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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.
Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over National Guard deployment
The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

apnews.com/article/chic...
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
apnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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After the Portland ruling, Illinois is now taking action. The state filed a lawsuit today seeking to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Trump once suggested that injecting bleach could help cure COVID.

RFK has a long, long history of peddling medical misinformation to enrich himself.

Please talk to your doctor.
Please talk to your doctor.
Please talk to your doctor.
September 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The right is honoring Charlie Kirk’s legacy of “free speech” by firing everyone exercising free speech…
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Don’t let this make you quieter.

Get louder.
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Psaki: "Colbert and Kimmel clearly both got under Trump's skin. They both made fun of him all the time. ... That is supposed to be what being an American is all about. You're supposed to be able to make fun of the President."
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Republicans often claim "guns aren't the problem, it's mental illness."

Yes, mental health is a major problem in America — which is why we should fund programs to address it.

But all countries deal with mental illness.

Yet they don't suffer from the scourge of gun violence like the U.S.
September 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The former head of the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office, a legendary agent named Mehtab Syed (pictured), was sacked by Kash Patel. Patel’s deputy director is a podcaster with zero FBI experience. If the FBI manhunt in Utah seems like amateur hour it’s because it is.
September 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Thousands of undocumented immigrant workers helped rebuild New York City in the wake of 9/11.

24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues.

A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve. documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
They Helped Rebuild After 9/11. Now They Live in Fear of Deportation.
Nearly 25 years after clearing rubble at ground zero, undocumented workers could gain a pathway to citizenship with a bill from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being reintroduced today.
documentedny.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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House Speaker Mike Johnson held a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on the House floor, just ahead of the news that Kirk had died. It quickly turned into a shouting match about whether the observance was too little or too much.
Watch | Charlie Kirk Moment of Silence on House Floor Turns Into Shouting Match
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) held a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on the House floor, just ahead of the news that Kirk had died.
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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He joked multiple times about Paul Pelosi getting smashed in the skull with a hammer.
This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.

He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
September 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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From the Oval Office
Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"
September 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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While many simply expressed their grief for Charlie Kirk and his family following the fatal killing of the conservative activist Wednesday, many politicians on both sides of the aisle also condemned the killing.

But some public figures used the moment to make incendiary claims.
September 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Just a reminder that there are nearly 400 million guns in the U.S.--that's more firearms than Americans.
What studies reveal about gun ownership in the US | CNN
As the nation continues to endure devastating mass shootings and increasing homicide rates, guns remain a fixture of American culture. Here’s what polls and surveys conducted in recent years tell us a...
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Right wingers are really not prepared for an era where their own normalization of gun culture and gun violence might be used against them and not just the people they hate
September 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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And so it begins.

This is not about law and order—if it was, Trump would coordinate with the city and police on public safety.

Instead, he's planning to invade, intimidate and stage chaos all so he can swoop in and play the hero.

Nothing about this is normal. NOTHING.
ICE has launched "Operation Midway Blitz" with immigration raids in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/4m74AcS
September 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.
July 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Same…
July 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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At a time when inequalities of income and wealth in America are wider than they have been in more than 80 years, Trump's big ugly bill is utterly shameful.

It’s now up to us to make sure Republicans pay the price at the ballot box.
July 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Devastating… The House voted 218–214 to pass Trump’s domestic-policy bill.
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM