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[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

1/ If I hear one more public official call indoor air filters a "band-aid," I'm going to explode! It's so logical, yet so readily dismissed. Filtering indoor air should be as standard as filtering water. Full stop. 🧵

[The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes) @theserfstv]

I think people should share as many videos of the CEO of Palantir speaking as possible because no one makes a better case for the abolition of his industry

[Will Sommer @willsommer]

Kash Patel has fired a senior FBI official after public flight data showed Patel used a government jet to fly and see his girlfriend perform at a wrestling match. https://t.co/m4zHHnowtt

[Acyn @Acyn]

Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape. 

And by the way, he warned you too, because he said what he would do. But the fact is there were plenty of people who voted for Trump and Republicans anyway. And it wasn't because they wanted to give up the right to free speech or see public health systems torn down, but because they were understandably frustrated with inflation and gas prices and the difficulty of affording a home and worries about their children's future.

Now, nine months later, you have got to ask yourself, has any of that gotten better?

It sure has gotten better for Trump and his family.

[Josh Shapiro @JoshShapiroPA]

Donald Trump has zero credibility when it comes to the rule of law. Remember, this is the guy who tried to throw out Pennsylvanians’ votes and overturn the 2020 election, who pardoned the people who assaulted law enforcement on January 6th, and who I’ve beat dozens of times in court.

On Tuesday, vote YES to retain our Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices and send a message that here in the birthplace of freedom, we respect the rule of law and an independent judiciary.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

FACT CHECK: In July he took $186 billion dollars worth of food assistance from SNAP (the largest cut ever) and gave it to billionaires & greedy CEOs.

These guys don't give a shit. They've never gone hungry. They don't even buy their own groceries. What a bunch of frauds.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“60 Minutes paid me a lot of money”

In an edited-out part of the Trump interview Trump brags about extorting CBS for millions for… editing out a part of Kamala’s interview.

(He also makes it clear new CBS chief Bari Weiss is in his pocket)

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.

Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.

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https://t.co/Zx5ecyeT6m

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

This not law enforcement, it is organized domestic terrorism. This is felony assault, unlawful detainment, and kidnapping by Stephen Miller’s brownshirts.

DHS, ICE, CBP and every other agency involved in this violence must be ended. There’s no coming back from this.

[Matthew Gertz @MattGertz]

The Orbanization of the U.S. media is happening in plain sight, with the president using regulatory power to direct the sales of news outlets to his wealthy allies.

[Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 @KellyScaletta]

The Executive Dining Room is capable of seating up to 300 people. It's only with very large events that they need to use the outdoor pavilions (which aren't "tents).

Since the Carter Administration, there have been 165 estate dinners (only 2 under Trump) and only 17 have used the outdoor pavilions.

Additionally the "rewiring of a few pipes" was actually a needed upgrade to the wiring, HVAC and security that was passed by Congress under Bush, but took place under Obama.

The basketball court was just installing a temporary basketball hoop on the tennis court and painting a few lines. The cost was under $20,000 and Obama paid for it.

So many lies in 30 seconds.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE violently detain U.S. citizen who is standing up for his employees—tackle his elderly mother in the process.

He looks right at Chicago Police just standing around and asks, "Officers, why are you letting this happen?"

Nate Griffin is the manager for the Laugh Factory comedy club on Chicago's North Side.

A masked agent was overheard claiming that he hit a car door—and should be charged with "assault on an officer."

There is a GoFundMe to support his legal battle—he could face up to 8 years in prison. #DemsUnited

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

What's in the Epstein files is so damning and elicits so much fear amid a few wealthy individuals, one of whom is president, that we might not see the House reconvene for weeks, months, or ever.
Another Epstein-panicked elite is Tim Mellon, who is being lauded for paying $130M for US troops. He's the heir to - among other things - Bank of NY - formerly Bank of NY Mellon, which is being charged by Epstein survivors for enabling the trafficking network. The $130M isn't enough to pay jack for the troops, so what is it for, really? A bribe to keep the House shut down?

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Make no mistake: Republicans would come back to DC in a nanosecond if ending the shutdown meant more tax breaks for billionaires, handouts to big banks, or giveaways to the insurance industry.

But some of us want to help regular, working people. I guess that’s a bridge too far.

[Andrew Bates @AndrewBatesNC]

.@SecScottBessent is not a farmer. He's a hedge fund manager who rents farmland to farmers.

He gave himself a tax windfall in the One, Big Beautiful Bill.

And those giveaways to the rich are funded by the tariffs that are slamming into American farmers and working families.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Jessica Tarlov just said what no one in power will:

“The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no proof they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had evidence, they’d face a court, not a drone.”

Seven strikes. Thirty-two dead. Zero indictments.

That’s not law enforcement; it’s extrajudicial murder dressed up as “national security.”

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Democrats offered a bill to pay ALL federal workers during the Trump Shutdown. EVERY Republican kept it from passing.

How do you not pay people who are working?

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

Stop. Lying.
Congress had approved the funding in 2008, following a report from the administration of then-President George W Bush. News reports explained that the project aimed to modernize the White House’s aging infrastructure.
It is therefore misleading to claim that Obama personally “spent” $370 million on renovations. The project was actually a utility upgrade funded through a congressional appropriation made in 2001 and did not involve any changes to the White House’s historic structures

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

“This scene bears no resemblance to the America I was born into. It bears no resemblance to the democratic republic the founders imagined. It is violence born of our own failure to protect liberty; it is the tiki torch lighting the way into the dark.”
Video h/t: @LongTimeHistory

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump wants to use the Navy to build $10B worth of migrant detention camps.

Let me get this straight: we "can't afford" to invest in public programs that make housing or healthcare more affordable — but we have endless funds to detain migrants and enrich defense contractors? https://t.co/9nJLUFEQi6