Trump Picked A Fight With The Pope and Lost, Raskin Introduces Bill To Invoke 25th Amendment, and A Judge Blows Th…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin just introduced legislation to remove Trump from office under the 25th Amendment. Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this right now so everyone hears about it. And on Friday at 1:15 pm ET, he’ll be joining me live here on Substack. We have no ads, no corporate money, and no billionaires here—just reader-funded journalism that helps run the resistance. Join the movement as a paid subscriber today and get access to exclusive content, our entire archive, and more: THE POPE PUSHES BACK AGAIN
On Sunday night, Trump posted a long tirade, calling the first American Pope in history “WEAK on Crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy.” Then, 46 minutes later, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as if he were Jesus—with a demonic horned figure in the background. He deleted it the next morning, lying and saying he thought it was him as a doctor. He claimed he makes people a lot better. This coming from a guy who less than a year ago signed legislation cutting nearly 12 million Americans off their health insurance. The backlash was immediate, and not just from the left. Bishop Robert Barron, who sits on Trump’s religious liberty commission, said Trump owed the Pope an apology. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it blasphemy. Even Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni—once one of Trump’s greatest allies in Europe—said it was “unacceptable.” Trump responded by trashing her to an Italian newspaper before the journalist could ask a single question: “I thought she was brave, but I was wrong.” Papacy expert Massimo Faggioli said: “Not even Hitler or Mussolini attacked the Pope so directly and publicly.” The Pope didn’t flinch. While boarding his flight to Algeria, he said: “I have no fear of the Trump administration,” adding, “Too many people are suffering in the world today. Too many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone has to stand up and say there’s a better way.” Trump picked a fight with the wrong pope. RASKIN INTRODUCED THE BILL
Yesterday, Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced a bill to create an independent commission of experts that—alongside the VP—could remove an unfit president using the 25th Amendment. Raskin was direct: “Public trust in Donald Trump’s ability to meet the duties of his office has dropped to unprecedented lows as he threatens to destroy entire civilizations ... aggressively insults the Pope of the Catholic Church and sends out artistic renderings online likening himself to Jesus Christ. We are at a dangerous precipice.” Fifty House Democrats co-sponsored the bill the same day it dropped—and we’re launching a brand new campaign later today urging every member of Congress to support it. JUDGE UNRAVELS THE COVER-UP
Federal agents killed two US citizens during the regime’s invasion of Minneapolis. One of them was Renee Good—killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross. The regime’s response: seize the evidence, lock out state investigators, and open a probe into Renee Good’s wife—targeting the grieving widow instead of the killer. Seriously. University of St. Thomas law professor Rachel Moran said: “They appear to be actively preventing the state from investigating.” That’s not just incompetence. That’s a cover up. US District Judge Jeffrey Bryan isn’t having it. On April 9, he ordered the regime to hand over Ross’s personnel files, body camera footage, medical and psychological evaluations, and cell phone data. And they only have three weeks to do it. Defense attorney Shauna Kieffer said: “This judge is effectively doing the investigation that the United States has turned its back on.” Judge Bryan just busted open a door the regime’s been holding shut for months. MAINE SAYS NO
The people of Maine keep saying no—and meaning it. In December, residents in Lewiston found out about a proposed $300 million AI data center with just six days’ notice. The developer demanded confidentiality from the city council, so meetings had been happening behind closed doors. When folks learned about an upcoming vote on the center, they got together and showed up in force. The council, under heavy pressure from the crowd, voted it down unanimously. A month earlier, the city of Wiscasset moved to quietly push through a $5 billion data center on public land after signing a nondisclosure agreement with the developer. People found out at the last minute, and pushed back hard—forcing the city to kill the project.
Councilor Scott Harriman said it plainly: “Developers need to stop planning these data centers in secret and then complaining about how much they’ve invested in the process once the public finally becomes aware of it and pushes back.” Maine’s legislature took it even further. Last week, both chambers passed an 18-month moratorium on large data center construction. We’ve been fighting Republicans for decades—there’s no way we’re stopping now. This is our time. The midterms are coming. We’re going to flip Congress and end Trump’s chaos—but only if we work for it now, together. We have no ads, no corporate money, and no billionaires. Just readers like you. Help fuel the movement by becoming a paid subscriber today: Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition now—the Pope just stood up to Trump and said he had no fear. Make sure everyone sees it. Onward! Scott If you were a doctor or psychiatrist on Raskin’s commission, would you declare Trump mentally unfit to serve? 🚨 SEVEN URGENT ACTIONS TODAY NEW: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-stop-trumps-illegal-plan-to-destroy-the-us-forest-service/ NEW: Demand Acting AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9 Impeach Trump! https://tinyurl.com/52sw9s2d Impeach Pete Hegseth! https://tinyurl.com/28dc23a6 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 A FEW OF MANY INFORMED COMMENTS: Wow that’s so smart. Who else thinks Raskin would make an AMAZING president? Yes and now. He's awesome, but his skills might be put to better use in the Senate, or to begin with, as House Speaker. I would vote for him in a heartbeat. 💙💙💙💙💙 Yes, he is awesome--so, me too! This post is straight fire. The Pope standing up to Trump without fear, Raskin introducing real legislation to hold him accountable, a judge forcing transparency on ICE killings, and Maine becoming the first state to ban massive data centers. Our movement is winning on every front and I’m so proud to be on this fight alongside you 🔥 Trump loves to destroy -- Minneapolis, Iran, health care, cancer research, the East Wing, VOA, the Education Department -- but he never builds. And he never negotiates with Congress or with our allies to find better solutions. He just destroys. As Rick Wilson famously wrote, "Everything Trump Touches Dies." Impeach, convict, remove! I think it’s SOS to remove trump and the rest of the republicans that are behind this unlawfulness coup. I’m not a doctor or a psychiatrist, but as a layperson whose father died of Alzheimer’s and who grew up more scared of the religious right than any childhood bogeyman or even cancer (which I had at 15 years old), I would say trump, Hegseth and all the inhuman and inhumane creepy people in this administration are unfit. Regarding trump in particular, by all standards, he’s more like a syphilis-ridden, demented, violent monarch needing exile or a locked asylum than any other president EVER. RASKIN'S proposal escapes accusations of PARTISANSHIP - reasonable and creative solution! What 'professional' would defend DAFFY DON? Note that SCOTT just posted this: Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a formal letter Friday to White House physician Navy Captain Sean Barbabella with three demands: a full neuropsychological assessment of Trump, a complete report on every medication he’s taking along with their cognitive side effects, and Barbabella’s testimony under oath before Congress. Deadline: April 24. MASSACHUSETTS has 3 WEALTHY OUT-OF-TOUCH REPUBLICANS running for GOVERNOR! MINNEAPOLIS EXECUTION OF RENNEE GOOD and ALEX PRETTI were VIDEO TAPED - PUBLICLY CIRCULATED! WE witnessed RENNEE GOOD's EXECUTION! WE witnessed ALEX PRETTI's EXECUTION - SHOT IN THE BACK! The LAST WORDS of ALEX PRETTI were "ARE YOU OK?" to a nurse that ICE GESTAPO was abusing. ICE GESTAPO THUGS refused to allow her to offer AID! Thank that JUDGE for defining the COVER UPS! In MASSACHUSETTS, there are a meager smattering of REPUBICANS for good reason. After the KILLINGS, they blabbered their support for an ICE GESTAPO INVESTIGATION - as if that would happen. EXPERIENCED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS and PROSECUTORS at the time voiced the need to cooperation and the involvement of ALL law enforcement agencies. NOT SO FOR MASS GOP! IF REPUBLICANS DIDN'T LIE, NO ONE WOULD ELECT THEM! 3 WISHY-WASHY BRAIN DEAD MASS GOP RUNNING TO BE GOVERNOR, ALL SELF-FUNDING TRUMPERS IGNORING THE EVIDENCE! ICE GESTAPO HAVE ALREADY TAMPERED WITH THE EVIDENCE.... THEY TURNED OVER ALEX PRETTI'S BODY TO COUNT BULLET WOUNDS AND ABANDONED THE CRIME SCENE UNPROTECTED! THERE ARE BODY CAMS ICE GESTAPO ARE REVIEWING - NOT PUBLICLY RELEASED - WE CAN EXPECT THOSE TO BE TAMPERED WITH - JUST AS THE ORANGE TURD HAS RELEASED OTHER FAKE VIDEOS! A JUDGE WARNED THEM NOT TO DESTROY EVIDENCE, BUT THIS FASCIST REGIME IGNORES COURT ORDERS! TRUMP ET AL LIED ABOUT FACTS! THEY CLAIMED HE 'BRANDISHED' A GUN - NO! HE HAD A CELL PHONE IN ONE HAND AND HELD UP THE OTHER! ICE GESTAPO TACKLED HIM TO THE GROUND AND BEGAN BEATING HIM WITH BATONS AFTER SPRAYING HIM IN THE FACE - HE WAS HELPING A WOMAN THAT ICE GESTAPO PUSHED TO THE GROUND - THERE'S VIDEO! THERE ARE VIDEOS! MASS GOP HAVEN'T SEEN THE VIDEOS? BECAUSE OF ICE GESTAPO ABUSE, INJURIES, KILLINGS AND LIES, THEY ARE BEING RECORDED -THERE ARE VIDEOS! RECORD NUMBERS OF DETAINEES ARE BEING KILLED - WHERE ARE THE MASS GOP BOOBS? THEY'RE NOT QUESTIONING! MORE RECENTLY, ONE MAN WAS SUBJECTED TO BANNED CHOKEHOLDS AND FINALLY, A DEATH WAS RULED A HOMICIDE! WISHY-WASHY MASS GOP NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT AS OTHER REPUBLICANS ACROSS THE NATION HAVE - SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE FAILED TO CALL OUT THE ILLEGAL INVASIONS OF CITIES WILL LOSE THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS - FOR GOOD REASONS! THE NATION IS RIGHTLY ANGRY! MASS GOP BLABBERS NONSENSE! ANYONE STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HIS CALL WITH GOV. WALZ WAS AS TRUMP REPORTED MUST STILL BELIEVE TRUMP'S LIES! There was one program the recorded 911calls asking for assistance for ICE GESTAPO following people, causing accidents with damage to vehicles then falsely claiming the damage was the VICTIM'S fault. 911 advice is to 'escape' offering no police assistance. Much of the 911 recordings are horrifying! ICE GESTAPO break vehicle windows, assault drivers, people disappear. ICE GESTAPO has SHOT & KILLED US CITIZENS! The videotaped EXECUTIONS of RENEE GOOD and ALEX PRETTI highlighted and organized the ICE GESTAPO abuse and impunity, but their EXECUTIONS are not new ICE GESTAPO ABUSE. Let's remember SALI, a US CITIZEN. They BROKE DOWN HIS DOOR, dragged him out ill-clad because of their incompetence. There's CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST HOME INVASION! ICE GESTAPO have ignored COURT ORDERS! ICE GESTAPO et al are signing 14 year contracts to WAREHOUSE 'IMMIGRANTS.' WE know those being kidnapped by ICE GESTAPO are not criminals, but FOR PROFIT CONCENTRATION CAMPS are being created to house + 600,000 'detainees.' AT WHAT COST? Your healthcare? While driving in traffic with a medical emergency, our local PBS STATION, WBUR broadcast several programs I am unable to locate, but have sent an inquiry to the station.... There was one program the recorded 911calls asking for assistance for ICE GESTAPO following people, causing accidents with damage to vehicles then falsely claiming the damage was the VICTIM'S fault. 911 advice is to 'escape' offering no police assistance. Much of the 911 recordings are horrifying! ICE GESTAPO break vehicle windows, assault drivers, people disappear. ICE GESTAPO has SHOT & KILLED US CITIZENS! WE know those being kidnapped by ICE GESTAPO are not criminals, but FOR PROFIT CONCENTRATION CAMPS are being created to house + 600,000 'detainees.' AT WHAT COST? Your healthcare? How does this LUNACY make sense? WAITING FOR AN 'INVESTIGATION'? ‘A tragedy’: Mass. Republicans react to fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis Adam Reilly January 26, 2026 https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2026-01-26/a-tragedy-mass-republicans-react-to-fatal-shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DL%2001-27-2026&utm_source=2&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Mass%20%20Sierra%20Club%20takes%20unprecedented%20step%20to%20call%20for%20removal%20of%20House%20energy%20chair&utm_campaign=DL%2001-27-2026 'Please Get the Truth Out,' Alex Pretti's Parents Plead as Trump Officials Baselessly Smear Shooting Victim https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-shooting-update?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=742ca6bd5a-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+1%2F8%2F26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600713157 DATA CENTERS! GREEDY INVESTERS are targeting communities in SECRET! Consider the LIES and ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT! DATA CENTERS guzzle ENERGY and WATER! They pretend all water is returned....HUH? WATER is used for COOLING which means it's HEATED. To what TEMPERATURE? Then it's returned to its source? At what TEMPERATURE? HOT WATER running through METAL PIPES.. What CONTAMINATES are they picking up? Because of the HIGH TEMPERATURES, there's a significant EVAPORATION. Who's asking? DATA CENTERS do not create JOBS as their propaganda indicates. Massachusetts de-commissioned a NUCLEAR POWER PLANT that discharged 'COOLING WATER' and amended the environment in Cape Cod Bay. ASK QUESTIONS! |
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