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oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: I would never describe Steven Cheung as anything better than a dedicated Trump sycophant.

HUFFPOST
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Trump Official Calls Lawmaker 'Stupidest Member Of Congress' After She Questions President's Epstein Ties — HuffPost

Trump's White House communications director also said the rep

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November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Donald J6 Trump and congressional Republicans, as well as state & local Republicans, have always despised homeless people. I don't expect them to do anything meaningful to help the homeless.

NPR
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The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness — NPR

The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes “self-sufficiency,” but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.

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November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: In all dictatorships absolute loyalty is paramount. It's no different in the administration of the world's most famous pedophile.

NPR
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She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she’s been put on leave — NPR

Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM

oldbobiniowa

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November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM

oldbobiniowa

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I wonder, will the top pedophile still be in office on New Year's Eve?

November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Pressuring his party leaders not to release the "Epstein Files" is not the behavior of an innocent man. Don't be surprised if Republicans cave in to the wishes of their favorite pedophile. You read it here.

The Guardian
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Trump puts intense pressure on Republicans to block release of Epstein files — Guardian US

Representatives Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace have been summoned to Situation Room or phoned by Trump himself

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November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: "Lip service" is the best we can expect from congressional Republicans on health care (all of whom have exquisite health care plans). Why? Because Trump and congressional Republicans can't tolerate the notion of helping working class people. Mark my words.

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Republicans scramble for health care plan, as Democrats eye midterm battle — CNN

Republicans in Washington successfully defused the 43-day government shutdown without surrendering to Democrats’ demands to spend billions more to offset spiking health insurance costs.

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November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Donald J6 Trump's "Gestapo" appears about to visit Charlotte, NC and New Orleans, LA, in order to terrorize their residents.

The Charlotte Observer
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Mecklenburg sheriff confirms U.S. Border Patrol headed to Charlotte — The Charlotte Observer

Federal agents could be in Charlotte as early as this Saturday, Sheriff Garry McFadden said on Thursday.

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November 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: I think Trump's D.O.J. (under the direction of Pam Bondi) is totally corrupt. The legality of the "drug boat murders" will be decided by the courts.

THE HILL
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DOJ argues US military personnel cannot be prosecuted for drug boat strikes — The Hill

An opinion drafted over the summer by the Department of Justice argues service members who participate in boat strikes in the Caribbean cannot be prosecuted — one of the many concerns expressed by cri...

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November 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Eighty anonymous people murdered on the high seas, at the behests of Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth. There is something seriously wrong with Trump and Hegseth. Why are they getting away with this?

CBS NEWS
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U.S. conducts 20th strike on alleged drug boat, killing 4 people — CBS News

Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed multiple vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people.

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November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: With the forthcoming release of the widely anticipated "Epstein Files," we're going to learn exactly how tolerant Republicans are of real pedophiles.

November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM

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November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: The "Epstein Files" shutdown is over, but the effort by Republicans to destroy democracy, deny healthcare and food assistance to the needy, kill Social Security, and to remake the U.S.A. into a white-Christian country is not over. Think about that.

NBC NEWS
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Trump signs funding bill, ending longest government shutdown — NBC News

Congress this week passed legislation that will keep the government open through Jan. 30, with some programs like SNAP food benefits funded through September.

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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Isn't it ironic that the people who believed the pizzagate conspiracy theory with such furor, now have to reckon with having elected an actual pedophile to the U.S. presidency?

November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: To understand the right wing extremists, even better, this is an article many people on the left need to read.

HUFFPOST
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Charlie Kirk’s Death Is Just The Beginning — HuffPost

“This is a train that doesn’t stop running after Kirk’s death. In fact, I think that it only rolls faster.”

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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Jeffrey Epstein did not commit suicide.

November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Congressional Republicans are terrible people who deserve no respect.

November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: I believe Donald J6 Trump could not have found a more competent and devoted press secretary. She lies with the practiced ease of a pathological liar nearly three times her age.

The Guardian
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Nothing to see here: Trump press chief in full denial mode over Epstein — Guardian US

Karoline Leavitt defied the laws of moral physics to insist that the true wrongdoers were Joe Biden and the Democrats

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November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM

oldbobiniowa

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I'm afraid I have nothing good to post, today.

November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Opinion: Donald J6 Trump is a criminal, a pathological liar, and an idiot. We're likely to learn he figures prominently in the Epstein files, perhaps more than any other individual pedophile.

November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM

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George Takei

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This your guy?

November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Release the Epstein Files!

NPR
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New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties — NPR

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.

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November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM

oldbobiniowa

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Not too many years ago, I might have refused to believe this. "Older and wiser" now, I know it could be true. You owe it to yourselves to read these two short articles.

INDEPENDENT
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