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For a guy who claims to be all about "America First," Donald Trump sure seems to prioritize Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Argentina, and other adversaries' interests over those of the US a lot.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For a guy who claims to be all about "America First," Donald Trump sure seems to prioritize Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Argentina, and other adversaries' interests over those of the US a lot.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Absolute insanity putting on a massive welcome ceremony including a flyover for the guy that’s responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the government responsible for 9/11
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ah, right. Now I remember what a real leader looks like.
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ah, right. Now I remember what a real leader looks like.
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"My healthcare plan is to bankrupt the insurance companies. And then people can buy their own health insurance from, umm, ur, I haven't figured that part out yet. I'll tell you in two weeks."
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"My healthcare plan is to bankrupt the insurance companies. And then people can buy their own health insurance from, umm, ur, I haven't figured that part out yet. I'll tell you in two weeks."
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"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.
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New: the airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
New: the airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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Pam Bondi was busy over the weekend
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pam Bondi was busy over the weekend
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Trump gets a question on this, asks the reporter who she’s with & says fake news, then talks about business deals before claiming MBS played no role in Khashoggi’s murder (speaking of fake news…)
Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump gets a question on this, asks the reporter who she’s with & says fake news, then talks about business deals before claiming MBS played no role in Khashoggi’s murder (speaking of fake news…)
So, if Ivanka were hacked to death with a bone saw by the Saudis, Trump would be okay with the explanation that "things happen?"
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So, if Ivanka were hacked to death with a bone saw by the Saudis, Trump would be okay with the explanation that "things happen?"
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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 5:12 PM
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Shocking, and not okay.
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Rhode Island Mom Held At Boston Logan 12 Days: Reports
The Woonsocket woman has lived in the United States legally for 40 years, according to media reports.
patch.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Shocking, and not okay.
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Who does this benefit other than the major airline CEOs?
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Who does this benefit other than the major airline CEOs?
This is not getting as much attention as it should. golden.house.gov/media/press-...
Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ union rights clears threshold to force House action
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to repeal an executive order that stripped federal workers’ union rights is on track for a vote in the House after months of delay by...
golden.house.gov
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is not getting as much attention as it should. golden.house.gov/media/press-...
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This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
More states need to start holding ICE agents accountable for their illegal actions. ktla.com/news/local-n...
ICE agent arrested for pulling gun on Southern California teen, lawyer says
Editor’s note: Homeland Security told KTLA the suspect is not an ICE officer, despite the victim’s lawyer’s assertion, though the agency told the L.A. Times they cannot “comment on matters un…
ktla.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
More states need to start holding ICE agents accountable for their illegal actions. ktla.com/news/local-n...
Just leaving this here in the hope that more people familiarize themselves with these allegations.
www.borowitzreport.com/p/she-says-t...
www.borowitzreport.com/p/she-says-t...
She Says Trump Raped Her When She Was a Child
The Andy Borowitz Show
www.borowitzreport.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just leaving this here in the hope that more people familiarize themselves with these allegations.
www.borowitzreport.com/p/she-says-t...
www.borowitzreport.com/p/she-says-t...
Obviously, he's gotten Bondi to doctor the files or conveniently "lose" the most incriminating ones. How dumb do they think we are? www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, marking stark reversal | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday night encouraged House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and move on from what he calls a “Democrat Hoax,” marking a stark reversal from his eff...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Obviously, he's gotten Bondi to doctor the files or conveniently "lose" the most incriminating ones. How dumb do they think we are? www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
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Chris Murphy on possible military strikes on Venezuela: "It's pretty clear it's just an effort to distract people from the rising prices and the Epstein scandal. No one wants a war with Venezuela ... and by the way, it's wildly illegal."
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Chris Murphy on possible military strikes on Venezuela: "It's pretty clear it's just an effort to distract people from the rising prices and the Epstein scandal. No one wants a war with Venezuela ... and by the way, it's wildly illegal."
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
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So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...