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— Benjamin Franklin (1754)
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· Sep 18
Donald Trump isn’t an authoritarian. He’s a mobster or, more accurately, he is emulating the mobsters he interacted with in New York. He is using the power of the federal government to extort, pressure and coerce institutions and individuals to do what he wants. It’s governance by threat.
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Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
MAGA is losing the culture wars and they know it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 AM
MAGA is losing the culture wars and they know it.
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Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
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GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
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Now Trump is threatening "team USA" in the Olympics, I mean you have to be a special kind of crazy to start threatening the people who are meant to represent your own country.
Trump and his regime are a worldwide embarrassment.
Trump and his regime are a worldwide embarrassment.
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Now Trump is threatening "team USA" in the Olympics, I mean you have to be a special kind of crazy to start threatening the people who are meant to represent your own country.
Trump and his regime are a worldwide embarrassment.
Trump and his regime are a worldwide embarrassment.
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The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Had enough of this shit yet, Michigan?
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Had enough of this shit yet, Michigan?
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🚨 RELEASE THE NAMES OF ALL THE CHILD SEXUAL PREDATORS!!! 🚨
February 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
🚨 RELEASE THE NAMES OF ALL THE CHILD SEXUAL PREDATORS!!! 🚨
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Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."
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Trump’s best friend Jeff Epstein was worried about Trump’s dementia way back in 2017. How bad do you think it is now?
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Trump’s best friend Jeff Epstein was worried about Trump’s dementia way back in 2017. How bad do you think it is now?
The Epstein Files are pulling down foreign leaders, but the felon mentioned 38,000 times in them is walking. WTAF.
apnews.com/live/uk-star...
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Live updates: Lawmakers push back against calls for British PM Starmer to resign
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s battle to stay in post over revelations about his former ambassador’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein is bolstered by support from all Cabinet members.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The Epstein Files are pulling down foreign leaders, but the felon mentioned 38,000 times in them is walking. WTAF.
apnews.com/live/uk-star...
apnews.com/live/uk-star...
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
He has a $300M war chest and won’t share because he’s going to pocket it. These guys are a little slow on the uptake.
dnyuz.com/2026/02/09/r...
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Republicans Secretly Fuming With Trump as Midterm Disaster Looms
Republicans are secretly angry with President Donald Trump because he sounds “detached and noncommittal” ahead of a potential midterm election
dnyuz.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
He has a $300M war chest and won’t share because he’s going to pocket it. These guys are a little slow on the uptake.
dnyuz.com/2026/02/09/r...
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Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
Less Than 14% Of Trump’s ICE Arrests Had Violent Criminal Records, Report Says
Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
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ALERT: Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has arrived at Justice Dept office to review unreleased Epstein files
(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
ALERT: Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has arrived at Justice Dept office to review unreleased Epstein files
(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
And he wonders why most Americans hate his guts.
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
And he wonders why most Americans hate his guts.
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I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
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In a world full of Kid Rocks, be a Bad Bunny.
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
In a world full of Kid Rocks, be a Bad Bunny.
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Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world?
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world?
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.
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The president is a loser yelling at winners. That’s the whole story.
February 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The president is a loser yelling at winners. That’s the whole story.
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Footage from inside Trump’s golf club Super Bowl party shows the Bad Bunny halftime show playing on the big screens
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Footage from inside Trump’s golf club Super Bowl party shows the Bad Bunny halftime show playing on the big screens