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  Today in Politics, Bulletin 83. 3/3/25. Ron Filipkowski Mar 4 ∙ … Sen.  Rick Scott  said  AOC  “should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law” for posting videos on social media advising people what their rights are if ICE agents come to their door: “We took an oath - we’re supposed to uphold the constitution, not tell people how to evade the constitution. It sure seems like she’s violating the law.” … Scott pled the 5th 75 different times when his hospitals were investigated for Medicaid fraud in 1997. The company was fined $1.7 billion. … Border Czar  Tom Homan  has referred AOC to DOJ and AG  Pam Bondi   to be criminally investigated for obstruction of justice. Bondi has not commented on the progress of the investigation. … Bloomberg reports that there has been 8,200 migrant detentions over the past two weeks, which is down from 10,000 for the two weeks prior to that. Homan has blamed AOC, other elected officials, and media for t...

  It's  O ur  D emocracy! Today’s Action: Sign up for Canvassing 101! Today's Top Stories: GOP senator dismisses racist insult by Trump as "nickname" Florida Sen. Rick Scott shrugged off the disgraced ex-president's latest racist attack — this time targeting former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao — as nothing more than a nickname, proving once again that fealty to Trump supersedes basic decency, ethical norms, or even party loyalty. Take Action:  Demand CBS News fire Trump's lying ex-chief of staff! Florida Republican senators request more federal aid despite not voting for hurricane relief Sen. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio requested a "robust and timely federal response" a day after refusing to support an $18.8 billion stopgap funding bill specifically allocating additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to Hurricane Ian and future disasters. Take Action:  Tell President Biden to take action to fix Puerto Rico'...

    SEP 28 One billionaire backer of the insurrection answers me A response from Ken Griffin   ROBERT REICH       In a post  here  on September 8, I asked the billionaires who are bankrolling candidates who have tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election how they rationalize spending their fortunes financing insurrection. I specifically included Peter Thiel, Stephen Schwarzman, Steve Wynn, Patrick Byrne, and Ken Griffin in my question. Ken Griffin, the multi-billion-dollar CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, is the only one to respond so far — yesterday, in a tart  letter to the  Guardian   (where I had subsequently published my post). His arguments: (1) His campaign contributions are “principled” because he “proudly” spends his money to support politicians whose ideas “will secure a better future for America” – and he “encourages others to do the same,” and (2) the Democratic party has given generous support to Maga Republican c...