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I do not love the smell of napalm in the morning.
But that was a great movie!
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President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Random cruelty
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Seafood spread and ice sculpture at Mar-a-Lago as Trump continues to starve poor children
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Baltimore” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Baltimore · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Self anointed “Fertility President” is making parenting even more unaffordable than it already is.
May 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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April 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Dear White House,
Scribbling something in red sharpie doesn't make it true.
This is some sick shit
April 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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This guy just shot and killed 2 and injured many more on what is supposed to be the safe haven of a university campus. When will he be deported to El Salvador, MAGAts?
April 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The stock market is melting down for a second day, dead US soldiers are arriving in Delaware, and Donald Trump is off golfing.
April 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Send in the Marines! Colorado put up a mediocre portrait of Trump! Deport them all!
‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait
Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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@Television news organizations may believe that avoiding a term like Gulf of Mexico is a fairly harmless concession. But … cute linguistic gymnastics amount to a surrender. Words are the front lines of truth, and once they’re ceded, it becomes far easier for strongmen like Trump to shape reality.”
GULF OF FEAR: This past week, when NASA astronauts returned to Earth, TV news networks avoided calling the body of water they splashed down in as the Gulf of Mexico.

Instead, they performed linguistic gymnastics to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs.

More in Status: www.status.news/p/gulf-of-me...
Gulf of Fear
When news anchors tiptoe around the name Gulf of Mexico, it’s not just semantics—it’s a glimpse at how the press starts to flinch under political pressure.
www.status.news
March 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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“If American journalists flinch at merely calling a centuries-old body of water what it has always been known as, what will they flinch at next? History is full of regimes that began by controlling what people could say.”
GULF OF FEAR: This past week, when NASA astronauts returned to Earth, TV news networks avoided calling the body of water they splashed down in as the Gulf of Mexico.

Instead, they performed linguistic gymnastics to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs.

More in Status: www.status.news/p/gulf-of-me...
Gulf of Fear
When news anchors tiptoe around the name Gulf of Mexico, it’s not just semantics—it’s a glimpse at how the press starts to flinch under political pressure.
www.status.news
March 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Jan. 6 pardoned by Trump killed after resisting arrest during traffic stop:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is killed by police in traffic stop
Indiana state police say Matthew Huttle, who was given six months in prison, was shot after allegedly resisting arrest
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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“Cecile was an inspiration to women and the men who love and respect us. Rest in peace and power.”- CK
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, dies at 67
Texas-born activist who spent lifetime advocating for abortion rights died after a battle with brain cancer
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Red states are always the tragic victims of circumstances outside of their control, and Democrats always vote for their aid. Whereas blue state disasters are a function of their flawed morality and policy."
Jon Stewart Slams Republican Lawmakers for Demanding Conditions on L.A. Fire Relief: ‘That Is Psychotic’
Jon Stewart tackles the devastating L.A. forest fires and the Republican lawmakers who want "strings attached" to incoming relief funds.
variety.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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GROTESQUE GRIFTERS: The Trump spawn who stole from a children's cancer charity is mulling new Trump vodka line www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v... via @CBSPolitics
Trump's son Eric mulling new Trump vodka line
Discussions about a new Trump-branded vodka centered on Eric Trump Wineries and an LLC that would use the Trump name under a license agreement, two sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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“Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds pretty, no?” Ms. Sheinbaum said while pointing to the map and smiling.”
Mexico’s President Pokes Fun at Trump With New Name for the U.S. (Gift Article)
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Over 15,000 doctors have signed a letter imploring the US Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Secretary of HHS.

The letter states:

“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”

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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The @nytimes.com should hire whoever wrote this headline. Seriously!
January 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Of course Elon’s cheating.
January 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM