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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does--Margaret Mead.
"No cause was ever lost until someone gave up..." Anonymous
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"No cause was ever lost until someone gave up..." Anonymous
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Pam Bondi Replaces Her Embarrassing Reading Comprehension Failure with a 4A Violation
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Pam Bondi Replaces Her Embarrassing Reading Comprehension Failure with a 4A Violation - emptywheel
On November 10, Jim Comey noted that when Pam Bondi read the transcript from the grand jury that indicted him, she may well have been exposed to unlawfully seized material. And then Bondi, who claims ...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Pam Bondi Replaces Her Embarrassing Reading Comprehension Failure with a 4A Violation
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Astonishing: Newly released Epstein estate documents show Jeffrey Epstein was texting Rep. Stacey Plaskett during a congressional hearing, feeding her lines she then asked on the record.
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Astonishing: Newly released Epstein estate documents show Jeffrey Epstein was texting Rep. Stacey Plaskett during a congressional hearing, feeding her lines she then asked on the record.
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The kind of people who deny people consent in one thing, also deny people consent in other things. There is an authoritarian approach to power, denying consent is its essential quality. First they deny consent, then they deny accountability.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The kind of people who deny people consent in one thing, also deny people consent in other things. There is an authoritarian approach to power, denying consent is its essential quality. First they deny consent, then they deny accountability.
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Republican lawmakers have been the primary opposition to child marriage bans across multiple states. Between 2000 and 2018 around 300,000 minors were married in the United States, with 60,000 of those marriages involving an age difference that would otherwise be considered a sex crime. #EpsteinFiles
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Republican lawmakers have been the primary opposition to child marriage bans across multiple states. Between 2000 and 2018 around 300,000 minors were married in the United States, with 60,000 of those marriages involving an age difference that would otherwise be considered a sex crime. #EpsteinFiles
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DHS official govt account called American citizens imbecilic morons on social media. Violation of federal communications & ethics rules. Agencies cannot use government accounts to insult citizens or post inflammatory, partisan language.
The “imbecilic morons” were faith leaders, priests & clergy.
The “imbecilic morons” were faith leaders, priests & clergy.
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
DHS official govt account called American citizens imbecilic morons on social media. Violation of federal communications & ethics rules. Agencies cannot use government accounts to insult citizens or post inflammatory, partisan language.
The “imbecilic morons” were faith leaders, priests & clergy.
The “imbecilic morons” were faith leaders, priests & clergy.
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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Special Note: Election
If you are a Democrat in Tennessee's 7th district, voting is going on now.
Vote now!
It is possible to flip this red district and get another member for the U.S. House!
Let's achieve victory!
#SheShed
#DefendersOfDemocracy
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If you are a Democrat in Tennessee's 7th district, voting is going on now.
Vote now!
It is possible to flip this red district and get another member for the U.S. House!
Let's achieve victory!
#SheShed
#DefendersOfDemocracy
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Democrats eye Trump country for a special election surprise
The upcoming special election to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is bringing top Democratic names to a district Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Special Note: Election
If you are a Democrat in Tennessee's 7th district, voting is going on now.
Vote now!
It is possible to flip this red district and get another member for the U.S. House!
Let's achieve victory!
#SheShed
#DefendersOfDemocracy
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If you are a Democrat in Tennessee's 7th district, voting is going on now.
Vote now!
It is possible to flip this red district and get another member for the U.S. House!
Let's achieve victory!
#SheShed
#DefendersOfDemocracy
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Gee...she didn't seem so concerned when her political opponents were being targeted with threats
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
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@mediaite.com #GA14
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November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Gee...she didn't seem so concerned when her political opponents were being targeted with threats
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On Friday, Trump reversed the administration’s stance that there was nothing left to see in the Epstein case and ordered the FBI to target his political enemies.
Trump calls for an Epstein investigation into everyone but him
The Department of Justice has launched a probe targeting prominent Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
On Friday, Trump reversed the administration’s stance that there was nothing left to see in the Epstein case and ordered the FBI to target his political enemies.
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Jack Schlossberg talks Kennedy legacy and the fact that Trump’s trying to dismantle it… damn🔥
“He’s so obsessed with the…Kennedy name…that he caged one and put… a rabid dog in his cabinet. put a collar on my cousin RFK Junior and has him there, barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation.”
“He’s so obsessed with the…Kennedy name…that he caged one and put… a rabid dog in his cabinet. put a collar on my cousin RFK Junior and has him there, barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation.”
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Jack Schlossberg talks Kennedy legacy and the fact that Trump’s trying to dismantle it… damn🔥
“He’s so obsessed with the…Kennedy name…that he caged one and put… a rabid dog in his cabinet. put a collar on my cousin RFK Junior and has him there, barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation.”
“He’s so obsessed with the…Kennedy name…that he caged one and put… a rabid dog in his cabinet. put a collar on my cousin RFK Junior and has him there, barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation.”
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Trump: Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years. You have got to find out what did he know with respect to Bill Clinton… all those people that knew including JP Morgan Chase..
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Trump: Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years. You have got to find out what did he know with respect to Bill Clinton… all those people that knew including JP Morgan Chase..
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
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What's stupid about this is that election officials welcome all parties to observe vote counting. Usually there are partisan observers and lawyers present at election offices. If Michigan Republicans need federal help that speaks poorly about their party organization
A group of 22 Michigan Republican lawmakers asked President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice to deploy monitors to vote-counting facilities and to provide general oversight for the state's upcoming elections in 2026. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
GOP lawmakers ask U.S. Department of Justice to oversee Michigan's 2026 elections
The unusual request for federal supervision came ahead of what will be a pivotal election in the battleground state next year.
www.detroitnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What's stupid about this is that election officials welcome all parties to observe vote counting. Usually there are partisan observers and lawyers present at election offices. If Michigan Republicans need federal help that speaks poorly about their party organization
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Nobody in the @Tennessean Facebook comments section seems particularly surprised by the unethical @MarshaBlackburn money grab.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nobody in the @Tennessean Facebook comments section seems particularly surprised by the unethical @MarshaBlackburn money grab.
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A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
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Another GOP president launching a war for oil based on lies
A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Another GOP president launching a war for oil based on lies
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As his time in office steadily decreases, more and more people on the right will start trying to peel away Trump’s power. The vote on the Epstein files will be an accelerant to that process.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
The Epstein files sinkhole widening under Trump
These polls suggest the issue is a bigger problem than the president wants to admit.
www.ms.now
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As his time in office steadily decreases, more and more people on the right will start trying to peel away Trump’s power. The vote on the Epstein files will be an accelerant to that process.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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Dems should say this right now, loudly and clearly: Anyone who is trusting Donald Trump, of all people, when he says what he’s directing you to do is lawful and that you’ll be protected later may be putting themselves in a very precarious position. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dems should say this right now, loudly and clearly: Anyone who is trusting Donald Trump, of all people, when he says what he’s directing you to do is lawful and that you’ll be protected later may be putting themselves in a very precarious position. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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“This could indicate awareness of potential criminal exposure" and may “reflect consciousness on their part that they’re in legally treacherous territory," legal expert @bcfinucane.bsky.social tells me.
If Dems win House they can get to the bottom of all of this. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
If Dems win House they can get to the bottom of all of this. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“This could indicate awareness of potential criminal exposure" and may “reflect consciousness on their part that they’re in legally treacherous territory," legal expert @bcfinucane.bsky.social tells me.
If Dems win House they can get to the bottom of all of this. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
If Dems win House they can get to the bottom of all of this. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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This memo is almost an admission of legal *vulnerability* for those carrying out bombings.
“It signals fear that what they’re doing is illegal and that they could possibly be subject to criminal action under US law and international law,” Rep Adam Smith tells me. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
“It signals fear that what they’re doing is illegal and that they could possibly be subject to criminal action under US law and international law,” Rep Adam Smith tells me. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This memo is almost an admission of legal *vulnerability* for those carrying out bombings.
“It signals fear that what they’re doing is illegal and that they could possibly be subject to criminal action under US law and international law,” Rep Adam Smith tells me. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
“It signals fear that what they’re doing is illegal and that they could possibly be subject to criminal action under US law and international law,” Rep Adam Smith tells me. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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Ever since the bombings began, a big question has been: Do those carrying them out fear they're being given illegal orders? The official overseeing them recently resigned with no public explanation, prompting Dems to ask if he had concluded bombings are illegal. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ever since the bombings began, a big question has been: Do those carrying them out fear they're being given illegal orders? The official overseeing them recently resigned with no public explanation, prompting Dems to ask if he had concluded bombings are illegal. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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The memo purportedly justifying these murders also contains a lengthy section that lays out arguments defending the actions of those carrying out the strikes. In short, it *preemptively* defends them from potential prosecution later.
Experts say this is unusual. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Experts say this is unusual. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The memo purportedly justifying these murders also contains a lengthy section that lays out arguments defending the actions of those carrying out the strikes. In short, it *preemptively* defends them from potential prosecution later.
Experts say this is unusual. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Experts say this is unusual. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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The hearing made it clear they're treating Lindsey's appointment as a goof by Bondi (when in reality she had to appoint Halligan to be senior to the short-lived Maggie Cleary).
But holy hell I think Bondi stepped far deeper into shit.
But holy hell I think Bondi stepped far deeper into shit.
One sign of the importance DOJ is placing on its prosecution of former FBI chief and Trump foe James Comey is that prosecutors have gotten the attorney general involved twice, on short notice.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The hearing made it clear they're treating Lindsey's appointment as a goof by Bondi (when in reality she had to appoint Halligan to be senior to the short-lived Maggie Cleary).
But holy hell I think Bondi stepped far deeper into shit.
But holy hell I think Bondi stepped far deeper into shit.
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5 conservative Aurora Colorado city councilors echoed Trump's claims that gangs had invaded the city. Voters just booted all of them out and replaced them with progressives - despite the conservatives massively outspending.
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Trump said gangs invaded this city. Voters booted the officials who agreed.
Liberals who won in Aurora, Colorado, say voters were focused on affordability, trash and other local issues.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
5 conservative Aurora Colorado city councilors echoed Trump's claims that gangs had invaded the city. Voters just booted all of them out and replaced them with progressives - despite the conservatives massively outspending.
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