RationalLeft
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Center-left historian and writer.
What have the aliens done with the real Ted Cruz? (And should we care?)
Ted Cruz blasts FCC Chair Brendan Carr:
"I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying we're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you off air if we don't like what you’re saying."
"I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying we're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you off air if we don't like what you’re saying."
September 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
What have the aliens done with the real Ted Cruz? (And should we care?)
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The Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book, according to House Oversight Dems.
September 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book, according to House Oversight Dems.
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DOJ's motion "appears to be a 'diversion' from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government's possession."
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman just called out the Trump DOJ and denied its request to unseal grand jury materials in the Epstein case.
"The government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
"The government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
August 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
DOJ's motion "appears to be a 'diversion' from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government's possession."
Vlad still doesn't love you, Donnie.
Donald Trump says "there's a warmth there" between him and Putin.
Trump says he didn't call Putin in front of European leaders because he thought that would be "disrespectful to President Putin."
Trump says he didn't call Putin in front of European leaders because he thought that would be "disrespectful to President Putin."
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Vlad still doesn't love you, Donnie.
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But the price of eggs in Gaza.
White people who couldn't vote for the nice Black lady have told us they don't care about marginalized people at all. I have a long memory, and I will never forgive this. Never.
August 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
But the price of eggs in Gaza.
"The law and order party."
Less than five years after urging rioters to "kill" police, a former Jan. 6 defendant is working as a senior adviser for the Justice Department.
Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating officers on Jan. 6 and yelling "kill 'em." www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating officers on Jan. 6 and yelling "kill 'em." www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"The law and order party."
The R party is irretrievably broken.
Senate Republicans just confirmed Jeanne Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C.
Pirro used her Fox show to question the legitimacy of the 2020 election and became so outspoken that the network canceled one of her episodes out of fear for what she might say.
Pirro used her Fox show to question the legitimacy of the 2020 election and became so outspoken that the network canceled one of her episodes out of fear for what she might say.
August 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The R party is irretrievably broken.
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NEW from Oversight's Robert Garcia:
"The favorable change to the conditions … raises possibility that the Trump Administration and the Bureau of Prisons may be affording Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment in an effort to shape or distort her testimony about Jeffrey Epstein." tinyurl.com/3ste8mhy
"The favorable change to the conditions … raises possibility that the Trump Administration and the Bureau of Prisons may be affording Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment in an effort to shape or distort her testimony about Jeffrey Epstein." tinyurl.com/3ste8mhy
BREAKING on MSNBC:
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney has confirmed to NBC News that Maxwell has just been moved to a federal prison in Texas.
That prison — FPC Bryan in Bryan, TX — is a minimum-security federal prison camp.
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney has confirmed to NBC News that Maxwell has just been moved to a federal prison in Texas.
That prison — FPC Bryan in Bryan, TX — is a minimum-security federal prison camp.
August 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
NEW from Oversight's Robert Garcia:
"The favorable change to the conditions … raises possibility that the Trump Administration and the Bureau of Prisons may be affording Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment in an effort to shape or distort her testimony about Jeffrey Epstein." tinyurl.com/3ste8mhy
"The favorable change to the conditions … raises possibility that the Trump Administration and the Bureau of Prisons may be affording Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment in an effort to shape or distort her testimony about Jeffrey Epstein." tinyurl.com/3ste8mhy
Gee, that doesn't look suspicious or anything, does it?
NEW: The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed, according to House Oversight Chair James Comer.
Comer said he would agree to delay the meeting after her lawyers requested a postponement — citing a pending Supreme Court petition regarding her case.
Comer said he would agree to delay the meeting after her lawyers requested a postponement — citing a pending Supreme Court petition regarding her case.
August 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Gee, that doesn't look suspicious or anything, does it?
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Leader Schumer: "What does a bad leader do when they get bad news? Shoot the messenger. That's just what happened with the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
August 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Leader Schumer: "What does a bad leader do when they get bad news? Shoot the messenger. That's just what happened with the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
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NBC News: Ghislaine Maxwell was ineligible to be transferred to a minimum security prison camp — like the one she was transferred to in Texas — because she is a convicted sex offender, according to the Bureau of Prison's own designation policy.
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NBC News: Ghislaine Maxwell was ineligible to be transferred to a minimum security prison camp — like the one she was transferred to in Texas — because she is a convicted sex offender, according to the Bureau of Prison's own designation policy.
This is what happens when you put an infantile megalomaniac in power with a party behind him too spineless and terrified to ever say no to him on anything.
Nice job, voters, and nice job media, with your relentless sanewashing: "Trump IS a normal candidate, ignore what he says!"
Nice job, voters, and nice job media, with your relentless sanewashing: "Trump IS a normal candidate, ignore what he says!"
FLAG: Trump just directed his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics over the latest jobs numbers reports.
August 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is what happens when you put an infantile megalomaniac in power with a party behind him too spineless and terrified to ever say no to him on anything.
Nice job, voters, and nice job media, with your relentless sanewashing: "Trump IS a normal candidate, ignore what he says!"
Nice job, voters, and nice job media, with your relentless sanewashing: "Trump IS a normal candidate, ignore what he says!"
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"It is with horror and outrage that we object to the preferential treatment convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has received. Ghislaine Maxwell is a sexual predator who physically assaulted minor children on multiple occasions, and she should never be shown any leniency."
August 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"It is with horror and outrage that we object to the preferential treatment convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has received. Ghislaine Maxwell is a sexual predator who physically assaulted minor children on multiple occasions, and she should never be shown any leniency."
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The family of Virginia Giuffre responds to the Maxwell prison move: "President Trump has sent a clear message today: Pedophiles deserve preferential treatment and their victims do not matter."
August 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The family of Virginia Giuffre responds to the Maxwell prison move: "President Trump has sent a clear message today: Pedophiles deserve preferential treatment and their victims do not matter."
Gee, they're being really subtle about the corrupt bargain with that monster, aren't they?
BREAKING on MSNBC:
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney has confirmed to NBC News that Maxwell has just been moved to a federal prison in Texas.
That prison — FPC Bryan in Bryan, TX — is a minimum-security federal prison camp.
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney has confirmed to NBC News that Maxwell has just been moved to a federal prison in Texas.
That prison — FPC Bryan in Bryan, TX — is a minimum-security federal prison camp.
August 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Gee, they're being really subtle about the corrupt bargain with that monster, aren't they?
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Breaking Bloomberg:
The FBI redacted Trump's name in the Epstein files.
"An FBI [Freedom of Information Act] team redacted Trump's name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter."
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI redacted Trump's name in the Epstein files.
"An FBI [Freedom of Information Act] team redacted Trump's name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter."
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Breaking Bloomberg:
The FBI redacted Trump's name in the Epstein files.
"An FBI [Freedom of Information Act] team redacted Trump's name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter."
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI redacted Trump's name in the Epstein files.
"An FBI [Freedom of Information Act] team redacted Trump's name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter."
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Schumer: "Just now, the White House announced construction of a $200 million White House ballroom that will begin in September. A $200 million ballroom! Where'd this money come from? Did Congress appropriate it? I don't think so. It's almost like DOGE was never about waste."
August 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Schumer: "Just now, the White House announced construction of a $200 million White House ballroom that will begin in September. A $200 million ballroom! Where'd this money come from? Did Congress appropriate it? I don't think so. It's almost like DOGE was never about waste."
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"She's not an object; she's a person," he said through tears. "She's a mom. She's a sister. And she was recruited by Maxwell. She wasn't stolen."
BREAKING: Sky Roberts, Virginia Giuffre's brother, says the family was "shocked" by Trump's use of the word 'stolen' to describe their sister.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
August 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"She's not an object; she's a person," he said through tears. "She's a mom. She's a sister. And she was recruited by Maxwell. She wasn't stolen."
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BREAKING: Sky Roberts, Virginia Giuffre's brother, says the family was "shocked" by Trump's use of the word 'stolen' to describe their sister.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
August 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
BREAKING: Sky Roberts, Virginia Giuffre's brother, says the family was "shocked" by Trump's use of the word 'stolen' to describe their sister.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
He said it makes him wonder how much Trump knew about what Epstein was doing.
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Kamala Harris spent 107 days giving us hope, joy, and a positive and exciting vision of the future.
Anyone who says that was a waste of time is a genuinely miserable wretch who should be ignored and shunned.
Anyone who says that was a waste of time is a genuinely miserable wretch who should be ignored and shunned.
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Kamala Harris spent 107 days giving us hope, joy, and a positive and exciting vision of the future.
Anyone who says that was a waste of time is a genuinely miserable wretch who should be ignored and shunned.
Anyone who says that was a waste of time is a genuinely miserable wretch who should be ignored and shunned.
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Despite Trump just saying his August 1 tariff deadline was set in stone, he has now caved and given Mexico another extension — this one of 90 days.
July 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Despite Trump just saying his August 1 tariff deadline was set in stone, he has now caved and given Mexico another extension — this one of 90 days.
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The Trump DOJ just dropped a case against restaurant group Fat Brands and its chairman, Andy Wiederhorn — months after the White House took the unusual step of directly firing a career federal prosecutor handling the case.
Wiederhorn is a Trump and GOP donor.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Wiederhorn is a Trump and GOP donor.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
DOJ dismisses case against a Trump donor after White House fired career prosecutor
Trump allies like far-right influencer Laura Loomer had targeted a prosecutor in the case against Fat Brands and its chairman, Andy Wiederhorn.
www.nbcnews.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The Trump DOJ just dropped a case against restaurant group Fat Brands and its chairman, Andy Wiederhorn — months after the White House took the unusual step of directly firing a career federal prosecutor handling the case.
Wiederhorn is a Trump and GOP donor.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Wiederhorn is a Trump and GOP donor.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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MORE from Virginia Giuffre's family:
"The government and the President should never consider giving Ghislaine Maxwell any leniency."
“Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster who deserves to rot in prison for the … violence and abuse she put not just our sister Virginia through, but many other survivors."
"The government and the President should never consider giving Ghislaine Maxwell any leniency."
“Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster who deserves to rot in prison for the … violence and abuse she put not just our sister Virginia through, but many other survivors."
BREAKING: New statement from Virginia Giuffre's family.
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
July 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
MORE from Virginia Giuffre's family:
"The government and the President should never consider giving Ghislaine Maxwell any leniency."
“Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster who deserves to rot in prison for the … violence and abuse she put not just our sister Virginia through, but many other survivors."
"The government and the President should never consider giving Ghislaine Maxwell any leniency."
“Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster who deserves to rot in prison for the … violence and abuse she put not just our sister Virginia through, but many other survivors."
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New WaPo poll:
16% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling issues related to the Epstein files. 58% disapprove.
63% of Independents disapprove. 24% of Republicans disapprove.
16% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling issues related to the Epstein files. 58% disapprove.
63% of Independents disapprove. 24% of Republicans disapprove.
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New WaPo poll:
16% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling issues related to the Epstein files. 58% disapprove.
63% of Independents disapprove. 24% of Republicans disapprove.
16% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling issues related to the Epstein files. 58% disapprove.
63% of Independents disapprove. 24% of Republicans disapprove.