There is no scenario tomorrow in which Putin doesn't become stronger and America becomes weaker. It's a premade disaster.

1/ But it could be worse than just a bad photo op. Here's how:
nytimes.com/2025/08/14/wor… 2/ This meeting essentially accepts Russia back into the club of legitimate major nations. And that's unacceptable, because Putin is committing war crimes in Ukraine - purposely murdering innocent people and kidnapping young children.

The photo op alone is a disaster for peace.

The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid.

No President has ever monetized access like Trump has.

1/ It's a story you need to know. 2/ The primary way to get to Trump is at his golf clubs. Reportedly, a $5 million donation to Trump's political operation gets you a one-on-one meeting. $1 million will get you a group private dinner.

Putting a price on a one-on-one meeting isn't normal.
wired.com/story/people-p…

The more we learn about the U.S.-Japan "trade deal", the more we learn there is no deal.

Trump rushed out an "announcement" after a 70 minute conversation with Japan's trade negotiator and the press dutifully reported a deal.

1/ No text and widening disagreement on terms.

https://twitter.com/FT/status/1948804575911129187

2/ The most significant claim Trump made in the "announcement" was a $550 billion Japanese investment fund in the U.S. where the U.S. would split profits with Japan 90/10.

Trump called it a "signing bonus".

"They gave us $550B up front, 100 percent," he said.

I told you that the SCOTUS's ban on national injunctions would supersize Trump's lawlessness.

Well, it's starting.

1/ Let me break some news for you: Trump is stealing money to build facilities like Alligator Alcatraz - from an account earmarked for the OPPOSITE of detention. 2/ I'm the top Democrat on the sub-committee that writes the budget for DHS. I know that budget.

Since 2019, the budget always includes a line item for detention beds AND a line item for the Shelter and Services Program ("SSP"). They are very different programs.

Yesterday, Trump illegally cut off funding for public schools, precipitating a huge crisis for thousands of schools.

This is a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling neutering federal courts.

1/ A dystopian new reign of lawlessness is likely coming. Let me explain.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1940210080860827844

2/ First, let's just understand how wildly illegal and devastating this funding cut is. This is money authorized by Congress for after school programs. Not a new program; schools get it every year. In many low income districts, their programs cannot run without these federal $.

Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day.

1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care. 2/ It was bad enough they cut all the tax incentives for wind and solar energy - they added a NEW TAX on these projects to make sure America never builds any new renewables.

Remember, Trump promised the oil industry provisions like this in exchange for a $1B campaign donation.

The press reported today that the votes are falling apart for Trump's budget (the one with the big Medicaid cuts).

It's the impact of organizing. It's why I set up American Mobilization Project.

1/ Here's a quick summary of what AMP has been up to in its first month.
2/ I think the entire game right now is citizen mobilization. What's the point of raising money for the 2026 election if our democracy is at risk NOW? So I'm dedicating my fundraising efforts to citizen protest. That's what AMP does - fund protest infrastructure.

Earlier today I gave a speech at @sciencespo in Paris, laying out the argument for a U.S./EU regulatory approach to AI that rejects JD Vance’s insistence that we put AI industry profit and greed ahead of protecting jobs and our spiritual well being.

1/ A 🧵 on my main points 2/ Vance gave a speech in Paris in February that argued for no regulation of AI in Europe or America. It was a delusional and incoherent speech that appeared to be written by the AI industry that seeks to make billions of rapid replacement of human labor by AI and robots.

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?

Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.

1/ A🧵on the danger. 2/ For the last five years, MAGA has been bathed in political violence.

Most importantly, MAGA's celebration of January 6th and Trump's decision to pardon ALL the Jan 6 rioters - including the most violent - became a clear endorsement of violence committed in his name.

Trump uses antisemitism as a false pretext to suppress dissent. It's disgusting, because as as this investigation outlines, Trump gives hiring preferences to people with strong ties to antisemites.

1/ A short summary of what they found. It's important.
npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-… 2/ White House official Paul Ingrassia is a vocal follower of white supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes. At a Fuentes rally Ingrassia attended, Fuentes exclaimed "calling Donald Trump a racist only makes me like him more!", and the crowd chanted "Down With Israel!"

Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been the story of the disastrous Republican budget bill.

But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.

1/ A quick🧵 2/ A hidden provision of the bill...wait for it...legalizes gun silencers!! What?? So now criminals will be able to hide their crimes and police will lose the ability to respond to mass shootings. WTF.
reuters.com/world/us/us-re…

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.

I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.

1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story. 2/ The Trump crypto coin - the biggest scandal in the history of the American presidency.

The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.

The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.

1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it. 2/ First, just know that MAGA has given up on democracy. Wish it weren't true but it is. They would rather MAGA rule forever than run a fair election where a Democrat might win.

This isn't some vengeance campaign. It's a brazen effort to end democracy.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1911812023895359855

2/ Abrego Garcia came to the U.S. over 10 years ago. He married a U.S. citizen and has three U.S. citizen children.

But he put in removal proceedings because he didn't apply for asylum in time and because of alleged ties to drug gangs. He denies any gang affiliation.

In the wake of the stunning news that Trump is planning to take over Columbia University, I hope you’ll watch this speech I gave yesterday.

It details Trump’s plan to destroy democracy’s organs of accountability and dissent: the press, universities and lawyers.

1/ Intro 2/ The press is always the first target of an elected leader who wants to destroy dissent and stay in power forever. But Trump doesn’t just harass journalists; he tries to destroy the very idea of objective truth.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back. 2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense.

That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.

The fight for our democracy is not coming. It is here.

When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.

1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan:
nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/… 2/ It started with the endorsement of political violence. By pardoning the Jan 6th protesters, Trump sent a clear signal that violence on his behalf would be protected.

Of course this quells citizens' enthusiasm to join the opposition - if there is a chance they could get hurt.

Another unconstitutional power grab by Trump. And in invoking "wartime authority", we get closer to the collapse of our democracy.

1/ A short 🧵on why this declaration should put us high alert, and cause our opposition tactics to stop being bound by dead "norms".

https://twitter.com/priscialva/status/1900188170009837760

2/ The 1798 Alien Enemies Act allows the President to detain and remove - without due process - all non citizens (student, tourists, long term green card holders, spouses of citizens).

It's to be used against citizens of a nation that's at war with the U.S.. A "wartime" power.

I went to the Senate floor to lay out for my colleagues the stunning story of brazen, open corruption during the first 6 weeks of the Trump presidency.

I think it's a story everyone needs to know.

1/ So a🧵with the highlights from the speech. 2/ The Trump crypto coin scam - maybe the biggest corruption story of them all.

Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal.

Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.

1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.


2/ Not entirely clear where it started, but the source looks like it might be from a totally random MAGA user who says she is “speculating” that Blinken, Rice, Nuland and Vindman has a “conference call” with Zelensky.

Just a MAGA troll making up shit in their basement.

MAGA is making the claim that if you watch the entire 50 minute video, Zelensky is the antagonist.

This isn't true. At all. I was with Zelensky before this meeting and it's important to know his mindset heading in.

1/ A short 🧵on how the entire ambush went down.

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1895592289843491143

2/ You cannot erase the context. Trump has been calling Zelensky a corrupt dictator and spreading Russian propaganda that Russia didn't invade Ukraine.

All these lies are Trump's pretext to sign a deal with Russia that hands Ukraine to Putin. Zelensky knows this.