Tim Irwin
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“‘We have freedom of religion; however, your religion cannot become a threat to our freedom,’ Mr. Abbott said.”
that’s really rich from the guy who used his religion to strip women of their reproductive freedom
that’s really rich from the guy who used his religion to strip women of their reproductive freedom
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
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November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“‘We have freedom of religion; however, your religion cannot become a threat to our freedom,’ Mr. Abbott said.”
that’s really rich from the guy who used his religion to strip women of their reproductive freedom
that’s really rich from the guy who used his religion to strip women of their reproductive freedom
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"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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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 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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.
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Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/phil...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/phil...
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It’s perfectly lawful for private entities like Microsoft to decide who they work with.
The state cannot compel them to fund or partner with religious organizations, especially those that spread misinformation or discrimination under the guise of faith.
The state cannot compel them to fund or partner with religious organizations, especially those that spread misinformation or discrimination under the guise of faith.
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It’s perfectly lawful for private entities like Microsoft to decide who they work with.
The state cannot compel them to fund or partner with religious organizations, especially those that spread misinformation or discrimination under the guise of faith.
The state cannot compel them to fund or partner with religious organizations, especially those that spread misinformation or discrimination under the guise of faith.
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If kids got raped by clowns as often as they get raped by preachers it would be against the law to take your kids to the circus.
www.joemygod.com/2025/11/colo...
www.joemygod.com/2025/11/colo...
Colorado Pastor Charged With Sexual Assault Of Minor - Joe.My.God.
Denver’s CBS affiliate reports: Fort Collins police have arrested Matthew McGinley, 30, accusing the former worship pastor and teacher of sexual assault of a minor by a person in a position of trust. ...
www.joemygod.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If kids got raped by clowns as often as they get raped by preachers it would be against the law to take your kids to the circus.
www.joemygod.com/2025/11/colo...
www.joemygod.com/2025/11/colo...
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Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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It is difficult to quite express just how unhinged Steve Bannon is. Man's got more loose screws than a table from IKEA.
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It is difficult to quite express just how unhinged Steve Bannon is. Man's got more loose screws than a table from IKEA.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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The Open Enrollment period has officially begun in every state, shining a light on the enormous hike in health care costs families will face without ACA tax credits.
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ACA open enrollment 2026 begins: What to know as insurance premiums rise
Premiums for people who get their insurance through Healthcare.gov are rising about 30% on average. Without the enhanced subsidies, many could pay far more than that.
www.nbcnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Open Enrollment period has officially begun in every state, shining a light on the enormous hike in health care costs families will face without ACA tax credits.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.
October 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Really stunning that the British Royal Family — just about the most insulated institution in the free world! — has managed to enact stronger consequences for an Epstein friend than anything the US has managed at all.
Lot happening in the world but this is truly a remarkable, and damming, development: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Prince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title
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October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Really stunning that the British Royal Family — just about the most insulated institution in the free world! — has managed to enact stronger consequences for an Epstein friend than anything the US has managed at all.
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
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An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
smart…
“The decision on stress tests follows other changes to the rules and regulations that govern Wall Street. This year, the Fed reduced a capital buffer for the 8 biggest banks, which are considered the most systemically important given their size and ties to the overall financial system.”
“The decision on stress tests follows other changes to the rules and regulations that govern Wall Street. This year, the Fed reduced a capital buffer for the 8 biggest banks, which are considered the most systemically important given their size and ties to the overall financial system.”
Fed Prepares Bank-Friendly Changes to Annual Stress Tests
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October 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
smart…
“The decision on stress tests follows other changes to the rules and regulations that govern Wall Street. This year, the Fed reduced a capital buffer for the 8 biggest banks, which are considered the most systemically important given their size and ties to the overall financial system.”
“The decision on stress tests follows other changes to the rules and regulations that govern Wall Street. This year, the Fed reduced a capital buffer for the 8 biggest banks, which are considered the most systemically important given their size and ties to the overall financial system.”
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Not to diminish law review articles & law school committee work, but right now law professors should be working collectively on an intellectual & service project of immense, existential importance: building consensus around a revolutionary constitutional framework-of a Reconstruction 2.0 magnitude.
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Not to diminish law review articles & law school committee work, but right now law professors should be working collectively on an intellectual & service project of immense, existential importance: building consensus around a revolutionary constitutional framework-of a Reconstruction 2.0 magnitude.
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Mike Johnson has not heard anything about the entire East Wing being demolished and cannot speak to that.
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mike Johnson has not heard anything about the entire East Wing being demolished and cannot speak to that.
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As a matter of current law, could the president just…knock down the entire White House? Just raze the whole thing to the ground?
October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As a matter of current law, could the president just…knock down the entire White House? Just raze the whole thing to the ground?
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A new poll shows Americans blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown 53%-37%. (Independents blame Trump by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 58%-21%.).
People aren’t dumb.
People aren’t dumb.
Trump's approval rating on the economy takes hit because of shutdown, inflation, CNBC survey finds
Americans' views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook.
www.cnbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A new poll shows Americans blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown 53%-37%. (Independents blame Trump by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 58%-21%.).
People aren’t dumb.
People aren’t dumb.
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This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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October 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...