Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[Rev. Justin Berkobien @JustinBerkobien]

If you owe a woman 5 million dollars for sexual assault you also owe the country your resignation.

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@Matt1791po @JoJoFromJerz

[Heather @HeatherR411]

Dear media

@CNN @ABC @NBC @CBS @FoxNews

Report on Trump like you did on Biden.

Trump is:
Old
Declining
Confused
Bruised
Cognitive decline
Multiple doctors
Can’t stand or walk or step up or sit without help
Dementia
Speaks horribly about Americans
Degrades America
Lies

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

Stop calling Neville Trump’s DocuSign two-pager a deal.

It’s not a deal. It’s literally just a memo (an MOU).

For that matter, stop calling the memo “bad.”

It’s not merely bad—it’s a surrender, by the United States, to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It’s a *historic disaster*.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

By the way, you paid a contractor friend of Donald Trump ~$16 million to f*ck up the Reflecting Pool like this.

Which means you paid *Trump* ~$8 million, as he has a history of deducting monies he gives to his contractors any benefit he feels he brought to them in other spheres.

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@HRH_SHP @WaffleInSecret @_ReeMiddleChild Karmelo Anthony was defending himself from bullies who caused him to fear for his life. If Anthony is guilty of "premeditated murder", why was Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted, even though Kyle was the aggressor? His defense was that he "feared for his life", too.

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

Anatomy of a Trumper Tantrum.

[Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse]

hell yes to this acceptance speech from Qween Jean, who just became the first openly trans person to ever win a Tony

"We are here for the legacy of queer people. Trans people, we have to take up space. We have to shift the paradigm...the world right now is deeply, deeply combating so many ailments, and we know as a society that when we come together we can make real, permanent change."

Qween won Best Costume Design for a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

From underground ballrooms to City Hall — with all five boroughs bringing their own reps

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@DrNeilStone Still here!

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@theliamnissan Erika Kirk was done grieving for Charlie, before his body was even cold. She went to bed with visions of dollar signs dancing in her head.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying. I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves.

[LanaQuest aka RosaSparks @LqLana]

This is where we at y’all. Trump got his wish. For women to be punished.

Married Fort Worth, Texas couple find out wife is miscarrying at 13 weeks.

Sent home with Misoprostol. Wife takes two rounds of the drug. It doesn’t work.

They go back to the same hospital. Turned away. Go to another hospital requesting a D&C so that sepsis doesn’t set in.

The hospital said she wasn’t SICK enough for a D&C so they got a third round of Misoprostol and were sent home.

At home wife passes out unconscious, blood and bodily fluid everywhere.

She’s rushed to the hospital they say “Thank God you brought her in.”

Fuck Republicans vote Blue!
#DemsUnited #AbortionIsHealthCare

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Trump is suing the IRS, which he oversees, for $10 billion.

Both sides want to settle to avoid going to court.

Aside from money, one of the settlement terms is to drop all audits of himself and his family.

He’s stealing $10B from taxpayers and covering up his tax crimes.

You get that, right?
https://t.co/88CDTiFWDg

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

Trump actually admits that he belongs in prison.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "We have a man who is doing a great job. I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. He kept me out of jail."

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@kentuckyKelsey @Govindtwtt Where?

[Nathan James (he/they) 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💜 @RealNathanJames]

@JamesTate121 I remain convinced, to this day, that the six SCOTUS conservatives ruled that a President has absolute immunity (which doesn't exist in the Constitution), because they fully expected Trump to win the 2024 election.