Re: last reboost - For me, preventing #Republican victories in as many #elections as possible this year is a bare minimum first goal in a series of many to achieve the transformational results the majority of us seem to want, and definitely need.
No hyperbole: It should be evident now that if we fail and allow a Republican #President or their control (or stalemate) of either body of #Congress, or similar or greater control of state and local positions as now, we're doomed, or dead.
Ron DeSantis’s distant loss to Donald J. Trump in Iowa dealt a devastating blow to his campaign. His exit will cap a spectacular political failure and leave Mr. Trump and Nikki Haley locked in a two-person contest.
The #unitedstates has a long history of friendship with #israel. I believe it is possible for both Arabs and Israeli to live in harmony without fear.
It's entirely possible that US Arabs and Muslims could potentially be deported for their religion or Arab nation citizenship if they DON'T vote for #president#biden and #trump is elected again.
Because that is what Trump is saying he will do to US #muslims
'Another DeSantis volunteer added, "Especially since January 6, and when he lost the election, it's become all about Donald Trump. He's no longer trying to make America great again. He's trying to make himself great again." '
Wow, a Republican voter who actually has concept of reality. Well, they are still planning on voting for DeSantis so not much.
I literally cannot imagine how trumpers would react if by some (still demonic) miracle Nikki #Haley managed to beat #trump as the #republican nominee for #president. #USPol
I find this commentary so interesting, and I'm relieved these questions are before the court. I'd be truly fascinated if an adverse outcome weren't terrifying for democracy.
3 federal appeals court judges expressed deep skepticism on Tues about #Trump’s central #defense to an #indictment accusing him of plotting to overturn the #2020election: that he is #immune to the charges because they arose from actions he took as #president.
All of the judges of the #UnitedStates Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit — 2 Democratic appointees & 1 Republican appointee — peppered a lawyer for Trump w/tough questions about arguments he raised to support the #immunity claims.
When Pearce addressed the court on behalf of the #SpecialCounsel’s office, he seized on Judge Pan’s example. Pearce said it was a terrifying prospect that a #president could use the #military to #murder a rival & then escape #criminal#liability by simply resigning before he could be #impeached.
The bipartisan funding framework congressional leaders have reached moves us one step closer to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities. It reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring. It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking...
...double-immunity – where a criminal #president gets away with lawbreaking, brags about it (with countless lies), then escapes all legal liability if the next pliant yahoo approves."
Most kings 🤴 did not have this amount of power and even the absolute monarch, Luis XIX, The Sun King, had to flee from Paris to #Versailles at the beginning of his reign.
#Roman#dictators in general were not granted immunity, like all other magistrates were not either, in particular not of...
#Trump took in ≥$7.8 million from foreign governments / entities while in office most of it from China, provably engaging in exactly the kind of conduct the #GOP is grasping to pin on President #Biden.
Using #documents produced through a #court fight, the report describes how foreign govts & their controlled entities, including a top #UnitedStates adversary, interacted w/ #Trump businesses while he was #president. They paid millions to the Trump Intl Hotel in Washington, DC; Trump Intl Hotel in Las Vegas; Trump Tower on Fifth Ave in NY; & Trump World Tower at 845 United Nations Plaza in NY.
Our conversation with #President#Zelensky saw him in a candidly truthful mood. A “feeling” that Russia is winning is “feeling” and nothing more. Putin pounces on such weakness + West needs to get real. “He is an animal… He will eat you for dinner”
President Zelensky knows the enemy quite well.
Who among us will be agree to be brutalized by russian barbarians?
I've heard that #TaylorSwift may go into #politics. If she wants to, then that's fine by me. Hell, she could run for #president if she wants. She would probably do a better job in the poll than most of the people running for office.
"1. Here's a link to the #Michigan#Supreme#Court order denying the appeal that would have addressed Donald Trump's qualification to be on the primary #ballot. Reading the dissent I'm stuck with a thought that the order may be subject to a collateral attack in the #USDC.
If I understand the ruling Michigan has delegated the authority to put people on the ballot to political parties. There' no statutory requirement that candidates meet lawful qualifications and might authorize a non-citizen to run for #president.
By ignoring the US #Constitution the Michigan legislature and now the Supreme Court have acted outside of their Constitutional #jurisdiction. The "parade of horribles" that this ruling would appear to authorize would arguably include Vladimir Putin being on the ballot, though I note that with Trump on it, Putin is as well."
Republicans openly admitting to sabotaging efforts to fix the #border.
Of COURSE republicans don't want to fix anything. They'd have nothing to run on if shit got fixed. #DEMOCRATS fix things. Republicans muck shit up and then cry about how democracy doesn't work. From: MSW
Ron Johnson says he’s leading an effort to obstruct a deal on #border#security.
Ron Johnson takes credit for the Senate recessing before voting on any border security measure.
✅ President Biden has requested $13.6 billion for border enforcement & migration management, increasing the Border Patrol by 1,300, judge teams by 375 and asylum officers by 1600 to expedite the screening process, and critical drug detection technology.
House Republicans voted to CUT Customs and Border Protection personnel, opposed #POTUS' record-breaking #border#security funding proposal & refused to take up the #President’s supplemental funding request. Actions speak louder than words.
Meanwhile, republicans demand to shut the government down. ☠️
It’s so confusing to me that the House republicans said, “Shut down the border or we shut the government down!”
Do they understand that the border is monitored & laws are enforced by federal government employees ?!
How do you go all the way to the border, take a pic, & leave just as clueless as you were before you arrived 😒?
DeSantis Drops Out of Presidential Race and Endorses Trump (www.nytimes.com)
Ron DeSantis’s distant loss to Donald J. Trump in Iowa dealt a devastating blow to his campaign. His exit will cap a spectacular political failure and leave Mr. Trump and Nikki Haley locked in a two-person contest.
Chris Christie drops his presidential bid (www.politico.com)
Nikki Haley is expected to benefit.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Funding Framework | The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
The bipartisan funding framework congressional leaders have reached moves us one step closer to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities. It reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring. It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking...
Zelensky holds call with Pope Francis, discusses peace formula (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call with Pope Francis and discussed Ukraine's peace formula, Zelensky said during his evening address on Dec. 28.