John Heifort
@toastedsalad40.bsky.social
Funny how history keeps repeating itself…
ANALYSIS: Thomas Jefferson tried to prosecute a political foe and it backfired. Donald Trump is making the same mistake, writes historian @joshuamzeitz.bsky.social.
Donald Trump Is Making a Mistake That Blew Up in Thomas Jefferson’s Face
The indictment of Comey echoes a case that diminished the powers of the presidency.
www.politico.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Funny how history keeps repeating itself…
REMINDER: Trump is the one choosing to lay people off versus furlough them.
US government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House says reut.rs/4pSC9SS
US government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House says
U.S. government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday as the federal government began the second day of a shutdown.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
REMINDER: Trump is the one choosing to lay people off versus furlough them.
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This weak, brazen attempt by Stephen Miller both to chill free speech and to set up a premise to criminalize it — and, to be clear, this is the very type of speech most central to First Amendment protections — would be laughably embarrassing if this man did not have the power that he has.
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This weak, brazen attempt by Stephen Miller both to chill free speech and to set up a premise to criminalize it — and, to be clear, this is the very type of speech most central to First Amendment protections — would be laughably embarrassing if this man did not have the power that he has.
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NEWS: @democracyforward.org has filed a FOIA requesting the DOJ & FBI to release the recording of Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan allegedly pocketing $50K from undercover agents
September 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NEWS: @democracyforward.org has filed a FOIA requesting the DOJ & FBI to release the recording of Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan allegedly pocketing $50K from undercover agents
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BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday night following a brief suspension.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country..."
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country..."
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday night following a brief suspension.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country..."
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country..."
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NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)
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Mikie Sherrill on Lara Trump’s claim that prices are coming down: I think in New Jersey we’d call that a barrage of shit.
Prices are not going down. We’re seeing them go up everywhere, and I think that trend is only going to continue.
Prices are not going down. We’re seeing them go up everywhere, and I think that trend is only going to continue.
September 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Mikie Sherrill on Lara Trump’s claim that prices are coming down: I think in New Jersey we’d call that a barrage of shit.
Prices are not going down. We’re seeing them go up everywhere, and I think that trend is only going to continue.
Prices are not going down. We’re seeing them go up everywhere, and I think that trend is only going to continue.
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The Trump administration says it will drop a plan by former President Biden that requires airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Trump administration says it will drop a plan by former President Biden that requires airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
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It’s almost like the vice president doesn’t fully understand tariffs
September 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s almost like the vice president doesn’t fully understand tariffs
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BRUTAL JOBS REPORT: Just 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000. Yikes.
September 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
BRUTAL JOBS REPORT: Just 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000. Yikes.
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news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
Goodbye, MSNBC. Hello, MS NOW.
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
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Deleted my Costco post because it sounds like Costco never did the thing they were accused of not doing. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Deleted my Costco post because it sounds like Costco never did the thing they were accused of not doing. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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This is misinformation, which I fell for earlier. Costco has never sold Mifepristone, and after being told that, this person has disabled replies and left the thread up.
Very bad news from Costco. One of the groups orchestrating this pressure campaign is Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian Nationalist law firm that is hellbent on reshaping US society.
The ADF coalition "now turns its focus to CVS and Walgreens."
The ADF coalition "now turns its focus to CVS and Walgreens."
Costco Won’t Sell Abortion Pill as Religious Investors Declare Win
A coalition of faith-based activists had pressured the retailer to not offer the abortion pill mifepristone in its pharmacy locations. The group now turns its focus to CVS and Walgreens.
www.bloomberg.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is misinformation, which I fell for earlier. Costco has never sold Mifepristone, and after being told that, this person has disabled replies and left the thread up.
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Lots of people falling for this dude's right-wing propaganda.
Costco has never sold mifepristone pills.
This "story" is nothing more than a weak attempt to generate outrage at Costco.
It's like saying McDonald's doesn't sell mifepristone pills due to "activist pressure".
It's just not true.
Costco has never sold mifepristone pills.
This "story" is nothing more than a weak attempt to generate outrage at Costco.
It's like saying McDonald's doesn't sell mifepristone pills due to "activist pressure".
It's just not true.
August 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lots of people falling for this dude's right-wing propaganda.
Costco has never sold mifepristone pills.
This "story" is nothing more than a weak attempt to generate outrage at Costco.
It's like saying McDonald's doesn't sell mifepristone pills due to "activist pressure".
It's just not true.
Costco has never sold mifepristone pills.
This "story" is nothing more than a weak attempt to generate outrage at Costco.
It's like saying McDonald's doesn't sell mifepristone pills due to "activist pressure".
It's just not true.
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He will take himself down with his blabber-mouth.
August 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
He will take himself down with his blabber-mouth.
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Joan Steffend was a part of our news team for nearly two decades in the 80s and 90s before she jumped full-time into hosting Decorating Cents on HGTV. The show has suddenly gone viral.
Joan Steffend has the sense to embrace the haters of Decorating Cents
How Joan Steffend, a former KARE 11 anchor and HGTV Superstar, is reacting to suddenly going viral.
www.kare11.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Joan Steffend was a part of our news team for nearly two decades in the 80s and 90s before she jumped full-time into hosting Decorating Cents on HGTV. The show has suddenly gone viral.
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Cuts to election security and politicization of DHS have left state officials unsure who to turn to if hacked.
CISA, once the key cybersecurity hub, has had most of its resources gutted under Trump's second term, and officials say it’s now less effective at protecting elections.
nbcnews.to/45xQ4Wk
CISA, once the key cybersecurity hub, has had most of its resources gutted under Trump's second term, and officials say it’s now less effective at protecting elections.
nbcnews.to/45xQ4Wk
August 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Cuts to election security and politicization of DHS have left state officials unsure who to turn to if hacked.
CISA, once the key cybersecurity hub, has had most of its resources gutted under Trump's second term, and officials say it’s now less effective at protecting elections.
nbcnews.to/45xQ4Wk
CISA, once the key cybersecurity hub, has had most of its resources gutted under Trump's second term, and officials say it’s now less effective at protecting elections.
nbcnews.to/45xQ4Wk
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just went to immigration court in Lower Manhattan to see with my own eyes how masked and armed federal agents are apprehending people in the hallways as they walk out of their scheduled hearings.
July 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
just went to immigration court in Lower Manhattan to see with my own eyes how masked and armed federal agents are apprehending people in the hallways as they walk out of their scheduled hearings.
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I’m currently in a hotel listening to @cnn give Andrew Cuomo millions of dollars in free advertising; having him on to comment on the recent shooting and now asking leading questions, prompting him to attack Zohran Mamdani as an antisemite who hates police. This is some wild state police shit…
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’m currently in a hotel listening to @cnn give Andrew Cuomo millions of dollars in free advertising; having him on to comment on the recent shooting and now asking leading questions, prompting him to attack Zohran Mamdani as an antisemite who hates police. This is some wild state police shit…
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A federal appeals court has ruled that Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder, does not have to pay out $5 million to a software developer who had entered a challenge held by Lindell inviting skeptics to disprove his claims of interference in the 2020 election.
MyPillow Founder, Mike Lindell, Will Not Pay out ‘Challenge’ Winnings, Appeals Court Rules
A court overturned a previous ruling requiring Mike Lindell to pay out $5 million to a software engineer who had entered Mr. Lindell’s challenge to skeptics of his election interference claims.
trib.al
July 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A federal appeals court has ruled that Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder, does not have to pay out $5 million to a software developer who had entered a challenge held by Lindell inviting skeptics to disprove his claims of interference in the 2020 election.
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House Democrats raise concerns about T-Mobile role in 'Trump Mobile' service reut.rs/45pKIvp
House Democrats raise concerns about T-Mobile role in 'Trump Mobile' service
Three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee raised serious concerns about T-Mobile's involvement in the Trump Organization's self-branded mobile service and a $499 smartphone dubbed Trump Mobile.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
House Democrats raise concerns about T-Mobile role in 'Trump Mobile' service reut.rs/45pKIvp
Isn’t this ironic?
July 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Isn’t this ironic?