QuietPiglet
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Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
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That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
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The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. It was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather science https://to.pbs.org/4qygWgV
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 a...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. It was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather science https://to.pbs.org/4qygWgV
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Excessive prescription refilling by mail-order pharmacies leaves piles of unneeded pills. “Every time, there are 15 extra pills.” on.wsj.com/4pYFPT0
Excessive prescription refilling by pharmacies cost Medicare and patients $3 billion. “Every time, there are 15 extra pills.”
Excessive prescription refilling by mail-order pharmacies leaves piles of unneeded pills. “Every time, there are 15 extra pills.”
on.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Excessive prescription refilling by mail-order pharmacies leaves piles of unneeded pills. “Every time, there are 15 extra pills.” on.wsj.com/4pYFPT0
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As recently as 2012, over 60% of Israelis and 2/3 of Palestinians supported a 2-state solution.
Since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, support has plummeted among both.
This is exactly what Hamas (& Netanyahu) wanted: To destroy any hope for a peaceful solution.
Since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, support has plummeted among both.
This is exactly what Hamas (& Netanyahu) wanted: To destroy any hope for a peaceful solution.
December 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
As recently as 2012, over 60% of Israelis and 2/3 of Palestinians supported a 2-state solution.
Since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, support has plummeted among both.
This is exactly what Hamas (& Netanyahu) wanted: To destroy any hope for a peaceful solution.
Since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, support has plummeted among both.
This is exactly what Hamas (& Netanyahu) wanted: To destroy any hope for a peaceful solution.
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(And for the 100th time, “zionist” simply means supporting Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish homeland within the Green Line border. It has nothing to do with a sovereign Palestinian state, which I support. Fuck Netanyahu & his MIGA asshole thugs as well.)
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
(And for the 100th time, “zionist” simply means supporting Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish homeland within the Green Line border. It has nothing to do with a sovereign Palestinian state, which I support. Fuck Netanyahu & his MIGA asshole thugs as well.)
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"Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). That's quicker than almost any major religious shift in modern U.S. history, and it's happening across racial groups."
US 'unchurching' marks the 'fastest religious shift in modern history'
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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US 'unchurching' marks the 'fastest religious shift in modern history'
Far-right Christian nationalists are feeling empowered during Donald Trump's second presidency. Idaho-based evangelical Christ Church, led by pastor Doug Wilson — who believes that women never should ...
www.rawstory.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). That's quicker than almost any major religious shift in modern U.S. history, and it's happening across racial groups."
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20 U.S. Code § 76i - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
www.law.cornell.edu
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Trump is at his lowest point of popularity. His sycophants and enablers are losing election after election. Some of his staunchest supporters are abandoning ship. The momentum is on our side and the regime knows it.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Trump is at his lowest point of popularity. His sycophants and enablers are losing election after election. Some of his staunchest supporters are abandoning ship. The momentum is on our side and the regime knows it.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
Pitch in if you can to power the nationwide organizing we need to win the midterms.
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NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
December 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
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Californians have paid more than $1,000 in Trump Taxes this year thanks to the President’s tariffs — making housing, groceries, and everyday goods more expensive.
And with inflation still driving up prices, the cost of living under Donald Trump could climb even higher in 2026.
And with inflation still driving up prices, the cost of living under Donald Trump could climb even higher in 2026.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Californians have paid more than $1,000 in Trump Taxes this year thanks to the President’s tariffs — making housing, groceries, and everyday goods more expensive.
And with inflation still driving up prices, the cost of living under Donald Trump could climb even higher in 2026.
And with inflation still driving up prices, the cost of living under Donald Trump could climb even higher in 2026.
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Trump is using Christmas to extend white Christian nationalism.
*Official messaging emphasizes "our Lord and savior"
*Trump ordered two additional federal holidays around Xmas
On top of:
*Encouraging proselytizing in workplace
*Seeking evidence of anti-Christian bias
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
*Official messaging emphasizes "our Lord and savior"
*Trump ordered two additional federal holidays around Xmas
On top of:
*Encouraging proselytizing in workplace
*Seeking evidence of anti-Christian bias
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump is using Christmas to extend white Christian nationalism.
*Official messaging emphasizes "our Lord and savior"
*Trump ordered two additional federal holidays around Xmas
On top of:
*Encouraging proselytizing in workplace
*Seeking evidence of anti-Christian bias
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
*Official messaging emphasizes "our Lord and savior"
*Trump ordered two additional federal holidays around Xmas
On top of:
*Encouraging proselytizing in workplace
*Seeking evidence of anti-Christian bias
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
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Read this piece, feel good about it, but don't miss that such political moments are passing. So long as Trump & co remain in control of the federal government, their relentless attack on America & its democratic ways of life will continue and may yet triumph
Here's an encouraging column in today's New York Times. Keep up the fight against Trump, everyone. It's working.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Read this piece, feel good about it, but don't miss that such political moments are passing. So long as Trump & co remain in control of the federal government, their relentless attack on America & its democratic ways of life will continue and may yet triumph
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“Conflict is at our door”: European military and government leaders are issuing weekly warnings about potential war with Russia, marking a fundamental shift for a continent that spent decades promoting peace, economic cooperation after two world wars, WSJ reports.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/c...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/c...
“Conflict is at our door”: NATO and European leaders sound alarm as Trump pushes Ukraine peace deal
European military and government leaders are issuing weekly warnings about potential war with Russia, marking a fundamental shift for a continent that spent decades promoting peace and economic…
euromaidanpress.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Conflict is at our door”: European military and government leaders are issuing weekly warnings about potential war with Russia, marking a fundamental shift for a continent that spent decades promoting peace, economic cooperation after two world wars, WSJ reports.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/c...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/c...
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Russia uses Soviet-era techniques to manipulate Western leaders, said former Ukrainian intelligence chief Mykola Malomuzh
He cited Trump's reversal on Ukraine, from promising Tomahawks to siding with Putin, as "example of influence of special services"
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/r...
He cited Trump's reversal on Ukraine, from promising Tomahawks to siding with Putin, as "example of influence of special services"
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/r...
December 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Russia uses Soviet-era techniques to manipulate Western leaders, said former Ukrainian intelligence chief Mykola Malomuzh
He cited Trump's reversal on Ukraine, from promising Tomahawks to siding with Putin, as "example of influence of special services"
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/r...
He cited Trump's reversal on Ukraine, from promising Tomahawks to siding with Putin, as "example of influence of special services"
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/26/r...
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Trump announces a military strike in Nigeria that has no apparent goal to make any Americans safer. its stated aim is to protect ChristIans in Africa, with no evidence presented to Congress or the American people that the target is valid or in the national interest.
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trump announces a military strike in Nigeria that has no apparent goal to make any Americans safer. its stated aim is to protect ChristIans in Africa, with no evidence presented to Congress or the American people that the target is valid or in the national interest.
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The most corrupt presidency in American history.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The most corrupt presidency in American history.
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Merry Christmas.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Merry Christmas.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
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The malignant narcissist can’t stand America trying to have a peaceful Christmas without him.
December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The malignant narcissist can’t stand America trying to have a peaceful Christmas without him.
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Trump is stealing almost $4 billion from a program to prevent homelessness in Vets, by falsely claiming it isn't working. As usual, the facts contradict Trump's claims.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Trump's plan to gut program that houses homeless veterans prompts panic among experts
During Donald Trump's second presidency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to redirect $3.9 billion away from Housing First — a program that got underway under President...
www.rawstory.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump is stealing almost $4 billion from a program to prevent homelessness in Vets, by falsely claiming it isn't working. As usual, the facts contradict Trump's claims.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
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At the current rate, DOJ will be finished releasing the Epstein files in July, 2030*
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At the current rate, DOJ will be finished releasing the Epstein files in July, 2030*
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
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Even people living above 400% of the poverty line will be affected—particularly older enrollees and those living in higher-premium locations—as they will lose their credits entirely. Around half of those who would lose eligibility are between the ages of 50 and 64. trib.al/ZZVapV0
Here’s What Happens Now That We’re Going Over the Obamacare Cliff
ACA marketplace enrollees are set to see their health insurance costs spike. But when premium tax credits expire, profound systemic shocks will be felt well beyond individual customers.
trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Even people living above 400% of the poverty line will be affected—particularly older enrollees and those living in higher-premium locations—as they will lose their credits entirely. Around half of those who would lose eligibility are between the ages of 50 and 64. trib.al/ZZVapV0
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Trump’s second term has been so lurid in its corruption that it was genuinely hard to narrow this list down. But the biggest scandal of all is something Trump didn’t create... trib.al/gkfQj9U
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump’s second term has been so lurid in its corruption that it was genuinely hard to narrow this list down. But the biggest scandal of all is something Trump didn’t create... trib.al/gkfQj9U