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Help defend the freedom of LGBTQ+ Americans donate to Lambda Legal, ACLU, Human Rights Campaign A4TE, GLAAD, & TLC. 🏳️‍🌈
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Anytime you’re feeling embarrassed, remember that Clay Higgins woke up this morning to the realization he was the only one in the whole ass Congress who voted to defend pedophiles.

He gets to carry that vote with him like a scarlet letter for the rest of his unremarkable existence.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Based on how John Thune continues to legislatively rebuke Mike Johnson on one issue after another, it seems pretty clear that he thinks MAGA Mike is feckless and incompetent and is just going to ignore him and do what he wants.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Does someone literally have to die before these “outbursts” merit a banner headline? Or even then, will they counsel us not to be alarmed—to consider the context? These people are going to help contextualize us into dictatorship. trib.al/Rjb6eVu
President Wants Legislators Hanged, and It’s Not Even the Lead Story
Donald Trump says he’d like to see lawmakers tried and executed, and The New York Times and The Washington Post just don’t seem to think it’s that big a deal. Why?
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“But this isn’t about any one of us. This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity.”

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 20, 2025
Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the world before NATO and the other international institutions that were created after World War II, powerful countries dominated smaller countries, which had to do as their powerful neighbors demanded in order to survive.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Senator Padilla Walks Out On GOP Lies, Starbucks Workers Form A Blockade Against Corporate Greed, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns-Signaling Massive Victories For The Resistance

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Senator Padilla Walks Out On GOP Lies, Starbucks Workers Form A Blockade Against Corporate Greed, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns—Signaling Massive Victories For The Resistance
Turning the tide
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎉
House votes overwhelmingly to pass bill to force release of Epstein files

apnews.com/live/donald-...
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Since I subscribe to the Times, I’m using the “gift article” feature to share this online for those that don’t have a subscription.
What Newly Released Emails Tell Us About Epstein and Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
What Newly Released Emails Tell Us About Epstein and Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Epstein Files Live Updates: Trump Named in Emails Released by Democrats and Republicans!
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Trump trying to silence congressional Republican while Democrat that’s vowed to be the tie-breaking vote to release Epstein files is finally sworn in by negligent House Speaker Johnson. This and New York Times headline about Trump knowing all about Epstein — as if any doubt. Reddit’s on topic too.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Make no mistake: Republicans caused this.
As Hours Dwindled Before Flight Cuts, the Government Was Publicly Mum www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
As Hours Dwindled Before Flight Cuts, the Government Was Publicly Mum
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Supreme Court — aka those motherfuckers — lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers

apnews.com/article/trum...
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender iden...
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Way to go California!
California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026

apnews.com/article/cali...
California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
End the Republican Government shutdown! The longest on record; fallout spreads nationwide, people starve, healthcare is cut, workers go without pay, and prices skyrocket

apnews.com/article/gove...
Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Congratulations to Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and the New Jersey Indivisibles who worked so hard to secure this big win! This is a huge night for Democrats and a humiliation for Trump. The message from voters is clear: There is a political cost to siding with the regime.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trifecta baby! 🎉
BY AP

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue retains her seat

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht retains seat, extending Democratic majority on court

Justice Kevin Dougherty retains seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yes!
Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
BY THE AP
Democrat Zohran Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in generations. The 34-year-old state lawmaker harnessed enthusiasm and social media savvy to become a rising star in the party
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yes
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected governor of New Jersey
BY THE AP

Sherrill defeated Republican endorsed by Trump. The race closely watched as a bellwether for the 2026 midterms
the first time since 1961 that one party has won three consecutive terms for New Jersey governor
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Decision Desk HQ already calling Zohran Mamdani the winner.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM