David Corn

Announced during a historic heat wave. These guys are buffoons.

No follow-up questions allowed by Sen. Tom Cotton, the intel. committee chair, when the panel is considering the nomination of a director of national intelligence. That's absurd and an insult to democratic governance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Clayton's confirmation hearing was an absolute disaster, so much so that Tom Cotton is crashing out at the end of it

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It’s only a matter of time before poorly trained ICE officers, who are forced to meet unreasonable, quotas for rounding up migrants, shoot and kill American citizens. Oh wait….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Homan: "It's only a matter time when you weaponize that two ton vehicle where an officer is not going to be able to react in time and we're burying an ICE officer ... so the vehicle stops are back on"

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Looking forward to all the Hunter Biden critics weighing in. Especially on Fox.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Trump: "Almost anything my kids do -- if they buy a truck -- they have inside information"

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Right-wing media amping up the BS.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Tuberville: "We probably have four or five senators that didn't legally win. They shouldn't be up here."

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Remember that Ted Cruz and other Texas GOPers have questioned Talarico's manliness? Well, a real man answers tough questions and doesn't run away. Where's Paxton's machismo?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Q: Mr Paxton, did you commit voter fraud? KEN PAXTON: *walks away* (This is at least the third time just this week he's literally run away from questions of this sort)

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Don’t forget that Lindsey Graham played a key role in Trump’s effort to delegitimize the Russia investigation and dismiss the Trump-Russia scandal as a hoax and witch hunt, thus serving as a useful idiot for Putin.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How Lindsey Graham, eager to serve Trump, became a useful idiot for Putin

It's an important piece of the late Republican senator's legacy.

Once again, if Biden had said this….Oh, what’s the use?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"

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It's a parody of a parody.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Trump: "I owned the Miss Universe pageant. And Miss Venezuela always did very well in that pageant. So I know something about the country."

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Rutte didn't answer the question.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"

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Has any other world leader been such a dork at a World Cup final?

Pretty lousy to see a lying, anti-democracy, xenophobic demagogue on a podium celebrating internationalism and athletic success.

All hat, no cattle.

(BTW, what a diverse group of sheriffs!)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals

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Trump is obviously too broken up about the death to speak about it in public.

Remember when Trump said Ukraine had no cards to play?

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social

42.74% of Russian oil refining capacity has been destroyed by Ukraine. 🥳

From the World of WTF.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Exclusive Senior Adviser to Melania Trump Marc Beckman: "I believe that our First Lady -- the current First Lady Melania Trump -- is the single most consequential First Lady in the history of our nation ... it is fair to argue she's had more impact on the peace process between Ukraine and Russia..."

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Normalization of Trump’s inanity.

NEW: In his election security speech, Trump sought to cast China as the threat to US elections and left out the real culprit: Russia.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump’s election security speech: a good night for Putin

His China deflection covers for Russia.

And the worst part is that Trump will spend the next four years saying the USA team really won.

Trump can’t defeat Iran but he can go after Pete Seeger’s boat.

Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners. They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD. www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...

For gosh sakes, give that bear some tongs.

Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com

"Okay, your first mistake here is not letting the fire die out before putting the meat on the grill, but I honestly think your main issue is that you put a bear in charge of making the food."

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Cowards wear masks.

Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social

The white supremacist group, Patriot Front, was seen marching through Capitol Hill this morning.

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What is wrong with these people?

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social

MAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."

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Sounds excessive but calling for the arrest of law-abiding citizens due to political differences is arguably grounds for impeachment.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social

Trump Posts Video Demanding Arrest of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani Video: “Criminalize democratic socialism. Arrest the leaders and deport them.” meidasnews.com/news/trump-p...

Trump Posts Video Demanding Arrest of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani

Video: “Criminalize democratic socialism. Arrest the leaders and deport them.”