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· Jan 26
I've seen a lot of "what can I do to stop this" over the last few days.
I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.
Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.
I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.
Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.
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GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
Leaking data?
Hassett: "The Council of Economic Advisers informs me that they think we're probably gonna see something like 60,000 job losses because of the shutdown, and it'll take a while to get that back."
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Leaking data?
WSJ, as much as I hate to support Rup, has been lapping NYT and WaPo
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
WSJ, as much as I hate to support Rup, has been lapping NYT and WaPo
Oh ffs
Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly had sex with former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for money so she could buy braces to straighten her teeth.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
Devastating Report Details How Underage Homeless Girl Allegedly Had Sex With Matt Gaetz For Money to Buy Braces
Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly had sex with former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
www.mediaite.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh ffs
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MAGA Republicans who are worried about Groyper anti-Semitism have no concerns about the other bigotry coming from Vance and Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
JD Vance Received A Dire Warning About The Groyper Takeover Of The GOP From A Strange Source
The call warning of a dangerous tide of extremism in Donald Trump’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
MAGA Republicans who are worried about Groyper anti-Semitism have no concerns about the other bigotry coming from Vance and Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The *whole point* of ACA was to spread the burden.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
We seriously have Republicans talking about going back to the “good old days” of high-risk pools, which just meant that people with preexisting conditions like cancer couldn’t get health insurance.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The *whole point* of ACA was to spread the burden.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
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Riiiiiiiiiight
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Riiiiiiiiiight
Been saying this for weeks
New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence
"You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Been saying this for weeks
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Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
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Needs to be asked at every press conference for him, Johnson, and Thune moving forward.
Quote them to them.
Quote them to them.
Reporter: Can you respond to these Epstein emails that were released today?
Trump: *no answer*
Trump: *no answer*
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Needs to be asked at every press conference for him, Johnson, and Thune moving forward.
Quote them to them.
Quote them to them.
I'm kinda wondering if this stuff dropping now, right after the disaster is election, won't cause R's to start to end the Trump rule.
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm kinda wondering if this stuff dropping now, right after the disaster is election, won't cause R's to start to end the Trump rule.
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
At Disney eating dinner in a nice Italian restaurant, sitting next to a dude with a House of Representatives jacket and a Gulf of America hat and I just want you all to know the amount of restraint its taking not to make fun of him
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At Disney eating dinner in a nice Italian restaurant, sitting next to a dude with a House of Representatives jacket and a Gulf of America hat and I just want you all to know the amount of restraint its taking not to make fun of him
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Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.
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No wonder Ghislaine is basically living at a hotel now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No wonder Ghislaine is basically living at a hotel now.
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Hegseth hates beards because he is unable to grow a full one. When he tried, he looked like a shaved goat.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hegseth hates beards because he is unable to grow a full one. When he tried, he looked like a shaved goat.
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This is so insane even by our insane times standards I had to verify if it's real.
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is so insane even by our insane times standards I had to verify if it's real.
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
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Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim apnews.com/article/epst...
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim
The White House is accusing Democrats of selectively leaking emails from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to “create a fake narrative" to smear President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim apnews.com/article/epst...
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B of A, on hyperscaler capex:
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
B of A, on hyperscaler capex:
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
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Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.
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tired: Poodle Room
wired: Boondoggle Ranch
wired: Boondoggle Ranch
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
tired: Poodle Room
wired: Boondoggle Ranch
wired: Boondoggle Ranch
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“I don’t like what Democrats are doing in the minority so I’m not going to volunteer for or donate to Democrats” is “I’m ok with living under fascism”
Maybe that’s not the intent. But FFS of course that’s the result.
Maybe that’s not the intent. But FFS of course that’s the result.
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“I don’t like what Democrats are doing in the minority so I’m not going to volunteer for or donate to Democrats” is “I’m ok with living under fascism”
Maybe that’s not the intent. But FFS of course that’s the result.
Maybe that’s not the intent. But FFS of course that’s the result.
This is what I get for saying nice things about him
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is what I get for saying nice things about him
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November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM