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[Whatevs @corkinthewater]

@markdfabela @Scott_Wiener that’s a doctored photo, genius

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Who said all political ads are boring? This is probably the hottest political ad you’ll ever see.

OHIO vote NO on August 8th 🔥

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

Beyond cringeworthy. Whitewashing an autocrat by pointing out that he has Ivy League degrees and is competent. Just what we need, a competent version of Hungary’s Orban. Completely ignores his racism, kidnapping Venezuelan asylum seekers, using state power to punish enemies.

[Whatevs @corkinthewater]

@dj_double_d1 it’s such a good show. i highly recommend starting from season 1. there’s a steady progression in strategies across seasons

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Tonight’s vote is a victory for the American people. @POTUS negotiated a bipartisan agreement under very difficult conditions caused by reckless MAGA Republicans.

President Biden shows, once again, that he gets stuff done and is one of the most effective Presidents in history.

[David Rothschild 🌻 @DavMicRot]

Republicans: If we don't slash social safety net for poor & veterans by 50% AND make permanent massive tax cuts for rich (plausibly raising our debt) we will crash world economy in name of fiscal responsibility

Mainstream Media: why aren't Democrats meeting Republicans half way?

[LeGate @williamlegate]

Illegal in Montana: TikTok
Legal in Montana: child marriage

…you really still believe it's about "protecting the kids?"

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

How about prosecuting Leonard Leo. This is a bribe. Covered up. Obstruction

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

I think we can call them “Friends of Seditious Conspiracy.”

[Larry Huynh @larryhuynh]

BREAKING: A highly suspicious $6,000 a month payment benefiting Clarence Thomas's family shows the Supreme Court Justice's corruption runs even deeper than previously thought, according to financial records buried in an obscure court filing.

Here's the scoop: A company owned by billionaire real estate mogul Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew to go to private school for about a year.

Just in case this isn't obvious, “this is way outside the norm,” according to a former White House ethics lawyer.

How many stories need to come out before we seriously discuss impeachment of corrupt Supreme Court justices?

Part of the public’s loss of faith in our institutions comes from a lack of accountability of the privileged. Thomas doesn’t think the rules apply to him, and for that, he is unfit to serve.

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

I mean, can anyone else say they have a friendship like the one Clarence Thomas has with Harlan Crow? A friend you met when he gave you a ride on his private jet, who's also your mom's landlord but doesn't charge her rent and pays for a family member's tuition?

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Holy shit. Texas DPS officers just roughed up peaceful protesters in the House Gallery as Republicans prepared to debate their anti-trans bill. (h/t @reportsbychar)

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

This powerful, evidence based statement by @senwhitehouse says it all. The Roberts Court is a cesspool of unethical conduct bolstered by the arrogance of power. And not much good to say about the coverup of all this by the Judicial Conference and appeals courts.

[Matt Binder @MattBinder]

i noticed a few people share that libs notification & wondered who could they all be following that’d pay for those tweets

i had a pretty good idea of who it was and…yup

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[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

It’s worth reminding everyone over and over in the coming days what most establishment reporters will not or cannot. Kevin McCarthy and the House GOP are holding the federal govt and the US constitution hostage. They have issued a series of demands and said that if their …

[Ford News @FordJohnathan5]

🚨 A few asked for it in my DMs. Here is what lifting the debt ceiling means in the GOP legislation just passed. 🚨

-A 22% reduction in veterans benefits and care at VA hospitals.
-Cut to Opioids including fentanyl through grants for 30 thousand Americans recovering.
-Cut to 200,000 children from headstart programs.
-100,000 children will not qualify for assistance.
-13 million fewer healthcare visits for veterans.
-Almost 7 million less education pell recipients.
-Strict medicaid work requirements.
-Kicking low income families off Medicaid.
-Cuts to local law enforcement
-11 thousand less FBI agents and other agencies.
-Federal agencies hiring freeze.
-One million seniors cut from meals on wheels.
-On the job training for workers programs cut. Could lead to significant job losses.
-Cuts to WIC and nutritionist programs for children.
-Significant cuts to border security and legal border check points.

The Senate must reject this inhumane proposal from @SpeakerMcCarthy

And @POTUS must VETO if needed.

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

What I feared has begun. Politico Playbook today is all about Kevin McCarthy‘s victory on his debt ceiling bill and on the tactics. Nothing on the substance, on what happens if we breach the debt ceiling, the delivery push to economic catastrophe.. It’s a both sides frame.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Marjorie Taylor Greene says that adopted or parents through marriage aren’t real parents because they’re “not biological.” She just told a witness who is a mother through marriage that she is “not a mother.”

[Andrew Lawrence @ndrew_lawrence]

i do not think the founders envisioned us being ruled by an unaccountable council of nine who get to take bribes

[VoteVets @votevets]

217 Republicans just voted to cut Veterans care. 2024 is coming. We will NEVER let you forget this!