Trump's AG flees after being confronted on Newsom hit job

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Attorney General confronted after DOJ drops bombshell announcement
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Twitter that the Justice Department had opened a punitive investigation into him and his wife as an act of political retribution for Newsom’s constant criticism of Trump. “Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us.” Agents have “knocked on the doors on family friends and former employees. Not because they’ve found a crime, but because they’re trying to find one,” said Newsom in a video posted to Twitter.

But when CNN”s Manu Raju confronted acting Attorney General Blanche about it, the AG simply ran away and refused to answer any questions. Sounds about par for the course for the Trump “Justice” Department, which is more interested in operating as the president’s legal hit squad than they are upholding the law.

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“Pastors for Trump” megachurch leader and Republican congressional candidate gets busted trying and failing to cheat on his wife
The Daily Mail has obtained the text messages of one Jackson Lahmeyer, a Trump-endorsed megachurch pastor running for Oklahoma’s 1st District. In them, Lahmeyer professes his love for former Miss Oklahoma, Caitlin Simmons Key. She told the Mail that they had developed a deep friendship after her divorce.

‘Eventually, the conversations crossed the line of probably what most people would consider appropriate for a married man and a single woman,’ she said. Unfortunately for him, she had serious issues with his behavior. “And at some point – if u need to get divorced. Then ok,” said one message. “U r in love with me and we don’t even have sex.’ “Well… hahah,’ he replied. ‘I’m a fan of you how about that lol.'”

Lahmeyer’s wife is decidedly NOT a fan of Key, who discovered the messages the NIGHT BEFORE MOTHER’S DAY. Once again, it is made painfully clear that nobody on the MAGA side of things actually believes the things they say and put zero stock in the value system they spend their lives trying to impose on others.

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Anti-corruption crusader takes on one of the most corrupt Republicans in Congress
Page Cognetti for Congress: Paige Cognetti was elected mayor of Scranton, PA, on a platform of cleaning up the grift and the graft that sapped away so many important public resources. She did such a good job that Pennsylvania voters re-elected her twice — and now she’s aiming to do the same in Congress. So devoted to anti-corruption that she won’t even use a government car, Cognetti is in a perfect position to take out Republican Rob Bresnahan, who got elected promising to end insider trading and then immediately became one of the most prolific insider traders in Congress. Will you chip in to help Paige Cognetti clean up Republican corruption and flip the House blue?

Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
The war with Iran is officially over, barring any wildcard intervention by Israel, and nobody is happy about it on the Hill. Trump has so far refused to release the terms of the agreement, which means that they are probably favorable to Iran, as they should be, considering that Trump started the war for no reason and they hold all the leverage. “I just don’t know enough about it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, told reporters in the Capitol. “Even the people who follow this stuff closely up here don’t know that much about it.”

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Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
The Trump administration killed eight children and four other civilians in a bombing in Somalia that they have never acknowleged, nor has there been any investigation into the killings. It took a Guardian investigation to bring the truth to light. Trump and Pete Hegseth need to see the Hague after all this is over.

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Fox News tells its viewers that green is actually blue
Trump Derangement Syndrome is very real, it just affects Trump’s own supporters and renders them incapable of believing what their eyes are telling you. In today’s episode of “What if 1984 was really stupid,” a host for Jesse Watters’ (of course) show informed their viewers that the clearly algae-filled green water in the reflecting pool was actually blue.

“I’m here at the newly renovated reflecting pool. It’s painted American flag blue. The Democrats will tell you there’s green algae. There’s pool guys cleaning it up. No other president would do that!” said the sycophantic “reporter.” It just goes to show how little Trump has accomplished that THIS is what Fox News has to talk about these days – doing damage control for one of Trump’s self-aggrandizing vanity projects that backfired in humiliating fashion.

RFK Jr.’s sister reveals he released a snake into a swimming pool filled with children while holding his infant son and a pillowcase holding a live vole
What a normal thing to do.

Pre-order Brian Tyler Cohen’s new book today!
The Day After: Some exciting news from our friend, Brian Tyler Cohen. His new book, The Day After, is now available for pre-order! The book explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have failed to effectively wield it, and finally, what Democrats must do when they get power back. It’s a blueprint for progressives who are not satisfied with the status quo. Please support independent media by pre-ordering here — and grab tickets to his book tour in NYC, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, or LA.

Uruguay’s national team was pulled off their bus and subjected to sniffer-dog test before a single game was played
Shortly after arriving to the United States, the World Cup team for Uraguay was pulled off their bus and subjected to a humiliating search by the Trump goon squad, who very clearly were targeting them for being South American. Welcome to Trump’s America.