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Trump during the election: No new wars!
Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!
Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump during the election: No new wars!
Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!
Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!
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The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
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Tomorrow I'll be speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol. Standing alongside Mrs. Sicknick as we continue this seemingly impossible journey for accountability.
I'll be joined by Whip Katherine Clark, Benny Thompson, Bonnie Watson Coleman and other lawmakers committed to this fight.
I'll be joined by Whip Katherine Clark, Benny Thompson, Bonnie Watson Coleman and other lawmakers committed to this fight.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Tomorrow I'll be speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol. Standing alongside Mrs. Sicknick as we continue this seemingly impossible journey for accountability.
I'll be joined by Whip Katherine Clark, Benny Thompson, Bonnie Watson Coleman and other lawmakers committed to this fight.
I'll be joined by Whip Katherine Clark, Benny Thompson, Bonnie Watson Coleman and other lawmakers committed to this fight.
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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
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So lets recap:
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
So lets recap:
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
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Remember, friends, if you’re making the grave mistake of watching the Inaugural Address live, don’t forget to add to your bingo card of likely Trump phrases some snarky remark about the low temperatures in DC—which have forced the festivities indoors—being proof that global warming is a leftist hoax
Trump’s inauguration to be moved indoors | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors, he announced Friday, due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital.
www.cnn.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Remember, friends, if you’re making the grave mistake of watching the Inaugural Address live, don’t forget to add to your bingo card of likely Trump phrases some snarky remark about the low temperatures in DC—which have forced the festivities indoors—being proof that global warming is a leftist hoax
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Rich people have found their Treasury Secretary! Hooray!
January 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Rich people have found their Treasury Secretary! Hooray!
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i am watching clips from the hegseth hearings and it is a goddamn insult
to this country that this chucklefuck was even nominated
to this country that this chucklefuck was even nominated
January 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
i am watching clips from the hegseth hearings and it is a goddamn insult
to this country that this chucklefuck was even nominated
to this country that this chucklefuck was even nominated
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If Donald Trump hadn’t won the presidential election in November, the Justice Department would have had ample evidence to convict him at trial of trying to obstruct the 2020 election results, special counsel Jack Smith said in a report released Tuesday.
Justice Dept. releases Trump special counsel report on Jan. 6 case
President-elect Donald Trump had tried to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report before taking office next week.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If Donald Trump hadn’t won the presidential election in November, the Justice Department would have had ample evidence to convict him at trial of trying to obstruct the 2020 election results, special counsel Jack Smith said in a report released Tuesday.
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LA. Please stay safe today. This app has been very helpful. And, get a bag ready to go in case things escalate in your area.
And, FYI Planet Fitness is offering free access to their showers, wifi, and charging stations.
app.watchduty.org
And, FYI Planet Fitness is offering free access to their showers, wifi, and charging stations.
app.watchduty.org
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
app.watchduty.org
January 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
LA. Please stay safe today. This app has been very helpful. And, get a bag ready to go in case things escalate in your area.
And, FYI Planet Fitness is offering free access to their showers, wifi, and charging stations.
app.watchduty.org
And, FYI Planet Fitness is offering free access to their showers, wifi, and charging stations.
app.watchduty.org
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online gambling might be the latest Worst Thing Ever to become widely normalized
January 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
online gambling might be the latest Worst Thing Ever to become widely normalized
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All Meta products are just at various stages of becoming Facebook
January 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
All Meta products are just at various stages of becoming Facebook
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Every once in a while I think about the Oakland A's hat that accidentally looks like it says "ASS" that MLB Shop pulled off its website before I had the chance to buy it
January 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Every once in a while I think about the Oakland A's hat that accidentally looks like it says "ASS" that MLB Shop pulled off its website before I had the chance to buy it
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it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories
January 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories
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AOC introduced a bill to ban Congress from stock trading.
January 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
AOC introduced a bill to ban Congress from stock trading.