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· Jan 26
I've seen a lot of "what can I do to stop this" over the last few days.
I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.
Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.
I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.
Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.
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“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
You all know they had to look up imbecilic
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
You all know they had to look up imbecilic
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Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
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i alone can fix what i broke
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
i alone can fix what i broke
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Statute of limitations are going to be a bitch on some of these things.
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Statute of limitations are going to be a bitch on some of these things.
This is precisely why I didn't study politics for a living.
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is precisely why I didn't study politics for a living.
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GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
Leaking data?
Hassett: "The Council of Economic Advisers informs me that they think we're probably gonna see something like 60,000 job losses because of the shutdown, and it'll take a while to get that back."
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Leaking data?
WSJ, as much as I hate to support Rup, has been lapping NYT and WaPo
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
WSJ, as much as I hate to support Rup, has been lapping NYT and WaPo
Oh ffs
Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly had sex with former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for money so she could buy braces to straighten her teeth.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
Devastating Report Details How Underage Homeless Girl Allegedly Had Sex With Matt Gaetz For Money to Buy Braces
Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly had sex with former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
www.mediaite.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh ffs
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MAGA Republicans who are worried about Groyper anti-Semitism have no concerns about the other bigotry coming from Vance and Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
JD Vance Received A Dire Warning About The Groyper Takeover Of The GOP From A Strange Source
The call warning of a dangerous tide of extremism in Donald Trump’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
MAGA Republicans who are worried about Groyper anti-Semitism have no concerns about the other bigotry coming from Vance and Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The *whole point* of ACA was to spread the burden.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
We seriously have Republicans talking about going back to the “good old days” of high-risk pools, which just meant that people with preexisting conditions like cancer couldn’t get health insurance.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The *whole point* of ACA was to spread the burden.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
And, honestly, might be time for a public option.
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Riiiiiiiiiight
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Riiiiiiiiiight
Been saying this for weeks
New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence
"You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Been saying this for weeks
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Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
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Needs to be asked at every press conference for him, Johnson, and Thune moving forward.
Quote them to them.
Quote them to them.
Reporter: Can you respond to these Epstein emails that were released today?
Trump: *no answer*
Trump: *no answer*
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Needs to be asked at every press conference for him, Johnson, and Thune moving forward.
Quote them to them.
Quote them to them.
I'm kinda wondering if this stuff dropping now, right after the disaster is election, won't cause R's to start to end the Trump rule.
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm kinda wondering if this stuff dropping now, right after the disaster is election, won't cause R's to start to end the Trump rule.
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
He's a lame duck. He really only hurt them so much more.
Will this finally do it? Or do they wait to get blasted in the midterms?
At Disney eating dinner in a nice Italian restaurant, sitting next to a dude with a House of Representatives jacket and a Gulf of America hat and I just want you all to know the amount of restraint its taking not to make fun of him
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At Disney eating dinner in a nice Italian restaurant, sitting next to a dude with a House of Representatives jacket and a Gulf of America hat and I just want you all to know the amount of restraint its taking not to make fun of him
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Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.
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No wonder Ghislaine is basically living at a hotel now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No wonder Ghislaine is basically living at a hotel now.
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Hegseth hates beards because he is unable to grow a full one. When he tried, he looked like a shaved goat.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hegseth hates beards because he is unable to grow a full one. When he tried, he looked like a shaved goat.
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This is so insane even by our insane times standards I had to verify if it's real.
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is so insane even by our insane times standards I had to verify if it's real.
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...
It is. xcancel.com/PressSec/sta...