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AOC should announce she's primarying Chuck Schumer ASAP. This is the time. Imagine the donations. I'd give them to her.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
AOC should announce she's primarying Chuck Schumer ASAP. This is the time. Imagine the donations. I'd give them to her.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In addition, I suspect the difficulty they've had in recruiting ICE gestapo has led to them bringing on people with criminal and/or openly Nazi backgrounds. The masks make it harder for us to see that "the worst of the worst" are the deporters, not the deported.
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In addition, I suspect the difficulty they've had in recruiting ICE gestapo has led to them bringing on people with criminal and/or openly Nazi backgrounds. The masks make it harder for us to see that "the worst of the worst" are the deporters, not the deported.
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🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Democrats chase the currents while Republicans shape the river. It goes back to Karl Rove saying that Ds react to events while Rs create new realities. Ds need to wake up and realize Rove was right.
2) Republicans use polls to shape strategy, not to shape their positions.
Public opinion is malleable. Most people don't have firm opinions. Republicans shape the river. Democrats chase the currents--and it hasn't worked.
@anatosaurus.bsky.social has written on this also
Public opinion is malleable. Most people don't have firm opinions. Republicans shape the river. Democrats chase the currents--and it hasn't worked.
@anatosaurus.bsky.social has written on this also
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead.
www.weekendreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Democrats chase the currents while Republicans shape the river. It goes back to Karl Rove saying that Ds react to events while Rs create new realities. Ds need to wake up and realize Rove was right.
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Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
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People need to allow for the possibility that Planter has been a Trojan Horse the entire time.
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
People need to allow for the possibility that Planter has been a Trojan Horse the entire time.
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i stitched together two shots from the fox 32 helicopter footage of the chicago no kings protest. that's a lot of people
October 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
i stitched together two shots from the fox 32 helicopter footage of the chicago no kings protest. that's a lot of people
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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Donald- So I just admit that I was wrong and I get to go into heaven?
Jesus- Yes my child. I paid the price for your sins when I died on the cross
Donald- But I have to admit I was wrong?
Jesus- Yes my child.
Donald- I like messiahs who weren't crucified.
Jesus- Yes my child. I paid the price for your sins when I died on the cross
Donald- But I have to admit I was wrong?
Jesus- Yes my child.
Donald- I like messiahs who weren't crucified.
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Donald- So I just admit that I was wrong and I get to go into heaven?
Jesus- Yes my child. I paid the price for your sins when I died on the cross
Donald- But I have to admit I was wrong?
Jesus- Yes my child.
Donald- I like messiahs who weren't crucified.
Jesus- Yes my child. I paid the price for your sins when I died on the cross
Donald- But I have to admit I was wrong?
Jesus- Yes my child.
Donald- I like messiahs who weren't crucified.
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Who’d you vote for, Stu?
October 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Who’d you vote for, Stu?
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Perry asks, what if the president is relying on "completely invalid evidence?"
"What if DHS folks are not tethered to reality in their assessment of events. Does that matter?"
Hamilton: "A couple points …"
"What if DHS folks are not tethered to reality in their assessment of events. Does that matter?"
Hamilton: "A couple points …"
October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Perry asks, what if the president is relying on "completely invalid evidence?"
"What if DHS folks are not tethered to reality in their assessment of events. Does that matter?"
Hamilton: "A couple points …"
"What if DHS folks are not tethered to reality in their assessment of events. Does that matter?"
Hamilton: "A couple points …"
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beautiful essay by my newly-discovered Canadian non biological brother Kurt Armstrong comment.org/the-love-of-....
The Love of God Is Gruesome
The image of God is lower than we think, present even (and especially) in gruesomeness, pain, suffering, and the abhorrent.
comment.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
beautiful essay by my newly-discovered Canadian non biological brother Kurt Armstrong comment.org/the-love-of-....
Please share this story and click on it. We have to make good journalism profitable. Obviously, paying for it is the best way, but sharing/clicking good stories instead of dunking and hate clicking bad stories can help.
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Masked ICE agents were grabbing naked children
“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”…
“Stuff was everywhere…people’s birth certificates, and papers thrown all over. Water was leaking into the hallway. It was wicked crazy.”
“Stuff was everywhere…people’s birth certificates, and papers thrown all over. Water was leaking into the hallway. It was wicked crazy.”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Masked ICE agents were grabbing naked children
I wish Democrats knew how to tell the truth even half as well as Republicans can lie
The is currently the front page of hud dot gov #hatchact
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wish Democrats knew how to tell the truth even half as well as Republicans can lie
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When Trump said "Russia, are you listening," he may have known for a fact that they were, not because Russia told him, but because Israel was spying on Russia and feeding the info to Trump.
The Trump Campaign's Collusion With Israel
While US media fixated on Russian interference in the 2016 election, an Israeli secret agent's campaign to influence the outcome went unreported.
www.thenation.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
When Trump said "Russia, are you listening," he may have known for a fact that they were, not because Russia told him, but because Israel was spying on Russia and feeding the info to Trump.
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“My ‘The 90s in Palm Beach were a different time!’ t-shirt is raising a lot of questions about my extensive, decades-long relationship with a prolific pedophile and sex-trafficker who considered me his best friend. But these questions should have already been answered by my shirt!”
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“My ‘The 90s in Palm Beach were a different time!’ t-shirt is raising a lot of questions about my extensive, decades-long relationship with a prolific pedophile and sex-trafficker who considered me his best friend. But these questions should have already been answered by my shirt!”
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"If D.C. Democrats won't talk about any issue other than healthcare, voters won't think they have good plans on anything other than healthcare."
Democrats poll at shit levels on anything other than healthcare.
That, and being led by Democrats who DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.
Democrats poll at shit levels on anything other than healthcare.
That, and being led by Democrats who DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.
Consultants Are Killing the Democratic Party - and Maybe Democracy (new post) nomoremister.blogspot.com/2025/09/cons...
September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"If D.C. Democrats won't talk about any issue other than healthcare, voters won't think they have good plans on anything other than healthcare."
Democrats poll at shit levels on anything other than healthcare.
That, and being led by Democrats who DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.
Democrats poll at shit levels on anything other than healthcare.
That, and being led by Democrats who DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.
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Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
September 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
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i see we've gone from "socially liberal, economically conservative" [dumb and it was barely socially liberal in the first place] to "well that's not working, so how about if the democratic party is socially conservative too"
can't touch the other lever
can't touch the other lever
September 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
i see we've gone from "socially liberal, economically conservative" [dumb and it was barely socially liberal in the first place] to "well that's not working, so how about if the democratic party is socially conservative too"
can't touch the other lever
can't touch the other lever
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The mainstream news environment.
Page 1: arguments at a suburban Miami town council
Page 24: Ted Cruz calling the FCC a mafioso, US attorney forced out, Pentagon demands no investigative journalism
Page 1: arguments at a suburban Miami town council
Page 24: Ted Cruz calling the FCC a mafioso, US attorney forced out, Pentagon demands no investigative journalism
September 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The mainstream news environment.
Page 1: arguments at a suburban Miami town council
Page 24: Ted Cruz calling the FCC a mafioso, US attorney forced out, Pentagon demands no investigative journalism
Page 1: arguments at a suburban Miami town council
Page 24: Ted Cruz calling the FCC a mafioso, US attorney forced out, Pentagon demands no investigative journalism
WTF, this insane policy has to be clarified by "a U.S. official granted anonymity to speak about the policy"?! Nobody can even explain it with their name attached?
THAT should be the headline - that nobody in the administration will publicly explain what they're doing.
THAT should be the headline - that nobody in the administration will publicly explain what they're doing.
An absolute clown show.
Avoiding chaos like this is one of the many reasons a for *not* having EOs be the normal method of legislating or regulating. You really want more careful review than “Steve Miller doodled it on a napkin and Trump signed it with a sharpie.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Avoiding chaos like this is one of the many reasons a for *not* having EOs be the normal method of legislating or regulating. You really want more careful review than “Steve Miller doodled it on a napkin and Trump signed it with a sharpie.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump administration tries to tamp down panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul
The president announced Friday that H-1B visas will now come with a $100,000 annual fee, but a U.S. official said it will only apply to new visa applicants.
www.politico.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
WTF, this insane policy has to be clarified by "a U.S. official granted anonymity to speak about the policy"?! Nobody can even explain it with their name attached?
THAT should be the headline - that nobody in the administration will publicly explain what they're doing.
THAT should be the headline - that nobody in the administration will publicly explain what they're doing.