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Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
Trump offers incendiary political message about Rob Reiner’s death
Two people have been found dead at the home of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, officials said.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A reminder that Trump characterized* American war dead as "Suckers" and “Losers,” and asked “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”

*Ret. Four-Star Marine Corps General & Gold Star father John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/p...
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump | CNN Politics
John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.

Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Sad to see, but probably true…
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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These 6 swing states are the Democrats’ best chance to take control of the Senate in 2026.

Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.

This is the only path to flipping the Senate.

Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts

#2026midterms
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Most comprehensive description I’ve read yet on the creature who calls himself “President”. Please read. It’s exactly, to a T, what we are dealing with.
leb.fbi.gov/articles/fea...
Psychopathy: An Important Forensic Concept for the 21st Century | FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin
Understanding the mind of psychopaths and assessing their personality and behavioral traits can help authorities design more effective interviewing strategies.
leb.fbi.gov
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban reut.rs/3MJPHB7
EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban
The European Commission is expected on Tuesday to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense pressure from Germany, Italy and European automakers struggling against Chinese and U.S. rivals.
reut.rs
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999 #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Pour ma part je hais les nazis.
December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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So, the person who stopped the bad guy with a gun was a good guy without a gun. It says all ou need to know about bullshit.
December 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Make of it what you will, but the tie is no coincidence.
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Humanities departments seem to be in perpetual crisis. Fewer students are enrolling in them. The Trump administration is cutting their funding. Smartphones and social media are hastening the collap...
Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’
For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.

Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.

They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.

Another horrific story.

More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...
America's Economic Future Under Trump: Bill O'Reilly Debates a Former Obama Economist
Dr. Betsey Stevenson, former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under former President Obama, joins the No Spin News to talk about the essence of capitalism and Trump’s claims that the…
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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FORBES: “The Gun Murder Rate In Australia—Where 15 Were Slain At Bondi Beach—Is 6,000% Lower Than In U.S…”

www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Kristi Noem is scrambling to shift blame to her subordinates for not meeting deportation quotas as the Department of Homeland Security descends into an atmosphere of chaos and finger-pointing, according to a new report.

trib.al/91JNqSh
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Spirals Under Intense White House Pressure
Trump’s DHS head is melting down and blaming people right and left, according to a new report.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM