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Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger’s car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis.
“I don’t necessarily know if he deserved our kindness, but I would not change anything that happened,” she said.
“I don’t necessarily know if he deserved our kindness, but I would not change anything that happened,” she said.
She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur
Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger’s car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger’s car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis.
“I don’t necessarily know if he deserved our kindness, but I would not change anything that happened,” she said.
“I don’t necessarily know if he deserved our kindness, but I would not change anything that happened,” she said.
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This week on Serious Trouble:
The Maduro prosecution, how Jonathan Ross could be prosecuted for shooting Renee Good, Trump loses a National Guard dispute, Mark Kelly gets threatened with demotion, a judge has done with Lindsay Halligan posing as US Attorney.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/cartel-de-...
The Maduro prosecution, how Jonathan Ross could be prosecuted for shooting Renee Good, Trump loses a National Guard dispute, Mark Kelly gets threatened with demotion, a judge has done with Lindsay Halligan posing as US Attorney.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/cartel-de-...
Cartel De Los Soles
Nicolas Maduro is brought to court in the United States; Minnesota officials seek to investigate the Minneapolis ICE shooting; Trump loses on the shadow docket.
www.serioustrouble.show
January 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This week on Serious Trouble:
The Maduro prosecution, how Jonathan Ross could be prosecuted for shooting Renee Good, Trump loses a National Guard dispute, Mark Kelly gets threatened with demotion, a judge has done with Lindsay Halligan posing as US Attorney.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/cartel-de-...
The Maduro prosecution, how Jonathan Ross could be prosecuted for shooting Renee Good, Trump loses a National Guard dispute, Mark Kelly gets threatened with demotion, a judge has done with Lindsay Halligan posing as US Attorney.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/cartel-de-...
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Billionaires ramping up exits from California www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaires Are Ramping Up Their California Exits on Threat of Wealth Tax
At least a half-dozen billionaires left California before the new year, and their exodus could soon be followed by more than a dozen others in the face of a proposed 5% tax on their wealth, according ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Billionaires ramping up exits from California www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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He either doesn't know how percentages work, or he transparently pretends not to. Either way, does not inspire a lot of confidence bsky.app/profile/atru...
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
He either doesn't know how percentages work, or he transparently pretends not to. Either way, does not inspire a lot of confidence bsky.app/profile/atru...
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how did this guy run an investment bank?
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
how did this guy run an investment bank?
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
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🔔NEW INTERVIEW: A Lawyer for LARRY BUSHART, Perry County man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme in a Charlie Kirk vigil group
David Rubin of @thefireorg.bsky.social tells Kanew what Larry posted was “100% protected political speech” — they are now suing.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSK91_E...
David Rubin of @thefireorg.bsky.social tells Kanew what Larry posted was “100% protected political speech” — they are now suing.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSK91_E...
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🔔NEW INTERVIEW: A Lawyer for LARRY BUSHART, Perry County man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme in a Charlie Kirk vigil group
David Rubin of @thefireorg.bsky.social tells Kanew what Larry posted was “100% protected political speech” — they are now suing.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSK91_E...
David Rubin of @thefireorg.bsky.social tells Kanew what Larry posted was “100% protected political speech” — they are now suing.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSK91_E...
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“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It’s even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It’s even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
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WATCH: Tommy Vietor tells @timmiller.bsky.social why Trump & FIFA are perfect for each other
(H/T @thebulwark.com )
(H/T @thebulwark.com )
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
WATCH: Tommy Vietor tells @timmiller.bsky.social why Trump & FIFA are perfect for each other
(H/T @thebulwark.com )
(H/T @thebulwark.com )
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he plans to contact Donald Trump to express concern over the US military buildup near Venezuela.
Lula Plans Call With Trump Amid Venezuela Conflict Fears
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he plans to contact Donald Trump to express concern over the US military buildup near Venezuela, warning that the situation could destabilize South America.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he plans to contact Donald Trump to express concern over the US military buildup near Venezuela.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announcement that she planned to resign, blindsiding the House speaker, will put a dent in Republicans’ already fragile majority. The sudden exit has also highlighted a deep well of discontent among far-right lawmakers at the core of President Trump’s coalition.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Exit Deals a Blow to Republicans’ Majority in Congress
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden resignation underscored the fragility of the G.O.P. majority, and exposed deep discontent on the right going into the midterm elections.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announcement that she planned to resign, blindsiding the House speaker, will put a dent in Republicans’ already fragile majority. The sudden exit has also highlighted a deep well of discontent among far-right lawmakers at the core of President Trump’s coalition.
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CHATTANOOGA: We’re told heavy 🚔👮🏻♀️presence with SWAT, drones, snipers, etc. as Sumner County library board member Riley Gaines spoke at UTChattanooga after chancellor Lori Mann Bruce overruled a student gov vote to block TPUSA (after she disassembled “DEI” pro-🏳️🌈 pro-women & multiculturalism clubs)
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
CHATTANOOGA: We’re told heavy 🚔👮🏻♀️presence with SWAT, drones, snipers, etc. as Sumner County library board member Riley Gaines spoke at UTChattanooga after chancellor Lori Mann Bruce overruled a student gov vote to block TPUSA (after she disassembled “DEI” pro-🏳️🌈 pro-women & multiculturalism clubs)
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Breaking news: Harvard University is launching an investigation of the relationship between its former president Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein.
Summers said in a statement that he has resigned from the board of ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI.
Summers said in a statement that he has resigned from the board of ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI.
Larry Summers leaves OpenAI as Harvard opens inquiry into his Epstein ties
Documents released by Congress show the former Treasury secretary kept in contact with Epstein after he pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution in 2008.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Breaking news: Harvard University is launching an investigation of the relationship between its former president Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein.
Summers said in a statement that he has resigned from the board of ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI.
Summers said in a statement that he has resigned from the board of ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI.
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It matters if the president is a bad person
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It matters if the president is a bad person
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Chief Justice John Roberts rigged our democracy, helped Trump retake power, and is now discarding legal and constitutional constraints on Trump's actions.
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts rigged our democracy, helped Trump retake power, and is now discarding legal and constitutional constraints on Trump's actions.
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
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As Republicans blame Dems for a broken health care system, this is the thing to keep in mind.
The ACA made a bad system less bad. Republicans only have ideas to make it worse. (Hence the McCain vote)
The real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW
The ACA made a bad system less bad. Republicans only have ideas to make it worse. (Hence the McCain vote)
The real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
As Republicans blame Dems for a broken health care system, this is the thing to keep in mind.
The ACA made a bad system less bad. Republicans only have ideas to make it worse. (Hence the McCain vote)
The real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW
The ACA made a bad system less bad. Republicans only have ideas to make it worse. (Hence the McCain vote)
The real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW
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Infantilizing women until they’re no longer responsible for their choices is also sexist.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Infantilizing women until they’re no longer responsible for their choices is also sexist.
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The fact that this infantilization is so selectively applied also leads to a needed conversation around the way patriarchy is used to reinforce white supremacy and vice versa.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The fact that this infantilization is so selectively applied also leads to a needed conversation around the way patriarchy is used to reinforce white supremacy and vice versa.
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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Seems @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn are hiding behind leader Thune, claiming he’s the one who snuck in a provision letting them sue the government for $500,000 for investigating their possible role in Trump’s attempt to overthrow the government. 🤔 www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Seems @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn are hiding behind leader Thune, claiming he’s the one who snuck in a provision letting them sue the government for $500,000 for investigating their possible role in Trump’s attempt to overthrow the government. 🤔 www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Predictably - the Trump/Republican response to last night won’t be to try to earn more votes, it will be to suppress the vote.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Predictably - the Trump/Republican response to last night won’t be to try to earn more votes, it will be to suppress the vote.