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[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Joy Behar: “I’m so tired of Donald Trump, I can barely talk about him anymore. I am so sick of his stupidity, his dishonor, the way he talks about people, the way he presents himself to children, the way he curses and swears about people, the fact he’s so incompetent at what he does, the fact these Republicans stick by him no matter what. Why are Americans putting up with this?”

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

THE INSANELY RIGGED ECONOMY

Yesterday, while tens of millions of families were struggling to pay for rent, food, healthcare, childcare and gas, seven of Trump's oligarchic friends became $210 billion richer. Not last week. Not over the past decade. In less than 24 hours, these 7 men, the wealthiest people on earth, became $210 billion richer.

Incredibly, since Trump was elected on November 5, 2024, these 7 men, all Big Tech Oligarchs, have become more than $1.5 trillion richer and are now collectively worth over $2.8 trillion. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any other wealthy nation, young adults have a lower standard of living than their parents and over 20% of our seniors are trying to survive on an annual income of $15,000 a year or less.

Yes. We are living in an oligarchy.

A Good Day for Trump’s Friends:

Yesterday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, got $164.8 billion richer and is now worth $1.4 trillion. He’s worth $1.1 trillion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Larry Page, the second wealthiest man in the world, gained $7.61 billion in wealth and is now worth $314 billion. He’s worth $161 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Sergey Brin, the third richest man in the world, got $7.01 billion richer and is now worth $292 billion. He’s worth $148 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Jeff Bezos, the fourth richest man in the world, gained $6.96 billion in wealth and is now worth $267 billion. He’s worth $46 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Larry Ellison, the fifth wealthiest man in the world, gained $8.92 billion in wealth and is now worth $247 billion. He’s worth $63 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Michael Dell, the sixth richest man in the world, got $5.86 billion richer and is now worth $218 billion. He’s worth $101 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, the seventh richest man in the world, gained $9.16 billion in wealth and is now worth $211 billion. He’s worth $8 billion more than on Election Day.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God’s children.”

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

We have this, but kids cancer research was deemed wasteful spending.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Jeff Bezos just said the bottom half of Americans should pay zero federal income tax.

And honestly? He may have accidentally exposed the entire scam.

Bezos pointed to a nurse in Queens making roughly $75,000 a year and paying around $12,000 in taxes:

“We shouldn’t be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington.”

Think about how insane this system has become.

A nurse working 12-hour shifts is taxed before she even sees her paycheck while billionaires borrow against appreciating assets, exploit loopholes, and sometimes pay lower effective tax rates than school teachers.

The average American is funding an empire they can barely afford to live in.

Wars.
Interest payments.
Corporate subsidies.
Defense contracts.
Lobbyist wish lists.

Meanwhile the person changing bedpans in Queens gets her paycheck carved up like she’s financing Rome before collapse.

The most dangerous thing Bezos said wasn’t about taxes.

It was admitting out loud that the people carrying the country on their backs are getting crushed while the system tells them it’s “normal.”

[K. @IbaraEleven]

Congress wants you to believe that they can’t survive on $83/hr but that you can survive on $7.25/hr. These people have nothing but contempt for you.

[ADAM @adamemedia1]

“WE NEED TO LET THEM DO INSIDER TRADING TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES”

That was the actual argument just made in defense of politicians trading stocks.

Members of Congress make $174,000 a year.

The median American income is roughly $63,000. (3x less)

Meanwhile the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour… also unchanged since 2009.

And you’re seriously being told politicians need access to insider trading to survive.

The system is designed to lead earth to neo-feudalism.

And it’s becoming more brazen by the year.

Asset ownership consolidates upward.

Living standards decline downward.

The middle class gets squeezed from both ends and disappears while the elite class accumulates more wealth, more influence, and more protection.

Leaving behind a permanent underclass.

And a permanent political-financial aristocracy at the top…

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

[Nick Connors @NicholasConnors]

@RpsAgainstTrump If the government will automatically register citizens for the draft, it should also automatically register them to vote.

[Mrs. Butters 🥧 @MrsButters]

I don't want to hear any more bullshit about "both parties are the same." No, they absolutely are not. I'm not here to say Democrats are perfect — far from it — but they are not the same.

Last I checked, in my lifetime, no Democratic president has started a large-scale war in the Middle East like George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump all have. Sure, Democrats have ordered military strikes and other operations — but nothing on the scale of what Republicans have done when controlling the White House.

Name the last Republican who inherited a sinking economy or a recession from their Democratic predecessor. On the flip side, name the last Democrat who inherited a strong, growing economy from a Republican predecessor.

Clinton inherited a weak economy from George H. W. Bush. Obama inherited the worst economic crash since the Great Depression from George W. Bush. Biden inherited a pandemic that had been botched as horribly as a president could botch it from Trump.

Meanwhile, George W. Bush inherited a historically strong economy and a balanced budget from Clinton. From Obama, Trump inherited a strong economy in the midst of a historic streak of private-sector job growth. And from Biden, he inherited a growing (though still fragile) economy that, a year later, is worse by nearly every major economic metric than it was when he took office.

In my lifetime, not once has a Democrat entered the White House without a massive mess to clean up from the Republican who occupied the office before them.

Was Obamacare perfect? No — and it was never meant to be. It was a stepping stone to be built upon and improved. But guess what, it’s a hell of a lot better than anything Republicans have ever proposed to provide more Americans with better and more affordable health care — because they’ve never introduced anything. Meanwhile, Democrats dating back to the 1990s have been trying to make health care better for all Americans, including conservatives, whether or not MAGA wants to believe that.

I dare any Republican voter to tell me any major policy or platform their party has backed in the past 20–30 years that has made Americans’ lives better. What policy proposals — other than "get a job and stop doing drugs" — have Republicans put forth to help end the homelessness crisis, fight drug addiction, or help the most vulnerable among us live better lives?

True, Biden was bad on the border and border security — but at least Democrats don’t vilify human beings as "animals" and "monsters" like Republicans do. We can have discussions about how best to secure our border and manage immigration without dehumanizing people — most of whom are just poor individuals trying to make a better life for themselves and their families.

On guns: Most Democrats want sensible reforms aimed at reducing gun violence. It’s not an effort to remove someone’s "right to bear arms" — it’s about addressing the epidemic of mass shootings and overall gun violence. Yet, to Republicans, guns have nothing to do with gun violence. Nothing at all. It's just "mental health," of which they've also done absolutely nothing to combat.

Name a Democrat who came into office and immediately started a crypto business auctioning private dinners with undisclosed guest lists to their largest investors. Well, Trump did that. His family’s net worth has grown by over $2 billion since he came into office. By comparison, if you combined the total net worth of the Obamas and Bidens, it’s about 2–3% of just the net gains Trump has seen since returning to the White House.

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Trump’s “victory timeline” claims.

Mar 3: "We won the war."
Mar 7: "We defeated Iran."
Mar 9: "We must attack Iran."
Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully."
Mar 11: “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won. In ​the first hour it was over.” Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet."
Mar 13: "We won the war."
Mar 14: "Please help us."
Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it."
Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all."
Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me."
Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad."
Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help."
Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO."
Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz."
Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz."
Mar 20: "NATO are cowards."
Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it."
Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait"
Mar 22: "Iran is Dead"

Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran."
Mar 24: "We’re making progress."
Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.” Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away."
Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO."
Mar 28: No major quote
Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing
Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences."
Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing"
Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon."
Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not
Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen."
Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences.

Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."
😂

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨Trump today:

“We can’t take care of daycare. We’re a big country. We’re fighting wars. It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.”

The United States has spent:

$21 billion on the Iran war in 30 days.
$100 million on Trump’s golf tab this term.
$200 billion requested for Pentagon weapons.

$8 trillion on wars since September 11th.
But daycare is not possible.
Medicare is not possible.

Medicaid — which covers 72 million Americans including children, seniors, and people with disabilities — is not possible.

[The Blue Torch @_TheBlueTorch]

"Why would you care about ICE being around if you're a US citizen???"

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SHOOTING AND ARRESTING US CITIZENS WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN??

[RC deWinter @RCdeWinter]

this is not a joke

[Sophia ❣️ @KeruboSk]

Friday the 13th doesn’t seem so ominous anymore now that every day carries a threatening aura.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

WOW!!! JUST GOT A CALL FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE (TOP LEVEL) THAT DONALD TRUMP IS FURIOUS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM (GOVERNOR OF THE FREE WORLD) HAVE COMPLETELY “HIJACKED” THE NEWS ON HIS “BIG SPEECH DAY” WITHOUT EVEN TRYING. FOX NEWS IS WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE OF ME AND MY “ROAD SHOW.” MY RATINGS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF! MUCH BETTER THAN DOZY’S. PEOPLE ARE NOW SAYING THAT I SHOULD DELIVER THE SPEECH INSTEAD OF TRUMP’S “STATE OF THE SNOOZE.” I WOULD CRUSH IT. EVEN WITH DYSLEXIA. ESPECIALLY WITH DYSLEXIA! UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE, I DON’T NEED THE TELEPROMPTER (VERY ADVANCED SKILL, VERY RARE). I MEMORIZE. IT’S CALLED PREPARATION. LOOK IT UP, DON! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! —GOVERNOR GCN

[Bark @barkmeta]

Realizing American citizens paid $175 billion in illegal tariffs and it’s being refunded to companies instead of back to us.

[MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸 @MAGACult2]

Watch one thing today, let it be these four videos. You will learn more about this entire operation and the background of these people in the next 17 minutes than you have anywhere else.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Lawmakers say Trump’s personal lawyers — Bondi, Blanche, and Patel — withheld or redacted an estimated 95% of references to Donald Trump in the Epstein files — roughly 950,000 of 1M+ mentions, per staff calculations.

If accurate, this is one of the largest political cover-ups ever carried out against the public.

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Then and Now