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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
How Will You Know That America Has Become a Dictatorship? After 20 Years Living in One, I Can Tell You.
Much of the country is afraid: afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid U.S. laws will no longer protect them.
slate.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
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“Our median estimate is that 4.2 million people participated in a No Kings Day demonstration somewhere in the country on Saturday, with an upper bound of 7.6 million people.”
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Our median estimate is that 4.2 million people participated in a No Kings Day demonstration somewhere in the country on Saturday, with an upper bound of 7.6 million people.”
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.
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The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
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In the DC area, ABC did
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In the DC area, ABC did
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
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The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
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“Pritzker put it in the starkest terms. ‘Any rational person who has studied history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under color of law, what comes next?’”
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Trump’s Leaked Plan to Deploy the Texas National Guard Against Illinois Will Tear Apart the Union
If it goes forward, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis
open.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Pritzker put it in the starkest terms. ‘Any rational person who has studied history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under color of law, what comes next?’”
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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This both heart warming and a deep tragedy
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This both heart warming and a deep tragedy
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The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
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God Loses $400 Betting On Cardinal Tagle
God Loses $400 Betting On Cardinal Tagle
THE HEAVENS—Cursing aloud the moment news of Leo XIV’s election arrived on His phone screen, the Lord Almighty told reporters Thursday that he had lost $400 Thursday betting on Cardinal Luis Antonio T...
theonion.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
God Loses $400 Betting On Cardinal Tagle
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The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
Trump’s Corruption Hits Next Level With Shady $2 Billion Crypto Deal
An investment firm backed by a foreign government just made a massive deal using the Trump family’s crypto firm. The conflicts of interest here are unprecedented.
newrepublic.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.
NEW: A second filing today from the DOJ tells Judge Xinis that in their view, since Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, she can't order them to do anything further to bring him back since that's not what "facilitate" means.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
April 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.
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Share this everywhere. I believe there should be immigration enforcement. I believe there shld be an immigration enforcement agency. But this one is simply lawless to the core. That fact is just inescapable.
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Share this everywhere. I believe there should be immigration enforcement. I believe there shld be an immigration enforcement agency. But this one is simply lawless to the core. That fact is just inescapable.
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The market was strong, the economy was healthy, the envy of the world (yes, eggs were expensive). The US was respected by its allies. And then, one man started doing what only America’s enemies can celebrate
April 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The market was strong, the economy was healthy, the envy of the world (yes, eggs were expensive). The US was respected by its allies. And then, one man started doing what only America’s enemies can celebrate
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1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
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That board he was holding up showing the supposed tariffs by other countries? It had nothing to do with reality. Those numbers were not tariffs, or anything remotely resembling tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That board he was holding up showing the supposed tariffs by other countries? It had nothing to do with reality. Those numbers were not tariffs, or anything remotely resembling tariffs.
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What a weird way to say:
Under Biden… ‘23, ‘24 real GDP growth exceeded expectations
Inflation was tamed without a recession
A record 16.6 million jobs created
A record 21 million new business applications
Lowest avg unemployment of any admin in > 50 years…
But, you be you, Mike…
Under Biden… ‘23, ‘24 real GDP growth exceeded expectations
Inflation was tamed without a recession
A record 16.6 million jobs created
A record 21 million new business applications
Lowest avg unemployment of any admin in > 50 years…
But, you be you, Mike…
Mike Johnson: "We're transitioning from Bidenomics and the terrible economy that was delivered by the last administration. It takes a while to turn that ship around."
March 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What a weird way to say:
Under Biden… ‘23, ‘24 real GDP growth exceeded expectations
Inflation was tamed without a recession
A record 16.6 million jobs created
A record 21 million new business applications
Lowest avg unemployment of any admin in > 50 years…
But, you be you, Mike…
Under Biden… ‘23, ‘24 real GDP growth exceeded expectations
Inflation was tamed without a recession
A record 16.6 million jobs created
A record 21 million new business applications
Lowest avg unemployment of any admin in > 50 years…
But, you be you, Mike…
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
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Starmer to Zelenskyy: You are very very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom.
March 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Starmer to Zelenskyy: You are very very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom.