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i suppose the lesson here is to never underestimate one’s ability to read the room - a skill trump seems to have lost

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December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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does this guy even know who and where he is nowadays? and who exactly is really in charge of our government now, because Trump is little more than a zombie with an ego?

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Trump, 79, Wanders Off While Meeting Japanese Prime Minister — The New Republic
In an embarrassing moment caught on video, it’s clear Donald Trump gets confused and walks away from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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While Speaker Johnson & the rest of the GOP keep saying they want to “fix” all the problems with ObamaCare, after 8+ years the question remains, “with what?”
i think Trump’s last answer was “the concept of a plan”…
October 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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when (sorry, but there honestly is no ‘if’ in this country’s political & 2nd Amendment-centric environments) the next centrist/democratic/liberal public figure is gunned down, will there be the same backlash against those who fail to deify the victim?
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Washington Post columnist fired ‘over Charlie Kirk comments’ — The Telegraph
Karen Attiah, who says ‘white America will not get rid of guns’, claims she has been silenced for doing her job
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September 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Susan Monarez - someone who drew her red line and refused to cave. there is too little spine in our government these days and getting rarer every day

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Now We Know Why RFK Jr. Wanted to Fire This CDC Director — The New Republic
Susan Monarez lasted less than a month in her position.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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87-Year-Old Veteran Responds To His Arrest At A Trump Protest With 5 Fiery Words — HuffPost
Footage of John Spitzberg’s arrest showed him being taken off of his walker and handcuffed by police officers as protesters shouted, “Shame!”
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June 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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you hear it over and over - “the difference between amateurs and professionals is logistics”, but the amateurs never learn
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National Guard troops in Los Angeles seen sleeping on floors — San Francisco Chronicle
President Donald Trump’s rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more feder...
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June 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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just another subtle reminder that Trump’s bromance with Putin is more important than a stable and safe Europe
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White House Quietly Pressures Senate to Water Down Russia Sanctions — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration officials urge Sen. Lindsey Graham to weaken legislation
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June 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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this cycle of executive orders followed by court injunctions, stays, and legal wrangling on tarrifs, immigration/deportations, DOGE, etc are mostly the result of Congress having ceded their powers to multiple Presidents until the current corrupt one can’t be reined in.
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Trump Wins Tariff Reprieve as Trade Agenda Faces Rollback — Bloomberg
A federal appeals court offered President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve from a ruling threatening to throw out the bulk of his sweeping tariff agenda, giving at least some hope to a White House no...
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May 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies — Guardian US
Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump team
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May 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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enjoy this brief moment of sanity — but don’t expect it to last
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Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs — The Wall Street Journal
Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies
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May 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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should anyone be surprised that a corrupt, vindictive, petty leader who hires others of his own ilk has no control over the shitshow of his administration as they neglect their actual jobs to pursue & protect their own mini fiefdoms?
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White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims — Guardian US
Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides
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May 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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the messages are painfully obvious as they’ve ever been - if you want a seat at the table you better drink the Kool-Aid; & if you’re looking for justice/compassion/transparency/integrity/sanity, you won’t find it here.
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Laura Loomer Does U-Turn After Blasting Trump’s $400M Plane Grift — The Daily Beast
The MAGA loyalist had criticized the president for accepting a Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Let us note, class, that the cost of the tax cut is more than three times the savings from spending cuts.
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The GOP's Budget Hawks Will Bankrupt the Country — The New Republic
The Republicans’ tax cut plans are an exercise in bad faith, aimed squarely at the American people.
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May 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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so… not even uber-MAGA, anti-illegal immigrant, Trump fan Kid Rock is willing or able to run a restaurant without illegal immigrants? makes me wonder whether his legal employees were being paid enough to live off of?
#MAGAhypocrisy
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Kid Rock’s Restaurant Closes to Avoid Trump’s ICE Raids — The Daily Beast
Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee reportedly closed on Saturday to avoid being raided by ICE.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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glad to see “The Boss” isn’t easily intimidated; & bona fide patriotism includes the capacity to recognize - & call attention to - the country’s faults.
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Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out 'Unfit President' Trump at Second Manchester Concert — Rolling Stone
“Things are happening right now that are altering the very nature of our country’s democracy, and they’re too important to ignore,” singer says, days after president’s threatening social media tirade
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May 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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“the Boss” isn’t easily intimidated. go figure the guy who wrote “Born In the USA” during the VietNam
May 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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when liberals complained about stuff like this they were called”snowflakes”. just say’in
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Trump lashes out over ‘dirty cop’ James Comey’s seashell message — NJ.com
President Donald Trump lashed out at former FBI directorJames Comey over a social media post that MAGA claims called for the “assassination” of Trump.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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i recall Reagan kept nodding off during meetings and was afterwards diagnosed with Alzheimer’s; we’ve been seeing this developing for a long time but GOP old guard has been too power hungry to admit it
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‘Grandpa’ Trump ripped for embarrassing gaffe during Saudi meeting — SILive.com
Donald Trump is taking the heat for falling asleep.
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May 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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so much for trimming the budget…
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GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit — The Washington Post
The figure is expected to intensify a national debate over spending and tax levels as President Donald Trump tries to push the legislation through Congress.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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another glaring example of the Trump administration quashing any and all dissent or contradictory information
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Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that wrote Venezuela assessment — The Washington Post
The director of national intelligence fired top officials weeks after their group wrote an assessment contradicting President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for deporting alleged Venezuelan gang membe...
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May 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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a legacy to be ashamed of - this administration is letting our children die needlessly! note that only ONE vaccinated child has died this flu season.
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At least 216 children died in first high-severity US flu season in seven years, CDC says — Guardian US
Number of child deaths is highest in 15 years and cumulative hospitalization rate is highest since 2010-2011
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May 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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What the article doesn’t mention is that the 100 Billion Euros worth of tariffs the US would “collect” would be passed on to the consumers; so this is how much more in taxes the public will be paying for Trump’s trade war.
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U.S. Could Collect More Than $100 Billion With Broader Tariffs, EU Trade Official Says — The Wall Street Journal
U.S. officials are currently looking into potential tariffs for several sectors, citing national security
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May 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Good news - justice and election integrity finally won the day. Still frightening though that it took seven months and nearly all the Republican CN Supreme Court are willing to go along with a bona fide attempt to steal an election.
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The Real Lesson of a Republican Judge’s Just-Failed Attempt to Steal an Election — Slate
It is worth remembering that this threat is one-sided.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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apparently Trump is no longer satisfied with being president of the United States. his next fantasy will probably see him as God
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Trump Is Fantasizing About Becoming the Next Pope — Rolling Stone
The president shared an AI-generated image of himself as the pope on social media
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May 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM