
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republicans hit with devastating news ahead of 2024
Trump's toxic brand is hammering the GOP where it hurts the most — in the war chest.
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Attorney disciplinary committee recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for 2020 election legal work
How Rudy Giuliani is still able to practice law after helping plot an attempted electoral coup against the US government is beyond any comprehension, but it looks like his career is set to end abruptly and in complete disgrace as he fights off both the special counsel and grotesque sexual assault allegations from one of his former employees. [RETWEET THAT!]
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Justice Alito caught red-handed
MoveOn: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is up to his eyeballs in corruption — accepting luxurious gifts from right-wing megadonors with cases before the court without disclosing the gifts or recusing himself. Will you sign your name to demand he be investigated and impeached ASAP?
Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs
President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills, and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. It can't be forgotten that even these initiatives, which may not be the splashiest, headline-grabbing announcements, can positively impact the lives of millions of Americans — and would never, ever be seen under a Republican administration.
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GOP Rep. James Comer seeks information from Secret Service about cocaine found in White House
The GOP's Hunter-hunting dog is zeroing in on the mystery baggie of Colombian marching powder, desperate for anything and everything that he could use to smear the Biden family since all his other leads ended in embarrassing failure. He can get as many briefings from the Secret Service as he wants — this nonissue is going to be just as big of a waste of time as everything else he's done since taking control of the Oversight Committee. [RETWEET THAT!]
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Republicans accuse "Barbie" movie of pandering to China
Always laser-focused on the most pressing issues of the day, Republican lawmakers have accused the "Barbie" movie of pandering to Chinese censors by apparently ceding control of the South China Sea to China in an in-movie map. In one of the funniest press releases of the year, the filmmakers pointed out that “the map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing. The doodles depict Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the ‘real world.’ It was not intended to make any type of statement.” Constantly seeing Chinese and LGBTQ boogeymen around every corner, it's pretty clear that it's the GOP who actually need a map out of the make-believe world that Trump locked them in. [RETWEET THAT!]
Judge rules Trump can be deposed in lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok
The twice-indicted, twice-impeached, disgraced ex-president got more bad news when a judge ruled that he can be sued in the wrongful termination lawsuit brought by Peter Strzok, who claims Trump got him fired after he worked on the Russia investigation with an avalanche of public attacks. Once again, Trump's inability to ever let anything go is coming back to bite him hard.

Pete Buttigieg SMACKS DOWN Republicans who voted NO but took credit
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Get them, Pete.
Top Dems break with Biden over sending cluster bombs to Ukraine
The White House has signaled it will waive the law that prevents the country from selling the deadly weapons to Ukraine, to loud protest from Human Rights Watch and many prominent Democrats. Cluster munitions drop hundreds of small bomblets over a wide area, many of which fail to explode — until a civilian steps on them. Over 100 countries have signed on to a treaty banning their use due to how often they kill innocent people, but the US is not one of those countries. It is Ukraine's prerogative to use them in defense of their own territory but the consequences could be tragic.
Backlash brews against Texas law that eliminates mandatory water breaks
The intense heatwaves rocking the nation have made Gov. Greg Abbott and the GOP's decision to rescind water breaks for construction workers even more appalling and inexplicable — and the city of Houston is taking legal action to make sure that workers get to do crazy things like "drink water" and "sit in the shade" while working in 100+ degree heat.
Former US officials have held secret Ukraine talks with prominent Russians
A group of ex-national security officials have been working behind the scenes with prominent Russians, including Foreign Secretary Lavrov, to try to lay the groundwork for a peaceful conclusion to the brutal war in Ukraine. Some estimates put the death toll at hundreds of thousands of people on both sides and the fighting on the ground has deteriorated into a gruesome trench warfare-style slog; any stop to the senseless bloodshed would be extremely welcome and long overdue.
White supremacist to spend rest of life in prison for 2019 Walmart mass shooting
Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people and injured dozens more in a racially-motivated hate crime against Latinos, recieved 90 life sentences for his heinous actions. Good riddance and throw away that key.

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