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in case this wasn't obvious:
the main takeaway of the entire epstein saga is that everyone in the ruling class who's been telling us that economic democracy "doesn't work" is a pedophile
the main takeaway of the entire epstein saga is that everyone in the ruling class who's been telling us that economic democracy "doesn't work" is a pedophile
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
in case this wasn't obvious:
the main takeaway of the entire epstein saga is that everyone in the ruling class who's been telling us that economic democracy "doesn't work" is a pedophile
the main takeaway of the entire epstein saga is that everyone in the ruling class who's been telling us that economic democracy "doesn't work" is a pedophile
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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No, and when she published an opinion piece posing as one at FP, her response to a thorough debunking calling out numerous plain factual errors was to insist on a podcast debate about it, not a correction or retraction.
Asking this seriously: has Bari Weiss ever in her career reported out an investigative story?
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
No, and when she published an opinion piece posing as one at FP, her response to a thorough debunking calling out numerous plain factual errors was to insist on a podcast debate about it, not a correction or retraction.
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simply incredible
The Biden DOJ had a perfectly legal avenue to release this to the public—a response to a FOIA request. They may have even been legally obligated to produce it in response to the FOIA request. And they decided not to, to protect Donald Trump’s reputation? What?
Found the Associated Press article where the existence of this letter was first disclosed two years ago, in response to a FOIA request
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
simply incredible
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So CBS News paid President Trump millions to settle a baseless lawsuit over 60 Minutes editing a Kamala Harris interview the way they edit every interview, then a self-styled free speech champion took over CBS News and censored a 60 Minutes report exposing Trump admin actions, do I have that right?
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So CBS News paid President Trump millions to settle a baseless lawsuit over 60 Minutes editing a Kamala Harris interview the way they edit every interview, then a self-styled free speech champion took over CBS News and censored a 60 Minutes report exposing Trump admin actions, do I have that right?
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So much of this popularism stuff misses a very basic point: your rational incentive is not to run up the score with the biggest margin possible. It's actually to win on the *fewest* votes possible. The smallest winning coalition is what gives each constituent part the biggest say once in power.
December 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
So much of this popularism stuff misses a very basic point: your rational incentive is not to run up the score with the biggest margin possible. It's actually to win on the *fewest* votes possible. The smallest winning coalition is what gives each constituent part the biggest say once in power.
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The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
The person charged with enforcing the laws is himself a law breaker. In such a state, do laws even have any legitimacy?
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
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look i'm not an "impeach the cheeto!!!!" guy but if this is in fact what happened I'm not really sure what other political response is more prudent
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
look i'm not an "impeach the cheeto!!!!" guy but if this is in fact what happened I'm not really sure what other political response is more prudent
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A bunch of FBI agents were told to break the law and, importantly, they followed that order. The next Dem admin must root those specific people out and prosecute them
This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
December 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A bunch of FBI agents were told to break the law and, importantly, they followed that order. The next Dem admin must root those specific people out and prosecute them
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Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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Judicial contempt authority is inherent. Absurd to even suggest otherwise
JUST IN: DC Circuit asks for briefs on whether Boasberg has authority to investigate indirect contempt of court (outside judge's presence) or is just supposed to refer it for prosecution if he suspects it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Per Curiam Order Filed (Special Panel) – #01208805476 in In re: Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 25-5452) – CourtListener.com
PER CURIAM ORDER [2150449] filed ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that respondents file a response to the petition for a writ of mandamus [2150153-2] by December 29, 2025. Petitioners shall file a ...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Judicial contempt authority is inherent. Absurd to even suggest otherwise
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Every time I see this dude tweet I am reminded of bsky.app/profile/numb...
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Every time I see this dude tweet I am reminded of bsky.app/profile/numb...
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Finally, bipartisanship will allow us to handle a censorship weapon to the Trump white house. Very smart you fucking idiots.
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Finally, bipartisanship will allow us to handle a censorship weapon to the Trump white house. Very smart you fucking idiots.
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Bove needs to understand that someone as repulsive and crooked as him only has a few possible futures in post-Trump America and “disgraced public laughingstock” is on the gentler end of the spectrum
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Bove needs to understand that someone as repulsive and crooked as him only has a few possible futures in post-Trump America and “disgraced public laughingstock” is on the gentler end of the spectrum
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
March 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
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The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!
December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!
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Not that anyone gives a shit about hypocrisy anymore on the right, but if you applied this same sort of reasoning to the Second Amendment you could confiscate any gun more advanced than a flintlock musket
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Not that anyone gives a shit about hypocrisy anymore on the right, but if you applied this same sort of reasoning to the Second Amendment you could confiscate any gun more advanced than a flintlock musket
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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Tacky ass un-American anti-republican pre-1776 royalist trash. We don't do the f----- King's Birthday here. He's about half a step away from putting his face on all the coins and stamps.
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Tacky ass un-American anti-republican pre-1776 royalist trash. We don't do the f----- King's Birthday here. He's about half a step away from putting his face on all the coins and stamps.
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Wild to think there was a time when a whole party believed that court rulings could be subject to political debate, and weren't ironclad statements of perfect law handed down by living gods like the commandments on Mt. Sinai
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wild to think there was a time when a whole party believed that court rulings could be subject to political debate, and weren't ironclad statements of perfect law handed down by living gods like the commandments on Mt. Sinai
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If they can take away anyone’s citizenship they can take away everyone’s
We no longer have a constitution if they strike it down
We no longer have a constitution if they strike it down
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If they can take away anyone’s citizenship they can take away everyone’s
We no longer have a constitution if they strike it down
We no longer have a constitution if they strike it down