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Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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When you're a sociopath and get angry that someone else's medical emergency, just four feet away, drew focus from your gloating and you forget which lie you were on.
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When you're a sociopath and get angry that someone else's medical emergency, just four feet away, drew focus from your gloating and you forget which lie you were on.
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
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Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
It's resegregation in real time.
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
It's resegregation in real time.
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Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation. She has had anger management and other mental health issues for so long it’s amazing no one from her family or the GOP is doing anything about it.
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Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation
Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, reportedly told police this is no way to treat a “f---ing U.S. representative.” The GOP congresswoman is downplaying the incident.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation. She has had anger management and other mental health issues for so long it’s amazing no one from her family or the GOP is doing anything about it.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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“The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States… a critical habitat for polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and other wildlife.”
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
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October 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States… a critical habitat for polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and other wildlife.”
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Mamdani hasn’t been elected yet and he’s already driving criminals out of New York.
October 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mamdani hasn’t been elected yet and he’s already driving criminals out of New York.
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Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress 28 days ago with 70% of the vote yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear in. This is a continuation of the GOP's Jan 6 attack and their rejection of democracy.
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress 28 days ago with 70% of the vote yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear in. This is a continuation of the GOP's Jan 6 attack and their rejection of democracy.
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AZ AG Mayes: We have people in Arizona who are being actively harmed by Mike Johnson playing politics and apparently trying to protect the Epstein files. That’s not okay. We’re going to fight as hard as we can to put an end to it and to get Adelita Grijalva sworn in.
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
AZ AG Mayes: We have people in Arizona who are being actively harmed by Mike Johnson playing politics and apparently trying to protect the Epstein files. That’s not okay. We’re going to fight as hard as we can to put an end to it and to get Adelita Grijalva sworn in.
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Arizona A.G. Kris Mayes explains why she is suing Mike Johnson for not swearing Adelita Grijalva into office. "By not swearing her in he's depriving 813,000 Arizonans of representation. That's called taxation without representation. We fought a revolutionary war over that."
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Arizona A.G. Kris Mayes explains why she is suing Mike Johnson for not swearing Adelita Grijalva into office. "By not swearing her in he's depriving 813,000 Arizonans of representation. That's called taxation without representation. We fought a revolutionary war over that."
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No Kings, No Kings, No Kings
October 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
No Kings, No Kings, No Kings
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This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.
I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
October 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.
I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
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Arizona’s attorney general is threatening legal action if House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to delay the swearing-in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.
October 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Arizona’s attorney general is threatening legal action if House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to delay the swearing-in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
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Mike Johnson: “We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history”
Oh man, if only the party that controls EVERY branch of government could do something like oh idk not let our insurance prices triple?? 🧐
Oh man, if only the party that controls EVERY branch of government could do something like oh idk not let our insurance prices triple?? 🧐
October 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Mike Johnson: “We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history”
Oh man, if only the party that controls EVERY branch of government could do something like oh idk not let our insurance prices triple?? 🧐
Oh man, if only the party that controls EVERY branch of government could do something like oh idk not let our insurance prices triple?? 🧐
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More CDC Cuts :: NCHS Edition 📊🔫
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
October 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
More CDC Cuts :: NCHS Edition 📊🔫
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
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On the firing and (partial) unfiring of CDC experts by an administration that uses RIFs as political retribution with blatant disregard for agency missions. It is the kind of error that should have political consequences.
Unserious people cause real-world harm:
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Unserious people cause real-world harm:
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October 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
On the firing and (partial) unfiring of CDC experts by an administration that uses RIFs as political retribution with blatant disregard for agency missions. It is the kind of error that should have political consequences.
Unserious people cause real-world harm:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Unserious people cause real-world harm:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:
➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC
Read/Watch: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC
Read/Watch: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:
➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC
Read/Watch: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC
Read/Watch: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..