Paul Heimann
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In politics, being deceived is no excuse.
— Leszek Kołakowski
— Leszek Kołakowski
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In politics, being deceived is no excuse.
— Leszek Kołakowski
— Leszek Kołakowski
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Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others.
How conspiracy theories about Politico led Trump to cancel subscriptions
Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others.
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HUGE news hardly anyone is talking about it. The Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is basically the gov't HR department & is purging non-loyalists. An unvetted ally of Elon Musk w no OPM experience is using OPM to collect info on civil servants outside OPM who are seen as a threat 1/3
January 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
HUGE news hardly anyone is talking about it. The Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is basically the gov't HR department & is purging non-loyalists. An unvetted ally of Elon Musk w no OPM experience is using OPM to collect info on civil servants outside OPM who are seen as a threat 1/3
Those who wish to destroy our democratic institutions through violent means are vindicated. The service of those who have tried to protect our nation is scorned.
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Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Those who wish to destroy our democratic institutions through violent means are vindicated. The service of those who have tried to protect our nation is scorned.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." -- Pope Francis
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." -- Pope Francis
This is a good and fitting way for Biden to end his term. For all the mistakes he's made, this is a bright moment.
It's a stark contrast to the incoming president who relishes making people suffer.
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Biden shortens sentences for nearly 2,500 people, setting a record
Democratic lawmakers had urged President Biden to use his clemency powers to address disparities in sentences for offenses involving crack cocaine.
www.npr.org
January 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is a good and fitting way for Biden to end his term. For all the mistakes he's made, this is a bright moment.
It's a stark contrast to the incoming president who relishes making people suffer.
www.npr.org/2025/01/17/g...
"The considerable, indeed extraordinary, legal protection afforded by the office of the chief executive is a factor that overrides all others," Merchan said. "Despite the extraordinary breadth of those protections, one power they do not provide is the power to erase jury verdicts."
Trump avoids punishment at hush-money sentencing
Donald Trump will be the first president to take office with a felony criminal conviction.
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"The considerable, indeed extraordinary, legal protection afforded by the office of the chief executive is a factor that overrides all others," Merchan said. "Despite the extraordinary breadth of those protections, one power they do not provide is the power to erase jury verdicts."
"Desperate for some relief from the relentless drone strikes, the Russians need every air-defense battery they can get... The North Koreans obliged with a missile launcher few have seen outside of a Pyongyang parade.
"And then Russian drones destroyed it."
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
"And then Russian drones destroyed it."
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
North Korean Troops Rolled A Rare Air-Defense Vehicle Into Kursk. Confused Russians Blew It Up.
The unusual vehicle combined a wheeled chassis with a radar and missiles from a Russian Tor launcher.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Desperate for some relief from the relentless drone strikes, the Russians need every air-defense battery they can get... The North Koreans obliged with a missile launcher few have seen outside of a Pyongyang parade.
"And then Russian drones destroyed it."
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
"And then Russian drones destroyed it."
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
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Think of the time being wasted by diplomats and experts in Europe and Latin America, as they start planning how to counter American attacks on Panama or Greenland. Time that could be spent thinking about a unified response to Russia and China.
January 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Think of the time being wasted by diplomats and experts in Europe and Latin America, as they start planning how to counter American attacks on Panama or Greenland. Time that could be spent thinking about a unified response to Russia and China.
Today is the anniversary of the violent attack on our Capital, where a mob attempted to block our democratic process so that manchild Trump, who couldn't accept his loss, might illegally stay in power.
January 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today is the anniversary of the violent attack on our Capital, where a mob attempted to block our democratic process so that manchild Trump, who couldn't accept his loss, might illegally stay in power.
How fitting that US flags will be at half staff during the inauguration. How unsurprising that Trump is disparaging the memory of President Carter and the US flag code.
apnews.com/article/why-...
apnews.com/article/why-...
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month.
apnews.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How fitting that US flags will be at half staff during the inauguration. How unsurprising that Trump is disparaging the memory of President Carter and the US flag code.
apnews.com/article/why-...
apnews.com/article/why-...
What is Trump lying about today? He's blaming a terrorist attack carried out by a *US-born Army veteran* on immigrants. He's desperately looking for his Reichstag fire.
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New Orleans attack updates: Suspect 'inspired by ISIS,' was military veteran
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
abcnews.go.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What is Trump lying about today? He's blaming a terrorist attack carried out by a *US-born Army veteran* on immigrants. He's desperately looking for his Reichstag fire.
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It's weird how time works. It's already 2025 in Polynesia, in the USA it's still 2024 but in Russia it's 1951.
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear
December 31, 2024 at 11:58 AM
It's weird how time works. It's already 2025 in Polynesia, in the USA it's still 2024 but in Russia it's 1951.
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear
American clergy should take note. In other countries, there are those willing to stand up for their neighbors at great personal cost. What are US clergy afraid of? Offending some people? Losing tax exempt status?
www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/c...
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www.euronews.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
American clergy should take note. In other countries, there are those willing to stand up for their neighbors at great personal cost. What are US clergy afraid of? Offending some people? Losing tax exempt status?
www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/c...
www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/c...
They're practically telling people to go ahead and cheat on their taxes.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight
Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
They're practically telling people to go ahead and cheat on their taxes.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
How Trump Plans to Deport 4% of the U.S. Population | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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December 27, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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So, if you want to attend a worship service with President-elect Trump at his inauguration this year, you can.
But so far, there's only one option, and there's a catch: you'll need to either donate $100,000 or raise $200,000.
It's pay-to-pray. religionnews.com/2024/12/23/a...
But so far, there's only one option, and there's a catch: you'll need to either donate $100,000 or raise $200,000.
It's pay-to-pray. religionnews.com/2024/12/23/a...
At Trump’s inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray
(RNS) — According to a report, you can pray with Trump and Melania. It'll only cost you $100,000.
religionnews.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:39 PM
So, if you want to attend a worship service with President-elect Trump at his inauguration this year, you can.
But so far, there's only one option, and there's a catch: you'll need to either donate $100,000 or raise $200,000.
It's pay-to-pray. religionnews.com/2024/12/23/a...
But so far, there's only one option, and there's a catch: you'll need to either donate $100,000 or raise $200,000.
It's pay-to-pray. religionnews.com/2024/12/23/a...
Trump's top pick for Attorney General "violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress", according to the House Ethics Committee.
Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Trump's top pick for Attorney General "violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress", according to the House Ethics Committee.
Good. It's the least he can do considering the incoming president can't wait to use his authority to start killing people.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/p...
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Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution ...
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Good. It's the least he can do considering the incoming president can't wait to use his authority to start killing people.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/p...
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The Democrats gave Trump the presidency in 2016 when they passed over Sanders for Clinton. They have learned nothing.
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Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The 74-year-old Re…
thehill.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
The Democrats gave Trump the presidency in 2016 when they passed over Sanders for Clinton. They have learned nothing.
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ABC News Shows What It Looks Like When Corporate Media Bows to Trump
ABC News Shows What It Looks Like When Corporate Media Bows to Trump | Common Dreams
We are beginning to see this all over the U.S. political-economic system — giant corporations and hugely wealthy people going out of their way to appease King Trump even in advance of his coronation.
www.commondreams.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
ABC News Shows What It Looks Like When Corporate Media Bows to Trump