Rich Figel
@kailuarich.bsky.social
Award-winning screenwriter and former journalist from NYC, now residing in Kailua, HI.
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Rich Figel
@kailuarich.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Vote out EVERY Republican to end MAGA madness. That is all.
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Lol, what a Trump speech the usual bleh bleh bleh about “Biden’s economy,” zero responsibility taken. Egg prices are magically down 82%, and apparently everything is everyone else’s fault, despite him being president.
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Lol, what a Trump speech the usual bleh bleh bleh about “Biden’s economy,” zero responsibility taken. Egg prices are magically down 82%, and apparently everything is everyone else’s fault, despite him being president.
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I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political".
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political".
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
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I consider myself a fairly patient person, but I can't listen to another second of this ridiculous, wheezing idiot. I'm done. Nothing he is saying aligns with anything that is really happening in the real world.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I consider myself a fairly patient person, but I can't listen to another second of this ridiculous, wheezing idiot. I'm done. Nothing he is saying aligns with anything that is really happening in the real world.
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At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
There Have Been Fewer Mass Shootings In The US This Year—But Still Averaging More Than One Per Day
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
www.forbes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
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DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC
News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC
News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC
News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC
News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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👀 @mizzwelch.bsky.social re: CBS News(max) 👇🏽
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
👀 @mizzwelch.bsky.social re: CBS News(max) 👇🏽
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House Republicans are going on vacation and letting your health care subsidies lapse.
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
House Republicans are going on vacation and letting your health care subsidies lapse.
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Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.
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"Everything that's wrong is, I'm blaming on other people," @saletan.bsky.social says of Trump's speech. "And at some point...the message is you're a guy who blames other people, and you blame them even when you've been in office for a year."
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Everything that's wrong is, I'm blaming on other people," @saletan.bsky.social says of Trump's speech. "And at some point...the message is you're a guy who blames other people, and you blame them even when you've been in office for a year."
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It was never about illegal immigration
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It was never about illegal immigration
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Last night, Democrat Gary Clemons won the special election for Kentucky Senate District 37 by a 47 point margin. Democrats have now won or overperformed in 227 of 255 key elections this year - nearly 90%.
Democratic enthusiasm wins elections, especially when Republican failures make it so easy.
Democratic enthusiasm wins elections, especially when Republican failures make it so easy.
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Last night, Democrat Gary Clemons won the special election for Kentucky Senate District 37 by a 47 point margin. Democrats have now won or overperformed in 227 of 255 key elections this year - nearly 90%.
Democratic enthusiasm wins elections, especially when Republican failures make it so easy.
Democratic enthusiasm wins elections, especially when Republican failures make it so easy.
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Trump 'Taking a Sledgehammer' to One of World's Most Vital Climate Research Center, Scientists Warn www.commondreams.org/news/science...
Trump 'Taking a Sledgehammer' to One of World's Most Vital Climate Research Center, Scientists Warn | Common Dreams
Colorado officials are vowing to fight the Trump administration's attack on climate research at NCAR with every legal tool. Will dismantling this renowned scientific facility jeopardize our ability to...
www.commondreams.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump 'Taking a Sledgehammer' to One of World's Most Vital Climate Research Center, Scientists Warn www.commondreams.org/news/science...
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LOLLL Trump claims he’s cutting drug prices by 600 percent, which is not possible
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
LOLLL Trump claims he’s cutting drug prices by 600 percent, which is not possible
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The weirdest part of this ridiculous claim being included was that someone actually wrote this speech for him. Hard to believe his entire staff is as stupid as he is.
Kelly: I wish someone would tell him how math works. You know, that the prices are going to go down 500 or 600%. Anyone who's been through like the sixth grade by then knows that that is not a thing.
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The weirdest part of this ridiculous claim being included was that someone actually wrote this speech for him. Hard to believe his entire staff is as stupid as he is.
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The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship. The guidance asks that they “supply Office of Immigration Litigation with 100-200 denaturalization cases per month” in the 2026 fiscal year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship. The guidance asks that they “supply Office of Immigration Litigation with 100-200 denaturalization cases per month” in the 2026 fiscal year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Leaked Republican memo reveals GOP's strategy ahead of Epstein files release: CNN
www.alternet.org
Leaked Republican memo reveals GOP's strategy ahead of pending Epstein files release: CNN
twp.ai
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Leaked Republican memo reveals GOP's strategy ahead of Epstein files release: CNN
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This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
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Trump wants to cancel @nbcnews.com for interviewing Raphael Warnock.
www.rawstory.com/trump-abc-nb...
www.rawstory.com/trump-abc-nb...
Trump vows NBC won't 'get away' with Dem interview in threat to broadcast license
President Donald Trump threatened NBC's broadcast license days after the network aired an interview with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)."Raphael Warnock was on Meet the Fake Press with a one sided and ve...
www.rawstory.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump wants to cancel @nbcnews.com for interviewing Raphael Warnock.
www.rawstory.com/trump-abc-nb...
www.rawstory.com/trump-abc-nb...
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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Struggle continues for Americans as costs rise, wages crawl
www.upi.com
Struggle continues for Americans as costs rise, wages crawl - UPI.com
twp.ai
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Struggle continues for Americans as costs rise, wages crawl
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Democrat in deep-red Kentucky beats Republican challenger
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Democrat in deep-red Kentucky beats Republican challenger
twp.ai
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Democrat in deep-red Kentucky beats Republican challenger
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BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.