1984 Is Not a Handbook
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Master's Public Administration, Writer, Educator, Animal Lover
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C-SPAN for the win!
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
C-SPAN for the win!
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What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
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THIS is what kleptocracy looks like
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
THIS is what kleptocracy looks like
Six election results that didn’t make the headlines
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Six election results that didn’t make the headlines
Although Democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California dominated the headlines, significant contests were held across the nation.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Six election results that didn’t make the headlines
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No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
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No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
Trump’s rocket strikes on alleged drug boats in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific are his dream of what law enforcement should be.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
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squeeze play (noun): the exertion of pressure to extort concession or gain goal; baseball play in which runner on 3rd base starts for home plate as ball is being pitched & batter attempts to bunt to give the runner a chance to score
Coincidentally, simultaneously occurring during the World Series.
Coincidentally, simultaneously occurring during the World Series.
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
squeeze play (noun): the exertion of pressure to extort concession or gain goal; baseball play in which runner on 3rd base starts for home plate as ball is being pitched & batter attempts to bunt to give the runner a chance to score
Coincidentally, simultaneously occurring during the World Series.
Coincidentally, simultaneously occurring during the World Series.
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"When authoritarian leaders destroy the symbols of democracy, they are preparing to destroy its substance. Their goal is to raise doubts about who this country belongs to, and make us believe that it doesn’t belong to us."
Authoritarians don’t get the last word
That's why we are fighting back on every front.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"When authoritarian leaders destroy the symbols of democracy, they are preparing to destroy its substance. Their goal is to raise doubts about who this country belongs to, and make us believe that it doesn’t belong to us."
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KREMLIN ON NUCLEAR TESTING: PUTIN HAS SAID THAT IF ANY POWER DEPARTS FROM THE MORATORIUM, THEN RUSSIA WILL ALSO DO SO
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
KREMLIN ON NUCLEAR TESTING: PUTIN HAS SAID THAT IF ANY POWER DEPARTS FROM THE MORATORIUM, THEN RUSSIA WILL ALSO DO SO
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Worth remembering…
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Worth remembering…
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
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Lofgren: Now, instead of the president weighing in, we’ve got him doing weird little dances as he lands in Asia, and he’s missing in action. The Senate is refusing to negotiate across party lines, and the House of Representatives isn’t even meeting. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like this.
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Lofgren: Now, instead of the president weighing in, we’ve got him doing weird little dances as he lands in Asia, and he’s missing in action. The Senate is refusing to negotiate across party lines, and the House of Representatives isn’t even meeting. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like this.
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BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop
Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.
October 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.
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dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners
John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.
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Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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PSA: The No Kings PAC is not affiliated with and had no role in putting on the 10/18 mobilization. If you get a spammy text from them claiming your donation will be 5x matched, know that it's not from anyone involved in the No Kings protest (and please direct your angry emails to them, not us)
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
PSA: The No Kings PAC is not affiliated with and had no role in putting on the 10/18 mobilization. If you get a spammy text from them claiming your donation will be 5x matched, know that it's not from anyone involved in the No Kings protest (and please direct your angry emails to them, not us)