Billionaires stop paying into Social Security on January 1st, and they'll do anything to keep it that way. Everyone else contributes with every paycheck. These are benefits that you earned through a lifetime of work. It's about time for the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share!

As it pushes for a record breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget, the DoD wants lawmakers to water down restrictions on the infamous revolving door between the Pentagon and industry, inviting more undue influence from the defense sector. responsiblestatecraft.org/re…

Russia has launched its third massive strike during this month on Ukraine and Kyiv. I know how tired you all are of this war that lasts so long. We're also exhausted from it. But that's exactly what our enemy is counting on. Putin has no intention to end the war now, and he wants to stall for time, just like before. While Putin remains in power, this scenario will not change. But there are changes in Russia: the dissatisfaction with Putin is growing due to gas shortages, inflation, Internet shutdowns, the approaching mobilization. Most Russians understand that the war is leading Russia nowhere, that it needs to be stopped, and they also realize that the war will last while Putin is in power. Putin is criticized more and more, not just by "Z-bloggers" like Ilya Remeslo, but in "Moscow living rooms" as well. The general consensus is that Putin missed out on the "Spirit of Anchoridge" way out - to end the war on good terms for Russia. I think the fall will be a time of true crisis in Russia. We need to do our best to make it happen and make it stronger. And for now, sadly, Russia will continue terrorizing Ukrainian civilians.

Charlamagne tha God: “All you do when you bring the Obamas up is remind people what is currently missing from the White House. The Obamas set a standard for decency and class and poise and intelligence. That no longer exists now. Now that bar is in hell. Satan and his demons use that bar to limbo”

The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, which was attacked by the Russians today, is older than Notre-Dame in Paris. Its foundation stone was laid in 1073, and construction was completed in 1078. Construction of Notre-Dame did not begin until nearly a century later—in 1163. The French cathedral was restored following the fire thanks to a major international campaign that raised one billion euros in donations. The reconstruction was funded by major entrepreneurs, corporations, municipal authorities, and hundreds of thousands of private individuals. And how will the world now respond to this Russian terror?

The U.S. government just made a land deal with the world's first trillionaire. Not a sale. A trade. Because apparently that's how we do things now. 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge - built by Congress in 1979 to protect one of the most biodiverse wildlife corridors left in North America - handed to SpaceX. Endangered ocelots. Aplomado falcons. Piping plovers. Land the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas has called sacred since long before there was a United States. SpaceX built a rocket launch site next door. Then came the explosions. Concrete and metal hurled six miles across refuge land. A 2024 study found that after one launch, every single monitored shorebird nest near the site suffered egg damage or loss. The Fish and Wildlife Service's response was not enforcement. It was a land swap. FOIA documents show internal planning for this transfer started as early as April 2025 - while Musk was running DOGE and threatening to fire federal workers who didn't justify their jobs to him. The agency developed what they called "the most expedited schedule possible" to get it done. Part of what's being handed over includes the Palmito Ranch Battlefield - the site of the last battle of the Civil War. A National Historic Landmark. Once transferred, SpaceX can restrict public access whenever they want. 25,000 people submitted public comments. Most opposed the deal. The government moved forward anyway. A coalition of tribal and conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit this week to stop it. Because someone has to. Why are we cutting real estate deals with a trillionaire when we could have just made him pay for it? #DemsUnited

This is hilarious coming from the guy who committed Medicaid fraud with his wife and allowed the largest Medicaid fraudster in the history of fraudsters, Rick Scott, to roam free.

HEGSETH: “The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.” BRENNAN: “(Obama’s Iran Deal) said that too.” 🎯 HEGSETH: “The difference is we did this from a position of strength.” 🤡 (TRANSLATION: this was an unnecessary, costly war that accomplished nothing)

MY LATEST: Raiding the OOC months before the midterm elections may not be as sensational as indicting a former FBI director for posting a picture of seashells, but it is every bit as great a threat to the rule of law. democracydocket.com/opinion/…

RETWEET if you stand with Michelle Obama!

The DOJ is keeping the part of Trump's IRS settlement in place that shields Trump, his family and his businesses from IRS audits This is outrageously corrupt. Don't let it fly under the radar. CREW President Donald Sherman breaks it down.

We don’t talk enough about how autocrats view taxpayer dollars—not as public resources to serve the people, but as a pot of gold to enrich themselves and their allies. Their focus isn’t public welfare; it’s personal profit and power.

Howard Lutnick had lunch with Jeffrey Epstein on his private island in 2012 and was still exchanging business emails with him in 2018. That was ten years after Epstein's conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. He is Secretary of Commerce.

After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game.

Christina Lorey A PICTURE’S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS On the one year anniversary of their murders, let’s not forget who showed up for Melissa and Mark Hortman’s funeral: former President Joe Biden... He STAYED all day. Prayed. Offered a shoulder for strangers to cry on...

You gotta admit that Zohran Mamdani’s energy is contagious. Here he is at the Puerto Rico Day Parade in New York City. We need more politicians who bring people together like @ZohranKMamdani does.

Remember when they got mad about how Michelle Obama planting a vegetable garden would ruin the landscaping.

Royal Marines boarded the tanker Smyrtos last night in the English Channel, which was carrying over 100,000 tons of Russian crude oil. ​This is the first time UK has seized russian "shadow fleet" tanker in its waters. ​Amazing news! Russian shadow fleet must be stopped. 🇬🇧🇺🇦

While legacy media covers Trump's disgraceful UFC fight as if it's normal and his capitulation to Iran as if it's a real cease fire, Democracy Docket is exposing Trump's plot to undermine free and fair elections. No both-sides. Subscribe now to support. bit.ly/4a7l1TR

With Joe Rogan smiling along. (Of course I don’t need to bore you all by telling you that if this was an event hosted by a Dem president and someone said this about Laura Bush or Nancy Reagan… well… you know the rest…)