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NEW: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity.

Learn more & support this bill in Congress here: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU

Edie Sadowski's avatar

DONE!!

Scott Dworkin's avatar

🚨 SIX URGENT ACTIONS TODAY

NEW: Pass Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission https://tinyurl.com/44afaxvd

NEW: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8cvv7

NEW: Demand Acting AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9

Defend voting rights! https://tinyurl.com/3f3m728j

Stop Trump from deporting people with Temporary Protected Status https://tinyurl.com/yc8rfa7j

Vote NO on SAVE Act: https://tinyurl.com/ms977ec6

Sam Jones's avatar

This is the kind of independent reporting we need right now. Read it, then share it — people deserve the full picture.

Richard Waddell's avatar

Amen and amen. Substack is quickly becoming the place for young up-and-coming types to WITNESS what good reporting is, and THEN become able to compare that with the barroom entertainment and locker room mentality that passes for broadcast journalism.

It did NOT used to be like this. Ruskie Limbag helped erode the cranial cavity of a few generations, as did all kinds of radio shock-jocks, who wormed their way into the (not)minds of millions of people

Scott Dworkin's avatar

And to think about a decade ago I was doing this sort of thing on cable lol things have changed!

Richard Waddell's avatar

Jimmy Kimmel, the Daily Show, Stephen Colbert have taken that and developed it mercilessly and exuberantly...and honestly, which makes their versions even better.

Megan Ross's avatar

Maybe TRump's private donors finally realize that they're strapping themselves to a loser, who will go down in history as the worst, most corrupt and disgusting president in our history. Making money is their bottom line, and tying themselves to TRump is a lose-lose situation. I just want him to die soon.

Mike Hammer's avatar

One would think. If it was me, I would start lawyering up as well.

Joanne Steacie's avatar

Another good reason, Megan. Agree.

BEpiper's avatar

From your words to, well, wherever they hit the hardest!

Richard Waddell's avatar

Good, then he will take that many more

down, down, down the drain, where they all can go!

CREO by C. C. Yager's avatar

I'm so glad you wrote this post, Scott! I've been quite dismayed by the total lack of hard investigation and reporting about this incident by corporate media. They are complicit in keeping the American people uninformed about their government. I'm surprised, too--so many reporters at the dinner and no one wanted to dig deeper? As for who's paying for the ballroom--you can bet that TT pocketed all the millions that were initially donated for the ballroom, so if he can get it paid for through taxpayer funds, he won't have to use the money he raised. Follow the money..... I urge everyone to call and/or write their electeds to vote against all the bills appropriating funds for the ballroom. America and the White House do not need a ballroom.

Scott Dworkin's avatar

Thanks! I just got sick of the lies it was too much!

Cherae Stone's avatar

Totally ridiculous.

Sam Jones's avatar

Absolutely!

I Hate this Timeline's avatar

I actually wonder if FBI knew of this possible attack and it was allowed to move the ballroom forward. In this case not a created stack but a permitted one.

Edie Sadowski's avatar

Shared and reposted this post! Thank you ❤️

Ms Jonington's avatar

Just read this entire investigation and wow… Scott you really went deep on this one.

This is exactly why your independent reporting matters. Corporate media won’t touch this angle!! 🌊 💙

Scott Dworkin's avatar

Thank you!

KATHERINE H. TERHUNE's avatar

What fascinates me is yes, he went deep on this one, but he still explained it in quite simple terms, no fluff… Stark facts in sequence. Crystal clear as the water of a mountain stream.

Scott Dworkin's avatar

Thank you Katherine! Whenever lies are so confusing I like to simplify it because they intentionally make things confusing!

Frances Gardner's avatar

What changed? Well, I'm guessing, several things. Some or all donors backed out or couldn't find the money. The court cases have slowed it down to the point Trump fears it won't get built while he's alive or while he's president. The Democrats are obviously gaining ground toward November. AND this security breach came up, whether intentionally or otherwise, for him/them to exploit and put the bum's rush on it.

Tess's avatar

Great report Scott! The lies never end for these idiots-they just keep swimming in deeper and deeper into the pile of ****. Have a nice day everyone and stay safe!

Heidi L 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇱's avatar

I think that the regime had this shooter and his intentions on their radar and allowed it to proceed, knowing they could stop it and then use it for the ballroom purposes that we now see playing out. There is no other logical reason why tRump would suddenly decide to attend this event after snubbing it for so many years.

Mary Kellogg's avatar

That is certainly a possibility. Another, based on the manifesto he sent, is that he was a conservative Christian (not "christian nationalist" or MAGA) who snapped when the contradictions between his religion and what the Trump-MAGAverse is selling as "true belief" became too much for him to bear.

Heidi L 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇱's avatar

Agreed that could be why he snapped, but I still say they knew and didn't stop him.

Sue's avatar

I read (although I don’t remember where) that his family was aware and reported him two days before his attempt. Not sure if it was but it would make sense why he suddenly decided to attend for the first time.

Edie Sadowski's avatar

Agree totally!💯💯💯💯💢

Joanne Steacie's avatar

Sounds right, Heidi!

AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

Thank you Scott

Excerpt;

I read the document the alleged shooter left behind explaining his actions.

He named no Democrats.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed nine Democrats anyway, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro—whose official residence was firebombed last year.

But the regime’s propaganda about the manifesto didn’t stop there.

Trump lied and told Fox the manifesto showed the suspect “hates Christians.”

It actually showed him writing as a Christian believer to justify the attack.

Ginny K's avatar

The #DirtyOldMan and his fascist enablers have no shame and will stop at nothing to poison hearts and minds. If he wants to be in a ballroom, he should stay in his shitty golf motel in florida and leave the American people out of it. An please do take the #FirstHookerOftheUnitedStates (#fHOtus) with you (no offense to all the good hookers). You will never be beloved like Michelle.

maryc's avatar

Seems like it is another setup. First the ear graze and now the ballroom. Does the end justify the means?

Linda Logsdon's avatar

Don’t forget Mexico 🇲🇽 was going to pay for the Wall!!!! LOL 😂

Eva Eli's avatar

Nothing changed. This is how he operates. He made sure it appeared to become a “necessity” for the safety of all future Presidents. Isn’t this how all scam artists work?

Mary Kellogg's avatar

That sounds an awful lot Nixon's Presidential Immunity defense: "for the good of the office".

Richard Waddell's avatar

And 'the office' here means '...ME...' = 'for the good of ME.'

Kathy's avatar

It’s going to be interesting how DOJ proves it was T the WHCD suspect “attempted to assassinate”….when he was nameless in the suspect’s “manifesto”…described only as a rapist/pedophile.

Kathy's avatar

To supplement Scott’s excellent reporting,Ben Meisalis/ Meidas Touch has been going through the court docs….additional cover-up and lies from the admin.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9r9HYFxEQOBXSopFS61ZWg

Mike Hammer's avatar

Thank you Scott for all that you do. Perhaps the ballroom is a grift generator and a super duper bunker and control room that dwarfs anything seen by Dr. Evil.