Originally published at: How the New Attack on Lisa Cook Gives Away Trump’s Game
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Meet Bill Pulte, Trump’s Very Useful Idiot President Trump’s attack on yet another Black woman in public office gives away the game – if you were still harboring any doubt – about his corrupt use…
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Good morning!
Is he dead yet?
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Looking at another appointee by TFG:
Child porn?
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James Dobson is. Not the obituary that I wanted to see, but I’ll take it.
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The GQP, successful in redistricting in TX are failing at stopping the Dems from doing the same in CA
“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied. Petitioners have failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time under California Constitution article IV, section 8,” the court wrote.
Seems pretty clear. However…
"Although the Court denied our petition, it did not explain the reason for its ruling.
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Remember when TFG demanded a recount in WI, and they made him pay upfront?
DOJ is facing the same issue in attempting to get voter data.
Plus, they won’t give the everything they want as it violates state law, as well as federal privacy laws.
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Yes. It is.
- Gerrymandering has always been antidemocratic as long as it’s existed.
- Texas is doing this expressly on Trump’s command after only five years. This is the worst kind of fascism.
ETA. Fuck Bezos and his fascist miscreants.
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Miller was also with Vance and Hegseth in DC. Here’s an excerpt from the NYTs:
But as the trio of top Trump officials walked through the cavernous train hall, they were heckled and booed by people in transit.
Inside the Shake Shack, Mr. Miller declared that the jeering would directly result in the administration’s throwing more resources at lowering crime rates that Mr. Trump has called “totally out of control” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/national-guard-dc-mobilized.html) but that have actually fallen sharply the past two years.
“I’m glad they’re here today,” Mr. Miller said of the hecklers, “because me, Pete and the vice president are all going to leave here and, inspired by them, we’re going to add thousands more resources to this city to get the criminals and the gang members out of here.”
Drunk on power. They really think they’ll be ruling the world forever…
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I’d love to be a fly on the wall as he meets his Maker - assuming such a meeting takes place. Either he was way off or I am.
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He’s food for organisms of decomposition. Period!
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A man who can be baited by a jeer…is not someone who should be allowed anywhere close to power.
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We have millions and millions of people on our side. One day of stopping spending - ONE DAY - would cripple the economy and show these assholes that united people have power.
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More likely he refused to do something shady against one or more of trump’s political targets. Maybe Tish James’ supposed mortgage fraud, as I think her second home is in that district.
Malevolence gets you promoted. Disloyalty gets you canned.
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Where they bought the NG members sandwiches - no evidence of fries which won accolades from RFK Jr when they said they were going to beef tallow for their fries.
On a personal note, fries in beef tallow is what used to set McDonald’s fries above the rest of the world. I would love to have an extra large order, nicely salted.
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Never been in a Shake Shack. Guess I never will, now.
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