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I'll see you in the trees.
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President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering congressional districts hit a massive roadblock Tuesday: California voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve New Map, Countering Trump’s Gerrymander Push
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering congressional districts hit a massive roadblock Tuesday: California voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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BREAKING: Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee known for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” dies at 89, daughter Laura Dern announces.
Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee known for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
BREAKING: Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee known for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” dies at 89, daughter Laura Dern announces.
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Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
WATCH: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work.
www.pbs.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
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Washington Post v. Democracy Docket on today's Bolton news.
I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Washington Post v. Democracy Docket on today's Bolton news.
I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
special fuck you goes out to Bill Barr today
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
special fuck you goes out to Bill Barr today
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#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
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In this bonus episode of The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra, Ben Mankiewicz answers your questions! He weighs in on the six-hour cut of the film, what Richard Burton thought about it, and much more!
It's available now wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4odadII
It's available now wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4odadII
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In this bonus episode of The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra, Ben Mankiewicz answers your questions! He weighs in on the six-hour cut of the film, what Richard Burton thought about it, and much more!
It's available now wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4odadII
It's available now wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4odadII
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Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, people on the left have been censored, punished, and targeted with more violence for telling the truth about Kirk's legacy. The cycle continues: mainstream whitewashing of violence begets more violence and the victims are blamed.
spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...
spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...
The national gaslighting about Charlie Kirk
Another pattern of censorship that only hurts the left—and emboldens political violence.
spitfirenews.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, people on the left have been censored, punished, and targeted with more violence for telling the truth about Kirk's legacy. The cycle continues: mainstream whitewashing of violence begets more violence and the victims are blamed.
spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...
spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...
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We can, and should, deplore Charlie Kirk's murder, without whitewashing who he was. ttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/charlie-kirk-assassination-tragedy/
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.
www.thenation.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We can, and should, deplore Charlie Kirk's murder, without whitewashing who he was. ttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/charlie-kirk-assassination-tragedy/
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1,100 people killed on 9/11 in New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new technology to identify more people.
Inside the lab working to identify the remains of 9/11 victims
1,100 people killed on 9/11 in New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new technology to identify more people.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
1,100 people killed on 9/11 in New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new technology to identify more people.
turned on the news this morning expecting proper Sept 11th remembrance and the chyron says "Remembering Charlie Kirk". what did I do to enter this reality of idiocy
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
turned on the news this morning expecting proper Sept 11th remembrance and the chyron says "Remembering Charlie Kirk". what did I do to enter this reality of idiocy
There's a direct line to this moment from Bill Barr's "No Collusion" press conference. It has been sold and paid for for years.
Trump and a smiling Putin are both in the backseat of a car as they're driven away
August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There's a direct line to this moment from Bill Barr's "No Collusion" press conference. It has been sold and paid for for years.
what an amazing voice and person! ❤️
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Rebekah Del Rio, ‘Mulholland Drive’ Singer Who Performed ‘Llorando’ in David Lynch Classic, Dies at 57
Rebekah Del Rio, a singer-songwriter who electrified David Lynch's film 'Mulholland Drive' with her performance of 'Llorando,' has died. She was 57.
variety.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
what an amazing voice and person! ❤️
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
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David Lynch fans are already clamoring to place bids on items from the legendary director’s personal collection, set for a June 18 auction. Here’s the story I wrote for The Hollywood Reporter: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
Massive David Lynch Auction Includes Scripts, Cameras and So Many Coffeemakers (Exclusive)
The June 18 estate sale at Julien's spans the late writer-director's passions, from film to painting, woodworking, music, mid-century modern style — and his love of "a damn fine cup of coffee."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
David Lynch fans are already clamoring to place bids on items from the legendary director’s personal collection, set for a June 18 auction. Here’s the story I wrote for The Hollywood Reporter: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
May 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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I Know Catherine, The Log Lady is having its Academy Award-qualifying run at Laemmle Glendale from May 9–15!
Join us for a full week of celebrations, with three screenings daily of I Know Catherine, plus special presentations of 7 Year Zig Zag (Friday night) and I Don’t Know Jack (Saturday night).
Join us for a full week of celebrations, with three screenings daily of I Know Catherine, plus special presentations of 7 Year Zig Zag (Friday night) and I Don’t Know Jack (Saturday night).
May 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady is having its Academy Award-qualifying run at Laemmle Glendale from May 9–15!
Join us for a full week of celebrations, with three screenings daily of I Know Catherine, plus special presentations of 7 Year Zig Zag (Friday night) and I Don’t Know Jack (Saturday night).
Join us for a full week of celebrations, with three screenings daily of I Know Catherine, plus special presentations of 7 Year Zig Zag (Friday night) and I Don’t Know Jack (Saturday night).
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Vice President JD Vance dropped the College Football Playoff national championship trophy during a White House ceremony honoring the champion Ohio State Buckeyes.
Read more: nyti.ms/4il75GL
Read more: nyti.ms/4il75GL
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Vice President JD Vance dropped the College Football Playoff national championship trophy during a White House ceremony honoring the champion Ohio State Buckeyes.
Read more: nyti.ms/4il75GL
Read more: nyti.ms/4il75GL
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Trump now saying — contrary to his previous statements and those of federal officials — that people removed from the U.S. to El Salvador are in the “sole custody” of El Salvador
April 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump now saying — contrary to his previous statements and those of federal officials — that people removed from the U.S. to El Salvador are in the “sole custody” of El Salvador
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Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock.
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, Chips From ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefitin...
www.bloomberg.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"A Wall Street Journal analysis of daily financial statements issued by the Treasury Department found government spending since the [Trump] inauguration is $154 billion more than in the same period in 2024 during the administration of former President Joe Biden."
See How Government Spending Is Up Even as Musk Touts Savings
The Musk team’s estimated $150 billion in savings barely makes a dent in $6.8 trillion of expenditures largely on autopilot, a WSJ analysis finds.
www.wsj.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"A Wall Street Journal analysis of daily financial statements issued by the Treasury Department found government spending since the [Trump] inauguration is $154 billion more than in the same period in 2024 during the administration of former President Joe Biden."
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SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
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Also, via that NYT article, we also learned who the likely source of last night’s horribly framed Bloomberg story was: Stephen Miller.
April 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Also, via that NYT article, we also learned who the likely source of last night’s horribly framed Bloomberg story was: Stephen Miller.
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BREAKING: the Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Abredo Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly sent to El Salvador.
April 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
BREAKING: the Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Abredo Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly sent to El Salvador.