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Michael Phelan
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Hey fun fact my son was born on US soil, but is the child of an immigrant who, while legal, didnt have a green card when our baby was born

Don’t tell me we’ll be fine; everyone thinks they’re fine until they’re not

Just consider that Trump’s policies affect all manner of people you assume are safe
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:27 AM


Or does Florida have a Republican problem?

Democrats have a Florida problem - POLITICO
December 29, 2024 at 3:26 PM

The most prosperous nation in the history of the world is getting "ripped off". What a joke he is.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/u...
Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
President-elect Donald J. Trump repeated false claims about immigration and the border, slammed diversity initiatives and discussed the Panama Canal in the 90-minute address.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Again, instead of doing the hard stuff like getting grocery prices down and solving our border problems they cater to Trump's fragile ego. What a surprise!

www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/p...
After investigating January 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney | CNN Politics
Wrapping up their own investigation on the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-Presi...
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM
So he's not only a sore loser, but a sore winner too?

www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Trump Transition News: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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Convicted felon, insurrectionist, and digital rapist Donald Trump wants to make it a crime to say that he is a criminal.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
Donald Trump said he would not instruct his pick for attorney general to investigate Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate him, in an interview with “Meet the Press.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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Mega congrats to @aoc.bsky.social, who just hit ONE MILLION followers on Bluesky! 👏👏🦋
December 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I usually enjoy Stephen Collinson's analysis, but here I disagree with his argument. Even with Biden's no pardon "promise" it's not difficult to see why he would not leave his son's fate to a justice system soon to be overseen by a POTUS committed to retribution.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...
Analysis: Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s s...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:10 PM
When I think of "the swamp" this is exactly what comes to mind -- an unprincipled politician who will say and do anything to meet the political need of the moment.

www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/p...
Nancy Mace, now targeting transgender lawmaker, called herself ‘pro-transgender rights’ in 2023 | CNN Politics
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace as recently as last year called herself “pro-transgender rights” and said she supported children exploring gender identities with different hairstyles, clothing and preferre...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Wow. What are the Republicans hiding?

apple.news/AwvhMBpMNQPq...
Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report — ABC News
Ethics Committee Republicans had earlier blocked the release of the report.
apple.news
November 21, 2024 at 12:38 AM