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Most Americans agree we need to get money out of politics. If that takes a constitutional amendment, then that's what we have to do. And if that's going to take years, then it's all the more reason to begin pushing now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Trumpers are clearly white supremacists but they don't want that being told to students in universities.
🧵An Indiana University Lecturer in Social work was removed from her class on diversity for suggesting that "Make America Great Again" was on the spectrum of white supremacy. A student complained to Trump ally, Sen Jim Banks who contacted the dean who removed the lecturer.

Academic freedom? Ha.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Everyone knows damned well that he is a pervert who joined his pal Epstein. We all heard him tell us how he lusted for his own young daughter, Ivanka. We all heard him brag about walking in on teenagers at his beauty pageant. He told us that he was a star and could 'grab 'em by the pussy.'
Trump is opening an "investigation" because that precludes DOJ from being allowed to release the files.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I think people are missing the point with this Epstein thing.

The question is not did he have sex with underaged girls. He did.

The question is not did he have illegal financial transactions with Epstein. He did.

The question is not did he serve as an asset and agent of Putin. He did.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Poverty is a policy decision.

Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.

Inequality is a policy decision.

Remember this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Trumpers cannot let even one day pass with telling us what inhuman pricks they are.

If you support the Trump administration, stop claiming that you are Christian or Godfearing or religious at all.
The cruelty is the point.
Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago spent nearly two months in ICE detention—despite having protection under DACA—until a federal judge ruled that the government had no reason to keep her in custody and ordered her release.

DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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MAGA Evangelicals,

If the President is a pedophile, don’t you want to know?

If the person in the highest seat of power in our nation is a serial predator, isn’t it important to bring that truth into the light?

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-the-president-is-a-pedophile
If the President is a Pedophile...
An open letter to Republican Voters, Trump Supporters, White Evangelicals, and MAGA Faithful,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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You know, FDR was an "elite." He came from money on both sides of his family.

Yet, he wasn't a predatory scumbag like pretty much all of our rich elites now. He looked out for the little guy. He looked out for the poor. FDR cared about people.

We really need a better class of rich people.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Do Senate Democrats really believe that Americans will hurt any less when the government is reopened and Trump and his sycophants can hack away at whatever programs they dislike?

Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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When your foundation shade is “nuclear sunset.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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“When we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.” @tennesseelookout.com
Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.
tennesseelookout.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We will not be honoring Trump, who dodged his service.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Today is Veteran’s Day. We honor those that have served our country. 🇺🇸

Did you know: Veteran’s Day is on November 11th because it marks the armistice signed between the Allies of WW1 & Germany, which took effect at 11:00 am: the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Service is the truest measure of patriotism. On Veterans Day, we honor all who have taken the oath and worn the uniform - and our nation recommits to keeping its promises to every veteran who served our country.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Speaker has already made clear that he and his boss, Trump, have zero concern about whether the average American man and woman can afford medical care.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.

The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Don't hold your breath
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It is absolutely wrong to demand respect for Trump and for men ans women in uniform in the same sentence. Trump refused to serve in uniform and he is a convicted criminal, a rapist and a traitor who directed his mob to attack the United States Capitol. No one who is an American patriot respects him.
Exactly right. Why should we respect a president who doesn’t respect the constitution he swore an oath to uphold?
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Do you remember when the White House had good taste?

Back when the art had meaning, the rooms had soul, and the President had both.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.

Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM