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“When I despair, I remember that all through history, the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Think of it — always." Mahatma Gandhi
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JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
What's to stop others from doing this? Invest 1 million, make 37 million? And you get a pardon out of the deal.
This is beyond crazy!!
This is beyond crazy!!
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
What's to stop others from doing this? Invest 1 million, make 37 million? And you get a pardon out of the deal.
This is beyond crazy!!
This is beyond crazy!!
I have a question for everyone.
What's more important in this country right now?
Jeffrey Epstein & the files.
Or that millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance and see it quadruple??
I don't hear anyone talking about this tragedy that's about to hit millions.
What's more important in this country right now?
Jeffrey Epstein & the files.
Or that millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance and see it quadruple??
I don't hear anyone talking about this tragedy that's about to hit millions.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I have a question for everyone.
What's more important in this country right now?
Jeffrey Epstein & the files.
Or that millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance and see it quadruple??
I don't hear anyone talking about this tragedy that's about to hit millions.
What's more important in this country right now?
Jeffrey Epstein & the files.
Or that millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance and see it quadruple??
I don't hear anyone talking about this tragedy that's about to hit millions.
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Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
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Forgot about this
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Forgot about this
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help. n.pr/49lJgOf
Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help. n.pr/49lJgOf
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Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In 2 days, Donald Trump will cut off SNAP benefits for more than 3 million New Yorkers. Not because the USDA doesn't have the money, but because he thinks starving people helps him politically.
@reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.
@reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In 2 days, Donald Trump will cut off SNAP benefits for more than 3 million New Yorkers. Not because the USDA doesn't have the money, but because he thinks starving people helps him politically.
@reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.
@reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.
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Breaking news: The United States economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper.
Report: Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be.
wapo.st
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Breaking news: The United States economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper.
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Farmer: The beef industry buys about 6 billion bushels of corn from us every year. That's worth $25 billion of economic activity that goes back to grain farmers like me. Farmers are not asking for a bailout. Donald Trump did this to us. We are hurting right now. We are the collateral damage
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Farmer: The beef industry buys about 6 billion bushels of corn from us every year. That's worth $25 billion of economic activity that goes back to grain farmers like me. Farmers are not asking for a bailout. Donald Trump did this to us. We are hurting right now. We are the collateral damage
A few million people are about to lose their health insurance because they won't be able to pay the increase!!
Everything else this government is doing now is not as important as making sure people can afford healthcare.
This SHUTDOWN is going to wreck havoc on the entire medical industry.
Everything else this government is doing now is not as important as making sure people can afford healthcare.
This SHUTDOWN is going to wreck havoc on the entire medical industry.
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A few million people are about to lose their health insurance because they won't be able to pay the increase!!
Everything else this government is doing now is not as important as making sure people can afford healthcare.
This SHUTDOWN is going to wreck havoc on the entire medical industry.
Everything else this government is doing now is not as important as making sure people can afford healthcare.
This SHUTDOWN is going to wreck havoc on the entire medical industry.
Hmmmm, just wondering who's going to eat beef from Argentina? I think I'll pass!!
And if they start importing beef from Argentina, my guess is that's going to be the first question at restaurants and markets. "Which country does your beef come from?"
And if they start importing beef from Argentina, my guess is that's going to be the first question at restaurants and markets. "Which country does your beef come from?"
A White House lunch on Tuesday was supposed to celebrate GOP unity on the shutdown.
But farm-state Republicans also let Trump know they are not happy about his idea to buy more beef from Argentina — one of U.S. ranchers’ biggest competitors — in order to lower food prices.
But farm-state Republicans also let Trump know they are not happy about his idea to buy more beef from Argentina — one of U.S. ranchers’ biggest competitors — in order to lower food prices.
GOP senators bring beef concerns straight to Trump
Trump officials are expected to provide further details about a possible deal to import more beef from Argentina later Tuesday.
www.politico.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Hmmmm, just wondering who's going to eat beef from Argentina? I think I'll pass!!
And if they start importing beef from Argentina, my guess is that's going to be the first question at restaurants and markets. "Which country does your beef come from?"
And if they start importing beef from Argentina, my guess is that's going to be the first question at restaurants and markets. "Which country does your beef come from?"
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NEW: Four years after Georgia Republicans passed one of the nation's most restrictive voting laws, new evidence shows the law has created increased barriers for over 1.6 million registered voters, with minority voters bearing the biggest brunt.
Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
NEW: Four years after Georgia Republicans passed one of the nation's most restrictive voting laws, new evidence shows the law has created increased barriers for over 1.6 million registered voters, with minority voters bearing the biggest brunt.
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President Trump has used the shutdown to lay off thousands of workers and cancel an estimated $27 billion in funding for projects in Democratic cities and congressional districts.
How is this shutdown different from other shutdowns?
President Donald Trump has used the shutdown to make unprecedented changes to the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
President Trump has used the shutdown to lay off thousands of workers and cancel an estimated $27 billion in funding for projects in Democratic cities and congressional districts.
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The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday. n.pr/4hoFl54
Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed
The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday. n.pr/4hoFl54
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A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
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"What brings you out to the No Kings rally?"
"Trump is being an asshole."
Oakland, California, protesters showed out for their local No Kings rally—and Mother Jones' @michaelmechanic.bsky.social caught up with a few to talk.
"Trump is being an asshole."
Oakland, California, protesters showed out for their local No Kings rally—and Mother Jones' @michaelmechanic.bsky.social caught up with a few to talk.
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"What brings you out to the No Kings rally?"
"Trump is being an asshole."
Oakland, California, protesters showed out for their local No Kings rally—and Mother Jones' @michaelmechanic.bsky.social caught up with a few to talk.
"Trump is being an asshole."
Oakland, California, protesters showed out for their local No Kings rally—and Mother Jones' @michaelmechanic.bsky.social caught up with a few to talk.
Zero arrests!!! No violent people went to march for their constitutional rights and freedoms. How about that!!!
NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Zero arrests!!! No violent people went to march for their constitutional rights and freedoms. How about that!!!