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Newly-released Jeffrey Epstein emails have prompted Donald Trump and his allies to update their defense of the president—but their new narrative makes no more sense than their old one did, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newly-released Jeffrey Epstein emails have prompted Donald Trump and his allies to update their defense of the president—but their new narrative makes no more sense than their old one did, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.
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Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum argues:
Why Trump Turned to the Sewer
The president’s disturbing, excremental propaganda campaign.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum argues:
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Boycott Spotify. We need to hit these monsters and their enablers in the wallet, which is what they really care about.
Boycott Spotify. We need to hit these monsters and their enablers in the wallet, which is what they really care about.
Spotify to Continue Running ICE Recruitment Ads as Boycotts Grow
Spotify has no plans to pull the DHS's ICE recruitment ads from their platform, even as some on social media call for boycotts.
consequence.net
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
consequence.net/2025/10/spot...
Boycott Spotify. We need to hit these monsters and their enablers in the wallet, which is what they really care about.
Boycott Spotify. We need to hit these monsters and their enablers in the wallet, which is what they really care about.
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This is some vile stuff. And these aren't teenagers. Many are Republican staffers. At least one works for Trump.
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is some vile stuff. And these aren't teenagers. Many are Republican staffers. At least one works for Trump.
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
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NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban, marking a major win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who argue the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting.
Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Indiana GOP’s Student ID Ban
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban, marking a major win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who argue the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting.
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Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events. www.wired.com/story/disinf...
How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X
Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events.
www.wired.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events. www.wired.com/story/disinf...
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Days after Goldman Sachs’ top economists published research claiming price increases stemming from higher tariffs are poised to soon be borne mostly by consumers, President Donald Trump is urging the bank’s CEO, David Solomon, to get a new economist.
Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO to hire a new economist after bank says consumers will pay bulk of tariff costs | CNN Business
Days after Goldman Sachs’ top economists published research claiming price increases stemming from higher tariffs are poised to soon be borne mostly by consumers, President Donald Trump is urging the ...
www.cnn.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Days after Goldman Sachs’ top economists published research claiming price increases stemming from higher tariffs are poised to soon be borne mostly by consumers, President Donald Trump is urging the bank’s CEO, David Solomon, to get a new economist.
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SCOOP: Oregon's secretary of state declined to meet with DOJ prosecutors to discuss a potential deal to share private voter data with the federal government. He said he has no interest in sharing data with “an administration that is willfully violating judicial orders.”
Oregon Rejects DOJ’s Request To Share Private Voter Data, Citing Concerns of Unlawful Use
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SCOOP: Oregon's secretary of state declined to meet with DOJ prosecutors to discuss a potential deal to share private voter data with the federal government. He said he has no interest in sharing data with “an administration that is willfully violating judicial orders.”
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Ask him Epstein questions every single day.
July 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ask him Epstein questions every single day.
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July 25, 2025
July 25, 2025
“We’re going to end up shooting some of them.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
July 25, 2025
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Probably not a coincidence Trump cancelled the Senate classified briefing for this afternoon.
CNN Exclusive: Early US intel suggests American strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear sites and likely only set the program back by months, sources say. cnn.it/4nh2JUF
June 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Probably not a coincidence Trump cancelled the Senate classified briefing for this afternoon.
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The US Department of Education is paying more than $7 million a month to employees it has forced to go on leave, according to analysis from the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, the union that represents department employees.
Education Department pays over $7 million a month to employees forced to sit idle | CNN Politics
The US Department of Education is paying more than $7 million a month to employees it has forced to go on leave, according to analysis from the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, t...
cnn.it
June 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The US Department of Education is paying more than $7 million a month to employees it has forced to go on leave, according to analysis from the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, the union that represents department employees.
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Millions will be kicked off their health care. Hospitals will close. Kids will go hungry because they slashed food assistance. This isn’t fear mongering. These will be the very real consequences of their budget.
Now it goes to the Senate. There’s still time to fight.
Now it goes to the Senate. There’s still time to fight.
May 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Millions will be kicked off their health care. Hospitals will close. Kids will go hungry because they slashed food assistance. This isn’t fear mongering. These will be the very real consequences of their budget.
Now it goes to the Senate. There’s still time to fight.
Now it goes to the Senate. There’s still time to fight.
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This right here. WATCH and share.
Speaker Pro Tempore: You are to direct your comments to the chair.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
May 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This right here. WATCH and share.
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“The controversial 1,000-bed facility is owned by the private prison company GEO Group, which entered into a 15-year, $1 billion contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February.”
$1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company.
www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...
$1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company.
www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...
Baraka Arrested for 'Trespassing' at Controversial Immigrant Detention Facility - Insider NJ
Authorities with Homeland Securities Investigations at the ICE detention facility Delaney Hall this afternoon arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
www.insidernj.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“The controversial 1,000-bed facility is owned by the private prison company GEO Group, which entered into a 15-year, $1 billion contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February.”
$1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company.
www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...
$1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company.
www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...
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Myth Busted: Medicaid isn’t a free ride for “lazy gamers”.
Nearly 1 in 3 kids + 60% of nursing home residents rely on it.
Many adults on Medicaid do work—they just don’t get insurance through their jobs.
📞 Call 866-426-2631 to tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.
Nearly 1 in 3 kids + 60% of nursing home residents rely on it.
Many adults on Medicaid do work—they just don’t get insurance through their jobs.
📞 Call 866-426-2631 to tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Myth Busted: Medicaid isn’t a free ride for “lazy gamers”.
Nearly 1 in 3 kids + 60% of nursing home residents rely on it.
Many adults on Medicaid do work—they just don’t get insurance through their jobs.
📞 Call 866-426-2631 to tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.
Nearly 1 in 3 kids + 60% of nursing home residents rely on it.
Many adults on Medicaid do work—they just don’t get insurance through their jobs.
📞 Call 866-426-2631 to tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.
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Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant announces layoffs. From WKU:
Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant announces layoffs
More than 30 workers have been laid off at the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green. The terminations come as GM decreases production and streamlines operations at its southern Kentucky manufactur...
www.wkyufm.org
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant announces layoffs. From WKU:
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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
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Thank you, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, for making the trip, persisting and confirming the welfare of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in person.
April 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thank you, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, for making the trip, persisting and confirming the welfare of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in person.
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Next on the GOP’s chopping block?
Head Start and heating assistance.
That’s right, taking heat away from families who cannot afford it — so they can give billionaires more tax breaks.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/p...
Head Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is considering eliminating funding for two key federal programs that help millions of low-income Americans educate their young children and heat their homes.
www.cnn.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Next on the GOP’s chopping block?
Head Start and heating assistance.
That’s right, taking heat away from families who cannot afford it — so they can give billionaires more tax breaks.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/p...
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Sweeping tariffs announced by President Trump hit a remote Australian territory with a 10% tariff, despite no people living there.
Reuters footage from 2012 shows part of the territory, Heard Island, mostly covered by ice and home to penguins.
Read more: cnn.it/4ccK3jC
Reuters footage from 2012 shows part of the territory, Heard Island, mostly covered by ice and home to penguins.
Read more: cnn.it/4ccK3jC
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sweeping tariffs announced by President Trump hit a remote Australian territory with a 10% tariff, despite no people living there.
Reuters footage from 2012 shows part of the territory, Heard Island, mostly covered by ice and home to penguins.
Read more: cnn.it/4ccK3jC
Reuters footage from 2012 shows part of the territory, Heard Island, mostly covered by ice and home to penguins.
Read more: cnn.it/4ccK3jC
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Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
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President Donald Trump said he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to: cnn.it/4hWQzMR
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to.
cnn.it
March 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to: cnn.it/4hWQzMR