Ava Barabasz
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Hegseth recklessly pulled military leadership to meet in one place to:
* Direct them to commit war crimes
* Fat shame them
* Threaten to fire anyone he doesn't like
* Denegrate anyone who doesn't look like him
* Launch a witch hunt on whistleblowers
* Encourage those with morals to resign
* Direct them to commit war crimes
* Fat shame them
* Threaten to fire anyone he doesn't like
* Denegrate anyone who doesn't look like him
* Launch a witch hunt on whistleblowers
* Encourage those with morals to resign
Pete Hegseth tells top generals "prepare for war"
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was speaking to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va
www.newsweek.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hegseth recklessly pulled military leadership to meet in one place to:
* Direct them to commit war crimes
* Fat shame them
* Threaten to fire anyone he doesn't like
* Denegrate anyone who doesn't look like him
* Launch a witch hunt on whistleblowers
* Encourage those with morals to resign
* Direct them to commit war crimes
* Fat shame them
* Threaten to fire anyone he doesn't like
* Denegrate anyone who doesn't look like him
* Launch a witch hunt on whistleblowers
* Encourage those with morals to resign
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Democrats cannot complain about Trump’s authoritarianism while ignoring their own constitutional responsibility regarding taking the country to war. Democrats must support Sen. Kaine’s War Powers Resolution.
The U.S. must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war.
The U.S. must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war.
June 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Democrats cannot complain about Trump’s authoritarianism while ignoring their own constitutional responsibility regarding taking the country to war. Democrats must support Sen. Kaine’s War Powers Resolution.
The U.S. must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war.
The U.S. must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war.
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Following the President’s decision to bomb nuclear facilities in Iran, I’ve directed our public safety teams to be on heightened alert for potential threats to Minnesota. While there’s no known threats at this time, we’ll continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.
June 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Following the President’s decision to bomb nuclear facilities in Iran, I’ve directed our public safety teams to be on heightened alert for potential threats to Minnesota. While there’s no known threats at this time, we’ll continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.
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The American people do not want to begin a war with Iran, and Trump does not have the unilateral authority to start one.
I'll keep speaking up on behalf of my constituents, the overwhelming majority of whom don't want to be dragged into another forever war.
I'll keep speaking up on behalf of my constituents, the overwhelming majority of whom don't want to be dragged into another forever war.
Senator Murray Statement on Trump Strikes on Iran - Senator Patty Murray
Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s recently announce...
www.murray.senate.gov
June 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The American people do not want to begin a war with Iran, and Trump does not have the unilateral authority to start one.
I'll keep speaking up on behalf of my constituents, the overwhelming majority of whom don't want to be dragged into another forever war.
I'll keep speaking up on behalf of my constituents, the overwhelming majority of whom don't want to be dragged into another forever war.
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Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons.
Iran didn't strike Israel. It was Israel that struck Iran first.
Trump was set to meet Iran for potential negotiations. Netanyahu blew it up.
Trump got played by Netanyahu, again, and has now led US into an unnecessary with Iran.
America First.
Iran didn't strike Israel. It was Israel that struck Iran first.
Trump was set to meet Iran for potential negotiations. Netanyahu blew it up.
Trump got played by Netanyahu, again, and has now led US into an unnecessary with Iran.
America First.
June 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons.
Iran didn't strike Israel. It was Israel that struck Iran first.
Trump was set to meet Iran for potential negotiations. Netanyahu blew it up.
Trump got played by Netanyahu, again, and has now led US into an unnecessary with Iran.
America First.
Iran didn't strike Israel. It was Israel that struck Iran first.
Trump was set to meet Iran for potential negotiations. Netanyahu blew it up.
Trump got played by Netanyahu, again, and has now led US into an unnecessary with Iran.
America First.
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Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
June 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.
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Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
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The SAVE Act is another bogus attempt by Republicans to suppress the vote — this time, targeting women. It’d make it damn near impossible for millions who changed their name after marriage to vote. This isn’t about integrity. It’s suppression. We’re not letting it slide.
March 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The SAVE Act is another bogus attempt by Republicans to suppress the vote — this time, targeting women. It’d make it damn near impossible for millions who changed their name after marriage to vote. This isn’t about integrity. It’s suppression. We’re not letting it slide.
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You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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No. Now is not the time to play dead.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
No. Now is not the time to play dead.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
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Trump and Elon are destroying the Social Security Administration, and without staff & offices, there will be people who can’t get their benefits—period.
I put together a fact sheet about what Elon's decimation of Social Security will mean for YOU.
Please share it far and wide.
I put together a fact sheet about what Elon's decimation of Social Security will mean for YOU.
Please share it far and wide.
February 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trump and Elon are destroying the Social Security Administration, and without staff & offices, there will be people who can’t get their benefits—period.
I put together a fact sheet about what Elon's decimation of Social Security will mean for YOU.
Please share it far and wide.
I put together a fact sheet about what Elon's decimation of Social Security will mean for YOU.
Please share it far and wide.
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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
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Lieu: "We used to fight the axis of evil. Now Trump apparently wants to join the axis of evil."
February 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lieu: "We used to fight the axis of evil. Now Trump apparently wants to join the axis of evil."
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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Note here that Musk is now literally assigning himself new contracts based on the use of his DOGE wrecking crew and the associated micro-bros. this isn't a "conflict of interest". it's just handing yourself federal money www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...
www.cnn.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Note here that Musk is now literally assigning himself new contracts based on the use of his DOGE wrecking crew and the associated micro-bros. this isn't a "conflict of interest". it's just handing yourself federal money www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
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HIRED THUGS
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what. newrepublic.com/article/1919...
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what. newrepublic.com/article/1919...
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
HIRED THUGS
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what. newrepublic.com/article/1919...
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what. newrepublic.com/article/1919...
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Trump and Musk are taking a wrecking ball to the U.S. government.
Their illegal, arbitrary, and mass federal worker cuts undermine essential services for the American people—right down to the most basic functions of government, to break it beyond repair.
Their illegal, arbitrary, and mass federal worker cuts undermine essential services for the American people—right down to the most basic functions of government, to break it beyond repair.
February 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Trump and Musk are taking a wrecking ball to the U.S. government.
Their illegal, arbitrary, and mass federal worker cuts undermine essential services for the American people—right down to the most basic functions of government, to break it beyond repair.
Their illegal, arbitrary, and mass federal worker cuts undermine essential services for the American people—right down to the most basic functions of government, to break it beyond repair.
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
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Amen to that.
I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
February 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Amen to that.
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Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov.
A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world.
It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it.
A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world.
It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it.
A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
February 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov.
A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world.
It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it.
A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world.
It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it.
A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
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The President is again defying court orders via executive action.
This is a full-blown constitutional crisis that will have a disastrous impact on universities, the people who staff them, the life-saving research they do, and local economies across the US.
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
This is a full-blown constitutional crisis that will have a disastrous impact on universities, the people who staff them, the life-saving research they do, and local economies across the US.
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The President is again defying court orders via executive action.
This is a full-blown constitutional crisis that will have a disastrous impact on universities, the people who staff them, the life-saving research they do, and local economies across the US.
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
This is a full-blown constitutional crisis that will have a disastrous impact on universities, the people who staff them, the life-saving research they do, and local economies across the US.
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
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Correct. He’s not capable of playing multidimensional chess. Or chess. Or checkers. Or tic-tac-toe. As one of his aides put it during Shit Show I, “he’s just eating the pieces” on the board.
Nothing he does is strategic. He’s purely guided by narcissistic, sociopathic impulses at all times.
Nothing he does is strategic. He’s purely guided by narcissistic, sociopathic impulses at all times.
Bingo. I keep telling people I know that there’s no grand plan here, or to anything he does. He’s not playing 4D chess. He’s a fascistic sociopath that seeks adoration and applause for everything he does, and he wants to be the focus of EVERYTHING.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
February 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Correct. He’s not capable of playing multidimensional chess. Or chess. Or checkers. Or tic-tac-toe. As one of his aides put it during Shit Show I, “he’s just eating the pieces” on the board.
Nothing he does is strategic. He’s purely guided by narcissistic, sociopathic impulses at all times.
Nothing he does is strategic. He’s purely guided by narcissistic, sociopathic impulses at all times.