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beneath the bravado of evil there’s *always* a shrill, panicked undertone. the louder evil boasts about its dominance, the more weak and frightened it sounds. because evil knows it has already lost and is doomed to vanish.
all that shrieking at the podium today? the cry of the Eternally Defeated.
all that shrieking at the podium today? the cry of the Eternally Defeated.
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
beneath the bravado of evil there’s *always* a shrill, panicked undertone. the louder evil boasts about its dominance, the more weak and frightened it sounds. because evil knows it has already lost and is doomed to vanish.
all that shrieking at the podium today? the cry of the Eternally Defeated.
all that shrieking at the podium today? the cry of the Eternally Defeated.
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Reporter: I have lived in the DC area for almost 50 years now. The most violent moment in my life was January 6th, 2021, when Trump's supporters charged into the Capitol and beat cops. Trump's response to that was to pardon everyone who was involved
August 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reporter: I have lived in the DC area for almost 50 years now. The most violent moment in my life was January 6th, 2021, when Trump's supporters charged into the Capitol and beat cops. Trump's response to that was to pardon everyone who was involved
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I always thought export taxes were unconstitutional. With Trump, the constitution is irrelevant.
Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny. www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny. www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny.
The U.S. government plans to take 15% of revenue from certain Nvidia and AMD chip sales in China. That may be illegal, experts say.
www.barrons.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I always thought export taxes were unconstitutional. With Trump, the constitution is irrelevant.
Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny. www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny. www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
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Reposted by Jean McCleery
If the nation’s capital can be occupied by the military for entirely make-believe reasons, understand that this can happen anywhere: at schools & universities, polling places, religious spaces, etc. Nowhere that we work, live, & love will be safe if this is allowed to continue.
August 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If the nation’s capital can be occupied by the military for entirely make-believe reasons, understand that this can happen anywhere: at schools & universities, polling places, religious spaces, etc. Nowhere that we work, live, & love will be safe if this is allowed to continue.
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Exactly!
The “criminals” aren’t the ones who are being snatched by ICE or whoever those masked men are.
The “criminals” aren’t the ones who are being snatched by ICE or whoever those masked men are.
June 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Exactly!
The “criminals” aren’t the ones who are being snatched by ICE or whoever those masked men are.
The “criminals” aren’t the ones who are being snatched by ICE or whoever those masked men are.
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Former President Barack Obama issued a warning about the future of American democracy, while speaking at an event in Connecticut.
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
June 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Former President Barack Obama issued a warning about the future of American democracy, while speaking at an event in Connecticut.
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
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For nearly 160 years, federal govt has been producing a statistical report on condition & progress of education. In 2002, Congress gave Ed Dept annual deadline for that report: June 1.
For first time ever, Ed Dept just failed to meet this statutory obligation.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
For first time ever, Ed Dept just failed to meet this statutory obligation.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Education Department misses key deadline for delivering statistics report
Congress mandates annual ‘Condition of Education’ digest by June 1
hechingerreport.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
For nearly 160 years, federal govt has been producing a statistical report on condition & progress of education. In 2002, Congress gave Ed Dept annual deadline for that report: June 1.
For first time ever, Ed Dept just failed to meet this statutory obligation.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
For first time ever, Ed Dept just failed to meet this statutory obligation.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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The NYPD and ICE mistakenly arrested a Chilean woman who is a permanent resident in New York City and left her poor frightened 12 year old daughter on the street alone.
She was released approximately six hours later.
This is the fearful state of America.
She was released approximately six hours later.
This is the fearful state of America.
June 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The NYPD and ICE mistakenly arrested a Chilean woman who is a permanent resident in New York City and left her poor frightened 12 year old daughter on the street alone.
She was released approximately six hours later.
This is the fearful state of America.
She was released approximately six hours later.
This is the fearful state of America.
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Trump is proposing a $1 trillion military budget.
Roughly half of US defense spending goes to private military contractors, with investigations finding that these companies routinely price-gouge.
Oh, and the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
"Fiscal responsibility."
Roughly half of US defense spending goes to private military contractors, with investigations finding that these companies routinely price-gouge.
Oh, and the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
"Fiscal responsibility."
May 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump is proposing a $1 trillion military budget.
Roughly half of US defense spending goes to private military contractors, with investigations finding that these companies routinely price-gouge.
Oh, and the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
"Fiscal responsibility."
Roughly half of US defense spending goes to private military contractors, with investigations finding that these companies routinely price-gouge.
Oh, and the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
"Fiscal responsibility."
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Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
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In the coverage of the Administration’s decision to remove the gun violence memorial at ATF, I don’t want us to ever lose sight of the victims, the surviving families, and their stories that inspire us at Brady to fight for better laws and better enforcement of the laws 🧵
Memorial to victims of gun violence taken down at ATF headquarters
The “Faces of Gun Violence” memorial was installed at ATF in 2024 to remind the workforce of the human toll.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In the coverage of the Administration’s decision to remove the gun violence memorial at ATF, I don’t want us to ever lose sight of the victims, the surviving families, and their stories that inspire us at Brady to fight for better laws and better enforcement of the laws 🧵
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The Milwaukee schools where they found lead- some kids with detectable levels- are shut down and they’re getting no government help because all the experts in that department were fired by Trump - DOGE regime.
April 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Milwaukee schools where they found lead- some kids with detectable levels- are shut down and they’re getting no government help because all the experts in that department were fired by Trump - DOGE regime.
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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JPMORGAN: “.. Today's US trade and inventory data have prompted us to revise our 1Q US GDP estimate to -1.8%q/q saar––significantly worse than our previous estimate of 0%.” 🇺🇸
April 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
JPMORGAN: “.. Today's US trade and inventory data have prompted us to revise our 1Q US GDP estimate to -1.8%q/q saar––significantly worse than our previous estimate of 0%.” 🇺🇸
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social want to cry?read @ USAID-how peanut butter mix literally brought starving children from brink of death.T canceled it along w/stop payment to pay manufacturer-shut down T 1st week food purchased-millions of dollars of food allowed to rot. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social want to cry?read @ USAID-how peanut butter mix literally brought starving children from brink of death.T canceled it along w/stop payment to pay manufacturer-shut down T 1st week food purchased-millions of dollars of food allowed to rot. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor. A 93-year-old woman who never protested before. They're mad as hell at what Trump is doing to America, as they joined about 80 others in their senior complex in Haverford, Pa. for a "No Kings!" protest like no other
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
In Haverford, 80-somethings and 90-somethings take to the road to protest Trump
They saw the Holocaust, WWII and Vietnam, and these senior protesters on Philly's Main Line have seen enough of Trump.
www.inquirer.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor. A 93-year-old woman who never protested before. They're mad as hell at what Trump is doing to America, as they joined about 80 others in their senior complex in Haverford, Pa. for a "No Kings!" protest like no other
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Its true that America citizens can’t legally be deported. It’s equally clear that this administration doesn’t care about what the law says. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump floats legally questionable proposal to deport U.S. citizens
Trump has suggested that "homegrown" criminals who have been convicted of certain crimes should be deported — a policy that legal experts say is "pretty obviously illegal."
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Its true that America citizens can’t legally be deported. It’s equally clear that this administration doesn’t care about what the law says. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Why can’t Trump, Vance or Rubio simply say this? Why won’t they?
April 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Why can’t Trump, Vance or Rubio simply say this? Why won’t they?
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Some of Trump's latest executive orders are targeting officials from his first term who publicly opposed his 2020 election lies and criticized chaos in the administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Orders Probe Against Officials Who Opposed His Election Lies
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Some of Trump's latest executive orders are targeting officials from his first term who publicly opposed his 2020 election lies and criticized chaos in the administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Much like a gang initiation, Republicans demand that you have proof you’ve committed a felony before running for the Senate.
JUST IN: Three days after a judge awarded $6.6 million to whistleblowers fired for reporting him to the FBI for allegedly using his office to protect a prominent real estate developer in exchange for helping him cheat on his state senator wife, Ken Paxton announces he is running for US Senate.
April 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Much like a gang initiation, Republicans demand that you have proof you’ve committed a felony before running for the Senate.