Mike Bentley
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
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Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
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To all my Somali friends: nobody except a hardcore nugget of shits believes this nonsense. You keep being your beautiful selves.
January 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM
To all my Somali friends: nobody except a hardcore nugget of shits believes this nonsense. You keep being your beautiful selves.
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The IRS is canceling Biden-era plans and outsourcing work to private contractors, posing risks to taxpayers on the eve of tax season, several experts told Axios.
IRS overhaul may pose identity theft risks ahead of tax season
The IRS is planning major changes intended to modernize the agency.
www.axios.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The IRS is canceling Biden-era plans and outsourcing work to private contractors, posing risks to taxpayers on the eve of tax season, several experts told Axios.
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FCC warns late-night, daytime TV to give both parties equal time
FCC warns late-night, daytime TV to give both parties equal time
The Trump administration’s guidance will put new pressure on daytime and late-night TV hosts, and renew free expression concerns from Democrats.
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
FCC warns late-night, daytime TV to give both parties equal time
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This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The pardons came about after the daughter of one of the defendants gave $2.5 million to MAGA Inc. on Dec. 31, 2024, and another $1 million donation in late July...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
The White House said an additional document pardoning Wanda Vázquez Garced will be signed out of an abundance of caution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The pardons came about after the daughter of one of the defendants gave $2.5 million to MAGA Inc. on Dec. 31, 2024, and another $1 million donation in late July...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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January 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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NEW: President Donald Trump’s redistricting arms race is wreaking havoc across the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
In battling a GOP gerrymander, Missouri voters are fighting for American democracy
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s redistricting arms race is wreaking havoc across the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
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He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
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WATCH: “It’s not bad at all to be Russia in this new world.”
If you don’t believe us that Trump’s assault on Greenland and dismantling of NATO is a gift to (order from?) Putin, here’s Russian state TV spelling it out.
(H/T @juliadavisnews.bsky.social )
If you don’t believe us that Trump’s assault on Greenland and dismantling of NATO is a gift to (order from?) Putin, here’s Russian state TV spelling it out.
(H/T @juliadavisnews.bsky.social )
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WATCH: “It’s not bad at all to be Russia in this new world.”
If you don’t believe us that Trump’s assault on Greenland and dismantling of NATO is a gift to (order from?) Putin, here’s Russian state TV spelling it out.
(H/T @juliadavisnews.bsky.social )
If you don’t believe us that Trump’s assault on Greenland and dismantling of NATO is a gift to (order from?) Putin, here’s Russian state TV spelling it out.
(H/T @juliadavisnews.bsky.social )
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American dipshits are going to send their kids to die for this man
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
American dipshits are going to send their kids to die for this man
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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Trump setting up off shore accounts to facilitate his corruption.
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Trump setting up off shore accounts to facilitate his corruption.
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A third of construction workers are immigrants, making the industry vulnerable to Trump’s mass deportations. But there is no pool of American workers waiting in the wings. My colleague, Rob Gebeloff, and I looked back in history to find out how we got here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A third of construction workers are immigrants, making the industry vulnerable to Trump’s mass deportations. But there is no pool of American workers waiting in the wings. My colleague, Rob Gebeloff, and I looked back in history to find out how we got here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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The quiet part out loud
The President telling a prime time network news host effectively "I got you this job" is not something you see every day.
DOKOUPIL: When I travel the country, they tell me they don't feel it because grocery prices are up--
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The quiet part out loud
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Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%.
"I just eat to survive": How consumers are dealing with rising food prices
Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
mktplc.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%.
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Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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LOL, after deporting all their construction workers. 🤡
TRUMP & LUTNICK MET WITH HOMEBUILDERS SEEKING TO INCREASE CONSTRUCTION
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
LOL, after deporting all their construction workers. 🤡
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🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )