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Sunday morning, when Republicans go on news shows to claim they don’t follow the news.
WELKER: You're talking about Trump protecting Arkansas from drugs, yet he pardoned the former president of Honduras who trafficked more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US. How does that make us safer?
COTTON: I haven't spoken to POTUS about that pardon. I have to know more about the circumstances
COTTON: I haven't spoken to POTUS about that pardon. I have to know more about the circumstances
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sunday morning, when Republicans go on news shows to claim they don’t follow the news.
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PSA From Epstein Survivors - Please Share
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
PSA From Epstein Survivors - Please Share
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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 2:04 PM
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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This story feels like it’s going to have huge repercussions
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This story feels like it’s going to have huge repercussions
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This isn't just happening at Main Justice. It's happening at U.S. attorneys' offices, too. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOJ reassigned top attorneys. They quit after feeling sidelined.
People familiar with the Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group say members were assigned menial busy work, and their impression was that the real goal was to force senior career lawyers to resign...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This isn't just happening at Main Justice. It's happening at U.S. attorneys' offices, too. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“The NSC’s staff is now fewer than 150 compared with around 400 in previous administrations. Trump ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz after three months, assigning Secretary of State Marco Rubio to handle the job along with his role as top diplomat.” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council
The NSC’s role in overseeing national security decisions has been curtailed
www.wsj.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“The NSC’s staff is now fewer than 150 compared with around 400 in previous administrations. Trump ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz after three months, assigning Secretary of State Marco Rubio to handle the job along with his role as top diplomat.” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Evil. *This* is end-stage capitalism: Genocide for profit.
The Trump plan for Gaza includes the relocation of the entire population - 2 million people - a US “trusteeship” and the creation of a tourism and tech hub.
Landowners get digital tokens worth $5,000 and rent subsidies. Investors are promised 4x return on $100 billion.
Landowners get digital tokens worth $5,000 and rent subsidies. Investors are promised 4x return on $100 billion.
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Evil. *This* is end-stage capitalism: Genocide for profit.
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Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
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Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
August 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
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Trump chooses amateur magician to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
August 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump chooses amateur magician to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Newsmax host Greg Kelly has spent the past week trying to rehabilitate Alex Acosta over the sweetheart plea deal he gave to Epstein.
Something he hasn't mentioned in these broadcasts is that Acosta happens to be on Newsmax’s board of directors.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Something he hasn't mentioned in these broadcasts is that Acosta happens to be on Newsmax’s board of directors.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Newsmax defends Alex Acosta’s sweetheart Epstein deal — ignores conflict of interest
‘After all, this is now the Trump network,’ a Newsmax staffer told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Newsmax host Greg Kelly has spent the past week trying to rehabilitate Alex Acosta over the sweetheart plea deal he gave to Epstein.
Something he hasn't mentioned in these broadcasts is that Acosta happens to be on Newsmax’s board of directors.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Something he hasn't mentioned in these broadcasts is that Acosta happens to be on Newsmax’s board of directors.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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AI voice generation scams pose a threat to our national security and our democracy. We need clear rules of the road for the use of AI so innovation can continue while we protect Americans.
Breaking news: An imposter using AI to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress, according to a State Department cable.
A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials
An imposter using AI to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress, according to a State Department cable.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
AI voice generation scams pose a threat to our national security and our democracy. We need clear rules of the road for the use of AI so innovation can continue while we protect Americans.
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Trump's Big Ugly Bill is a deal with the devil.
It hikes up taxes on people making less than $50,000 while cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits to give Elon Musk and greedy billionaires a huge tax break.
You do the math. Is that worth it to you?
It hikes up taxes on people making less than $50,000 while cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits to give Elon Musk and greedy billionaires a huge tax break.
You do the math. Is that worth it to you?
July 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump's Big Ugly Bill is a deal with the devil.
It hikes up taxes on people making less than $50,000 while cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits to give Elon Musk and greedy billionaires a huge tax break.
You do the math. Is that worth it to you?
It hikes up taxes on people making less than $50,000 while cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits to give Elon Musk and greedy billionaires a huge tax break.
You do the math. Is that worth it to you?
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1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
June 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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BREAKING: Emil Bove - whose judicial confirmation hearing is tomorrow - told lawyers to tell the courts to “fuck off” if they ordered the planes to El Salvador to turn around - per whistleblower Erez Reuveni. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
BREAKING: Emil Bove - whose judicial confirmation hearing is tomorrow - told lawyers to tell the courts to “fuck off” if they ordered the planes to El Salvador to turn around - per whistleblower Erez Reuveni. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
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This is the big story of today. Contrary to most news coverage. SCOTUS drops a Constitution buster on us all.
We're in uncharted territory with this SCOTUS. They're making decisions--without regard to precedent, without regard to norms, without regard to justice, without regard to the impact on the rule of law in the U.S., without regard to consequences, and very often with a complete lack of transparency.
SCOTUS majority not deigning to give *any* reasons for staying the injunction of the district court - in the highest-possible stakes context & where the executive branch has acted appallingly - evincing real contempt for both district courts & the rule of law
June 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is the big story of today. Contrary to most news coverage. SCOTUS drops a Constitution buster on us all.
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Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
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Trump is, again, attempting to do what he couldn't in 2020.
Abuse the power of gov't to rig an election in his favor.
But this isn't about 2020.
It's a test run for 2026 and 2028.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Abuse the power of gov't to rig an election in his favor.
But this isn't about 2020.
It's a test run for 2026 and 2028.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance
President Donald Trump is calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim the contest was marred by widespr...
apnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Trump is, again, attempting to do what he couldn't in 2020.
Abuse the power of gov't to rig an election in his favor.
But this isn't about 2020.
It's a test run for 2026 and 2028.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Abuse the power of gov't to rig an election in his favor.
But this isn't about 2020.
It's a test run for 2026 and 2028.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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In 2021, then-President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to help register voters. When Trump returned to office, he rescinded Biden’s order, wiping out years of research to reduce voting barriers for vulnerable communities. Advocates say that work is now lost.
How Trump Upended Biden’s Successful Push For Federal Agencies to Register Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2021, then-President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to help register voters. When Trump returned to office, he rescinded Biden’s order, wiping out years of research to reduce voting barriers for vulnerable communities. Advocates say that work is now lost.
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BREAKING - A hardworking undocumented immigrant showed up to court - did everything right - and was ripped from his family on the spot. No warning. No mercy. Just gone. He paid taxes. He believed in the system. This is how we repay him. It’s disgusting.
June 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
BREAKING - A hardworking undocumented immigrant showed up to court - did everything right - and was ripped from his family on the spot. No warning. No mercy. Just gone. He paid taxes. He believed in the system. This is how we repay him. It’s disgusting.
MSN
www.msn.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Fox News host Will Cain: "The 'No Secret Police Act' would ban local, state, and federal law enforcement from covering their faces when interacting with the public. Officers would also have to wear identifying information on them, like name tags. Hard to believe this is real!"
June 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Fox News host Will Cain: "The 'No Secret Police Act' would ban local, state, and federal law enforcement from covering their faces when interacting with the public. Officers would also have to wear identifying information on them, like name tags. Hard to believe this is real!"
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Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day!
June 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day!