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Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
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The Morehouse 2022-23 fact book says Morehouse that year had 12 non-resident alien (international) (international) undergraduate students, eight of whom were from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Morehouse 2022-23 fact book says Morehouse that year had 12 non-resident alien (international) (international) undergraduate students, eight of whom were from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
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Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
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Self-described “moderates” and mainlining right-wing bullshit and lies. Name a more iconic duo.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Self-described “moderates” and mainlining right-wing bullshit and lies. Name a more iconic duo.
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So far as I can tell, the biggest differentiator right now is not necessarily on specific policies, but between people who think we are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover and those who do not.
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So far as I can tell, the biggest differentiator right now is not necessarily on specific policies, but between people who think we are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover and those who do not.
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Here's a story about the family whose 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed yesterday by federal agents. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Here's a story about the family whose 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed yesterday by federal agents. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
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"We are not part of this conflict, and we have a responsibility to ensure that it does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine, because that would be even more devastating and more dangerous” -Stoltenberg on March 4, 2022
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"We are not part of this conflict, and we have a responsibility to ensure that it does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine, because that would be even more devastating and more dangerous” -Stoltenberg on March 4, 2022
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
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Again: Abolish the filibuster.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Again: Abolish the filibuster.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
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Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
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November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
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The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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And you tell them, because the President has been illegally trying to usurp Congress and can't be trusted to uphold his end of any deal.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
And you tell them, because the President has been illegally trying to usurp Congress and can't be trusted to uphold his end of any deal.
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Notably, this pardon comes just days ahead of a Nov. 14 deadline for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to appoint a replacement prosecutor for Fani Willis, who was disqualified from pursuing the case.
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Notably, this pardon comes just days ahead of a Nov. 14 deadline for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to appoint a replacement prosecutor for Fani Willis, who was disqualified from pursuing the case.
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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
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Also, how many people will drop insurance because of the FSA and lack of premium coverage? Wouldn't that then cause medical-related bankruptcies to spike?
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Also, how many people will drop insurance because of the FSA and lack of premium coverage? Wouldn't that then cause medical-related bankruptcies to spike?
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
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And isn't this just expiring UBI with extra steps? If so, then why don't Republicans support that? Because that would be communist, of course.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And isn't this just expiring UBI with extra steps? If so, then why don't Republicans support that? Because that would be communist, of course.
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It's also unfortunate how cowed the "Medicare for All" program is, because if it was assertive, it would be a good counter to this. If an insurance company can't negotiate prices, why would the little guy? Why won't prices just go up across the board because now everyone knows he has extra money?
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's also unfortunate how cowed the "Medicare for All" program is, because if it was assertive, it would be a good counter to this. If an insurance company can't negotiate prices, why would the little guy? Why won't prices just go up across the board because now everyone knows he has extra money?
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During Obamacare negotiations, they did a lot of research into how e.g. the individual mandate would bring X numbers of people into the program, but this is sort-of just "trust the market"
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
During Obamacare negotiations, they did a lot of research into how e.g. the individual mandate would bring X numbers of people into the program, but this is sort-of just "trust the market"
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He made the same kind of speech a couple days ago. In this one, he referenced the Indiana Medicaid program using FSA's in a similar way.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
He made the same kind of speech a couple days ago. In this one, he referenced the Indiana Medicaid program using FSA's in a similar way.
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He vouched for Trump's ability to push the deal through and be able to force Mike Johnson on it, too
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
He vouched for Trump's ability to push the deal through and be able to force Mike Johnson on it, too
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Sen Cassidy (R-LA) made a pretty persuasive-sounding speech about FSA's being better than the ACA subsidies, but was trying to thread the needle between "empowering the consumer" and "health insurance companies are good, too"
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sen Cassidy (R-LA) made a pretty persuasive-sounding speech about FSA's being better than the ACA subsidies, but was trying to thread the needle between "empowering the consumer" and "health insurance companies are good, too"