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THEY LITERALLY DID THE ONION HEADLINE
July 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
THEY LITERALLY DID THE ONION HEADLINE
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“So how was it that Israel had the capacity to destroy pinpoint targets in Iran, some 1,200 miles from Tel Aviv, and could not safely deliver boxes of food to starving Gazans 40 miles from Tel Aviv?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
Opinion | How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“So how was it that Israel had the capacity to destroy pinpoint targets in Iran, some 1,200 miles from Tel Aviv, and could not safely deliver boxes of food to starving Gazans 40 miles from Tel Aviv?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
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The Justice Department has the Epstein files. Right now.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
July 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Justice Department has the Epstein files. Right now.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
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Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
The Cowardice of Senate Democrats Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation Possible
Senate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
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ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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There's so much that's so wrong about Trump's "he stole her" comments on the late Virginia Giuffre. A great columnist pounces on this. @rexhuppke.bsky.social is a great columnist www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Trump says Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre, a heartless and revealing admission | Opinion
Without a hint of empathy, Donald Trump said his former close friend Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' a teenage Mar-a-Lago spa worker named Virginia Giuffre.
www.usatoday.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
There's so much that's so wrong about Trump's "he stole her" comments on the late Virginia Giuffre. A great columnist pounces on this. @rexhuppke.bsky.social is a great columnist www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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The extremely simple fact is that Jeff Epstein was the most notorious child sex trafficker in history, and the President of the US was his close personal friend for decades
Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated
Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated
July 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The extremely simple fact is that Jeff Epstein was the most notorious child sex trafficker in history, and the President of the US was his close personal friend for decades
Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated
Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated
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we have completely fucking failed as a culture that we let a narcissism-of-small-differences hatred of other progressive young people turn them into a scapegoat for high housing costs rather than racist millionaire homeowners blocking housing construction
July 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
we have completely fucking failed as a culture that we let a narcissism-of-small-differences hatred of other progressive young people turn them into a scapegoat for high housing costs rather than racist millionaire homeowners blocking housing construction
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Trump is laying the groundwork for a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell, pretending that she's a reliable informant on Epstein and not his literal partner-in-crime, so it's probably worth recirculating the facts:
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of federal sex trafficking charges for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses
The jury weighed evidence from about 30 witnesses over 3 weeks who alleged the British socialite played a pivotal part in recruiting teenage girls for sex with Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump is laying the groundwork for a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell, pretending that she's a reliable informant on Epstein and not his literal partner-in-crime, so it's probably worth recirculating the facts:
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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This is one of the hardest ones to believe.
It's a total capitulation by Republican Senators to corruption; it's not about getting conservative judges on the bench.
It's a total capitulation by Republican Senators to corruption; it's not about getting conservative judges on the bench.
The cloture vote on Bove was 50-48 last Thursday, all voting Dems plus Collins/Murkowski were nos. Seems quite likely he'll be confirmed this week. But since that was two whistleblowers ago, probably worth anyone with a Republican senator making one more call.
July 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is one of the hardest ones to believe.
It's a total capitulation by Republican Senators to corruption; it's not about getting conservative judges on the bench.
It's a total capitulation by Republican Senators to corruption; it's not about getting conservative judges on the bench.
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both these takes predate all or nearly all of the dem response to trump's win and I think they've both been extremely vindicated.
I say this not to take some victory lap but because I think it should inform how we think about primaries; who is going to actually help break these patterns?
I say this not to take some victory lap but because I think it should inform how we think about primaries; who is going to actually help break these patterns?
July 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
both these takes predate all or nearly all of the dem response to trump's win and I think they've both been extremely vindicated.
I say this not to take some victory lap but because I think it should inform how we think about primaries; who is going to actually help break these patterns?
I say this not to take some victory lap but because I think it should inform how we think about primaries; who is going to actually help break these patterns?
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The news headline we deserve:
“Trump says being on Epstein’s Pedophilia Island a privilege”
“Trump says being on Epstein’s Pedophilia Island a privilege”
Trump on Epstein island: "I never had the privilege of going to his island."
July 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The news headline we deserve:
“Trump says being on Epstein’s Pedophilia Island a privilege”
“Trump says being on Epstein’s Pedophilia Island a privilege”
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No one is safe.
NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
No one is safe.
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And there you have it. If the Trump admin determines that evidence against a specific person is not “credible” they will bury that part from whatever they end up releasing.
July 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
And there you have it. If the Trump admin determines that evidence against a specific person is not “credible” they will bury that part from whatever they end up releasing.
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Massie on the DOJ saying they won't release more Epstein info because it could hurt victims: "That's a strawman ... they're hiding behind that ... it's the president's own AG, FBI director, children, and VP who said these files need to be released. We're just trying to hold their feet to the fire."
July 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Massie on the DOJ saying they won't release more Epstein info because it could hurt victims: "That's a strawman ... they're hiding behind that ... it's the president's own AG, FBI director, children, and VP who said these files need to be released. We're just trying to hold their feet to the fire."
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trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example
TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example
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It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
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🚨 #SocialSecurity is on the chopping block. Thanks to Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” retirees are now staring down $18,000-a-year benefit cut in just seven years. Seniors who paid in their whole lives are left holding the bag.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
A new analysis projects a 24% cut to Social Security benefits by late 2032.
Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will cause sharp cuts to Social Security by late 2032, a new analysis says.
www.axios.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🚨 #SocialSecurity is on the chopping block. Thanks to Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” retirees are now staring down $18,000-a-year benefit cut in just seven years. Seniors who paid in their whole lives are left holding the bag.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
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All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
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Reminder of the coverup timeline:
By mid-April the administration has reviewed and redacted the Epstein files and is close to the oft-promised release.
In May, Bondi and Blanche tell the president his name appears multiple times.
Trump orders his subordinates not to release the files.
By mid-April the administration has reviewed and redacted the Epstein files and is close to the oft-promised release.
In May, Bondi and Blanche tell the president his name appears multiple times.
Trump orders his subordinates not to release the files.
July 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reminder of the coverup timeline:
By mid-April the administration has reviewed and redacted the Epstein files and is close to the oft-promised release.
In May, Bondi and Blanche tell the president his name appears multiple times.
Trump orders his subordinates not to release the files.
By mid-April the administration has reviewed and redacted the Epstein files and is close to the oft-promised release.
In May, Bondi and Blanche tell the president his name appears multiple times.
Trump orders his subordinates not to release the files.
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MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
July 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
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CNN put together a supercut of Pam Bondi being for releasing Epstein files before she suddenly turned against it
July 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
CNN put together a supercut of Pam Bondi being for releasing Epstein files before she suddenly turned against it
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We’re minutes away from trump giving private tours of Area 51 in the hopes of distracting from Epstein.
“Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted!”
July 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We’re minutes away from trump giving private tours of Area 51 in the hopes of distracting from Epstein.
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It will never not be depraved that universities sanctioned and participated in the harassing and criminalization of student activists for saying one day we would all be against this when now, suddenly, everyone is against this.
July 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It will never not be depraved that universities sanctioned and participated in the harassing and criminalization of student activists for saying one day we would all be against this when now, suddenly, everyone is against this.