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Just watched Virginia AG Jason Miyares' concession speech and it is astounding to hear him claim he made Virginia safer when he actively tried to make mass shootings worse.
He battled even modest restrictions on "pistol braces"—a device that helps you shoot more people with an AR-15 faster.
He battled even modest restrictions on "pistol braces"—a device that helps you shoot more people with an AR-15 faster.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just watched Virginia AG Jason Miyares' concession speech and it is astounding to hear him claim he made Virginia safer when he actively tried to make mass shootings worse.
He battled even modest restrictions on "pistol braces"—a device that helps you shoot more people with an AR-15 faster.
He battled even modest restrictions on "pistol braces"—a device that helps you shoot more people with an AR-15 faster.
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Two steering wheels, neither of which is functional. Sounds about right.
Also, to hell with the legislature for imposing this on us. They’ve been prohibiting mass transit in Nashville for years. But they’ll spring for another Elon vanity project.
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
Also, to hell with the legislature for imposing this on us. They’ve been prohibiting mass transit in Nashville for years. But they’ll spring for another Elon vanity project.
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
July 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Two steering wheels, neither of which is functional. Sounds about right.
Also, to hell with the legislature for imposing this on us. They’ve been prohibiting mass transit in Nashville for years. But they’ll spring for another Elon vanity project.
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
Also, to hell with the legislature for imposing this on us. They’ve been prohibiting mass transit in Nashville for years. But they’ll spring for another Elon vanity project.
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
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this reminds me of the period in american politics when pundits would demand that any black politician of note — really, any black person in politics with a national audience — “condemn farrakhan”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro chides Zohran Mamdani for not condemning other people’s antisemitism:
“He left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things.”
“He left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things.”
Shapiro rebukes Mamdani for failing to condemn ‘blatantly antisemitic’ extremists
The Pennsylvania governor told JI: ‘When supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to just sit there’
jewishinsider.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
this reminds me of the period in american politics when pundits would demand that any black politician of note — really, any black person in politics with a national audience — “condemn farrakhan”
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Masked ICE agents roughed up and detained 71-year-old citizen Barbara Stone, who was volunteering as a legal observer at a federal courthouse in San Diego.
In a statement to a local outlet, ICE accused Stone of assaulting an officer.
https://trib.al/a9qB0IQ
In a statement to a local outlet, ICE accused Stone of assaulting an officer.
https://trib.al/a9qB0IQ
Why Did ICE Agents Arrest and Detain a 71-Year-Old U.S. Citizen?
Barbara Stone, a grandmother and U.S. citizen, says she was traumatized after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Masked ICE agents roughed up and detained 71-year-old citizen Barbara Stone, who was volunteering as a legal observer at a federal courthouse in San Diego.
In a statement to a local outlet, ICE accused Stone of assaulting an officer.
https://trib.al/a9qB0IQ
In a statement to a local outlet, ICE accused Stone of assaulting an officer.
https://trib.al/a9qB0IQ
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"this is the precise opposite of 'America First.' This is what I'm gonna do: Impose a tax -- a very high tax -- on Americans who buy goods from Brazil in an attempt to influence Brazil's internal politics... why do we want to tax ourselves in order to get a former insurrectionist off the hook?"
July 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"this is the precise opposite of 'America First.' This is what I'm gonna do: Impose a tax -- a very high tax -- on Americans who buy goods from Brazil in an attempt to influence Brazil's internal politics... why do we want to tax ourselves in order to get a former insurrectionist off the hook?"
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Anyway, glad to see that the GOP passed a bill that will gut the safety net and build up a paramilitary secret police and there are *still* some political reporters spending time passing along pathetic hit jobs from literal white supremacist trolls.
Good job, guys. You’re helping.
Good job, guys. You’re helping.
July 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Anyway, glad to see that the GOP passed a bill that will gut the safety net and build up a paramilitary secret police and there are *still* some political reporters spending time passing along pathetic hit jobs from literal white supremacist trolls.
Good job, guys. You’re helping.
Good job, guys. You’re helping.
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A federal judge is keeping this man in jail to protect him from the federal government.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
bit.ly
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A federal judge is keeping this man in jail to protect him from the federal government.
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More from me on the potentially catastrophic fallout from yesterday’s decision. A bunch of patently unlawful Trump policies are about to take effect thanks to SCOTUS.
“Wild, chaotic new system”: The Supreme Court paved the way for Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship to soon take effect in some parts of the country. @mjsdc.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss what it means for America.
June 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More from me on the potentially catastrophic fallout from yesterday’s decision. A bunch of patently unlawful Trump policies are about to take effect thanks to SCOTUS.
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The same people who shoveled money to a settle bogus case with Trump, have now fired Terry Moran for telling the truth. No one should wonder why viewers are abandoning legacy media in droves. www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
ABC News drops Terry Moran over late-night post attacking Trump and Stephen Miller | CNN Business
The network is parting ways with its veteran correspondent two days after he posted a missive on X calling the president and his deputy chief of staff “world-class haters.”
www.cnn.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The same people who shoveled money to a settle bogus case with Trump, have now fired Terry Moran for telling the truth. No one should wonder why viewers are abandoning legacy media in droves. www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
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Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants
May 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants
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Bessent last week said China would be “devastated” by a lack of US orders.
Turns out China has other customers, too. 🤡
Turns out China has other customers, too. 🤡
China saw US tariffs coming. China's trade surplus with the US collapsed in Apr. '25 (black), but its surplus with others began rising in Jan. '25, which more than offsets that fall (blue). US tariffs trapped a wall of goods in China that need to get out. Those goods are definitely getting out...
May 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bessent last week said China would be “devastated” by a lack of US orders.
Turns out China has other customers, too. 🤡
Turns out China has other customers, too. 🤡
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Word on the street: Leo is a climate guy!
May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Word on the street: Leo is a climate guy!
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"he's revealed a fundamental fragility in the American economy, which is that if we elect a leader who brings forward an economic program of destruction, our political institutions are not strong enough to stop them."
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"he's revealed a fundamental fragility in the American economy, which is that if we elect a leader who brings forward an economic program of destruction, our political institutions are not strong enough to stop them."
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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
April 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
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The Trump administration has canceled a Biden-era agreement requiring the state of Alabama to clean up raw sewage in poor, Black, rural communities where filthy toilet water has been flowing directly into the yards of homes where children play.
Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewa...
insideclimatenews.org
April 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Trump administration has canceled a Biden-era agreement requiring the state of Alabama to clean up raw sewage in poor, Black, rural communities where filthy toilet water has been flowing directly into the yards of homes where children play.
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An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...