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Just a dude that cares about his country, state, and district. Pro-Union, pro-unions, pro-democracy.
Just a dude that cares about his country, state, and district. Pro-Union, pro-unions, pro-democracy.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium.
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium.
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
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20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
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The federal government should support the development of fusion energy, but the President of the United States should not personally benefit from it.
Ethics watchdogs are alarmed by $6 billion marriage of Trump’s social media platform and nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
The Trump business empire’s expansion into nuclear fusion is alarming ethics experts who warn it poses glaring conflicts of interest and risks the federal government playing favorites in what has been...
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The federal government should support the development of fusion energy, but the President of the United States should not personally benefit from it.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
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When a judge issues an order in any case, that is literally the law in that particular matter
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When a judge issues an order in any case, that is literally the law in that particular matter
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
Two sayings have been stuck in my head. One I heard from a coworker, the other I don't know where it's from.
If you're not careful, you'll end up where you're headed.
Trying times make tested people.
Hopefully, we end up somewhere better and when we get there we'll also be better than before.
If you're not careful, you'll end up where you're headed.
Trying times make tested people.
Hopefully, we end up somewhere better and when we get there we'll also be better than before.
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Two sayings have been stuck in my head. One I heard from a coworker, the other I don't know where it's from.
If you're not careful, you'll end up where you're headed.
Trying times make tested people.
Hopefully, we end up somewhere better and when we get there we'll also be better than before.
If you're not careful, you'll end up where you're headed.
Trying times make tested people.
Hopefully, we end up somewhere better and when we get there we'll also be better than before.
Stay safe if you're in D.C. or the surrounding areas. People might get reactive in the aftermath of this.
LIVE: The scene after two National Guard members were reportedly shot in DC reut.rs/49HoLvn
LIVE: The scene after two National Guard members were reportedly shot in DC
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Stay safe if you're in D.C. or the surrounding areas. People might get reactive in the aftermath of this.
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Whoever leaked this clearly had an agenda. slate.trib.al/pd6FRRp
A Stunning Leak Just Shed New Light on How Cozy the Trump Admin Really Is With Russia
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Whoever leaked this clearly had an agenda. slate.trib.al/pd6FRRp
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ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! 👏👏👏
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! 👏👏👏
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
For people who bang on about Originalism, they didn't intend to create a political class.
Citizen Legislator was a role people picked up and put down to serve for a time.
This should be the model. Transparency so we're not recreating the wheel with every politician is the pathway.
Citizen Legislator was a role people picked up and put down to serve for a time.
This should be the model. Transparency so we're not recreating the wheel with every politician is the pathway.
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For people who bang on about Originalism, they didn't intend to create a political class.
Citizen Legislator was a role people picked up and put down to serve for a time.
This should be the model. Transparency so we're not recreating the wheel with every politician is the pathway.
Citizen Legislator was a role people picked up and put down to serve for a time.
This should be the model. Transparency so we're not recreating the wheel with every politician is the pathway.
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Same story everywhere you look...except in Nassau County, the fiefdom of anti-Mamdani New York Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs, whose hand-picked "Moderate Party" Dem slate was slaughtered during a blue wave everywhere else in the country. Seems worth noting by people other than a TV critic
You look at results like this and you realize Trump can gerrymander to his heart's content and it won't matter.
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Same story everywhere you look...except in Nassau County, the fiefdom of anti-Mamdani New York Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs, whose hand-picked "Moderate Party" Dem slate was slaughtered during a blue wave everywhere else in the country. Seems worth noting by people other than a TV critic
It was always a lie to make their base feel better and not question how badly they and their futures are being robbed.
The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House.
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It was always a lie to make their base feel better and not question how badly they and their futures are being robbed.
Every American should know there is a baseline of retirement waiting for them.
No one should work forever unless they want to. More and more people feel like they have no choice and in the richest country in the history of the world, that's bullshit.
Remove the cap. Support Social Security.
No one should work forever unless they want to. More and more people feel like they have no choice and in the richest country in the history of the world, that's bullshit.
Remove the cap. Support Social Security.
It doesn’t matter where you live or how you vote – Social Security is a universal promise of economic security.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Every American should know there is a baseline of retirement waiting for them.
No one should work forever unless they want to. More and more people feel like they have no choice and in the richest country in the history of the world, that's bullshit.
Remove the cap. Support Social Security.
No one should work forever unless they want to. More and more people feel like they have no choice and in the richest country in the history of the world, that's bullshit.
Remove the cap. Support Social Security.
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Lie after lie after lie by Trump...as always. Thanks to @SenTimKaine for calling it out. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lie after lie after lie by Trump...as always. Thanks to @SenTimKaine for calling it out. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
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Context matters. @aftynbehn4tn was protesting a child sex abuser who had admitted it. Now Republicans are attempting to shame her for it.
We were there. Covering the activism of the Byrd survivors, Aftyn, and others is how the Holler was born.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DRhhr-Qjuw...
We were there. Covering the activism of the Byrd survivors, Aftyn, and others is how the Holler was born.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DRhhr-Qjuw...
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Context matters. @aftynbehn4tn was protesting a child sex abuser who had admitted it. Now Republicans are attempting to shame her for it.
We were there. Covering the activism of the Byrd survivors, Aftyn, and others is how the Holler was born.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DRhhr-Qjuw...
We were there. Covering the activism of the Byrd survivors, Aftyn, and others is how the Holler was born.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DRhhr-Qjuw...
No word on how much they donated.
Trump adds two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons
During a freewheeling White House event, the president spared Waddle and Gobble from appearing on Thanksgiving dinner plates.
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
No word on how much they donated.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
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As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
You can't always just make shit up to get your way.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
You can't always just make shit up to get your way.
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We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united