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Gift Link to NYT article on Trump's BS deflections regarding Epstein. It's a good read, and it doesn't hurt to remind NYT that folks are still interested in the Trump-Epstein story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
Fact-Checking Trump’s Epstein Defenses
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Gift Link to NYT article on Trump's BS deflections regarding Epstein. It's a good read, and it doesn't hurt to remind NYT that folks are still interested in the Trump-Epstein story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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$15 billion.
That’s how much NASA has funneled to Musk’s SpaceX—while he runs DOGE, shapes policy, and cashes checks.
Democrats just launched an investigation.
Because this isn’t space exploration.
It’s self-dealing in orbit.
That’s how much NASA has funneled to Musk’s SpaceX—while he runs DOGE, shapes policy, and cashes checks.
Democrats just launched an investigation.
Because this isn’t space exploration.
It’s self-dealing in orbit.
April 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
$15 billion.
That’s how much NASA has funneled to Musk’s SpaceX—while he runs DOGE, shapes policy, and cashes checks.
Democrats just launched an investigation.
Because this isn’t space exploration.
It’s self-dealing in orbit.
That’s how much NASA has funneled to Musk’s SpaceX—while he runs DOGE, shapes policy, and cashes checks.
Democrats just launched an investigation.
Because this isn’t space exploration.
It’s self-dealing in orbit.
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Breaking: Whirlpool announces they are laying off 651 American workers in Iowa, citing the economic conditions under Trump.
Whirlpool Corp. announces Iowa's largest layoff of 2025 in Amana manufacturing facility
A statement from Whirlpool said the layoffs are the result of reduced consumer demand for products made in Amana, primarily refrigeration units.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Breaking: Whirlpool announces they are laying off 651 American workers in Iowa, citing the economic conditions under Trump.
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Thank you to whoever made this
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you to whoever made this
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I can’t believe this is real! It’s like the worst caricature of how the right says Soros does politics.
In a video posted by Elon Musk’s PAC, a $1M check recipient linked voting to receiving the money:
“My name’s Ekaterina Deistler. …I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.”
“My name’s Ekaterina Deistler. …I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.”
March 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I can’t believe this is real! It’s like the worst caricature of how the right says Soros does politics.
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RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
These motherfuckers are going to kill children. I've been saying it for a year, but RFK Jr might as well be a serial murderer.
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
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The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
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Exactly. Why?
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Exactly. Why?
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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America. This affects ~1,300 staff at VOA since Friday's executive order.
This is a setback for democracy... but Beijing said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag". How un-American.
This is a setback for democracy... but Beijing said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag". How un-American.
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America. This affects ~1,300 staff at VOA since Friday's executive order.
This is a setback for democracy... but Beijing said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag". How un-American.
This is a setback for democracy... but Beijing said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag". How un-American.
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This is disgraceful. These Native American veterans helped us defeat fascism and win WW2. Pure racism.
Articles about Native American code talkers removed from military websites
Pages about Native Americans who helped US send messages in world wars removed in Pentagon ‘DEI’ purge
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is disgraceful. These Native American veterans helped us defeat fascism and win WW2. Pure racism.
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I love this move by @wired.com and hope other publications will follow. Public records (like public lands!) belong to all of us.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I love this move by @wired.com and hope other publications will follow. Public records (like public lands!) belong to all of us.
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Trump and Musk are killing children and their families.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump and Musk are killing children and their families.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Where’s the uh, where’s the
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
March 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Where’s the uh, where’s the
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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Natl Academy of Social Insurance just hosted a panel w/ former Social Security Commissioners Martin O'Malley (Biden) & Michael Astrue (Bush) along w/ experts from AARP, CBPP etc. I'll post a recording when available, but in the meantime here's a quick recap of the extreme dangers they warn of. 🧵
March 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Natl Academy of Social Insurance just hosted a panel w/ former Social Security Commissioners Martin O'Malley (Biden) & Michael Astrue (Bush) along w/ experts from AARP, CBPP etc. I'll post a recording when available, but in the meantime here's a quick recap of the extreme dangers they warn of. 🧵
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For every $1 spent on climate resilience and preparedness, communities save $13 in damages and cleanup costs.
NOAA saves lives AND billions of dollars.
Trump and Musk's dismantling of NOAA has nothing to do with "fraud" or "waste" — it's just mindless destruction that will make us all worse off.
NOAA saves lives AND billions of dollars.
Trump and Musk's dismantling of NOAA has nothing to do with "fraud" or "waste" — it's just mindless destruction that will make us all worse off.
The True Cost of Trump's Cuts to NOAA and NASA
Environmentalists warn that the Earth is running a fever and, with the latest NOAA firings, we’ve begun sacking the doctors.
time.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For every $1 spent on climate resilience and preparedness, communities save $13 in damages and cleanup costs.
NOAA saves lives AND billions of dollars.
Trump and Musk's dismantling of NOAA has nothing to do with "fraud" or "waste" — it's just mindless destruction that will make us all worse off.
NOAA saves lives AND billions of dollars.
Trump and Musk's dismantling of NOAA has nothing to do with "fraud" or "waste" — it's just mindless destruction that will make us all worse off.
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Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...
March 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...
Details about this are published in the Daily Beast.
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts...
March 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Details about this are published in the Daily Beast.
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts...
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Gift link to a good explanation of what matters in Khalil’s green-card case.
DON’T make a hero of this man without knowing what he did. He may well have violated green card requirements.
DO fight for the right to due process, without which no one is safe.
www.wsj.com/opinion/mahm...
DON’T make a hero of this man without knowing what he did. He may well have violated green card requirements.
DO fight for the right to due process, without which no one is safe.
www.wsj.com/opinion/mahm...
Opinion | Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card
Terrorist support is cause for revocation, but not unpopular speech.
www.wsj.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Gift link to a good explanation of what matters in Khalil’s green-card case.
DON’T make a hero of this man without knowing what he did. He may well have violated green card requirements.
DO fight for the right to due process, without which no one is safe.
www.wsj.com/opinion/mahm...
DON’T make a hero of this man without knowing what he did. He may well have violated green card requirements.
DO fight for the right to due process, without which no one is safe.
www.wsj.com/opinion/mahm...
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Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid
March 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid
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New data from the US Treasury reveals that federal spending was $603 billion in February, which is $36 billion HIGHER than February last year under Biden.
This suggests that DOGE has done nothing to cut spending.
This suggests that DOGE has done nothing to cut spending.
Trump's first month showed $36 billion more in spending than last year
This February's monthly statement showed federal payments that were $36 billion higher than last February's.
www.axios.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New data from the US Treasury reveals that federal spending was $603 billion in February, which is $36 billion HIGHER than February last year under Biden.
This suggests that DOGE has done nothing to cut spending.
This suggests that DOGE has done nothing to cut spending.
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Solid reporting by NYT reporter David Fahrenthold on DOGE shenanigans to hide mistakes it has made in accounting for its cuts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Solid reporting by NYT reporter David Fahrenthold on DOGE shenanigans to hide mistakes it has made in accounting for its cuts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The Times was still able to detect another batch of mistakes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Solid reporting by NYT reporter David Fahrenthold on DOGE shenanigans to hide mistakes it has made in accounting for its cuts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Solid reporting by NYT reporter David Fahrenthold on DOGE shenanigans to hide mistakes it has made in accounting for its cuts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...