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Buckleup36
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· Nov 29
Trump does NOT have a mandate to shred our institutions. His margin of victory (pop vote + electoral college) is the third smallest since 1888. (Only JFK in '60 and Nixon in '68 were smaller.) If 238k votes in the blue wall states had been different, he would have lost. 49.8% vs 48.3% NOT a mandate.
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🧵😲 A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL is loaded onto an Avelo jet (N803XT) at Seattle's Boeing Field 👀
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🧵😲 A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL is loaded onto an Avelo jet (N803XT) at Seattle's Boeing Field 👀
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Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Hire a clown if you want a circus.
The stupidity and incompetence is breathtaking. This idiot was a low performer but claimed he was discriminated against because he’s white.
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The stupidity and incompetence is breathtaking. This idiot was a low performer but claimed he was discriminated against because he’s white.
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The Trump prosecutor probing former top Obama administration officials
Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney in Miami and a favorite prosecutor for the Trump administration, is pursuing a broad investigation into former Obama officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hire a clown if you want a circus.
The stupidity and incompetence is breathtaking. This idiot was a low performer but claimed he was discriminated against because he’s white.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The stupidity and incompetence is breathtaking. This idiot was a low performer but claimed he was discriminated against because he’s white.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The MAGA US Attorney was formerly a prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida - after he was rated INCOMPENT, Jason Reding Quiñones sued claiming discrimination because he was a white man. So naturally, Trump appoints him US Attorney of the same District.
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Trump picks U.S. attorney in Miami. As criminal prosecutor, he received poor evaluations
Lawyer Jason A. Reding added Quiñones to his last name when he applied to be a Miami-Dade County judge.
www.miamiherald.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The MAGA US Attorney was formerly a prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida - after he was rated INCOMPENT, Jason Reding Quiñones sued claiming discrimination because he was a white man. So naturally, Trump appoints him US Attorney of the same District.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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NEW: Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension
Some swing district Republicans want this money to be extended at least for 1 year.
They’re losing the argument.
“It’s going to end,” says Rick Scott.
Inside the tension 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Some swing district Republicans want this money to be extended at least for 1 year.
They’re losing the argument.
“It’s going to end,” says Rick Scott.
Inside the tension 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension
Trump told Republicans not to "waste" their time on extending the enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, saying he'd only support "sending the money directly back to the people."
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW: Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension
Some swing district Republicans want this money to be extended at least for 1 year.
They’re losing the argument.
“It’s going to end,” says Rick Scott.
Inside the tension 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Some swing district Republicans want this money to be extended at least for 1 year.
They’re losing the argument.
“It’s going to end,” says Rick Scott.
Inside the tension 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Yale & Penn found that literally tens of thousands of people will die because of the Trump Administration’s cuts to healthcare.
I will never stop fighting for a right to quality, affordable care for every American.
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I will never stop fighting for a right to quality, affordable care for every American.
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
House Bill Seen Causing 51,000 Preventable Deaths Annually
Health care scientists warm the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will strip health insurance from millions and cause thousands of preventable deaths annually
ldi.upenn.edu
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Yale & Penn found that literally tens of thousands of people will die because of the Trump Administration’s cuts to healthcare.
I will never stop fighting for a right to quality, affordable care for every American.
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
I will never stop fighting for a right to quality, affordable care for every American.
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
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Thousands of attorneys have left the Trump Justice Department this year. We talked to 60 about what alarmed them most. nyti.ms/3Xy2QiW
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thousands of attorneys have left the Trump Justice Department this year. We talked to 60 about what alarmed them most. nyti.ms/3Xy2QiW
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Disgusting irredeemable monsters, both of them.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Disgusting irredeemable monsters, both of them.
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Analysis: The Post found that documents recounting President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, have been removed.
The State Department had deleted history.
The State Department had deleted history.
Analysis | State Department deleted records about risk of inadvertent nuclear war
Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Analysis: The Post found that documents recounting President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, have been removed.
The State Department had deleted history.
The State Department had deleted history.
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Watch the full video of Rachel's interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6M...
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Watch the full video of Rachel's interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6M...
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The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom
Tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia also donated to Trump's ballroom fund.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
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This story from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social, captures how the impunity Jan6ers believe they had LED DIRECTLY to Andrew Paul Johnson sexually abusing young children.
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theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This story from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social, captures how the impunity Jan6ers believe they had LED DIRECTLY to Andrew Paul Johnson sexually abusing young children.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
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@bloomberg.com #WARN
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November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“50,000 ICE goons in, 300,000 people out, including people who cure cancer, help learning disabled kids get through school, protect our National Parks, ensure your Social Security comes on time, and care for veterans.”
The United States Can't Afford the Opportunity Cost of Stephen Miller's Bigotry
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/18/t...
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The United States Can't Afford the Opportunity Cost of Stephen Miller's Bigotry - emptywheel
Americans can't have nice things -- the nice things they used to have -- because Republicans in Congress gave much of money spent on government employees who give you nice things and instead gave it t...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“50,000 ICE goons in, 300,000 people out, including people who cure cancer, help learning disabled kids get through school, protect our National Parks, ensure your Social Security comes on time, and care for veterans.”
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"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Here is the federal district court's 2–1 ruling, authored by a very conservative Trump appointee, striking down Texas' new Republican gerrymander on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against racial minorities. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here is the federal district court's 2–1 ruling, authored by a very conservative Trump appointee, striking down Texas' new Republican gerrymander on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against racial minorities. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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The rule of law is dying right in front of us. Impunity for the president's allies, vengeful prosecutions for his opponents.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The rule of law is dying right in front of us. Impunity for the president's allies, vengeful prosecutions for his opponents.
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Since January 2023, the New York Times has cited Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC, in 78 stories. None mentioned that Norman secretly urged the Trump White House in 2021 to declare martial law – in effect, a military-backed coup. Norman wasn’t charged, but the NYT gave him a “pardon” anyway.
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How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
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November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Since January 2023, the New York Times has cited Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC, in 78 stories. None mentioned that Norman secretly urged the Trump White House in 2021 to declare martial law – in effect, a military-backed coup. Norman wasn’t charged, but the NYT gave him a “pardon” anyway.
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Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
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As authoritarian indicators accelerate, The Steady State cautions that senior officers may face decisions of profound consequence. This moment calls for those in uniform and in the IC to HOLD FAST to law, duty, and constitutional obligations.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
As authoritarian indicators accelerate, The Steady State cautions that senior officers may face decisions of profound consequence. This moment calls for those in uniform and in the IC to HOLD FAST to law, duty, and constitutional obligations.
steadystate1.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
steadystate1.substack.com/p/an-open-le...