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November 6, 2025
November 6, 2025
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday about Tuesday’s dramatic Democratic victories around the country.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
November 6, 2025
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September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
September 25, 2025
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We used to help countries defend themselves against stuff like this. Under this administration, that help has been stopped.
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Moldova warns Russia unleashing huge interference campaign to sway crucial election | CNN
As Moldova prepares for a crucial parliamentary election on Sunday, Russia is ramping up its efforts to interfere in the vote, officials say, in what they describe as a brazen attempt to halt the west...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We used to help countries defend themselves against stuff like this. Under this administration, that help has been stopped.
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Hegseth is putting all of the American generals and admirals from around the world into a single room. Why might Hegseth do such an extraordinary thing? Here I discuss four possible reasons.
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Hegseth puts us all at risk
Why put all the American commanders in one room?
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September 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hegseth is putting all of the American generals and admirals from around the world into a single room. Why might Hegseth do such an extraordinary thing? Here I discuss four possible reasons.
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August 25, 2025
August 24, 2025
As the administration of President Donald Trump is using loopholes in the nation’s laws to claim the right to use the military against American citizens, Democratic governors are pushing back.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
August 25, 2025
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Putin has to keep Trump on side to have a chance of winning the war.
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Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit
Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Putin has to keep Trump on side to have a chance of winning the war.
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"Mishandling economic statistics or improperly accessing the confidential information used to compile them is a felony..."
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What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example
Echoes of the Argentine experience have reverberated in the U.S. since Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, accusing the agency of rigging jobs figures.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Mishandling economic statistics or improperly accessing the confidential information used to compile them is a felony..."
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August 2, 2025
August 2, 2025
Republicans in the Texas legislature are working to redistrict the state before the 2026 midterm elections.
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August 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
August 2, 2025
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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This was a great conversation — thank you Stacey!
This week on Assembly Required, @maddow.msnbc.com and I dig into what history teaches us about fighting fascism—and winning. Tune in: Go.Crooked.com/Stacey
May 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This was a great conversation — thank you Stacey!
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Better luck tomorrow?🤞
May 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Better luck tomorrow?🤞
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Russia keeps killing civilians, and our official policy, sadly, is to blame the Ukrainian victims. The US could act to stop this, but we seem to lack both empathy and strategy. Good reporting here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/w...
A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Russia keeps killing civilians, and our official policy, sadly, is to blame the Ukrainian victims. The US could act to stop this, but we seem to lack both empathy and strategy. Good reporting here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/w...
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Excellent analysis here of the crass unreality of Trump’s budget proposal. Worth adding—it is not just unreal but unrealistic. If something like this were followed it is unclear the US would be able to borrow money in 2026.
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Budgets as Propaganda
Trump's budget proposal formalizes the paranoid style as government policy
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Excellent analysis here of the crass unreality of Trump’s budget proposal. Worth adding—it is not just unreal but unrealistic. If something like this were followed it is unclear the US would be able to borrow money in 2026.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/budgets-as...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/budgets-as...
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“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
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“Our leaders must follow their example.”
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Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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May 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
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“Our leaders must follow their example.”
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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
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"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
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Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
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"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
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This Hegseth thing is funny and all — but the unprecedented incompetence, frivolity, and treachery of the entire cabinet puts us all at very real risk.
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This Hegseth thing is funny and all — but the unprecedented incompetence, frivolity, and treachery of the entire cabinet puts us all at very real risk.
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This incident just exposes how reckless Hegseth is. Needless today, it is absurd that he is Defense Secretary.
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother,
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother,
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This incident just exposes how reckless Hegseth is. Needless today, it is absurd that he is Defense Secretary.
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother,
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother,
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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is cutting 65% of scientists/jobs at the new Environmental Destruction Agency. He has already rescinded over 400 projects that had been funded. Let’s show up at this celebratory ribbon cutting and boo the new EDA!
April 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is cutting 65% of scientists/jobs at the new Environmental Destruction Agency. He has already rescinded over 400 projects that had been funded. Let’s show up at this celebratory ribbon cutting and boo the new EDA!
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“He did say he was a U.S. citizen, but they didn't believe him,” Layva said. “I think they would have kept him..."
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U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
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April 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“He did say he was a U.S. citizen, but they didn't believe him,” Layva said. “I think they would have kept him..."
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
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"Our parents are actively fighting for our country for us to be able to have these rights..."
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April 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Our parents are actively fighting for our country for us to be able to have these rights..."
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Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
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Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately | CNN
The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including seve...
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April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...