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Grant Showalter-Swanson
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Educator-Minister. Queer Activist. Poet. UMC Deacon. Traveler. Theology PhD Student. Gay & Married. https://linktr.ee/gtswanson88
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Words have more power than any one can guess; it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times, is carried on; I never hesitated to use them, when I fought any battle for the miserable and oppressed.

- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Pam Bondi won't commit to releasing full Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday refused to commit to releasing all of the Epstein files, giving a cagey answer that suggests it may be a long time before we ever see the documents related to ....
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November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Kamala Harris: This Is Our Country
Before a live audience in Nashville Tuesday, Kamala Harris discussed what it takes to fight back against Trump.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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The real danger to press freedom has nothing to do with Trump's personal insults.
And everything to do with his threats to corporate media's profits.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
Read more here.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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They fled war and famine. Now refugees in Rhode Island worry about putting food on the table.
Beheshte Hemid, 25, smiles while singing the ABCs with fellow women refugees at a weekly class inside Calvary Baptist Church on Broad Street in Providence. She smiles stumbling her way through an expl...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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So much for Day 1: Fox News says don't blame Trump for awful economy
President Donald Trump hit a new low in his approval rating on economic matters, and Fox News is crying foul. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday, Trump is at 38% overall approval, the lowest .....
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November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Chicago appeals court halts order restricting use of force by immigration agents, calling it ‘overbroad’
A Chicago federal appeals court on Wednesday put the brakes on a lower court’s preliminary injunction restricting the use of force in Operation Midway Blitz.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Which Is Better, One Long Walk or Many Short Ones?
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November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Can Trump Still Hide The Epstein Files?
Podcast Episode · Lever Time · 11/18/2025 · 54m
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November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Atomic 'Don Quixote' and King 'Nuke Lear' Putin
by Ambassador Thomas Graham (Retired) and David Bernell
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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ICE expands surveillance state in new and awful ways
So on Nov. 12, we learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was going to hire bounty hunters to track down immigrants and feed them to ICE. But what if government officials made that much, ...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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November 18, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Man hit with federal terrorism charge in arson attack on CTA Blue Line
Prosecutors Wednesday afternoon charged Lawrence Reed, of Chicago, with a single count of terrorism against a mass transportation system in an attack on the CTA Blue Line.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The ‘JPMorgan Boys’ Behind the U.S. Bailout for Argentina
President Javier Milei’s administration is packed with former Wall Street traders trying to steer market forces.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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BREAKING: The House Votes To Release Epstein Files
Rep. Ro Khanna and journalist Julie K. Brown dissect the latest Jeffrey Epstein revelations and the bombshells yet to come.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Tierra Walker Didn’t Have to Die
ProPublica reports that Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman
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November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Spoiler: We . . . Win?
I come to you at the turning of the tide.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s Statement on Federal Court Blocking Texas’ Discriminatory Congressional Map
Yesterday, we witnessed a major civil rights victory for the people of Texas.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Gov. JB Pritzker meets pope in Rome, they discuss Trump Chicago immigration crackdown
Pope Leo discussed with Pritzker their shared concerns about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices in Chicago.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Nancy Mace wins the prize for most bonkers take on Trump and Epstein
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina took time away from melting down at airports to appear on Newsmax Tuesday, where she attempted to spin Jeffrey Epstein’...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Video: Another Who Left MAGA
Miles Bruner worked for the GOP for a decade. But he finally had enough
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November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The Epstein Saga Has Only Just Begun
The next phase will involve ensuring Trump complies with the disclosures. Let us distrust and verify.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM