Mel
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Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
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Trump’s healthcare plan has been “two weeks away” for so long it technically qualifies as a pre-existing condition.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Trump’s healthcare plan has been “two weeks away” for so long it technically qualifies as a pre-existing condition.
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How I slept during Biden // How I sleep during Trump.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
How I slept during Biden // How I sleep during Trump.
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
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The Federal Government has taken our taxes, has taken away Government services we've paid for and now they're taking SNAP away to make people compliant. We're in a full blown Autocracy.
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Federal Government has taken our taxes, has taken away Government services we've paid for and now they're taking SNAP away to make people compliant. We're in a full blown Autocracy.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
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Doug Burgum is just lying on national TV.
D.C. doesn't even make the cut for the top most dangerous cities in the U.S., let alone the world.
The most dangerous thing about D.C. is that its police are now under control of a power-hungry president.
D.C. doesn't even make the cut for the top most dangerous cities in the U.S., let alone the world.
The most dangerous thing about D.C. is that its police are now under control of a power-hungry president.
August 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Doug Burgum is just lying on national TV.
D.C. doesn't even make the cut for the top most dangerous cities in the U.S., let alone the world.
The most dangerous thing about D.C. is that its police are now under control of a power-hungry president.
D.C. doesn't even make the cut for the top most dangerous cities in the U.S., let alone the world.
The most dangerous thing about D.C. is that its police are now under control of a power-hungry president.
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Just one problem. Crime is down in DC.
Read about the facts, & also the legal context as the administration’s legal authority to interfere with local law enforcement goes on trial today in a California courtroom. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Read about the facts, & also the legal context as the administration’s legal authority to interfere with local law enforcement goes on trial today in a California courtroom. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
August 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Just one problem. Crime is down in DC.
Read about the facts, & also the legal context as the administration’s legal authority to interfere with local law enforcement goes on trial today in a California courtroom. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Read about the facts, & also the legal context as the administration’s legal authority to interfere with local law enforcement goes on trial today in a California courtroom. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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I am pretty sure that Kamala Harris wouldn't have taken vaccines away from the American people.
August 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I am pretty sure that Kamala Harris wouldn't have taken vaccines away from the American people.
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If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
July 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
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They need to redefine the problem
July 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
They need to redefine the problem
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Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
July 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.
They just lie.
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Never forget that Lisa Murkowski—who claimed to hate the bill and believe that her vote ensuring it would clear the Senate merely served to send it back to the House for changes, following which it would return to the Senate—absolutely knew her party is a cult and that the bill was never coming back
July 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Never forget that Lisa Murkowski—who claimed to hate the bill and believe that her vote ensuring it would clear the Senate merely served to send it back to the House for changes, following which it would return to the Senate—absolutely knew her party is a cult and that the bill was never coming back
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
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“Alligator Alcatraz” will begin operations on Wednesday.
This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.
This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.
June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Alligator Alcatraz” will begin operations on Wednesday.
This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.
This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.