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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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The truth is, good Christian women supported Nazism because it benefited them, and it seemed to reinforce the cultural values that gave meaning and purpose to their lives. They believed God was in control and had blessed their culture and their leader...
www.christiancentury.org/critical-ess...
www.christiancentury.org/critical-ess...
The good White Christian women of Nazi Germany
Despite what you’ve read, most of them didn’t...
www.christiancentury.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The truth is, good Christian women supported Nazism because it benefited them, and it seemed to reinforce the cultural values that gave meaning and purpose to their lives. They believed God was in control and had blessed their culture and their leader...
www.christiancentury.org/critical-ess...
www.christiancentury.org/critical-ess...
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I personally would not play softball with people who want to control my body, but that's just me!
NEW: Democrats and Republicans will play *together* in tonight’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game — which they say helps keep the little bipartisanship left in Congress alive
“We all have to do hard things,” one lawmaker said, “we can’t keep hating each other”
www.notus.org/congress/con...
“We all have to do hard things,” one lawmaker said, “we can’t keep hating each other”
www.notus.org/congress/con...
It’s a ‘Horrible Time’ in Congress. But at Least There’s Softball.
Lawmakers playing in the Congressional Women’s Softball Game are doing their best to put politics aside.
www.notus.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I personally would not play softball with people who want to control my body, but that's just me!
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The New York Times has learned that Zohran Mamdani once ordered tacos from Door Dash in 2009. This information came from hacked materials provided by an online user named EugenicsRKewl69.
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The New York Times has learned that Zohran Mamdani once ordered tacos from Door Dash in 2009. This information came from hacked materials provided by an online user named EugenicsRKewl69.
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Folks, the statistic below is about the same state.
Just sit with that for a moment. This is what Louisiana just shut down. bsky.app/profile/bolt...
Just sit with that for a moment. This is what Louisiana just shut down. bsky.app/profile/bolt...
An astonishing 80 percent of the Louisiana's death sentences between 1976 and 2015 were later reversed.
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades. boltsmag.org/chris-d...
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades. boltsmag.org/chris-d...
He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction.
Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now under threat from the state’s Republican leadership.
boltsmag.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Folks, the statistic below is about the same state.
Just sit with that for a moment. This is what Louisiana just shut down. bsky.app/profile/bolt...
Just sit with that for a moment. This is what Louisiana just shut down. bsky.app/profile/bolt...
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The emergence of American concentration camps. Starvation, torture, and death. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
www.usatoday.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The emergence of American concentration camps. Starvation, torture, and death. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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NPR's @ailsachang.bsky.social speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NPR's @ailsachang.bsky.social speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
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A United Nations investigation has concluded that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.
u.afp.com/SUhX
u.afp.com/SUhX
March 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A United Nations investigation has concluded that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.
u.afp.com/SUhX
u.afp.com/SUhX
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
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Interracial marriage did not cross 50% approval in the US until 1996, when I was 30 years old. Good political messaging drives opinion, it doesn't follow it.
March 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Interracial marriage did not cross 50% approval in the US until 1996, when I was 30 years old. Good political messaging drives opinion, it doesn't follow it.
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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
March 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
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SpaceX has received over $15B in government contracts and state grants and the only thing Nazi Musk’s company has produced consistently is failed launches and high velocity explosions. This is what I’d call actual fraud and a real waste of tax dollars.
March 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
SpaceX has received over $15B in government contracts and state grants and the only thing Nazi Musk’s company has produced consistently is failed launches and high velocity explosions. This is what I’d call actual fraud and a real waste of tax dollars.
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RFK Jr. came under fire after posting a photograph of himself hiking in California’s Coachella Valley at the same time that a deadly measles outbreak is raging through West Texas.
RFK Jr. Slammed for Hiking in Coachella During Deadly Texas Measles Outbreak
The new health secretary was accused of being “irresponsible and reckless” over vaccines.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
RFK Jr. came under fire after posting a photograph of himself hiking in California’s Coachella Valley at the same time that a deadly measles outbreak is raging through West Texas.
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BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
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This is what the stock market looks like after one month of the Trump/Musk presidency.
March 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is what the stock market looks like after one month of the Trump/Musk presidency.
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FBI returns materials seized at Mar-a-Lago to Trump, White House says www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI returns materials seized at Mar-a-Lago to Trump, White House says
The search was part of the federal investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and obstruction of attempts to retrieve them.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
FBI returns materials seized at Mar-a-Lago to Trump, White House says www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
February 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
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Lots of "Very Serious People" don't want to admit what is plain and obvious and in front of our eyes and explains so much:
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world.
It's obvious to all of us.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world.
It's obvious to all of us.
February 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Lots of "Very Serious People" don't want to admit what is plain and obvious and in front of our eyes and explains so much:
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world.
It's obvious to all of us.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world.
It's obvious to all of us.
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The Wiretap: Russia Tried To Influence Germany’s Election With AI And Disinformation. It Mostly Failed.
The Wiretap: Russia Tried To Influence Germany’s Election With AI And Disinformation. It Mostly Failed.
Russia's AI-powered disinformation isn't really working.
www.forbes.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Wiretap: Russia Tried To Influence Germany’s Election With AI And Disinformation. It Mostly Failed.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Alice Parker (1895–1920) Weary of cold New Jersey winters, Parker designed a natural gas furnace that was more efficient than fireplaces , reduced the risk of house fires and eliminated the need to buy or chop wood. Her designs were a major step toward modern central heating.
Alice Parker (1895–1920) Weary of cold New Jersey winters, Parker designed a natural gas furnace that was more efficient than fireplaces , reduced the risk of house fires and eliminated the need to buy or chop wood. Her designs were a major step toward modern central heating.
Alice H. Parker (1895-?) •
Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas. In the 1920s using natural gas to power a heating furnace was a revolutionary idea...
www.blackpast.org
February 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth
Alice Parker (1895–1920) Weary of cold New Jersey winters, Parker designed a natural gas furnace that was more efficient than fireplaces , reduced the risk of house fires and eliminated the need to buy or chop wood. Her designs were a major step toward modern central heating.
Alice Parker (1895–1920) Weary of cold New Jersey winters, Parker designed a natural gas furnace that was more efficient than fireplaces , reduced the risk of house fires and eliminated the need to buy or chop wood. Her designs were a major step toward modern central heating.
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NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
Analysis | Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk’s power grows
Citing “Nazi salute” and antisemitic content, rabbis break with ADL in pressing advertisers, app stores to drop X
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: The Jewish leaders who led the early X ad boycott under Musk released a new letter. We call on:
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
1. Companies to pull ads from X
2. Google/Apple to drop X from stores
3. People with 100k+ followers to leave X
4. Jewish orgs to speak up
5. Major shareholders to pressure Musk
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NBC, Trump’s long time partner, censored Elon Musk’s Nazi salute.
Top is the censored NBC version and the bottom is the live version.
Censored version: youtu.be/Q04JXqpYYsE
Top is the censored NBC version and the bottom is the live version.
Censored version: youtu.be/Q04JXqpYYsE
January 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
NBC, Trump’s long time partner, censored Elon Musk’s Nazi salute.
Top is the censored NBC version and the bottom is the live version.
Censored version: youtu.be/Q04JXqpYYsE
Top is the censored NBC version and the bottom is the live version.
Censored version: youtu.be/Q04JXqpYYsE