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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.
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Donald Trump repeatedly stated over the years that the president was the one responsible for government shutdowns. trib.al/imvBErs
Trump’s Old Comments on Government Shutdowns Come Back to Haunt Him
“If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States,” he said in 2011.
trib.al
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Donald Trump repeatedly stated over the years that the president was the one responsible for government shutdowns. trib.al/imvBErs
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Hard to blame the Democrats for the shutdown when you're in charge of all 3 branches of government, plus the Supreme Court.
October 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Hard to blame the Democrats for the shutdown when you're in charge of all 3 branches of government, plus the Supreme Court.
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MEMPHIS’ @repcohen.bsky.social on the shutdown…
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
MEMPHIS’ @repcohen.bsky.social on the shutdown…
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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Ending vaccine mandates in Florida will lower immunization rates and significantly increase the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, chickenpox, and whooping cough.
September 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ending vaccine mandates in Florida will lower immunization rates and significantly increase the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, chickenpox, and whooping cough.
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Unbelievably bad. “The CDC you knew is over. Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.” www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Unbelievably bad. “The CDC you knew is over. Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.” www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.
8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.
And yet Trump is sending troops here.
8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.
And yet Trump is sending troops here.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.
8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.
And yet Trump is sending troops here.
8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.
And yet Trump is sending troops here.
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This administration of extremists, quacks, and grifters continues to endanger the lives and health of millions
FDA approves new Covid shots with limits on who can get them under RFK Jr.
It's unclear how easily patients without high risk factors will be able to get a Covid shot, and whether insurance plans will still cover them.
www.cnbc.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This administration of extremists, quacks, and grifters continues to endanger the lives and health of millions
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Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Sending troops into US cities against their will.
Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor.
Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.
Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor.
Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.
August 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sending troops into US cities against their will.
Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor.
Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.
Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions.
Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor.
Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.
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Trump’s Truth Social launched an AI chatbot, which doesn’t see eye to eye with him.
The Post asked the bot about topics like tariffs, the best president and Jan. 6. Here’s what it said. wapo.st/45vMriv
The Post asked the bot about topics like tariffs, the best president and Jan. 6. Here’s what it said. wapo.st/45vMriv
August 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump’s Truth Social launched an AI chatbot, which doesn’t see eye to eye with him.
The Post asked the bot about topics like tariffs, the best president and Jan. 6. Here’s what it said. wapo.st/45vMriv
The Post asked the bot about topics like tariffs, the best president and Jan. 6. Here’s what it said. wapo.st/45vMriv
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again, what is interesting to me about this stuff — beyond the obvious fact that what trump wants is propaganda — is that it is grounded in a political theory which holds trump to be the sovereign will of the nation, who can impose his demands on every aspect of the nation's society
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
again, what is interesting to me about this stuff — beyond the obvious fact that what trump wants is propaganda — is that it is grounded in a political theory which holds trump to be the sovereign will of the nation, who can impose his demands on every aspect of the nation's society
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White House notifies Smithsonian of forthcoming "internal review" of Smithsonian exhibits
"..To ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives & restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions"
"..To ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives & restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions"
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
White House notifies Smithsonian of forthcoming "internal review" of Smithsonian exhibits
"..To ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives & restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions"
"..To ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives & restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions"
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You should be very concerned.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Promotes Video Featuring Christian Nationalist Pastors Promoting Theocratic, Patriarchal Society Where Women Can’t Vote | "All of Christ for All of Life," Hegseth wrote on X, reposting a CNN interview with Doug Wilson and other CREC pastors.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Promotes Video Featuring Christian Nationalist Pastors Promoting Theocratic, Patriarchal Society Where Women Can't Vote - Bucks County Beacon
"All of Christ for All of Life," Hegseth wrote on X reposting a CNN interview with Doug Wilson, and other CREC pastors.
buckscountybeacon.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
You should be very concerned.
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That certainly takes balls to cut 17 million people off health care and then announce you're spending $200 million to build a new ballroom. Let them eat cake.
August 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
That certainly takes balls to cut 17 million people off health care and then announce you're spending $200 million to build a new ballroom. Let them eat cake.
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The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
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Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.
nyti.ms
July 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
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California is the world’s greatest success story—as the fourth largest economy on earth, the center of global innovation, and a climate leader! We are living proof that economic growth AND climate protection are not mutually exclusive.
Republicans are dragging us back to the days of coal and lung cancer.
Meanwhile, California gets 2/3 of our power from renewable and zero-carbon sources — the largest economy on Earth to achieve this.
It's time for America to follow the Golden State's lead into the future.
Meanwhile, California gets 2/3 of our power from renewable and zero-carbon sources — the largest economy on Earth to achieve this.
It's time for America to follow the Golden State's lead into the future.
July 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
California is the world’s greatest success story—as the fourth largest economy on earth, the center of global innovation, and a climate leader! We are living proof that economic growth AND climate protection are not mutually exclusive.
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Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
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Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Hi, I think a lot of us received e-mails from SSA saying that social security will no longer be taxed - and that somehow there is "enhanced deductions" (how much enhancement can you make to 0?) for those over 65. What part, if any, of this is true? Thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
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“You would never know, as The New York Times churns out its usual policy-option thumb-suckers, that the United States is well down the road to dictatorship at home. That is the context in which a war with Iran will occur.”
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
www.theatlantic.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“You would never know, as The New York Times churns out its usual policy-option thumb-suckers, that the United States is well down the road to dictatorship at home. That is the context in which a war with Iran will occur.”