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Amanda Zurawski, who almost died after being denied an abortion in her state of Texas, says she blames Donald Trump for Florida's controversial ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

The collection of mooks that make up the current MAGA roster is what many of us saw coming years ago. It's been a long death spiral, highlighted by "I'm not a witch" and "2nd Amendment solutions," "palling around with terrorists" and "s*thole countries."Most recently, a puppy killer.

Yesterday, in making a pitch for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Bernie noted that “while it is critically important we do everything we can to defeat Donald Trump, it is just as important we work to elect progressives this November.” Amen!
And it’s what Blue America does.

You Might Notice a Trend: The threat of Trump's atrocities.
The Mahablog: The unwise men who need correction.

Before there was Fox News, before there was Rush Limbaugh, before there was the sprawling rightwing ecosystem of fake news and vicious smears we so enjoy today, there was the National Enquirer.

As bad as the things he admits to are, the ones he won't admit are even scarier. Because it means he knows people will hate him for it, he just doesn't care. Mika Brzezinski talks about Trump's Time Magazine interviewL
"The former president was asked about his stance on abortion issues and he mostly dodged the questions," she said.

The Justice Department said yesterday that it had recommended easing restrictions on marijuana in what would be a major change in federal policy. Yes, it will take a while and no, it won't make it legal, but it's movement. Via the New York Times:

Sarah Matthews, a former Trump assistant press secretary, slammed Trump and the dissenting conservatives who still kiss his ass, saying “a lot of Republicans” that she has spoken to, including top elected officials, “will bash him privately, but many of them will not even say it publicly.” Via The New Republic: