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“Say to yourself first thing in the morning: today I shall meet people who are meddling, ungrateful, aggressive, treacherous, malicious, unsocial. All this has afflicted them through their ignorance of true good and evil.” Marcus Aurelius
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NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
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To be clear: NO evidence to support this move.
Harmful, science-free, doubtmongering BS.
CDC advisers make their first childhood vaccine edit wapo.st/3K9OBNV
Harmful, science-free, doubtmongering BS.
CDC advisers make their first childhood vaccine edit wapo.st/3K9OBNV
CDC advisers make their first childhood vaccine edit
They voted 8-3 to recommend delaying the use of a measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox vaccine that about 15 percent of children receive.
wapo.st
September 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
To be clear: NO evidence to support this move.
Harmful, science-free, doubtmongering BS.
CDC advisers make their first childhood vaccine edit wapo.st/3K9OBNV
Harmful, science-free, doubtmongering BS.
CDC advisers make their first childhood vaccine edit wapo.st/3K9OBNV
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JUST IN: Missouri lawmakers redraw the state's voting map for next year's election, answering President Trump's call to help keep the Republican majority in Congress.
Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan to help the GOP in the midterms
Opponents say the plan dilutes the power of Black voters around Kansas City and vow to block it in court or with a referendum. The governor, who's expected to sign the plan, says it reflects the state's conservative values.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
JUST IN: Missouri lawmakers redraw the state's voting map for next year's election, answering President Trump's call to help keep the Republican majority in Congress.
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MAGA Fascist Playbook in 4 simple points:
1. Frame politics as holy war. (existential "good vs evil")
2. Scapegoat enemies. ( as "demons," "Antichrists")
3. Declare an emergency. (nation under threat)
4. Seize power.
They derive these ideas from Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt.
1. Frame politics as holy war. (existential "good vs evil")
2. Scapegoat enemies. ( as "demons," "Antichrists")
3. Declare an emergency. (nation under threat)
4. Seize power.
They derive these ideas from Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt.
September 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
MAGA Fascist Playbook in 4 simple points:
1. Frame politics as holy war. (existential "good vs evil")
2. Scapegoat enemies. ( as "demons," "Antichrists")
3. Declare an emergency. (nation under threat)
4. Seize power.
They derive these ideas from Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt.
1. Frame politics as holy war. (existential "good vs evil")
2. Scapegoat enemies. ( as "demons," "Antichrists")
3. Declare an emergency. (nation under threat)
4. Seize power.
They derive these ideas from Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt.
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New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Competitive authoritarianism" and America's slide toward it
You can still vote. It just might not mean much.
www.publicnotice.co
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
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I haven’t voted for a Republican in four years. What pisses off MAGA more, and is more effective in the argument… that I’m a Republican (for now) or not?
If someone thinks I’ll change what i believe to belong to something, they haven’t paid attention to who I am.
If someone thinks I’ll change what i believe to belong to something, they haven’t paid attention to who I am.
I recognize this is personal and I appreciate your work on the Jan 6 committee. I get that it is okay to be private about politics as one would be private about religion or sexuality. You are no longer a rep. But dude. At some point. How are you still a member of this party?
August 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I haven’t voted for a Republican in four years. What pisses off MAGA more, and is more effective in the argument… that I’m a Republican (for now) or not?
If someone thinks I’ll change what i believe to belong to something, they haven’t paid attention to who I am.
If someone thinks I’ll change what i believe to belong to something, they haven’t paid attention to who I am.
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Why is it acceptable for the president to use taxpayer money to fly overseas and cut a ribbon at his own golf course?
Don’t normalize this abuse of office. It’s blatant corruption.
Don’t normalize this abuse of office. It’s blatant corruption.
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Why is it acceptable for the president to use taxpayer money to fly overseas and cut a ribbon at his own golf course?
Don’t normalize this abuse of office. It’s blatant corruption.
Don’t normalize this abuse of office. It’s blatant corruption.
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this clip perfectly illustrates how Republicans *successfully* flood the zone with conspiracy theories
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
July 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
this clip perfectly illustrates how Republicans *successfully* flood the zone with conspiracy theories
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
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Republicans shut down the government and sent them home early all in an attempt to block Americans from getting the truth about the Epstein files. That's how badly this is going.
July 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Republicans shut down the government and sent them home early all in an attempt to block Americans from getting the truth about the Epstein files. That's how badly this is going.
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Let that sink in for a sec.
July 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Let that sink in for a sec.
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I hope everyone notices that Trump is trying to normalize the idea of arresting political opponents for no reason
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
July 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I hope everyone notices that Trump is trying to normalize the idea of arresting political opponents for no reason
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
(Trump attempted a coup in 2021 so miss me with the false equivalences)
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Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."
h/t @msnbc.com
h/t @msnbc.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."
h/t @msnbc.com
h/t @msnbc.com
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This is patently false.
DHS has authority to question and search people coming into the country at points of entry.
But ICE may not detain and question anyone without reasonable suspicion — and certainly not based on their physical appearance alone.
This lawlessness must stop.
DHS has authority to question and search people coming into the country at points of entry.
But ICE may not detain and question anyone without reasonable suspicion — and certainly not based on their physical appearance alone.
This lawlessness must stop.
July 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is patently false.
DHS has authority to question and search people coming into the country at points of entry.
But ICE may not detain and question anyone without reasonable suspicion — and certainly not based on their physical appearance alone.
This lawlessness must stop.
DHS has authority to question and search people coming into the country at points of entry.
But ICE may not detain and question anyone without reasonable suspicion — and certainly not based on their physical appearance alone.
This lawlessness must stop.
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Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
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Reading Trump's Mind:
"The deportations have started and they’re not going to stop. We keep the issue front and center—meanwhile we get ICE built up, and get people used to using the military at home. And I've got the Justice Department totally under control."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-prob...
"The deportations have started and they’re not going to stop. We keep the issue front and center—meanwhile we get ICE built up, and get people used to using the military at home. And I've got the Justice Department totally under control."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-prob...
Trump Probably Can’t Believe How Easy It’s Been
He’s becoming a more effective bully, and no one is getting in his way.
www.thebulwark.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Reading Trump's Mind:
"The deportations have started and they’re not going to stop. We keep the issue front and center—meanwhile we get ICE built up, and get people used to using the military at home. And I've got the Justice Department totally under control."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-prob...
"The deportations have started and they’re not going to stop. We keep the issue front and center—meanwhile we get ICE built up, and get people used to using the military at home. And I've got the Justice Department totally under control."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-prob...
… or use federal emergency funds to send people, food, and equipment to help?
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
… or use federal emergency funds to send people, food, and equipment to help?
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Trump sent the National Guard to California for a fake crisis—no fires, no floods, no emergency. But Texans facing real disaster? Nothing. No help. No compassion.
It’s not about red or blue.
It’s about Trump’s racism and the fact that he just doesn’t give a damn.
It’s not about red or blue.
It’s about Trump’s racism and the fact that he just doesn’t give a damn.
July 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump sent the National Guard to California for a fake crisis—no fires, no floods, no emergency. But Texans facing real disaster? Nothing. No help. No compassion.
It’s not about red or blue.
It’s about Trump’s racism and the fact that he just doesn’t give a damn.
It’s not about red or blue.
It’s about Trump’s racism and the fact that he just doesn’t give a damn.
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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My own observation is that Trump’s chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize decreased somewhat when he rolled into office threatening to invade Greenland, annex Canada, extort Ukraine, and seize the Panama Canal.
June 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My own observation is that Trump’s chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize decreased somewhat when he rolled into office threatening to invade Greenland, annex Canada, extort Ukraine, and seize the Panama Canal.
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In NYC, I'm anti-Mamdani.
But may I say the Democratic establishment is SO pathetic? They couldn't be bothered to recruit or unite behind a better alternative than the repellent Andrew Cuomo? REALLY? In NYC, where Dem big shots live and have clout, indeed where both Dem Hill leaders are from?
🤯 🤯 🤯
But may I say the Democratic establishment is SO pathetic? They couldn't be bothered to recruit or unite behind a better alternative than the repellent Andrew Cuomo? REALLY? In NYC, where Dem big shots live and have clout, indeed where both Dem Hill leaders are from?
🤯 🤯 🤯
June 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In NYC, I'm anti-Mamdani.
But may I say the Democratic establishment is SO pathetic? They couldn't be bothered to recruit or unite behind a better alternative than the repellent Andrew Cuomo? REALLY? In NYC, where Dem big shots live and have clout, indeed where both Dem Hill leaders are from?
🤯 🤯 🤯
But may I say the Democratic establishment is SO pathetic? They couldn't be bothered to recruit or unite behind a better alternative than the repellent Andrew Cuomo? REALLY? In NYC, where Dem big shots live and have clout, indeed where both Dem Hill leaders are from?
🤯 🤯 🤯
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NYT found the “big beautiful bill” would be the largest transfer from the poor to the rich in a single law since at least 1990.
In fact, it would be the largest transfer *ever.*
Reagan’s low-income cuts were MUCH smaller - and his tax cuts were done separately. And before him, nothing comes close.
In fact, it would be the largest transfer *ever.*
Reagan’s low-income cuts were MUCH smaller - and his tax cuts were done separately. And before him, nothing comes close.
June 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
June 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
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Everyone in LA, please post your
pictures of the lovely and peaceful afternoon you’re having out there!
pictures of the lovely and peaceful afternoon you’re having out there!
June 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Everyone in LA, please post your
pictures of the lovely and peaceful afternoon you’re having out there!
pictures of the lovely and peaceful afternoon you’re having out there!
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Deploying the military on U.S. soil as law enforcement against Americans was on page 555 of Project 2025.
So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did.
This isn’t a response.
This was always their plan.
So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did.
This isn’t a response.
This was always their plan.
June 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Deploying the military on U.S. soil as law enforcement against Americans was on page 555 of Project 2025.
So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did.
This isn’t a response.
This was always their plan.
So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did.
This isn’t a response.
This was always their plan.