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AOC: We know that Donald Trump has not only been convicted of committing crimes, but that the supreme court has given him a blank check to continue to commit crimes while in office. So we cannot underestimate the threat and the danger of this moment. But we cannot respond to that with cowardice.
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: We know that Donald Trump has not only been convicted of committing crimes, but that the supreme court has given him a blank check to continue to commit crimes while in office. So we cannot underestimate the threat and the danger of this moment. But we cannot respond to that with cowardice.
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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It’s enraging the extent to which the corporate media is not relentlessly covering and showing this brutality.
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s enraging the extent to which the corporate media is not relentlessly covering and showing this brutality.
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Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
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None of them know anything about the pardon for the guy who made Trump a fortune in crypto. bsky.app/profile/atru...
COLLINS: Should the president know who he's pardoning?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
None of them know anything about the pardon for the guy who made Trump a fortune in crypto. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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especially enraging because of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with using an autopen, but there is in fact something wrong with pardoning someone as a quid pro quo and not even knowing who it is.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
COLLINS: But the argument from Republicans is that Biden used an autopen for pardons and didn't know who he was pardoning. Trump is openly saying he did not know who he was pardoning.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He said it was recommended to him. He gets a lot of recommendations. He pardons a lot of people.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He said it was recommended to him. He gets a lot of recommendations. He pardons a lot of people.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
especially enraging because of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with using an autopen, but there is in fact something wrong with pardoning someone as a quid pro quo and not even knowing who it is.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
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President Trump can get to Jeffery Epstein in one hop
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
President Trump can get to Jeffery Epstein in one hop
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The reason it was considered an 'ideological referendum' after the fact was because the media had decided beforehand that enough was enough, if he won this time he's won everything forever - not just because they support them, although much/most of them do, but because they wanted to End The Debate
Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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bsky.app/profile/larr...
Comparing the relation between the presidential election results in 2020 and 2024 with the post-election commentary is a fascinating exercise.
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The reason it was considered an 'ideological referendum' after the fact was because the media had decided beforehand that enough was enough, if he won this time he's won everything forever - not just because they support them, although much/most of them do, but because they wanted to End The Debate
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My email request earlier today of Democracy Docket free subscribers who can afford to pay. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My email request earlier today of Democracy Docket free subscribers who can afford to pay. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Here's a brilliant billboard campaign to put important messages before the National Guard troops being deployed to US cities! Another illustration of doing what we can, where we can. A model for us all! taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
taskandpurpose.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here's a brilliant billboard campaign to put important messages before the National Guard troops being deployed to US cities! Another illustration of doing what we can, where we can. A model for us all! taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...
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Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
November 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
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Ukraine has hit Rosneft’s Tuapse Marine Oil Terminal which is one of the main centres for Russian crude exports on the Black Sea.
#explodey
#explodey
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ukraine has hit Rosneft’s Tuapse Marine Oil Terminal which is one of the main centres for Russian crude exports on the Black Sea.
#explodey
#explodey
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Trump celebrates his new project: an overhaul of the Lincoln bathroom.
Meanwhile, the government is still closed, many workers haven't been paid, and SNAP benefits are set to expire tomorrow.
with @emilydavies.bsky.social
Meanwhile, the government is still closed, many workers haven't been paid, and SNAP benefits are set to expire tomorrow.
with @emilydavies.bsky.social
Trump touts Lincoln Bathroom overhaul featuring marble, gold fixtures
The president unveiled the renovation project on his way to spend the weekend at his club in Mar-a-Lago as pressure mounts to reopen the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Trump celebrates his new project: an overhaul of the Lincoln bathroom.
Meanwhile, the government is still closed, many workers haven't been paid, and SNAP benefits are set to expire tomorrow.
with @emilydavies.bsky.social
Meanwhile, the government is still closed, many workers haven't been paid, and SNAP benefits are set to expire tomorrow.
with @emilydavies.bsky.social
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note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
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Folks, please note this. The top military official overseeing Trump's boat bombings recently resigned with no explanation, and now Republicans in Congress are refusing to press for his testimony even in a classified setting.
Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:
Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:
News on Trump boat bombings --> Rep Adam Smith, top Dem on Armed Services, tells me GOPers are failing to press for testimony from the top Pentagon official who recently resigned, potentially over the strikes.
Appallingly, we may never hear from him.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Appallingly, we may never hear from him.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells”
Remember the Southern Command admiral who resigned two weeks ago? Hill Republicans haven’t heard from him—and they don’t apparently want to.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Folks, please note this. The top military official overseeing Trump's boat bombings recently resigned with no explanation, and now Republicans in Congress are refusing to press for his testimony even in a classified setting.
Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:
Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:
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NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.
Trump’s Voter Citizenship Database Is ‘Flawed’ and Could Lead to Disenfranchisement, Election Administrator Warns
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.
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The shutdown may not leave lasting economic damage, but it's making the Fed's job harder
Powell warned the data blackout might be a reason for officials to move cautiously with cuts, upending expectations about December
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b... @bencasselman.bsky.social @nytimes.com
Powell warned the data blackout might be a reason for officials to move cautiously with cuts, upending expectations about December
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b... @bencasselman.bsky.social @nytimes.com
A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The shutdown may not leave lasting economic damage, but it's making the Fed's job harder
Powell warned the data blackout might be a reason for officials to move cautiously with cuts, upending expectations about December
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b... @bencasselman.bsky.social @nytimes.com
Powell warned the data blackout might be a reason for officials to move cautiously with cuts, upending expectations about December
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b... @bencasselman.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.
A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies
Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.
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The Depression began after Wall Street stocks crashed 96 years ago today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us. She cites a wildly off-base claim heard then & now:
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
October 28, 2025
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G.
substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Depression began after Wall Street stocks crashed 96 years ago today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us. She cites a wildly off-base claim heard then & now:
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
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Decisions of the utmost gravity and consequence to life on this planet made by Trump unilaterally based on completely false understandings. But one thing's clear. He really admires Rocket Man.
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Decisions of the utmost gravity and consequence to life on this planet made by Trump unilaterally based on completely false understandings. But one thing's clear. He really admires Rocket Man.
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Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.
Trump Admin Spends Millions on ICE Ads as SNAP Runs Out of Money—Report
www.newsweek.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.
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Congress has provided a contingency plan for SNAP to keep the program going for years in case of a shut down. The USDA sneakily took the plan down. Now blue states are suing to continue benefits for their constituents.
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP — NOTUS
The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.
apple.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Congress has provided a contingency plan for SNAP to keep the program going for years in case of a shut down. The USDA sneakily took the plan down. Now blue states are suing to continue benefits for their constituents.
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
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NEW: The Trump administration quietly lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the Putin-backed Serbian leader Milorad Dodik after an intensive campaign on his behalf by Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, Laura Loomer & high-priced lobbyists.
Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: The Trump administration quietly lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the Putin-backed Serbian leader Milorad Dodik after an intensive campaign on his behalf by Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, Laura Loomer & high-priced lobbyists.
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Breaking News: President Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 33 years.
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the president threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Breaking News: President Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 33 years.