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Gun Politics is Killing Children
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Gun Politics is Killing Children

Republicans have made fighting gun safety a cornerstone of their political identity and the result is murder.

Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and in 2020 guns killed more than 45,000 Americans. We now average more mass shooting than days in the United States. Shamelessly, the NRA is hosting Donald Trump at their annual “Legislative Action” conference this weekend, just 4 hours driving from Uvalde, Texas where a lone gunman killed 19 elementary school children and two teachers.

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White Supremacy is a Poison
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White Supremacy is a Poison

President Biden calls out right ”President Biden calls out right wing media and politicians for spreading the lie of Replacement Theory, that “has radicalized too many white citizens.” Biden condemned "those who spread the lie for power and political gain and for profit" Biden warns, "White supremacy is a poison running through our body politic.” In other news, DOJ has requested transcripts of the January 6 Committee interviews.

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Five Top Republicans Summoned
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Five Top Republicans Summoned

Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 Committee in an extraordinary step targeting a current party leader.

Significant Republican names have been subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 Committee on Thursday for playing a crucial role and possibly hiding what they may know about the Attack. Aside from McCarthy, those subpoenaed includes Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). On the executive side, the DOJ has also subpoenaed Trump documents that were illegally brought to his home in Mar-a-Lago.

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The GOP's Handmaid's Tale
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The GOP's Handmaid's Tale

Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is a radical attack on our most basic rights of privacy and freedom.

Alito's draft supreme court opinion relies heavily on the same antiquated 17th century legal writings used to establish the marital rape exemption. By overturning 50 years of precedent, the Supreme Court is laying legal groundwork to establish an American theocracy as described in The Handmaid's Tale where women are property without any basic rights or freedoms.

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Trump Wanted To Shoot Americans
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Trump Wanted To Shoot Americans

Trump was furious that George Floyd and BLM demonstrations made him look weak and threatened to use the military to shoot peaceful protesters.

Former Defense Secretary Mark Espers revealed that a "red-faced" Trump wanted to shoot Americans protesting the murder of George Floyd. Trump also threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military against protesters. In other news, Jury selection begins in Georgia to investigate Trump's attempts to overturn the election and a federal Judge allows January 6 committee to subpoena Trump and RNC email data.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Everything Everywhere All at Once

Donald Trump is obsessed with his election defeat and is making the 2022 midterm elections a loyalty test for Trump and the Big Lie.

Trump is campaigning for the 2022 midterm elections pushing his conspiracy theories, white supremacy and the Big Lie of election fraud. Trump is out for revenge against the "sick, sinister and evil people" he blames for his loss. He even blames the invasion of Ukraine on a "rigged election." For Donald Trump and his supporters, the Big Lie is Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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Republican Liars and Traitors
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Republican Liars and Traitors

Text messages, public records, and voice recordings are exposing the hypocrisy and lies of the GOP leadership.

Mark Meadows, Kevin McCarthy, and Marjorie Taylor Greene are just the latest examples of Republicans who continue to lie about the January 6 Insurrection, even when contradicted by their own text messages and voice recordings. Elizabeth Warren called out the "illness that pervades the Republican leadership right now, they say one thing to the American public and something else in private." Warren also called Kevin McCarthy, "a liar and a traitor."

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Trump's Ongoing Coup
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Trump's Ongoing Coup

Unable to accept his election defeat, Trump is still pressuring elected officials to overturn the 2020 election.

There is a growing mountain of evidence that Trump and his allies engaged in criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. However, despite multiple ongoing civil and criminal investigations related to January 6, including the Justice Department and the House Committee, Trump and his allies are still pressuring state legislatures to decertify the 2020 election.

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Two More Held in Contempt of Congress
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Two More Held in Contempt of Congress

On Wednesday, the House voted to charge former trade and manufacturing director Peter Navarro and former White House communications chief Daniel Scavino Jr. with contempt of Congress

Navarro and Scavino are the latest among the top Trump aides to be charged, along with Steve Bannon and former chief of Staff Mark Meadows. The House voted as a result of both aides refusing to comply with the investigation. The split vote, 220-to-203, among party lines, initiated steps that ultimately end with the Justice Department's prerogative to pursue prosecution. If pursued, the case could result in a year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.

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Seven Hours and 37 Minutes
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Seven Hours and 37 Minutes

Missing White House phone records on January 6 is strong evidence of a cover up to hide Trump's criminal intent to overturn the 2020 election.

Despite reports of Trump's calls with several lawmakers, official White House phone records show no calls from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. on January 6. Bob Woodward, who broke the story, said that Trump is a known phone “addict” and that Trump not using a phone for over 7 hours during the assault on the Capitol is as improbable as “the sun not rising.” The January 6 Committee is investigating a “possible coverup” as the investigation focuses on new evidence of Trump's criminal intent.

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"It Was a Coup"
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"It Was a Coup"

A federal Judge wrote in his ruling that it is "more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.”

U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter in his ruling stated that "if the country does not commit to investigating and pursuing accountability for those responsible, the Court fears January 6 will repeat itself." The judge further added that "Dr. Eastman and President Trump launched a campaign to overturn a democratic election, an action unprecedented in American history. Their campaign was not confined to the ivory tower—it was a coup in search of a legal theory.”

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"Release the Kraken"
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"Release the Kraken"

Ginni Thomas attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 and conspired with Trump’s inner circle to overturn the election results.

Ginni Thomas, wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Thomas, exchanged 29 text messages with Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Thomas is known for her work with ultra conservative Christian-right activists. Her messages to Meadows echoed bizarre rightwing conspiracy theories of a holy crusade and urged him to overturn the election: “Make a plan. Release the Kraken.”

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Right Wing Extremists Attack Zelensky
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Right Wing Extremists Attack Zelensky

As the world unites behind Ukraine, Trump's right wing supporters cannot forgive President Zelensky for standing up to Trump.

Trump was impeached for trying to extort Zelensky to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. Now Trump’s supporters are repeating Russian lies and disinformation to justify their brutal war of aggression.

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Trump is a "Would-Be Tyrant"
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Trump is a "Would-Be Tyrant"

Republicans are speaking out about how Trump has weakened NATO and admires tyrants.

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said recently that Donald Trump both feared and admired Vladimir Putin and wanted "to kill whoever spoke out against him." Rep. Adam Kinzinger's "Biggest Regret" is not voting to impeach Trump over his "shameful and illegal act" of withholding "lethal aid to Ukraine so he could use it as leverage for his campaign. Rep. Tom Rice said Trump is "consumed by spite" and is a "would-be tyrant."

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Trump "Weakened Ukraine"
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Trump "Weakened Ukraine"

Trump has a long financial history with Russia and supported Putin's efforts to subjugate Ukraine by withholiding military aid and weakening NATO.

For years, Trump had business relations with Russia, including trying to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. As president, Trump wanted to pull out of NATO and resisted efforts to sanction Russia. Trump was impeached for withholding $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine unless President Zelenskyy agreed to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Vindman - who testified at the first impeachment - said recently that Trump has "undermined U.S. foreign policy because he weakened Ukraine.”

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Trump's "Criminal Conspiracy"
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Trump's "Criminal Conspiracy"

The January 6 Committee presented evidence of Trump's "criminal conspiracy" to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Attorneys for the House detail in a court filing their evidence of how Trump and his inner circle “engaged in criminal and/or fraudulent acts” including spreading false information about the 2020 election, illegally pressuring state officials, and “pressuring the Vice President to violate his duty to count the electoral certificates presented from certain States.”

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Right Wingers Sucking Up to Putin
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Right Wingers Sucking Up to Putin

Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and rightwing media embraces Putin's strongman strategy of exploiting race, lies, and conspiracy theories to attack democracy.

Extremists are again calling on their base and channelling anti-America and authoritarian sentiments during a tumultuous time for not only the country, but especially Ukrainian civilians. Notorious white nationalist Nick Fuentes has posted on Telegram that the invasion was "the coolest thing to happen since 1/6"; Tucker Carlson is minimizing the invasion and praising Putin on his news show.

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Trump Sides Against America Again
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Trump Sides Against America Again

On Wednesday, Trump sided with Putin and dismissed Biden on a conservative radio talkshow.

The former president has always had a history of praising dictators, especially Vladimir Putin. Once again, Trump and several well known right-wingers praised Putin in a bid to belittle Biden and insert his Big Lie into the narrative of a fake president's failed political positions, saying "what went wrong was a rigged election and what went wrong is a candidate that shouldn't be there and a man that has no concept of what he's doing." This interview also showcased Trump's obvious authoritarian tendencies, unable to stop showering Putin with praises such as "genius", "savvy", "great charm", etc.

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Ruling Could Doom Trump
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Ruling Could Doom Trump

Last Friday District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on three civil suits against Trump related to Jan. 6, allowing them to move forward with the case.

The ruling by Judge Mehta creates important rippling effects on Trump's Jan. 6 investigation as the ruling allows the three plaintiffs to seek information on Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Insurrection. Despite Trump's lawyers arguing on the basis of presidential immunity as well as his First Amendment right, Judge Mehta writes that Trump addressed the crowd not with presidential, but personal matters, and that the president's previous creation of "distrust and anger" made his event more than a speech but also a "call to action".

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road

For the Trump family it's all about the Benjamins, but now with the government following the money, Donald Trump will have to testify under oath about potential financial fraud at the Trump Org.

Tax evasion and financial fraud may be Donald Trump's undoing. For decades Trump has avoided paying little or no income taxes and at the same time using "fraudulent and misleading asset valuations" to secure bank loans. Now a New York state judge has ordered Donald Trump and his two oldest children to testify under oath, although they are likely to invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, just like Eric Trump did 500 times back on October 5, 2020.

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