The Professor

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

200 years ago, my ancestor signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. He wrote:

“Any duty that would advance the cause of Texas I feel anxious and ever ready to perform…”

As I accept your nomination for the US Senate, I make that same commitment to you.

[Ned Ryun @nedryun]

This is so great.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

If you touch water you are apprehended by police.

If you molest kids with Jeffrey Epstein you are moved to a luxury prison and considered for a pardon.

TRUMP’S AMERICA.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

A high-angle view of the Norway fan Viking row 🤯

[Mallory McMorrow @MalloryMcMorrow]

One billionaire family controls the bridge that carries 25% of all U.S.–Canada trade.

The good news? There's a brand new public bridge right next door (and Canada paid for the whole thing).

The bad news? Donald Trump won't let it open.

Here's the story:

For more than a decade, Michigan and Canada worked together to build a new public crossing right next to it — six lanes over the Detroit River, named for a Canadian-born Red Wings legend, built by thousands of union workers. Canada paid the entire bill. Michigan co-owns it. It's finished. It’s a shining example of international cooperation and collaboration, with a tremendous return for both sides: more jobs, faster trade, and lower costs.

So why isn't it open?

Because the Moroun family, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge just up the river, doesn’t want the competition. They spent years and tens of millions of dollars trying to stop any competing international crossing from being built or opening. They lost. So they went to the White House instead.

In January, Matthew Moroun gave $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. Then the billionaire called Trump's Commerce Secretary and, just hours later, Trump suddenly attacked the same publicly owned bridge he praised in his own first term and threatened to block it.
Then, the day before the June 12th ribbon-cutting, the opening was called off indefinitely.

It's corruption so flagrant it would be laughable if it weren't so damaging.

Trump is screwing over Michiganders for the interests of billionaires — holding a finished, publicly owned project hostage to protect one donor's toll booth.

So a finished bridge sits closed, Michiganders keep paying the higher tolls, cars and trucks cost more, and a billionaire family keeps its monopoly.

Mr. President: stop playing games. Open the damn bridge.

[The Professor @destructo44]

@roviojha @RichardHanania bot

[The Professor @destructo44]

@elonmusk for a smart guy - how can you be so uninformed

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: This Is One Of The Most Disturbing Details To Emerge From The Epstein Investigation.

After Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 child sex conviction, you might expect the pipeline of introductions to stop.

According to CNN, it continued.

The network reviewed records showing model scouts and agents allegedly sending Epstein photos of young women, discussing meetings, and helping facilitate introductions years after his conviction.

Then came the message that chills the blood.

A scout sends a photo.

Epstein replies:

"Too old."

This suggests the issue wasn't just Epstein.

It was the network of people who continued opening doors for him after everyone already knew what he had done.

[The Trump-Epstein Reading Room @RedactedReading]

DC, we've arrived... along with all 3.5 million pages of the publicly-released Epstein Files.

The DC Reading Room opens today.

Reserve your spot: https://t.co/6w5GkjYiJg

[WORLDCITIZEN @Yomero65422877]

@Microinteracti1 @MelisaGillett More like… FUCK TRUM TRUMP IS A PIECE OF SHIT…

[The Professor @destructo44]

@gocubsmi1 @51bodila Oct 2023

[Global Scope @SpotGlobals]

Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: “He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. He’s a con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Doesn’t do his homework. Doesn’t care. Doesn’t pay his taxes. He’s an idiot. He’s a national disaster. He’s an embarrassment to this country.”

[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.

[Kayla @KaylaDavis2000]

Adam Hoffman raped his son’s best friend for 3 years

First-degree felony. Life without parole.

Ken Paxton’s office gutted it to 60 days. He walked free after 30.

No sex offender registration. His record scrubbed clean.
Texas protects predators with power!

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Sure.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Springsteen on Colbert:

"I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you are the first guy in America who lost his show because we got a president who can't take a joke….and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want. Stephen, these are small-minded people. They got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about" 🔥

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying [FBI Director] Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

(Kash Patel has reportedly used a taxpayer funded FBI jet multiple times to visit his girlfriend.)

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

This is HILARIOUS

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Shark Tank Billionaire Kevin O'leary says 2 people fighting data centers in Utah are Chinese agents. Turns out its just 2 local girls in Utah, they make a hilarious video calling him the fuck out