Connor McDonald
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DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State
Elections are hard to predict. But even with that, some of the...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
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DOJ submits new, air-brushed sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, scrubbing references to his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege and Trump's social media post that led him to go to Obama's neighborhood with weapons. Here's the first scrubbing
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October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
DOJ submits new, air-brushed sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, scrubbing references to his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege and Trump's social media post that led him to go to Obama's neighborhood with weapons. Here's the first scrubbing
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The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’
The turnout and character of the weekend’s No Kings demonstrations speak for...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
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BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
September 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
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WSJ editorial: "Using Charlie's murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it."
www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
Opinion | ‘They’ Didn’t Kill Charlie Kirk
It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man’s heinous act.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WSJ editorial: "Using Charlie's murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it."
www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
“irrational madness”
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
September 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“irrational madness”
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Someone followed the Notional Guard around DC playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Someone followed the Notional Guard around DC playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.
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1. Trump threatened every hospital that provides gender affirming care to transgender youth.
Many complied and shut down their programs.
Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.
And now, they just beat Trump in court.
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Many complied and shut down their programs.
Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.
And now, they just beat Trump in court.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Boston Children’s Fights Back For Trans Kids: Judge Quashes Trump Subpoena
Around 2,000 BCH employees and untold numbers of patients were targeted by the DOJ. A judge just told them, “No.”
www.erininthemorning.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
1. Trump threatened every hospital that provides gender affirming care to transgender youth.
Many complied and shut down their programs.
Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.
And now, they just beat Trump in court.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Many complied and shut down their programs.
Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.
And now, they just beat Trump in court.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
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Crazy that the Giants are going to break their 18-year 30-homer drought and 11-year championship drought within 6 weeks of each other
September 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Crazy that the Giants are going to break their 18-year 30-homer drought and 11-year championship drought within 6 weeks of each other
Rethink Outside the Bun.™️
BBC News - Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
The fast food chain is reassessing its use of the tech after a number of errors were shared widely online.
www.bbc.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Rethink Outside the Bun.™️
Make Mail Domestic Again?
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
August 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Make Mail Domestic Again?
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As you watch the extraordinary spectacle of Trump's government attempting to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, let's not lose sight of just how lawless and indefensible Trump's misconduct has been all throughout.
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
August 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As you watch the extraordinary spectacle of Trump's government attempting to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, let's not lose sight of just how lawless and indefensible Trump's misconduct has been all throughout.
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
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Remember when Trump’s CEA chair, Stephen Miran, assured us that his policies would cause the dollar to rise, thereby softening the extent to which tariff-fuelled higher prices boost inflation and undermine purchasing power?
August 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Remember when Trump’s CEA chair, Stephen Miran, assured us that his policies would cause the dollar to rise, thereby softening the extent to which tariff-fuelled higher prices boost inflation and undermine purchasing power?
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RIP filmmaker Jonathan Kaplan, director of one of the very best movies about American teenagers, 1979’s OVER THE EDGE starring Michael Kramer, Matt Dillon, Pamela Ludwig, Vincent Spano, & Tom Fergus. Kaplan may be better known for directing . . . More at www.instagram.com/p/DM6tC61Nqn...
August 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
RIP filmmaker Jonathan Kaplan, director of one of the very best movies about American teenagers, 1979’s OVER THE EDGE starring Michael Kramer, Matt Dillon, Pamela Ludwig, Vincent Spano, & Tom Fergus. Kaplan may be better known for directing . . . More at www.instagram.com/p/DM6tC61Nqn...
Bullshit. Horseshit. Chickenshit.
All rolled into one.
All rolled into one.
Experts Say Foreign Governments Are ‘Playing Trump’ on Tariffs talkingpointsmemo.com/news/experts...
Experts Say Foreign Governments Are ‘Playing Trump’ on Tariffs
President Donald Trump on Thursday night signed an executive order applying blanket...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bullshit. Horseshit. Chickenshit.
All rolled into one.
All rolled into one.
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Should be a huge scandal. No doubt won’t be.
Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns.
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response | CNN Politics
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Should be a huge scandal. No doubt won’t be.
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This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
Guacamole, TACO, Mexican Coke. ¡Ay Caramba!
Holy guacamole. They are really leaning into this cover up
BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per @eorden www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/maurene-comey-fired-doj-00458921
July 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Guacamole, TACO, Mexican Coke. ¡Ay Caramba!
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Hope the NYT can find a neo-Nazi to weigh in on Trump’s use of “Shylock” in comments about bankers.
July 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hope the NYT can find a neo-Nazi to weigh in on Trump’s use of “Shylock” in comments about bankers.
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The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-d...
The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine
Last week I read an article about the special primary election to...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-d...
Biden pays respects as former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, killed in shooting, lies in state.
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Former President Biden pays his respect to slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband as they lie in state
Former President Biden paid his respect to former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down earlier this month in what authorities say was a politically motiv...
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June 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Biden pays respects as former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, killed in shooting, lies in state.
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