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Far more productive and positive outcomes than declaring drugs "Weapons of mass destruction"
Far more productive and positive outcomes than declaring drugs "Weapons of mass destruction"
Opinion | Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner
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Far more productive and positive outcomes than declaring drugs "Weapons of mass destruction"
Far more productive and positive outcomes than declaring drugs "Weapons of mass destruction"
Charlie Kirk and Rob Reiner — Two Deaths, Two Standards
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Simple yet powerful truth that needs to be said, over and over, and shared, over and over
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Simple yet powerful truth that needs to be said, over and over, and shared, over and over
Charlie Kirk and Rob Reiner — Two Deaths, Two Standards
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles in after someone dies.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Charlie Kirk and Rob Reiner — Two Deaths, Two Standards
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Simple yet powerful truth that needs to be said, over and over, and shared, over and over
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Simple yet powerful truth that needs to be said, over and over, and shared, over and over
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This is important, with so much chao swirling around us, it is likely this will "fly under the radar" so to speak until it is to late. Please take time to listen
This is important, with so much chao swirling around us, it is likely this will "fly under the radar" so to speak until it is to late. Please take time to listen
WHEN A GOVERNMENT USES THE WORD REMIGRATION, YOU PAY ATTENTION
There has been a wave of confusion, fear, and mixed messages over the past few days, especially after the shooting near the White House and the sudden escalation in the way the administration is talki...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This is important, with so much chao swirling around us, it is likely this will "fly under the radar" so to speak until it is to late. Please take time to listen
This is important, with so much chao swirling around us, it is likely this will "fly under the radar" so to speak until it is to late. Please take time to listen
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Of all the unhinged and insane things Trump has done, this has to rank as one of the most dangerous
Of all the unhinged and insane things Trump has done, this has to rank as one of the most dangerous
November 20, 2025
Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Of all the unhinged and insane things Trump has done, this has to rank as one of the most dangerous
Of all the unhinged and insane things Trump has done, this has to rank as one of the most dangerous
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The one committing treason here is the president of the United States.
The one committing treason here is the president of the United States.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The one committing treason here is the president of the United States.
The one committing treason here is the president of the United States.
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The pig is in the Oval Office
The pig is in the Oval Office
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The pig is in the Oval Office
The pig is in the Oval Office
Trump Supporters Are Miserable People. Let's Not Become Like Them.
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Driven by fear of "the other" Trumps base wallows in a morass of its own making. Eventually to be swallowed and destroyed by the monster they have created.
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Driven by fear of "the other" Trumps base wallows in a morass of its own making. Eventually to be swallowed and destroyed by the monster they have created.
Trump Supporters Are Miserable People. Let's Not Become Like Them.
Miserable.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump Supporters Are Miserable People. Let's Not Become Like Them.
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Driven by fear of "the other" Trumps base wallows in a morass of its own making. Eventually to be swallowed and destroyed by the monster they have created.
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Driven by fear of "the other" Trumps base wallows in a morass of its own making. Eventually to be swallowed and destroyed by the monster they have created.
October 25, 2025
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The consequences of choices made for political talking points, this writer ends with "what are we doing here" I strongly ask the same question
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The consequences of choices made for political talking points, this writer ends with "what are we doing here" I strongly ask the same question
October 25, 2025
Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
October 25, 2025
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The consequences of choices made for political talking points, this writer ends with "what are we doing here" I strongly ask the same question
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The consequences of choices made for political talking points, this writer ends with "what are we doing here" I strongly ask the same question
We're all ANTIFA, Donald.
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The words of a Pastor defining what Trump has declared a Terrorist organization..
"designating it as a terrorist group is essentially like placing the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny on the Most Wanted list."
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The words of a Pastor defining what Trump has declared a Terrorist organization..
"designating it as a terrorist group is essentially like placing the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny on the Most Wanted list."
We're all ANTIFA, Donald.
Hey Donald,
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October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We're all ANTIFA, Donald.
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The words of a Pastor defining what Trump has declared a Terrorist organization..
"designating it as a terrorist group is essentially like placing the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny on the Most Wanted list."
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The words of a Pastor defining what Trump has declared a Terrorist organization..
"designating it as a terrorist group is essentially like placing the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny on the Most Wanted list."
October 3, 2025
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"Trolling the American people with the idea that Congress has no power and Russell Vought is running the government to destroy it is an odd choice for a president who is already deeply unpopular." This country is in the hands of a madman
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"Trolling the American people with the idea that Congress has no power and Russell Vought is running the government to destroy it is an odd choice for a president who is already deeply unpopular." This country is in the hands of a madman
October 3, 2025
Although President Donald J.
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October 3, 2025
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"Trolling the American people with the idea that Congress has no power and Russell Vought is running the government to destroy it is an odd choice for a president who is already deeply unpopular." This country is in the hands of a madman
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"Trolling the American people with the idea that Congress has no power and Russell Vought is running the government to destroy it is an odd choice for a president who is already deeply unpopular." This country is in the hands of a madman
October 2, 2025
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To all my MAGA friends and family members. Is this what you envisioned when you voted Trump in? Are you better off now than you were 12 months ago? Are prices down? Are there more better paying jobs, how about housing?
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To all my MAGA friends and family members. Is this what you envisioned when you voted Trump in? Are you better off now than you were 12 months ago? Are prices down? Are there more better paying jobs, how about housing?
October 2, 2025
At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment b...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
October 2, 2025
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To all my MAGA friends and family members. Is this what you envisioned when you voted Trump in? Are you better off now than you were 12 months ago? Are prices down? Are there more better paying jobs, how about housing?
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To all my MAGA friends and family members. Is this what you envisioned when you voted Trump in? Are you better off now than you were 12 months ago? Are prices down? Are there more better paying jobs, how about housing?
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(Reuters) - More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years ..
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US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week
More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
(Reuters) - More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years ..
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For the generals yesterday, resistance meant total silence. And I thank them for it. But for the rest of us, silence is cowardice. Silence in the face of this daily onslaught against democracy, the rule of law, pluralism, the Constitution, and basic human decency is utter cowardice.
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
For the generals yesterday, resistance meant total silence. And I thank them for it. But for the rest of us, silence is cowardice. Silence in the face of this daily onslaught against democracy, the rule of law, pluralism, the Constitution, and basic human decency is utter cowardice.
Dear World, I am so embarrassed, humiliated and sad to be a US citizen right now. The man at the podium is not a representation of the country I love. For what it is worth, My deep and sincere apologies
September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dear World, I am so embarrassed, humiliated and sad to be a US citizen right now. The man at the podium is not a representation of the country I love. For what it is worth, My deep and sincere apologies
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A wonderful portrayal of the essence of the "great replacement theory" and the fear behind it
A wonderful portrayal of the essence of the "great replacement theory" and the fear behind it
19K views · 26K reactions | On the Projection of Violent Rhetoric | Robert Arnold
On the Projection of Violent Rhetoric.
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A wonderful portrayal of the essence of the "great replacement theory" and the fear behind it
A wonderful portrayal of the essence of the "great replacement theory" and the fear behind it
I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
I am not a member of a threatened population in the US, but I also feel like I do not recognize the country I was born into, and love with all my heart. Democracy dies without a the support of a Civil society.
I am not a member of a threatened population in the US, but I also feel like I do not recognize the country I was born into, and love with all my heart. Democracy dies without a the support of a Civil society.
Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger
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September 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
I am not a member of a threatened population in the US, but I also feel like I do not recognize the country I was born into, and love with all my heart. Democracy dies without a the support of a Civil society.
I am not a member of a threatened population in the US, but I also feel like I do not recognize the country I was born into, and love with all my heart. Democracy dies without a the support of a Civil society.
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While Trump sows chaos around the death of Charlie Kirk as a distraction, this is happening. Motive? Follow the money
While Trump sows chaos around the death of Charlie Kirk as a distraction, this is happening. Motive? Follow the money
Israeli minister touts Gaza 'real estate bonanza', defying international backlash
Bezalel Smotrich, an ultranationalist who has been sanctioned by the UK and others, said he was in discussion with the US over the idea.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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While Trump sows chaos around the death of Charlie Kirk as a distraction, this is happening. Motive? Follow the money
While Trump sows chaos around the death of Charlie Kirk as a distraction, this is happening. Motive? Follow the money
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Yes it will take time to read, but this is a MUST READ piece for today. Our future and our children and their children's future rest on the choices We the People Make
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Yes it will take time to read, but this is a MUST READ piece for today. Our future and our children and their children's future rest on the choices We the People Make
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
This evening, John Koblin, Michael M.
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September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Yes it will take time to read, but this is a MUST READ piece for today. Our future and our children and their children's future rest on the choices We the People Make
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Yes it will take time to read, but this is a MUST READ piece for today. Our future and our children and their children's future rest on the choices We the People Make
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
I abhor Kirks views, but support his right to peacefully voice those views. The lid on the Pandoras box of violence has been lifted, it remains with us to slam it closed before it consumes us.
I abhor Kirks views, but support his right to peacefully voice those views. The lid on the Pandoras box of violence has been lifted, it remains with us to slam it closed before it consumes us.
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
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September 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I abhor Kirks views, but support his right to peacefully voice those views. The lid on the Pandoras box of violence has been lifted, it remains with us to slam it closed before it consumes us.
I abhor Kirks views, but support his right to peacefully voice those views. The lid on the Pandoras box of violence has been lifted, it remains with us to slam it closed before it consumes us.
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
I remember the fear in the 50's, sputnik and the resulting push to educate. Today, my grandchildren will struggle to keep up with the rest of the world, fear will follow, as ignorance invariably breeds fear.
I remember the fear in the 50's, sputnik and the resulting push to educate. Today, my grandchildren will struggle to keep up with the rest of the world, fear will follow, as ignorance invariably breeds fear.
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
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I remember the fear in the 50's, sputnik and the resulting push to educate. Today, my grandchildren will struggle to keep up with the rest of the world, fear will follow, as ignorance invariably breeds fear.
I remember the fear in the 50's, sputnik and the resulting push to educate. Today, my grandchildren will struggle to keep up with the rest of the world, fear will follow, as ignorance invariably breeds fear.
Thank you Tammy Duckworth for standing for the truth
Duckworth: "Let's make it clear -- the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation. This is not normal. This is not acceptable behavior."
September 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thank you Tammy Duckworth for standing for the truth
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Democracy dies in darkness, this is a worthy morning read
Democracy dies in darkness, this is a worthy morning read
September 6, 2025
Today the social media account of President Donald J.
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Democracy dies in darkness, this is a worthy morning read
Democracy dies in darkness, this is a worthy morning read
I the sprint POTUS touted this plant as evidence of how his polices were bringing off shore investments into our country. Now he stabs them in the back. Great strategy for failure on a global level.
September 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I the sprint POTUS touted this plant as evidence of how his polices were bringing off shore investments into our country. Now he stabs them in the back. Great strategy for failure on a global level.