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· Feb 9
4 U.S. Code § 8 - Respect for flag
www.law.cornell.edu
The upside down flag will be taken down when they are.
"... a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
"... a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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A reminder that Charlie Kirk kept featuring Gaetz as a speaker at his big events right up to this summer, along with Epstein docs star Steve Bannon, Nazi defender Tucker Carlson and other fine upstanding citizens.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A reminder that Charlie Kirk kept featuring Gaetz as a speaker at his big events right up to this summer, along with Epstein docs star Steve Bannon, Nazi defender Tucker Carlson and other fine upstanding citizens.
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When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed terror—not justice.
“They dragged her out in front of the kids”: Inside Chicago’s ICE raid at a bilingual daycare
When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed terror—not justice.
www.motherjones.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed terror—not justice.
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Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
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This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
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Lindsey Halligan's Seven Times 18-Minute Gap
This catalogs the many struggles DOJ is having proving that they actually did indict Jim Comey, much less that they didn't rely on privileged comms.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/13/l...
This catalogs the many struggles DOJ is having proving that they actually did indict Jim Comey, much less that they didn't rely on privileged comms.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/13/l...
Lindsey Halligan's Seven Times 18-Minute Gap - emptywheel
After two weeks of struggle to come up with a grand jury transcript that two different judges could review, it turns out that for two hours, there isn't one.
www.emptywheel.net
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Lindsey Halligan's Seven Times 18-Minute Gap
This catalogs the many struggles DOJ is having proving that they actually did indict Jim Comey, much less that they didn't rely on privileged comms.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/13/l...
This catalogs the many struggles DOJ is having proving that they actually did indict Jim Comey, much less that they didn't rely on privileged comms.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/13/l...
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If that's Giuffre's name under the redaction bar, then prove it. Remove the redaction. You've already told us it's Giuffre, so you wouldn't be doing anything illegal. So reveal it. Or can't you? Because it's not her?
CNN: The emails that were released don't raise any Qs for you?
GIMENEZ: Not right now, no
C: The email where Epstein says to Maxwell that Trump spent hours at his house w/someone whose name is redacted who Republicans are saying is Virginia Giuffre?
G: Right. And she said Trump did nothing wrong
GIMENEZ: Not right now, no
C: The email where Epstein says to Maxwell that Trump spent hours at his house w/someone whose name is redacted who Republicans are saying is Virginia Giuffre?
G: Right. And she said Trump did nothing wrong
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If that's Giuffre's name under the redaction bar, then prove it. Remove the redaction. You've already told us it's Giuffre, so you wouldn't be doing anything illegal. So reveal it. Or can't you? Because it's not her?
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BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🚨ATTENTION: Are you or a loved one a United States Senator implicated in the January 6th insurrection?
YOU may be entitled to financial compensation!
YOU may be entitled to financial compensation!
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🚨ATTENTION: Are you or a loved one a United States Senator implicated in the January 6th insurrection?
YOU may be entitled to financial compensation!
YOU may be entitled to financial compensation!
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$40 BILLION for Argentina.
$2 BILLION for a name change.
$300 MILLION for a ballroom.
Trump and Republicans can find money for everything except for the health and economic wellbeing of the American people.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
$2 BILLION for a name change.
$300 MILLION for a ballroom.
Trump and Republicans can find money for everything except for the health and economic wellbeing of the American people.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
$40 BILLION for Argentina.
$2 BILLION for a name change.
$300 MILLION for a ballroom.
Trump and Republicans can find money for everything except for the health and economic wellbeing of the American people.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
$2 BILLION for a name change.
$300 MILLION for a ballroom.
Trump and Republicans can find money for everything except for the health and economic wellbeing of the American people.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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While families scrambled to feed their kids during Republicans' govt shutdown, Trump and USDA were trying to silence SNAP workers like Ellen from speaking out.
This retaliatory firing is egregious and a violation of her right to free speech.
She must be reinstated immediately.
This retaliatory firing is egregious and a violation of her right to free speech.
She must be reinstated immediately.
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
While families scrambled to feed their kids during Republicans' govt shutdown, Trump and USDA were trying to silence SNAP workers like Ellen from speaking out.
This retaliatory firing is egregious and a violation of her right to free speech.
She must be reinstated immediately.
This retaliatory firing is egregious and a violation of her right to free speech.
She must be reinstated immediately.
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This should be a bipartisan issue.
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This should be a bipartisan issue.
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We have reliable direct evidence connecting Donald Trump to Epstein’s underage sex trafficking ring. Trump’s DOJ cover-up of Epstein’s crimes must not continue.
DOJ must release every piece of the Epstein files. No more secrets. The American people, the survivors, and the victims deserve the truth.
DOJ must release every piece of the Epstein files. No more secrets. The American people, the survivors, and the victims deserve the truth.
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We have reliable direct evidence connecting Donald Trump to Epstein’s underage sex trafficking ring. Trump’s DOJ cover-up of Epstein’s crimes must not continue.
DOJ must release every piece of the Epstein files. No more secrets. The American people, the survivors, and the victims deserve the truth.
DOJ must release every piece of the Epstein files. No more secrets. The American people, the survivors, and the victims deserve the truth.
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Republicans have been trying to deflect and diminish Trump’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein by delaying the release of the Epstein files.
But now they can’t hide.
It’s time for the truth to come to light and for the DOJ to release the files.
But now they can’t hide.
It’s time for the truth to come to light and for the DOJ to release the files.
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Republicans have been trying to deflect and diminish Trump’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein by delaying the release of the Epstein files.
But now they can’t hide.
It’s time for the truth to come to light and for the DOJ to release the files.
But now they can’t hide.
It’s time for the truth to come to light and for the DOJ to release the files.
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The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates’ heinous crimes deserve justice. Enough is enough. This floor vote is long overdue. Release the files.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates’ heinous crimes deserve justice. Enough is enough. This floor vote is long overdue. Release the files.
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Why would any Democrat surrender unconditionally to Donald Trump after overwhelming Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia?
Instead of bailing out Trump politically, we should hold him accountable.
Instead of bailing out Trump politically, we should hold him accountable.
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Why would any Democrat surrender unconditionally to Donald Trump after overwhelming Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia?
Instead of bailing out Trump politically, we should hold him accountable.
Instead of bailing out Trump politically, we should hold him accountable.
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The American people deserve answers, and it’s time for the DOJ and FBI to provide them.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The American people deserve answers, and it’s time for the DOJ and FBI to provide them.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
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Yes. This is precisely what happened.
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yes. This is precisely what happened.
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GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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NBC News spoke with two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the cost.
Trump's 'Department Of War' Rebrand Could Have Staggering Cost: Report
NBC News spoke with two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the cost.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NBC News spoke with two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the cost.
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GOP Rep. John Rose on GOP senators' taxpayer-funded payouts: "I'm calling on senators to disavow this, including Marsha Blackburn, who unfortunately apparently telegraphed she's planning to take advantage of this opportunity to put millions of dollars in her pocket at the expense of the taxpayer"
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
GOP Rep. John Rose on GOP senators' taxpayer-funded payouts: "I'm calling on senators to disavow this, including Marsha Blackburn, who unfortunately apparently telegraphed she's planning to take advantage of this opportunity to put millions of dollars in her pocket at the expense of the taxpayer"
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The Republican Party platform:
- Cut healthcare access for millions of people
- Destroy government assistance programs so people go hungry
- Let hospitals and nursing homes close b/c of cuts to Medicaid
- Protect pedophiles
- Cut healthcare access for millions of people
- Destroy government assistance programs so people go hungry
- Let hospitals and nursing homes close b/c of cuts to Medicaid
- Protect pedophiles
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Republican Party platform:
- Cut healthcare access for millions of people
- Destroy government assistance programs so people go hungry
- Let hospitals and nursing homes close b/c of cuts to Medicaid
- Protect pedophiles
- Cut healthcare access for millions of people
- Destroy government assistance programs so people go hungry
- Let hospitals and nursing homes close b/c of cuts to Medicaid
- Protect pedophiles
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SCOOP: In text messages sent in 2017, Jeffrey Epstein appears to position himself as a middleman between president Donald Trump’s administration and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. He seemingly represents himself as passing on information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary.
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Intimate Knowledge of Donald Trump’s Views in Texts With Bill Gates Adviser
In text messages from 2017, Jeffrey Epstein seemingly represented himself as positioned to pass information from the Trump White House to Bill Gates through an intermediary.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
SCOOP: In text messages sent in 2017, Jeffrey Epstein appears to position himself as a middleman between president Donald Trump’s administration and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. He seemingly represents himself as passing on information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary.