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www.salon.com/2025/12/14/t... Though it would be nice in Trump's eyes to secure a conviction against his "political enemies" (really, they are personal enemies), the fact that Comey and James even have to spend time and resources on these is still a win for Trump.
Trump's politically motivated prosecutions keep falling apart
The president's grand legal strategy targeting his perceived enemies isn't working
www.salon.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
www.salon.com/2025/12/14/t... Though it would be nice in Trump's eyes to secure a conviction against his "political enemies" (really, they are personal enemies), the fact that Comey and James even have to spend time and resources on these is still a win for Trump.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... What’s the use of having billions of dollars if it can’t be used to impose your will on the world? 🤷♂️
The Supreme Court ponders giving billionaires even more power over elections
Republicans want the last limits on political spending eliminated.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... What’s the use of having billions of dollars if it can’t be used to impose your will on the world? 🤷♂️
All these attacks on “narcoterrorist” boats in the Caribbean & Pacific by the US military is the outgrowth of the FAFO philosophy that Hegseth is advocating for. In order to feel manly they have to strike out asymmetrically against opponents that cannot fight back.
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
All these attacks on “narcoterrorist” boats in the Caribbean & Pacific by the US military is the outgrowth of the FAFO philosophy that Hegseth is advocating for. In order to feel manly they have to strike out asymmetrically against opponents that cannot fight back.
From www.salon.com/2025/12/04/w... What is with this religious devotion among Republicans to view government as a business?
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From www.salon.com/2025/12/04/w... What is with this religious devotion among Republicans to view government as a business?
apnews.com/article/chic... Colonel Jessep in A Few Good Men was probably a “mistreated hero” for these guys.
Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force
Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
apnews.com/article/chic... Colonel Jessep in A Few Good Men was probably a “mistreated hero” for these guys.
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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.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p... Because, of course. 🤦♂️
Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now | CNN Politics
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, s...
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p... Because, of course. 🤦♂️
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One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Well, he was still arrested and had to go through a trial over this, which is still a chilling affect on protest—as intended.
Man who threw sandwich at US federal agent found not guilty of assault
Former justice department employee’s lawyers argued it was a ‘harmless gesture’ during an act of protest
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Well, he was still arrested and had to go through a trial over this, which is still a chilling affect on protest—as intended.
x.com/VivekGRamasw... Vivek Ramaswamy saying that the Republicans care about the content of one's character. Specifically, I think that means they want to know if you are also a bully who also likes to go after the most vulnerable in society. If so, you're in. 👍
Vivek Ramaswamy on X: "Lessons from tonight, no sugar coating. https://t.co/CMZCIH4g2O" / X
Lessons from tonight, no sugar coating. https://t.co/CMZCIH4g2O
x.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
x.com/VivekGRamasw... Vivek Ramaswamy saying that the Republicans care about the content of one's character. Specifically, I think that means they want to know if you are also a bully who also likes to go after the most vulnerable in society. If so, you're in. 👍
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November 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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And I cannot even get into how many people in our community are here because they or their parents or grandparents were being hunted and terrorized in Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia & the Soviet Union.
They know what this is. They know it's happening here.
They know what this is. They know it's happening here.
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And I cannot even get into how many people in our community are here because they or their parents or grandparents were being hunted and terrorized in Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia & the Soviet Union.
They know what this is. They know it's happening here.
They know what this is. They know it's happening here.
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Schools went on lockdown, people stayed inside. It lasted the entire afternoon. A constant din of whistles, sirens, helicopters, people shouting. Or dead silence.
I see the NYT, New Yorker, commentariat frame it as "activists clashing with ICE."
No.
ICE/CBP/DHS are terrorizing US citizens.
I see the NYT, New Yorker, commentariat frame it as "activists clashing with ICE."
No.
ICE/CBP/DHS are terrorizing US citizens.
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Schools went on lockdown, people stayed inside. It lasted the entire afternoon. A constant din of whistles, sirens, helicopters, people shouting. Or dead silence.
I see the NYT, New Yorker, commentariat frame it as "activists clashing with ICE."
No.
ICE/CBP/DHS are terrorizing US citizens.
I see the NYT, New Yorker, commentariat frame it as "activists clashing with ICE."
No.
ICE/CBP/DHS are terrorizing US citizens.
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The viral videos show horrifying events, but do not capture the fact that they were EVERYWHERE and took people from at least 3 separate neighborhoods. This was not a one street, one incident event. It was a military style siege stretching from Calvary cemetery to Skokie.
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The viral videos show horrifying events, but do not capture the fact that they were EVERYWHERE and took people from at least 3 separate neighborhoods. This was not a one street, one incident event. It was a military style siege stretching from Calvary cemetery to Skokie.
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Some context to the viral videos:
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Some context to the viral videos:
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
www.salon.com/2025/11/02/h... Yeah, but MSM enjoys the framing of plurality winner-take-all as gossipy rags. I guess like the social media algorithm hate and anger drives eyeballs? 🤷♂️
How New York could have avoided a nasty mayoral election
Ranked choice voting worked in the Democratic primary. New Yorkers should take note
www.salon.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
www.salon.com/2025/11/02/h... Yeah, but MSM enjoys the framing of plurality winner-take-all as gossipy rags. I guess like the social media algorithm hate and anger drives eyeballs? 🤷♂️
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Love this….Manny’s Deli in Chicago will be feeding the community that needs help starting Monday….this is the way 💪 since our government/MAGAs want people to starve
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Love this….Manny’s Deli in Chicago will be feeding the community that needs help starting Monday….this is the way 💪 since our government/MAGAs want people to starve
From a Salon article www.salon.com/2025/10/31/m... Ben Shapiro and I have a similar reaction to his shared statistic, but for vastly different reasons.
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From a Salon article www.salon.com/2025/10/31/m... Ben Shapiro and I have a similar reaction to his shared statistic, but for vastly different reasons.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... I have high confidence that we’ll miss 2C as well. The rich & powerful are seemingly immune from the consequences.
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... I have high confidence that we’ll miss 2C as well. The rich & powerful are seemingly immune from the consequences.
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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The conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are getting worse. This is why we keep coming back.
Our neighbors are not alone. You can join us in demanding transparency + accountability at 1930 Beach Street.
Our neighbors are not alone. You can join us in demanding transparency + accountability at 1930 Beach Street.
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are getting worse. This is why we keep coming back.
Our neighbors are not alone. You can join us in demanding transparency + accountability at 1930 Beach Street.
Our neighbors are not alone. You can join us in demanding transparency + accountability at 1930 Beach Street.