Kilgore Trout
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Clearly, as Thomas Jefferson said:
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
This statement suggests, consistent with Russell, freedom and ignorance are incompatible in a civilized society.
Welcome to Trumpland.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
This statement suggests, consistent with Russell, freedom and ignorance are incompatible in a civilized society.
Welcome to Trumpland.
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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He could release his tax returns too and we've seen how long those audits have taken...
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
He could release his tax returns too and we've seen how long those audits have taken...
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“Another Fact”
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Another Fact”
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"DO SOMETHING" is another call to his MAGAt Cult to save his pedophile ass. Just like J6 "Fight like hell" he is inciting violence.
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"DO SOMETHING" is another call to his MAGAt Cult to save his pedophile ass. Just like J6 "Fight like hell" he is inciting violence.
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“We are slow to realize that democracy is a life and involves continual struggle. It is only as those of every generation who love democracy resist with all their might the encroachments of its enemies that the ideals of representative government can even be nearly approximated.” -Robert La Follette
Robert La Follette on Fighting for Democracy
"We have long rested comfortably in this country upon the assumption that because our form of government was democratic, it was therefore automatically producing democratic results. Now, there is noth...
www.acorn-drive.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“We are slow to realize that democracy is a life and involves continual struggle. It is only as those of every generation who love democracy resist with all their might the encroachments of its enemies that the ideals of representative government can even be nearly approximated.” -Robert La Follette
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The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Gen X confession: I’m the problem. 😆 Decluttering the house and realizing we’ve been hoarding so. much. stuff.
Pez dispensers. Holt Howard jelly jars. So many model trains. As the $90 trillion Great Wealth Transfer begins, millennials and Gen X aren’t just inheriting money — they’re inheriting their parents’ stuff.
Boomers Are Passing Down Fortunes — And Way, Way Too Much Stuff
As the $90 trillion Great Wealth Transfer begins, millennials and Gen X aren’t just inheriting money. They’re being buried under an avalanche of baseball cards, fine china and collections of all sorts.
bloom.bg
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gen X confession: I’m the problem. 😆 Decluttering the house and realizing we’ve been hoarding so. much. stuff.
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Here's the link to the database and search tool.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here's the link to the database and search tool.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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It’s a long road ahead, still. But the end is in sight.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It’s a long road ahead, still. But the end is in sight.
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Pope Leo is woke, & I’m here to cheer it on.
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Pope Leo is woke, & I’m here to cheer it on.
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✔️ Court records cannot be destroyed....✅
✅Court filings and exhibits in civil and criminal Epstein cases are:
✅Held by multiple courts
✅Copied by multiple parties
✅Archived by PACER
✅Replicated by private legal databases
✅They exist in many redundant locations, making destruction impossible.
✅Court filings and exhibits in civil and criminal Epstein cases are:
✅Held by multiple courts
✅Copied by multiple parties
✅Archived by PACER
✅Replicated by private legal databases
✅They exist in many redundant locations, making destruction impossible.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
✔️ Court records cannot be destroyed....✅
✅Court filings and exhibits in civil and criminal Epstein cases are:
✅Held by multiple courts
✅Copied by multiple parties
✅Archived by PACER
✅Replicated by private legal databases
✅They exist in many redundant locations, making destruction impossible.
✅Court filings and exhibits in civil and criminal Epstein cases are:
✅Held by multiple courts
✅Copied by multiple parties
✅Archived by PACER
✅Replicated by private legal databases
✅They exist in many redundant locations, making destruction impossible.
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Reporter in Epstein emails says 'we're getting close to the smoking gun'
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reporter in Epstein emails says 'we're getting close to the smoking gun'
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"What can I, as a citizen, do to counter this descent into authoritarianism? The No Kings rallies were one answer. The 2025 elections were another. And now, the next step is coming into focus." www.thebulwark.com/p/its-time-t...
It’s Time to Pivot to 2026 Election Security
Don’t underestimate how Trump and his allies will attempt to control the outcome of the midterms.
www.thebulwark.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"What can I, as a citizen, do to counter this descent into authoritarianism? The No Kings rallies were one answer. The 2025 elections were another. And now, the next step is coming into focus." www.thebulwark.com/p/its-time-t...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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He's never given a rat's ass about our veterans ...
www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/p...
Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior official says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump referred to fallen US service members at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in crude and derogatory terms during a November 2018 trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
He's never given a rat's ass about our veterans ...
www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/p...
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And look who’s running assist: Jeff Bezos, whose paper just ran a hit piece questioning whether veterans even deserve their benefits.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Is Turning the Screws on Vets So the Rich Can Get Richer
Donald Trump and his administration are making cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and benefits for veterans under false claims of fraud.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
And look who’s running assist: Jeff Bezos, whose paper just ran a hit piece questioning whether veterans even deserve their benefits.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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All that production work and it still looks like a Hallmark Channel film about a cowgirl who was stung to death by bees.
NEW: A company run by the husband of Kristi Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson (and that has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides) secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts 👀 by @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
All that production work and it still looks like a Hallmark Channel film about a cowgirl who was stung to death by bees.