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PowerPathMay 13
Brian JopekMay 12

Never did like Scooter much.

“Never, ever, under any circumstances, underestimate the hypocrisy of former Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker.

College for me (and mine), but not for thee.🙄” - The Resistance

PowerPathMay 13
Robert ReichMay 12

To describe Trump's actions as “potential conflicts of interest” misses the point. A “potential conflict of interest” sounds like an unfortunate situation in which it’s possible that Trump might choose his own personal interest over the nation’s. Stated this way, the problem is the conflict.

But Trump isn’t conflicted. He repeatedly chooses his (and his family’s) interests over the nation’s. He is using the authority and trappings of the presidency of the United States…

PowerPathMay 13
Dr. Lucky Tran May 13
One of the best policies NYC has implemented in recent times
PowerPathMay 13
George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽May 12
Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.
PowerPathMay 13
Rod MesaMay 12
If US press wrote about the US the way they do the rest of the world
PowerPathMay 12
Chris GeidnerMay 12

NEW: It does matter. Defending the rule of law in the Trump era is essential.

Trump cannot ignore constitutional limits on his power — or any court order enforcing those limits. We must keep saying so.

Tonight at Law Dork, I lay out my case: https://www.lawdork.com/p/defending-the-rule-of-law-in-the-trump-era

It does matter. Defending the rule of law in the Trump era is essential.

Trump cannot ignore constitutional limits on his power — or any court order enforcing those limits. We must keep saying so. Also, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Law Dork
PowerPathMay 12
Kevin RussellMay 11

Trump has checkpoints at the border, for people LEAVING.

"... U.S. vehicles heading north to Canada through the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they leave the country.... In some cases, it's added hours to crossing times.

US border checkpoint for people LEAVING THE US

"They stopped and asked us to open everything up," said David Crosby, U.S. resident who crossed into BC on Tuesday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/us-bc-border-checkpoint-1.7528402

#Coup #cdnpoli

Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns amid drop in Canadian visitors

In an unusual scene, vehicles heading north from the U.S. into B.C. are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they exit the country and arrive at Canadian customs. In some cases, it has added hours to crossing times.

CBC
PowerPathMay 12
Randahl FinkMay 11

I thought the USSR was long gone, but Trump just revived it: Say hello to state planned pricing.

And I thought it was the Republicans who always accused everyone else of being communist… hmm.

PowerPathMay 12
The InterceptMay 12
“It’s as if she has no evidence, she has nothing on me, but they’re actively trying to find something.” https://theintercept.com/2025/05/10/columbia-library-gaza-protests-students-suspended/
Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In

Students at Butler Library during Wednesday’s Gaza protest faced harsh consequences, though several had their suspensions lifted days later.

The Intercept
PowerPathMay 12
Heidi Li FeldmanMay 11
Don’t forget: Pam Bondi generated $115,000 per month in firm revenue when she was a registered agent for Qatar, https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/pam-bondis-extensive-lobbying-for-wealthy-special-interests-and-foreign-government-poses-serious-conflict-of-interest, something she failed to disclose during confirmation process for her current position as U.S. AG, or as it should be known in her case, Trump’s Legal Lackey. 1/
Pam Bondi's Extensive Lobbying For Wealthy Special Interests And Foreign Government Poses Serious Conflict Of Interest | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Pam Bondi is a registered lobbyist with the Washington, D.C.-based firm Ballard Partners and has...

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Randahl FinkMay 11

I thought the USSR was long gone, but Trump just revived it: Say hello to state planned pricing.

And I thought it was the Republicans who always accused everyone else of being communist… hmm.

Show threadKarel Brits 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇨🇩May 11
@randahl not only state planned pricing for the USA, but he wants to determine the prices for the rest of the world as well.
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 11
@karelbrits Next up: An executive order to price eggs like in Africa.
Show threadExtra_Special_CarbonMay 11

@randahl “…something the Democrats fought for many years”

You mean like the insulin prices that you raised? He’s such a fucking liar.

Show threadArthur van der HargMay 12
@Extra_Special_Carbon @randahl I think he missed an extra “for” there.
Show threadExtra_Special_CarbonMay 11
@randahl I hope everybody shorted their pharmaceutical stocks lime they were told, Friday.
Show threadRandall LeeMay 11
@randahl An executive order doesn't change drug prices. Republicans and trump have opposed Medicare negotiating lower costs for over a decade.
When trump declared all of those bankruptcies did he just yell out the window, "I declare BANKRUPTCY!" ?
When trump came to power again he destroyed the policy that cut insulin to $15 per month, or something like that.
He's so full of shit and lazy as fuck that no one should expect this to go further than his stupid signature on the EO.
Show threadKevin P. FlemingMay 11
@BLTpizza @randahl That's what Michael Scott did: stuck his head out the window and yelled BANKRUPTCY!.
Show threadRandall LeeMay 12
@kevin @randahl Yep. I'd argue that Michael Scott is a far superior character to the guy that thinks he's still on The Apprentice
Show threadAlan Langford 🇨🇦🧤🧊摏May 11

@randahl Not quite communism though. Is Derangedism a thing? He seems to be inventing it as he goes along.

The fun bit will come in two parts:
1) Watching the pharma companies come up with schemes to circumnavigate this order.
2) Tracking the lobby and donation money. You can piss off the people and still remain president, but pissing off corporations? That's really crossing the line!

Show threadMark WhybirdMay 12
@alan @randahl Executive Orders are literally just orders to the executive branch. Nobody else, at all, is under any obligation to follow a US presidential executive order.
Show threadHans van ZijstMay 11
@Randahl Fink LOL! He says he's "going to do the right thing", that would be a first 😂
Show threadGabriel PettierMay 11
@randahl ah, i'm pretty sure they blocked anything meant to control drug prices in the US, in the ACA or any other attempted reform brought by democrat, but hey, good if he does it, somehow i expect it to be kneecaped when campain contributors start calling in.
Show threadJust a BillMay 11
@randahl Instead of bread lines we’ll have insulin lines
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 12

@billd exactly. A contributing factor to the high insulin and weight loss medicine pricing is, Danish company NOVO has literally invested billions in a new American factory — just like Trump wants it. And now he wants to prevent them financing that investment.

Trump really creates a difficult investment environment. The long term ramifications of his leadership are really bad.

Show threadKevin P. FlemingMay 11
@randahl Thank you for the attention to this matter may be the best social media post signoff ever.
Show threadDanieruOtakuBoyMay 11
@randahl Wait wait wait wait... State planned prices?! Just like in the USSR, Cuba and Venezuela?!
Show threadPG19582🇺🇸🇹🇩🇺🇦🇵🇸May 12
@randahl great....insulin is free here in Romania, so I'll look forward to it being free in America after tomorrow! Sure it will....
Show threadArthur van der HargMay 12

@randahl Hoo boy … he’s going after the profits of pharmaceutical companies. Making powerful enemies …

You know what will happen: their stock prices will crash, he’ll rescind the policy and they will veer back up. In the meantime, his friends will have gotten notice of *when* he’ll yield and have been able to buy stocks at a low price. Same spiel every time.

Show threadTor Iver WilhelmsenMay 12
@randahl Pretty sure the pharmaceutical industry is not part of the administration and thus not affected by EOs. Is he trying to be a king again? Anyway, if he is so obsessed with balance and fairness, he should make an EO that demands company executives should earn far less and regular workers far more than now.
Show threadD.EJE.DMay 12
@randahl lowering drug prices (which in principle is not a bad thing) will mean nothing if not accompanied by increasing healthcare coverage for all. If he truly succeeds in “saving trillions of dollars”, he cannot say no to then spending those trillions in universal healthcare (since it would be “more affordable “ now that drug prices are lower). But that would imply lowering costs in healthcare from other causes, which they aren’t doing. Therefore this is populism at its finest
Show threadTDayMay 12
@randahl Every accusation is an admission of guilt, from them .