Michelle L
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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America has a smelly old racist brigand for a president and it is just super depressing every single day
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
America has a smelly old racist brigand for a president and it is just super depressing every single day
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
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Trump’s latest target? The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of America’s last truly wild places. His administration just announced plans to open it up for oil and gas drilling, turning 1.56 million acres of pristine wilderness (home to polar bears, caribou, and migratory birds)
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s latest target? The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of America’s last truly wild places. His administration just announced plans to open it up for oil and gas drilling, turning 1.56 million acres of pristine wilderness (home to polar bears, caribou, and migratory birds)
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I don't believe in coincidences
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't believe in coincidences
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Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.
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Democracy requires decency.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Democracy requires decency.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
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Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
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Trump has now murdered 34 people in international waters.
No one has any idea if any were criminals, and of course it doesn't matter, because it was a war crime to kill even a single one of them.
Drug trafficking is a felony, but it's not a violent crime and isn't punishable by summary execution.
No one has any idea if any were criminals, and of course it doesn't matter, because it was a war crime to kill even a single one of them.
Drug trafficking is a felony, but it's not a violent crime and isn't punishable by summary execution.
Trump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific Ocean
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says in a social media post the U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against an alleged drug vessel
www.independent.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump has now murdered 34 people in international waters.
No one has any idea if any were criminals, and of course it doesn't matter, because it was a war crime to kill even a single one of them.
Drug trafficking is a felony, but it's not a violent crime and isn't punishable by summary execution.
No one has any idea if any were criminals, and of course it doesn't matter, because it was a war crime to kill even a single one of them.
Drug trafficking is a felony, but it's not a violent crime and isn't punishable by summary execution.
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Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
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Parisa Salehi, a longtime government watchdog known for uncovering fraud and waste, was abruptly fired by Trump. The administration cited “changing priorities.” Her dismissal is the latest in a sweeping purge of inspectors general.
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Parisa Salehi, a longtime government watchdog known for uncovering fraud and waste, was abruptly fired by Trump. The administration cited “changing priorities.” Her dismissal is the latest in a sweeping purge of inspectors general.
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Sorry... what’s he “satirizing”?
First Amendment speech? The dozens of cases he’s lost because federal judges see him as a would-be dictator—as did the last Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? The failed F-47? His own infamous incontinence?
What’s your next sentence, Mike? What’s he satirizing?
First Amendment speech? The dozens of cases he’s lost because federal judges see him as a would-be dictator—as did the last Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? The failed F-47? His own infamous incontinence?
What’s your next sentence, Mike? What’s he satirizing?
Speaker Johnson defends Trump's AI video of him dumping feces on protesting Americans: “The president uses social media to make a point. You can argue he's probably the most effective person who's ever used social media for that. He is using satire to make a point.”
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Sorry... what’s he “satirizing”?
First Amendment speech? The dozens of cases he’s lost because federal judges see him as a would-be dictator—as did the last Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? The failed F-47? His own infamous incontinence?
What’s your next sentence, Mike? What’s he satirizing?
First Amendment speech? The dozens of cases he’s lost because federal judges see him as a would-be dictator—as did the last Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? The failed F-47? His own infamous incontinence?
What’s your next sentence, Mike? What’s he satirizing?
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Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act?
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
www.gao.gov
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act?
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
www.gao.gov/legal/approp...
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The East Wing was first added in 1942, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, primarily to provide office space for the First Lady’s staff and to conceal a newly built underground bunker known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) during World War II.
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The East Wing was first added in 1942, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, primarily to provide office space for the First Lady’s staff and to conceal a newly built underground bunker known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) during World War II.
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Trump promised to lower costs on Day 1.
9 months later, families are paying more for groceries and electricity, and soon they’ll be paying DOUBLE for health care premiums.
House Republicans must report back to work and negotiate a compromise to prevent a health care crisis.
9 months later, families are paying more for groceries and electricity, and soon they’ll be paying DOUBLE for health care premiums.
House Republicans must report back to work and negotiate a compromise to prevent a health care crisis.
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump promised to lower costs on Day 1.
9 months later, families are paying more for groceries and electricity, and soon they’ll be paying DOUBLE for health care premiums.
House Republicans must report back to work and negotiate a compromise to prevent a health care crisis.
9 months later, families are paying more for groceries and electricity, and soon they’ll be paying DOUBLE for health care premiums.
House Republicans must report back to work and negotiate a compromise to prevent a health care crisis.
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Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
And to think, there are people out here thinking today is something to celebrate
On July 4, 1776, the founding fathers started the world's longest-running democracy. On July 3, 2025, the republicans voted to end it. Well done, America. We ALMOST made it to 250 years.
July 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
And to think, there are people out here thinking today is something to celebrate
We are living in an endless SNL skit that we used to think was funny because the premise was so outlandish but now it's just terrifying
'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting
www.rawstory.com/zuckerberg-t...
www.rawstory.com/zuckerberg-t...
'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting
A bizarre security breach unfolded in the Oval Office when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unexpectedly wandered into a classified meeting about the Air Force's new F-47 fighter jets, according to insiders w...
www.rawstory.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We are living in an endless SNL skit that we used to think was funny because the premise was so outlandish but now it's just terrifying