Donald Trump’s Middle East trip wasn’t much of a master class—he took credit for a bunch of Joe Biden deals, accepted a bribe from the Qataris, and attacked Taylor Swift.

Trump can’t remember names, cities, or what planet he’s on half the time—and there’s video to prove it. But the media’s too busy obsessing over Biden missing a date in a 6-hour interview. This isn’t journalism. It’s propaganda by omission.

America is so propagandized right now, the full extent of how catastrophic Trump’s Middle East trip was is not appreciated. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst possible scenario for America, this was a catastrophic 11!

It's wildly unappreciated how insanely rushed this GOP megabill is. They're making major health care policy changes through private negotiations over two weekend days with no hearings, expert analysis, or public insight. via Jonathan Cohn thebulwark.com/p/how-to-take-…

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🚨BREAKING: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore just announced he will not bend the knee to Trump and REFUSES to authorize National Guard deployment in Maryland. Moore, who served in the National Guard himself, says it's: 1. UNSUSTAINABLE: costing taxpayers over $1M a day. 2. NOT

Yep. One of many risks I pointed out in my new WaPo column:

The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.

They still really don’t get it. Honestly incredible.

I don’t want to hear a single word about Democrats and socialism ever again. EVER.

JB Pritzker responds to Donald Trump: “From my perspective, it takes one to know one on the weight question. The president himself is not in good shape. He ought to respond to that from me.”

Republicans finally caved and are calling in Alex Acosta to testify on Epstein. Glad Democrats fought hard for this. Acosta is the Trump ally who brokered the sweetheart deal that gave Epstein and his "clients" another decade to abuse young girls.

Kudos to Gov Pritzker for referencing Trump's declining mental faculties ON THE AIR as well as his disregard for the military as he speaks to the incoming deployment. It's an awesome speech.

Even more indefensible: using an American flag on its pole to bludgeon police officers at the Capitol. And being pardoned for it.

The reason we like immigrants is because the American economy can’t operate without them. We have too few people. Great People Shortage: US economy will get walloped by population drop apple.news/AzJS5Uxp3S2mba… apple.news/AzJS5Uxp3S2mba…

To correct a point that DHS keeps obfuscating: Unlike Ghislaine Maxwell, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has never been charged with “trafficking” anyone. The trial the Trump admin is trying to avoid with its Uganda scheme is on smuggling accusations. allrisenews.com/p/kilmar-abreg…

California approved bills to set up a November special election where voters can greenlight a new congressional map that could add five blue seats in Congress. “With our democracy on the line, we will not run away from this fight,” Democrats said. hubs.ly/Q03F7xVN0

A trafficking charge can get someone the 20-year sentence that Maxwell is serving. The average sentence on the charge leveled against Abrego: roughly a year and a day.

Related. x.com/OrinKerr/statu…

New: At a Gateway Pundit conference, former Trump lawyer Peter Ticktin said he “wouldn’t be very surprised” if there’s “an emergency called” before the next election, as "it's necessary": "And with that emergency, we're going to be able to turn the tide.” mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-an…