Mark's Spot
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Trump is lying.
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We have a lot more video and information on our visual archive of that day
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We have a lot more video and information on our visual archive of that day
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Never forget that Donald Trump incited an insurrection on #Jan6 2021.
He picked up where he left off in 2025.
Trump is a traitor and a criminal.
He picked up where he left off in 2025.
Trump is a traitor and a criminal.
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Never forget that Donald Trump incited an insurrection on #Jan6 2021.
He picked up where he left off in 2025.
Trump is a traitor and a criminal.
He picked up where he left off in 2025.
Trump is a traitor and a criminal.
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The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
I'm sure Sen. Rick Scott will also do the honorable thing and step down... any... day... now....
Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says
First, Gov. Rick Scott scared the bejesus out of seniors with an online ad claiming that Medicare rate cuts would lead t
www.politifact.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I'm sure Sen. Rick Scott will also do the honorable thing and step down... any... day... now....
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Just popping in 2 remind everyone about that time Brett Farve stole that 💰 from poor children. No, he didn't pay it back. No, he didn't go 2 prison. It was $15 million. Just in case u 4got...
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ALT: a group of spongebob characters sitting around a table with the word oh on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just popping in 2 remind everyone about that time Brett Farve stole that 💰 from poor children. No, he didn't pay it back. No, he didn't go 2 prison. It was $15 million. Just in case u 4got...
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Brett Farve stole welfare funds in MS - not an immigrant
January 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Brett Farve stole welfare funds in MS - not an immigrant
Just wow...
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Just wow...
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The adult children of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman have urged President Trump to remove a post that amplifies false claims about her killing.
"Outrageous lies": Minnesota Democrats slam Trump for false Hortman murder claims
Walz called Trump's post "dangerous, depraved behavior."
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 AM
The adult children of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman have urged President Trump to remove a post that amplifies false claims about her killing.
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
"toward the end of his first year in office this term, just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. It's his worst mark in the six years that Marist has been asking the question." #EconSky
Trump's economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll finds
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 AM
"toward the end of his first year in office this term, just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. It's his worst mark in the six years that Marist has been asking the question." #EconSky
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NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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RUBIO: Maduro was indicted. Nobody ever did anything about it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
RUBIO: Maduro was indicted. Nobody ever did anything about it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
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REP. GOLDMAN: “Trump promised oil executives if they gave him $1 billion for his campaign, he’d do right by them. They gave about $500 million. This is a massive gift in violation of international law, essentially just co-opting an entire country's natural resources for the benefit of 🇺🇸 Companies.”
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
REP. GOLDMAN: “Trump promised oil executives if they gave him $1 billion for his campaign, he’d do right by them. They gave about $500 million. This is a massive gift in violation of international law, essentially just co-opting an entire country's natural resources for the benefit of 🇺🇸 Companies.”
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Pete Buttigieg: “It’s an old & obvious pattern. An unpopular president — failing on the economy & losing his grip on power at home — decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one”
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one”
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Pete Buttigieg: “It’s an old & obvious pattern. An unpopular president — failing on the economy & losing his grip on power at home — decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one”
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one”
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Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
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it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
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He’s using Venezuela as a distraction so we’ll forget about the Epstein files.
Joke’s on him. We can multitask.
Release the Epstein files.
Joke’s on him. We can multitask.
Release the Epstein files.
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
He’s using Venezuela as a distraction so we’ll forget about the Epstein files.
Joke’s on him. We can multitask.
Release the Epstein files.
Joke’s on him. We can multitask.
Release the Epstein files.
Trump never met a law he wouldn't break.
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Trump never met a law he wouldn't break.