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Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back
Podcast Episode · Pod Save America · 09/07/2025 · 1h 8m
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THIS!
“They are not conservatives.
They are radical extremists.”
From Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back, Sep 7, 2025
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“They are not conservatives.
They are radical extremists.”
From Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back, Sep 7, 2025
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
This material may be protected by copyright.
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The Epstein List, Trump’s Corruption, and the Massive Gaslighting Campaign
youtu.be/nrEhdesYpX8
youtu.be/nrEhdesYpX8
The Epstein List, Trump’s Corruption, and the Massive Gaslighting Campaign
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein List, Trump’s Corruption, and the Massive Gaslighting Campaign
youtu.be/nrEhdesYpX8
youtu.be/nrEhdesYpX8
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We are going to start a hot war in Venezuela?
Wonder what the "America First" MAGA crowd will think of this.
Wonder what the "America First" MAGA crowd will think of this.
Breaking news: President Trump said he will not rule out the possibility of sending U.S. troops into Venezuela, as a buildup of U.S. forces in the region — and his increasingly combustible rhetoric — raises the prospect of military action there.
Trump says he won’t rule out sending troops into Venezuela
President Trump saying he’s not ruling out sending troops into Venezuela appeared at odds with his claim that his administration may be open to talks with Nicolás Maduro.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We are going to start a hot war in Venezuela?
Wonder what the "America First" MAGA crowd will think of this.
Wonder what the "America First" MAGA crowd will think of this.
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There has never been a clearer example of the fact that we do not have a legislature in the United States right now. Trump tells them to vote no, so they all vote no. Then Trump changes his mind and they all change their votes. That is autocracy. Vote them out!
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There has never been a clearer example of the fact that we do not have a legislature in the United States right now. Trump tells them to vote no, so they all vote no. Then Trump changes his mind and they all change their votes. That is autocracy. Vote them out!
“every day he doesn’t do the thing, is a day he is against it”. ~ari melber on trump ordering DOJ to release the epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“every day he doesn’t do the thing, is a day he is against it”. ~ari melber on trump ordering DOJ to release the epstein files
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Ooh, this is a good one -->
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ooh, this is a good one -->
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the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the fun thing about actually reading books and loving the English language for its weird complexities is that the two words that make up “Vanity Fair” can also be read as “self-indulgently mediocre”
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It's not just Pam Bondi's DOJ who fucked up the Jim Comey investigation. So did Bill Barr, the supposedly competent one. They extended the warrants on Richman for weeks after their warrant scope, possibly snooping on the beginning of Mueller.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's not just Pam Bondi's DOJ who fucked up the Jim Comey investigation. So did Bill Barr, the supposedly competent one. They extended the warrants on Richman for weeks after their warrant scope, possibly snooping on the beginning of Mueller.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Here's one of the reports whence James learned there are reports critical of Pulte's snooping.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here's one of the reports whence James learned there are reports critical of Pulte's snooping.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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While we're waiting for denouement of Comey GJ stuff, Tish James has filed egregious govt conduct challenge based on Bill Pulte's unlawful snooping into her. It largely serves as a vehicle to ask for reports on that which EDVA said they refused to share.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
While we're waiting for denouement of Comey GJ stuff, Tish James has filed egregious govt conduct challenge based on Bill Pulte's unlawful snooping into her. It largely serves as a vehicle to ask for reports on that which EDVA said they refused to share.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Folks, I don't think the lawyers can make anymore sense of this.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
"So they separated it."
That's what the only indictment against Jim Comey is.
"Count Two and Three were then put" by someone who may or may not be Lindsey Halligan "in a different package."
That's what the only indictment against Jim Comey is.
"Count Two and Three were then put" by someone who may or may not be Lindsey Halligan "in a different package."
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Folks, I don't think the lawyers can make anymore sense of this.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
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The corruption is right out in the open now. Nobody’s stopping him, and he knows it.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The corruption is right out in the open now. Nobody’s stopping him, and he knows it.
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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it doesn't actually work and can cause other significant problems. How would you structure that article? One approach: Lead with the evidence. "Despite growing enthusiasm for , studies consistently find it doesn't accomplish its stated goals." Put that in paragraph one, maybe paragraph two or three with some lead-up if you're feeling generous.
www.techdirt.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
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With just one race left to call (ballots are still being cured), of 222 races up on 11/4, @runforsomething.net had 142 winners, 10 candidates moving to run offs, and 42 (!!!) red to blue flips.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
With just one race left to call (ballots are still being cured), of 222 races up on 11/4, @runforsomething.net had 142 winners, 10 candidates moving to run offs, and 42 (!!!) red to blue flips.
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I remain intensely curious as to whether Patel’s girlfriend has ever been on a government plane without Patel
"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..."
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I remain intensely curious as to whether Patel’s girlfriend has ever been on a government plane without Patel
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The US Park Police have become increasingly involved in DHS's unjust and violent immigrant terror campaign, as The Handbasket previously reported. With the increase in DC-area parkway traffic stops, it appears the relationships remains strong.
Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity
US Park Police officer Patrick O’Hanlon isn’t unique in his behavior. He just got caught.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The US Park Police have become increasingly involved in DHS's unjust and violent immigrant terror campaign, as The Handbasket previously reported. With the increase in DC-area parkway traffic stops, it appears the relationships remains strong.
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NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
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NEW, for The Handbasket:
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW, for The Handbasket:
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
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Come for World Cup soccer, leave before we smash your car window, tear-gas you and zip-tie your children.
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Come for World Cup soccer, leave before we smash your car window, tear-gas you and zip-tie your children.
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My thoughts this week, for obvious reasons, are with the brave, heroic women who went through hell the last time Harvard let this same problem fester for years on end.
She Left Harvard. He Got to Stay.
Did the university’s handling of one professor’s sexual-harassment complaint keep other women from coming forward for decades?
www.chronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My thoughts this week, for obvious reasons, are with the brave, heroic women who went through hell the last time Harvard let this same problem fester for years on end.
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This week, I’m voting to release the Epstein Files. The American people and Epstein survivors deserve the truth.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Epstein survivors make last-minute push to convince House Republicans to release files
Despite resistance from President Donald Trump, the House will vote this week on whether to release more files from the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This week, I’m voting to release the Epstein Files. The American people and Epstein survivors deserve the truth.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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In plans to be announced on Wednesday, reselling a ticket above face value will be outlawed. The big profits made by resellers were highlighted last summer when thousands of Oasis fans complained about the cost of buying tickets to see the rock band. on.ft.com/4i8IN48
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In plans to be announced on Wednesday, reselling a ticket above face value will be outlawed. The big profits made by resellers were highlighted last summer when thousands of Oasis fans complained about the cost of buying tickets to see the rock band. on.ft.com/4i8IN48
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“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com