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Maryann Tortellet
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I am an advocate for Jesus Christ.
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The executive leading Tesla's Cybertruck business is leaving the Elon Musk-led automaker after eight years.
Tesla Cybertruck executive leaving the Musk-led automaker
The executive leading Tesla’s Cybertruck business is leaving the Elon Musk-led automaker after eight years.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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President Trump, 79, couldn’t make sense of the words in front of him as he was flipped off and booed loudly by attendees. trib.al/UqpMfdj
Trump Drowned in Boos at Commanders NFL Game While Struggling to Read
Donald Trump, 79, couldn’t make sense of the words in front of him.
trib.al
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Carry my heart with your Democrats we must end the corruption, no kings!!!
Two million more people than the previous “No Kings” gatherings from June showed up across 2,700 events in big Blue cities and, notably, in reliably Republican towns.
From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
www.motherjones.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Lindsey Halligan at Comey's arraignment:

"The only two words that she spoke today were her name — and she got that wrong."

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com , with a sharper eye on court transcripts than anyone in the business. Worth revisiting with today's news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMz...
Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how during James Comey’s arraignment, the judge knew he was “watching a legal Trump clown show” while the “humiliated inexperienced lawyer” Lindsey Halligan sat by…
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Charlotte Howard, our Executive editor and New York bureau chief, considers how the president’s policies are impacting his base
Checks and Balance newsletter: Rural America reckons with Donald Trump
Charlotte Howard, our Executive editor and New York bureau chief, considers how the president’s policies are impacting his base
econ.st
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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The one and only @maddow.msnbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Glad to see this from Brown. Let's hope other universities follow the example set by Brown and MIT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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And we're four months into the "Harvard is about to cave" narrative in MSM/NYT.

GOOD FOR PENN, BROWN, and MIT.
PENN IS OUT! That means both institutions that signed prior agreements with the administration have said no. We're at 3 rejections.

I told y'all once the second one hit yesterday, the clock started for the rest.

www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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“At a moment when U.S. forces are building up across the Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela are at a boiling point, the departure of our top military commander in the region sends an alarming signal of instability within the chain of command...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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The Pentagon press corp's departure could be "an opportunity to be more adversarial and ... to lead to even tougher coverage," journalist James Risen told @columjournreview.bsky.social.

"It’s an opportunity for the Pentagon press corps to actually show some independence."
The Pentagon press corps is gone.
As reporters for major news outlets turn in their government-issued press badges rather than accept new restrictions, some argue that the best military journalism is yet to come.
www.cjr.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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LIVE: Protesters gather outside ICE facility near Chicago reut.rs/3JiD4M7
LIVE: Protesters gather outside ICE facility near Chicago
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
reut.rs
October 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
American people will be behind you. James Comely We believe in your innocence if they can do it to you they can do it to anyone take Josh Holloway out of the sequence with his lies, lies and more lies. No one should vote for that man ever again what a disgrace and we’re talking about Josh Holloway!!
Former FBI director James B. Comey is expected to plead not guilty to charges that he made false statements to Congress, making his first court appearance in a case President Trump demanded that prosecutors charge despite DOJ concerns about insufficient evidence.
Comey to make first court appearance in false statements case
James B. Comey will make his first court appearance in a case that has become a focus of concern about pressure by President Trump to prosecute opponents.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
LIES Josh Holloway thanks for the American people stupid when he starts talking about our beloved Biden then we’re gonna kick down in the dirty with the Josh Holloway. You will not be another term senator thank you for your non-work for the American people will look for someone who does!
🎉 New publication out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social with @duncanmcdonnell.com and Michelle Evans!

We expected public bias to work against aspiring Indigenous political candidates in Australia. Instead, we found the opposite - an 'inverted hierarchy' of bias.

Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This from the guy whose Citizens United decision did more to degrade democracy than any other. Please.
Retired US supreme court justice fears ‘democracy is not guaranteed to survive’
Anthony Kennedy told NPR ‘partisanship is becoming ... more prevalent and more bitter’ in the high court’s opinions
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’ve got an inside scoop, but I wanna know you’re listening if you want to Epstein files remember the worker that worked for President Trump Mexican guy that quit working for him..🧨🫶📿✝️
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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"History didn't start on October 7," says Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, who became famous for her viral video dispatches from Gaza in the early days of Israel's genocide. Her new book is "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience."

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/7/plestia_alaqad
October 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Senator sir keep doing what you’re doing. We’re proud of you for standing up to Trump when nobody else would next is bring down Fox two for all the lies they tell our children.
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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September 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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TONIGHT: @khanna.house.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
October 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM