Trace Brown
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The media doesn't treat the Trump regime's allegiances with neo-Nazis like Nick Fuentes as antisemitism, but Zohran's belief in Palestinian liberation is treated as antisemitism.
It's completely backwards and insane. Zohran will protect American Jews; the fascists will target American Jews.
It's completely backwards and insane. Zohran will protect American Jews; the fascists will target American Jews.
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The media doesn't treat the Trump regime's allegiances with neo-Nazis like Nick Fuentes as antisemitism, but Zohran's belief in Palestinian liberation is treated as antisemitism.
It's completely backwards and insane. Zohran will protect American Jews; the fascists will target American Jews.
It's completely backwards and insane. Zohran will protect American Jews; the fascists will target American Jews.
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Cull the Democratic Party. Systematically chip away all the weak, corporate centrists and corrupt, gutless elected officials who refuse to fight and instead suck at the teat of the oligarchy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Cull the Democratic Party. Systematically chip away all the weak, corporate centrists and corrupt, gutless elected officials who refuse to fight and instead suck at the teat of the oligarchy.
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I hope future generations recognize how quickly and strangely the contours of what counts as a political scandal changed for this president.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I hope future generations recognize how quickly and strangely the contours of what counts as a political scandal changed for this president.
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As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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The use of the exonerative voice here is almost artistic.
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
CNN reports that a highly trained and responsible ICE agent accidentally shot an immigrant and a US marshal
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The use of the exonerative voice here is almost artistic.
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
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The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges.
This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.
This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges.
This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.
This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.
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block this shit
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October 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
block this shit
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.
Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.
Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.
October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.
Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.
Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.
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I am so tired of our media letting weaselly little shits like Mike Johnson slide on these evasions.
Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??
Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?
MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I am so tired of our media letting weaselly little shits like Mike Johnson slide on these evasions.
Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??
Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??
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Maybe if the vote regretters got together with the I didn’t vote for thisers and hit the streets en masse everyone would’ve more receptive to unity.
Actions are the best reinforcement of words, yes?
Just a thought. What do I know. Heh.
Actions are the best reinforcement of words, yes?
Just a thought. What do I know. Heh.
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Maybe if the vote regretters got together with the I didn’t vote for thisers and hit the streets en masse everyone would’ve more receptive to unity.
Actions are the best reinforcement of words, yes?
Just a thought. What do I know. Heh.
Actions are the best reinforcement of words, yes?
Just a thought. What do I know. Heh.
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They already cut down so many trees (USAID, CFPB, Dept of Edu, etc) that there aren't many left they can cut down without causing trouble for themselves. There are reasons why they stopped cutting where they did before the shutdown, and those reasons did not include a change of heart.
still no real naked exercise of executive power justified by the shutdown.
my dad thinks it’s still coming and they’re going to do whatever Vought has cooking as a weekend news dump, and he’s pretty sharp, so maybe. still think the longer it goes the more it isn’t really happening
my dad thinks it’s still coming and they’re going to do whatever Vought has cooking as a weekend news dump, and he’s pretty sharp, so maybe. still think the longer it goes the more it isn’t really happening
October 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They already cut down so many trees (USAID, CFPB, Dept of Edu, etc) that there aren't many left they can cut down without causing trouble for themselves. There are reasons why they stopped cutting where they did before the shutdown, and those reasons did not include a change of heart.
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I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
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Quick point. Trump cannot silence you, period. He doesn’t have the means or the tools, and if he did he would be too weak to use them. This is a bluff.
It only works if you let it.
It only works if you let it.
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Quick point. Trump cannot silence you, period. He doesn’t have the means or the tools, and if he did he would be too weak to use them. This is a bluff.
It only works if you let it.
It only works if you let it.
Looked at that website where the right wing is doxxing people for their posts. Looks like half of the posts are just people quoting Kirk verbatim, expressing apathy, or lamenting that Kirk is a victim of a cycle of hate he fueled.
Really mild stuff compared to mainstream Republican views.
Really mild stuff compared to mainstream Republican views.
September 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Looked at that website where the right wing is doxxing people for their posts. Looks like half of the posts are just people quoting Kirk verbatim, expressing apathy, or lamenting that Kirk is a victim of a cycle of hate he fueled.
Really mild stuff compared to mainstream Republican views.
Really mild stuff compared to mainstream Republican views.
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Trump totally does new awful stuff in part to "distract" from other awful things that aren't going his way, but that doesn't mean the new awful thing is trivial.
There's nothing wrong with opposing many things at once. We're decades into "the most noise usually wins" politics. We have to do it too.
There's nothing wrong with opposing many things at once. We're decades into "the most noise usually wins" politics. We have to do it too.
August 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Trump totally does new awful stuff in part to "distract" from other awful things that aren't going his way, but that doesn't mean the new awful thing is trivial.
There's nothing wrong with opposing many things at once. We're decades into "the most noise usually wins" politics. We have to do it too.
There's nothing wrong with opposing many things at once. We're decades into "the most noise usually wins" politics. We have to do it too.
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Before the election, my focus group of Trump voters said their top priorities were lowering prices and releasing the Epstein files. Now the same respondents say their top priorities are building a gold ballroom for the White House and putting tariffs on Ford and GM.
August 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Before the election, my focus group of Trump voters said their top priorities were lowering prices and releasing the Epstein files. Now the same respondents say their top priorities are building a gold ballroom for the White House and putting tariffs on Ford and GM.
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Elon Musk is a symbol of American collapse in many ways, but one of the big ones is how for years he has constantly engaged in multi-billion-dollar securities and consumer fraud, and the "consequence" has been him making billions more, including from the federal government paying him directly.
Two days ago: Tesla has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for deceptively marketing Autopilot in a way that falsely made people think it could drive the car by itself.
Today: Elon Musk "Teslas can drive themselves!"
Today: Elon Musk "Teslas can drive themselves!"
August 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Elon Musk is a symbol of American collapse in many ways, but one of the big ones is how for years he has constantly engaged in multi-billion-dollar securities and consumer fraud, and the "consequence" has been him making billions more, including from the federal government paying him directly.
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Tedious to point this out, but:
- When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story.
-Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.
- When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story.
-Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Tedious to point this out, but:
- When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story.
-Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.
- When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story.
-Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.
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The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
- Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders.
- Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
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Mamdani should win but he's the latest example of the Democratic Party closing ranks to keep anyone young and exciting and full of energy out of the party - and then they spend countless millions on consultants trying to figure out why they're struggling with young voters
June 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mamdani should win but he's the latest example of the Democratic Party closing ranks to keep anyone young and exciting and full of energy out of the party - and then they spend countless millions on consultants trying to figure out why they're struggling with young voters
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If people really find this to be such an easy conclusion, then Congressional authority should be easy to get.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
CNN’s Van Jones urges “progressives” to “get on board” with bombing Iran:
“I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country,” he said on air.
Jones did not share whether he considers Israel—an apartheid state currently committing genocide—a “normal country.”
“I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country,” he said on air.
Jones did not share whether he considers Israel—an apartheid state currently committing genocide—a “normal country.”
June 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If people really find this to be such an easy conclusion, then Congressional authority should be easy to get.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
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They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.