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Trump becomes only the second president (the other one also being Donald Trump) to have net negative approval two months into a term. He is underwater on all major issues (economy, foreign policy) too.
March 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump becomes only the second president (the other one also being Donald Trump) to have net negative approval two months into a term. He is underwater on all major issues (economy, foreign policy) too.
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A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
March 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
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The N-word is now a series of three letters. But they still mean the N-word.
March 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The N-word is now a series of three letters. But they still mean the N-word.
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Mark Joseph Stern: It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately. slate.com/news-and-pol...
We’re Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It’s Unbelievable.
The Trump admin said a soccer player had a gang tattoo. It’s a tattoo of Real Madrid’s logo.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Mark Joseph Stern: It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Elon Musk's daughter Vivian thinks her father is a monster. And she's got the receipts to prove it. www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Elon Musk's daughter Vivian thinks her father is a monster. And she's got the receipts to prove it. www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
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Trump's conduct is far more overtly fascist that either Erdogan or Orbán, the two anticipated strongman models. If anything he's cruising much closer to his friend and role model Vladimir Putin, who specializes in murdering his opponents. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trump's conduct is far more overtly fascist that either Erdogan or Orbán, the two anticipated strongman models. If anything he's cruising much closer to his friend and role model Vladimir Putin, who specializes in murdering his opponents. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
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Looks like the total number of Tren de Aragua members in the group sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador is: zero. But this doesn't stop Pam Bondi from lying about it every day. www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
www.cbsnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Looks like the total number of Tren de Aragua members in the group sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador is: zero. But this doesn't stop Pam Bondi from lying about it every day. www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela’s government controls a gang. U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true. Indeed, the assessment says there is no Tren de Aragua in the US. It's total fiction. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
In Deportations, Trump Tied Gang to Venezuela’s Government. Intelligence Contradicts Him.
To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela’s government controls a gang. U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela’s government controls a gang. U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true. Indeed, the assessment says there is no Tren de Aragua in the US. It's total fiction. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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Trump said he was going to end this conflict less than 24 hours after taking office with one phone call to Putin. He also said repeatedly in the last few weeks how much Putin wants peace. He has nothing to say about this tonight though.
March 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Horrific and capricious conduct by US border agents is leading foreign ministries around the world to warn their citizens against taking a vacation in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
What to Know About Crossing the U.S. Border as an International Visitor
Incidents of travelers being denied entry into the United States in recent weeks have sparked concern over what to expect at airports and other border crossings.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Horrific and capricious conduct by US border agents is leading foreign ministries around the world to warn their citizens against taking a vacation in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
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Kash Patel wants to put FBI counterintelligence out of business. The counterintelligence agents are being sent to DHS to track down and arrest dishwashers in restaurants instead. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention
Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” ...
www.propublica.org
March 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Kash Patel wants to put FBI counterintelligence out of business. The counterintelligence agents are being sent to DHS to track down and arrest dishwashers in restaurants instead. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Judge Hollander declares that DOGE is an "agency." This likely means that it is subject to disclosure of records and documents under the Freedom of Information Act, which CREW is currently suing for.
March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Judge Hollander declares that DOGE is an "agency." This likely means that it is subject to disclosure of records and documents under the Freedom of Information Act, which CREW is currently suing for.
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Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar’s letter to cabinet responding to Netanyahu’s attempt to fire him is an unprecedented indictment of the prime minister essentially blaming him for jeopardizing national security for political motive. It’s a key historic document defining the Netanyahu era
March 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar’s letter to cabinet responding to Netanyahu’s attempt to fire him is an unprecedented indictment of the prime minister essentially blaming him for jeopardizing national security for political motive. It’s a key historic document defining the Netanyahu era
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This is what a Russian ceasefire looks like.
March 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is what a Russian ceasefire looks like.
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When I posted this quote on Facebook, I was suspended for three days for promoting hate speech against totalitarians. In Zuckerberg's view, that's something horrible.
March 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
When I posted this quote on Facebook, I was suspended for three days for promoting hate speech against totalitarians. In Zuckerberg's view, that's something horrible.
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This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
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This was always about cutting the federal government so the tax cuts for the very wealthy don’t expire. This was never about “efficacy.”
February 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This was always about cutting the federal government so the tax cuts for the very wealthy don’t expire. This was never about “efficacy.”
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My Favorite One Yet 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
February 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Sharing some positive thoughts. 🫖
February 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sharing some positive thoughts. 🫖
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there