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Allen
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· Sep 24
The sanewashing, the gaslighting, the pretense that Donald Trump isn’t the person he very obviously is and has always been, needed to fucking stop a long time ago. He is exactly as horrible as we all already knew he was, perhaps even worse.
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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There is no revival in sight for the MAGA faithful who are struggling with "lame-duck" president Donald Trump and infighting in the Republican Party, Slate writer Luke Winkie pronounced Monday.
'No revival coming': MAGA warned it's squandered prime opportunity to win 'dominance'
There is no revival in sight for the MAGA faithful who are struggling with "lame-duck" president Donald Trump and infighting in the Republican Party, Slate writer Luke Winkie pronounced Monday.Winkie suggested the "new era of MAGA dominance" was already off to a bad start as figureheads failed to ad...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There is no revival in sight for the MAGA faithful who are struggling with "lame-duck" president Donald Trump and infighting in the Republican Party, Slate writer Luke Winkie pronounced Monday.
So much of America’s political dysfunction is at one level or another a product of our system of federalism.
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So much of America’s political dysfunction is at one level or another a product of our system of federalism.
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this is somehow funnier than Trump winning the FIFA peace prize
"One person familiar with the situation told Semafor that Machado would like to “present [Trump] with her Nobel medal.”"
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Exclusive: Trump allies seek White House visit for Venezuelan opposition leader
Rick Scott is among those working behind the scenes to bring María Corina Machado to meet Trump.
www.semafor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this is somehow funnier than Trump winning the FIFA peace prize
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Heh
Exclusive: In his address to the nation tonight, Donald Trump is considering announcing onetime bonus checks of $1,776 for many military members, Ashley Parker and Nancy A. Youssef report.
$1,776 Checks for the Military
The president is considering bonuses for many service members.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Heh
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Nothing ever happens
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Nothing ever happens
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Indeed, this is why the Israelis are hoping that Trump will sign a 20 year MOU and not a 10 year one, and even then they feel like they have to recalibrate in terms of their dependance upon US arms by talking about "America First investments in Israeli AI" and whatnot.
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Indeed, this is why the Israelis are hoping that Trump will sign a 20 year MOU and not a 10 year one, and even then they feel like they have to recalibrate in terms of their dependance upon US arms by talking about "America First investments in Israeli AI" and whatnot.
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A lot of people on here are really just fighting the last war, thinking that it'll be possible to maintain the Biden era level of support for Israel within the Democratic Party by pretending that all criticism and anger of the previous administration's approach was inorganic.
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A lot of people on here are really just fighting the last war, thinking that it'll be possible to maintain the Biden era level of support for Israel within the Democratic Party by pretending that all criticism and anger of the previous administration's approach was inorganic.
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Israelis and Americans have huffed so much paint about how the US-aligned dictatorships of Egypt and Jordan and the Gulf don't care about Palestine that they now think Palestine is not still the cause celebre of the Arab street.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Israelis and Americans have huffed so much paint about how the US-aligned dictatorships of Egypt and Jordan and the Gulf don't care about Palestine that they now think Palestine is not still the cause celebre of the Arab street.
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sorry "brilyn" but ken klippenstein's brother did it better
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
sorry "brilyn" but ken klippenstein's brother did it better
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
Things are going well I see
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Things are going well I see
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shockedpikachu.jog
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
shockedpikachu.jog
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If you’re a White House reporter and you get a chance to see these, please send me photos of the plaques for Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant.
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you’re a White House reporter and you get a chance to see these, please send me photos of the plaques for Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant.
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A fun fact about Gavin Newsom is that when he ran for his first term as governor, he secured the critical endorsement of the nurse’s union by promising to set up a single-payer healthcare system in California…an idea that he dropped immediately once in office.
maybe worse because there's not even a such thing as newsomcare
Gavin Newsom is Mitt Romney for the Democrats, a department store mannequin who will lose in a general election
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A fun fact about Gavin Newsom is that when he ran for his first term as governor, he secured the critical endorsement of the nurse’s union by promising to set up a single-payer healthcare system in California…an idea that he dropped immediately once in office.
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
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bears all the marks of a Pelosi protege, awful at communicating, far too loyal to corrupt frontliners, and real good at parliamentary maneuvering
December 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
bears all the marks of a Pelosi protege, awful at communicating, far too loyal to corrupt frontliners, and real good at parliamentary maneuvering
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A counterpoint from a gay man of a certain age: people like me weren’t part of Reagan’s noble idea of a “common humanity,” because we were not, in his eyes, fully human.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, and fuck his “legacy,” which we’re still paying for today.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, and fuck his “legacy,” which we’re still paying for today.
December 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A counterpoint from a gay man of a certain age: people like me weren’t part of Reagan’s noble idea of a “common humanity,” because we were not, in his eyes, fully human.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, and fuck his “legacy,” which we’re still paying for today.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, and fuck his “legacy,” which we’re still paying for today.
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Don't forget rejecting the AIDS crisis until his personal friend died of it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Don't forget rejecting the AIDS crisis until his personal friend died of it.
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The hostage deal to get elected guy? That asshole?
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The hostage deal to get elected guy? That asshole?
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
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James Talarico: Imagine a Democratic Party that takes on big money and isn't captured by it. Imagine a Democratic Party that delivers for people on housing, healthcare, education, and actually defeats the right-wing extremists who have taken over this country.
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
James Talarico: Imagine a Democratic Party that takes on big money and isn't captured by it. Imagine a Democratic Party that delivers for people on housing, healthcare, education, and actually defeats the right-wing extremists who have taken over this country.
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he was terrible at his job and hated every minute of it and that makes me happy
BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
he was terrible at his job and hated every minute of it and that makes me happy