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New Book on Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska Primary
The Nebraska Democratic primary mattered in 1968. Because only fifteen states held primaries, Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy made…
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We have written the first book on Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska Democratic Primary. This ground breaking work explores a neglected and important chapter in Kennedy's life. You can learn more about the book and read an excerpt at the link:
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This is who federal agents are ripping out of their communities and shipping across the country. This is the danger we're being protected from.
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This is who federal agents are ripping out of their communities and shipping across the country. This is the danger we're being protected from.
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The corporate media takes a crazy idea presented by Trump and then tries to transform it into some rational proposal.
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
The corporate media takes a crazy idea presented by Trump and then tries to transform it into some rational proposal.
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There’s still time to get off the train. If not, good luck with the after!
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
There’s still time to get off the train. If not, good luck with the after!
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It’s increasingly possible the GOP’s redistricting push backfires and Democrats actually end up net gaining seats.
So far:
🔵 CA +5 | UT +1 | NY +1
🔴 TX +3 | OH +1 | NC +1
Still pending:
🔵 VA +4 (maybe MD +1)
🔴 FL +2–3 | MO +1
So far:
🔵 CA +5 | UT +1 | NY +1
🔴 TX +3 | OH +1 | NC +1
Still pending:
🔵 VA +4 (maybe MD +1)
🔴 FL +2–3 | MO +1
January 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It’s increasingly possible the GOP’s redistricting push backfires and Democrats actually end up net gaining seats.
So far:
🔵 CA +5 | UT +1 | NY +1
🔴 TX +3 | OH +1 | NC +1
Still pending:
🔵 VA +4 (maybe MD +1)
🔴 FL +2–3 | MO +1
So far:
🔵 CA +5 | UT +1 | NY +1
🔴 TX +3 | OH +1 | NC +1
Still pending:
🔵 VA +4 (maybe MD +1)
🔴 FL +2–3 | MO +1
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The most consistent them in Trump's second term has been that every time he leans into his tariff agenda, markets tank, and every time he backs off, they rise. And here's the latest round of uppy-downy to prove the point.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The most consistent them in Trump's second term has been that every time he leans into his tariff agenda, markets tank, and every time he backs off, they rise. And here's the latest round of uppy-downy to prove the point.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
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Right after Jan. 6, 50% of independents viewed Trump's presidency as a failure. One year into term two, 66% do. www.pbump.net/o/trump-does...
Trump doesn’t care that you hate his immigration policy
Republicans still like it, and that's good enough for him.
www.pbump.net
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Right after Jan. 6, 50% of independents viewed Trump's presidency as a failure. One year into term two, 66% do. www.pbump.net/o/trump-does...
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Trump's Davos speech shows he can't/won't focus on Americans' top issues. Won't help his cratering #s.
-Economy #1 issue by almost 2-to-1 margin.
-55% say Trump's policies made economy worse.
-58% say his presidency is a failure.
-Overall approval: 39%
▪️Independents: 29%
▪️Latinos: 30%
▪️18-35: 30%
-Economy #1 issue by almost 2-to-1 margin.
-55% say Trump's policies made economy worse.
-58% say his presidency is a failure.
-Overall approval: 39%
▪️Independents: 29%
▪️Latinos: 30%
▪️18-35: 30%
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Trump's Davos speech shows he can't/won't focus on Americans' top issues. Won't help his cratering #s.
-Economy #1 issue by almost 2-to-1 margin.
-55% say Trump's policies made economy worse.
-58% say his presidency is a failure.
-Overall approval: 39%
▪️Independents: 29%
▪️Latinos: 30%
▪️18-35: 30%
-Economy #1 issue by almost 2-to-1 margin.
-55% say Trump's policies made economy worse.
-58% say his presidency is a failure.
-Overall approval: 39%
▪️Independents: 29%
▪️Latinos: 30%
▪️18-35: 30%
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Members of President Kennedy's cabinet were sworn in by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, #otd on January 21, 1961.
See who's who here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1961-01-21-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6287-E
See who's who here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1961-01-21-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6287-E
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Members of President Kennedy's cabinet were sworn in by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, #otd on January 21, 1961.
See who's who here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1961-01-21-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6287-E
See who's who here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1961-01-21-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6287-E
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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Analysis: the Trump family has generated about $1.4B from crypto projects since Trump's inauguration a year ago, making up about one-fifth of their fortune (Bloomberg)
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January 21, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Analysis: the Trump family has generated about $1.4B from crypto projects since Trump's inauguration a year ago, making up about one-fifth of their fortune (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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One of the big media failures of the past decade is the ongoing search for the deeper side of Trump. There isn't one. His ideology, such as it is, is personalist, transactional, and zero-sum. That's as vain, vulgar, and wrong as you can get. He likes gold shit and applause. There's nothing beneath.
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 AM
One of the big media failures of the past decade is the ongoing search for the deeper side of Trump. There isn't one. His ideology, such as it is, is personalist, transactional, and zero-sum. That's as vain, vulgar, and wrong as you can get. He likes gold shit and applause. There's nothing beneath.
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Our democracy is rigged for the billionaire class.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
SCOOP: Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell.
The stunning gift is the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms.
The stunning gift is the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms.
Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race
It's the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big for Republicans in the 2026 midterms.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Our democracy is rigged for the billionaire class.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
If you want to know why your wages are shitty and health care is too expensive and your kids’ school is falling apart - that’s why.
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"The friendless, the weak, the victims of prejudice and public excitement are entitled to the same quality of justice and fair play that the rich, the powerful, the well-connected, and the fellow with pull thinks he can get."
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"The friendless, the weak, the victims of prejudice and public excitement are entitled to the same quality of justice and fair play that the rich, the powerful, the well-connected, and the fellow with pull thinks he can get."
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
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The average ICE agent makes $100k a year, in some cases without a high school diploma, to roam our streets lawlessly terrorizing people. Meanwhile, law abiding American citizens are trying to figure out how they pay for healthcare and groceries at the same time.
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The average ICE agent makes $100k a year, in some cases without a high school diploma, to roam our streets lawlessly terrorizing people. Meanwhile, law abiding American citizens are trying to figure out how they pay for healthcare and groceries at the same time.
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Trump reaching new lows: only 37% approval & 71% of adults say the country is out of control.
-27 points underwater on inflation
-10 points underwater on immigration
-7 points underwater on handling crime
Plus, only 9% support using military force to seize Greenland.
-27 points underwater on inflation
-10 points underwater on immigration
-7 points underwater on handling crime
Plus, only 9% support using military force to seize Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Trump reaching new lows: only 37% approval & 71% of adults say the country is out of control.
-27 points underwater on inflation
-10 points underwater on immigration
-7 points underwater on handling crime
Plus, only 9% support using military force to seize Greenland.
-27 points underwater on inflation
-10 points underwater on immigration
-7 points underwater on handling crime
Plus, only 9% support using military force to seize Greenland.
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In his wildest dreams Putin could have never imagined the return on investment he’d get from interfering with the 2016 election.
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In his wildest dreams Putin could have never imagined the return on investment he’d get from interfering with the 2016 election.
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On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy took the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest man elected president, as well as the 1st Catholic and the 1st to be born in the 20th century.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy took the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest man elected president, as well as the 1st Catholic and the 1st to be born in the 20th century.
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Rewarding ICE agents for arrests — even if the person is released without charges — is leading to chaos in the streets and Constitutional rights being violated. This isn’t making us safer.
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Rewarding ICE agents for arrests — even if the person is released without charges — is leading to chaos in the streets and Constitutional rights being violated. This isn’t making us safer.
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On this day in 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. Johnny we hardly knew ye.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
On this day in 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. Johnny we hardly knew ye.
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Good fucking morning to everyone except the people who still think Republicans are going to impeach Trump if he attacks Greenland. These guys are weak as hell. What in the last decade makes you think the GOP will ever stand up to this clown?
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Good fucking morning to everyone except the people who still think Republicans are going to impeach Trump if he attacks Greenland. These guys are weak as hell. What in the last decade makes you think the GOP will ever stand up to this clown?
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I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
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"You're asking me about something that the president just said... He's never going to implement it... We should talk instead about what he's doing... Every time we get distracted by what he talks about rather than what he does... he destroys and he redistributes to the rich."
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"You're asking me about something that the president just said... He's never going to implement it... We should talk instead about what he's doing... Every time we get distracted by what he talks about rather than what he does... he destroys and he redistributes to the rich."
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(1/2) "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Washington National Cathedral, March 31, 1968.
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
(1/2) "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Washington National Cathedral, March 31, 1968.