Anthony Hipp
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Ex-Twitter Pro Democracy. Believe in the rule of law and that character matters.
Fifty percent of American adults think Trump “was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein,” while only 29% think he wasn’t.
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February 12, 2026
In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Fifty percent of American adults think Trump “was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein,” while only 29% think he wasn’t.
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Lincoln saw clearly that if we give up the principle of equality before the law, we have given up the whole game.
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February 11, 2026
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Lincoln saw clearly that if we give up the principle of equality before the law, we have given up the whole game.
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In fact, people born in Puerto Rico are American citizens. But Puerto Rico has an odd relationship with the United States government, a relationship born of the combination of late-nineteenth-century economics and U.S. racism.
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February 9, 2026
Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
In fact, people born in Puerto Rico are American citizens. But Puerto Rico has an odd relationship with the United States government, a relationship born of the combination of late-nineteenth-century economics and U.S. racism.
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McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means.
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February 8, 2026
On February 9, 1950, Senator Joe McCarthy (R-WI) stood up in front of the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, at a gathering to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means.
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Alexa, what are the worst rated movies ever ?
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Alexa, what are the worst rated movies ever ?
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"'The Framers of the Constitution understood that if the federal government were in charge of elections, that’s a path to tyranny.'"
Inside Dems’ Plans to Beat Back Trump’s Attacks on the Midterms
The party is taking concrete actions now to preempt the election meddling they know is coming.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"'The Framers of the Constitution understood that if the federal government were in charge of elections, that’s a path to tyranny.'"
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Holy sh*t, Democrats just racked up another HUGE win in trump country, with Chasity Martinez clobbering Brad Daigle in a +13 trump district in Louisiana.
SHE WON BY 24 POINTS!!
THAT'S A 37 PT SWING!!!
LET'S GO!!!
SHE WON BY 24 POINTS!!
THAT'S A 37 PT SWING!!!
LET'S GO!!!
February 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Holy sh*t, Democrats just racked up another HUGE win in trump country, with Chasity Martinez clobbering Brad Daigle in a +13 trump district in Louisiana.
SHE WON BY 24 POINTS!!
THAT'S A 37 PT SWING!!!
LET'S GO!!!
SHE WON BY 24 POINTS!!
THAT'S A 37 PT SWING!!!
LET'S GO!!!
And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don’t know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough.
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February 7, 2026
Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administration’s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don’t know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough.
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Later tonight on Air Force One, Trump said that he had posted it himself. When a reporter asked if he would apologize, he said, “No, I didn’t make a mistake.”
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February 6, 2026
Late last night, President Donald J.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Later tonight on Air Force One, Trump said that he had posted it himself. When a reporter asked if he would apologize, he said, “No, I didn’t make a mistake.”
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Don't just pray it's not real. It is real. Do something.
February 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Don't just pray it's not real. It is real. Do something.
It seems likely Trump has already figured out that forcing Clinton to testify opens up some avenues he would rather leave closed. When asked about the Clintons’ testimony at the end of the month, he answered: “I think it’s a shame, to be honest. I always liked him.
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February 5, 2026
The past two days have seen a growing struggle between Democrats, who are demanding accountability from the Trump administration, and Republicans trying to hide what the administration is up to.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It seems likely Trump has already figured out that forcing Clinton to testify opens up some avenues he would rather leave closed. When asked about the Clintons’ testimony at the end of the month, he answered: “I think it’s a shame, to be honest. I always liked him.
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Trump has no bottom
Sad that even 1 person supports this racist president
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Sad that even 1 person supports this racist president
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Trump Posts Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
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February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump has no bottom
Sad that even 1 person supports this racist president
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Sad that even 1 person supports this racist president
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"When you cut your sports section, it’s because you actually don’t want the paper to exist anymore." —Josh Marshall
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‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post
I think I can say with little fear of contradiction that I...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"When you cut your sports section, it’s because you actually don’t want the paper to exist anymore." —Josh Marshall
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In this year’s appropriations process, Trump and Republicans will be seeking another massive increase in military spending - $450B.
DOD budget was $870B in 2024. They want it to be $1.5T next year, nearly double in 2 years, with the national debt already accelerating at $38.5T.
DOD budget was $870B in 2024. They want it to be $1.5T next year, nearly double in 2 years, with the national debt already accelerating at $38.5T.
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
In this year’s appropriations process, Trump and Republicans will be seeking another massive increase in military spending - $450B.
DOD budget was $870B in 2024. They want it to be $1.5T next year, nearly double in 2 years, with the national debt already accelerating at $38.5T.
DOD budget was $870B in 2024. They want it to be $1.5T next year, nearly double in 2 years, with the national debt already accelerating at $38.5T.
MAGA leaders realize that the white nationalism they use to turn out their supporters is increasingly unpopular across the nation and that the only way to stay in power is to define those who vote for the other party as illegitimate voters.
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February 4, 2026
On the heels of last weekend’s special election in Texas, President Donald J.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
MAGA leaders realize that the white nationalism they use to turn out their supporters is increasingly unpopular across the nation and that the only way to stay in power is to define those who vote for the other party as illegitimate voters.
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As voters turn against the administration, Trump is openly working to rig the 2026 election to guarantee Republicans win.
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February 3, 2026
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
As voters turn against the administration, Trump is openly working to rig the 2026 election to guarantee Republicans win.
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Also at stake, though, is Trump administration officials’ rejection of both facts and the rule of law on which the United States was founded in order to advance their white nationalist ideology.
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February 3, 2026
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Also at stake, though, is Trump administration officials’ rejection of both facts and the rule of law on which the United States was founded in order to advance their white nationalist ideology.
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Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight. It erodes when people disengage.
Engagement is resistance.
Ways to fight American fascism:
• Vote…especially in primaries
• Organize locally
• Support independent journalism
• Hit authoritarians through money & power
• Never obey in advance
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
Engagement is resistance.
Ways to fight American fascism:
• Vote…especially in primaries
• Organize locally
• Support independent journalism
• Hit authoritarians through money & power
• Never obey in advance
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight. It erodes when people disengage.
Engagement is resistance.
Ways to fight American fascism:
• Vote…especially in primaries
• Organize locally
• Support independent journalism
• Hit authoritarians through money & power
• Never obey in advance
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
Engagement is resistance.
Ways to fight American fascism:
• Vote…especially in primaries
• Organize locally
• Support independent journalism
• Hit authoritarians through money & power
• Never obey in advance
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
On February 1, 2026, as the fiftieth observance of Black History Month begins, government officials under the administration of Donald J. Trump have just removed an exhibit on enslavement from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.
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February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
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February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
On February 1, 2026, as the fiftieth observance of Black History Month begins, government officials under the administration of Donald J. Trump have just removed an exhibit on enslavement from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.
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The horrors of the Epstein files show a group of powerful and wealthy men and women who sexually assaulted children and showed no concern either for their crimes or that they might have to answer to the law.
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January 31, 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:
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February 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The horrors of the Epstein files show a group of powerful and wealthy men and women who sexually assaulted children and showed no concern either for their crimes or that they might have to answer to the law.
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Reality Distortion in the Age of Trump and the Corrupt Court
With a hearing on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship now on the...
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It is a dramatic assault on the First Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the government from curtailing the freedom of the press.
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January 30, 2026
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrativ...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
It is a dramatic assault on the First Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the government from curtailing the freedom of the press.
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“the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system.”
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January 29, 2026
Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system.”
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