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The Brits have such a way with words. You know. Those things with letter that help you define and say stuff about things.
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The Brits have such a way with words. You know. Those things with letter that help you define and say stuff about things.
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What happens when comedians are held to stricter standards than vice presidents? An emergency Triad from JVL: www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: First, They Came for Jimmy Kimmel
What happens when comedians are held to stricter standards than vice presidents?
www.thebulwark.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
What happens when comedians are held to stricter standards than vice presidents? An emergency Triad from JVL: www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
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This is Hollywood's McCarthy Moment.
This is the litmus test.
Learn from history.
Who will step up and fight?
Who will bend the knee and be complicit?
History will remember.
This is the litmus test.
Learn from history.
Who will step up and fight?
Who will bend the knee and be complicit?
History will remember.
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Hollywood's McCarthy Moment.
This is the litmus test.
Learn from history.
Who will step up and fight?
Who will bend the knee and be complicit?
History will remember.
This is the litmus test.
Learn from history.
Who will step up and fight?
Who will bend the knee and be complicit?
History will remember.
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“They want to get Christians in office to change the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations to fit the Bible,” said one GOP activist who knows the Wilks family personally.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.
www.propublica.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“They want to get Christians in office to change the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations to fit the Bible,” said one GOP activist who knows the Wilks family personally.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
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When Russia mocks NATO’s response to a drone incursion, or floods American social media with conspiracy theories after a mass shooting, we are reactive and fragmented. This is a national security vulnerability. www.thebulwark.com/p/putins-bot...
Putin’s Bots and Drones Target Trust
And the American media ecosystem leaves us vulnerable.
www.thebulwark.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
When Russia mocks NATO’s response to a drone incursion, or floods American social media with conspiracy theories after a mass shooting, we are reactive and fragmented. This is a national security vulnerability. www.thebulwark.com/p/putins-bot...
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Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
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Democratic House Representative Dan Goldman makes a truly great point about Trump, the media, and the Constitution. This is why Jimmy Kimmel’s firing today is part of something much much bigger. Worth a listen.
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Democratic House Representative Dan Goldman makes a truly great point about Trump, the media, and the Constitution. This is why Jimmy Kimmel’s firing today is part of something much much bigger. Worth a listen.
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The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Himes: ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air because Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, didn’t like some things Kimmel said..
I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.
I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.
September 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Himes: ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air because Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, didn’t like some things Kimmel said..
I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.
I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.
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This is one of the many, many reasons we should all condemn the celebration of political violence, as Kirk did here: You often don't get to decide when to dismount the tiger. It eats you first.
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is one of the many, many reasons we should all condemn the celebration of political violence, as Kirk did here: You often don't get to decide when to dismount the tiger. It eats you first.
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This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence.
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
At least 2 students shot at high school in Colorado, authorities say
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
www.wcpo.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence.
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
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Hannah Arendt said 'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest & most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism'
We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman
Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans
We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman
Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hannah Arendt said 'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest & most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism'
We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman
Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans
We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman
Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans
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The Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. That same year, a new method of constitutional interpretation was put forward. This would become known as originalism.
Jill Lepore on how the radical philosophy has undermined the Constitution: https://theatln.tc/ezc53Llb
Jill Lepore on how the radical philosophy has undermined the Constitution: https://theatln.tc/ezc53Llb
September 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. That same year, a new method of constitutional interpretation was put forward. This would become known as originalism.
Jill Lepore on how the radical philosophy has undermined the Constitution: https://theatln.tc/ezc53Llb
Jill Lepore on how the radical philosophy has undermined the Constitution: https://theatln.tc/ezc53Llb
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The suspected assassin, Vance Boelter was the CEO a security services group in central Africa and the CEO of Praetorian Guard Security Services based in Minnesota.
June 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The suspected assassin, Vance Boelter was the CEO a security services group in central Africa and the CEO of Praetorian Guard Security Services based in Minnesota.
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Those who commit right-wing political violence are often fascinated with police and/or the military.
Attracted to authoritarianism and "order", they'll often cosplay as cops or soldiers (think Rittenhouse). They seek out roles where they have power over others.
A trait common with serial killers.
Attracted to authoritarianism and "order", they'll often cosplay as cops or soldiers (think Rittenhouse). They seek out roles where they have power over others.
A trait common with serial killers.
Law And Horror: Cops Who Became Serial Killers, And Serial Killers Who Were Obsessed With Cops | Oxygen
Police officers are supposed to protect and serve, but that isn’t always the case. Of course, there are a few bad eggs amongst any profession (hence this round-up of creepy cops) but in law enforcemen...
www.oxygen.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Those who commit right-wing political violence are often fascinated with police and/or the military.
Attracted to authoritarianism and "order", they'll often cosplay as cops or soldiers (think Rittenhouse). They seek out roles where they have power over others.
A trait common with serial killers.
Attracted to authoritarianism and "order", they'll often cosplay as cops or soldiers (think Rittenhouse). They seek out roles where they have power over others.
A trait common with serial killers.
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We saw every movie and read every book about robots and AI killing us and said “yes let’s make sure that happens to us for real.”
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We saw every movie and read every book about robots and AI killing us and said “yes let’s make sure that happens to us for real.”
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I have no idea how this even happens. My experience is only in state agencies, not federal, but even the heads of agencies had no way to basically set up their own wildly insecure unofficial IT stuff??
Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, AP reports
Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.
apnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have no idea how this even happens. My experience is only in state agencies, not federal, but even the heads of agencies had no way to basically set up their own wildly insecure unofficial IT stuff??
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So efficient!!
“An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.” By Elizabeth Williamson at NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too (Gift Article)
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So efficient!!
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New in PN: Laws are for the little people
"Wealth has always been a shield against consequences. But never at this scale."
"Wealth has always been a shield against consequences. But never at this scale."
Laws are for the little people
For Trump's friends, everything; for his enemies, Pam Bondi.
www.publicnotice.co
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New in PN: Laws are for the little people
"Wealth has always been a shield against consequences. But never at this scale."
"Wealth has always been a shield against consequences. But never at this scale."
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Our cover this week.
April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our cover this week.
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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
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Honored to be selected as Vice Ranking Member of Oversight Committee(Democrats) with my friend Rep. Gerry Connolly.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
January 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Honored to be selected as Vice Ranking Member of Oversight Committee(Democrats) with my friend Rep. Gerry Connolly.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.