BarbCosmo
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A real human just trying to do good things in this world
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Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both, and the American people are onto him. trib.al/bZrE2Y6
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November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both, and the American people are onto him. trib.al/bZrE2Y6
Support The New Republic, and our long-established reputation of confronting lies, with 50% off TODAY: trib.al/VmkmGvB
Support The New Republic, and our long-established reputation of confronting lies, with 50% off TODAY: trib.al/VmkmGvB
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Has America ever seen a more disastrous administration after just 10 months?
I feel like I know the answer…
I feel like I know the answer…
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Has America ever seen a more disastrous administration after just 10 months?
I feel like I know the answer…
I feel like I know the answer…
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Talk about burying the lede: “The bunker under the East Wing will also be upgraded, sources told CBS News. The White House Military Office is handling the renovation of the bunker, which is known as the President's Emergency Operations Center.” 10/22/25 www.cbsnews.com/news/demolis...
Trump administration plans to demolish White House's entire East Wing as ballroom cost grows to $300 million
The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials said, part of a ballroom project championed b...
www.cbsnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Talk about burying the lede: “The bunker under the East Wing will also be upgraded, sources told CBS News. The White House Military Office is handling the renovation of the bunker, which is known as the President's Emergency Operations Center.” 10/22/25 www.cbsnews.com/news/demolis...
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I’m pretty sure Stephen Miller would steal a lifejacket from a toddler.
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m pretty sure Stephen Miller would steal a lifejacket from a toddler.
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Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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Today's task:
Tell your Reps to file a motion to vacate the chair in the House.
Johnson has refused to do his job.
The motion can be filed by any Representative.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
Tell your Reps to file a motion to vacate the chair in the House.
Johnson has refused to do his job.
The motion can be filed by any Representative.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
October 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today's task:
Tell your Reps to file a motion to vacate the chair in the House.
Johnson has refused to do his job.
The motion can be filed by any Representative.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
Tell your Reps to file a motion to vacate the chair in the House.
Johnson has refused to do his job.
The motion can be filed by any Representative.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
Is it a coup? Feels like it. Really good reporting here. www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartman...
How Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded where Trump's coup-inspired January 6 insurrection failed | Milwaukee Independent
www.milwaukeeindependent.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Is it a coup? Feels like it. Really good reporting here. www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartman...
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Everything is so stupid
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Everything is so stupid
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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Fire survivors: What’s most important to you as LA rebuilds? Financial support? Fireproofing? Utilities?
Engaged California is inviting anyone who has been impacted to help create an action plan for the future.
Your voice. Your community. You help decide.
Sign up now: engaged.ca.gov/fires
Engaged California is inviting anyone who has been impacted to help create an action plan for the future.
Your voice. Your community. You help decide.
Sign up now: engaged.ca.gov/fires
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fire survivors: What’s most important to you as LA rebuilds? Financial support? Fireproofing? Utilities?
Engaged California is inviting anyone who has been impacted to help create an action plan for the future.
Your voice. Your community. You help decide.
Sign up now: engaged.ca.gov/fires
Engaged California is inviting anyone who has been impacted to help create an action plan for the future.
Your voice. Your community. You help decide.
Sign up now: engaged.ca.gov/fires
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Imagine getting fired because math hurt a man’s feelings. We’re being governed by a walking Yelp review.
August 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Imagine getting fired because math hurt a man’s feelings. We’re being governed by a walking Yelp review.
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"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.
July 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.
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It’s okay if you are feeling tired, exhausted, stressed or furious. No one should have to endure all this.
July 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It’s okay if you are feeling tired, exhausted, stressed or furious. No one should have to endure all this.
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Merrick Garland couldn’t have done a worse job. What a failure.
July 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Merrick Garland couldn’t have done a worse job. What a failure.
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In the 1930 census, Kristi Noem's great-grandparents, immigrants from Norway, were listed as speaking Norweigian in their South Dakota home. Her great-grandmother had lived in the US for 24 years, her great-grandfather for 44 years.
July 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
In the 1930 census, Kristi Noem's great-grandparents, immigrants from Norway, were listed as speaking Norweigian in their South Dakota home. Her great-grandmother had lived in the US for 24 years, her great-grandfather for 44 years.
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Just like they said they were going to in project 2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
July 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just like they said they were going to in project 2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...
www.404media.co
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
An important but chilling read.
The ICE Men Cometh
ICE will soon be supercharged and more dangerous than ever—but it’s also vulnerable
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
An important but chilling read.
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This is just sick.
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
July 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is just sick.
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
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Reality show flight path bungler Sean Duffey is now in charge of NASA. Apologies to the rest of the planets.
July 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reality show flight path bungler Sean Duffey is now in charge of NASA. Apologies to the rest of the planets.
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New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
www.publicnotice.co
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
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Trump has fired more than 2100 people from NASA and America’s space program, including several senior NASA employees.
The orange idiot appointed reality TV star (Real World) Sean Duffy as the new director of NASA🤯, in addition to him already cosplaying as the Secretary of Transportation.😳😬
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The orange idiot appointed reality TV star (Real World) Sean Duffy as the new director of NASA🤯, in addition to him already cosplaying as the Secretary of Transportation.😳😬
Article⬇️
July 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trump has fired more than 2100 people from NASA and America’s space program, including several senior NASA employees.
The orange idiot appointed reality TV star (Real World) Sean Duffy as the new director of NASA🤯, in addition to him already cosplaying as the Secretary of Transportation.😳😬
Article⬇️
The orange idiot appointed reality TV star (Real World) Sean Duffy as the new director of NASA🤯, in addition to him already cosplaying as the Secretary of Transportation.😳😬
Article⬇️