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Chris Walker
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Journalist since '03. News writer for Truthout.org. Lifetime Wisconsinite, which is obvious by my cheesy posts. Tips 'n such to: chris@truthout.org
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When you can't defend your own policies, fall back on angry bigotry. 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Fun fact: the U.S. hasn't issued a formal declaration of "war" since 1942, making the "need" to change the name silly at best, and unnecessarily costly at worst.
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“Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion
The move prioritizes “political theater over responsible governance,” a group of Democrats said in a statement.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Trump's DOJ is involving itself in a bogus "racial gerrymandering" lawsuit against voter-approved maps in California. Interestingly, in other states where the GOP actually HAS gerrymandered maps that appear to be racist, the DOJ is staying out of it.
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DOJ Joins Republican Party’s Effort to Block California’s New Congressional Maps
The DOJ has not intervened in other lawsuits regarding gerrymandered maps in GOP-led states.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Also in this story: new emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein suggest he may have spent Thanksgiving 2017 with Trump -- during Trump's first year in the White House, and several years after he claimed he had ended their friendship.
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House Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files Scheduled for Next Week
The scheduled vote comes as newly released emails suggest that Trump may have spent Thanksgiving with Epstein in 2017.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The Epstein files vote will likely happen next week, thanks to Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva providing the 218th signature on a discharge petition.
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After 50-Day Delay of Her Swearing In, Grijalva’s First Act in Congress Is to Trigger Epstein Vote
Prior to Grijalva’s swearing-in, several emails from Epstein discussing his relationship with Trump were released.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Utah State Bar blasted the calls for impeaching the judge, noting that Republicans appeared to be doing so because they disagreed with her final decision on their gerrymandered maps.
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Utah Judge May Face Impeachment From Republicans After Ruling Their Maps Were Partisan Gerrymander
Republicans have ignored a voter-backed ballot initiative that aimed to create an independent redistricting commission.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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The Trump administration is reverting to an age-old myth about immigrants being "unhealthy." Studies show that xenophobic line of thinking isn't just wrong, but that the opposite is true: an influx of immigrants into the U.S. makes the country healthier in the long-run.
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New State Department Policy Allows Visa Officers to Reject Applicants Over Common Health Issues
The new directive reinforces past US policies that wrongly targeted immigrants using xenophobic “illness” claims.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Epstein described Trump as the "dog that hasn't barked" and said the president definitely "knew about the girls."
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House Dems Say Trump Is Hiding the Truth as New Epstein Emails Surface
The emails also suggest Trump spent several hours with a victim at one of Epstein’s residences.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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For anyone believing this "dividend" claim, I have some real estate in Florida you might be interested in...
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Here's what'll happen if credits for Obamacare are allowed to expire: people AREN'T going to pay more for insurance -- they're simply not going to have insurance AT ALL, because they can't afford to. And from that, more people are going to get sick, and yes, some will die unnecessarily as a result.
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Trump wants you to believe Thanksgiving is cheaper this year. He also wants you to buy fewer items, and exclude some turkey day staples, to make his claims "true."
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This president is so out of touch. And people will starve as a result of that.
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As SNAP Crisis Continues, Trump Whines About Americans’ “Affordability” Concerns
Trump denied that voters’ concerns about the economy played a role in the GOP’s losses in this week’s elections.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A jury of the "sandwich guy's" peers felt that the case was baloney. (I'll see myself out...)
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DC “Sandwich Guy,” Who Threw Sub at CBP Agent, Acquitted on Fed Assault Charges
The immigration agent claimed that the harmless sub had “exploded” on his bulletproof vest.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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But participation trophies for kids are bad. Right?

Honestly, this is just pathetic.
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FIFA Announces New “Peace Prize,” Weeks After Trump Fails to Win Nobel Award
The award comes as FIFA is under fire for refusing to sanction Israel and Saudi Arabia for their human rights abuses.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Trump is pushing lies again about his "great" election win last year. Why does it matter? He keeps insisting he has a "mandate" to do whatever he wants as president. He does not.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Fun Fact: In addition to being immoral, this would also be illegal!
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Trump Administration Signals It May Not Pay Furloughed Workers After Shutdown Ends
A 2019 statute signed into law by Trump himself requires furloughed workers to be compensated when shutdowns end.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Better make backup plans for Thanksgiving...
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DOT Secretary Duffy Threatens to Close Airspace Amid Ongoing Shutdown Standoff
“You may see us close certain parts of the airspace” if the shutdown continues into next week, Duffy warned.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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My thoughts on Dick Cheney's passing...
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Well, that's no good...
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CBS News Guts Climate Team as New Conservative Management Takes Charge
The staff cuts came following a push by the climate team’s lead producer to accurately report on Hurricane Melissa.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We could fund over four months of SNAP benefits with the $40 billion Argentina received.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Trump claimed the U.S. has the most nuclear weapons in the world, and that Russia and China are secretly testing their weapons. Both assertions are false.
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Trump’s Push to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing Rests on Falsehoods
Trump has baselessly asserted that other countries are testing weapons — a claim contradicted by monitoring groups.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Trump demands replacement for Obamacare -- but price increases are of his admin's own making, not the program itself. #Obamacare #AffordableCareAct #DonaldTrump #politics #uspolitics
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Katie Miller, the wife of far-right Trump adviser Stephen Miller, was losing the debate. So she made a threatening comment to her opponent instead.
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Former Trump Official Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Pretty sure this makes the Trump admin's actions a war crime.
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Pentagon Admits to Striking Caribbean Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Purported Drug Links
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM