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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
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Masked men with guns on them, in the form of our government, entered my child’s daycare and dragged out one of the teachers…
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Masked men with guns on them, in the form of our government, entered my child’s daycare and dragged out one of the teachers…
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
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A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”
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BASH: You mentioned $1.5 trillion. $1 trillion of that is to reverse Medicaid cuts that you put in the big beautiful bill
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid reforms, not cuts.
BASH: It's less spending. You can call it what you want.
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid reforms, not cuts.
BASH: It's less spending. You can call it what you want.
October 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BASH: You mentioned $1.5 trillion. $1 trillion of that is to reverse Medicaid cuts that you put in the big beautiful bill
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid reforms, not cuts.
BASH: It's less spending. You can call it what you want.
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid reforms, not cuts.
BASH: It's less spending. You can call it what you want.
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Good work
Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Good work
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I still think it should have been all over when he said, “find 11,780 votes.”
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I still think it should have been all over when he said, “find 11,780 votes.”
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I’ve never cheered for anyone so hard
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I’ve never cheered for anyone so hard
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“Show us your warrant!”
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Show us your warrant!”
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
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Speaker Mike Johnson is delaying the swearing in of the new House Member because she’ll be the 218th vote to force the release of the Epstein Files.
He pretends to be a good Christian man while protecting violent child rapists.
He pretends to be a good Christian man while protecting violent child rapists.
September 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson is delaying the swearing in of the new House Member because she’ll be the 218th vote to force the release of the Epstein Files.
He pretends to be a good Christian man while protecting violent child rapists.
He pretends to be a good Christian man while protecting violent child rapists.
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Late night hosts criticizing the president isn’t new. Having a thin-skinned dictator wannabe who can’t take it is.
September 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Late night hosts criticizing the president isn’t new. Having a thin-skinned dictator wannabe who can’t take it is.
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Glad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is up for the fight and understands the danger.
September 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Glad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is up for the fight and understands the danger.
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My, my, my. How the tone has changed.
September 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My, my, my. How the tone has changed.
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‼️ @betoorourke.bsky.social is now active on Bluesky!
Paxton is going after Beto and his org, #PoweredXPeople, with a bogus lawsuit, but Beto’s continuing to fight 🔥 with 🔥🔥🔥, suing him right back.
Don’t mess with Texas voters or @texasdemocrats.bsky.social!
Be sure to give Beto a follow! 🖤
Paxton is going after Beto and his org, #PoweredXPeople, with a bogus lawsuit, but Beto’s continuing to fight 🔥 with 🔥🔥🔥, suing him right back.
Don’t mess with Texas voters or @texasdemocrats.bsky.social!
Be sure to give Beto a follow! 🖤
August 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
‼️ @betoorourke.bsky.social is now active on Bluesky!
Paxton is going after Beto and his org, #PoweredXPeople, with a bogus lawsuit, but Beto’s continuing to fight 🔥 with 🔥🔥🔥, suing him right back.
Don’t mess with Texas voters or @texasdemocrats.bsky.social!
Be sure to give Beto a follow! 🖤
Paxton is going after Beto and his org, #PoweredXPeople, with a bogus lawsuit, but Beto’s continuing to fight 🔥 with 🔥🔥🔥, suing him right back.
Don’t mess with Texas voters or @texasdemocrats.bsky.social!
Be sure to give Beto a follow! 🖤
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A very long 4 years...
August 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A very long 4 years...
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The British pediatrician D. W. Winnicott once wrote, “There’s no such thing as a baby. There is a baby and someone.”
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August 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The British pediatrician D. W. Winnicott once wrote, “There’s no such thing as a baby. There is a baby and someone.”
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