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Just me, probably read too much. catholic school refugee happily unaffiliated He/him - believe in everyone's rights
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November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record www.commondreams.org/news/worst-o...
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record | Common Dreams
Of 614 people on list who may have been unlawfully arrested and detained by federal officials, only 16 had a criminal record of any kind.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The goal isn’t to find fraud it’s to fabricate it
Scoop from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & me: new docs obtained by @weareoversight.bsky.social show DHS trying to obtain drivers license data from all 50 states to weaponize Trump’s false claims of voter fraud & possibly remove voters from rolls before midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New docs show DHS is gathering drivers’ license data in voter fraud crusade
Experts worry the Trump administration will use the info to disenfranchise voters.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.

Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
meidasnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Maybe we should just call it the ‘Trump files’

This is damming 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."

Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Just a reminder that President Trump has visited his golf courses more than 90 times during his second term alone
Tracking Trump's visits to his properties and other conflicts of interest - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump has created untold numbers of conflicts of interest by failing to divest from his business interests before taking office.
www.citizensforethics.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Trump ignores shouted questions about Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Quite a hill to die on.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Great idea!!
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM