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🌱”For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. —Carl Sagan Charleston, SC Joined March 2009

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Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

2 weeks ago

I am reading the Maxwell Transcript and it is the biggest pile of bullshit I have ever encountered in my 25 years as a lawyer

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Jo @JoJoFromJerz

3 months ago

Dear MAGA, How does body slamming and handcuffing a sitting Senator over a fucking question keep the American people “safe”? Please explain it to me. Explain it to me like I’m 5.

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Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson

3 months ago

It’s time for people in this administration’s service, including the guys dragging U. S. Senators to the ground, to be held to account.

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THOMPSON: Did the 2001 Bush tax cuts add to our debt? BESSENT: Sorry? T: Did they add to our debt? BESSENT: I think it's important to look at framing-- T: It's clear you're not going to answer the questions and let me make it simple -- the Bush tax cuts added to the debt. So…

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Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski

3 months ago

A US Senator. Donald Trump’s America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar

3 months ago

holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

8. Donald Sherman, the Chief Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), told Popular Information that Green's announcement was an "unprecedented scenario" with a high likelihood of a "disqualifying conflict of interest." popular.info/p/congressman-…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

7. Based on Green's description of the offer as "too exciting to pass up," it is fair to conclude that the compensation is many multiples of his Congressional salary. And yet, Green will stay in office specifically so he can cast a vote on the most consequential piece of…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

6. Green's announcement appears to be an end run around House ethics rules. Members of Congress are prohibited from earning more than $33,285 from outside employment. Why? It is a conflict for a member of Congress to receive a large percentage of their earned income from an…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

5. President Trump and Republicans desperately need Green's vote. Although Green hails from a reliably conservative district, under Tennessee law, Green's retirement will result in a vacancy that will last several months.

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

4. The bill is now under consideration by the Senate, where substantial changes are expected. Although the bill passed the House by the narrowest of margins in May, securing House approval of the legislation after the Senate's modifications will be even more challenging.…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

3. The reconciliation bill will deliver massive tax cuts to the top 0.1%, slash social safety net programs like Medicaid, and provide billions in new funding for the military and immigration enforcement. A version of the bill passed the House on May 22 on a vote of 215-214.

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

2. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress," Rep. Mark Green said in a press release. "Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up." But he will STAY IN CONGRESS until he gets to vote for the GOP…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 months ago

1. A United States Congressman has accepted a job with a private firm. He won't disclose the name of the firm. But, despite all this, HE WILL REMAIN IN CONGRESS INDEFINITELY It is an unprecedented situation that creates a severe conflict of interest Follow along for…

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

18/ Read the full story from @txtianmiller and Sebastian Rotella here: propublica.org/article/bukele…

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

16/ As part of the deportation deal, Bukele asked for the return of senior MS-13 leaders arrested by Vulcan. The DOJ recently asked the court to drop charges against two top gang bosses, citing “geopolitical and national security concerns.” documentcloud.org/documents/2596…

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

15/ To bring it back to Trump: The agreement to deport immigrants to El Salvador has effectively undercut the Vulcan investigation and shielded Bukele from further scrutiny, current and former U.S. officials told us.

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

14/ Why would Bukele want to protect the MS-13 leaders when he was rounding up their followers? One possible explanation, sources told us: The gang leaders could testify in U.S. courts about the alleged pact. The street-level guys could not.

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

13/ The campaign continued. Bukele and top aides threatened and harassed Salvadoran officials who were helping out the task force. At least eight of them had to flee the country for fear of retaliation, our sources told us.

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ProPublica @propublica

3 months ago

12/ One judge appointed by Bukele allies ordered colleagues: “Do not work on extraditions at all,” the person with knowledge of the Salvadoran justice system told us. To date, none of the MS-13 leaders has been extradited to the U.S.