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This story is wild. Putting aside my animus for Jim Comey, Trump’s government could do this seemingly illegal surveillance of any one of us.
Don MoynihanAmerica is weird because we have a free press but also an authoritarian government and so we learn in pretty close to real time the shit that is not revealed in other authoritarian settings until decades later.
🎁🔗 YESTERDAY Todd Blanche’s DOJ disclosed a million-dollar payment to pardoned Trump anti-abortion ally Paul Vaughn, convicted in 2024 of conspiring to prevent access to an abortion clinic. They can pay Trump’s allies with our tax dollars without a #slushfund www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...
With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue (Gift Article)A seven-figure settlement was announced hours before senators skeptical about the so-called weaponization fund delayed a crucial vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.www.nytimes.com📌 Republican contributions to #publichealth: Rand Paul hearing to smear American hero Dr. Fauci. No hearings on the resurgence of measles, Cyclosporiasis, DOGE destruction of USAID and PEPFAR depriving millions of HIV, TB meds and food, Trump and RFK Jr HHS cuts to NIH, CDC funding and leadership.
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Republicans attacking Anthony Fauci is 'one of the darkest days in our Senate's history’ #LastWord
a statement from Fauci's lawyers says Rand Paul has "an intense & seemingly pathological course of retribution, revenge, & obsession with Dr. Fauci ... The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful, and we will examine all options to hold him accountable."
Good. They don’t deserve answers to their questions. Dr. Fauci is a hero. Rather than do anything to help the American people, these Republicans are trying to smear a dedicated public servant.
Aaron RuparFauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
This used to be history. Harassment of scientists is now current events. More than 155 scientists, physicians & public health advocates have called for an end to “vilification and harassment of many American scientists” by the Trump & allies. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter saysLetter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’www.theguardian.com🎁🔗 This is another great piece by @jamellebouie.net with a question we should ask ourselves, politicians and journalists . “Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? (Gift Article)Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?www.nytimes.comAdam SerwerGreat piece from @jamellebouie.net on the most prominent white supremacist influencer in the world, who is also the richest man in the world www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Children, like my constituent Steven, are being taken from their communities and traumatized inside Dilley Trailer Prison. Each day spent in the inhumane conditions in Dilley takes a toll on our children. Even after his release, Steven is still fearful of one day going back. 1/2
🧵 This piece is really important, because it gets to something that is a prerequisite for and recurring feature of atrocities worldwide: selective empathy. Most people assume that when atrocities happen, it’s bc everyone involved is a sociopath. Some are. But not all. 1/
Greg SargentWhen Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...