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Facts are a bitch when you're a liar.
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Facts are a bitch when you're a liar.
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Mike Johnson: "we've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution."
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mike Johnson: "we've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution."
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
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This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
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The Roberts Six have thoroughly politicized the Court and turned it into a reliable arm of the RNC.
Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.
Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Roberts Six have thoroughly politicized the Court and turned it into a reliable arm of the RNC.
Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.
Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
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Clown shit.
People in 100 years are going to learn about this moment in history in disbelief.
People in 100 years are going to learn about this moment in history in disbelief.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Clown shit.
People in 100 years are going to learn about this moment in history in disbelief.
People in 100 years are going to learn about this moment in history in disbelief.
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Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
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POLLING CALL CENTER: "Now I'm going to read you some conspiracy theo— …"
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
POLLING CALL CENTER: "Now I'm going to read you some conspiracy theo— …"
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
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I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
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CNN reporting that the DC pipe bomber was motivated by Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. It’d be nice if we had an FBI run by people we could trust to tell the truth about these types of things.
ICYMI from Sept. at @atrupar.com’s PN.
www.publicnotice.co/p/kash-patel...
ICYMI from Sept. at @atrupar.com’s PN.
www.publicnotice.co/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess
A new lawsuit indicates he's too busy chasing online clout to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
CNN reporting that the DC pipe bomber was motivated by Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. It’d be nice if we had an FBI run by people we could trust to tell the truth about these types of things.
ICYMI from Sept. at @atrupar.com’s PN.
www.publicnotice.co/p/kash-patel...
ICYMI from Sept. at @atrupar.com’s PN.
www.publicnotice.co/p/kash-patel...
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The U.S. has collected about $257 billion in tariff revenues so far this year, and $167 billion of that stemmed from tariffs Trump has imposed in his second term.
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
Trump has said tariff revenue may allow Americans to stop paying income taxes. The math doesn't add up
The federal income tax brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024, which is more than 14 times what Trump’s second-term tariffs are generating.
www.pbs.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The U.S. has collected about $257 billion in tariff revenues so far this year, and $167 billion of that stemmed from tariffs Trump has imposed in his second term.
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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Do these guys ever bother to listen to themselves?
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Do these guys ever bother to listen to themselves?
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
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You knew it, right? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You knew it, right? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Ever mindful of the visuals, he gathers a giant group of old white people to surround him and support him while he spews his vile racist rants.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ever mindful of the visuals, he gathers a giant group of old white people to surround him and support him while he spews his vile racist rants.
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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Dangerous, illegal and counterproductive.
He’s dragging us into another war—
With no regard for our troops, international law and the destabilizing impact to the region.
Congress must rein in this President before it’s too late.
He’s dragging us into another war—
With no regard for our troops, international law and the destabilizing impact to the region.
Congress must rein in this President before it’s too late.
Trump: "We're doing start doing those strikes on land too. You know, the land is much easier."
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dangerous, illegal and counterproductive.
He’s dragging us into another war—
With no regard for our troops, international law and the destabilizing impact to the region.
Congress must rein in this President before it’s too late.
He’s dragging us into another war—
With no regard for our troops, international law and the destabilizing impact to the region.
Congress must rein in this President before it’s too late.
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Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to support its agenda. https://to.pbs.org/3MBXzVd
Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media
Carpenter tweeted Tuesday: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
www.pbs.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to support its agenda. https://to.pbs.org/3MBXzVd