THIS JUST IN. George Santos has been indicted on a new set of charges related to campaign finance violations, wire fraud, and identity theft, including a fake-donor scheme that Noah Lanard and I first exposed in Mother Jones. From scoop to indictment!
Via Scott MacFarlane:
A 3rd Senate Democrat calls for Sen Bob #Menendez to resign
Sen Peter Welch (D-VT) says, “Senator Menendez is entitled to the presumption of innocence. But the people of New Jersey and the United States Senate are entitled to an effective Senator….”
And btw, on just now with Jen Psaki:
Pelosi: It would probably be a good idea if Senator Menendez did resign
Latest cartoon on the right's plans to destroy the "administrative state" and replace government workers with cronies under the next Republican president
#authoritarianism #climatechange #climatecrisis #corruption #cartoon #uspol
đź‘€Via Klasfeld:
Remember when #NewYork AG said last week that #Trump inflated his assets up to $2.2 billion in a year?
Now, she says that's based only on "undisputed" evidence, and the actual "conservative" number is likely $3.6B.
Trump's attorneys, in a separate filing released this morning, indignantly demand dismissal of the charges, accusing AG James of an "obsessive, compulsive [...] crusade" to "get" him and his sons. #legal
https://t.co/9mDjksBdAZ
💪🏼“A slew of major anti-gun violence groups are throwing their weight behind Pres #Biden’s reelection bid, his campaign announced Thursday.
Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Community Justice Action Fund and Giffords are all endorsing Biden’s 2024 campaign, a nod to the president’s focus on preventing gun violence.” #2024election
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4146880-major-gun-safety-groups-endorse-biden-reelection-bid/
A slew of major anti-gun violence groups are throwing their weight behind President Biden’s reelection bid, his campaign announced Thursday. Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, Community Justice Action Fund and Giffords are all endorsing Biden’s 2024 campaign, a nod to the president’s focus on preventing gun…
Historic indictment. Historic day. In this just-posted piece, I note that Trump in his alleged crimes had tens of millions of co-conspirators: MAGA Republicans who believed his lies—and still do. He and they remain a threat to American democracy. Please give it a read and pass it on.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/trump-indictment-jack-smith-2024-election-democracy/
"Let’s imagine there was a social network called BigotFeed.
It caters toward and kowtows to Far-Right extremists & hate-filled podcasters. It is owned by a billionaire who is vocally hostile toward the entire concept of journalism and also certain minorities. ...the primary function of BigotFeed is to drive more people toward hatred, close-mindedness, and the reign of the Republican Party...
Is that enjoyable to journalists? What are you doing there?" #Twitter https://jogblog.substack.com/p/why-are-journalists-still-on-twitter?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=1053124&post_id=125525300&isFreemail=true&utm_campaign=2282&utm_medium=email