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With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
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DOJ is still violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
DOJ is still violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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North Korea state television, you have serious competition
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
North Korea state television, you have serious competition
This American is for NOT taking an ally’s territory. FDT.
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This American is for NOT taking an ally’s territory. FDT.
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Five years since January 6, 2021.
A mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn an election he lost.
Don’t let them rewrite history. This was an attack on the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power.
Never forget.
A mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn an election he lost.
Don’t let them rewrite history. This was an attack on the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power.
Never forget.
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Five years since January 6, 2021.
A mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn an election he lost.
Don’t let them rewrite history. This was an attack on the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power.
Never forget.
A mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn an election he lost.
Don’t let them rewrite history. This was an attack on the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power.
Never forget.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
Hear, hear:
“But I refuse to hate you because I don't want to become you”
“But I refuse to hate you because I don't want to become you”
I wonder how someone with so many advantages and so much privilege and such a comfortable seat at the table, still manages to feel oppressed, still imagines they are marginalized, still feels perpetually under siege by a world that has always favored them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
An Open Letter to Hateful White Americans
Dear Hateful White Americans,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Hear, hear:
“But I refuse to hate you because I don't want to become you”
“But I refuse to hate you because I don't want to become you”
American hope in action. I hope he can help us heal. We are better together.
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM
American hope in action. I hope he can help us heal. We are better together.
Well done, protesters, costumed frogs and whistlers!
UPDATE: “Trump is ending its attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, following a loss at the Supreme Court last week.” www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Well done, protesters, costumed frogs and whistlers!
Love this idea. 😂
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Love this idea. 😂
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Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
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KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
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Merry Christmas to everyone in the world who is Christian, and to others who celebrate it — just for the heaven of it.
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone in the world who is Christian, and to others who celebrate it — just for the heaven of it.
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
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Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Everyone sat around talking about how these people were incredibly stupid and then they managed to successfully implement large swathes of the plan that they all told us they were going to execute and you really have to wonder who is the stupid in this equation
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Everyone sat around talking about how these people were incredibly stupid and then they managed to successfully implement large swathes of the plan that they all told us they were going to execute and you really have to wonder who is the stupid in this equation
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
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That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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What a mess! Wyoming has some of the least competitive ACA markets in the country. In places like Teton County, there has often been only one ACA insurer (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming). That lack of competition drives prices way up. This is ridiculous.
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What a mess! Wyoming has some of the least competitive ACA markets in the country. In places like Teton County, there has often been only one ACA insurer (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming). That lack of competition drives prices way up. This is ridiculous.
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CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
https://to.pbs.org/3NdOJxd
https://to.pbs.org/3NdOJxd
CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulls 60 Minutes piece on Trump deportation policy hours before air
Weiss said in a statement that holding stories that aren't ready, because they lack context or are missing critical voices, happen every day in newsrooms.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
https://to.pbs.org/3NdOJxd
https://to.pbs.org/3NdOJxd
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I want America to win.
But we’re not going to win if we cut our children off from opportunities.
Invest in education, invest in the next generation, and it will pay dividends for all of us.
But we’re not going to win if we cut our children off from opportunities.
Invest in education, invest in the next generation, and it will pay dividends for all of us.
December 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I want America to win.
But we’re not going to win if we cut our children off from opportunities.
Invest in education, invest in the next generation, and it will pay dividends for all of us.
But we’re not going to win if we cut our children off from opportunities.
Invest in education, invest in the next generation, and it will pay dividends for all of us.
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Kelly: I wish someone would tell him how math works. You know, that the prices are going to go down 500 or 600%. Anyone who's been through like the sixth grade by then knows that that is not a thing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Kelly: I wish someone would tell him how math works. You know, that the prices are going to go down 500 or 600%. Anyone who's been through like the sixth grade by then knows that that is not a thing.
He knows he is violating international law.
Trump threatens new International Court sanctions unless the court pledges not to prosecute him. Previously the US threatened to invade the Netherlands to shut down the ICC.
Every US government Democrat & Republican has refused to sign the Rome Statute and abide by International law.
Every US government Democrat & Republican has refused to sign the Rome Statute and abide by International law.
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
He knows he is violating international law.