John Calhoun

Married 52 years, Retirement, High Tech, Finance, Banking. UCSB Aquatic Bio ‘80.

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

Trump is trying to turn every federal grant into a political loyalty test.

Before any grant for things like medical research, housing, public health, and more gets approved, a political appointee would have to sign off that it serves Trump’s personal agenda. If they don’t like what you’re working on, the funding disappears.

The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power of the purse precisely so no president could ever do what Donald Trump is trying to do right now. It is the most fundamental check in our entire system of government, and Republicans are forfeiting it without a fight.

Where on earth are my Republican colleagues on the Appropriations Committee? You and I spent the last year fighting for every single dollar of this funding. Every. Single. Dollar. And you are letting this president TRAMPLE all over Congress and your own job.
https://t.co/QCH17wANNb

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani had just made Billionaire Jeff Bezos pay up the $9 million dollars that he owed in Fines to New York City.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Hannity 2019: I have zero doubt that Russia meddled in the 2016 election…I’m certain they did. Devin Nunes was warning Obama in 2014.

Hannity 2025: They all lied. I’m proud that this show got it right. The rest of the media went along with the lie. @acyn

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

At least 97 insurrectionists pardoned by Trump have been arrested, charged or convicted of unrelated crimes since January 6th, @Lawfare found.

That's staggering. The public safety threat posed by Trump's pardons could not be clearer. https://t.co/GPoOMXYi6j

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, alleging the landmark law no longer needs to correct for historic voter suppression.

But did you know…

It came to this conclusion using a faulty data methodology that erroneously claimed Black voters turnout more than white voters.
https://t.co/vrt4L6ZgEg

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

As Trump screamed "Comey was a dirty cop" during "Meet the Press" questions about Trump's Jan 6 lies....

We should note:

1) Comey wasn't employed by FBI on Jan 6, 2021
2) The FBI worked for Donald Trump on Jan 6, 2021
3) Trump launched the Jan 6 prosecutions on Jan 7, 2021

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

Pete Hegseth has enraged top Mormon officials in the Republican Party by declaring that their faith no longer counts as a religion as far as the Defense Department is concerned. https://t.co/aOhqxSAqfj

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Not only has Trump lost in court over his ridiculous effort to alter the name of the Kennedy Center by an act of monarchical graffiti, but he has lost his absurd and petulant lawsuit against my friend and constituent Chuck Redd, one of the great jazz drummers of all time, for declining to play under that fake name. Trump’s stupid million-dollar lawsuit was void because there was no contract, no breach and no damages. The rule of law is coming back! https://t.co/dJIzfs10uW

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

5,000 tons of Russia’s Navy ammunition near St. Petersburg is gone.

Eight Ukrainian deep strike drones got through air defenses and triggered a massive secondary detonation — United24. 1/

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

Clayton is the first US Attorney for SDNY in recent memory to moonlight as a partisan TV pundit, even if it means breezily speculating about crimes for which he admittedly has no evidence.

He’s become a fixture for MAGA commentary on CNBC.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 BREAKING: CNN confirms the working class is completely abandoning Donald Trump. His historic win with voters making under $50K has been entirely erased.

The White House's disastrous economic policies caused a massive 30-point collapse among lower-income Americans!

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

🚨USDA confirms two new cases of flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas—the nightmare maggots burrowing into live cattle.

Thanks, Trump. Your admin gutted pest control & border health programs, and now this horror is back after 60 years.

MAGA making livestock great again.🐛🔥

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

Men claim to be ICE agents—block father carrying his baby girl from making their flight inside airport.

"They want to kidnap me!" he yells for help.

"I have my baby daughter... You have no heart—don't touch me!"

The Cuban family says agents told them to "go back to Mexico."

They were heading from Denver, Colorado to Miami, Florida with their baby daughter—when these alleged ICE agents tried to detain them.

Family ended up stuck in Denver after being unable to board their plane bound for Miami.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Stunning new polling shows Democrat Josh Turek has pulled even with his Republican opponent Ashley Hinson in Iowa. This is huge especially considering Turek's favorability ratings are much higher than Hinson's.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

QUICK: How are farmers faring these days given higher fertilizer prices and diesel prices?

BROOKE ROLLINS: There was almost a 40% increase in input prices under the last administration, no new trade deals under Biden

(note the complete lack of pushback from CNBC hosts who just let her rant... )

[Sky News @SkyNews]

The UK will be the first country where it will be impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures, a justice minister tells @LeahBoleto.

The government says tech companies must stop this happening within three months or they'll be forced to act through legislation.

[WW3finalboss @WW3finalboss]

🇮🇹🇺🇦🇷🇺 MELONI SAYS PUTIN MUST STOP HIDING BEHIND WORDS

"Regarding Putin at the G20, this is the moment. It is time for Putin to take steps toward peace. Europe and the United States have already made steps forward, now Russia must do the same." - Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹

That is the basic truth Moscow keeps trying to dodge.

Ukraine has shown it is ready to talk. Europe and the United States have moved. Putin is the one still choosing delay, demands and destruction while pretending he wants peace.

[Karen Piper @PiperK]

This man is a troll who says that any election won by Democrats is "stolen." He also oversees national election security for Homeland Security.

He's been pushing the ridiculous "California fraud" narrative.

He studied at Moscow State University. 1/

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

I am up late trying to figure out what to write about the state of voting rights three years after our big win in SCOTUS. Words are hard to come by, but I hope you will read.

Subscribe to Democracy Docket now for free. https://t.co/0StGlWz45f

[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

Hawley blasts 4 Republicans who voted to reject adding voter ID bill to reconciliation package #TheHill https://t.co/BDk0mPG6iJ