When ICE Roughs Up American Citizens
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When ICE Roughs Up American Citizens
A ProPublica report documents scores of unlawful arrests of U.S. citizens and points to widespread abuses by ICE
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November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When ICE Roughs Up American Citizens
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Moment of Truth for the High Court
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Moment of Truth for the High Court
Will the Court Authorize Emergency Power Based on Falsehood?
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October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Moment of Truth for the High Court
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The Cost of Living Is About to Become the Most Important Political Issue
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The Cost of Living Is About to Become the Most Important Political Issue
You may be mostly mad about authoritarianism, but normie Americans are going to start getting madder, too.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Cost of Living Is About to Become the Most Important Political Issue
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"Fascistic behavior such as violently snatching people off the street and sending them to third-world hell holes? Not incitement, in the MAGA cult. But calling out that fascistic behavior? That, in their ideological bubble, constitutes incitement."
Words & Phrases We Can Do Without
‘Incitement’ has become another word for ‘Trump criticism’
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September 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Fascistic behavior such as violently snatching people off the street and sending them to third-world hell holes? Not incitement, in the MAGA cult. But calling out that fascistic behavior? That, in their ideological bubble, constitutes incitement."
September 25, 2025
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September 25, 2025
Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
September 25, 2025
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"Take this as me shouting from the rooftops: there is no greater abuse—none—than forcing a prosecutor to bring charges against the president’s political enemies without adequate evidence."
Donald Trump in the 9th Circle of Hell
His two huge betrayals of the Constitution
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September 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Take this as me shouting from the rooftops: there is no greater abuse—none—than forcing a prosecutor to bring charges against the president’s political enemies without adequate evidence."
"If you want to see how authoritarianism takes root in America, you don’t have to look to Moscow or Budapest. Just look to Austin, where one lawmaker is being held against her will by colleagues who think power is its own justification."
The Lawless Detention of Nicole Collier
State Republicans Force Her To Sleep in the House Chambers Like a Truant Child
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August 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"If you want to see how authoritarianism takes root in America, you don’t have to look to Moscow or Budapest. Just look to Austin, where one lawmaker is being held against her will by colleagues who think power is its own justification."
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
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Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
‘New numbers’ are lies
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August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
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DHS is a Menace
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DHS is a Menace
A human rights abomination unfolds
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August 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
DHS is a Menace
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Has Finally Found a President It Likes
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August 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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August 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Making Immigration Great Again
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Making Immigration Great Again
Trump has reminded America that immigrants are people
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July 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Making Immigration Great Again
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It’s the Election, Stupid.
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It’s the Election, Stupid.
Keeping Watch on Trump’s Every Election-Related Move
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July 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s the Election, Stupid.
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"As of now, 71.7 percent of ICE detainees have no criminal record. Some have been hardworking members of their communities for decades."
Now the Second (and Worse) Stage of Trump’s Police State
It’s part of the Big Ugly Bill just signed into law, and it will be evident very soon.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"As of now, 71.7 percent of ICE detainees have no criminal record. Some have been hardworking members of their communities for decades."
"Several NWS offices across the country are so understaffed they can no longer operate around the clock, and many are no longer able to launch the weather balloons that provide critical data."
July 6, 2025
At least 80 people are dead and more than 40 are still missing in Central Texas after almost a foot (30 centimeters) of rain caused flash floods overnight on Friday.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"Several NWS offices across the country are so understaffed they can no longer operate around the clock, and many are no longer able to launch the weather balloons that provide critical data."
“The administration appears to be preparing to run the clock out,” said Hoagland of the Bipartisan Policy Center. “To me, it’s clearly a violation of Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution. It’s fundamental to the way the government is supposed to operate.”
Trump administration is preparing to challenge budget law, U.S. officials say
Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump’s budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“The administration appears to be preparing to run the clock out,” said Hoagland of the Bipartisan Policy Center. “To me, it’s clearly a violation of Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution. It’s fundamental to the way the government is supposed to operate.”
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Opinion | ICE Will See You Now
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June 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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"Over 80 percent of the benefits in this bill go to the richest 5 percent. Costs for the bottom 10 percent of Americans will go up by $1,600, while the richest 10 percent get a $12,000 handout."
The GOP Tax Scam — And How We Fight Back
The American people want Washington to lower costs, not give handouts to the wealthy at their expense.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Over 80 percent of the benefits in this bill go to the richest 5 percent. Costs for the bottom 10 percent of Americans will go up by $1,600, while the richest 10 percent get a $12,000 handout."
"A president who ran on avoiding foreign wars, lowering prices, sparing entitlement programs, and appointing advisers on the basis of merit has done the opposite. The voters must hold him and his MAGA flunkies accountable."
Trump ‘wags the dog’
Risky military action disrupts the political dynamic
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June 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"A president who ran on avoiding foreign wars, lowering prices, sparing entitlement programs, and appointing advisers on the basis of merit has done the opposite. The voters must hold him and his MAGA flunkies accountable."
God Hates Lazy—Now Get Back To Work!
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God Hates Lazy—Now Get Back To Work!
While the country and world burn, Stephen Miller wants to cancel your long weekends—because nothing says “freedom” like fewer holidays and more unpaid overtime.
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June 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
God Hates Lazy—Now Get Back To Work!
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US Economy Crumbles While Trump Flails
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US Economy Crumbles While Trump Flails
May Economic Data Releases Paint an Ugly Picture
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June 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
US Economy Crumbles While Trump Flails
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June 16, 2025
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June 16, 2025
At a news conference today, acting U.S.
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June 16, 2025
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