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Is Trump About to Learn That When Playing With Conspiracy Fire He Can Get Burned? #ABlueView🧵1/3

Do you think the Epstein Files story has staying power or will Trump's ability to suppress it (by lying, intimidating & distracting) will win out?

Blue States Can Prevent a lot of the Republican's Medicaid Cuts #ABlueView🧵1/3

There's a fatal flaw (at least in Blue States) in the GOP's vile attempt to throw 13M off health insurance: the new red-tape barriers the Feds put in place can be cut thru by the states themselves.

ICE's Budget is Now Larger Than Israel's Military Budget #ABlueView🧵1/3

What could possibly justify why it is larger than most militaries in the world, including Israel's? Because Trump needs a large paramilitary to intimidate his opponents & enforce his unpopular policies.

MA Taxes Millionaires. Now It'll Help Offset Federal Cuts. #ABlueView🧵1/2

Ignoring GOP fear messaging, MA voters passed a 4% surtax on annual earnings over $1 million in 2022 that has repeatedly exceeded state projections. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/met

Now this money will cushion MA from federal cuts.

The Boston Globe · Millionaires tax: Mass. has already collected $2.6b from itBy Matt Stout

A Very Ambivalent July 4th #ABlueView🧵1/3

If you're like me, you're torn between your long term admiration, appreciation & celebratory feelings for America and despair & disgust for what's happened to it since Trump rode down that escalator.

How are your reconciling your feelings?

We Can Win the War But Have To Message, Message, Message #ABlueView🧵1/3

Given Congress' subservience to Trump, we unsurprisingly lost this fight & now the midterm battle to reclaim America begins in earnest & history shows *effective* Dem messaging will be absolutely critical.