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ore Trump lies about the boats he’s blasting, at least some of which are apparently neither coming to the U.S. nor transporting fentanyl. His regime has no legal or national security justification for killing noncombatants on the high seas. Just another unjustified war for oil.
thehill.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
And now it is even worse - it is sacrilege that the egomaniac has added his name to the Kennedy Center....

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Stop Funding Censorship and Support Diverse Artists
This is about who gets to exist in public spaces and whose stories get to be told on America's stage.  Drag performers have been attacked directly, resulting in bomb threats, armed protests, and...
sign.moveon.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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While Trump jetted to Mar-a-Lago for golf and Gatsby during his shutdown, Austin’s overworked, understaffed and unpaid air traffic controllers kept our skies safe.
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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We have 27 controllers when the FAA says we need 60, and I’ve long pressed the FAA to give them the help they deserve. Perhaps Trump should try fully staffing the tower before taking aim at those inside.
Trump slams air traffic controllers who called out during the government shutdown
Trump said on social media that he wasn't happy with controllers who called out of work, and suggested a $10,000 bonus for those who didn't take any time off during the shutdown.
www.npr.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Trump said he'd lower prices on day one; they increased. Then he gave Big Pharma until Sep 29 to lower drug prices to what consumers pay in other countries, or face tariffs. Big Pharma didn't lower prices. More broken promises/empty threats as manufacturers dodge accountability & Americans struggle.
Politico Pro: Drugmakers lay out sparse response to Trump drug pricing demands
The largest drug lobby on Monday rolled out a slate of commitments including U.S. manufacturing investments and a direct purchase website, but fell short of President Donald Trump’s demand that they offer Americans drugs at the prices they charge other nations.
doggett.house.gov
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”
October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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As usual, Greg Abbott is an eager accomplice to Trump's wrongdoing. The illegal deployment of US troops against US citizens has never been about crime or immigration; Trump only wants to normalize the misuse of our military against his opponents.

Our Texas Guard should be serving Texans, not Trump.
Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois over leaders’ objections
The arrival of Texas National Guard troops came ahead of a Thursday hearing in Illinois’s lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from deploying into the state.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And so it continues - the US mainstream media acquiescing to our fascist government. Do you not know your history? Attacking free speech on media is only the beginning.
Shame on Nexstar/Disney/ABC…

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
September 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Or, y’know, 8.5 billion taxpayer dollars
Q: "What other companies are you thinking about taking a stake in?"

Trump: "Well, we didn't take a stake in the sense that it was reported. Everyone says I bought the stake in Intel. No, I got it for free."
August 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Celebrity chef and D.C. icon José Andrés pushed back on Trump’s propaganda in a post on X, writing:

“I understand why you are confused… all your time in D.C. you haven’t eaten ONCE outside the White House or your own hotel.
August 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Let’s call this for what it is: The DOJ's decision to reject decades of federal support for Hispanic-serving colleges is rooted in racism.

Hispanics are the largest growing demographic in Texas. Our HSI's lift students up, including many in Austin. But Trump is fixated on putting students down.
Justice Department declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional | CNN Politics
The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government bel...
www.cnn.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Trump seeks to Make Bribery Great Again by pausing enforcement of a foreign bribery law enacted in 1977 so his billionaire buddies can bribe their way into foreign business deals without legal consequences.
Trump Pauses Enforcement of Law Banning Foreign Bribery
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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We’re all for stopping fraud, which is why Social Security is already one of the most heavily monitored federal programs with a near 100% accurate payment record.

Trump, Musk & Republicans appear to live in a fact-free alternate reality. There is a difference between Truth Social and truth. 1/2
Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security
Claims of massive fraud by Elon Musk and President Trump are at odds with reams of audits and reports on the agency’s spending.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This massively dumb security breach, which imperiled the lives of our military, follows the normal Trump approach:

Step 1: Blunder/Fail
Step 2: Lie and never apologize
Step 3: Blame the press
Step 4: Rely on GOP silence
Step 5: Distract and assume you can change the subject
Analysis | How the Signal transcript undermines key Trump administration claims
We now have the Signal war chat transcript. Here’s how the administration’s claims are holding up.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Loving my new “wall” ! Thanks @enjoythewood a great Ukrainian company; it is great!
February 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM