Michael Dunagan

Equal and Human Rights for All. #Skol #TNR #DCStatehood #adoptdontshop #StrongerTogether 🐈‍⬛

[Michael Dunagan @MDartforall]

January 23, 1999

[Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence]

Every reporter must now ask @LindseyGrahamSC if he still believes in the standard he set for removing a president in the impeachment of Bill Clinton

[Zara Quinn @_Zaraquin]

Abdul Al-Sayed’s latest campaign ad just dropped and I was not ready.

[IMEU Policy Project @imeupolicy]

“Why is Israel so central to US politics?”

There is a clear answer: Because for nearly three years, millions of Americans have watched Israel commit a livestreamed genocide against Palestinians that was only made possible by our tax dollars.

Voters are not going to tolerate yet another presidential candidate unwilling to speak directly to this basic fact.

They want to hear what the next president will do to rapidly change course: Arms embargo on Israel. Sanctions on Israel. No more diplomatic immunity for Israel.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

65. He said Biden allowed 25 million migrants into the country. The government recorded fewer than 11 million border encounters during Biden’s term, and encounters included repeat attempts and people who were expelled or removed.
66. He said Biden let in 11,888 murderers. The figure came from an immigration docket covering people who entered the country over several decades and under multiple presidents, including Trump.
67. He said King Charles agreed with him on Iran “even more than I do.” Buckingham Palace promptly clarified that the King remains politically neutral and acts on the advice of Britain’s elected government.
68. He said his ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it.” His project then demolished the East Wing, the East Colonnade and other parts of the White House grounds.
69. He called the White House UFC event one of the most watched fights in history. Its reported audience was far below several recent boxing events.
70. He said a perfect score on a dementia screening test proved his “extreme intelligence.” The test asks patients to identify animals, recall words and draw a clock.
71. He asked crowds to remember a nationwide television blackout supposedly caused by windless turbines during the 2024 presidential debate. No such blackout occurred.
72. He spent years suggesting the Epstein records would incriminate Democrats and promising disclosure. When demands for release turned toward his own administration, he called the controversy a Democratic hoax.
73. He called it “a Democrat hoax that never ends” while Epstein’s victims stood on Capitol Hill asking his administration to release the records.
74. He denied writing the birthday message attributed to him. Epstein’s estate later provided Congress with the birthday book containing the disputed letter and signature. The document exists. Whether he authored it remains contested.
75. A New York Times review found his name mentioned more than 38,000 times in the three million pages his own Justice Department released. He says the files are fake. His own department released them.
76. He said vandals slashed the Reflecting Pool with a knife, then a box cutter, then a razor.
77. He described the liner as so strong no knife could cut it while simultaneously insisting that someone had cut it with a knife.
78. His Justice Department moved to dismiss the case against 67-year-old former Olympian David Hearn after evidence showed that flawed, rushed installation had caused widespread peeling and damage.
79. Trump responded that he disagreed “100 percent” with his own prosecutors’ conclusion.
80. He says the 2020 election was stolen. Recounts, audits, dozens of failed lawsuits, his own attorney general and members of his administration found no evidence capable of changing the result.
81. He says he won the presidency three times. He won twice.
82. He says he won the popular vote all three times. He lost it in 2016 and 2020.
83. A joint statement issued by federal and state election-security officials, including his own administration’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, called the 2020 election the most secure in American history.
84: He mocked that conclusion in a primetime address while again claiming that the election had been stolen.
85. The same speech warned of shocking vulnerabilities in American elections but offered no new evidence that widespread fraud had occurred or that the 2020 result was illegitimate.
86. He claimed hundreds of thousands of noncitizens were registered to vote. Election officials and data experts said the government’s matching method produced unverified potential matches, not proof that those people were noncitizens or had cast ballots.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us continue to pray for peace, so that wars throughout the world may cease and diplomatic solutions to conflicts may be found. Let us remember all the victims of hostilities, especially the weakest and most defenceless: children, the elderly and the sick. May the Lord comfort those who suffer and bless the work of those who bring aid and consolation.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

We all knew he was lying about the Reflecting Pool. The problem is that he lies so often that it’s almost impossible to keep up.

So I asked AI to compile claims from just the past twenty-four months and then checked them against official data, contemporaneous reporting and independent fact-checks.

Here is a partial list of 86 lies:
1. He promised to bring prices down “starting on Day One.” Grocery prices remained high and continued rising.
2. After winning, he admitted that prices are very hard to bring down once they have gone up.
3. He said egg prices had fallen 93 percent. They had not fallen remotely close to 93 percent.
4. He said he inherited the highest inflation in American history. He inherited an annual inflation rate of 2.9 percent.
5. When corrected, he changed the claim to the worst inflation in 49 years. That was also false. Annual inflation reached 23.7 percent in 1920.
6. He said there was virtually no inflation during his first term. Consumer prices rose approximately 8 percent.
7. He repeatedly claimed he had already brought inflation down, including during periods when the annual inflation rate was higher than the 2.9 percent reported shortly before he took office.
8. He told Congress inflation was “plummeting.” Prices were still rising overall, including major household expenses such as housing, electricity and medical care.
9. He claimed to have secured $18 trillion in new investment.
10. He then raised the figure to $19.2 trillion.
11. Even the White House’s own tracker listed far less, and its total included multiyear pledges, purchasing agreements, previously announced projects and commitments that might never become actual US investment.
12. He said America was building more factories than ever.
13. He said factory construction was rising.
14. He said the country had achieved its highest growth ever. Manufacturing employment declined, factory-construction claims depended on cherry-picked categories, and economic growth was nowhere near a historical record.
15. He called the country he inherited a dead country. The US economy grew 2.8 percent in 2024, faster than every other major wealthy economy except Spain.
16. He says foreign countries pay his tariffs. American importers pay them and frequently pass the cost on to American consumers.
17. He said the evidence overwhelmingly showed consumers did not pay his tariffs. Economic studies found that American consumers and businesses absorbed nearly all their cost.
18. He said tariff revenue came with “no inflation.” Prices continued rising, and economic research found that the tariffs themselves increased costs for American consumers and businesses.
19. He repeatedly said drug prices were down 70, 80 or 90 percent. No broad measure of prescription-drug prices showed anything close to those reductions.
20. He said Medicaid was “left the same.” The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the legislation would reduce federal Medicaid spending by roughly $930 billion over ten years.
21. He said Americans were “not going to feel any of it.” The Congressional Budget Office projected that the legislation would leave approximately 11.8 million more people uninsured.
22. He said the Medicaid changes touched only waste, fraud and abuse. Independent analyses found that the legislation reduced coverage and federal spending far beyond fraudulent claims.
23. He said he had eliminated taxes on Social Security. The law created a temporary deduction, unavailable to many beneficiaries, that expires after 2028. It did not abolish taxation of Social Security benefits.
24. He said taxes would rise 68 percent without his bill. No credible independent estimate came close to supporting that figure.
25. He then declared, “I’ve kept all my promises and much more.”
26. He publicly promised at least 53 times to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours, or even before taking office.
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[Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 @KellyScaletta]

So one time this one bully shoved a woman on the ground, and another guy went over to help her up, so this bully and a half dozen of his friends beat him to the ground and shot him execution style, firing 10 bullets into him.

This post is about Alex Pretti.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

We are supposedly at war to stop Iran from enriching the uranium we “obliterated” over a year ago.

Yesterday we signed a deal to help Saudi Arabia enrich uranium.

The first time the United States has ever helped another country enrich uranium on foreign soil.

The Saudis refused the inspection protocol 140 other countries accept. Too intrusive, they said.

Trump agreed. He signed a national security waiver to get around the rule.

The Saudis paid Kushner $100 million. They put $2 billion into his firm. They put another $6 billion into LIV Golf, which pays Trump properties to host its tournaments. They signed ten billion dollars in Trump-branded real estate deals in Jeddah and Riyadh. All in just the last few years.

But sure. My paintings.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know:

The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.

[Jon Ossoff @ossoff]

Tonight I heard a failed and desperate president who as war spirals and prices rise is as always focused on his grievances, his shame, and above all his fear of the accountability that will come with defeat.

I also heard a president signaling his unmistakable intent to attack these elections and our voting rights, just as he tried to throw out our votes and seize the presidency in 2020.

Our answer will be overwhelming.

Across Georgia a wave of defiance is building to rebuke him so decisively that no president ever again dares such brazen corruption and abuse.

The power of the presidency is nothing compared to the power of the people.

[Chef Joe Gera 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇹 @redhotnerd]

I can vouch for this. We filled out the paperwork to be a food vendor specifically with barbecue and had planned to be there for the entire celebration. Stopped hearing from organizers late last summer, and here we are. Truly sad what has happened, this would have been a truly incredible event.

[Josh Turek @turek4iowa]

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream.

Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.

[Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY @heraskevych]

I want to thank everyone for all the support we’re receiving. There really is an incredible amount of it.

For me, the sacrifice of the people depicted on the helmet means more than any medal ever could - because they gave the most precious thing they had.
And simple respect toward them is exactly what I want to give.

[Nory 🇵🇷 @sportynory]

y'all were spewing nonsense and hatred and stupid discourse when y'all should've been catching a mf vibe like this guy over here smh🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[Don @Donuncutschweiz]

🎤 Annie Lennox (Grammy-Gewinnerin, Eurythmics) sagt:

„Es ist, als wäre der moralische Kompass entfernt worden – ersetzt durch Geschäft, Geld, Gier. Schau dir an, was Macht und Einfluss mit Menschen machen. Alles gerät außer Kontrolle. Lass nicht zu, dass du selbst den Halt verlierst. Bleib dir treu – Anstand, Mitgefühl, Empathie, Wahrheit. Denn all das wurde verdreht. Wir wurden alle gaslighted.“

[S I N E @__An6el__]

Prince knew what was up well before anyone else…

[Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather]

This 5 year old boy spent more time in jail than any of the politicians in the Epstein Files

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Not Your Average Liberal @NotAvgLiberal]

Pro Tip for all you asshole ICE Agents -

The $50k sign on bonus is paid out after 5 years of service with ICE.

Any advance you received and were told you didn’t have to pay back…

Is only valid after 5 years of service with ICE.

The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution Prevents Trump from running in 2028…

Trump will not be President in 2031.

JD Vance will not be elected President in 2028.

Republicans will not control the House in 2026 or 2031.

You will not receive your bonuses.

You will have to pay back every dime of advanced pay.

In short - You will not be employed after 2028.

You will likely be facing criminal charges by 2029.

Sleep well, fucking idiots.

[Matt McDermott @mattmfm]

Really can’t get over this video of more than a half dozen ICE agents forming a tactical perimeter at a suburban Minnesota Target so their commander can use the bathroom, cosplaying like they’re in Fallujah.

What an absurd waste of taxpayer dollars.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

Heartbreak in Minneapolis. Heartbreak for a young family. Heartbreak for a city, a state, a country.

An administration can say one thing to try and save face, but the truth rises.

People are at their breaking point, and of course, why wouldn’t they be? Aren’t we all exhausted? Haven’t we all had enough? So many things have brought us here to this moment, where for so many our country is unrecognizable. People are on edge. They are afraid. Life changes in a second. Renee Nicole Good’s family and friends know this truth. There is no going back, only forward.

My fellow citizens: keep your eyes on the truth. Don’t get confused by conflicting stories designed to confuse you. Keep your mind on the facts. Keep trying to rise above.
Keep trying to move humanity out of the darkness and into the light. It’s a new year. We all have to go forward, one step at a time, remembering those we have lost and loved, determined to make life better for those left behind. It’s our job not to give up or in, no matter the foe, be it our own government, be it cancer, be it gun violence, be it a death of someone you love.

Heartbreak abounds, so does courage. Let’s keep rising. It is our only choice.