Mike O’Rourke
@mikeorourkenews.bsky.social
Retired newspaper guy. Stillwater, Minn. resident. Former associate editor and political reporter at Brainerd Dispatch.
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Congress has long used its power to establish independent agencies to protect Americans without undue political pressure.
It is deeply troubling that conservative justices appear ready to give the president even more unchecked power.
Justice Kagan put it best:
It is deeply troubling that conservative justices appear ready to give the president even more unchecked power.
Justice Kagan put it best:
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Congress has long used its power to establish independent agencies to protect Americans without undue political pressure.
It is deeply troubling that conservative justices appear ready to give the president even more unchecked power.
Justice Kagan put it best:
It is deeply troubling that conservative justices appear ready to give the president even more unchecked power.
Justice Kagan put it best:
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NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
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2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
2025 by the numbers
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence.
freedom.press
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
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Let's not kid ourselves: this may have CBS News written all over it but it's political propaganda masquerading as journalism. If it was legit, then real reporters would be in the anchor chair, not Trump approved Bari Weiss.
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
CBS News journalists are sidelined for network's Erika Kirk town hall
If providing news and information were the goal then journalists like Gayle King or Norah O’Donnell would be asking the questions, not Trump approved pundit Bari Weiss.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Let's not kid ourselves: this may have CBS News written all over it but it's political propaganda masquerading as journalism. If it was legit, then real reporters would be in the anchor chair, not Trump approved Bari Weiss.
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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Patience has nothing to do with waiting. Patience is about understanding the right moment for action and the right moment for stillness.
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Patience has nothing to do with waiting. Patience is about understanding the right moment for action and the right moment for stillness.
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation used unsealed documents showing that Trump-aligned political action committees (PACs) and the campaign's general fund paid millions to organizers of the Jan. 6 "Save America" rally, including funds for travel, hotels, and a busing program for attendees.
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation used unsealed documents showing that Trump-aligned political action committees (PACs) and the campaign's general fund paid millions to organizers of the Jan. 6 "Save America" rally, including funds for travel, hotels, and a busing program for attendees.
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Striking that the public legal defense of the boat strikes is coming from a Senator and not the Attorney General or the General Counsel of the Pentagon.
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Striking that the public legal defense of the boat strikes is coming from a Senator and not the Attorney General or the General Counsel of the Pentagon.
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I just want to let Sean Duffy know that I didn’t dress up for my flight today. Yoga pants. Tank. Slippies. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I just want to let Sean Duffy know that I didn’t dress up for my flight today. Yoga pants. Tank. Slippies. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
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WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
Trump looks like he’s thinking “See, I got my peace prize anyway.”
I mean, do we talk enough about how deranged this person is—and how he should be miles away from the levers of power?
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Trump looks like he’s thinking “See, I got my peace prize anyway.”
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I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
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Free entry to National Parks will now be granted on President Trump's birthday but not on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth
—Axios
—Axios
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Free entry to National Parks will now be granted on President Trump's birthday but not on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth
—Axios
—Axios
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Trump’s favorite adjectives for female reporters.
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump’s favorite adjectives for female reporters.
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If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
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When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
This says it all.
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This says it all.
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I've been saying this for a year now: the Democrats have missed a gigantic political opportunity--and, at this point, have failed in an ethical obligation--to create a shadow-government health department that dispenses medically accurate information, guidance, and advice.
WATCH: A CDC panel voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, despite a 99% drop in cases since in the 30 years since it was implemented. Chris Hayes and Brandy Zadrozny react. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6REM...
CDC Panel ends recommendation for newborn hepatitis B shot
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've been saying this for a year now: the Democrats have missed a gigantic political opportunity--and, at this point, have failed in an ethical obligation--to create a shadow-government health department that dispenses medically accurate information, guidance, and advice.
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The Obama regime disappeared my
poor grandmother for wishing her neighbor merry Christmas and the media said nothing!
poor grandmother for wishing her neighbor merry Christmas and the media said nothing!
It’s legal to say Merry Christmas now Denny. It was illegal before, as everyone knows
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Obama regime disappeared my
poor grandmother for wishing her neighbor merry Christmas and the media said nothing!
poor grandmother for wishing her neighbor merry Christmas and the media said nothing!
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Honestly, every left-wing group should create the tackiest cheapest ugliest trophy they can imagine and make a big show of presenting it to Trump with some obnoxious name like the Greenpeace Award for Big Beautiful Excellence in Body Odors or the ACLU Trophy for Presidential Strongly Napping.
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Honestly, every left-wing group should create the tackiest cheapest ugliest trophy they can imagine and make a big show of presenting it to Trump with some obnoxious name like the Greenpeace Award for Big Beautiful Excellence in Body Odors or the ACLU Trophy for Presidential Strongly Napping.
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
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the runner-up must be so disappointed 😞
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the runner-up must be so disappointed 😞