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What drives the MAGA-religious is passion, identity, and even something so transcendent that it elevates a believer’s consciousness to unshakable sublimation to the leader—there are no unforgivable transgressions, and that includes pedophilia and sexual violence.
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What drives the MAGA-religious is passion, identity, and even something so transcendent that it elevates a believer’s consciousness to unshakable sublimation to the leader—there are no unforgivable transgressions, and that includes pedophilia and sexual violence.
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Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
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Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan
Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Uni...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
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Holy shit! Trump has no decency or compassion.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Holy shit! Trump has no decency or compassion.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
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Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
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Because apparently the biggest threat facing the US right now is...lab-grown meat.
Did MAGA conspiracy theories doom the lab-grown burger?
Some states have banned cultured meat for reasons that include “global elites” and “bugs.”
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Because apparently the biggest threat facing the US right now is...lab-grown meat.
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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Rep. Jason Crow: “Karoline Leavitt is outright lying. Actually, what she said from the podium is that there was an encouragement of disobeying lawful orders. We actually said the exact opposite.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: “Karoline Leavitt is outright lying. Actually, what she said from the podium is that there was an encouragement of disobeying lawful orders. We actually said the exact opposite.”
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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The president said “Quiet, piggy” to a female reporter who asked him about the Epstein files—a continuation of his long-standing pattern of denigrating women. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The president said “Quiet, piggy” to a female reporter who asked him about the Epstein files—a continuation of his long-standing pattern of denigrating women. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Or just move them to country club incarceration where they get fancy meals, release access, lockdowns to meet with relatives, and puppies?
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Or just move them to country club incarceration where they get fancy meals, release access, lockdowns to meet with relatives, and puppies?
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It says they got what they wanted. The media wanted a shit show that kept us glued to our phones and they got it. All they had to do was sell their soul - and sell America out - to do it. They LOVE this shit.
So what does it say about the state of the 🇺🇸 Press Corps that Trump sticking his finger in a reporter’s face and shouting “Quiet, Piggy!” at her was broken by @peoplemag.bsky.social?
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It says they got what they wanted. The media wanted a shit show that kept us glued to our phones and they got it. All they had to do was sell their soul - and sell America out - to do it. They LOVE this shit.
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The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
The latest from our friends at @wired.com:
The latest from our friends at @wired.com:
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
The latest from our friends at @wired.com:
The latest from our friends at @wired.com:
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“After the gringa left, the guards came in to beat us,” said one detainee of what occurred after a visit from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Trump sent men to torture in El Salvador, report confirms
Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“After the gringa left, the guards came in to beat us,” said one detainee of what occurred after a visit from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump have had a falling out over Jeffrey Epstein.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump have had a falling out over Jeffrey Epstein.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
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Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.
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According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
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True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
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A good moment to revisit what happened when writer Leland Nally reached out to everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
“He would interrupt the conversation and change it and say things like, ‘What does that got to do with pussy?!’”
“Jeffrey Epstein was my best pal for decades."
“He would interrupt the conversation and change it and say things like, ‘What does that got to do with pussy?!’”
“Jeffrey Epstein was my best pal for decades."
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A good moment to revisit what happened when writer Leland Nally reached out to everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
“He would interrupt the conversation and change it and say things like, ‘What does that got to do with pussy?!’”
“Jeffrey Epstein was my best pal for decades."
“He would interrupt the conversation and change it and say things like, ‘What does that got to do with pussy?!’”
“Jeffrey Epstein was my best pal for decades."
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ROLLING STONE: “Trump’s administration is marshaling vast public resources and more than $1 billion worth of taxpayer money to flatter the president”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ROLLING STONE: “Trump’s administration is marshaling vast public resources and more than $1 billion worth of taxpayer money to flatter the president”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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In a shocking trove of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Trump “spent hours” at his home with a victim and “knew about the girls.”
Epstein: Trump knew
In a shocking trove of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Trump "spent hours" at his home with a victim and "knew about the girls."
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In a shocking trove of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Trump “spent hours” at his home with a victim and “knew about the girls.”
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Donald Trump is glad he could help this man continue his criminal career.
1: shoots gun at Capitol on J6
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Arrested after a fatal stabbing, a Utah man told police he brought a gun to Capitol riot
“I was in the D.C. riots. You can look me up, OK?” John Emanuel Banuelos told police after he was arrested last July, according to newly obtained records.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Donald Trump is glad he could help this man continue his criminal career.
@awfulannouncing.bsky.social When you open the YouTube TV app and this is the first thing you see. Are you freaking kidding me?
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
@awfulannouncing.bsky.social When you open the YouTube TV app and this is the first thing you see. Are you freaking kidding me?