Etan Egnal
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December 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Cat looking out window becomes mythical Christmas creature.
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Cat looking out window becomes mythical Christmas creature.
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
One of the challenges of this horrifying situation is that we have two different topics being discussed which are being conflated. The first is the brutal, horrifying and shocking crime of Charlie Kirk's murder. The second is how everyone feels about Charlie Kirk as a person...
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
One of the challenges of this horrifying situation is that we have two different topics being discussed which are being conflated. The first is the brutal, horrifying and shocking crime of Charlie Kirk's murder. The second is how everyone feels about Charlie Kirk as a person...
"I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble... The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime... The radicals on the left are the problem. And they’re vicious, and they’re horrible, and they’re politically savvy." -President Trump
Opinion | Trump's partisan double standard for assassinations is chilling
Why Trump’s different responses to Charlie Kirk and Melissa Hortman's assassinations matter.
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September 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble... The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime... The radicals on the left are the problem. And they’re vicious, and they’re horrible, and they’re politically savvy." -President Trump
The only emergency in DC is the dictator seizing control of the United States.
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Trump's D.C. crime claims don't match the data
The president says violent crime is rising in the city. The numbers are down.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The only emergency in DC is the dictator seizing control of the United States.
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"Nonviolent resistance movements are more likely to facilitate transitions from autocracy to democracy, improve democratic qualities like civil liberties, transform security forces and judicial systems in rights-respecting directions, and enhance well-being measures such as life expectancy."
Institutional effects of nonviolent and violent revolutions
This paper conducts a systematic review and comparative analysis of the institutional impacts of nonviolent versus violent revolutions. It examines si…
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June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Nonviolent resistance movements are more likely to facilitate transitions from autocracy to democracy, improve democratic qualities like civil liberties, transform security forces and judicial systems in rights-respecting directions, and enhance well-being measures such as life expectancy."
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Perspective matters 🫶
June 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Perspective matters 🫶
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
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June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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DHS Chief: ‘We Are A Nation Of Immigrants Who Came Here Between 1776 And 1943’
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
DHS Chief: ‘We Are A Nation Of Immigrants Who Came Here Between 1776 And 1943’
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
Can we agree that violent protest against Trump helps Trump? Non-violence or dont bother.
June 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Can we agree that violent protest against Trump helps Trump? Non-violence or dont bother.
'"Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism," former U.S. Agency for Global Media Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner tells NPR.'
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Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
'"Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism," former U.S. Agency for Global Media Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner tells NPR.'
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“In fact, Treasury Department data says spending is up 10% from this time last year. And two, as we've reported, DOGE's savings tracker on their website is riddled with errors, inaccuracies and opaque methodology.” www.npr.org/transcripts/...
What has DOGE done in Trump's first 100 days?
One hundred days into President Trump's second term, DOGE hasn't delivered on its promised savings, efficiency or transparency in meaningful ways. But it has amassed unprecedented power over data.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“In fact, Treasury Department data says spending is up 10% from this time last year. And two, as we've reported, DOGE's savings tracker on their website is riddled with errors, inaccuracies and opaque methodology.” www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
Sunday morning April 20, 2025
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
Our national government is officially on the side of evil. www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our national government is officially on the side of evil. www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
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Let me thank my Senate colleague @vanhollen.senate.gov for his trip to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully imprisoned. As the Supreme Court indicated, there was no basis for his warrantless arrest.
The Trump admin must obey the law. He must be returned home.
Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully imprisoned. As the Supreme Court indicated, there was no basis for his warrantless arrest.
The Trump admin must obey the law. He must be returned home.
April 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Let me thank my Senate colleague @vanhollen.senate.gov for his trip to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully imprisoned. As the Supreme Court indicated, there was no basis for his warrantless arrest.
The Trump admin must obey the law. He must be returned home.
Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully imprisoned. As the Supreme Court indicated, there was no basis for his warrantless arrest.
The Trump admin must obey the law. He must be returned home.
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A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
April 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
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April 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We shouldn't be deporting anyone to an El Salvadorian prison.
April 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
We shouldn't be deporting anyone to an El Salvadorian prison.