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While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
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November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
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NEW: On the eve of the government shutdown, the Election Assistance Commission quietly announced it was taking steps to decertify election equipment using outdated software, sparking concerns the bipartisan body is taking orders from Trump.
Is a Key Federal Elections Panel Doing Trump’s Bidding on Voting Machines?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NEW: On the eve of the government shutdown, the Election Assistance Commission quietly announced it was taking steps to decertify election equipment using outdated software, sparking concerns the bipartisan body is taking orders from Trump.
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Congress continues to fail to check Trump’s authoritarian power.
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Congress continues to fail to check Trump’s authoritarian power.
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I am once again asking... does anyone in the Trump administration know what habeas corpus is?
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I am once again asking... does anyone in the Trump administration know what habeas corpus is?
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We’re going to need everyone to learn how to spot a GOP lie. First sign: They’re talking.
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We’re going to need everyone to learn how to spot a GOP lie. First sign: They’re talking.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Elon Musk is “one of the only people in the world” who could build Houston’s tunnel system for flood water mitigation.
But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.
W/ @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org @houstonchronicle.com
But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.
W/ @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org @houstonchronicle.com
A Texas Congressman Is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch a $760M Plan to Build Tunnels Under Houston to Ease Flooding
For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now Elon Musk’s tunneling company wants a piece of the project.
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Elon Musk is “one of the only people in the world” who could build Houston’s tunnel system for flood water mitigation.
But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.
W/ @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org @houstonchronicle.com
But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.
W/ @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org @houstonchronicle.com
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STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
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Swear her in.
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Swear her in.
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I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
October 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski cast the deciding vote to keep the Epstein files sealed. We dug into why—and uncovered a tangled web linking her to Ghislaine Maxwell, her husband, a powerful donor, and big money in Alaska.
Go to the LINK in BIO to read the full investigation.
Go to the LINK in BIO to read the full investigation.
September 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski cast the deciding vote to keep the Epstein files sealed. We dug into why—and uncovered a tangled web linking her to Ghislaine Maxwell, her husband, a powerful donor, and big money in Alaska.
Go to the LINK in BIO to read the full investigation.
Go to the LINK in BIO to read the full investigation.
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BREAKING NEWS: Nobel Prize committee announces that DonalTrump has been permanently disqualified from all future awards due to his renaming US Defense Dept "Department of War."
September 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nobel Prize committee announces that DonalTrump has been permanently disqualified from all future awards due to his renaming US Defense Dept "Department of War."
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What about the victims whose lives were destroyed by Epstein and those he trafficked them to? No concern for their rights from Rep. Higgins?
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What about the victims whose lives were destroyed by Epstein and those he trafficked them to? No concern for their rights from Rep. Higgins?
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Bessent, Vought, & Trump are giving Argentina a $20 billion bailout but will conduct massive firings in the US as they force a government shut down
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September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bessent, Vought, & Trump are giving Argentina a $20 billion bailout but will conduct massive firings in the US as they force a government shut down
bsky.app/profile/judd...
bsky.app/profile/judd...
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Senate went nuclear and it barely made the news: apnews.com/article/sena...
Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules
The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democra...
apnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Senate went nuclear and it barely made the news: apnews.com/article/sena...
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New: Newsmax — the right-wing cable news network that grew in popularity by promoting false election-fraud claims after the 2020 election — secretly lobbied Florida lawmakers to choke off funding for firms that rate news outlets based on accuracy and ethics.
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A right-wing news network lobbied Florida lawmakers to defund fact-checkers, records show
Records show lobbyists for Newsmax quietly worked with Republican lawmakers in Florida on an effort to choke off funding for firms that rate news outlets based on accuracy and ethics.
jasongarcia.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
New: Newsmax — the right-wing cable news network that grew in popularity by promoting false election-fraud claims after the 2020 election — secretly lobbied Florida lawmakers to choke off funding for firms that rate news outlets based on accuracy and ethics.
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-right-wi...
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-right-wi...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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ProPublica identified 95 Facebook pages that regularly post made-up headlines designed to draw engagement — and, often, stoke political divisions.
The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7M followers.
(Published Feb.)
The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7M followers.
(Published Feb.)
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content
Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ProPublica identified 95 Facebook pages that regularly post made-up headlines designed to draw engagement — and, often, stoke political divisions.
The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7M followers.
(Published Feb.)
The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7M followers.
(Published Feb.)
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Paul’s right, it’s unreal how little traction this story has gotten.
www.mediaite.com/crime/israel...
www.mediaite.com/crime/israel...
August 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Paul’s right, it’s unreal how little traction this story has gotten.
www.mediaite.com/crime/israel...
www.mediaite.com/crime/israel...
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Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over lies about voting in the 2020 election.
Newsmax and Dominion settle for $67m in defamation suit over US election lies
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over lies about voting in the 2020 election.