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The first horrible year of Trump's presidency
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The first horrible year of Trump's presidency
What a long year it's been...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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The road to Medicare for All goes through Medicaid as a public option
Those making Medicare for All a litmus test do not live in the real world. In the real world 80% of Americans recieve coverage via their employers. What M4A advocates are telling these Americans is th...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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NeoCon historian Robert Kagan says U.S. is virtually under fascism now
I recommend this episode of the Politics and More podcast where NYer writers Evan Osnos, Susan Glasser, and Jane Mayer discuss the current situation with conservative political scientist Robert Kagan....
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January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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America’s Gestapo
If too long, scroll down to where he makes suggestions on what we should be doing NOW to reverse this!

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America’s Gestapo
What you can do to stop ICE’s mayhem
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January 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Scroll down to the "It would be a shame if protesters.." part.
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WYFP? The choice should not be: give us your ID or we'll smash your car window
The DHS rules of engagement on paper say one thing and in agents’ practices are not identical to those of actual sworn police officers or even troops trained in crowd control. Breaking your window see...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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The nightmare scenario Democrats warned about is here
The doomsday scenario former Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats warned about has arrived. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to sic the ...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
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How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
What you can do, beyond party politics
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January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center
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Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center
Another exit from the iconic national arts & culture institution
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January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Cartoon: We'd All Miss Private Health Insurance
Another collab with the terrific R.E. Ryan. TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, all showing a protest in front of a state government capital building, with marchers holding placards. W...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Portrait of a Terrorist
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Portrait of a Terrorist
A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The Constitution Prohibits Trump’s War on Blue States
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The Constitution Prohibits Trump’s War on Blue States
This will be one of the major legal fights to come in the Trump regime.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
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ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
The White House wastes no time gaslighting the American people
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January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Best cartoons of the worst people: RFK Jr. edition
Enjoy these cartoons highlighting the many ways that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the worst. And feel free to share more of your favorites in the comments. Cartoon: ....
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January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Stephen Miller’s new bullshit about immigrants
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Stephen Miller’s new bullshit about immigrants
Miller and his boss are now targeting Minnesota’s Somali community
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December 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Office Hours: The Shittiest Year?
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Office Hours: The Shittiest Year?
Is 2025 the worst you’ve lived through, or have you lived through worse?
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December 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Sunday thought: Progress
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Sunday thought: Progress?
This week’s cave by Senate Democrats was a setback, but we’re still winning
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November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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WTF?
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WTF?!!!
That’s it. That’s about all I have right now. Haven’t had the chance to dive into others’ comments, but WTF was the first thing out of my mouth this morning. This is so unbelievable. Just look at this...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Sunday thought: the Big Reveal
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Sunday thought: the big Reveal
Friends,
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October 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Federal judges call SCOTUS's shadow docket "inappropriate," "opaque," and a "judicial crisis"
The current Supreme Court is making unprecedented use of the ‘shadow docket’. Reaction has been mixed. Liberals say the Court is a rubber stamp enabling Trump’s imperial presidency. MAGAs argue that S...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Judge Pits Alexander Hamilton v. Trump. Spoiler: Hamilton Wins
"If we were even to suppose the national rulers actuated by the most ungovernable ambition, it is impossible to believe that they would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs.” -Al...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act
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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act
You need to be aware of his four-point plan
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October 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse
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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse
Why health insurance is about to become unaffordable
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October 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Why this is not a normal government shutdown
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Why this is not a normal government shutdown
Friends,
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October 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM