Trump admits to bankrolling insurrectionists

September 03, 2022

It's Our Democracy!

Today's Top Stories:

Trump admits to "financially supporting" defense of insurrectionists and will look "very favorably" at full pardons if he regains presidency
Just a former president casually confessing to bankrolling the legal strategies of people who tried to violently overthrow the democratically elected government of his own country cool cool cool.

Take Action: Tell Merrick Garland it’s time to indict Donald Trump!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Fed up Fox host turns on Trump over stolen documents ON AIR
Steve Doocy of the reliably pro-Trump Fox & Friends temporarily rediscovered his spine as he pressed South Dakota's MAGA governor to explain why the loser of the 2020 election needed classified documents at his beach resort home.

Take Action: Tell the Justice Department to hold Trump accountable for his crimes!

The huge win in Kansas shows that abortion rights can WIN in red states!
OD Action Partner: Midwestern states are on the front line in the fight for a woman's right to choose — and the referendum in Kansas is proof that organizing rural America can produce transformative victories! Will you donate to help elect more pro-choice rural Democrats and keep our momentum going?

Empty folders marked top secret among records recovered in Mar-a-Lago raid
A Trump-appointed judge unsealed a detailed inventory of items the disgraced ex-president stole, and things are missing. Reminder, destruction of classified documents is a serious crime, making it very onbrand for a con man banned from operating a charity in his home state.

Take Action: Investigate Lindsey Graham for inciting violence to protect Trump!

New Mexico governor earmarks $10 million for abortion clinic at Texas border
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order for the clinic to be built at New Mexico's border near El Paso, Texas, where abortion has been banned since radical conservatives on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Take Action: Demand big corporations stop funneling money to anti-choice politicians!

Trump's Attorney General destroys every MAGA talking point on stolen documents
Trump's one time bag man is turning on his ex-boss to save his own skin.

Greg Abbott's bussing stunt has already cost Texas tax payers $12 million
Turns out being cruel isn't any cheaper than being a decent human being.

Take Action: Hold corporations accountable for exploiting working people!

Republicans fail HORRIBLY while attacking student loan forgiveness
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: OMG.

Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial nominee calls for violence on conservative talk radio
Tim Michels, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate in Wisconsin's hotly contested governor's race, called on his followers Friday to take up "pitchforks and torches" after an article exposed his anti-choice personal donations.

Jackson water woes continue as authorities fear mass pipe breaks imminent
Even as water slowly comes back on line after record flooding knocked the system out, officals in Mississippi's capital warned that increased water pressure "not seen in many years" could cause extensive rupturing in miles of old pipes.

Russia cuts Europe off from natural gas indefinitely
The Russian state-run gas company announced that the critical Nord Stream pipeline supplying Europe with natural gas won’t reopen as planned, moving the continent a step closer to blackouts, rationing, and a deep recession... but also a step further from setting the world on fire.