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Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe - emptywheel
The same week we got new figures of how many deaths -- 9.4 million, of which 2.5 million would be young children -- Marco Rubio's destruction of US foreign aid may cause, we got new details on the slu...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Great heavens, such winning! emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging
A few days ago Donald Trump said he’s deciding to “nationalize” American...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Why Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Protests Are Falling Flat talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-con...
Why Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Protests Are Falling Flat
In Ward 3, the Minneapolis neighborhood where ICU nurse Alex Pretti was...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Why Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Protests Are Falling Flat talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-con...
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Freeman at Night -- For Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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January 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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I keep reupping this. Greg Bovino has been in the vicinity of virtually all the worst DHS violence, and was out lying about today's murder.
He gets his orders from the White House.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
He gets his orders from the White House.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I keep reupping this. Greg Bovino has been in the vicinity of virtually all the worst DHS violence, and was out lying about today's murder.
He gets his orders from the White House.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
He gets his orders from the White House.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Due to approaching terrible weather, Fort Smith organizers are canceling this event. Stay tuned but stay warm! #50501movement #NoKings #50501Arkansas
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Due to approaching terrible weather, Fort Smith organizers are canceling this event. Stay tuned but stay warm! #50501movement #NoKings #50501Arkansas
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Well,the world can see now just how mad and dangerous Trump really is.
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Well,the world can see now just how mad and dangerous Trump really is.
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
You know things are bad when two substack authors you read are quoting Hannah Arendt.
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
You know things are bad when two substack authors you read are quoting Hannah Arendt.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
DOGE managed to virtually eliminate USAID and cut the federal workforce by 9 percent but still spending was higher in FY 25 than FY 24. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows
Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion
www.the-independent.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
DOGE managed to virtually eliminate USAID and cut the federal workforce by 9 percent but still spending was higher in FY 25 than FY 24. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
To labour and fight against resistance is a human need, as digging is for moles. —Schopenhauer
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
To labour and fight against resistance is a human need, as digging is for moles. —Schopenhauer
The funniest thing I read in the news this morning was the job description of former congressman Devin Nunes (R-blockhead): chair of Trump's Intelligence Advisory Board. Let us know when you find some.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The funniest thing I read in the news this morning was the job description of former congressman Devin Nunes (R-blockhead): chair of Trump's Intelligence Advisory Board. Let us know when you find some.
From Quinn Norton, over at #emptywheel, one of the best truth-telling operations going. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/03/p...
Pete Hegseth and the Radical Queer Wing of Al-Qaeda - emptywheel
Where Murder Dances With Law A while back, maybe a decade and change ago during the Obama administration, I was drinking with some nerdy friends in a San Francisco hackerspace. We got to talking about...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From Quinn Norton, over at #emptywheel, one of the best truth-telling operations going. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/03/p...
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This is going on near my home town. apnews.com/article/immi...
How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants
Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is going on near my home town. apnews.com/article/immi...
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-c...
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID
There’s a cabinet in my apartment that tells the story of how...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-c...