Sean Evans

[Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep @RossKneeDeep]

By David Abbruzzes:

This Australian's reply to Trump's rant about “NATO not being there for America” is perfect.
"Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage.
You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail.
Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates.
Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you.
And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban thanked you very much for losing again.
And you're calling Greenland poorly run?
Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no.
'NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years.
And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess.
So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your f----- mouth."

Very well stated.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

This is U.S. Air Force Major Jason Watson. He was arrested today at the Capitol after calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump and JD Vance.

RETWEET if you are proud to stand with Major Watson!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Jack Smith breaks his silence with his first interview since resigning — and says that "we are facing an attack on the rule of law" under Trump.

And he was just getting started...

"Well, you know, I was a career prosecutor," the former Special Counsel told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace. "I worked in the Justice Department and other prosecutors offices for near on 30 years. And I don't know if your viewers know this but I worked in Republican and Democratic administrations over and over."

"I was the acting U.S. Attorney in the first Trump administration in Nashville, Tennessee," he explained. "And that administration appointed me to a position running a war crimes tribunal for the State Department. So I have investigated cases focusing on the facts and the law throughout my career. We did this case the same way under the same standards."

Smith has every right to defend himself on this front. His investigations into Trump's rampant criminality were conducted fairly, impartially, and professionally. For his troubles, he found himself relentlessly attacked by our crooked President until he became Public Enemy #1 for a large, deranged swath of the country. This interview represents a small step towards reclaiming his legacy from the smears.

Smith ultimately brought charges against Trump for interfering in the 2020 election and for smuggling classified documents down to Mar-a-Lago, but they were dismissed to the outrage of many after Trump won the election.

"And you know the thing that I think important for your viewers to know is those standards are not meant to change from one administration to the next," Smith continued. "And in my experience until now they haven't. And so, you know, I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime."

"And one of the reasons I wanted to be with you here today in advance of the 4th of July celebrating the birth of a country that we all love is to celebrate the public servants who do this work, the people I spent my career working shoulder-to-shoulder with," said Smith.

"I loved being a prosecutor and part of it was I loved being around these sort of people," he went on. "And it angers me to see them victimized, to see them demonized for doing their jobs. I think it's really important that we stand up for them and let them know that there are a lot of people out there who back them and who are with them.

"And that's not just the people who've been targeted and fired for no reason for doing their jobs," said Smith. "It's also the people still in the Justice Department today. There are a lot of good career prosecutors who right now are working under incredibly difficult circumstances and they're still trying to do the right thing. And these are not self-promoters, these are not people who are going to go out and you know crow about their achievements. We need to hold them up and celebrate them because they're part of what makes this country great."

It cannot be stressed enough just how much damage Trump has inflicted on our justice system. He's proven that some people are simply above the law in this country, that Presidents can commit crimes with impunity so long as their party controls Congress. He weaponized the entire Justice Department to target his political enemies to such an extent that its credibility may never recover.

Now, more than ever, we need people like Jack Smith to stand up and speak the truth, consequences and retribution be damned.

Please ❤️ and share if you're grateful to Jack Smith for his service!

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Just the Speaker of the House pledging that if you vote Republican he will continue to make sure all the corruption and criminality happening in the Trump admin will be covered up by him and his do-nothing committee chairs. https://t.co/ESI9rxdgFX

[Sean Evans @LCKY_13]

Weird how that works… 🙄

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

It’s really weird how opening the Strait of Hormuz became the primary goal of the negotiations, since it was fully open before Donald Trump started the war.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Sunday, June 14th is President Barack Obama Appreciation Day!

RETWEET to spread the word!

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

The world’s first trillionaire made a pedophile rapist the president of the United States and then personally made sure starving children couldn’t get food and medicine, with 14 million deaths projected from his actions alone. He’s possibly the most evil person in history.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: BRAVO! James Talarico demolishes Ted Cruz for smearing him as not "masculine" enough to win in Texas by listing all of the things that "real men" never do.

And Cruz does every single one of them...

"Ted Cruz basically said he wouldn't use the word 'masculine' to describe you,'" Jen Psaki said to Talarico on MS NOW. "It seems pretty clear what they're trying to do here, at least to me. Not only are they going after you, but they're really trying to attack groups of people you've defended in the past, including trans people and others. What do you make of that?"

In addition to Cruz's pathetic smear, Trump's pet fascist Stephen Miller falsely asserted that Talarico is transgender. Other Republican influencers have implied that he's gay. The strategy here is clear: lean into culture war lies about Talarico rather than contest him on actual policy.

"Yeah, there's been a lot of talk in this race about what it means to be a real man," Talarico said to Psaki. "And recently on the campaign trail, I told the story of my adoptive dad, the man who gave me his last name, the man who raised me as his own."

"Every Saturday morning, Mark Talarico would mow our lawn, whether it was rain or shine, whether he wanted to or not, he insisted on mowing our lawn himself," he continued. "And then without anyone asking him to, he would go next door and mow our neighbor's lawn because our neighbor was elderly, she was a widow. And my dad never talked about it. He just did it."

"Because that's what a man does. A man takes responsibility," he said.

"A man upholds his commitments to his family and his neighbors."

"A man does what's right even when no one is watching."

"And here's what real men don't do... They don't lie and cheat their way through life," he went on. "They don't sell their soul to the highest bidder. They don't steal from other people in order to enrich themselves. And so I've said before, and I will keep saying, that real men serve others."

"Weak men serve themselves," he added. "And so I welcome this debate about what it means to be a man. And I don't think Ken Paxton or Ted Cruz are in a position to tell anybody what a real man is."

Someone should tell Ted Cruz that people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Donald Trump called his wife ugly during the 2016 Republican primary, only for Cruz to go on to become one of Trump's staunchest supporters. There is nothing "masculine" about selling out your own family in pursuit of power.

Similarly, Talarico's disgraced opponent Ken Paxton is the furthest thing from a good man. He was impeached as state attorney general by his own party for bribery, and his wife divorced him for adultery. If that's what a "real man" does, then we need a lot fewer "real men" in government.

Please ❤️ and share if you support James Talarico!

[Sean Evans @LCKY_13]

Hey Sleepy For Biden accusers, how do you justify this? #maga #doublestandard

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

DONALD TRUMP HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE NBA FINALS IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: Right-wing streamer Cam Higby was caught on video walking up to a group of protesters and pepper spraying multiple people, outside the Newark ICE Facility.

Then, as people reacted to being sprayed, an armed man pulled him away, telling him, “It’s not worth it… it’s time to go.”

Last time I checked… walking up to a group of people and spraying them with a chemical irritant is commonly charged as assault or battery.

And then, after spraying the crowd, the video show Higby, and the armed man, running into the ICE facility while agents allowed them inside.

Imagine the outrage if a left-wing activist walked up to a group of conservatives, pepper sprayed them, and then disappeared behind federal gates.

The headlines would never stop.

The law is supposed to apply equally to everyone.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: MAGA crumbles as Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico’s badass HOTTIE LATINA girlfriend is revealed -- and she’s everything they fear!

Texas Democrats just got a major vibe check with the reveal of state Sen. James Talarico’s girlfriend, and Republicans are spiraling harder than Ken Paxton facing another indictment.

Meet Brianna Menard: committed vegan, yoga-loving cat mom, political lobbyist, and half of a new progressive power couple partner MAGA never saw coming.

Menard, 30, is a progressive activist and lobbyist for the Texas Medical Association focused on early learning, childcare access, healthcare affordability, and defending evidence-based gender-affirming care against Republican attacks.

She’s also a cat mom and board member at a local food co-op. In short: the complete opposite of the far-right culture warriors trying to drag Texas backward.

Talarico, who dominated his Democratic primary, proudly eats barbecue and isn’t vegan, but as his team put it with a wink, “true love conquers all.”

The pair met when Menard worked as his chief of staff in 2022 and started dating in early 2023. Talarico has called her “my rock” and “my best friend,” crediting her support through the primary campaign.

This isn’t some random fling, it’s a picture-perfect Democratic power duo with real values.

While MAGA clutches pearls over barbecue, pronouns, and plant-based diets, Talarico is out here building a winning coalition and showing what authentic Texas leadership looks like. Republicans just aren’t getting any more traction with their tired culture war nonsense.

Democrats have substance, and apparently great taste in partners who actually care about people. Texas is turning blue, one Talafreako at a time, lol.

If you agree the Menard reveal is a perfect clapback to the panicked supporters of the Republican’s scandal monger Paxton, like and share this post.

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

This is Ken Paxton's mugshot.

He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.

He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.

He was impeached by his own party for corruption.

Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.

Together we will stop him.

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

Just complete and utter silence among reporters who did nothing but whine about grocery prices under Joe Biden. It really is maddening.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: BOOM! NYC’s rockstar mayor Zohran Mamdani absolutely destroys Ronald Reagan in powerful speech announcing the launch of his government-funded grocery store program!

Republicans are going to FREAK out…

Today, democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the beginning of a trial city-owned grocery store program to help residents in need put food on the table and cut out price-gouging corporations.

In his speech, Mamdani took direct aim at Ronald Reagan, the icon of modern conservatism and the man responsible for pretty much everything wrong with America today.

“Ronald Reagan famously said, 'the 9 most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."' I disagree. 9 more terrifying words are actually "I worked all day, and can't feed my family." We are going to use the power of government to lower prices and make it easier for New Yorkers to put food on the table,” said Mamdani.

This is beyond terrifying for Republicans, because a Democrat actually delivering results for their voters makes it glaringly obvious how Republicans do NOTHING for America and that things don’’t need to be this way!

Since taking office, Mayor Mamdani has wiped out a $12 billion budget deficit, launched a pilot program for universal free childcare, invested $122 million to hire another 1,000 teachers, and announced another $250 million towards restoring unsafe and run-down apartments.

He’s started taxing the rich with a new pied-a-terre tax on second home purchases worth over $5 million. He created an Office of Deed Theft Prevention to stop fraudsters from stealing homes. He banned hidden hotel fees and unannounced credit card holds.

He went to visit the White House and came home with a plan to build 12,000 affordable housing units. His administration filled 100,000 potholes in 100 days.

He took on bad landlords who neglected their units for years while raking in huge profits, winning a $31 million judgment against the Pinnacle Group for their treatment of their renters. and held Rental Ripoff Hearings across the city for renters to voice their complaints and concerns.

The speed and enthusiasm with which the Mamdani administration has been tackling critical issues is making many people wonder — why the hell hasn’t anyone done this before? And what if we did this…everywhere?

A better future IS possible, and Democrats like Zohran Mamdani are paving the way.

[Viral Reel Addict @ViralReelAddict]

Mike Johnson just had a meltdown on Fox News about "mini-Mamdanis" popping up everywhere. He accidentally told the whole country exactly why Republicans are about to get crushed.

The Speaker of the House went on Fox News and lost it. Not over a policy fight, not over a scandal, but over the fact that progressive Democrats are starting to win and people actually like what they're doing.

His exact words:
"Mini-Mamdanis popping up all around the country, and they're openly avowed to socialist Marxist ideology. This is something we have never seen before in American history. This is about moving away from a constitutional republic to a communist utopian ideology. And that's a dangerous thing for the future of the country."

Translation: People are starting to like Democrats who actually fight for them, and I'm panicking.

And yes, the "mini-Mamdanis" are absolutely real. Graham Platner in Maine. Brian Poindexter in Pennsylvania. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. All running on Mamdani-style platforms. All gaining traction. All scaring the absolute hell out of Republicans and the corporate Democrats who told you for decades that progressive policies are unwinnable.

Why is this happening? Because Mamdani just proved every one of them wrong.

He inherited a $12 billion deficit from the corrupt Eric Adams administration. He erased it without slashing public services and without raising taxes on working New Yorkers. He's investing $122 million to hire 1,000 new teachers.

He just turned the blocks in front of 50 NYC public schools into car-free "Soccer Streets" so kids can play in celebration of the World Cup.

That's the nightmare Mike Johnson is screaming about on Fox News. Not communism. Not a "utopian ideology." Teachers. Parks. A balanced budget. Kids playing soccer.

Republicans spent decades convincing Americans that government can't do anything well, that progressives will bankrupt them, that taxing billionaires will end civilization. Mamdani called the bluff. The math worked. The schools opened. The streets filled with kids. And now every red-baiting Republican talking point is collapsing in real time.

Mike Johnson isn't afraid of communism. He's afraid of competence. He's afraid Americans will look at New York, then look at the Republican-run hellscapes across this country, and start asking obvious questions.

Bring on the mini-Mamdanis. Every single one of them.