15,700+ Americans got sick with cyclosporiasis from contaminated lettuce.
But here's what happened first: CDC grants slashed by 40%. Local food safety staff cut in half. Federal labs closed. Key agencies eliminated. This outbreak was preventable.
Over the weekend, Republican Steve Schmidt, who ran John McCain's 2008 campaign for president, was interviewed on MSNBC.
In response to a very general question regarding the Trump Presidency, Mr. Schmidt spoke for two solid minutes and gave the most insightful and brutally honest response of what the Trump Presidency has done to our great country.
“Donald Trump has been the worst president this country has ever had. And, I don't say that hyperbolically. He is. But he is a consequential president. And, he has brought this country in three short years to a place of weakness that is simply unimaginable if you were pondering where we are today from the day where Barack Obama left office. And, there were a lot of us on that day who were deeply skeptical and very worried about what a Trump presidency would be. But this is a moment of unparalleled national humiliation, of weakness.”
"When you listen to the President, these are the musings of an imbecile. An idiot. And I don't use those words to name call. I use them because they are the precise words of the English language to describe his behavior. His comportment. His actions. We've never seen a level of incompetence, a level of ineptitude so staggering on a daily basis by anybody in the history of the country whose ever been charged with substantial responsibilities.”
"It's just astonishing that this man is president of the United States. The man, the con man, from New York City. Many bankruptcies, failed businesses, a reality show, that branded him as something that he never was. A successful businessman. Well, he's the President of the United States now, and the man who said he would make the country great again. And he's brought death, suffering, and economic collapse on truly an epic scale."
"And, let's be clear. This isn't happening in every country around the world. This place. Our place. Our home. Our country. The United States. We are the epicenter. We are the place where you're the most likely to die from this disease. We're the ones with the most shattered economy. And we are, because of the fool that sits in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk.
H/T Clarence Tucker
It would be cool if billionaires started competing over who could plant the most trees, build the most hospitals, libraries, and parks, house the most homeless people, restore the most ecosystems, and remove the most pollution from Earth, all just to show off.
Capitalism needs homelessness for it to function. The fear of being unhoused is a policy choice, used as a threat to exploit workers.
Imagine how society would be if we had basic income and housing was seen as a right, not a privilege.
The "self-made billionaire" doesn't exist. Bezos got $300k from his parents. Musk's family owned an emerald mine. Gates' mom sat on the IBM board. They all had wealth, connections, and safety nets. The myth of meritocracy is just inherited privilege with a TED Talk.
Donald Trump is OFFICIALLY a rapist.
His FINAL appeal in his sexual assault case has been DENIED.
He is now the first President in U.S. History to be found liable for sexual assault.
What a disgrace.
I don't actually want Trump to be impeached. Bear with me here. Impeach him and he's just a victim again. A martyr to MAGA. I want to see the house and senate flip. Make him a complete lame duck. Then I want to see impeachments. Start with Blance at the DOJ. Then Patel at the FBI. Then Hegseth. Strip all his lackeys of power. Then I'd like to see the Epstein files fully released while he watches helplessly. Watch his name drug through the mud while he screams and rages futilely. Watch as any legacy he thought he may have goes up in flames. Watch his name become synonymous with pedophilia. Enough to shame him and his children so that none of them will ever live it down or run for office. That would be Karma and fully justified.
Last year, Jeff Bezos sailed on his $500 million yacht to his $55 million wedding in Venice to give his wife a $5 million ring while his real tax rate was less than 1%.
Under my 5% billionaire wealth tax, Mr. Bezos would owe $12.7 billion & still have $240 billion left over.
If capitalism is so great, why do corporations need so many tax breaks, subsidies, exemptions, grants, legal protections, bailouts, and trade protections?
When citizens need these things, why is it socialism?
Karoline Leavitt's legacy will be that of a woman who wore a cross around her neck while helping cover up the largest child sex abuse scandal in modern history.
This is how she'll be remembered.
This is really creepy: giant companies could be charging you higher prices based on data they have on you (like your browsing history).
It's called "surveillance pricing."
Just so you know, Donald Trump shut down the investigation into this scam.
I just don’t understand how you’re going to call someone “Sleepy Joe” for years and then proceed to literally fall asleep in the middle of every press conference all the time.