Today, the House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill that will invest more than $430 billion in climate change and extended subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. It will raise about $737 billion over the next ten years by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, adequately staffing the Internal Revenue Service after years of cuts so it can catch people cheating on their taxes, and raising the tax rate on rich corporations to require them to pay a minimum of 15%.
What does it say? Donald Trump & the Republican Party are engaged in a treasonous criminal conspiracy that threatens the nation in countless ways. This cannot be treated as politics as usual.
I have looked forward to todays “letter” all day. I could hardly wait to read it. I do not listen to the news as it is so much talking over each other I can’t follow it. I know you will explain things in a organized , concise manner. And I do not have to wonder if it is truth or fiction. I do very much appreciate you.
Thank you Heather for helping all of us get through this nightmare. I can’t believe I’m living in this time in history. Whew. Your daily letters will be studied in the future and those that read them will be hopefully as shocked as we are. Get some rest this weekend. You deserve it. 💙
The Justice Department isn't coming for just Trump but those who helped him to decide what documents to steal and who collected them. And anyone whom Trump might have shared them with since leaving office and participated in their illegal use.
Does anyone doubt the department won't get to the bottom of this case? However, because of national security implications we may never know the true damage their misuse may have done or will do in the future.
Notice how after the specifics of what the FBI took from Mar-a-Lago (Stephen Colbert called it "Karm-a-Lago"), which on the face of it are pretty damning, were made known, a lot of Republicans have really clammed up? It seems to have suddenly gotten vewy vewy quiet. I wonder if some folks are maybe having second thoughts? This might be the best time for many in the GOP to unhitch their cars from the "T***p Train" once and for all. Garland plays for keeps and he wouldn't be pursuing this unless there's ample reason. I wouldn't try and outmaneuver him. (T***p's niece, Mary Trump, said "Merrick Garland is playing chess. Donald is playing checkers.") Of course, Georgia's champion nut-burger MTG has filed a motion to impeach Garland, so it'll be interesting to see how many Republicans get behind THAT.
Wow! Another early night! Thank you, Heather, for your tenacity and devotion to the stories that shape our present day politics and influence those of the future. There is so much at stake...the latest revelations about the content of the papers recovered from Mar a Lago are, of course, staggering. To what end did Trump remove them from the White House? Were they copied and sold to the highest bidder? The Saudis perhaps? Does this qualify as espionage? People have been tried and convicted for far less in the past. It's time to take off the kid gloves and grapple with Trump, et al., bare handed
This week Biden/Democrats 3 Trump/Republicans 0, and Biden/Democrats with a strong following wind backed by justice, accomplishments, evidence, and (oh yes) facts.
More hot air and bullshit from the con artists of Conservatism Inc to allow Trump to squirt squid ink. the senile old morons who live in Faux Snooze were - in my experience - morons when they were in high school, so that (as I once told one of them) at least they're consistent fools.
Trump reminds me of a man perched on the end of a stout tree limb that towers far above the ground. With each new revelation of his crimes, the limb sags more every day. Not just the crimes but the weight of endless absurd lies and prevarications, uttered in rambling incoherent sentences that makes one wonder how he graduated from junior high school much less college.
We can all hear the branch creaking louder and louder. The only question is when, not if, the branch will come crashing down.
The property receipt reveals that agents reclaimed for the United States more than 26 boxes of documents, including ones labeled “classified/TS/SCI,” which means “top secret/sensitive compartmented information.”
It is impossible for Trump to justify moving and keeping these documents at Mar a Lago.
Thanks HCR for leading with the IRA---a tremendous achievement, the greatness of which has been clouded over by the noise coming from the corrupt and crazy leadership and members all the way down in the Republican Party. The drama is not over; there is a lot more to play out, slowly or rapidly, but the noose is surely tightening and the GOP leadership (and even WaPo columnist George Will--see his column yesterday---GOP lies and fantasies and refusal to see the truth---the comments were scathing) will look more and more foolish---and more than that. And now, the conservative Christian establishment --Southern Baptist Convention --- is subject to DOJ action related to sexual abuse. The chickens are really coming home to roost. Peace and Courage to All. Have a good and renewing weekend Yes: We, the People.....
Our parents and grandparents who gave their honor and their lives to protect our freedoms wouldn’t just be turning over in their graves...they’d be on spin cycle.
What if he has already shared any of this information? What about the two Billion Jared was gifted? Is there a connection? So many unknowns. This guy needs to be stopped. ENOUGH!
Thank you for keeping all of this clear and concise. I do have a question about potential for these documents to have been scanned into cell phones, tablets, laptops etc and either been disseminated or hacked. I’d there any info about this possibility. Thank you
What does it say? Donald Trump & the Republican Party are engaged in a treasonous criminal conspiracy that threatens the nation in countless ways. This cannot be treated as politics as usual.
I have looked forward to todays “letter” all day. I could hardly wait to read it. I do not listen to the news as it is so much talking over each other I can’t follow it. I know you will explain things in a organized , concise manner. And I do not have to wonder if it is truth or fiction. I do very much appreciate you.
Thank you Heather for helping all of us get through this nightmare. I can’t believe I’m living in this time in history. Whew. Your daily letters will be studied in the future and those that read them will be hopefully as shocked as we are. Get some rest this weekend. You deserve it. 💙
The Justice Department isn't coming for just Trump but those who helped him to decide what documents to steal and who collected them. And anyone whom Trump might have shared them with since leaving office and participated in their illegal use.
Does anyone doubt the department won't get to the bottom of this case? However, because of national security implications we may never know the true damage their misuse may have done or will do in the future.
By not redacting the agents’ names, and thus exposing them and their families to harm, Trump again proves how evil and cruel he is.
Notice how after the specifics of what the FBI took from Mar-a-Lago (Stephen Colbert called it "Karm-a-Lago"), which on the face of it are pretty damning, were made known, a lot of Republicans have really clammed up? It seems to have suddenly gotten vewy vewy quiet. I wonder if some folks are maybe having second thoughts? This might be the best time for many in the GOP to unhitch their cars from the "T***p Train" once and for all. Garland plays for keeps and he wouldn't be pursuing this unless there's ample reason. I wouldn't try and outmaneuver him. (T***p's niece, Mary Trump, said "Merrick Garland is playing chess. Donald is playing checkers.") Of course, Georgia's champion nut-burger MTG has filed a motion to impeach Garland, so it'll be interesting to see how many Republicans get behind THAT.
Wow! Another early night! Thank you, Heather, for your tenacity and devotion to the stories that shape our present day politics and influence those of the future. There is so much at stake...the latest revelations about the content of the papers recovered from Mar a Lago are, of course, staggering. To what end did Trump remove them from the White House? Were they copied and sold to the highest bidder? The Saudis perhaps? Does this qualify as espionage? People have been tried and convicted for far less in the past. It's time to take off the kid gloves and grapple with Trump, et al., bare handed
This week Biden/Democrats 3 Trump/Republicans 0, and Biden/Democrats with a strong following wind backed by justice, accomplishments, evidence, and (oh yes) facts.
More hot air and bullshit from the con artists of Conservatism Inc to allow Trump to squirt squid ink. the senile old morons who live in Faux Snooze were - in my experience - morons when they were in high school, so that (as I once told one of them) at least they're consistent fools.
Trump reminds me of a man perched on the end of a stout tree limb that towers far above the ground. With each new revelation of his crimes, the limb sags more every day. Not just the crimes but the weight of endless absurd lies and prevarications, uttered in rambling incoherent sentences that makes one wonder how he graduated from junior high school much less college.
We can all hear the branch creaking louder and louder. The only question is when, not if, the branch will come crashing down.
To mix metaphors, he's toast — and knows it.
The property receipt reveals that agents reclaimed for the United States more than 26 boxes of documents, including ones labeled “classified/TS/SCI,” which means “top secret/sensitive compartmented information.”
It is impossible for Trump to justify moving and keeping these documents at Mar a Lago.
Enough. Lock him up and lose the key.
Thanks HCR for leading with the IRA---a tremendous achievement, the greatness of which has been clouded over by the noise coming from the corrupt and crazy leadership and members all the way down in the Republican Party. The drama is not over; there is a lot more to play out, slowly or rapidly, but the noose is surely tightening and the GOP leadership (and even WaPo columnist George Will--see his column yesterday---GOP lies and fantasies and refusal to see the truth---the comments were scathing) will look more and more foolish---and more than that. And now, the conservative Christian establishment --Southern Baptist Convention --- is subject to DOJ action related to sexual abuse. The chickens are really coming home to roost. Peace and Courage to All. Have a good and renewing weekend Yes: We, the People.....
Our parents and grandparents who gave their honor and their lives to protect our freedoms wouldn’t just be turning over in their graves...they’d be on spin cycle.
What if he has already shared any of this information? What about the two Billion Jared was gifted? Is there a connection? So many unknowns. This guy needs to be stopped. ENOUGH!
Thank you for keeping all of this clear and concise. I do have a question about potential for these documents to have been scanned into cell phones, tablets, laptops etc and either been disseminated or hacked. I’d there any info about this possibility. Thank you