@mdanielsdd.bsky.social
Artist, former Teacher, Unionist, believer in Democracy. My views and opinions are mine alone.
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"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee..."
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Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee..."
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January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
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IT IS SHOCKING TO ME THAT NOBODY IS DISCUSSING JANUARY 6TH TODAY. THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ORGANIZED THIS AND AS THE JACK SMITH TESTIMONY MADE CLEAR, BROKE LAWS IN ORDER TO OVERTHROW DEMOCRACY.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SHOULD AGAIN RELEASE THE SMITH TESTIMONY TODAY.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SHOULD AGAIN RELEASE THE SMITH TESTIMONY TODAY.
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
IT IS SHOCKING TO ME THAT NOBODY IS DISCUSSING JANUARY 6TH TODAY. THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ORGANIZED THIS AND AS THE JACK SMITH TESTIMONY MADE CLEAR, BROKE LAWS IN ORDER TO OVERTHROW DEMOCRACY.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SHOULD AGAIN RELEASE THE SMITH TESTIMONY TODAY.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SHOULD AGAIN RELEASE THE SMITH TESTIMONY TODAY.
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January 6th is a stain on our Democracy
There is supposed to be a plaque honoring the police officers displayed in the capital to honor how they fought and defended against the mob attacking the capital But the plaque is not up because house Republicans refuse to display it.🤬
We will be ok
Foxy
There is supposed to be a plaque honoring the police officers displayed in the capital to honor how they fought and defended against the mob attacking the capital But the plaque is not up because house Republicans refuse to display it.🤬
We will be ok
Foxy
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM
January 6th is a stain on our Democracy
There is supposed to be a plaque honoring the police officers displayed in the capital to honor how they fought and defended against the mob attacking the capital But the plaque is not up because house Republicans refuse to display it.🤬
We will be ok
Foxy
There is supposed to be a plaque honoring the police officers displayed in the capital to honor how they fought and defended against the mob attacking the capital But the plaque is not up because house Republicans refuse to display it.🤬
We will be ok
Foxy
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
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NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
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NEW: The latest effort to hold Gregory Bovino accountable for his disregard of the rule of law.
The Border Patrol official is the subject of a sanctions request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The Border Patrol official is the subject of a sanctions request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The latest effort to hold Gregory Bovino accountable for his disregard of the rule of law
The Border Patrol official is the subject of a sanctions request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
www.lawdork.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
NEW: The latest effort to hold Gregory Bovino accountable for his disregard of the rule of law.
The Border Patrol official is the subject of a sanctions request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The Border Patrol official is the subject of a sanctions request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
This evening, at Law Dork:
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Trump admits that his envoy for Russia-Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, "knew nothing about" Russia
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump admits that his envoy for Russia-Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, "knew nothing about" Russia
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L.A. federal jury pool is over 40% Republican.
Jury acquits L.A. man who towed immigration agent's car during TikTok influencer's arrest
Jury acquits L.A. man who towed immigration agent's car during TikTok influencer’s arrest
A federal jury has acquitted Bobby Nunez, who was charged with stealing government property by towing an immigration agent’s vehicle during the arrest of a TikTok influencer in downtown L.A.
www.latimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
L.A. federal jury pool is over 40% Republican.
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Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
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TONIGHT: @davidenrich.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
TONIGHT: @davidenrich.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
www.ms.now
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats...
"This month, Witkoff concluded his 6th trip to Russia, talking with Putin for five hours through midnight. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine..."
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
"This month, Witkoff concluded his 6th trip to Russia, talking with Putin for five hours through midnight. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine..."
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats...
"This month, Witkoff concluded his 6th trip to Russia, talking with Putin for five hours through midnight. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine..."
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
"This month, Witkoff concluded his 6th trip to Russia, talking with Putin for five hours through midnight. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine..."
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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“He needs a field jacket that fits just right, a ‘Punisher’-inspired challenge coin and a new fleet of foreign cars to drive around in...”
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Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW
The FBI director, who is under fire for use of government resources, also asked for an upgraded jet.
www.ms.now
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“He needs a field jacket that fits just right, a ‘Punisher’-inspired challenge coin and a new fleet of foreign cars to drive around in...”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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A Christmas week legal miracle--one that those of all faiths can enjoy:
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A Christmas week legal miracle--one that those of all faiths can enjoy:
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
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The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.