Russell Mercer retweeted
Trump's DOJ had a court order to release the remaining Epstein files and simply refused. That should be a much bigger story right now.
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Meet MAGAt and pro-Russian grifter Gunther Eagleman (David Freeman).
In late 2024, the U.S. DOJ indicted Tenet Media, revealing it was a covert $10 million Russian influence operation funded by the state-controlled network RT.
Following the indictment, online researchers and critics exposed ties between Freeman's "Gunther Eagleman" account and the network's ecosystem. Freeman defended himself by stating he only received "tens of thousands" of dollars in standard "ad revenue" through X and content distribution networks rather than direct Russian payroll. Critics, however, pointed out that he aggressively deleted dozens of his pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine posts immediately after the DOJ indictment went public.
Even if the money trail was indirect, NATO-affiliated researchers and independent watchdogs have documented that Freeman heavily amplified Kremlin talking points to his over 600,000 followers. This included writing a viral post publicly apologizing to Vladimir Putin for U.S. funding of Ukraine and spreading debunked claims that there was "no video content from the war in Ukraine" to undermine public support for the war effort.
Freeman has worked closely with X Strategies, a right-wing digital consulting firm. These firms frequently act as middlemen—taking money from massive PACs, corporate entities, or foreign-adjacent media networks—and then paying individual influencers micro-fees (like his documented $300 repost fee) to blast out specific narratives, giving the influencers plausible deniability about where the original funding originated.
Russell Mercer retweeted
Replying to @BenRight247 @jackunheard
How exactly is this “going to cost us” when WE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE EXTRA TAX? Please explain.
Goddamn you people are f’ing exhausting! I mean you have a computer in your hand- USE IT FFS. 🤦🏻♀️
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Replying to @WallStreetApes
Democrats opposed it due to concerns it primarily favored corporations & the wealthy, added trillions to the national debt, & funded cuts to social safety net programs like Snap and Medicaid, which they understood would harm low-income families despite the bill's misleading name.
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BREAKING: Fed Chair Jerome Powell stuns MAGA world by hitting back hard after Trump's corrupt prosecutors launched a sham investigation into him — exposing the invented "pretexts" used to target him.
The usually stoic Powell is done holding back...
"Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June," Powell said in a video shared by the official Federal Reserve account on X. "That testimony concerned, in part, a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings.
"I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy," Powell continued. "No one-certainly not the Chair of the Federal Reserve-is above the law. But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the Administration's threats and ongoing pressure."
"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings," he went on. "It is not about Congress's oversight role. The Fed, through testimony and other public disclosures, made every effort to keep Congress informed about the renovation project."
"Those are pretexts," he said. "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President. This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether, instead, monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
"I have served at the Federal Reserve under four Administrations-Republicans and Democrats alike. In every case, I have carried out my duties without political fear or favor, focused solely on our mandate of price stability and maximum employment," he continued. "Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats."
"I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do-with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people. Thank you," concluded Powell.
Powell deserves the full-throated support of the American people. Trump's utterly corrupt Justice Department is targeting him simply because he has resisted lowering interest rates. Trump is desperate to lower those rates to bolster his failing White House. In that desperation he has launched an all-out attack on the Federal Reserve's independence.
Please ❤️ and share if you stand with Jerome Powell!
Russell Mercer retweeted
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to think about and understand something. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims. There are countless Black victims that no one has even heard about, much less seen the public fight demanding answers and justice.
Thanks in advance for caring.
Russell Mercer retweeted
Good information to know as you encounter these @ICEgov assholes! Unfortunately it doesn’t protect any of us from the murdering Jonathan Ross’ of the world!
#DV1 #DemsUnited
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🚨BREAKING: Border Patrol just illegally arrested a U.S. citizen… a TEENAGER… in Richfield, Minnesota.
The teen was working at Target when agents tackled him and arrested him, while his passport was in his pocket, fully identifying himself as a U.S. citizen.
None of it mattered.
Why? Because he looked Latino.
When a coworker asked who to call, he said, heartbreakingly: “my mom.”
Think about that. Your teenage son goes to work, and Border Patrol kidnaps him.
This isn’t an isolated incident. ICE and Border Patrol have repeatedly illegally arrested U.S. citizens, especially in Minnesota. And after agents murdered a U.S. citizen who tried to drive away from illegal detention, this should outrage every single American.
U.S. citizens do not have to prove their citizenship. Yet, ICE and Border Patrol agents are routinely violating the Constitution, demanding proof anyway… and even refusing to accept drivers licenses or real IDs.
And now? Even a passport doesn’t matter.
This isn’t enforcement… it’s targeting Americans based on fear and appearance, treating citizens like criminals in their own country.
When will this end? When will the government stop stripping citizens of their rights and labeling them terrorists for simply existing?
Russell Mercer retweeted
Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone was tased on January 6th until he went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped. Donald Trump pardoned his assaulters and called them “patriots.”
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone against Trump and the GOP!
Russell Mercer retweeted
Replying to @mattvanswol
Russell Mercer retweeted
As Zelensky visits the White House and gets bullied again, remember this clip of Marco Rubio explaining the U.S. promised to defend Ukraine FOREVER if they gave up their nukes when the USSR fell.
That’s why Lil Marco hides. He hoped we wouldn’t find it. Don’t share it right now.
Russell Mercer retweeted
Covid was a “Democratic Hoax”
Yet according to the CDC,
1,228,289 Americans died of Covid.
More than any other country.
Russian Collusion was a “Democratic Hoax”,
Yet on July 13, 2018,
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia,
Indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their roles in interfering with the 2016 elections.
2020 Election was “Stollen”
Yet 60 cases of Election Fraud presented to federal courts by Trump lawyers,
Were thrown out or dismissed due to lack of evidence.
The majority of the cases were thrown out by Republican and Trump appointed Judges.
The Epstein Files are a “Democratic Hoax”
Yet Trump has been named hundreds of times in the Epstein Files,
With Multiple Allegations of Rape,
And most recently an allegation of being present during a murder.
How many more facts are going to be labeled as “Democratic Hoaxes”?
Asking for American Citizens who give a fuck about truth and justice.
Russell Mercer retweeted
Replying to @RepPatFallon
Let’s see the tape then, Pat. Let America decide for ourselves. They’ve shown every other tape but that one. Why, Pat?
And Pat - we were better off with a cocaine kingpin and Ross Ulbricht in jail. Both flooded the USA w/ fatal drugs.
Trump pardoned them both. Why, Pat?
Russell Mercer retweeted
Pro Trump supporter Bari Weiss tried to suppress 60 Minutes from showing this video.
Here is the video. You know what to do.
BREAKING:
Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Video (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
Russell Mercer retweeted
In her effort to protect Trump by burying the 60 Minutes CECOT story of the conman's concentration camp of unconscionable brutality and torture, woefully incompetent editor-in-chief of CBS News Bari Weiss has made it one of the most read stories this year.
Russell Mercer retweeted
Rob Reiner spent decades defending democracy and fighting for equality - even when it wasn’t easy or popular. At a moment when silence is safer, his willingness to speak out is a reminder that protecting democracy requires courage.
RETWEET to honor Reiner's legacy of justice ♥️
Russell Mercer retweeted
Marimar Martinez who was shot five times by Border Patrol agents who said she pulled a gun on them & then rammed their vehicle lied! They dropped all the charges against her after watching videos that showed they rammed her & then shot her & bragged about it! She’s now suing them
Russell Mercer retweeted
Replying to @RobSchneider
The claim is historically false
The Founders were not “all Christians,” and they explicitly acknowledged religious diversity.
Facts:
Thomas Jefferson rejected core Christian doctrines (Trinity, divinity of Jesus) and edited the Bible to remove miracles → Deist.
James Madison was deeply skeptical of organized religion and authored the First Amendment to prevent religious dominance.
Benjamin Franklin was a Deist who doubted Jesus’ divinity and mocked sectarian dogma.
John Adams was a Unitarian, not a Trinitarian Christian.
George Washington avoided Christian doctrine entirely in public writings; never referenced Jesus in major addresses.
Several founders were Anglican, Congregationalist, Unitarian, Deist, and broadly non-sectarian, not doctrinally Christian in any uniform sense.
Key documents settle this:
Treaty of Tripoli (1797) ratified unanimously by the Senate:
“The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
First Amendment — explicitly bars religious establishment.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom — authored by Jefferson.
Ken Burns is reflecting mainstream historical scholarship, not distorting it.































