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Jack Samuels
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I write, read, garden, hike, kayak, and spend time with my family. Giddily married. Enemy of the Trump State. Autistic. No DMs means NO DMs! 🇺🇸💙🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽
The stench of Trump's diaper made a pharmaceutical exec pass out in the White House during an announcement.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The dictatorship is here. Has been since Congressional Republicans decided to retire while drawing pay, except for approving tax cuts.
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Live updates: Trump blocks nearly $5 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
President Donald Trump said he would not be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid in a letter sent Thursday to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I remember being on a train in Eastern Europe and being terrorized in the middle of the night by officious men in epaulets demanding to see everyone's papers.

I said to my friend, "Glad we don't live in a 'show me your papers' country." That seems rather quaint now.
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US will review 55 million visa holders for potential violations - BBC News
A US state department official says US visa holders will face "continuous vetting".
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August 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump - The Philosophers' Magazine share.google/yZpVkkDzomH2...
Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump - The Philosophers' Magazine
Matthew Meyer on a book that charts the rise of the American asshole.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A manufactured, scripted dodge. Don't fall for it. Release the Epstein files!
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Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell
The Justice Department has released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nationalized industries - are we going for comfascism or fascommunism?
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Trump says Intel agreed to give US a stake in its company
President Donald Trump said that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bookman: Here’s how Georgia’s 2020 election crisis will factor into 2026 GOP campaigns for governor georgiarecorder.com/2025/08/21/b...
Bookman: Here’s how Georgia’s 2020 election crisis will factor into 2026 GOP campaigns for governor • Georgia Recorder
Do you believe in democracy, or do you believe in Donald Trump? That’s the question you’ll have to ask yourself when you go into the voting booth to elect Georgia’s next governor. If you’re a true bel...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Taking turns violating D.C. How very gang rapey and very Republican.
Republican-led states to send hundreds more National Guard troops to D.C.

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Republican-led states to send hundreds more National Guard troops to D.C.
National Guard troops in Washington may soon carry weapons, a reversal of their initial orders.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
FOXTROT
DELTA
TANGO
a woman with blue hair says and i am unanimous in that !
ALT: a woman with blue hair says and i am unanimous in that !
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August 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I know they think they're building a "thousand year Reich." But if they're wrong what happens to this guy? Pete Buttigieg is correct, Democrats shouldn't just tape things back together the way they were.
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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims
The Senate has confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Lee Zeldin's face is a perpetual smirk as he tears down all efforts to care for the environment.
July 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our government wants to kill us.
"The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule rescinds a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare."
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Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The NYT headline says Trump is winning his trade war. The reality remains that an ignorant, demented criminal was invested with a ridiculous amount of power, and nations are engaged in damage control. Everyone is losing.
July 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's taking all my willpower not to blow off work today. I mean I have more than a month and a half of accumulated sick time. 😉
July 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM