Robert Franek
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BOLDUAN: When I was asking you about Comey, you've twice now brought up the Epstein files and Tom Homan. Why?
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
September 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BOLDUAN: When I was asking you about Comey, you've twice now brought up the Epstein files and Tom Homan. Why?
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
I hope @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com welcomes you soon to @lastword.msnbc.com!
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
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May 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I hope @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com welcomes you soon to @lastword.msnbc.com!
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Overnight, House Republicans passed a budget that would give huge tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
Now, it's on to the Senate.
Call your senators and demand they do everything in their power to stop this theft: 202-224-3121
Now, it's on to the Senate.
Call your senators and demand they do everything in their power to stop this theft: 202-224-3121
May 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Overnight, House Republicans passed a budget that would give huge tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
Now, it's on to the Senate.
Call your senators and demand they do everything in their power to stop this theft: 202-224-3121
Now, it's on to the Senate.
Call your senators and demand they do everything in their power to stop this theft: 202-224-3121
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Ten years ago *Last Week Tonight* aired a Mother’s Day segment on paid leave. Guess what? We *still* don’t have a national policy. Moms are done waiting. Care is essential, child care is unaffordable, and rights are under attack.
13 states stepped up. Congress, you’re next. Tag your reps.
13 states stepped up. Congress, you’re next. Tag your reps.
May 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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"What's to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into Trump’s crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president without public disclosure? Nothing."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s controversial meme coin ‘contest’ proves predictably profitable for the president
“This isn’t Trump just being Trump,” a Democratic senator said. “The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a president has ever done.”
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April 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"What's to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into Trump’s crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president without public disclosure? Nothing."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Cuddling a water sausage.
April 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cuddling a water sausage.
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Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately | CNN
The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including seve...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
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Recap:
*Vance insulted our NATO ally Denmark in bizarre bid to take over Greenland
*Commander on the ground says his comments did not reflect the working relationship btw US and Denmark
*She is fired
The mildest pushback against their authoritarian fantasies is enough
www.bbc.com/news/article...
*Vance insulted our NATO ally Denmark in bizarre bid to take over Greenland
*Commander on the ground says his comments did not reflect the working relationship btw US and Denmark
*She is fired
The mildest pushback against their authoritarian fantasies is enough
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' JD Vance
The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Recap:
*Vance insulted our NATO ally Denmark in bizarre bid to take over Greenland
*Commander on the ground says his comments did not reflect the working relationship btw US and Denmark
*She is fired
The mildest pushback against their authoritarian fantasies is enough
www.bbc.com/news/article...
*Vance insulted our NATO ally Denmark in bizarre bid to take over Greenland
*Commander on the ground says his comments did not reflect the working relationship btw US and Denmark
*She is fired
The mildest pushback against their authoritarian fantasies is enough
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"I didn't vote for" you did. Sorry. You did. Should have listened to the woke libtards instead of your roided out imaginary friends who told you kids were pooping in kitty litter at school
April 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"I didn't vote for" you did. Sorry. You did. Should have listened to the woke libtards instead of your roided out imaginary friends who told you kids were pooping in kitty litter at school
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Absolutely proud of you all! HUG! So far, 3.1 million protesters counted today — that’s nearly 1% of the U.S. population! Photos are flooding social media everywhere. Still waiting on more numbers to come in.
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Absolutely proud of you all! HUG! So far, 3.1 million protesters counted today — that’s nearly 1% of the U.S. population! Photos are flooding social media everywhere. Still waiting on more numbers to come in.
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cnbc front page just before 3pm on friday 4.4.25
the president himself is off to a golf event.
the president himself is off to a golf event.
April 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
cnbc front page just before 3pm on friday 4.4.25
the president himself is off to a golf event.
the president himself is off to a golf event.
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Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social --
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
April 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social --
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
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1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
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Eugene Robinson is leaving the Washington Post after 45 years following Jeff Bezos' "significant shift" to the paper's opinion section
Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' 'Significant Shift' to Opinion Section
"I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you. I won't be a stranger," the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo
www.thewrap.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Eugene Robinson is leaving the Washington Post after 45 years following Jeff Bezos' "significant shift" to the paper's opinion section
“Donald Trump held a big event in the Rose Garden to slap tariffs on a bunch of Antarctic penguins.”
@karijerge.bsky.social @solnatamd.medsky.social
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Complete And Total Incompetence As Trump Slaps Tariffs On Penguins
The Trump White House announced tariffs on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The problem is that no people live there.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Donald Trump held a big event in the Rose Garden to slap tariffs on a bunch of Antarctic penguins.”
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Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized US President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’ reut.rs/4iRDMfK
Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said on Tuesday that the U.S. had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like "a Roman emperor."
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April 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized US President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’ reut.rs/4iRDMfK
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“Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale.”
-Susan Crawford
-Susan Crawford
April 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale.”
-Susan Crawford
-Susan Crawford
“This night was nothing short of a disaster for Republicans. Not only did the myth of the Trump mandate go up in flames, but the GOP’s money man tried to literally buy an election and failed.”
@karijerge.bsky.social @solnatamd.medsky.social @leahschade.bsky.social
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@karijerge.bsky.social @solnatamd.medsky.social @leahschade.bsky.social
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The American People Can't Be Bought As Elon Musk Humiliated In Wisconsin Election
Elon Musk's attempt to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has backfired as Democrats are on their way to big win.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“This night was nothing short of a disaster for Republicans. Not only did the myth of the Trump mandate go up in flames, but the GOP’s money man tried to literally buy an election and failed.”
@karijerge.bsky.social @solnatamd.medsky.social @leahschade.bsky.social
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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
April 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
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Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏
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Cory Booker just spoke to reporters at the Capitol: "I was very aware of Strom
Thurmond's record since I've gotten to the Senate. I always thought it was a strange shadow to hang over this institution. ... It always seemed wrong to me." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Thurmond's record since I've gotten to the Senate. I always thought it was a strange shadow to hang over this institution. ... It always seemed wrong to me." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate
Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate...
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April 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Cory Booker just spoke to reporters at the Capitol: "I was very aware of Strom
Thurmond's record since I've gotten to the Senate. I always thought it was a strange shadow to hang over this institution. ... It always seemed wrong to me." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Thurmond's record since I've gotten to the Senate. I always thought it was a strange shadow to hang over this institution. ... It always seemed wrong to me." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
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It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.
Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.