Tracie Roberts

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: HOLY SH*T! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son secretly received a top job inside the Trump administration while Alito was ruling on massive cases involving the White House.

This is corruption, nepotism, and in-kind bribery all wrapped up in one...

Philip Alito, the son of far-right Justice Samuel Alito, was given an appointment as a lawyer at the Treasury Department early on in Trump's second term. His father was aware of the appointment and did nothing to block it, unsurprising since Alito has zero interest in avoiding conflicts of interest or maintaining the legitimacy of the court.

This is the same Samuel Alito who was caught accepting bribes from billionaire Paul Singer in the form of luxury jet travel and an expensive fishing vacation. And that's just what we know about.

According to NOTUS, four government officials confirmed that Alito's son is working inside the office of the general counsel, which supports Treasury Secretary Bessent. Notus described the arrangement as a "closely guarded secret."

Philip Alito, in an apparent effort to maintain a low profile, does not have a public resume, LinkedIn profile, or a presence on the Treasury Department. Most of the images available of him online are older, from when his father was first appointed to the court. He's a ghost in the system, getting paid by our tax dollars, and presumably whispering in his father's ear to tilt rulings in Trump's favor.

“Everybody knew who he was. I think it’s fair to say he kept a pretty low profile. I kind of had the impression that he was kind of a little bit sheepish about his celebrity affiliation. You’d go into a meeting and if people were introducing themselves by first and last name, he’d just say ‘Phil,’ not Phil Alito. He’s a pretty soft-spoken guy,” one official stated.

The efforts to keep his identity shielded from not only the public, but his co-workers, proves that he knows what he's doing is deeply improper. If there was nothing to hide, he wouldn't need to keep his head down. But Alito, and presumably his father, know that this appointment further damages what little credibility the Supreme Court has left.

“There’s no doubt he got that position because of who he is,” another official told NOTUS. “[Advisers] are in all the meetings, so they knew all the issues across the board.”

Damningly, the younger Alito was working his Treasury job when the court ruled on Trump's tariffs. While the administration was ultimately defeated, Justice Alito joined with Brett Kavanaugh to rule in favor of Trump. At no point in the process did he disclose in court documents that his son was working for one side, nor did he recuse himself. The administration is insisting that the younger Alito had no role in the case, but this White House lies through its teeth at every turn.

And the problem hasn't diminished in the slightest. Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists, MAGA loyalist, and Republican child molesters is getting hammered by lawsuits right now. When one of these cases inevitably ends up in front of the Supreme Court, Justice Alito will once again be ruling on a case in which his son has a vested interest in a particular outcome.

These crooks are laughing in our faces as they line their pockets, rig the system, and set their children up to do the same for the next generation.

Phillip Alito must be fired and Samuel Alito must be impeached!

Please ❤️ and share to demand that the proverbial heads start rolling!

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: CNN reports Trump’s White House ballroom and renovation projects are now facing scrutiny over massive costs, inflated profit margins, and no-bid contracts.

According to reporting, one renovation project tied to the White House reflecting pool ballooned to $13.1 million; roughly seven times higher than Trump initially estimated, while investigators say the contractor received unusually high profit margins.

And now, while inflation hits a three-year high and Americans struggle with rent, groceries, and gas…

Why does Washington suddenly have unlimited money for spectacle?

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

Absolute panic in Congress. Prominent US Senator Chris Murphy completely destroys the Trump administration's delusional strategy against Iran.

He warns Washington's massive failures will literally bankrupt American farmers and families as Tehran brilliantly holds out.

[FireFighterDev @fire_starter457]

MAGA found 34,000 dead people on voter rolls and screamed FRAUD. What they didn’t tell you: ZERO of them voted.
Dead registrations ≠ dead people voting.
This is a known manipulation tactic-give you a scary number, hide the part that proves nothing happened. Don’t be played.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Jimmy Kimmel against Donald Trump!

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

"I don't think people are sufficiently prepared notwithstanding what happened in 2021, for the possibility that he will try to fuck with this election. And he will. He's already basically telling us that's what he's going to do, just the same way he told us he would do that in 2020."

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Trump punishes Pope Leo for criticizing his Iran War by stripping $11 million from Catholic Charities in Florida that was supposed to help shelter and care for children who enter the country alone.

Trump is terrorizing kids in America while killing them overseas...

“The U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami,” said Archbishop Thomas Wenski. “The Archdiocese of Miami’s services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country.”

"Our track record in serving this vulnerable population is unmatched. Yet, the Archdiocese of Miami’s Catholic Charities’ services for unaccompanied minors has been stripped of funding and will be forced to shut down within three months," he added.

The Department of Homeland Security, through its Office of Refugee Resettlement, has paid Catholic Charities in Miami for years to help house children who enter the country without accompanying adults. The Miami Herald describes the program as essentially a "federally funded foster care system."

Bishop Wenski said that despite there being a recent decrease in unaccompanied minors “it is baffling that the U.S. government would shut down a program that it would be hard-pressed to replicate at the level of competence."

Robert Latham, associate director of the University of Miami Law School’s Children and Youth Law Clinic, said that the gutting of funding and possible need to move the children elsewhere could inflict serious damage on their developing psyches.

"It’s incredibly psychologically harmful to be moved,” he said. “For little kids, moving repeatedly creates bonding issues and destroys the sense of both self and community. They don’t know who they are and where they will be."

“This should only be done with a lot of emotional support that you normally would find within a family. Unfortunately, that is not there in a group home setting,” Latham added.

Of course, Donald Trump couldn't care less about the suffering of children. This man was friends with Jeffrey Epstein for years and been accused of sexual abuse himself. He started his Iran War by blowing up a school full of little girls and his administration has worked around the clock to strip funding from programs that feed, educate, and house children.

While the administration has not admitted that these funding cuts are payback against Pope Leo, the point A to point B is apparent. Trump is the most vindictive man to ever hold the presidency. He has been relentlessly attacking Leo for criticizing his Iran War. This is him using financial leverage in an effort to beat the Pope into submission. It will not work.

Please ❤️ and share to demand that the funding be doubled when Democrats take back control!

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Breaking News! VETERANS especially WOMEN this lady went to the VA & was asked for her VA card & also her DL this time & her names didn’t match because she got divorced 18 years ago so they said that the names have to match now.They’re implementing the SAVE ACT in the VA! WATCH!

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

The current administration #Trump administration is HIDING THREATS TO AMERICAN LIVES‼️
He WILL take us ALL down rather than exposing his Epstein PEDO behaviors and losing HIS power in the midterms‼️

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

TRUMP STARTED A WAR TO DISTRACT US FROM THIS‼️ #TrumpEpsteinPedoCoverUp

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

What the hell is happening to this country?

Why are we allowing this?

The only way forward is a full stop national shutdown.

[AnatolijUkraine @AnatoliUkraine]

This is what a captured justice system looks like.

The career prosecutors took one look at the file in Minnesota and Los Angeles and said: No.
No evidence. No case. No credibility.

So the U.S. Department of Justice didn’t back off. It went shopping for someone willing to do the dirty work.
Because that’s the point now.

Don Lemon isn’t the target — the target is every camera pointed at power.
And Pam Bondi is just the glove on Donald Trump’s fist.

When your own prosecutors refuse to touch the charges, it’s not “law and order.” It’s a warning.

[Dermot Edwards @Edwards4Dermot]

trumps ice agents first outing! ALL pardoned then folded into his new secret police, ICE-STAPO

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

I WILL NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT THE #EpsteinFiles 🖐🏽

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Legendary #Maddow: “Right off the bat here, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that I think I know the name of the person who arguably, is the biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump starting an inexplicable war in #Venezuela this weekend…There is a good case to be made…that the single biggest winner in this whole situation is a person named Karen Budd-Falen…Karen Budd-Falen is the number three official in the Interior Department under Donald Trump. She also served in the same department during Trump’s first term. Karen Budd-Falen’s family has a ranch in Nevada, and there’s a company that wanted to build a huge Lithium mine in that part of Nevada, and Lithium mines…take a ton of water. During Trump’s first term, while Karen was working at the Department of the Interior, Karen’s husband sold the water rights from their ranch in Nevada to the mining company that was going to build this big mine. They said we’re gonna pay you $3.5 million for the water from your ranch, the only catch, the only contingency, is that the full deal ONLY goes ahead if our mine gets approved by the Interior Department…During Trump’s first term, she meets with the mining company, she meets with them at the cafeteria at the Interior Department…and then hey wouldn’t you know it, turns out that mine got approved, and it got approved on a FAST TRACK so it could avoid the pesky environmental reviews…”🤦‍♀️

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

SEN. KELLY: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family have served in the military? ZERO.”

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

This is so f*cking embarassing.

The Mayor of Providence had to tell Americans not to trust any news that isn’t released from official Providence sources because the president of the United States spread misinformation.

This is the worst timeline.

[Jack @Friendship_Jack]

@AdamKinzinger

[Elsie white @Elsievotesblue]

People💙I agree with every single word this woman says about the decrepit, blighted, bloated, orange grease ball 🤣
This dude, truly despises women of a whole!! He’s an uncouth brash man that abuses women! What a Nasty piece of trash he is 🤨
#DemVoice1
#DemsUnited
#ProudBlue

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

This is what traitorous sedition looks like