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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Heres the sad fucking truth: senate democrats value the filibuster more than their constituents having healthcare or food.
It was totally working. They were going to have to blow up the damned filibuster.
Sen. Angus King on why Democrats caved: "It wasn't working."
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Heres the sad fucking truth: senate democrats value the filibuster more than their constituents having healthcare or food.
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Every disaffected Dem & swing focus group we do begins with people asking what's real. They hear, at times, this is authoritarian takeover threatening lives & livelihoods. But perceive most "leaders" not acting as if this were so.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Every disaffected Dem & swing focus group we do begins with people asking what's real. They hear, at times, this is authoritarian takeover threatening lives & livelihoods. But perceive most "leaders" not acting as if this were so.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Get tf outta here with that shit
Schumer: "However this vote turns out, this fight will and must continue. Democrats must fight."
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Get tf outta here with that shit
What is the benefit of the filibuster if it only ever serves to protect the interests of the wealthiest tenth of a percent of Americans when the gop is in the minority?
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
What is the benefit of the filibuster if it only ever serves to protect the interests of the wealthiest tenth of a percent of Americans when the gop is in the minority?
What a bunch of spineless gutless cowards. They are anti-american collaborators and appeasers.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
What a bunch of spineless gutless cowards. They are anti-american collaborators and appeasers.
Chuck schumer negotiating with the gop (colorized)
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Chuck schumer negotiating with the gop (colorized)
This would be breaking news to the guys who wrote the federalist papers
writer at the Cook Political Report
Example of how the DC media and thinktank world is wired for the Republican Party
Example of how the DC media and thinktank world is wired for the Republican Party
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This would be breaking news to the guys who wrote the federalist papers
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The Democratic caucus trying to stop Chuck Schumer from agreeing to a CR with a nationwide abortion ban attached
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Democratic caucus trying to stop Chuck Schumer from agreeing to a CR with a nationwide abortion ban attached
There is absolutely no reason for Democrats to cooperate with the GOP on appropriation bills. No funding agreement is worth the paper its written on because it can be retroactively revoked via a party-line recessions package.
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
There is absolutely no reason for Democrats to cooperate with the GOP on appropriation bills. No funding agreement is worth the paper its written on because it can be retroactively revoked via a party-line recessions package.
#5 could be rephrased as "trick the poors into thinking you are on their side instead."
i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#5 could be rephrased as "trick the poors into thinking you are on their side instead."
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We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
gotta wonder how long it is before SCOTUS just stops issuing majority opinions altogether. Their docket is already quite full and stopping the entire federal circuit court system from meaningfully constraining the power of a Republican President is hard work!
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
gotta wonder how long it is before SCOTUS just stops issuing majority opinions altogether. Their docket is already quite full and stopping the entire federal circuit court system from meaningfully constraining the power of a Republican President is hard work!
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Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
October 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
America is in decline largely because too many Americans can’t interpret graph
axios "write an accurate headline" challenge. rating: impossible
Incredible pairing of text and chart
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
America is in decline largely because too many Americans can’t interpret graph
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genuinely crying at this one
September 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
genuinely crying at this one
JUST IN: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key inflation data report
Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation
There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.
trib.al
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Fascism is never full. It eats laws, neighbors, memory, until there’s nothing left but the chewing. It will never stop on its own—only when enough people say “no” together, loudly, stubbornly, even stupidly, refusing to be swallowed. Mass noncompliance is the only diet fascism can’t stomach.
So, a university president fired a professor because they taught a course that discussed there being more than two genders, and now the university president is being fired for not having fired the professor quickly enough, is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Fascism is never full. It eats laws, neighbors, memory, until there’s nothing left but the chewing. It will never stop on its own—only when enough people say “no” together, loudly, stubbornly, even stupidly, refusing to be swallowed. Mass noncompliance is the only diet fascism can’t stomach.
Ezra Klein shut the fuck up challenge day 4
September 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ezra Klein shut the fuck up challenge day 4
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i hate to say it but im beginning to have second thoughts about letting theo von pick the president
September 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
i hate to say it but im beginning to have second thoughts about letting theo von pick the president
Good but worth remembering that the people we are dealing with can’t read between the lines and interpret these politic euphemisms. Say what you mean and say it plainly. The time for vagueness is long gone.
if you’ve spent more than two minutes reading my posts you know how much contempt I hold Dem leadership in but this is good and they should reiterate it on TV
demanding a resignation rather than just calling it “unacceptable” is correct and they are threatening subpoenas when they get that power
demanding a resignation rather than just calling it “unacceptable” is correct and they are threatening subpoenas when they get that power
New statement from the House Dem leadership on Kimmel: “Brendan Carr, the so-called Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has engaged in the corrupt abuse of power. ... This will not be forgotten.”
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good but worth remembering that the people we are dealing with can’t read between the lines and interpret these politic euphemisms. Say what you mean and say it plainly. The time for vagueness is long gone.
If the democrats were smart, they would be issuing warnings of criminal and congressional investigations for businesses participating in the current administrations mobster shakedowns.
Why are the democrats not demanding that chairs of the fcc and ftc resign?
Why are the democrats not demanding that chairs of the fcc and ftc resign?
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If the democrats were smart, they would be issuing warnings of criminal and congressional investigations for businesses participating in the current administrations mobster shakedowns.
Why are the democrats not demanding that chairs of the fcc and ftc resign?
Why are the democrats not demanding that chairs of the fcc and ftc resign?
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ABC Is Doing Cancel Culture the Right Way
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ABC Is Doing Cancel Culture the Right Way
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein