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A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday tossed out an indictment charging Kilmar Abrego Garcia. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw granted Abrego Garcia's effort to dismiss the criminal charges on the ground that the Justice Department's prosecution was vindictive. www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-...
It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS... who would have expected the ride we're all having...? The money's rolling in & this is fun... this [is] going to be a very good year for us... [the fat, stupid rapist-felon's] place in this election is a good thing -- Les Moonves, 2016
Emmett Till was only 14-years-old & his mother, Mamie Till Bradley, held an open casket funeral so that the whole world could see the violence and savagery of racism in America. The image was so heartbreaking that it inspired Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat on the bus.
Enjoying the journey & thinking...Bruce is the BOSS. He's 79 with a net worth of 1.17 billion dollars. He doesn't have to say anything or care but he does. The cost of gas or food shouldn't keep him up at night, but it does. Be like the boss and give a damn. All hands on deck!βοΈ #IamMe #fridaymorning
After four US Senate Republicans on Tuesday helped Democrats advance a war powers resolution intended to halt Trumpβs illegal war on Iran, GOP leadership in the House of Representatives canceled a similar vote on Wednesday, and again on Thursday. www.commondreams.org/news/house-w...
Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador seeks asylum in Spain: βI feel safe hereβ Andry JosΓ© HernΓ‘ndez Romero was deported from the US to El Salvadorβs notorious Cecot prison before he was allowed to return to Venezuela. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
From @citizensforethics.org Trump broke the law by not reporting these trades on timeβpaying only a $200 fine: π°$215K in Thermo Fisher bought before praising it in his official capacity π°$2Mβ$7.2M in Apple before a speech π°$50Kβ$100K in Micron before promoting it on a talk show
Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation as Trump's Director of National Intelligence, effective June 30, 2026. She notified the President in an Oval Office meeting, citing her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure.
Heβs not talking about lobster. Heβs at Costco pricing out lentils & flour β the basics people buy when theyβre trying to stretch a dollar. Prices doubling in a single year should be a national emergency. Where is the outrage? Where is the accountability? #TrumpsGroceryCrisis #Pinks
He made the promise. You believed it. Groceries up. Health insurance premiums up. Every single headline says the same thing β costs are crushing people and there is no relief coming. This wasnβt bad luck. This was a choice he made for you. π€ #TrumpsGroceryCrisis
Politics is chess or even checkers. Iβm a Democrat in Ohio and gun owner . I know a ton of fellow Democrats in Ohio who own guns . Democrats need a way to each and even embrace young gun owners in Ohio who Republicans have brainwashed against them . Guns arenβt going away . Attack this issue .
For several hours on Jan. 6, 2021, I did not know for certain, that our country would survive. Any belief that the political divisions in this country were simply just 2 opposing views died on Jan. 6. The folks who attacked the capital wanted an oligarchy, a dictatorship.
It's all a troll. Everything they're doing is a troll to us. This is against the weaponization of it and it's patriotic. They're trolling us. His entire career is a troll -- Jon Stewart, speaking of the fat, stupid rapist-felon's 1776 million dollar "settlement"