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Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
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More than 40 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed last month said they are struggling or just getting by, and one-quarter believe they’ll be worse off financially than their parents, according to a new poll from Harvard.
Gen Z is deeply concerned about the future — and politicians’ ability to fix it
The latest Harvard Youth Poll found that few young Americans feel the country is heading in the right direction, with AI driving fears about job security.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More than 40 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed last month said they are struggling or just getting by, and one-quarter believe they’ll be worse off financially than their parents, according to a new poll from Harvard.
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Trump admin just changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year — removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding Trump's birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Trump admin just changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year — removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding Trump's birthday.
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Petroleum Institute: “We continue to believe that climate policy belongs in Congress,” where we can stop it with dark-money influence.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Petroleum Institute: “We continue to believe that climate policy belongs in Congress,” where we can stop it with dark-money influence.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Remember: RFK Jr. fired his last CDC director because she refused to ram through his anti-vax agenda.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
The change upends decades of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and goes against widespread public health consensus.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Remember: RFK Jr. fired his last CDC director because she refused to ram through his anti-vax agenda.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
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Tr*mp started his career in the public eye by pretending to fire people from fake jobs. Now he’s worked his way up to being in charge of an administration that has murdered* at least 86 people. What do you think is next?
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tr*mp started his career in the public eye by pretending to fire people from fake jobs. Now he’s worked his way up to being in charge of an administration that has murdered* at least 86 people. What do you think is next?
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
*It’s not a war crime, since we’re not at war. It’s just murder.
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The end of that story in the Bible is Jesus telling the Pharisees to go learn what it means for the Lord to say “I desire mercy and not sacrifice.”
Quite the shift from "I think if you do something bad you should die" immediately to "as they say in the Bible..."
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The end of that story in the Bible is Jesus telling the Pharisees to go learn what it means for the Lord to say “I desire mercy and not sacrifice.”
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THE BOAT WAS HEADED TO SURINAME, NOT THE US, BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS.
On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
THE BOAT WAS HEADED TO SURINAME, NOT THE US, BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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NEW EPISODE: Faiz Shakir, founder of More Perfect Union and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders and I discuss the future of Democratic messaging, media, and grassroots organizing. youtu.be/wV_-rqtsj68?...
PAY ATTENTION: Corporations Are Destroying Democracy | Faiz Shakir
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW EPISODE: Faiz Shakir, founder of More Perfect Union and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders and I discuss the future of Democratic messaging, media, and grassroots organizing. youtu.be/wV_-rqtsj68?...
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DAG Blanche says DOJ takes white-collar investigations seriously, but its website has just a single new FCPA (foreign bribery) case all this year.
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
DAG Blanche says DOJ takes white-collar investigations seriously, but its website has just a single new FCPA (foreign bribery) case all this year.
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
I’d like to share that I’m the proud recipient of the inaugural Kotton Dandy Peace Prize for my tireless work to keep my dog from biting my neighbors.
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I’d like to share that I’m the proud recipient of the inaugural Kotton Dandy Peace Prize for my tireless work to keep my dog from biting my neighbors.
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Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
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"Purity test' ....Party standard-bearers still use the phrase as a slur to trivialize legitimate questions from the left. It’s a petty and defensive move, and it comes across as a refusal to engage with the most obvious and urgent questions facing the country." newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Purity test' ....Party standard-bearers still use the phrase as a slur to trivialize legitimate questions from the left. It’s a petty and defensive move, and it comes across as a refusal to engage with the most obvious and urgent questions facing the country." newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
Hegseth's "fog of war" claim is nonsense, if this account of what video shows is correct: The two men obviously were visible.
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
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It’s all transparently bullshit and immune to rationality, but if struggling to stabilize half a burning boat to avoid drowning is “getting back in the fight,” what they’re really saying is there’s nothing the survivors could have done to avoid being killed. And that definitely isn’t the law.
there is no more shared reality. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It’s all transparently bullshit and immune to rationality, but if struggling to stabilize half a burning boat to avoid drowning is “getting back in the fight,” what they’re really saying is there’s nothing the survivors could have done to avoid being killed. And that definitely isn’t the law.
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This level of going after the administration is actually pretty stunning from a same party chair.
GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This level of going after the administration is actually pretty stunning from a same party chair.
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The new USG explanation for directly targeting the shipwrecked is because they could've helped salvage some cocaine?
But recall:
Rubio said (on Sept 3) the objective was to kill the people, not to seize/eliminate cargo, because cartels had already priced in the loss of cargo.⤵️
But recall:
Rubio said (on Sept 3) the objective was to kill the people, not to seize/eliminate cargo, because cartels had already priced in the loss of cargo.⤵️
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The new USG explanation for directly targeting the shipwrecked is because they could've helped salvage some cocaine?
But recall:
Rubio said (on Sept 3) the objective was to kill the people, not to seize/eliminate cargo, because cartels had already priced in the loss of cargo.⤵️
But recall:
Rubio said (on Sept 3) the objective was to kill the people, not to seize/eliminate cargo, because cartels had already priced in the loss of cargo.⤵️
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What this chart shows:
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What this chart shows:
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
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The clip that launched 1,000 ads
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The clip that launched 1,000 ads
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“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”