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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾
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Former Democratic state house candidate in East TN. Anti-fascist
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CaPiTaLiSm dRiVeS InNoVaTiOn

the innovation:
A promotional image showing Taco Bell’s new Baja Blast Pie. The pie has a bright teal-blue filling that matches the color of the Baja Blast drink, surrounded by whipped cream along the edge, and sits in a graham cracker crust inside a foil pie tin. Behind it is a teal box with the text “Yours by a Slice of Luck.” The headline reads: “Taco Bell’s Baja Blast Pie Is Finally a Reality — IGN | Taco Bell.”
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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The Senate is in working. Why isn't the House working?

Republican Mike Johnson is keeping it closed to refuse to swear in duly-elected Adelita Grijalva because she’ll vote to release the Epstein files

The House should be in session. They’re getting paid. They should be working!
Side-by-side screenshot of official congressional websites showing their schedules for November 7, 2025. On the left, the U.S. House of Representatives page displays a November 2025 calendar with no highlighted session days and a message reading “There is no legislative activity available at this time.” On the right, the U.S. Senate’s “Floor Proceedings” page shows an old sepia-toned image of the Senate chamber with the words “VIDEO WILL BEGIN” above it. Below, the Senate floor schedule lists that the chamber will convene at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, and notes that on Thursday, November 6, it convened at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m.
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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DIANA IS LYING 👹👹👹

This administration actually went to court to argue they couldn’t use reserve funds—and judges forced them to

They even shut down the SNAP/EBT network while fighting to block emergency aid

When will East Tennessee stop believing these lies?
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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CoreCivic was founded in 1983 by Thomas Beasley, former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party and Don Hutto, president-elect of the American Correctional Association, who ran a Tennessee cotton plantation where Black convicts worked for no pay
Screenshot of a Tennessee Lookout news article on a webpage. The headline reads: “Private prison operator CoreCivic saw 55% increase in immigration detainee contracts.” The subheadline states that the Brentwood-based company has signed over half a billion dollars in new federal contracts since Donald Trump took office. The byline credits Adam Friedman and lists the date as November 6, 2025. Below the headline is a large photograph showing a white CoreCivic transport van parked next to high chain-link fencing topped with dense coils of razor wire, giving the scene a fortified, prison-like atmosphere.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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boy got hit by a 6-inch and it hurt his ego
A nighttime street scene with several law enforcement officers surrounding and detaining a man. The man wears a light pink patterned shirt and has his hands behind his back. One officer wears an FBI vest, another wears a vest labeled “POLICE,” and a third has a tactical vest with gear. They appear to be standing on a sidewalk near some bushes, with blurred city lights and buildings in the background. Text on the image reads: “’It smelled of onions and mustard,’ border patrol officer hit by sandwich in DC testifies.” The CNN logo is at the bottom right.
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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this is gonna trigger a full-blown republican meltdown
A press conference is taking place outdoors in front of the Unisphere sculpture. A sign on the podium reads “A New Era for New York City,” and the headline text over the image says that Mamdani’s transition team will be led by five women. Zohran Mamdani stands at the podium speaking into multiple microphones, while five women stand beside him, representing the leadership team.
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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What tonight felt like
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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PARTICULARLY FOR PRESIDENT 🔥🔥🔥
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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…and watch videos of the assaults by ICE

spaces.hightail.com/space/ZzXNse...
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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…and read the hand-written declaration of Robert Butler-Bey, a Native American who asks “How can they do this to people?”

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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…and read accounts of how ICE escalated violence against protestors

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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…or find photos of a guitar destroyed by a baton round fired by a sniper on the roof of the ICE facility in Chicago

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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…or the hand-written declaration of Quincy Worthington
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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For example, you can read the "Declaration of David Black", a Presbyterian minister who was assaulted by ICE, including photos, and his account of how he was attacked by our own government:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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The system includes initial court filings as well as exhibits, etc.
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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If it's not available you'll see "Buy on PACER". You can click that button and use your PACER account to purchase the document. Documents cost $0.10 per page, up to a max of $3

If you purchase with the extension installed, that document will now be FREE for others 🎉🎉🎉
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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The RECAP extension will show the "Download PDF" button if the document is available for free

Anytime you see the button, it's FREE
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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And anyone can search for these cases on www.courtlistener.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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You‘re telling me no one at Fox News notices the very clear place in the video where the Sora.ai logo has been blurred out?

Please. They are culpable in spreading this racist rhetoric and have been for decades
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Man fired for pointing out the emperor has no clothes
Photograph of the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack, showing a large crowd of Trump supporters gathered on the steps and lower terrace. Bright orange smoke or tear gas fills the scene as lights illuminate the building façade. American flags and Trump banners are visible in the crowd. The iconic Capitol dome rises above in the background, under a cloudy dusk sky.
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Imagine being such a fragile man that you shoot a guitar
A group of protesters stand outside a building wearing protective respirators and masks. One person plays an acoustic guitar while another speaks into a megaphone. Others hold signs, including one that reads “He wouldn’t be here if she wasn’t deported” and another partially visible one about immigrants. The group appears united and serious, with bright sunlight casting sharp shadows on the ground. A person holds an acoustic guitar with a large hole punched through its side near the bridge, showing splintered wood from an impact. Another person’s hand is holding a blue-tipped rubber baton round—the projectile said to have struck the guitar. People and pavement are visible in the background, suggesting an outdoor protest scene.
November 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Imagine being terrified of this
A man with short dark hair and a beard smiles while standing on a city street corner. He’s wearing a white shirt and a dark textured blazer. Behind him are brick and glass buildings, a few pedestrians, and a traffic light glowing red, suggesting an urban setting on an overcast day. The man is Zohran Mamdani
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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LADIES ONLY: Someone “hugs” your man like this. What’s your next move?
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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This ain’t it
A Facebook post from “Turning Point USA” by Natalie Lynn reads, “My son insisted on being Charlie for Halloween this year. #WeAreCharlie.” Below are three photos of a young boy dressed as political commentator Charlie Kirk. He wears a white baseball cap with “47” on it, a red shirt with the word “FREEDOM,” and carries a homemade table costume hung from straps around his neck. The table is decorated with a “Turning Point USA” logo, small American flags, and handwritten “Prove Me Wrong” signs. On the table are a Starbucks cup labeled “Charlie,” a microphone, and pamphlets, mimicking Kirk’s “Change My Mind” setup.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Dark pattern ads that are intended to fool users should be illegal
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM