Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch.

Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp.

And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO.

Yes, this is oligarchy.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨THIS IS CRAZZYYY: The United States Secretary of Defense just said this out loud:

“Flying over their capital. Death and destruction from the sky all day long. We’re playing for keeps.”

Tehran has a population denser than New York City.

“Death and destruction from the sky all day long.”

Those are human beings. Families. Children.

And the man controlling the most powerful military on earth is describing their deaths like a movie trailer.

Six soldiers dead. An illegal war built on lies.

No congressional vote. No plan.

And this is who’s running it.