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The latest Posting Through It is all about Matt Taibbi. Well worth a listen
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The latest Posting Through It is all about Matt Taibbi. Well worth a listen
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Someone share this video with Brett Kavanaugh.
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Someone share this video with Brett Kavanaugh.
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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
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in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
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Trump posted on Truth Social about Jimmy Kimmel, "Great News for America”
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Donald Trump reacts to Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC suspension
Kimmel, the veteran late-night comic, made comments about the reaction to Kirk's assassination on his show Monday and Tuesday nights.
www.newsweek.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trump posted on Truth Social about Jimmy Kimmel, "Great News for America”
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The New York Times and other mainstream US media were quick to buy, praise, and play up Trump’s supposed shift on Ukraine.
A month later, Trump is going to a meeting with Putin, and speaking of territorial concessions, as if parts of Ukraine are Trump’s to trade away.
No real shift or change.
A month later, Trump is going to a meeting with Putin, and speaking of territorial concessions, as if parts of Ukraine are Trump’s to trade away.
No real shift or change.
August 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The New York Times and other mainstream US media were quick to buy, praise, and play up Trump’s supposed shift on Ukraine.
A month later, Trump is going to a meeting with Putin, and speaking of territorial concessions, as if parts of Ukraine are Trump’s to trade away.
No real shift or change.
A month later, Trump is going to a meeting with Putin, and speaking of territorial concessions, as if parts of Ukraine are Trump’s to trade away.
No real shift or change.
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Meanwhile over at the Washington Post, Bezos' remake of the editorial page is underway.
July 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Meanwhile over at the Washington Post, Bezos' remake of the editorial page is underway.
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While children are starving, the Trump Admin is literally setting food on fire — destroying 500
tons of US taxpayer-funded food that could feed 1.5 million starving children for a week.
Destroying the food alone will cost $130K. This is heartless cruelty, not efficiency.
tons of US taxpayer-funded food that could feed 1.5 million starving children for a week.
Destroying the food alone will cost $130K. This is heartless cruelty, not efficiency.
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
While children are starving, the Trump Admin is literally setting food on fire — destroying 500
tons of US taxpayer-funded food that could feed 1.5 million starving children for a week.
Destroying the food alone will cost $130K. This is heartless cruelty, not efficiency.
tons of US taxpayer-funded food that could feed 1.5 million starving children for a week.
Destroying the food alone will cost $130K. This is heartless cruelty, not efficiency.
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Some of the most pro-Trump coverage NYTimes has ever done.
On Epstein, they chose to adopt Trump's transparently disingenuous framing, treating a "grand jury records" stalling tactic as openness—he's trying to hide the rest—and presenting an obvious lie of "prepared to defer to the courts" as real.
On Epstein, they chose to adopt Trump's transparently disingenuous framing, treating a "grand jury records" stalling tactic as openness—he's trying to hide the rest—and presenting an obvious lie of "prepared to defer to the courts" as real.
July 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Some of the most pro-Trump coverage NYTimes has ever done.
On Epstein, they chose to adopt Trump's transparently disingenuous framing, treating a "grand jury records" stalling tactic as openness—he's trying to hide the rest—and presenting an obvious lie of "prepared to defer to the courts" as real.
On Epstein, they chose to adopt Trump's transparently disingenuous framing, treating a "grand jury records" stalling tactic as openness—he's trying to hide the rest—and presenting an obvious lie of "prepared to defer to the courts" as real.
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Great. We all agree. So what are they going to do about it?
I asked this same question of lawyers at firms that capitulated —ironically when I was interviewed by 60 Minutes.
When democracy is at stake, don’t tell me how you feel. I don’t care what you think. Tell us what you will do.
I asked this same question of lawyers at firms that capitulated —ironically when I was interviewed by 60 Minutes.
When democracy is at stake, don’t tell me how you feel. I don’t care what you think. Tell us what you will do.
CBS staff isn't buying Paramount's claim that Stephen Colbert's cancelation was a "financial decision" and had nothing to do with "other matters."
"Many of us think this was part and parcel of the Trump shakedown settlement,” one network staffer told me.
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"Many of us think this was part and parcel of the Trump shakedown settlement,” one network staffer told me.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert is canceled
Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show h...
www.independent.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Great. We all agree. So what are they going to do about it?
I asked this same question of lawyers at firms that capitulated —ironically when I was interviewed by 60 Minutes.
When democracy is at stake, don’t tell me how you feel. I don’t care what you think. Tell us what you will do.
I asked this same question of lawyers at firms that capitulated —ironically when I was interviewed by 60 Minutes.
When democracy is at stake, don’t tell me how you feel. I don’t care what you think. Tell us what you will do.
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This is terrifying. The Senate needs to refuse to confirm Emil Bove to the court of appeals, or we will see him on the Supreme Court.
Bove is alleged to have said there’s no need to follow court orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Bove is alleged to have said there’s no need to follow court orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Plans to Put Emil Bove on the Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is terrifying. The Senate needs to refuse to confirm Emil Bove to the court of appeals, or we will see him on the Supreme Court.
Bove is alleged to have said there’s no need to follow court orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Bove is alleged to have said there’s no need to follow court orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
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Emil Bove will put Trump’s political retribution above the law.
Senate Democrats are standing up against this blatant attempt to rubber stamp Trump’s agenda.
Senate Democrats are standing up against this blatant attempt to rubber stamp Trump’s agenda.
July 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Emil Bove will put Trump’s political retribution above the law.
Senate Democrats are standing up against this blatant attempt to rubber stamp Trump’s agenda.
Senate Democrats are standing up against this blatant attempt to rubber stamp Trump’s agenda.
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💥
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) leads fiery walk out
Democratic senators were denied a chance to speak on the highly controversial nomination of Emil Bove to the bench in Judiciary Committee
Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Trump's former attorney now advances to a full senate vote
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) leads fiery walk out
Democratic senators were denied a chance to speak on the highly controversial nomination of Emil Bove to the bench in Judiciary Committee
Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Trump's former attorney now advances to a full senate vote
💥
July 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) leads fiery walk out
Democratic senators were denied a chance to speak on the highly controversial nomination of Emil Bove to the bench in Judiciary Committee
Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Trump's former attorney now advances to a full senate vote
💥
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) leads fiery walk out
Democratic senators were denied a chance to speak on the highly controversial nomination of Emil Bove to the bench in Judiciary Committee
Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Trump's former attorney now advances to a full senate vote
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The tariff letters Trump has sent to foreign leaders this week have been the ravings of a complete and total mad man.
Our country avoids the conversation about his fitness to serve at our own peril.
Our country avoids the conversation about his fitness to serve at our own peril.
We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
July 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The tariff letters Trump has sent to foreign leaders this week have been the ravings of a complete and total mad man.
Our country avoids the conversation about his fitness to serve at our own peril.
Our country avoids the conversation about his fitness to serve at our own peril.
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ICE wants to send 5,000 people to Alligator Auschwitz. They can't even adequately care for 400.
One maggot-infested meal a day, little water, no medical care, bible confiscated. This is the first week!
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...
One maggot-infested meal a day, little water, no medical care, bible confiscated. This is the first week!
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...
Alligator Alcatraz detainees allege inhumane conditions at immigration detention center
Detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions, including lack of access to water, inadequate food and denial of religious rights.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICE wants to send 5,000 people to Alligator Auschwitz. They can't even adequately care for 400.
One maggot-infested meal a day, little water, no medical care, bible confiscated. This is the first week!
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...
One maggot-infested meal a day, little water, no medical care, bible confiscated. This is the first week!
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...
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Again, it's ~impossible to overstate the scope of the failure of Article I of the Constitution in 2025. The POTUS is simply ignoring laws passed by Congress, & he/Musk/DOGE simply dismantled large swathes of the government that Congress created & funded. And we, as a polity, have just said, "OK" 🤷♂️🤦♂️
The ignoring of the Tik Tok ban, going back to the very first days of the Trump administration, remains one of its most galling violations of the rule of law.
After recapping #SCOTUS news, today's "One First" looks at Attorney General Bondi's letters to tech companies purporting to "irrevocably relinquish" their liability for violating the TikTok statute.
Parliament abolished the King's "dispensing" power in 1689, and it has no place in U.S. law, either:
Parliament abolished the King's "dispensing" power in 1689, and it has no place in U.S. law, either:
July 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Again, it's ~impossible to overstate the scope of the failure of Article I of the Constitution in 2025. The POTUS is simply ignoring laws passed by Congress, & he/Musk/DOGE simply dismantled large swathes of the government that Congress created & funded. And we, as a polity, have just said, "OK" 🤷♂️🤦♂️
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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What, exactly, are we celebrating tomorrow?
Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy?
Our new concentration camps?
Our dying economy?
Our ditching due process?
Our corruption?
Our broken legislature?
Our corrupt SCOTUS?
Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy?
Our new concentration camps?
Our dying economy?
Our ditching due process?
Our corruption?
Our broken legislature?
Our corrupt SCOTUS?
Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
July 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What, exactly, are we celebrating tomorrow?
Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy?
Our new concentration camps?
Our dying economy?
Our ditching due process?
Our corruption?
Our broken legislature?
Our corrupt SCOTUS?
Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy?
Our new concentration camps?
Our dying economy?
Our ditching due process?
Our corruption?
Our broken legislature?
Our corrupt SCOTUS?
Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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It is unconscionable that American taxpayers are paying for these killings. Shame, shame on Donald Trump and the complicity of everyone who continues to look the other way. apnews.com/article/pale...
July 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It is unconscionable that American taxpayers are paying for these killings. Shame, shame on Donald Trump and the complicity of everyone who continues to look the other way. apnews.com/article/pale...
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Mr. President, you love playing the schoolyard bully but, at age 79, it’s time to cut it out. It’s one thing to steal one kid’s lunch money, but your bill STEALS LUNCH MONEY FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS. Now, that’s real ugly.
July 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mr. President, you love playing the schoolyard bully but, at age 79, it’s time to cut it out. It’s one thing to steal one kid’s lunch money, but your bill STEALS LUNCH MONEY FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS. Now, that’s real ugly.
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As Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager report, House Republican holdouts were apparently swayed to support President Trump’s tax and spending bill by signed merch and photographs with the president.
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
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July 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager report, House Republican holdouts were apparently swayed to support President Trump’s tax and spending bill by signed merch and photographs with the president.
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BREAKING: Trump calls Cancer Surviver Jamie Raskin “Ugly” and a “dope”.
Note that Raskin lost his son to suicide a week before Trump’s mob tried killing him at the US Capitol on Jan 6.
What a pathetic human being.
Note that Raskin lost his son to suicide a week before Trump’s mob tried killing him at the US Capitol on Jan 6.
What a pathetic human being.
July 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Trump calls Cancer Surviver Jamie Raskin “Ugly” and a “dope”.
Note that Raskin lost his son to suicide a week before Trump’s mob tried killing him at the US Capitol on Jan 6.
What a pathetic human being.
Note that Raskin lost his son to suicide a week before Trump’s mob tried killing him at the US Capitol on Jan 6.
What a pathetic human being.