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Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
October 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
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American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
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Gerrymandering handed the GOP majorities in the House in 2022 and 2024.
August 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Gerrymandering handed the GOP majorities in the House in 2022 and 2024.
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A biotech company donated millions for access to a dinner with President Trump. The next day, Trump posted the company's talking points opposing a pending change that would have restricted Medicare reimbursement for the company's products, and his administration later delayed the change.
Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Companies’ Donations
The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change on coverage of pricey bandages that could have hurt the company and others like it.
nyti.ms
August 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A biotech company donated millions for access to a dinner with President Trump. The next day, Trump posted the company's talking points opposing a pending change that would have restricted Medicare reimbursement for the company's products, and his administration later delayed the change.
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“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
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Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.
June 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.
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A "significant share" of companies surveyed by the Federal Reserve said they raised the prices of goods and services unaffected by tariffs.
One company said they did this to "enjoy the extra margin before tariffs increased their costs."
See the problem here? www.axios.com/2025/06/04/t...
One company said they did this to "enjoy the extra margin before tariffs increased their costs."
See the problem here? www.axios.com/2025/06/04/t...
Businesses are raising prices after tariffs, even on unaffected goods
This could be a sign that companies are using the new tariffs as an excuse to raise prices overall.
www.axios.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A "significant share" of companies surveyed by the Federal Reserve said they raised the prices of goods and services unaffected by tariffs.
One company said they did this to "enjoy the extra margin before tariffs increased their costs."
See the problem here? www.axios.com/2025/06/04/t...
One company said they did this to "enjoy the extra margin before tariffs increased their costs."
See the problem here? www.axios.com/2025/06/04/t...
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Just a reminder even though he opposed the bill NOW, AFTER it passed, Elon Musk is not a good guy.
He wants MORE cut out of what you need.
This is a guy that’s a billionaire for one reason: the US Govt tax breaks and financing
He wants MORE cut out of what you need.
This is a guy that’s a billionaire for one reason: the US Govt tax breaks and financing
June 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Just a reminder even though he opposed the bill NOW, AFTER it passed, Elon Musk is not a good guy.
He wants MORE cut out of what you need.
This is a guy that’s a billionaire for one reason: the US Govt tax breaks and financing
He wants MORE cut out of what you need.
This is a guy that’s a billionaire for one reason: the US Govt tax breaks and financing
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“One more question, sir. You wrote a book about the former president's cognitive issues, but the current president posted that the former president was executed in 2020 and replaced by a mindless, soulless robot with cancer. What am I missing here?”
June 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“One more question, sir. You wrote a book about the former president's cognitive issues, but the current president posted that the former president was executed in 2020 and replaced by a mindless, soulless robot with cancer. What am I missing here?”
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We are governed by a lunatic
May 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We are governed by a lunatic
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Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
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‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
May 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
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The Lever's audio series MASTER PLAN has just won the 2025 National Press Club Award.
The series exposes the secret plot to legalize corruption: MasterPlanPodcast.com
This is a huge honor for our newsroom & for independent accountability journalism.
The series exposes the secret plot to legalize corruption: MasterPlanPodcast.com
This is a huge honor for our newsroom & for independent accountability journalism.
The Lever Wins The 2025 National Press Club Award
This award is a major milestone not just for The Lever’s newsroom, but for all independent news outlets competing with the world’s biggest media conglomerates.
www.levernews.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Lever's audio series MASTER PLAN has just won the 2025 National Press Club Award.
The series exposes the secret plot to legalize corruption: MasterPlanPodcast.com
This is a huge honor for our newsroom & for independent accountability journalism.
The series exposes the secret plot to legalize corruption: MasterPlanPodcast.com
This is a huge honor for our newsroom & for independent accountability journalism.
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NOBODY WANTS APPLE BUILDING IPHONES HERE YOU IGNORANT FAT TODDLER.
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
May 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NOBODY WANTS APPLE BUILDING IPHONES HERE YOU IGNORANT FAT TODDLER.
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
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“Six years ago, I found myself face to face with a white farmer preparing for the government to take his land.
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
When Trump Was the One Taking Land From Farmers
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“Six years ago, I found myself face to face with a white farmer preparing for the government to take his land.
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
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Republicans are trying to kick 13.7 million more people off of their health insurance – all to give tax cuts to some of the wealthiest people and corporations in the country.
May 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Republicans are trying to kick 13.7 million more people off of their health insurance – all to give tax cuts to some of the wealthiest people and corporations in the country.
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New in PN: Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number
"Trump repeatedly touted the enormous deals he supposedly obtained from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — all portrayed as new investments pouring into the US economy — but a close examination shows them to be largely a mirage."
"Trump repeatedly touted the enormous deals he supposedly obtained from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — all portrayed as new investments pouring into the US economy — but a close examination shows them to be largely a mirage."
Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number
Don't believe the hype about his "deals."
www.publicnotice.co
May 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New in PN: Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number
"Trump repeatedly touted the enormous deals he supposedly obtained from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — all portrayed as new investments pouring into the US economy — but a close examination shows them to be largely a mirage."
"Trump repeatedly touted the enormous deals he supposedly obtained from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — all portrayed as new investments pouring into the US economy — but a close examination shows them to be largely a mirage."
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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
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President Trump is quite literally selling seats to a private dinner and White House tours to foreign nationals for $4 million+ a piece.
Much of the money goes into his own pocket.
This is corruption to the highest degree.
Much of the money goes into his own pocket.
This is corruption to the highest degree.
May 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
President Trump is quite literally selling seats to a private dinner and White House tours to foreign nationals for $4 million+ a piece.
Much of the money goes into his own pocket.
This is corruption to the highest degree.
Much of the money goes into his own pocket.
This is corruption to the highest degree.
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#GVerse #BreakingNews: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor moments ago to the #OrangeBuffoon's administration calls them out on their hypocrisy:
May 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#GVerse #BreakingNews: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor moments ago to the #OrangeBuffoon's administration calls them out on their hypocrisy:
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#GVerse #Alert🚨: Former #Turnip Advisor and Felon Roger Stone has called for U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) @captmarkkelly.bsky.social to be executed for treason. Kelly is a 25-year #USNavy pilot #Veteran & decorated astronaut.
REPOST if you stand with Senator Kelly against these hateful threats!
REPOST if you stand with Senator Kelly against these hateful threats!
May 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM