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“Tricia McLaughlin said protesters “shot at agents” with fireworks and threw objects at agents [and] Agents...gave protesters multiple warnings.
The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters.”
The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters.”
Border Patrol Boss Bovino Tear-Gasses Chicago Crowd, Violating Judge’s Order, Lawyers Say
New video shows Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino tossing a tear gas canister toward people in Little Village Thursday. Attorneys in an ongoing lawsuit over force against peaceful protesters say Bovino ...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“Tricia McLaughlin said protesters “shot at agents” with fireworks and threw objects at agents [and] Agents...gave protesters multiple warnings.
The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters.”
The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters.”
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“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..”
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October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..”
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Stern words from the conservative WSJ editorial board: “The real offender here is a President who seems to think he can use the powers of his office to run vendettas. We said this was one of the risks of a second Trump term, and it’s turning out to be worse than we imagined.”
Opinion | Trump’s Vendetta Campaign Targets John Bolton
This FBI raid makes clearer that second-term success for the President includes retribution.
www.wsj.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Stern words from the conservative WSJ editorial board: “The real offender here is a President who seems to think he can use the powers of his office to run vendettas. We said this was one of the risks of a second Trump term, and it’s turning out to be worse than we imagined.”
As the grandchild of a Marine who fought and almost died in WW1 in Europe, whose Uncle was a Marine who was highly decorated when he fought in WW2 in the Pacific, whose cousin fought as a Marine in Korea, whose father was a Marine who was deployed to Korea shortly after hostilities, whose brother
July 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
As the grandchild of a Marine who fought and almost died in WW1 in Europe, whose Uncle was a Marine who was highly decorated when he fought in WW2 in the Pacific, whose cousin fought as a Marine in Korea, whose father was a Marine who was deployed to Korea shortly after hostilities, whose brother
It is mind-boggling to consider the estate battle that will be waged between the siblings on 47’s passing. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing new ventures involving billions of dollars.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It is mind-boggling to consider the estate battle that will be waged between the siblings on 47’s passing. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
The repeated gut-punches of fascism are unfortunately becoming familiar. The words from the Fourth Circuit just sound like the last whispers of democracy before the door slowly closes on history.
NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The repeated gut-punches of fascism are unfortunately becoming familiar. The words from the Fourth Circuit just sound like the last whispers of democracy before the door slowly closes on history.
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Stock market’s crashing, retirement savings are disappearing… and he’s out golfing.
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Stock market’s crashing, retirement savings are disappearing… and he’s out golfing.
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This isn't just donalds doing. The Republicans in Congress own this. They had the ability to stop him and they didn't. This isn't donalds economy, this is the republican economy.
April 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This isn't just donalds doing. The Republicans in Congress own this. They had the ability to stop him and they didn't. This isn't donalds economy, this is the republican economy.
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 ✊🏽 "The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US after a row with Donald Trump's government has said he has 'no regrets.' Ebrahim Rasool arrived back home on Sunday and was welcomed by hundreds of raucous supporters at Cape Town International Airport." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ebrahim Rasool: South Africa envoy has 'no regrets' after being expelled from US
Ebrahim Rasool arrives home to a jubilant crowd after being declared unwelcome in the United States.
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March 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 ✊🏽 "The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US after a row with Donald Trump's government has said he has 'no regrets.' Ebrahim Rasool arrived back home on Sunday and was welcomed by hundreds of raucous supporters at Cape Town International Airport." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.
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This is the correct answer for all Democrats.
Coons: "I'm gonna vote against what came over from the House Republicans to the Senate last night because I don't want to give my vote to support what Trump and Musk are doing."
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is the correct answer for all Democrats.
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Since it apparently needs to be said: As a Jew who works on a university campus, I am safest in a country that protects academic freedom and liberal values of due process of law. Anyone who supports extrajudicial detention of students for "wrong" ideological opinions is not doing it for my safety.
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Since it apparently needs to be said: As a Jew who works on a university campus, I am safest in a country that protects academic freedom and liberal values of due process of law. Anyone who supports extrajudicial detention of students for "wrong" ideological opinions is not doing it for my safety.
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📌NOTE: Immediately after the vile attack on Zelensky by Putin's puppets Friday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should have called a joint press conference and explained to the American public the significance, heinousness and danger of that sickening surrender.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
📌NOTE: Immediately after the vile attack on Zelensky by Putin's puppets Friday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should have called a joint press conference and explained to the American public the significance, heinousness and danger of that sickening surrender.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
Genuine question for @admiralstav.bsky.social and @genmhayden.bsky.social : how will American soldiers, seamen and officers respond when they are ordered, at some point, to stand down (or, God forbid, fight) when Russia attacks their European counterparts?
March 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Genuine question for @admiralstav.bsky.social and @genmhayden.bsky.social : how will American soldiers, seamen and officers respond when they are ordered, at some point, to stand down (or, God forbid, fight) when Russia attacks their European counterparts?
Economic ideologues and morons are ramming our economy into every single known iceberg in what must be considered a possible kamikaze mission.
America first? As of right now, the S&P 500 has done worse than the rest of the world since Election Day in November
February 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Economic ideologues and morons are ramming our economy into every single known iceberg in what must be considered a possible kamikaze mission.
Getting agitated because the academic ‘elites’ annoy you rings pretty hollow when you contrast that with having to mop up your empty bank accounts and after a bunch of economically ignorant flex-heads start ramming the economy into every iceberg they can find.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Getting agitated because the academic ‘elites’ annoy you rings pretty hollow when you contrast that with having to mop up your empty bank accounts and after a bunch of economically ignorant flex-heads start ramming the economy into every iceberg they can find.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
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Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
How long is it going to take to break the absolute mythology that Republicans are good for the economy or that they have any idea how to improve the economy?!?!? Smh
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far
Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How long is it going to take to break the absolute mythology that Republicans are good for the economy or that they have any idea how to improve the economy?!?!? Smh
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
February 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
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Is the “Gulf of America” move essentially a ‘flag plant’ so that he can claim that all natural resources in the Gulf are American resources?
Is the “Gulf of America” move essentially a ‘flag plant’ so that he can claim that all natural resources in the Gulf are American resources?
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Is the “Gulf of America” move essentially a ‘flag plant’ so that he can claim that all natural resources in the Gulf are American resources?
Is the “Gulf of America” move essentially a ‘flag plant’ so that he can claim that all natural resources in the Gulf are American resources?
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If I were in the White House Press Corps I would just want to know what the rules are on renaming things, like can he say Sweden is now New Ikea, cheese is now toast, and Melania was never an illegal immigrant? Like where is the line exactly
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If I were in the White House Press Corps I would just want to know what the rules are on renaming things, like can he say Sweden is now New Ikea, cheese is now toast, and Melania was never an illegal immigrant? Like where is the line exactly