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Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, I’m joined by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum to discuss Donald Trump’s enshittification of the White House and our political discourse.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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The Trump administration briefed Republicans about US military strikes on suspected drug boats without telling Democratic members about the briefing, according to a top Senate Democrat and a source with direct knowledge of the incident. https://cnn.it/4qxC1sj
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Trump administration briefed Republicans about US military strikes on suspected drug boats without telling Democratic members about the briefing, according to a top Senate Democrat and a source with direct knowledge of the incident. https://cnn.it/4qxC1sj
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A three-star general serving on the Pentagon's Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to people familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/3LdbosG
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A three-star general serving on the Pentagon's Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to people familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/3LdbosG
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Literally never prosecuted a single case and now is going after the former head of the FBI.
James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges that were demanded by President Donald Trump and secured by one of his former personal lawyers, who has never prosecuted a case before.
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James Comey pleads not guilty to indictment secured by Trump loyalist
Former Trump personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan obtained the indictment sought by the president. Now she needs to prove the case.
www.msnbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Literally never prosecuted a single case and now is going after the former head of the FBI.
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With the stroke of his pen last week, President Donald Trump offered the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar a prize many nations have sought but few have been given: a security guarantee pledging US help if it comes under attack.
Trump Gave Qatar a Security Guarantee and Isn’t Explaining Why
With the stroke of his pen last week, President Donald Trump offered the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar a prize many nations have sought but few have been given: a security guarantee pledging US help if it comes under attack.
bloom.bg
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
With the stroke of his pen last week, President Donald Trump offered the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar a prize many nations have sought but few have been given: a security guarantee pledging US help if it comes under attack.
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Trump has so transformed and degraded the machinery of American government that it isn't enough to just beat him or his successor. Someone has to rebuild the liberal democratic state.
America Needs a Project 2029
The road back from here will be harder.
www.thebulwark.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Trump has so transformed and degraded the machinery of American government that it isn't enough to just beat him or his successor. Someone has to rebuild the liberal democratic state.
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A populace that is agitated without being informed. A leader who encourages the worst suspicions, fuels the most dangerous lies, and mocks compromise and tolerance. It is getting close to being too late. ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
Everything Is Awful. And It’s Changing Us.
It’s great that Disney is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back—but is it too late?
www.thebulwark.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A populace that is agitated without being informed. A leader who encourages the worst suspicions, fuels the most dangerous lies, and mocks compromise and tolerance. It is getting close to being too late. ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
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Trump in 2024: I have nothing to do with Project 2025!
Trump in 2025: "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame!”
Trump in 2025: "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame!”
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Trump in 2024: I have nothing to do with Project 2025!
Trump in 2025: "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame!”
Trump in 2025: "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame!”
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Fired for comments he made 8 years ago on social media when he was in private practice & had a perfect 1st Amendment right to do so. Welcome to the Trump-loyalty corps at the Justice Department. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Bondi fires a third federal prosecutor in Miami office, linked to anti-Trump posts
Will Rosenzweig was considered a rising star at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
www.miamiherald.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Fired for comments he made 8 years ago on social media when he was in private practice & had a perfect 1st Amendment right to do so. Welcome to the Trump-loyalty corps at the Justice Department. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
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Every accusation is a confession...
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Every accusation is a confession...
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: "There's actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It's long past the time that...Comcast and Disney say 'We're not gonna run Kimmel anymore...because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC.'"
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: "There's actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It's long past the time that...Comcast and Disney say 'We're not gonna run Kimmel anymore...because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC.'"
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The threats to democracy have never been graver but no one is doing more to hold power to account and keep you informed than the team at Democracy Docket.
No corporate overloads, no compromises. Just pro-democracy news, information and analysis.
Help support their efforts. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
No corporate overloads, no compromises. Just pro-democracy news, information and analysis.
Help support their efforts. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
September 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The threats to democracy have never been graver but no one is doing more to hold power to account and keep you informed than the team at Democracy Docket.
No corporate overloads, no compromises. Just pro-democracy news, information and analysis.
Help support their efforts. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
No corporate overloads, no compromises. Just pro-democracy news, information and analysis.
Help support their efforts. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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Federal agents detained a man who was in a car with his wife and two children on Monday night in D.C.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
September 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Federal agents detained a man who was in a car with his wife and two children on Monday night in D.C.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
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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.
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The U.S. government has become a neofascist regime run by a sociopath.
Keeping it funded now is to participate in the most atrocious abuse of power in U.S. history.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole thing down.
Keeping it funded now is to participate in the most atrocious abuse of power in U.S. history.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole thing down.
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The U.S. government has become a neofascist regime run by a sociopath.
Keeping it funded now is to participate in the most atrocious abuse of power in U.S. history.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole thing down.
Keeping it funded now is to participate in the most atrocious abuse of power in U.S. history.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole thing down.
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Something that has been missing from the Trump administration’s review of the Epstein case: considering the survivors. This week, they speak out, and we should all be listening. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Forgetting the Survivors
Everyone but the survivors—the people who deserve it the most—seems to be the focus of the renewed interest in Jeffrey Epstein.
open.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Something that has been missing from the Trump administration’s review of the Epstein case: considering the survivors. This week, they speak out, and we should all be listening. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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And we will continue to fight against them
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
And we will continue to fight against them
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Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
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The U.S. DOGE Service uploaded a copy of Americans’ social security data to a digital cloud, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people, a whistleblower in the agency alleged.
Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data
Chief Data Officer Charles Borges said sensitive data was uploaded to a digital cloud, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The U.S. DOGE Service uploaded a copy of Americans’ social security data to a digital cloud, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people, a whistleblower in the agency alleged.
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🚨BREAKING: A leading election conspiracy theorist has been named to a new “election integrity” post at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Leading Election Conspiracy Theorist Appointed to DHS Leadership Position
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨BREAKING: A leading election conspiracy theorist has been named to a new “election integrity” post at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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August 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM