Cyrus Gass
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The Art of the Deal. [Cartoon by Dennis Goris]
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Art of the Deal. [Cartoon by Dennis Goris]
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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NEWS: California just introduced a bold plan to create it’s own version of the NIH to replace Trump’s funding cuts into scientific research. @meidastouch.com @legalafmtn.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEWS: California just introduced a bold plan to create it’s own version of the NIH to replace Trump’s funding cuts into scientific research. @meidastouch.com @legalafmtn.bsky.social
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📽️ WATCH: Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, one of the men Trump sent to CECOT, told our reporters he was beaten the moment the plane landed.
He says when he regained consciousness and saw the polished concrete floor, the bright lights, the men in uniform, he just asked God: What am I doing here? Why?
He says when he regained consciousness and saw the polished concrete floor, the bright lights, the men in uniform, he just asked God: What am I doing here? Why?
August 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, one of the men Trump sent to CECOT, told our reporters he was beaten the moment the plane landed.
He says when he regained consciousness and saw the polished concrete floor, the bright lights, the men in uniform, he just asked God: What am I doing here? Why?
He says when he regained consciousness and saw the polished concrete floor, the bright lights, the men in uniform, he just asked God: What am I doing here? Why?
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"Tariffs are simple. Tariffs are a tax. When you raise tax rates, you get more tax revenue... And so what's happening right now is we have just had the largest tax rise in history that has NOT been passed by Congress. "
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Tariffs are simple. Tariffs are a tax. When you raise tax rates, you get more tax revenue... And so what's happening right now is we have just had the largest tax rise in history that has NOT been passed by Congress. "
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I am glad to see an apparent thief criminally charged, but it’s more than a little ironic that the person entrusted to protect our homeland security can’t even safeguard her own purse.
Prosecutors charge suspect with stealing DHS Secretary Noem’s purse
A 35-page federal criminal complaint accuses Mario Bustamante Leiva of stealing from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem as she dined in Capital Burger on April 20.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I am glad to see an apparent thief criminally charged, but it’s more than a little ironic that the person entrusted to protect our homeland security can’t even safeguard her own purse.
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Democrat’s project 2029 part 1
April 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Democrat’s project 2029 part 1
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
www.cbsnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
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Republicans keep screwing the middle class to give tax cuts to the rich—who don’t even need them!
Maybe the student debt forgiveness crowd should’ve fought harder to elect Kamala Harris. She backed student loan forgiveness.
Maybe the student debt forgiveness crowd should’ve fought harder to elect Kamala Harris. She backed student loan forgiveness.
February 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Republicans keep screwing the middle class to give tax cuts to the rich—who don’t even need them!
Maybe the student debt forgiveness crowd should’ve fought harder to elect Kamala Harris. She backed student loan forgiveness.
Maybe the student debt forgiveness crowd should’ve fought harder to elect Kamala Harris. She backed student loan forgiveness.
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DOGE savings (WSJ): $2.6b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
DOGE savings (WSJ): $2.6b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
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NYT: “DOGE deleted the top five highest savings claims on its ‘wall of receipts’ leaderboard after variousnews outlets pointed out multiple errors in its calculations…” newrepublic.com/post/191973/...
February 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
NYT: “DOGE deleted the top five highest savings claims on its ‘wall of receipts’ leaderboard after variousnews outlets pointed out multiple errors in its calculations…” newrepublic.com/post/191973/...
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@rbreich.bsky.social:
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@rbreich.bsky.social:
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
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Trump keeps whining about the U.S.-Canada trade deal and sparked global chaos over it—but what’s rarely mentioned? He’s the one who negotiated it and spent his first term bragging about it.
February 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Trump keeps whining about the U.S.-Canada trade deal and sparked global chaos over it—but what’s rarely mentioned? He’s the one who negotiated it and spent his first term bragging about it.
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
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When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
February 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
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How odd that when Trump announced his “deal” with Mexico he failed to mention that the US committed to halting the flow of assault weapons from the US to Mexico. Why did he leave that out?
February 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How odd that when Trump announced his “deal” with Mexico he failed to mention that the US committed to halting the flow of assault weapons from the US to Mexico. Why did he leave that out?
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Why did Puppet Trump put bigger tariffs on our friends Canada and Mexico than he did on China?! It’s clear who owns him!
February 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Why did Puppet Trump put bigger tariffs on our friends Canada and Mexico than he did on China?! It’s clear who owns him!
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Underreported: Elon just picked the head of NASA—a massive conflict-of-interest that will damage a government entity that he partners with, depends on, and in some cases competes with. The nominated NASA director is a high-school dropout billionaire who is pals with Musk. He has no business at NASA.
December 4, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Underreported: Elon just picked the head of NASA—a massive conflict-of-interest that will damage a government entity that he partners with, depends on, and in some cases competes with. The nominated NASA director is a high-school dropout billionaire who is pals with Musk. He has no business at NASA.
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If the legacy media was doing its job and not sucking up to Trump, this would be a national scandal.
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Republicans Keep Suing to Stop Counting of Certain Ballots in Pennsylvania Election
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
If the legacy media was doing its job and not sucking up to Trump, this would be a national scandal.
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.