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Question for NM GOP Chair Barela and MAGA:
What kind of man believes he shows strength by taking away Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection?
Answer: A predator. (With Ghislaine Maxwell, 1997)
What kind of man believes he shows strength by taking away Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection?
Answer: A predator. (With Ghislaine Maxwell, 1997)
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The path home from the frontlines is rarely a straight line.
Graham Platner’s journey from combat to the U.S. Senate is a story of service, struggle, and an enduring oath to our democracy.
Read how Platner is turning his experience into a fight for our shared future.
https://bit.ly/4ar4Scs
Graham Platner’s journey from combat to the U.S. Senate is a story of service, struggle, and an enduring oath to our democracy.
Read how Platner is turning his experience into a fight for our shared future.
https://bit.ly/4ar4Scs
How Graham Platner’s complicated past shapes his run for U.S. Senate
A war is being waged to define the combat veteran, oyster farmer and U.S. Senate candidate from Sullivan.
www.pressherald.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The path home from the frontlines is rarely a straight line.
Graham Platner’s journey from combat to the U.S. Senate is a story of service, struggle, and an enduring oath to our democracy.
Read how Platner is turning his experience into a fight for our shared future.
https://bit.ly/4ar4Scs
Graham Platner’s journey from combat to the U.S. Senate is a story of service, struggle, and an enduring oath to our democracy.
Read how Platner is turning his experience into a fight for our shared future.
https://bit.ly/4ar4Scs
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The Trump administration has renewed efforts to target those providing healthcare to trans youth.
Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new measures to target hospitals and doctors providing care to trans youth. Under the new rules unveiled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr...
www.democracynow.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Trump administration has renewed efforts to target those providing healthcare to trans youth.
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“This is utterly divorced from reality."
“Divorced from Reality”: Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech on the Economy
President Trump praised the state of the U.S. economy in a primetime address Wednesday evening, even though new government statistics show the nation’s unemployment rate is at a new four-year high of ...
www.democracynow.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“This is utterly divorced from reality."
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Independent media has never been more important.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Independent media has never been more important.
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How did Epstein get rich?
How Did Epstein Get Rich? The New York Times Investigates His “Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons”
As the Trump administration is expected to release investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein later this week, a recent New York Times investigation delves into one of the biggest mysteries about ...
www.democracynow.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How did Epstein get rich?
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Latinos showed up at the polls, elected leaders who fight for our community, and proved that people power doesn’t end with protest — it turns into lasting change.
This is what people power looks like.
Let’s keep building it.
👉 Join the movement: latinovictory.org
This is what people power looks like.
Let’s keep building it.
👉 Join the movement: latinovictory.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Latinos showed up at the polls, elected leaders who fight for our community, and proved that people power doesn’t end with protest — it turns into lasting change.
This is what people power looks like.
Let’s keep building it.
👉 Join the movement: latinovictory.org
This is what people power looks like.
Let’s keep building it.
👉 Join the movement: latinovictory.org
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Angry old man yells at kids to “Get off my lawn” for 20 minutes in a nationally televised speech.
Ouch! Trump's speech was a trainwreck! American Carnage II, delivered in the style of your MAGA drunk uncle trying to win a family argument at Thanksgiving by being the loudest person in the room.
Ouch! Trump's speech was a trainwreck! American Carnage II, delivered in the style of your MAGA drunk uncle trying to win a family argument at Thanksgiving by being the loudest person in the room.
December 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Angry old man yells at kids to “Get off my lawn” for 20 minutes in a nationally televised speech.
Ouch! Trump's speech was a trainwreck! American Carnage II, delivered in the style of your MAGA drunk uncle trying to win a family argument at Thanksgiving by being the loudest person in the room.
Ouch! Trump's speech was a trainwreck! American Carnage II, delivered in the style of your MAGA drunk uncle trying to win a family argument at Thanksgiving by being the loudest person in the room.
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There is nothing new under the sun.
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There is nothing new under the sun.
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My Senator knows how to question witnesses
Brendan Carr is a shameless liar and the legal and logical support for shitty, unpopular Republican tech/telecom/media policy just shifts however and whenever it suits them and the press generally normalizes it, is what I'm saying
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My Senator knows how to question witnesses
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Catherine Rampell: "It's not like I think Americans were being turned away from these positions. In fact, construction companies have been complaining about labor shortages for years...So it's not like if you get rid of the immigrants, suddenly there'll be a lot of new openings for Americans.
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Catherine Rampell: "It's not like I think Americans were being turned away from these positions. In fact, construction companies have been complaining about labor shortages for years...So it's not like if you get rid of the immigrants, suddenly there'll be a lot of new openings for Americans.
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83% of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/7-c...
Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.
Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.
Scalise: "Does everybody in America want to be on Medicaid? That's what Democrats are doing."
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
83% of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/7-c...
Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.
Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.
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(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
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From protest to power, our comunidad showed what’s possible when we organize and act together.
We showed up in the streets.
We spoke out for dignity and justice.
And we took our power to the ballot box.
We showed up in the streets.
We spoke out for dignity and justice.
And we took our power to the ballot box.
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From protest to power, our comunidad showed what’s possible when we organize and act together.
We showed up in the streets.
We spoke out for dignity and justice.
And we took our power to the ballot box.
We showed up in the streets.
We spoke out for dignity and justice.
And we took our power to the ballot box.
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Didn't Trump say his tariffs were supposed to lower consumer prices and increase domestic manufacturing? www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Ninth Straight Month
Tariffs, which have increased costs for sourcing materials, continue to weigh on U.S. producers.
www.wsj.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Didn't Trump say his tariffs were supposed to lower consumer prices and increase domestic manufacturing? www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Trump promised lower prices on Day 1. Now he's telling us not to think about soaring prices. THAT'S Trump Derangement Syndrome🟠🤡
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump promised lower prices on Day 1. Now he's telling us not to think about soaring prices. THAT'S Trump Derangement Syndrome🟠🤡
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"A new report shows energy prices are up significantly. Americans will pay $84 more for heating this winter than last."
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"A new report shows energy prices are up significantly. Americans will pay $84 more for heating this winter than last."
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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"took the wealth from people" OK well he got that part right
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"took the wealth from people" OK well he got that part right
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Vanity Fair shared the ugly cracks, both facial and social, in Trump's administration right now. Only a matter of time before it all crumbles. Join us on The Breakdown at 7pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXkbdTExljY
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Vanity Fair shared the ugly cracks, both facial and social, in Trump's administration right now. Only a matter of time before it all crumbles. Join us on The Breakdown at 7pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXkbdTExljY
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IN 15 MINUTES: Trump has been outed by his own chief of staff, and there's plenty more chaos to come. Watch The Breakdown live here: https://youtu.be/pXkbdTExljY
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
IN 15 MINUTES: Trump has been outed by his own chief of staff, and there's plenty more chaos to come. Watch The Breakdown live here: https://youtu.be/pXkbdTExljY
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"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
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Is this the transparency you were promised, MAGA?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/19/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-venezuela-immigration-north-carolina-rally-us-politics-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-694557f48f089a379a1e1a83#block-694557f48f089a379a1e1a83
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/19/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-venezuela-immigration-north-carolina-rally-us-politics-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-694557f48f089a379a1e1a83#block-694557f48f089a379a1e1a83
Justice department will release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files today, says deputy attorney general – live
Todd Blanche suggests some documents may be held back temporarily, citing need to protect victims
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to denaturalize 100 to 200 U.S. citizens per month.
“Terror & Fear”: Trump Moves to Denaturalize Citizens, End Birthright Citizenship, Halt Visa Lottery
The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to strip more naturalized immigrants of their U.S. citizenship, with The New York Times reporting that officials are seeking 100 to 200 cases per month. ...
www.democracynow.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to denaturalize 100 to 200 U.S. citizens per month.