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Larry Summers, the Harvard president who served as US Treasury Secretary, says he will step back from public commitments after emails showed he maintained a friendly relationship with Epstein long after he pleaded guilty in 2008. apnews.com/article/larr...
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he'll step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with J...
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Larry Summers, the Harvard president who served as US Treasury Secretary, says he will step back from public commitments after emails showed he maintained a friendly relationship with Epstein long after he pleaded guilty in 2008. apnews.com/article/larr...
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The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Remember that Trump's DoJ will have control over what is redacted, given the new investigation. apnews.com/article/epst...
Remember that Trump's DoJ will have control over what is redacted, given the new investigation. apnews.com/article/epst...
House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
The House is expected to vote on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Remember that Trump's DoJ will have control over what is redacted, given the new investigation. apnews.com/article/epst...
Remember that Trump's DoJ will have control over what is redacted, given the new investigation. apnews.com/article/epst...
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Raleigh is the new Chicago with regard to the ICE invasion and Trumps federal agents because it is a Democratic voting stronghold that Trump wants to control during the next Midterm Elections as a trial for 2028. apnews.com/article/char...
Federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, mayor says
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Raleigh is the new Chicago with regard to the ICE invasion and Trumps federal agents because it is a Democratic voting stronghold that Trump wants to control during the next Midterm Elections as a trial for 2028. apnews.com/article/char...
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Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
lordy.
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When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard
Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were "a lot of concerns and questions" abou...
chicago.suntimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
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Trump putting an election denier in charge of elections is like hiring a bank robber to guard the vault. We see you, Donnie.
August 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trump putting an election denier in charge of elections is like hiring a bank robber to guard the vault. We see you, Donnie.
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Gotta hand it to the artist.
August 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Gotta hand it to the artist.
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Over 300 MILLION American citizen's files stolen by DOGE.
Why can't 1 person with access steal the EPSTEIN Files?
#LEAKtheEPSTEIN_Files
Why can't 1 person with access steal the EPSTEIN Files?
#LEAKtheEPSTEIN_Files
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Over 300 MILLION American citizen's files stolen by DOGE.
Why can't 1 person with access steal the EPSTEIN Files?
#LEAKtheEPSTEIN_Files
Why can't 1 person with access steal the EPSTEIN Files?
#LEAKtheEPSTEIN_Files
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Masked ICE aren’t about safety; they’re about fear and evading responsibility. Demand transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition:
Sign Petition: Stop Masked Immigration Raids. This Is Not How a Democracy Operates.
These agents are using masks to shield themselves from accountability for their willingness to participate in dangerous overreach. (51529 signatures on petition)
www.thepetitionsite.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Masked ICE aren’t about safety; they’re about fear and evading responsibility. Demand transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition:
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This Labor Day, never forget: the sitting President said we have "too many non-working holidays."
Happy Labor Day, workers.✊
Happy Labor Day, workers.✊
September 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This Labor Day, never forget: the sitting President said we have "too many non-working holidays."
Happy Labor Day, workers.✊
Happy Labor Day, workers.✊
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With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who argued that the government's actions were illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who argued that the government's actions were illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Even though migrants make up almost 20% of the US workforce and 45% of workers in farming, more than 1.2 million legal and illegal immigrants have disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July under the Trump administration. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Even though migrants make up almost 20% of the US workforce and 45% of workers in farming, more than 1.2 million legal and illegal immigrants have disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July under the Trump administration. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations met Monday in northern China for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in what could be an emerging challenge to America’s global leadership. apnews.com/article/shan...
September 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations met Monday in northern China for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in what could be an emerging challenge to America’s global leadership. apnews.com/article/shan...
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I'm thrilled that Nate Silver does not "approve" of Bluesky...we won't have to deal with him coming here to give his terrible "predictions."
September 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm thrilled that Nate Silver does not "approve" of Bluesky...we won't have to deal with him coming here to give his terrible "predictions."
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BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders an injunction in LA, finding Trump's deployment of the National Guard to assist with law enforcement violates the Posse Comitatus Act, equating Trump's move to a "national police force with the president as its chief." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders an injunction in LA, finding Trump's deployment of the National Guard to assist with law enforcement violates the Posse Comitatus Act, equating Trump's move to a "national police force with the president as its chief." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer. And tourism experts say the downward trend that emerged after President Donald Trump returned to the White House shows no immediate signs of reversing
apnews.com/article/inte...
apnews.com/article/inte...
A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn
A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer. And tourism experts say the downward trend that emerged after President Donald Trump returned to the Wh...
apnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer. And tourism experts say the downward trend that emerged after President Donald Trump returned to the White House shows no immediate signs of reversing
apnews.com/article/inte...
apnews.com/article/inte...
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Voters are angry and not letting up. Good.
September 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Voters are angry and not letting up. Good.
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Oh puh-leeeeze 🙄
Kristi Noem Dragged After Making Wild Claim About How Trump Saved LA By Sending In Troops
www.comicsands.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Oh puh-leeeeze 🙄
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The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked)
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked)
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
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President Donald Trump said the troops are meant to crack down on crime in Washington D.C., and Ohio is one of six states that has so far sent troops. Toledo, Dayton, and Cleveland all had a higher crime rate than D.C. in 2024.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
Ohioans ask Gov. DeWine to recall National Guard troops recently sent to Washington D.C.
Ohio advocates are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to bring home the Ohio National Guard troops recently deployed to Washington D.C. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 he would send National Guard…
www.newsfromthestates.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
President Donald Trump said the troops are meant to crack down on crime in Washington D.C., and Ohio is one of six states that has so far sent troops. Toledo, Dayton, and Cleveland all had a higher crime rate than D.C. in 2024.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
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To be fair, Trump claims: "I know more about grass than any human being anywhere in the world. We are going to be regrassing your parks, new sprinklers systems."
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
August 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
To be fair, Trump claims: "I know more about grass than any human being anywhere in the world. We are going to be regrassing your parks, new sprinklers systems."
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
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Has Arnold Schwarzenegger spoken out again the Texas gerrymander, since he’s so opposed to the idea in principle?
I haven’t seen it, if he has…
I haven’t seen it, if he has…
August 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Has Arnold Schwarzenegger spoken out again the Texas gerrymander, since he’s so opposed to the idea in principle?
I haven’t seen it, if he has…
I haven’t seen it, if he has…