So Trump, using taxpayer cash, overpaid a Bribery-accused ex-con pal by 1000% via a no-bid contract with kickbacks, that guy ruined the Reflecting Pool, Trump then drove on the Pool out of laziness and further destroyed it, and now they're arresting civilians to cover their asses
And if you wonder why the regime is detaining anyone who interacts with the Pool, it is—nakedly and unambiguously—because it needs false arrests to create the impression of civilian criminal activity that doesn't exist and is merely cover for Trump driving The Beast on the Pool
Process the fact that—as of yesterday—if a tourist so much as dips a finger in the Reflecting Pool Trump ruined they get detained for an hour by multiple federal agencies
This is the police state Republicans hysterically warned of for decades, and now that it's here they love it
Say it with me (and hundreds of nonpartisan historians, as per their latest professional assessment):
The. Worst. President. In American history. By far.
Trump's family crypto business is expected to soon be allowed to operate like a bank — a decision, made by the Trump administration, that would give U.S. companies a new route to steer money to the president.
"For the first time in history, a president is leaning on a bank regulator to give his private enterprise the implicit backing of the federal government." https://t.co/Kq7ToFVZgi
Trump is trying to shift the decision about who gets to vote from the states to his administration, using benign sounding administrative procedures, and an executive order that few people are paying attention to. There’s nothing more important to be aware of right now than this. Details here: https://t.co/8dvrOO8Zy6
The National Guard is now guarding the algae in the Reflecting Pool to protect against an utterly deranged conspiracy theory Donald Trump thought up on the can
We are so far beyond America being *just* a global joke
There are simply no words anymore for how pathetic all this is
It's very sad to watch a subpar mind further disintegrate in real time, but it is also essential for American journalists to make clear to readers that everything the President of the United States is now saying publicly is an utter and frighteningly dementia-fueled hallucination
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*.
There are only two silver linings here:
1. This should teach all Americans that Donald Trump is a cockroach who will survive and thrive in any scenario in which anyone turns away from his corruption for even a *second*.
2. The "Tarp Theater" is now open for nightly projections.
What Trump banked on was crowds dissipating once his name was gone and its removal had been done behind a tarp.
What Trump banked on was corporate media ceasing to pay attention to this story before it had actually ended.
He went 2-for-2.
That goddamn tarp needs to come down.
Mark this moment.
This is where the endgame begins—though it might take two years to play out.
A President of the United States is openly linking the *Pentagon* and rigging elections for his party.
He is framing an authoritarian takeover as something the *U.S. military* wants.
@SethAbramson He is a troll. The people actually running things probably did say to name it after him to continue the only thing he's good at, being a troll.
DEAN: You're under oath. When will you comply with the law and release all the Epstein files?
BLANCHE: We have complied with the law
DEAN: There are 3 million more documents. And you know what you said to me? 'They include another guy named Epstein.' Nobody is buying it
*the time of the gentlelady has expired*
DEAN: I beg your pardon? How do I get cut off 2 minutes into this? What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up.