🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Fox News that had Ukraine been accepted into NATO back in 2008, today’s war might have been avoided. He added that only strength brings peace. "If you are weak, you invite aggression, that is why we support Ukraine as long as necessary."

Ukrainian drones from the Shadow unit struck a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system on the eastern front.

Trump lawyers have repeatedly said that the administration is complying with a federal court order stopping it from cutting transgender research funding.

New whistleblower records contradict those claims.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nih-cuts-transgender-research-grants

"Come and join us": The new resistance welcomes apologetic Trump voters
In red states like Ohio, organizers are making a conscious appeal to moderates, independents and Republicans too

https://www.salon.com/2025/05/07/come-and-join-us-the-new-resistance-welcomes-apologetic/

Via Pro Publica:
"UPDATE: We've confirmed the identities and roles of 9 more key figures affiliated with Musk, bringing our DOGE tracker to a total of 86 staffers."

https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/

"North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a GOP swing vote, informed the White House on Monday that he would not support the president’s nominee, Ed Martin, to serve as U.S. attorney for Washington, DC. Thank you, Sen. Tillis.

I'll grateful for any Republican willing to vote against Trump."

We're screaming at a lot of bots and trolls...some have had profiles since the 1st reign of terror.
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The Kremlin’s Bots, Trolls, and Influencers
Russia’s information war against the West is a comprehensive, coordinated effort to manipulate the information ecosystems of entire societies.

At least 57 states have employed social media bots to amplify their messaging, including Iran and China. But the most active belligerent in this war is Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

https://quillette.com/2024/11/24/the-kremlins-bots-trolls-and-influencers-russia-disinformation/

Run by Revenge-the Felon & His Followers true story
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a restaurant in Washington, D.C., owned by the husband of CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell. Coincidence?

No one was taken into custody, marking yet another pointless, fearmongering raid from ICE.

https://newrepublic.com/post/194956/trump-ice-raids-dc-revenge-cbs-anchor-husband-restaurant

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“There can be few matters of greater public interest in this country than protecting the constitutional rights of its citizens.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/194936/transgender-troops-rights-supreme-court

BREAKING: A federal judge has ORDERED the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the election of Democrat Allison Riggs to the state supreme court! Republican candidate Judge Griffin has 7 days to appeal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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YES!!!!!
BREAKING: A federal court blocks a months-long Republican effort to disenfranchise thousands of voters in North Carolina, affirming Justice Allison Riggs’ victory over Jefferson Griffin in the state Supreme Court election.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/win-federal-court-blocks-gop-effort-to-overturn-north-carolina-supreme-court-election/

Trump Erupts After Republican Guru Rips Him on Fox News

"There’s a lot of concern about the economy. Fotus ratings on the economy and tariffs are in the 30s. And his overall approval is in the mid to low 40s. That’s not a good place to be a 100 days in.” —Karl Rove

https://newrepublic.com/post/194835/trump-karl-rove-tariffs-dolls-fox-news

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Gov. Brian Kemp passes on Georgia Senate race

Kemp was by far the Republican Party's strongest potential candidate as it tries to take back the Georgia seat from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in the 2026 midterms.

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/05/brian-kemp-georgia-senate

The Dems Could Learn a Lot From Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum

"The Mexican govt’s enthusiastic embrace of industrial policy is thanks in part to the chaos of Trump’s trade policy, forcing economic policy-makers 'to move from the passenger seat to the driver seat.'"

https://newrepublic.com/article/194800/democrats-learn-lot-mexico-claudia-sheinbaum

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

"This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer"

https://www.propublica.org/series/life-of-the-mother

Do republicans get it yet?
They should fear 2026 elections and there will be elections, count on it.
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Yet Another GOP Town Hall Descends Into Chaos as Constituents Revolt

An elderly activist was forcibly carried out of Mike Lawler’s town hall as attendees booed the New York Republican

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-lawler-town-hall-chaos-woman-removed-1235331885/

Trump Town Hall Erupts in Laughter as He Claims He’s Made No Mistakes

Trump appears to be in deep denial.

His cabal is facing more than 200 lawsuits on immigration, his ill-advised tariffs, etc

https://newrepublic.com/post/194666/trump-town-hall-laughter-he-made-no-mistakes

Trump's Lies Are Finally Catching Up to Him

FOTUS biggest talent has always been his ability to paint himself as the hero. As he staggers through a bizarre metaphor about dolls and the economy, he's clearly losing the thread.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-tariffs-gdp-polling

At least 3 administration officials, including a Trump aide, are stockpiling toilet paper, food items, and other household supplies.

... But they still support Trump’s “short-term pain” tariffs?

https://newrepublic.com/post/194687/trump-officials-hoarding-supplies-tariffs

Waltzed out the door and no one will complain because his cabinet is rancid

Behind closed doors, Donald Trump was reportedly furious with Waltz’s pattern of errors and was 'suspicious' that Waltz’s contact list apparently included journalists critical of the administration.

https://newrepublic.com/post/194681/donald-trump-mike-waltz-signalgate-war-plans-group-chat