Trump lecturing on the law? Please.

 

Y'all, it's Jasmine.  By now you know that Donald Trump sent the National Guard into Washington, D.C as part of his “law and order” tour. Trump has the nerve to sit in the Oval Office under *felony indictment* and lecture the rest of us about “law and order.” Cute. Let’s be real: This isn’t about safety. It’s about power. It’s about control. It’s about distraction. If Trump actually cared about crime, he’d start by looking in the mirror. But instead, he’s busy criminalizing democracy while he hides from accountability for his own corruption. I won’t stand for it. And I know you won’t either. Let’s send him a message so loud he won’t be able to ignore it. Add your name to my petition telling Trump to get focused on his own felonies before he starts meddling in our nation’s capital – and get his henchmen the hell out of DC. ADD YOUR NAME >>  Thank you,  Jasmine Crockett

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Trump’s Mail-In Voting Meltdown Is An Attack On Every American And we won't stand for it Scott Dworkin Aug 20 While Trump desperately does anything he can to distract from his Epstein scandal, know that we aren’t backing down. In my ten years of fighting Trump, I never have—and I never will. We’re a reader-fueled battering ram, built to shatter the Trump regime’s lies. No ads, no gatekeepers, and no corporate influence. Just fearless reporting that mobilizes the resistance. Help power our movement by becoming a paid subscriber today: GOOD, NECESSARY TROUBLE TX Rep. Nicole Collier has been trapped since Monday inside the Texas Capitol building. Why? Because GOP leaders required Dems—who left the state to block Trump’s redistricting scheme—agree to a 24/7 police escort or they couldn’t leave. Collier refused, kicking off this powerful show of resistance. “They say take that high road,” Collier said. “That high road has crumbled. We’re on a dirt road and we’re gonna meet them and get down and dirty. My fellow Democrats are ready to fight with the grit that is necessary to challenge the oppressor.” A crowd of protesters formed outside of the Texas House chamber on Monday and Tuesday, chanting “Let her out,” and “Don’t mess with Texas women.” Former Vice President Kamala Harris called Collier last night, telling her: “You are those who history will reveal to have been heroes of this moment.” Rep. Collier has filed a lawsuit over the “illegal confinement,” stating that Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows “does not have the power to compel any Texas citizen or any elected official into preemptive custody.” More to come on this. BOSTON’S MAYOR PUSHES BACK Pam Bondi and the DoJ have threatened prosecutions and withholding of funding for cities that don’t comply with Trump’s unhinged assault on immigrants. But Boston Mayor Michelle Wu refuses to be an accomplice. At a press conference yesterday, Wu declared: “Here is our response: Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures … Unlike the Trump [regime], Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down.” Wu added that under the Trump regime, “groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.” This is the kind of fire folks need to bring. SPEAKING OF EPSTEIN The DoJ will start turning over some of the Epstein files to Congress on Friday. And Dem Rep. Robert Garcia said what we’re all thinking: “Releasing the Epstein files in batches just continues this White House cover-up … The American people will not accept anything short of the full, unredacted Epstein files.” Garcia’s right. So, where are the FULL Epstein files? FACT CHECK Trump keeps acting like he’s going to get rid of mail-in ballots, calling them “corrupt.” He’s lying—it’s a secure way to vote. And it’s not something that Trump can directly do much about. PA Gov. Josh Shapiro made it clear: “Trump can sign whatever executive order he wants to sign, but it won't change the Constitution … the authority to set our election rules belongs to the states.” This is one of Trump’s most unhinged and dangerous ideas yet. But we take it seriously, and we’ll fight back hard against this un-American nonsense. Because we don’t just deliver you a top-ranked daily news brief—we also mobilize the opposition against the Trump regime. Every day, our social media operations are seen by millions of people. And our massive Contact Congress campaign has reached lawmakers more than half a million times since November. None of this happens without the support of our subscribers here on Substack. We have no billionaire babysitters, no ads, and no corporate strings. Just truly independent journalism, and relentless pressure that has a real impact. So if you want to support our reporting and our fight against Trump, please join us as a paid subscriber today: Onward! Scott NEW-Tell Congress to push back on Trump’s DC takeover: https://tinyurl.com/2jpp94yk Links to everything we are doing: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/how-were-fighting-trump Tell Congress to support law to unmask ICE: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82 Tell Congress save the National Weather Service: https://tinyurl.com/bdbur8df Tell Congress to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f  Our news keeps getting better and better. Thanks for reporting it Scott! I was thinking about what I can do right now. Here are some actions to support Rep. Nicole Collier; 1) Send thank you notes to Rep. Nicole Collier Texas House of Representatives PO Box 12910 Austin, Texas 78711-2910 2) Call Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows and complain about his lack of judgement in governing - tell him it’s is despicable how Rep. Nicole Collier is being treated. His office number is 512-463-0542. 3) Send a fax with your sentiments…512-463-1516 Thank you, fellow democratic justice seekers! Thank you for suggesting this idea and posting her address. She needs to know that there is a wellspring of support for her. I also looked up her email and sent a note of thanks. She can be reached at nicole.collier@house.texas.gov COMMENTS:  Mayor Wu is awesome. And Rep Collier is a BOSS I'm so grateful that she's my Mayor. I'm so blessed to live in Massachusetts. But even with our great people in office, we can't escape from the apocalyptic stupidity of tRumPutin's idiocracy. The next election is too far away! Ms. Wu is a force to be reckoned with. It’s never a good idea to bet against Texas women! It is never a good idea to bet against ANY WOMAN. Women legislators definitely have the SPINES that we’ve been looking for! Many of the ‘silent Democrats’ are finding out that We the People are watching and need to hear their voices at this inflection point of whether we can keep this democracy or not. It’s showtime y’all!!! And a most accomplished pianist. Check out her Rhapsody in Blue with the Boston Pops: ______________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omxAby8anJ0 ______________ Here she makes a case for learning a musical instrument! What an amazingly STUPID IDEA Brain Dead Texas REPUBLICANS concocted!  The WORLD is watching these FASCISTS!  Just watching the REPUBLICAN CLOWN SHOW in TEXAS is breathtaking! Remember that they couldn't even figure out how to keep the lights on? And then they allowed TEXANS to freeze or go hungry? Those darn LIBS got together & brought FOOD & BLANKETS!  Those darn LIBS faulted the CLOWN for going to CAN CUN, leaving the DOG in his unheated house with no food. Never regulated storm water runoff & homes were destroyed, TOXIC WASTE SITES flooded... After a MASS SCHOOL SHOOTING, ABBOTT rushed in the opposite direction to a fundraiser...never contacted the families of victims, never offered condolences...maybe because they weren't WHITE?  Good thing TEXAS has the MUSK NAZI to destroy their environment! This is REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE! RE: EPSTEIN - there's a great deal of information available: ZEV SHALEV writes a SUBSTACK newsletter called Narativ: Trump-Epstein Network's "Third Man" Exposed By Senate Investigation Senator's Wyden's investigation reveals Leon Black as the crucial connector in decades-long intelligence operation Zev Shalev Aug 4 ∙ Senator Ron Wyden's explosive letter to the IRS has shattered the final protective wall around Leon Black, exposing him as the third man who made the Trump-Epstein intelligence network possible. The Oregon Democrat's four-year investigation has assembled evidence that transforms Black from peripheral figure into the crucial architect of a financial infrastructure that enabled decades of compromise operations targeting American political and business elites A REMINDER:  LENGTHY, BUT WELL WORTH READING.... I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, “genius,” Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls. Leland NallyOctober 9, 2020 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/i-called-everyone-in-jeffrey-epsteins-little-black-book/

 

Capital Punishment Trump manufactures a non-crisis Dan Rather and Team Steady Aug 11 Credit: Getty Images Some days it takes a little more grit and gumption to stay steady. I say this because this is one of those days. In one of his all-time most outlandish PR stunts, Donald Trump hopes to burnish his image with his MAGA base by turning the nation’s capital into a police state. There was Trump Monday morning, acting all gruff and tough in the White House press room, usually a place reserved for presidential announcements that are meant to make Americans’ lives better or to unite the country in times of tragedy. Not so for Donald Trump. No, he joined the press availability to trumpet his federal takeover of the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the activation of 800 National Guard troops and 120 FBI agents to the nation’s capital. The tipping point was apparently the attempted unarmed carjacking and assault of a former DOGE employee in Washington. Nineteen-year-old Edward Coristine, known as “Big Balls” for his outsized role in slashing the federal government, was attacked on the morning of August 6. Two 15-year-olds have been arrested. Trump saw a red-meat opportunity to appeal to his base and change the subject away from some real problems. “I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor, and worse. This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” he said. Just one thing. There is no crime epidemic in Washington. Violent crime is actually at a 30-year low, according to statistics from the federal government, and down 35% since 2023. The MPD has employed several new policing methods to get the crime rate down. Trump also mentioned “squalor,” alluding to unhoused people living on D.C.’s streets. Homelessness in D.C. exists, but it is not the massive problem it is in some other places. In a city of 700,000, there are about 800 unsheltered people sleeping outside. D.C. isn’t even among the top 10 cities with the largest homeless populations. So if crime is down by double digits and homelessness is lower than in most cities of similar size, why does Trump feel the need to “rescue” D.C.? A peek at his Truth Social feed from Sunday morning gives us a clue. The billionaire president was in his limo driving to play golf at his Northern Virginia country club when he posted several pictures of street litter and tents along a highway on-ramp about a mile from the White House. The photos were taken from his motorcade. “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong,” Trump wrote. The 30-day takeover of the MPD and the deployment of National Guard troops is Trump’s latest escalation of presidential power. He invoked the Home Rule Act, which gives the president the power to use the D.C. police force for “federal purposes,” and plans to use the police to “protect” federal buildings and national monuments. From whom is anyone’s guess. No surprise, there are zero reports of a rise in violence against buildings in D.C., unless you include the Trump-sanctioned January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, where 65 D.C. police officers were injured. Usually National Guard troops are deployed by a state’s governor. In D.C.’s case, since there is no governor, the president has the power to do so. But just because you have the right to do something doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. Especially if it is a further lurch in the direction of a dictator-style police state. This is not Trump’s first attempt at this kind of overreach. In June, he sent 5,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to what he deemed dangerous protests of federal immigration raids, against the wishes of the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom. The administration is currently on trial in California to determine if Trump’s National Guard deployment ran afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the U.S. military from performing civilian law enforcement. Regardless of these legal issues, Trump suggested D.C. might just be the beginning. He could expand the takeover to other cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, all in blue states. He did not mention Memphis or St. Louis, the two cities with the highest crime rates in the country, which also happen to be in red states. Reaction to this presidential power grab was swift. Muriel Bowser, D.C.’s mayor, called it “unsettling and unprecedented” and criticized White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for claiming Washington is “more violent than Baghdad.” Brian Schwalb, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, called Trump’s actions “unprecedented, unnecessary and unlawful,” perhaps preparing for a legal challenge. So there is no crime wave or homeless crisis in D.C., but there is a public relations emergency at the White House. It makes one wonder what Trump is trying to hide from: the still lurking Epstein scandal? Rising grocery prices? Criticism over meeting with a war criminal on U.S. soil? It’s becoming embarrassing to watch him manufacture stunts to change the subject. The president must think he needs a win. And he must believe marching the National Guard down Pennsylvania Avenue will give him one. Steady is free, but to support my team’s efforts to protect our democracy through the power of independent journalism, we’d appreciate it if you would consider joining as a paid subscriber. It keeps Steady sustainable and accessible for all. If you are not able to upgrade, we understand. No matter how you subscribe, I thank you for reading. Stay Steady, Dan