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Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty is endless.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty is endless.
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty is endless.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty is endless.
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Leavitt’s citizenship comments clash with SCOTUS
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Leavitt’s citizenship comments clash with SCOTUS
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
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The fact that there are Americans still voting for republicans is insane.
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The fact that there are Americans still voting for republicans is insane.
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Newsom’s comms team still going hard
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Newsom’s comms team still going hard
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Trump said he’s going to void anything Biden signed with an autopen.
1. He can’t do that
2. Cool. Throw all the J6 convicts back in jail - Trump pardoned them with an autopen
1. He can’t do that
2. Cool. Throw all the J6 convicts back in jail - Trump pardoned them with an autopen
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump said he’s going to void anything Biden signed with an autopen.
1. He can’t do that
2. Cool. Throw all the J6 convicts back in jail - Trump pardoned them with an autopen
1. He can’t do that
2. Cool. Throw all the J6 convicts back in jail - Trump pardoned them with an autopen
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The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
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Spotify needs to remove the ICE recruitment ads. If you hear one, make sure to give it a thumbs down.
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Spotify needs to remove the ICE recruitment ads. If you hear one, make sure to give it a thumbs down.
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While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
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Mike Johnson gave Elise Stefanik an office, a budget and an aide for a fake job with a fake title. 🥴
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Mike Johnson gave Elise Stefanik an office, a budget and an aide for a fake job with a fake title. 🥴
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Some perspective
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Some perspective
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Dems in Congress should start demanding the list of names of all ICE “agents”. These people seem to walk more carefully when they know consequences may be around the corner.
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Dems in Congress should start demanding the list of names of all ICE “agents”. These people seem to walk more carefully when they know consequences may be around the corner.
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{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Add pardons to the growing list of powers the president should not have.
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Add pardons to the growing list of powers the president should not have.
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Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country”
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country”
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
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ICE is moving from illegal raids and brutality to ethnic cleansing, just like any good Gestapo would do...
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ICE is moving from illegal raids and brutality to ethnic cleansing, just like any good Gestapo would do...
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Gavin Newsom lit into an audience full of financial power brokers today, criticizing what he cast as their complicity with Trump’s agenda. He told attendees of the New York Times DealBook Summit that they should look into the kneepads he’s selling, in parody, to those “groveling to Trump’s needs.”
'Some of you are probably fine with it’: Newsom confronts business elite on Trump
The California governor used financial power brokers as a foil during an interview in New York City.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Gavin Newsom lit into an audience full of financial power brokers today, criticizing what he cast as their complicity with Trump’s agenda. He told attendees of the New York Times DealBook Summit that they should look into the kneepads he’s selling, in parody, to those “groveling to Trump’s needs.”
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Median Western voter:
(a) I do not care at all if our policies destabilize a country in the developing world
(b) I do not want to see any money spent or soldiers sent to stop any country from destabilizing
(c) I do not want one refugee fleeing the destabilized country to ever move here ever
(a) I do not care at all if our policies destabilize a country in the developing world
(b) I do not want to see any money spent or soldiers sent to stop any country from destabilizing
(c) I do not want one refugee fleeing the destabilized country to ever move here ever
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Median Western voter:
(a) I do not care at all if our policies destabilize a country in the developing world
(b) I do not want to see any money spent or soldiers sent to stop any country from destabilizing
(c) I do not want one refugee fleeing the destabilized country to ever move here ever
(a) I do not care at all if our policies destabilize a country in the developing world
(b) I do not want to see any money spent or soldiers sent to stop any country from destabilizing
(c) I do not want one refugee fleeing the destabilized country to ever move here ever
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
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If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.