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Gov. Shapiro: "The Supreme Court over centuries of jurisprudence has made clear that hate speech, like it or not, is legal...I think it is a long way to go to say that a comedian on late night TV who tells a joke about POTUS that the president doesn't like...incites violence."

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Q: "Do you believe that President Trump is trying to stifle dissent?" Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Without question. They're trying to stifle dissent....[Trump] made clear that he wants to look at the licenses and certifications for media outlets if they are attacking him."

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Sen. Tim Kaine: "Brian Kilmeade 10 days ago suggested that homeless, mentally ill people should be lethally injected. He apologized...He didn't get pulled off the air."

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Sen. Chris Murphy: "We are quickly turning into a banana republic. POTUS is employing the full power of the federal government—the FCC, the DOJ—in order to punish, lock up, take down off the air all of his political enemies. This is what happens in Iran, Cuba, and China."

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Sen. Murphy: "Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, literally accepted a bag of cash—$50,000—and the investigation was dropped when Trump became president. There are two standards of justice now in this country. If you are a friend of the president...you can get away with anything."

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Rep. Jim Himes: "Having the Defense Department kill alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is illegal...These folks are committing murder — murder defined as killing without a legal basis. I am mystified over why the rest of the chain of command is quite comfortable with it."

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Rep. Jim Himes: "I still can't get over the fact that I think for the first time in our history, the U.S. military...is now killing civilians who have been convicted of no crime. There's a reason we do trials in this country."

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Rep. Jim Himes on the Pentagon banning the press from covering stories they were not authorized to report: "It is censorship. It's what they do in Beijing. It's what they do in Moscow. It's what they do in Tehran...It is very much at odds with the First Amendment."

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Rep. Jim Himes: "We had the Attorney General of the United States say 'Hate speech is not protected.' The chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America made a factually wrong statement. All speech is protect with some very narrow exceptions."

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Jimmy Kimmel isn't just a comedian, he's a pretty mainstream, anodyne figure, which makes the administration's successful attempt to get his show off the air even *more* alarming.

First, They Came for Jimmy Kimmel

What happens when comedians are held to stricter standards than vice presidents?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2025

"A mixture of the superficially reasonable, the preposterous, and an absurd non sequitur." ICYMI @daliborrohac.bsky.social on Trump's unserious Russian sanctions talk: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-lat...

Trump’s Latest Humbug on Russian Sanctions

European allies can’t take seriously demands by a deeply unserious U.S. administration.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/07/2025

“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing." Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.

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Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges

"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/06/2025

Q: "Have the objectives been met?" Sen. Jim Himes: "It is way, way too early to tell. We don't even know at this point in time whether the nuclear material, the highly enriched uranium was actually still at Fordow or Natanz...The president has taken a massive, massive gamble."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/06/2025

"Forget about intelligence." - Rubio

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Q: "Did Iran make any commitments yesterday about uranium enrichment?" Trump: "They're very good traders and they're gonna be a great trading nation. And they have a lot of oil. They're gonna do well...The last thing on Iran's mind right now is nuclear weapons."

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Rep. Gottheimer: "I know some people worry that the president's bullying will impact your decision making...Want to reiterate your independence?" Powell: "We're focused on one thing and that is we want to deliver a good economy for the benefit of the American people. That's it.

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Rep. Ruiz: "Did you read the report and fact check its sources?" Kennedy: "I did not fact check." Rep. Ruiz: " Why did the report include citations to sources that don't even exist?" Kennedy: "The foundational assertions were accurate." Rep. Ruiz: "They don't exist!"

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Whether or not the Iranian nuclear facilities are damaged, greatly damaged, or "obliterated," there's still the question of the missing, nearly weapons-grade uranium. @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social discuss that and more:

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Q: "If there's language in the final [NATO] summit declaration about aggression by Russia, would you be okay with that?" Trump: "I'll have to take a look at it, but you know I'd like to see a deal with Russia."

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"The tone with which he dropped it reveals that he really might have thought he had something there. He thought he had his Nobel Prize and it's running into the reality of a centuries-old conflict." @timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk Trump's f-bomb:

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"Maybe it would be better if we had to take our consequences? Which is why I want to discuss a New York Times story about the measles and some very fine people in Texas. Let’s go dark." Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/texas-anti...

The Problem with Americans and the “Finding Out” Part

An anti-vaxxer in Texas almost died from measles. Real doctors saved his life. After that, he got even *more* redpilled. Plus: A Mamdani win in NYC could have unintended consequences.

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Trump has contradicted his administration's key talking points with regard to the Iran strikes. You can't just claim all the lies, gaffes, and contradictions are the brilliant art of the deal.

Trump Is Botching the Bombing of Iran

His lies and gaffes are making a mess of the mission and its aftermath.

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Does it surprise you that members of Congress are buying Palantir stock, the company that happens to be helping ICE with mass deportations? The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...