So now annexation is just a Costco coupon for missile defense?

Not even trying to hide the corruption

Trump Pardons Paul Walczak After Mother Attends Fundraiser
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pardons-paul-walczak-mother-fundraiser-1235348794/

you should read this...

The Law, Conspiracism, and Gravity
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/27/the-law-conspiracism-and-gravity/

This Day Wasn’t for Fortunate Sons https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/26/this-day-wasnt-for-fortunate-sons/

Beyond parody

Ask yourself why would Trump and his minions want to pardon these people?

U.S. Justice Department pardon lawyer pledges 'hard look' at plot to kidnap Michigan governor

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/23/justice-department-michigan-governor-whitmer-kidnapping-plot/83825764007/

> The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

ACTION ITEM! Tell the government to allow folks under 65 to get COVID vaccinations - deadline 5/23 at 11:59 pm ET - gregpak.net

https://gregpak.net/2025/05/23/action-item-tell-the-government-to-allow-folks-under-65-to-get-covid-vaccinations-deadline-5-23-at-1159-pm-et/

> Horrifyingly, Trump’s FDA is trying to “limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill if they are infected.” … Continue reading ACTION ITEM! Tell the government to allow folks under 65 to get COVID vaccinations – deadline 5/23 at 11:59 pm ET

Digital Fascism is Still Just Fascism https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/22/digital-fascism-is-still-just-fascism/

Gun Silencers, Tanning Beds And Other Weird Stuff Tucked Into The GOP's Tax Bill | HuffPost

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-tax-bill-gun-silencers-tanning-beds-weird_n_682f55ebe4b09130a5859e17

> “There are certain elected officials who appear to have a certain orange hue about them," one Democrat scoffed at a tanning provision originally in the bill.

As David Goldman reports, the bond market yesterday afternon was notably weak, because "investors who lend money to the United States think the Trump agenda — in particular, the 'Big, Beautiful' tax cut bill — has made America an unacceptably risky investment."

#Trump #Republicans #BigBeautifulBill #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #Medicaid #Medicare
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/investing/bond-market-selloff

Everything is about to get worse, so buckle up:

AP: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in April, as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home buyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.

[No, really, it is. The history of the Tenth Amendment explains [almost] everything happening in politics and government today.]
It’s All About the Tenth Amendment https://terikanefield.com/its-all-about-the-tenth-amendment/

George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2025-05-20/urgent-george-wendt-who-played-a-beloved-barfly-on-cheers-and-found-another-home-onstage-dies-at-76?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Bloomberg Pursuits @bloomberg-pursuits-bloomberg

Trump’s America:

Where the Haitians are “eating the cats and dogs,” and Walmart is eating the tariffs.
#DonaldTrump #TrumpsAmerica #MAGA #TrumpTariffs #tariffs

#News George Wendt, actor who played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ dead at 76 https://w.st/voe3

DOJ Reportedly Will Pay Ashli Babbitt's Estate $5 Million; Claims to Have Charged LaMonica McIver - emptywheel

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/19/doj-reportedly-will-pay-ashli-babbitts-estate-5-million-has-charged-lamonica-mciver/

> The same day that AP revealed DOJ will pay Ashli Babbitt's estate $5 million to settle a wrongful death suit, Alina Habba announced charges against a member of Congress.
>Trump’s power rests on claiming up is down, attacks on the US are noble and the defense of rule of law is a crime, accountability for anyone on his team is unjust.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

Fact checked…by Elon’s AI.

Trump for the second time during this press conference claims that Biden has "stage nine" cancer (he has stage four cancer)

The political story is that Donald Trump failed to make peace between Ukraine and Russia despite campaigning for president on how easy it would be. He faceplanted totally and embarrassingly, just like anyone with any brains knew he would. And now he's bitching out of any US role. Just a fucking crawling worm of a man.