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Valley girl, dog mom. Like, totally.

Slava 🇺🇦
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You went into a coma in 2017.

You just woke up today.

You saw this headline.

You say, “That was a good night’s sleep.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Genius
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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TEN MONTHS IN:

The national debt is higher.

The trade deficit is wider.

The inflation rate has worsened.

The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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“.. an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against ..”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?

TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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“Grandma doesn’t need slippers.”
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:

"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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More than 20 million Americans are discovering their health insurance is going to be a lot more expensive next year. They disproportionately live in places like Florida, Arizona, and Kansas that voted for Trump in the last election.
Here Is How an Obamacare Deal Might Actually Work
A compromise on subsidies is possible—but not if Republicans are determined to resurrect their repeal agenda.
www.thebulwark.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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“You can’t define a woman?” Party becomes “What is a child?” Party
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.

The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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every woman acutely understands this face.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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There’s real irony in this: lawmakers can’t get back to DC to vote to reopen the government because flights are canceled, thanks to the same shutdown they caused.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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US House Speaker Johnson said he won't commit to a vote on ACA subsidies, I'm told – Semofar Reporter on X.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Trump “is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. That this ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand is a freeing lesson for him….”

“There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists.”
“Democrats inarguably got at least one very important win: They have placed a glaring spotlight on Republicans’ refusal to renew the Obamacare healthcare subsidies, hanging the blame for spiking healthcare costs around their necks as the midterms draw near.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Why,
You grave but reckless senators
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This 👇
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.

Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
Agree.

Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."

This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM