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Last year I wrote about the American Accountability Foundation posting "watchlists" of public employees to encourage harassment. This piece describes the effects.
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety. Yet free-speech experts say the group's websites remain just outside the boundaries of violating personal privacy.
www.reuters.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Last year I wrote about the American Accountability Foundation posting "watchlists" of public employees to encourage harassment. This piece describes the effects.
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
August 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
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BREAKING: the chief of police in Huntington Park says they arrested a man Tuesday accused of impersonating a federal agent, with fake DHS docs, cell phones and a loaded gun in an unmarked car, amid ongoing ICE raids. They discovered he had a history of arrests for human smuggling
June 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING: the chief of police in Huntington Park says they arrested a man Tuesday accused of impersonating a federal agent, with fake DHS docs, cell phones and a loaded gun in an unmarked car, amid ongoing ICE raids. They discovered he had a history of arrests for human smuggling
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GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
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Fox is not journalism. It's anti-journalism. The more you watch, the stupider you get.
June 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Fox is not journalism. It's anti-journalism. The more you watch, the stupider you get.
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It’s always fun when the “anti government paranoia” switch gets flipped to the “actually we love our armed agents of the state, don’t we folks” side
Fox News host Will Cain: "The 'No Secret Police Act' would ban local, state, and federal law enforcement from covering their faces when interacting with the public. Officers would also have to wear identifying information on them, like name tags. Hard to believe this is real!"
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s always fun when the “anti government paranoia” switch gets flipped to the “actually we love our armed agents of the state, don’t we folks” side
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If only we had an opposition party that could investigate and constantly raise awareness of this issue so it began to get through to the public.
June 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
If only we had an opposition party that could investigate and constantly raise awareness of this issue so it began to get through to the public.
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Terry Moran, if you’re reading this: the door is open.
A Message to Terry Moran from MeidasTouch
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Terry Moran, if you’re reading this: the door is open.
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Every major Dem politician needs to realize that, in this environment, they can schedule a "speech to the nation," like Newsom did, and get tons of media coverage.
Just do it.
Just do it.
June 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Every major Dem politician needs to realize that, in this environment, they can schedule a "speech to the nation," like Newsom did, and get tons of media coverage.
Just do it.
Just do it.
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The Trump administration’s plan for FEMA is to fuck over the states and then blame Democratic governors
June 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Trump administration’s plan for FEMA is to fuck over the states and then blame Democratic governors
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More than 6000 scientists have signed a declaration condemning "Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
More than 6000 scientists have signed a declaration condemning "Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)
June 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)
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The thing about cancer is, Trump is making it easy for polluters to dump cancer-causing chemicals into our air and water, while defunding and firing people who work on cancer cures, while also ending millions of people’s ability to afford cancer treatment.
May 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The thing about cancer is, Trump is making it easy for polluters to dump cancer-causing chemicals into our air and water, while defunding and firing people who work on cancer cures, while also ending millions of people’s ability to afford cancer treatment.
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The call between Putin and Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue his mass-murder campaign in Ukraine for as long as he can get away with it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Putin’s Still In Charge
Trump can’t end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.
www.theatlantic.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The call between Putin and Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue his mass-murder campaign in Ukraine for as long as he can get away with it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules
For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...
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We've become completely desensitized to it but it's genuinely unreal how corrupt this admin is. Tinpot dictatorship stuff.
Yes, that is the US Attorney General getting paid $1.38M to lobby on behalf of Qatar, and yes she did approve a $400M private jet as a gift.
Yes, that is the US Attorney General getting paid $1.38M to lobby on behalf of Qatar, and yes she did approve a $400M private jet as a gift.
May 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We've become completely desensitized to it but it's genuinely unreal how corrupt this admin is. Tinpot dictatorship stuff.
Yes, that is the US Attorney General getting paid $1.38M to lobby on behalf of Qatar, and yes she did approve a $400M private jet as a gift.
Yes, that is the US Attorney General getting paid $1.38M to lobby on behalf of Qatar, and yes she did approve a $400M private jet as a gift.
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The average person who engages with foreign governments in virtually every industry I’ve been in - finance, academia, tech, govt - files disclosures about any gift over the most nominal value, or turns things down lest they appear to cause a conflict. But this guy…
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The average person who engages with foreign governments in virtually every industry I’ve been in - finance, academia, tech, govt - files disclosures about any gift over the most nominal value, or turns things down lest they appear to cause a conflict. But this guy…
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New @motherjones.com: Leading Catholics are condemning a Trump meme shared by the WH depicting himself as the Pope.
“I hope he didn’t have anything to do with that," Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NY (& Trump's pick for Pope), said. “It wasn’t good.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I hope he didn’t have anything to do with that," Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NY (& Trump's pick for Pope), said. “It wasn’t good.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Leading Catholics Condemn Trump Meme Depicting Himself as Pope
"There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President."
www.motherjones.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New @motherjones.com: Leading Catholics are condemning a Trump meme shared by the WH depicting himself as the Pope.
“I hope he didn’t have anything to do with that," Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NY (& Trump's pick for Pope), said. “It wasn’t good.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I hope he didn’t have anything to do with that," Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NY (& Trump's pick for Pope), said. “It wasn’t good.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
www.404media.co
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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“And she’s really two and a half. Which is closer to three. So why is she lying about her age?”
Looking forward to the Fox News goons taking that 2-year old down a few pegs.
“That infant is no angel, despite what the libs want you to believe. Did you know she cried a lot? I heard she’s not even potty trained. Disgusting.”
“That infant is no angel, despite what the libs want you to believe. Did you know she cried a lot? I heard she’s not even potty trained. Disgusting.”
April 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“And she’s really two and a half. Which is closer to three. So why is she lying about her age?”
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“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf." www.elias.law/newsroom/pre...
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
www.elias.law
April 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf." www.elias.law/newsroom/pre...
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Yes, we have and we will.
April 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Yes, we have and we will.
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That Giuffre’s name is not forever linked to Trump and Mar a Lago is another piece of evidence for how broken our media is, how feckless the Democrats are, and how Teflon Trump is.
“In interviews and depositions, Ms. Giuffre said she was recruited to the sex ring in 2000 while working as a locker room attendant in President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41
She accused Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, of recruiting her to join their sex-trafficking ring and sued Prince Andrew for sexual assault.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
That Giuffre’s name is not forever linked to Trump and Mar a Lago is another piece of evidence for how broken our media is, how feckless the Democrats are, and how Teflon Trump is.
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The Trump administration proposed a rollback of federal protections for endangered species. A draft rule from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks to eliminate the current interpretation of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act.
April 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Trump administration proposed a rollback of federal protections for endangered species. A draft rule from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks to eliminate the current interpretation of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act.