Today Lindsay Graham is commemorated on Capitol Hill. As I argued in @atrupar.com Public Notice, the senator died a sellout to conservatism and bootlicking coward: www.publicnotice.co/p/lindsey-gr...
Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatismFrom Gingrich to Trump, Graham was a fixture as the GOP became increasingly malignant.www.publicnotice.co
NEW: ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of Justice Department lawyers. We found judges nominated by both parties who are frustrated that they can no longer take the government at its word.
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” ConductProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.www.propublica.org
"Trump positions himself as a vindication of masculine prerogatives," says @moiradonegan.bsky.social. He tells men not to "cultivate virtues" but to "embrace their own vices." On the pod, this look at Trump, the Tate brothers, and the plight of young men is so good: newrepublic.com/article/2136...
New in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."
Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas pricesNormally blaming the president is unfair. But not this time.www.publicnotice.co
NEW: Cornyn pulls a Columbo. JUST ONE MORE THING. Cornyn won’t vote for Blanche unless Blanche rescinds the Trump IRS settlement. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Cornyn wants Trump IRS settlement rewritten before voting for BlancheThe Texas Republican drew a red line ahead of a crucial Judiciary Committee vote Thursday.www.politico.comProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...www.propublica.org
“Trump Confirms He’s Hoarding Billions From Venezuelan Oil” (in an offshore bank account based in Qatar). Biggest smash and grad in history… #RadioFreeAmerica #politics newrepublic.com/post/213566/...
Trump Confirms He’s Hoarding Billions From Venezuelan OilPresident Trump is refusing to say what happened to the billions his administration took from Venezuelan oil sales.newrepublic.com
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appoints state AG Ashley Moody to the US Senate. She turns around and approves $10 million to Hope Florida, FRAUDULENTLY diverting money from Medicaid to a non-profit for his wife, Casey DeSantis, to spend on 2024 elections. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandalAs Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundationwww.cbsnews.comThis video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow PresidentYouTube video by ProPublicawww.youtube.com
“We are allowing the tech industry to consolidate this extraordinary degree of resources, unlike anything ever before."
The race to stop AI’s threats to democracyTech journalist Karen Hao sounds the alarm about the rising risks to the country—and planet—from the growth of artificial intelligence.www.motherjones.com
After federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the pro-Trump management team at CBS News pressured journalists to put disinformation in their reports. This went beyond “politics” – it was news executives helping fascists whitewash murder. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
When news execs help fascists whitewash murderFormer CBS journalists detail pressure after federal agents killed Good and Prettiwww.stopthepresses.news
The only witness that Jeanine Pirro produced before the DC grand jury admitted that the feds' case against an Olympic canoeist was bogus because the damage he is charged with was there before he arrived on the scene. But Pirro secured her indictment just the same. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched waterDavid “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool. He has pleaded not guilty.www.nbcnews.com
Marc Rosenblum, Trump admin DHS leader, has resigned. “I’m thrilled to end my relationship with the current administration. Between the war on immigrants, the war on feds, and the war on facts (not to mention the crazy war in Iran and the brazen corruption), I just need a change.”
Trump has made the death penalty a cornerstone of his law-and-order agenda. Nowhere has his vision been pursued more relentlessly than in Florida, thanks to an unusual concentration of power in the governor’s office. with @nytimes.com
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death PenaltyEarly last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...www.propublica.org