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Participants in Trump’s 1st term don’t describe Trump as an evil mastermind—they describe him as vain, foolish, petty, mercurial, and easy prey for con artists and crackpots of every stripe.
The result is bedlam.
Published November 26, 2024
The result is bedlam.
Published November 26, 2024
Donald Trump Is a Weakling. That’s the Problem.
Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Participants in Trump’s 1st term don’t describe Trump as an evil mastermind—they describe him as vain, foolish, petty, mercurial, and easy prey for con artists and crackpots of every stripe.
The result is bedlam.
Published November 26, 2024
The result is bedlam.
Published November 26, 2024
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Another troubling sign that the Trump admin is defying the Supreme Court, which said that they MUST give anyone potentially subject to the Alien Enemies Act "reasonable time" to "actually seek habeas relief" before any AEA removal.
Now DOJ and ICE say they won't even commit to giving 24 hours!
Now DOJ and ICE say they won't even commit to giving 24 hours!
Last night, US Judge Sweeney in Colo granted district-wide (state-wide) class habeas TRO to stop Trump from summarily removing aliens under his Alien Enemies Act proclamation. @ACLU attys had warned that, despite SCOTUS ruling, Admin won't commit to providing even 24 hrs notice.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Another troubling sign that the Trump admin is defying the Supreme Court, which said that they MUST give anyone potentially subject to the Alien Enemies Act "reasonable time" to "actually seek habeas relief" before any AEA removal.
Now DOJ and ICE say they won't even commit to giving 24 hours!
Now DOJ and ICE say they won't even commit to giving 24 hours!
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The federal agency that delivers $1.5T a year in earned benefits to 73M retired workers, their survivors, & poor & disabled Americans is engulfed in crisis—further undermining the already struggling org’s ability to provide reliable & timely service to vulnerable customers.
It's a "cycle of doom."
It's a "cycle of doom."
Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The federal agency that delivers $1.5T a year in earned benefits to 73M retired workers, their survivors, & poor & disabled Americans is engulfed in crisis—further undermining the already struggling org’s ability to provide reliable & timely service to vulnerable customers.
It's a "cycle of doom."
It's a "cycle of doom."
Bravo to Harvard University President Alan Garber who “emerged Monday as the highest-profile challenger to the government’s effort to force change at elite US colleges.”
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Harvard’s Vow to Resist Trump Sets Up $9 Billion Funding Fight — Bloomberg
After weeks of saying he’s willing to work with the Trump administration to combat antisemitism, Harvard University President Alan Garber emerged Monday as the highest-profile challenger to the govern...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Bravo to Harvard University President Alan Garber who “emerged Monday as the highest-profile challenger to the government’s effort to force change at elite US colleges.”
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Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term in White House
Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term in White House
In interview Trump said he wasn’t joking when he alluded to a purported loophole for a third term as president
Donald Trump has said there are “methods” – if not “plans” – to circumvent the constitutional limit preventing US presidents from serving three terms.
In an interview aired Sunday on NBC, Trump was asked about his trying to stay in office beyond his second presidency, a specter he has repeatedly raised while sometimes claiming he is just joking. Continue reading...
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March 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term in White House
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
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Because the U.S. brought Agent Orange to Vietnam, the cleanup program is more akin to restitution than charity. The project is why the U.S. has “an extraordinary relationship” with “a country that should by all rights hate us,” one official said.
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic…
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March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Because the U.S. brought Agent Orange to Vietnam, the cleanup program is more akin to restitution than charity. The project is why the U.S. has “an extraordinary relationship” with “a country that should by all rights hate us,” one official said.
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Family members of Venezuelan migrants who suspect their loved ones were sent to El Salvador as part of a rapid US deportation operation over the weekend are struggling to get more information as a legal battle plays out reut.rs/4iN5CK0
Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador
Family members of Venezuelan migrants who suspect their loved ones were sent to El Salvador as part of a rapid U.S. deportation operation over the weekend are struggling to get more information as a legal battle plays out.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Family members of Venezuelan migrants who suspect their loved ones were sent to El Salvador as part of a rapid US deportation operation over the weekend are struggling to get more information as a legal battle plays out reut.rs/4iN5CK0
Says the convicted felon, who pardoned those convicted of violently attacking the US Capitol…
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Trump Claims In Middle-Of-The-Night Meltdown That Biden's Pardons Are 'VOID' — HuffPost
The president sent a chilling warning to people pardoned by former President Joe Biden.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Says the convicted felon, who pardoned those convicted of violently attacking the US Capitol…
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
“Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do,”
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Mark Kelly fires back at Musk over ‘traitor’ accusation
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) hit back at tech billionaire Elon Musk after he called Kelly a “traitor” for visiting Ukraine and demanding the United States stand with Ukrainians in their on…
thehill.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do,”
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Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order
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Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order | The Daily Show
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March 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order
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'You Know It, I Know It': Jon Stewart Torches Elon Musk Over 'Bulls**t' New Excuse - HuffPost
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'You Know It, I Know It': Jon Stewart Torches Elon Musk Over 'Bulls**t' New Excuse — HuffPost
The
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March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
'You Know It, I Know It': Jon Stewart Torches Elon Musk Over 'Bulls**t' New Excuse - HuffPost
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“…Walesa compared the atmosphere during the meeting to that found in "interrogations by the Security Service and... in communist courts". -Reuters
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Polish Cold War hero Walesa writes to Trump expressing 'horror' at Zelenskiy spat — Reuters
Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, signed a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing
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March 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“…Walesa compared the atmosphere during the meeting to that found in "interrogations by the Security Service and... in communist courts". -Reuters
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Adam Kinzinger -
“This was a purposeful ambush. There is no doubt about it. JD Vance is a vice president and shouldn’t even have spoken to Zelensky, a President,” he added in a separate post. “JD can eat a bowl of ass.”
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“This was a purposeful ambush. There is no doubt about it. JD Vance is a vice president and shouldn’t even have spoken to Zelensky, a President,” he added in a separate post. “JD can eat a bowl of ass.”
-HuffPost
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Adam Kinzinger Makes A Strong Case For Trump's 'Really Bad Day' After Zelenskyy Clash — HuffPost
The ex-GOP congressman said the U.S. isn't
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March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Adam Kinzinger -
“This was a purposeful ambush. There is no doubt about it. JD Vance is a vice president and shouldn’t even have spoken to Zelensky, a President,” he added in a separate post. “JD can eat a bowl of ass.”
-HuffPost
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“This was a purposeful ambush. There is no doubt about it. JD Vance is a vice president and shouldn’t even have spoken to Zelensky, a President,” he added in a separate post. “JD can eat a bowl of ass.”
-HuffPost
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Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections - Popular Mechanics
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Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections — Popular Mechanics
Basically, if you look in a time mirror, you’ll see your back instead of your face.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections - Popular Mechanics
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