JimGodfrey

I’m just a guy trying to make his way in the galaxy.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Mark Cuban explains how Trump started the high inflation:

In April 2020, in the early days of Covid, the gas prices were $1.87. Oil companies went to Trump and said: we're getting crushed. You have to talk to your friends MBS and Putin and ask them to reduce production. And he did. That was the day inflation started

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning announcement, after distancing himself from Project 2025, Donald Trump announced he will appoint Tom Homan (Project 2025’s author) on day 1. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this and know Donald Trump is Project 2025

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

ICYMI — @timburchett voted not to fund the government and shut it down… then 2 days later joined Gov. Lee in requesting federal aid (later than other states) and acted like the White House was the holdup.

Tim probably hopes nobody connects those dots. But they connect.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

💰 REPORT: “Trump ran up the national debt twice as much as Biden…”

Also: Biden did it mainly through student debt relief, health care for veterans, infrastructure, Medicaid food stamps…

…Trump did it mainly through tax cuts for the rich. https://t.co/dGlgSPXv3s

[Rod (Izzy) 🇺🇸🦅 @1zzyzyx1]

The more one hears about #Project2025, the more terrifying it is. These people will dismantle America as we know it. Listen as @iamjohnoliver explains it. (20 minutes)
Get organized and get ready to get out the vote.
#DemVoice1 #DemsUnited

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: The Biden campaign just released this devastating montage of all the times Donald Trump’s potential VP candidates expressed how they really feel about Donald Trump. Retweet so all Americans know even Trump’s potential VP candidates don’t like him

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Please share this with anyone you know in any of these 7 swing states!

[JimGodfrey @JimGodfrey98]

@SpeakerJohnson You sit on a throne of lies

[JimGodfrey @JimGodfrey98]

Truth. Love this

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

In 2020, one of the main reasons I voted for Joe Biden was because I wanted trump out of office.

PERIOD.

Don't get me wrong: I knew Joe was a good guy, and he had a ton of useful experience in politics as well as in the White House, but he wasn't my first choice, and I wasn't expecting much.

But NOW I'm voting for Biden in November mainly because he blew my expectations of him all the way out of the damn water.

He's already the most legislatively successful President in the modern era, having signed key consequential bills into law, like the Infrastructure bill, the PACT Act, the CHIPs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Now, millions of Americans have insulin capped at $35/month.

The infrastructure bill is so good that Republicans who voted against it are clamoring to take credit for the funds going into their states.

He recovered and created a total of 15 million jobs. The last time unemployment was under 4% this long, we put a man on the moon for the first time.

Here's a new one, that not a lot of people are talking about, but it's a BFD: if you've ever had a flight delayed for hours or canceled, or lost your luggage, you'll love this: automatic compensation, within 20 days, and you don't even have to spend hours on the phone to make it happen.

He's gone after bullshit junk fees that companies charge us, death by a thousand cuts of mystery, mounting fees.

I prefer my President to be hard-working, compassionate, intelligent, and thoughtful.

I prefer my President to respect our NATO alliances, and the role we play in the world.

I prefer my President to respect our fallen soldiers, and not to see them as "suckers and losers."

I prefer my President who wants to leave the world, and his office, in better shape than he found it.

I prefer President Biden. 🙏💪

[Murfreesboro Holler @TheBoroHoller]

They get tax cuts, we get toll roads.

They get tax cuts, we get property tax hikes from the city AND the county.

They get tax cuts, we get grocery "holidays" while paying some of the highest food taxes every other day of the year.

November is coming soon.

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[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.

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

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: The Biden campaign just released this powerful ad highlighting all the Republicans who are refusing to support Donald Trump. Retweet so all Americans see.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING:🚨🚨🚨 Democratic Congressman sounds the alarm bell, flags indicted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a “massive national security risk” that must be closely monitored by the FBI after a bombshell new development…

It all started when Donald Trump and his lawyers begged the New York appeals court overseeing Trump’s $354 million fraud trial appeal this morning to hold off on forcing Trump to post his bond until his appeal of the judgment is done because he can’t find any insurance company to underwrite his bond.

Upon hearing the news, Democratic Congressman Sean Casten immediately set off to warn the American people and national security experts, warning that, “The presumptive Republican nominee for President is desperate for $454 million(and counting) which he cannot personally access. That fact alone makes him a massive national security risk because any foreign adversary seeking to buy a U.S. President now knows the price.”

Chasten didn’t stop there, also warning that, “We already lack clarity on what security was provided for the $91M bond he posted in response to the E. Jean Carroll case. That is already a plenty BFD. A guy who wants your trust and wants to be President should disclose his liabilities. The fact that we don't know this about someone running for the highest office in the land shifts the liability onto our democracy itself. If House Republicans(and in particular, the leadership of the Judiciary Committee) gave a damn about our democracy they would be issuing subpoenas for this instead of their Hunter Biden fetish. The fact that they aren't tells you what they think about democracy too — and yes, there is a massive problem that the Senate isn't doing this either. That problem rhymes with shmilibuster."

Well said, Congressman Casten. America’s national security apparatus, as well as Congress, must be on high-alert given Donald Trump’s criminal background and history of selling America out to the highest bidder — especially now that he is facing such a massive cash crunch.

America’s enemies are watching — and salivating at the idea of purchasing an American presidential candidate for pennies on the dollar.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the Justice Department MUST be on high-alert to protect America from a desperate, broke 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/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

The Biden campaign has just issued this statement about Trump‘s “bloodbath“ comments this evening:

"Tonight, Donald Trump said there would be a 'bloodbath' if he wasn't elected and that if he lost there would be no more elections.

After opening the general election by meeting with authoritarian leaders and rallying alongside conspiracy theorists, Donald Trump continues to praise dictators, promise to pardon political violence, and launch racist attacks against Black and brown Americans.

It's why last night, Trump's own former Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump supporters called to hang for not overturning the election, came out against Trump.

This is who Donald Trump is: a loser who gets beat by over 7 million votes and then instead of appealing to a wider mainstream audience doubles down on his threats of political violence.

He wants another January 6, but the American people are going to give him another electoral defeat this November because they continue to reject his extremism, his affection for violence, and his thirst for revenge."

[JimGodfrey @JimGodfrey98]

@MarshaBlackburn Lies, lies, lies. #KeepGraspingMarsha

[JimGodfrey @JimGodfrey98]

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[JimGodfrey @JimGodfrey98]

@RonnyJacksonTX “Trump sold out America…” There, I fixed it. The @GOP is nothing but projection.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is asked directly to his face about the corrupt $2 billion "investment" that Saudi Arabia pumped into Jared Kushner's firm after Trump left office — and his response is an absolute disaster.

The prince sat down for an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier asked him directly about the money, which was clearly payback for the huge favors Kushner did for the Saudis while he was in the White House.

Not only did the Trump administration give massive weapons deals to Saudi Arabia, they ignored the kingdom's brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"In the Trump administration, you had a really close relationship with the president's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner," said Baier. "After he left, Saudi fund made reportedly a two billion dollar investment in Jared's new fund he was launching and managing."

"Do you think that sends the wrong message even if there wasn't a tit for tat, an 'I'll give you this and you get that'?" asked Baier.

"We look to opportunities and investment," said bin Salman. "We have a lot of investment around the globe with a lot of peoples and with economic opportunity."

"So if Trump becomes president again you'll leave the two billion with Jared Kushner?" asked Baier.

"It's a commitment that PIF [Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia] have and when PIF have commitment with any investor around the globe, they keep it," said the prince.

In other words, if Donald Trump wins reelection the Saudis will be able to directly exploit the massive sum of money they gave to his son-in-law to influence American foreign policy — even more than the already have.

"Would it affect your decisions with a new Trump administration with that sitting there?" asked Baier.

"Well... Saudi Arabia is so big so I'm quite sure mostly any person around the world directly or indirectly you have something to do with Saudi Arabia," said bin Salman.

"So if that can affect President Trump's decision if he becomes a president that mean it can affect every president in the world and every person in the world's decision because directly or indirectly they have some sort of interest or something to do with Saudi Arabia," the prince added.

In other words, Saudi economic corruption is a powerful global force that affects more than just Donald Trump and Jared Kushner.

Crucially, bin Salman did NOT deny the fact that he influences both men.

A vote for Donald Trump is a vote to give Saudi Arabia total control over the U.S. government and its military.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you demand a full investigation into Jared Kushner — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a “woke” new Twitter competitor that is exploding in popularity because it banned Trump for life and because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

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