“Pre-funding Donald Trump’s private militia” is the clearest warning in this exchange. The concern is not just corruption. It is the creation of a publicly subsidized incentive structure for political violence.

A retainer is what you pay so someone is available when you need them. Trump is effectively putting a retainer on a political mob that has already proven it will act violently on his behalf.

Trump does not simply like dictators. He likes the performance of unchecked authority. He admires leaders who appear immune to accountability, who command choreographed displays of loyalty, and who don’t have to bargain with legislatures, courts, journalists, protesters, or voters.

Why does this video seem insane? Because it is. Vance takes a felony case, flattens it into “misdemeanor trespassing,” calls Peters an “innocent grandmother,” credits Trump for a commutation issued by a Democratic governor, then uses that rewritten story to justify possible compensation.

The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause wasn’t written to protect government from churches. It was written to protect churches from government, and citizens from being told that God has already dictated their vote.

Democracies usually die when mainstream actors fail their gatekeeping function. To every editor, judge, university president, law firm partner, and elected official reading this: your job description just got more important. To everyone else: your job is to make sure they do.

Blanche is playing word games while DeLauro is speaking in plain English. DOJ gave Trump and his family a pass on IRS tax enforcement, which Blanche then tried to rebrand it as “customary.”

Courts cannot become “empty fronts” for people misusing the legal system. If justice becomes fraud, “going through the motions without content and without meaning,” then the rule of law itself starts to collapse.

Patel’s performance was not just combative. It was evasive on a core accountability question. If Patel cannot plainly acknowledge that false statements to Congress are criminal, Van Hollen has exposed a much bigger problem than one ugly hearing exchange.

In 1976, the Bicentennial felt like a national moment. In 2026, the Semiquincentennial is already being pulled into the gravity well of one man’s ego.

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13 Americans killed in action. Hundreds wounded. Thousands of civilians dead. The regime in Tehran? Still intact. @ossoff.senate.gov on Trump’s war in Iran: “A huge self-inflicted wound.”

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TikTok would have you believe all Latinas are crazy. That is definitely not true, but there is a baseline level of cultural difference you will have to make peace with.

Hamilton actors got in on this and I staaaaan

24 May 2026: Several Telegram channels report a fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Reportedly, a Leroy Merlin warehouse near the Vesna shopping center is on fire, residents say on social media.

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Gas prices are absolutely KILLING Republicans on the ballot in 2026

May Day: There were huge anti Trump protests all across America. Did you hear about it in the corporate media?

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Aipac has to go. We send Billions to Isreal, we're the richest country in the world but no free Healthcare when Isreal has free Healthcare.. Greed. Tax the 938 people who hold $8 trillion in wealth 20% and they're still billionaires. The working Americans pay 29% average in federal tax.

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"He doesn't know what he's talking about... the problems at the Washington Post were entirely created by him." @karaswisher.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social that Jeff Bezos is wrong twice: about the media business, and about the idea that cozying up to Trump is the only way to survive it.

use your imagination that ballroom he just has to have because Marlargo isn’t enough it’s not about the ballroom. It’s about the Epstein’s Island bunker. He’s building underneath because anything Hitler had Trump has to have as well. He won’t even use any of his stolen money to pay his hit squad.

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What would #JFK say? Well, AI has one possible answer…. The former president’s statue coming to life on Cape Cod, in front of the JFK museum in Hyannis. (AI generated image) #RFK #parody #satire #news

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Look and listen to this. So damn to think people are stupid. What juice are they on. World record breaking liars are everywhere. The bug is spreading very fast.

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Yep! And as Vinnie Jones would say:

President Trump’s mass deportation agenda and all-of-government approach to immigration is raising costs for everyone. Learn why in part two of this important 72 & Sunny episode at the link in my bio, on my congressional youtube page, or most podcast platforms.

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On May 19, 2026, Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “This is an unprecedented moment with an attack on Black political representation, and it requires an unprecedented response.”

I voted “no” on the Farm Bill because it would make life more difficult for farmers and families.    House Republicans have brought forward a bill that prioritizes large corporations over our nation’s producers.    I remain committed to standing up for Virginia’s farmers.

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We need more people like Matti. Happy Pride Month!

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El 11 de junio no habrá clases en Gran Canaria, y el 12 de junio en Tenerife, para facilitar la movilidad con motivo de la visita del papa Se recomienda el teletrabajo en la administración pública, se reforzará el dispositivo sanitario y aumentará la seguridad RTVC.es

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"Go the mighty Maroons!" Lord Pocketsquare exclaimed, attempting to endear himself to the common people by pushing the petition to ban referee Ashley Klein from State of Origin 2. However, he'd badly misfired with his tie & pocketsquare colour choice for this performance. #qldpol

I just watched a drone explode over Maidan at 9 a.m.,, debris is raining down over Freedom Square. Flying drones over a city centre is indiscriminate terror. While the rest of the world starts Monday morning getting ready for work, Ukrainians have to head to bomb shelters.

An undersea cable terminal hidden in a nuclear bunker connects to a facility across the channel. Watch the full video to uncover this fascinating setup.

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