@realdougdouglass.bsky.social
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Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
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It’s not about who you know, it’s about what you do. City Hall will soon be known as a source of support for New Yorkers — and an example of what our best and brightest can achieve.
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It’s not about who you know, it’s about what you do. City Hall will soon be known as a source of support for New Yorkers — and an example of what our best and brightest can achieve.
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Cue the Roberts Court saying that it’s not a bribe if Trump didn’t officially ask for a gold bar in return for dropping tariffs.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Cue the Roberts Court saying that it’s not a bribe if Trump didn’t officially ask for a gold bar in return for dropping tariffs.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Republicans are getting worried about the upcoming special election in #TN07, where @aftynbehn.bsky.social has all of the momentum.
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Democrats inject "Epstein files" into special election that's scaring GOP
"The Epstein files are locked away. Matt Van Epps will keep them that way," a new ad says.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Republicans are getting worried about the upcoming special election in #TN07, where @aftynbehn.bsky.social has all of the momentum.
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
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Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
"Be clear: I blame the protectors of the predators just as much as the rapists themselves because without them, this cycle might’ve ended long ago with sexual abusers, especially those ensconced in politics and media, rooted out," MFP Founding Editor Donna Ladd wrote in August. "Maybe."
The Epstein Saga Is Not a Game. It’s About Protecting Women.
Donna Ladd reflects on her own story amid the still-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein saga of rape, retribution and the protection of sexual predators.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
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They made a commitment when they took the oath of citizenship. Now, some naturalized citizens wonder whether the U.S. is still making one to them as President Donald Trump reshapes immigration.
Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief
As President Donald Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is still making one to them.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
They made a commitment when they took the oath of citizenship. Now, some naturalized citizens wonder whether the U.S. is still making one to them as President Donald Trump reshapes immigration.
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CNN: Trump in Epstein files
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
CNN: Trump in Epstein files
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
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We're officially declaring today Senior Saturday! We have so many sweet NYC adoptables hoping to make your acquaintance like Coney, Anwar and Inch Worm. You can meet then and more during our Golden Oldies adoption event TOMORROW! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nWMI5o
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We're officially declaring today Senior Saturday! We have so many sweet NYC adoptables hoping to make your acquaintance like Coney, Anwar and Inch Worm. You can meet then and more during our Golden Oldies adoption event TOMORROW! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nWMI5o
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"I'm going to get people excited about a third term with some photoshops of a Tom Cruise movie!"
Oh, yes Sir, this meme definitely restore trust and order in the land.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"I'm going to get people excited about a third term with some photoshops of a Tom Cruise movie!"
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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I don’t understand why Dems have to choose? “Trump is a corrupt billionaire pedo whose self-serving policies have made your life more expensive” is not that hard of a message imo
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I don’t understand why Dems have to choose? “Trump is a corrupt billionaire pedo whose self-serving policies have made your life more expensive” is not that hard of a message imo
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Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
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i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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A point of this reporting is to underscore how not just wildly scandalous Trump’s wide ranging coverup of the Epstein files is right now, but that his coverup has hit a new level of blatant political corruption and abuse of power.
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A point of this reporting is to underscore how not just wildly scandalous Trump’s wide ranging coverup of the Epstein files is right now, but that his coverup has hit a new level of blatant political corruption and abuse of power.
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
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Commentary: A study Gov. Gavin Newsom commissioned describes higher margins oil refiners receive for their products, which become gasoline. bit.ly/4hZ51pj
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Justin Sullivan
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Justin Sullivan
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Commentary: A study Gov. Gavin Newsom commissioned describes higher margins oil refiners receive for their products, which become gasoline. bit.ly/4hZ51pj
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Justin Sullivan
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Justin Sullivan
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It’s time to release the Epstein files and stop protecting pedophiles.
Read my op-ed from @ocregister.bsky.social here: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/14/d...
Read my op-ed from @ocregister.bsky.social here: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/14/d...
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s time to release the Epstein files and stop protecting pedophiles.
Read my op-ed from @ocregister.bsky.social here: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/14/d...
Read my op-ed from @ocregister.bsky.social here: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/14/d...
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The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.
Baby sea otter is reunited with mother in central California after dramatic rescue
The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.
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Demon Donald is dodging the Epstein questions by taking another taxpayer funded weekend golf vacation at his property in Florida, where he trafficked young women for decades.
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Demon Donald is dodging the Epstein questions by taking another taxpayer funded weekend golf vacation at his property in Florida, where he trafficked young women for decades.
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Affidavits reviewed by WIRED cite previous @mattburgess1.bsky.social reporting revealing the use of Starlink systems in scam compounds in Myanmar:
Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Affidavits reviewed by WIRED cite previous @mattburgess1.bsky.social reporting revealing the use of Starlink systems in scam compounds in Myanmar: