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‘We should be speaking to psychotherapists about what’s going on with Donald Trump’ | The News Agents
Donald Trump has declared his focus is no longer on peace, but what he wants for America, in an angry, rambling letter about not winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Keir Starmer’s calling for ‘calm discussio...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Ya think????
Let's be clear, they are booing DJT's America, not the America of promise and freedom. There's hard work ahead ... we honorable in opposition, for love of country, have a task ahead. If you need inspiration, find the new governor of VA in the comments. Have hope. Work it. America is worth it.
‘Leave Greenland alone!’: US anthem heckler at NBA London game draws cheers
Mounting tensions between Europe and the United States moved into the sporting arena on Sunday
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January 19, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Let's be clear, they are booing DJT's America, not the America of promise and freedom. There's hard work ahead ... we honorable in opposition, for love of country, have a task ahead. If you need inspiration, find the new governor of VA in the comments. Have hope. Work it. America is worth it.
Because nobody deserves an Olympic gold medal more than he.
January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Because nobody deserves an Olympic gold medal more than he.
Trump told POLITICO, after reportedly reading a series of posts from the Iranian leader blaming Trump for the deaths of protesters. “The man is a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people."
Try taking your own advice, Mr. Trump. #PotMeetKettle
Try taking your own advice, Mr. Trump. #PotMeetKettle
Iranian Protesters Say They Were Betrayed By Trump
Protesters were heartened when Trump promised help was ‘on its way.’ Now, they feel betrayed by his lack of action.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Trump told POLITICO, after reportedly reading a series of posts from the Iranian leader blaming Trump for the deaths of protesters. “The man is a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people."
Try taking your own advice, Mr. Trump. #PotMeetKettle
Try taking your own advice, Mr. Trump. #PotMeetKettle
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Important for insured people, who are not in ACA exchanges or receiving Medicaid or Medicare, to realize they aren't immune from the financial pain Trump and the Republicans are causing.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
Democrats Battle to Save Healthcare for Million of Americans; And Try to Keep Insurance Premiums Down for the Rest of Us — Left of Center
If global instability and insecurity isn’t enough to worry average Americans, Trump and his Republicans have ignited an economic hellscape heading into 2026 with tariffs jacking up prices, consumers c...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Important for insured people, who are not in ACA exchanges or receiving Medicaid or Medicare, to realize they aren't immune from the financial pain Trump and the Republicans are causing.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
Important for insured people, who are not in ACA exchanges or receiving Medicaid or Medicare, to realize they aren't immune from the financial pain Trump and the Republicans are causing.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
Democrats Battle to Save Healthcare for Million of Americans; And Try to Keep Insurance Premiums Down for the Rest of Us — Left of Center
If global instability and insecurity isn’t enough to worry average Americans, Trump and his Republicans have ignited an economic hellscape heading into 2026 with tariffs jacking up prices, consumers c...
www.leftofcenter.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Important for insured people, who are not in ACA exchanges or receiving Medicaid or Medicare, to realize they aren't immune from the financial pain Trump and the Republicans are causing.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
In our latest post, It's simple math: healthcare costs remain the hardest hitting driver of consumer inflation.
For our nation, our freedoms, our norms and those who came before “...that these dead shall not have died in vain–that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
For our nation, our freedoms, our norms and those who came before “...that these dead shall not have died in vain–that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln
Just doing their jobs? Read every word, then tell us what you think?
Inver Grove Heights special ed teacher held by ICE for nearly 12 hours
After an apparent collision with a federal vehicle, Christina Rank was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Concord Education Center, according to her mother.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Just doing their jobs? Read every word, then tell us what you think?
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“There’s been so much hateful rhetoric back and forth, and what’s been missed is painting a picture of who Renee was,” Good’s sister-in-law Jessica Fletcher tells Andrew Gumbel.
#Renee
#StayStrong
#Renee
#StayStrong
‘Unimaginable loss’: Renee Good family urges ‘empathy’ in call for justice
Relatives pay tribute to ‘extraordinary mother’ and hope killing by ICE agent leads to meaningful change
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January 13, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“There’s been so much hateful rhetoric back and forth, and what’s been missed is painting a picture of who Renee was,” Good’s sister-in-law Jessica Fletcher tells Andrew Gumbel.
#Renee
#StayStrong
#Renee
#StayStrong
Thank you, Ken Bazinet. Our hearts, too!
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Charlie Rangel lives on in my heart. He literally had a House bill he wrote in his pocket during the Bush Oil Wars -- and that was only one or two wars at a time, as opposed to the wish list of wars Trump is wielding. bsky.app/profile/kenb...
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Charlie Rangel lives on in my heart. He literally had a House bill he wrote in his pocket during the Bush Oil Wars -- and that was only one or two wars at a time, as opposed to the wish list of wars Trump is wielding. bsky.app/profile/kenb...
To successfully occupy Venezuela,
colonize Greenland,
cripple Iran,
save all the school children in Nigeria,
and invade more US cities with masked goons,
Trump and the GOP leadership in Congress will need to RESTORE THE DRAFT.
Or, Trump could release the Epstein files and do none of the above.
colonize Greenland,
cripple Iran,
save all the school children in Nigeria,
and invade more US cities with masked goons,
Trump and the GOP leadership in Congress will need to RESTORE THE DRAFT.
Or, Trump could release the Epstein files and do none of the above.
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Thank you, Ken Bazinet. Our hearts, too!
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Charlie Rangel lives on in my heart. He literally had a House bill he wrote in his pocket during the Bush Oil Wars -- and that was only one or two wars at a time, as opposed to the wish list of wars Trump is wielding. bsky.app/profile/kenb...
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Charlie Rangel lives on in my heart. He literally had a House bill he wrote in his pocket during the Bush Oil Wars -- and that was only one or two wars at a time, as opposed to the wish list of wars Trump is wielding. bsky.app/profile/kenb...
Why yes... yes, they did. Objectives are not attacking Christianity. Our rights to freedom of, and from, religion protects people of faith, all of us with a faith tradition, and those who are agnostic and atheist. Read the US Constitution. What then? Howsabout we petition SCOTUS to uphold the law.
Did Homeland Security Just Violate the First Amendment on Christmas?
These are not the messages that should be coming from an official government department.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Why yes... yes, they did. Objectives are not attacking Christianity. Our rights to freedom of, and from, religion protects people of faith, all of us with a faith tradition, and those who are agnostic and atheist. Read the US Constitution. What then? Howsabout we petition SCOTUS to uphold the law.
Turning an app meant to help immigrants apply for entry to our once welcoming shores has become a get outta town warning. The new nasty sheriff in charge is Santa Claus. The kids are gonna love it... NOT. 👇 is sick stuff.
Father Christmas is turned into ICE agent by Trump's administration
Trump's administration is paying illegal immigrants $3,000 to 'self-deport'.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Turning an app meant to help immigrants apply for entry to our once welcoming shores has become a get outta town warning. The new nasty sheriff in charge is Santa Claus. The kids are gonna love it... NOT. 👇 is sick stuff.
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Ask yourself how bad this administration is, how bad are the House and Senate, unwilling to reign in what is absolute madness. Take a breather, enjoy your holidays. Steel yourself for the work ahead. Midterms matter.
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Ask yourself how bad this administration is, how bad are the House and Senate, unwilling to reign in what is absolute madness. Take a breather, enjoy your holidays. Steel yourself for the work ahead. Midterms matter.
And if the Epstein files aren't horrible enough ... let's remind everyone about the little things.
This is a guy who's never sat at a kitchen table deciding whether to pay the, only two days late so no shutoff warning yet, electric bill or buy a coupla bags of groceries. So much for his understanding of anyone's economy.
December 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And if the Epstein files aren't horrible enough ... let's remind everyone about the little things.
Can't imagine what it'll take for the rest of the country to lose their lunch over this truly nauseating, and yes, deplorable use and abuse of underage girls. Underage girls are children. That's why laws are supposed to protect them, not the perpetrators.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Can't imagine what it'll take for the rest of the country to lose their lunch over this truly nauseating, and yes, deplorable use and abuse of underage girls. Underage girls are children. That's why laws are supposed to protect them, not the perpetrators.
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WOW is correct... and so is every word spoken by American hero and US Senator, Mark Kelly.
Wow. Mark Kelly’s Devastating Takedown of Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
WOW is correct... and so is every word spoken by American hero and US Senator, Mark Kelly.
Multiple references in the military code of conduct address illegal orders, orders in conflict with the Constitution. Statements made by Sen. Mark Kelly and other honorably discharged individuals are in no way actionable. This effort to discredit any true hero(ine) is not just wrong, it's shameful.
Defense Department says it's opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
The investigation is related to the Arizona senator's participation in a video Democratic lawmakers made urging members of the military not to comply with "illegal orders."
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Multiple references in the military code of conduct address illegal orders, orders in conflict with the Constitution. Statements made by Sen. Mark Kelly and other honorably discharged individuals are in no way actionable. This effort to discredit any true hero(ine) is not just wrong, it's shameful.
More media malignment extortion from the grifter-in-chief. Makes one wonder how much is enough for the greediest of the greedy who's ultimate exit strategy seems to pad his own purse while ending health care subsidies for We, the People. This is the current American president.
BBC apologises to Donald Trump but refuses to pay $1bn compensation | BBC News
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
More media malignment extortion from the grifter-in-chief. Makes one wonder how much is enough for the greediest of the greedy who's ultimate exit strategy seems to pad his own purse while ending health care subsidies for We, the People. This is the current American president.
“If they want to deport the criminals, go right ahead,” Bishop da Cunha told The Light. “You have all my support. But when they divide families and take parents away from children and leave children abandoned, that’s not who we are.”
Pope Leo has urged church leaders to speak out, the paper noted.
Pope Leo has urged church leaders to speak out, the paper noted.
Fall River bishop exhorts the U.S. to stop dividing immigrant families - The New Bedford Light
Bishop da Cunha: “We say every country has a right to protect the border. But we are also saying that people who immigrate are human beings.”
newbedfordlight.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
h/t @scdemocrats.bsky.social ... these Republicans are worse than heartless.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
h/t @scdemocrats.bsky.social ... these Republicans are worse than heartless.
As always @dailyyonder.bsky.social makes sense of it all.
Virginia’s Rural Voters Shift 12 Points Toward Democrats | The Daily Yonder
Rural voters in Virginia were part of a statewide shift toward the Democratic Party since the last gubernatorial election in 2021, according to a Daily
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November 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
As always @dailyyonder.bsky.social makes sense of it all.
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SNAP UPDATE: I’m directing SNAP benefits to be processed today — and paid IN FULL starting tomorrow.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
SNAP UPDATE: I’m directing SNAP benefits to be processed today — and paid IN FULL starting tomorrow.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
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Strengthening words from great American Nancy Pelosi. “[G]enerations past have always prevailed, and so shall we, for our faith in the goodness of America, and our commitment to the freedom we owe our children, is what will always give us hope.” #thankyouNancy www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
America Is Great When America Is Good
Those who believe in liberty and dignity must never give in to the forces arrayed against the things we hold dearest.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Strengthening words from great American Nancy Pelosi. “[G]enerations past have always prevailed, and so shall we, for our faith in the goodness of America, and our commitment to the freedom we owe our children, is what will always give us hope.” #thankyouNancy www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
You can't make this stuff up.
Just when you think you've heard it all, Bizarro world strikes again. FIFA is the international governing body for association football (soccer), futsal, and beach soccer will award the much coveted footballer peace prize. Next up: NHL? 🤦♀️
Infantino says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new FIFA peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You can't make this stuff up.
"Why? ... to your point, maybe they already have. And that's the point." Former RNC chair Michael Steele
'Rick Scott knows not to step out of line’: Hosts discuss why GOP protects Trump – again
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October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Why? ... to your point, maybe they already have. And that's the point." Former RNC chair Michael Steele