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December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A great idea!
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GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
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They miss the glory days of pre-existing conditions and folks choosing between medication and food.
Chip Roy: "We need to give freedom options for the average hardworking American family so you can afford a catastrophic plan, go get health sharing, be able to have something that you can be able to go to the doctor of your choice rather than enriching insurance companies."
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
They miss the glory days of pre-existing conditions and folks choosing between medication and food.
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Who in their right mind wants that crap back?
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Who in their right mind wants that crap back?
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try to imagine the media firestorm if the military was conducting strikes and obama, clinton, or biden said "i dont know anything about it" and how the media just shrugs at trump saying the same thing.
talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
try to imagine the media firestorm if the military was conducting strikes and obama, clinton, or biden said "i dont know anything about it" and how the media just shrugs at trump saying the same thing.
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We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
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Of course they did.
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Of course they did.
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Since the Administration is refusing to help Americans in need, we are standing by to vote for bills to ensure continued access to food assistance.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Since the Administration is refusing to help Americans in need, we are standing by to vote for bills to ensure continued access to food assistance.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
This man’s privilege is showing. He knows NOTHING about people’s stories and why they’re here. It also isn’t just immigrants who are being hurt. The callousness is unbelievable.
Matt Walsh: “If there's a noncitizen here who would starve without EBT, I would still say we should not give it to them”
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This man’s privilege is showing. He knows NOTHING about people’s stories and why they’re here. It also isn’t just immigrants who are being hurt. The callousness is unbelievable.
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Matt Walsh: “If there's a noncitizen here who would starve without EBT, I would still say we should not give it to them”
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Matt Walsh: “If there's a noncitizen here who would starve without EBT, I would still say we should not give it to them”
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
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If the destruction of the East Wing is a shock, the money that’s paying for it might be even more of a scandal.
Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.
www.motherjones.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If the destruction of the East Wing is a shock, the money that’s paying for it might be even more of a scandal.
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Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
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The Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize the communities they pretend to serve. Let’s show them the same kindness we did to target!
use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!
use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize the communities they pretend to serve. Let’s show them the same kindness we did to target!
use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!
use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
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The GOP's Big Beautiful Bill is going to fund a war on the United States of America by "peacemaker" Donald Trump, as I anticipated in the wake of its passage.
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The GOP's Big Beautiful Bill is going to fund a war on the United States of America by "peacemaker" Donald Trump, as I anticipated in the wake of its passage.
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So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Trump is extorting his own Justice Department for $230 million in taxpayer funds.
He refuses to open the government or lower health care costs — but he's eager to steal YOUR money to enrich himself.
Unprecedented, unfathomable corruption.
He refuses to open the government or lower health care costs — but he's eager to steal YOUR money to enrich himself.
Unprecedented, unfathomable corruption.
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump is extorting his own Justice Department for $230 million in taxpayer funds.
He refuses to open the government or lower health care costs — but he's eager to steal YOUR money to enrich himself.
Unprecedented, unfathomable corruption.
He refuses to open the government or lower health care costs — but he's eager to steal YOUR money to enrich himself.
Unprecedented, unfathomable corruption.
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Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year
Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year
Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year
www.independent.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year
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We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.
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If you are a "leader" being quiet on this now, know it will not be getting better anytime soon. The $171 billion for the secret police force is only just now starting to flow. They are on a hiring spree for proud boys.
Politicians, businesses, media - get on the right side of this ASAP.
Politicians, businesses, media - get on the right side of this ASAP.
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Federal agents raided Family Night at La Catedral Arena in Wilder, Idaho. A community racetrack packed with families, food, and music. They came under the guise of “illegal betting.” What they unleashed was terror: children zip-tied, parents separated, and chaos erupting across a crowd of 1,000.
Federal agents raided Family Night at La Catedral Arena in Wilder, Idaho. A community racetrack packed with families, food, and music. They came under the guise of “illegal betting.” What they unleashed was terror: children zip-tied, parents separated, and chaos erupting across a crowd of 1,000.
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you are a "leader" being quiet on this now, know it will not be getting better anytime soon. The $171 billion for the secret police force is only just now starting to flow. They are on a hiring spree for proud boys.
Politicians, businesses, media - get on the right side of this ASAP.
Politicians, businesses, media - get on the right side of this ASAP.