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Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back
Podcast Episode · Pod Save America · 09/07/2025 · 1h 8m
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THIS!
“They are not conservatives.
They are radical extremists.”
From Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back, Sep 7, 2025
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“They are not conservatives.
They are radical extremists.”
From Pod Save America: Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, MAGA and How We Fight Back, Sep 7, 2025
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The corruption is right out in the open now. Nobody’s stopping him, and he knows it.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The corruption is right out in the open now. Nobody’s stopping him, and he knows it.
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NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it doesn't actually work and can cause other significant problems. How would you structure that article? One approach: Lead with the evidence. "Despite growing enthusiasm for , studies consistently find it doesn't accomplish its stated goals." Put that in paragraph one, maybe paragraph two or three with some lead-up if you're feeling generous.
www.techdirt.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NY Times Runs Defense For Social Media Bans, Buries Evidence They Don’t Work Until Paragraph 14
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
Imagine you're writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement, disruptive to normal operations, and—here's the key part—there's substantial research showing it…
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With just one race left to call (ballots are still being cured), of 222 races up on 11/4, @runforsomething.net had 142 winners, 10 candidates moving to run offs, and 42 (!!!) red to blue flips.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
With just one race left to call (ballots are still being cured), of 222 races up on 11/4, @runforsomething.net had 142 winners, 10 candidates moving to run offs, and 42 (!!!) red to blue flips.
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I remain intensely curious as to whether Patel’s girlfriend has ever been on a government plane without Patel
"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..."
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I remain intensely curious as to whether Patel’s girlfriend has ever been on a government plane without Patel
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The US Park Police have become increasingly involved in DHS's unjust and violent immigrant terror campaign, as The Handbasket previously reported. With the increase in DC-area parkway traffic stops, it appears the relationships remains strong.
Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity
US Park Police officer Patrick O’Hanlon isn’t unique in his behavior. He just got caught.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The US Park Police have become increasingly involved in DHS's unjust and violent immigrant terror campaign, as The Handbasket previously reported. With the increase in DC-area parkway traffic stops, it appears the relationships remains strong.
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NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
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NEW, for The Handbasket:
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW, for The Handbasket:
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
I spoke with concerned community members and local/state electeds about what's been going on re: detainments on the parkways in the DC area. Commuters use these fed hwys to get to and from work--and now families of detained drivers are on the hook for hundreds in tow fees.
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Come for World Cup soccer, leave before we smash your car window, tear-gas you and zip-tie your children.
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Come for World Cup soccer, leave before we smash your car window, tear-gas you and zip-tie your children.
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My thoughts this week, for obvious reasons, are with the brave, heroic women who went through hell the last time Harvard let this same problem fester for years on end.
She Left Harvard. He Got to Stay.
Did the university’s handling of one professor’s sexual-harassment complaint keep other women from coming forward for decades?
www.chronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My thoughts this week, for obvious reasons, are with the brave, heroic women who went through hell the last time Harvard let this same problem fester for years on end.
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This week, I’m voting to release the Epstein Files. The American people and Epstein survivors deserve the truth.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Epstein survivors make last-minute push to convince House Republicans to release files
Despite resistance from President Donald Trump, the House will vote this week on whether to release more files from the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This week, I’m voting to release the Epstein Files. The American people and Epstein survivors deserve the truth.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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In plans to be announced on Wednesday, reselling a ticket above face value will be outlawed. The big profits made by resellers were highlighted last summer when thousands of Oasis fans complained about the cost of buying tickets to see the rock band. on.ft.com/4i8IN48
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In plans to be announced on Wednesday, reselling a ticket above face value will be outlawed. The big profits made by resellers were highlighted last summer when thousands of Oasis fans complained about the cost of buying tickets to see the rock band. on.ft.com/4i8IN48
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“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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I'd say Bovino is more Steven J Lockjaw than Nathan Bedford Forrest, but Graff's analysis is very much on target.
Greg Bovino is leading a rebel cavalry terrorizing America—and it's important to recognize that it's in retreat. While the trauma and terror Bovino’s raiders instill is real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'd say Bovino is more Steven J Lockjaw than Nathan Bedford Forrest, but Graff's analysis is very much on target.
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"Right-wing news outlet One America News fired the producer of 'The Matt Gaetz Show' [also a former staffer to Republican congressman George Santos] today after he posted a cartoon that characterized Jewish people as scheming cockroaches he later labeled 'vermin'..."
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
Matt Gaetz Producer Fired at OAN Over Antisemitic Posts | Exclusive
Vish Burra’s posts characterizing Jewish people as “vermin” were “highly offensive” and “antisemitic,” a source tells TheWrap
www.thewrap.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Right-wing news outlet One America News fired the producer of 'The Matt Gaetz Show' [also a former staffer to Republican congressman George Santos] today after he posted a cartoon that characterized Jewish people as scheming cockroaches he later labeled 'vermin'..."
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
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Do we really need daily updates from the White House on the World Cup? Or does Trump just want to make sure we all know he’s the one who fucked it up?
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Do we really need daily updates from the White House on the World Cup? Or does Trump just want to make sure we all know he’s the one who fucked it up?
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Fry Daddy is doing a McDonalds summit as we learn that they are bleeding customers because of his failures on the economy.
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fry Daddy is doing a McDonalds summit as we learn that they are bleeding customers because of his failures on the economy.
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I was told the high-end consumer was propping up everything.
$AXP
$AXP
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I was told the high-end consumer was propping up everything.
$AXP
$AXP
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The federal judge on the James Comey case issued a scathing ruling warning about a “disturbing pattern” of missteps from the Department of Justice. trib.al/wCRIDuI
Judge on Comey Case Warns Trump Prosecutor Made “Fundamental” Errors
The federal judge on the James Comey case issued a scathing ruling warning about a “disturbing pattern” of missteps from the Department of Justice.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The federal judge on the James Comey case issued a scathing ruling warning about a “disturbing pattern” of missteps from the Department of Justice. trib.al/wCRIDuI
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Things get dramatically worse for MAGA lawyer Lindsey Halligan, purporting to be a U.S. Attorney:
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BREAKING: Federal judge says Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured indictment against Comey.
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Things get dramatically worse for MAGA lawyer Lindsey Halligan, purporting to be a U.S. Attorney:
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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She obviously wanted to date me even though she said she didn’t. That’s what my sexual predator friend tells me, and he’s an expert on Chinese women.
If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
She obviously wanted to date me even though she said she didn’t. That’s what my sexual predator friend tells me, and he’s an expert on Chinese women.
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To think this piece of shit posing as romantic prose is about a married former heroine addict who’s 30+ years older than her and sounds like a lawnmower running over tin cans really takes the magic out of it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
To think this piece of shit posing as romantic prose is about a married former heroine addict who’s 30+ years older than her and sounds like a lawnmower running over tin cans really takes the magic out of it.
TRUMP IS HIDING MORE THAN THE EPSTEIN FILES.
"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
TRUMP IS HIDING MORE THAN THE EPSTEIN FILES.
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I wrote about the number of agents being diverted here: www.cato.org/blog/ice-has...
ICE Has Diverted Over 25,000 Officers from Their Jobs
New data highlight how widespread this misuse of government personnel and resources is. Congress should prevent this diversion of appropriated funds in the next government spending bill.
www.cato.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I wrote about the number of agents being diverted here: www.cato.org/blog/ice-has...