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Two of my Trumper friends - from childhood - routinely complained to me about how America has screwed them over: One calling from his boat, the other from his in-ground pool.
You can imagine what I said to them, and at what volume
Many Trump supporters are people who don’t believe they are rich simply because they have to go to work every day
This might seem funny until you realize how many professionals - including engineers, doctors, etc - supported Trump.
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...
A Very Stephen Miller Christmas
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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WASH POST: “Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession, as import-dependent businesses absorbed the highest tariffs in decades.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Or just listen:

The tactics Trump allies are using to gin up hate against trans people reveal how propaganda works and why it's so dangerous.
This is your brain on propaganda
Podcast Episode · Next Comes What · 12/26/2025 · 35m
podcasts.apple.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Propaganda, transphobia, and an end to manufacturing hate.

If you only watch one TikTok this year, make it Andrea Pitzer discussing how soaking in hate can change a society, which is why authoritarians always do it.
Propaganda, transphobia, and an end to manufacturing hate.
TikTok video by degenerateartnews
www.tiktok.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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I'm giving my vote to ANY Democrat that is running against a republican. From President, mayor, school board to dog catcher. They don't have to ask me and I don't even have to like them. I'm a single issue voter, vote more Democrats in & get republicans out.
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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I can't wait either, but we need to be having them every month, if not more. Once every 4 months is not nearly enough.
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Everybody is looking forward to the next No Kings Day in the spring. The official date will be announced once we land this with the full No Kings coalition, but trust us that it’s coming. And we can’t wait, either. ❌👑
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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However, The New York Times reported that retiring the coal-powered unit at the Culley station in Warrick County was projected to save customers about $80 million on their electric bills over the next 20 years.
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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So not a meeting. A spectacle.
Zelenskyy shares that the meeting with Trump will not be behind closed doors, but rather public - in front of cameras and media.
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🚨Death in ICE custody, MI
🔑 points:
~ He mentions the conditions of the “facility” and notes the outrage we would see from animal rights groups if these were conditions under which animals were living/dying ✅
~ How did they lose his body? Really
~ No legitimate regulatory authority is involved 1/2
December 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Hear, hear! Here:
December 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Release the Jack Smith transcript.
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.

"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Watching this back almost makes me emotional. People are good. People care about their neighbors. People also care about people they’ll never meet. Here’s how $5 donations added up to $3M in proof of that this year, week after week.
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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This is what it’s all about. When so many give a little, it becomes a lot very quickly. Your $5 became a mountain of generosity.
I always felt bad because I would give $5 here, $10 there. Now seeing the accumulated amount because people care is good to hear. Makes it easier
December 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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"Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority"
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
edition.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.

I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Dakota riders return home to Minnesota via horseback, honoring legacy of Dakota 38
Dakota riders completed a journey of hundreds of miles to honor the 38 Dakota men executed in 1862 — the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The annual rides ending in Mankato serve as a poignant ...
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Little Stephen Miller probably doesn't know that Sinatra was an early advocate for civil rights. Refused to perform in segregated venues. Was instrumental in the integration of Las Vegas hotels. And was a donor to MLK and the Southern Poverty Law Center headlining fundraisers.
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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My family and I, and the entire Japanese American community on the West Coast, were denied due process during our internment in WWII. It is a cherished, critical right for all people within the U.S.’s borders.
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM