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So ... do we have insight into why the "defendants [DOJ, representing the Trump admin] were 'not prepared' to address the merits today"?
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So ... do we have insight into why the "defendants [DOJ, representing the Trump admin] were 'not prepared' to address the merits today"?
a principle they never forget when the victims are palestinian!
It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
September 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
a principle they never forget when the victims are palestinian!
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imo dems should simply say "we're not voting for any of this, trump is not a reliable negotiation partner, if the GOP wants to pass the budget they should just change the senate rules, which is within their power." but if they are gonna deal, this approach is miles better than ACA subsidies imo
Democrats can demand a rollback of the Supreme Court ICE racial profiling case. It’s a trivial legislative fix. It poses virtually no political risk for them. It protects 68 million people from open government persecution. It protects basic constitutional values. No government funding without this.
September 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
imo dems should simply say "we're not voting for any of this, trump is not a reliable negotiation partner, if the GOP wants to pass the budget they should just change the senate rules, which is within their power." but if they are gonna deal, this approach is miles better than ACA subsidies imo
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Just to be clear, the competing theory is that someone else forged his signature, long before he was a political figure, and before Epstein was a pariah, in a book signed by dozens of Trump’s rich friends?
September 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just to be clear, the competing theory is that someone else forged his signature, long before he was a political figure, and before Epstein was a pariah, in a book signed by dozens of Trump’s rich friends?
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Protestors chant
FREE DC
FREE PALESTINE
TRUMP IS THE HITLER OF OUR TIME
To Trump, Vance, and Hegseth
FREE DC
FREE PALESTINE
TRUMP IS THE HITLER OF OUR TIME
To Trump, Vance, and Hegseth
September 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Protestors chant
FREE DC
FREE PALESTINE
TRUMP IS THE HITLER OF OUR TIME
To Trump, Vance, and Hegseth
FREE DC
FREE PALESTINE
TRUMP IS THE HITLER OF OUR TIME
To Trump, Vance, and Hegseth
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ICE supporter tries to assault an ICE protester with pepper spray, maces herself instead, and then demands an ambulance. 🤦♂️
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
ICE supporter tries to assault an ICE protester with pepper spray, maces herself instead, and then demands an ambulance. 🤦♂️
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There needs to be a congressional investigation into ICE and its practices. The agency needs to be completely dissolved and its agents and officers need to be prosecuted for any and all crimes committed.
What's so clear here -- and so terrifying -- is that these cops view themselves as Trump's goons and know that Trump will let them get away with anything. www.thehandbasket.co/p/federal-ag...
Federal agent during violent DC arrest: “Liberals already ruined” this country
Trump's thugs are proving their skull-bashing loyalty in broad daylight.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
There needs to be a congressional investigation into ICE and its practices. The agency needs to be completely dissolved and its agents and officers need to be prosecuted for any and all crimes committed.
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Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
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incredible that smart, committed people are still doing “the norms will save us” in the midst of an authoritarian assault on our entire way of life, during which thus far the norms have not even been a speed bump
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
incredible that smart, committed people are still doing “the norms will save us” in the midst of an authoritarian assault on our entire way of life, during which thus far the norms have not even been a speed bump
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Yet another helpful explainer to counter the ignorant disinformation spouted by the unqualified extremist who is currently destroying the HHS
August 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Yet another helpful explainer to counter the ignorant disinformation spouted by the unqualified extremist who is currently destroying the HHS
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The Germans finally figured out how to stop committing a Holocaust
BREAKING: Germany will not authorize exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further notice," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says.
This decision comes after the Israeli Cabinet announced plans to take over Gaza City.
This decision comes after the Israeli Cabinet announced plans to take over Gaza City.
Germany stops military exports that could be used in Gaza
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany will not authorize exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.”
bit.ly
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Germans finally figured out how to stop committing a Holocaust
from a spiteful perspective, cfpb workers have already won
August 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
from a spiteful perspective, cfpb workers have already won
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NEW: I spoke with a woman named Andrea about her experience being detained by ICE after calling the cops for help during a domestic violence incident.
She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.
She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.
July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NEW: I spoke with a woman named Andrea about her experience being detained by ICE after calling the cops for help during a domestic violence incident.
She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.
She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.
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Here’s the online post by Ben Schrader, ex Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in NASHVILLE — who ABC says resigned because their decision to charge Kilmar Abrego Garcia is politically motivated.
Hope @chrislhayes.bsky.social or someone interviews him!
Hope @chrislhayes.bsky.social or someone interviews him!
June 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here’s the online post by Ben Schrader, ex Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in NASHVILLE — who ABC says resigned because their decision to charge Kilmar Abrego Garcia is politically motivated.
Hope @chrislhayes.bsky.social or someone interviews him!
Hope @chrislhayes.bsky.social or someone interviews him!
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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YouGov poll | 6/5
“If you had to choose, who would you side with more between the following?”
“If you had to choose, who would you side with more between the following?”
June 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
YouGov poll | 6/5
“If you had to choose, who would you side with more between the following?”
“If you had to choose, who would you side with more between the following?”
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ok Mr. Hall Monitor, they are the billionaires so are we supposed to be talking about them or not
PSA: Do not let the Musk & Trump feud distract you from the fact that both want to rob us of basic healthcare, civil rights, & economic security—all while lining the pockets of billionaires.
This childish feud is a distraction. Stay focused on ensuring we stop this horrific bill from becoming law.
This childish feud is a distraction. Stay focused on ensuring we stop this horrific bill from becoming law.
June 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
ok Mr. Hall Monitor, they are the billionaires so are we supposed to be talking about them or not
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If you’re struggling today, take a moment to remember that the worst people you know, the racists, the transphobes and incels, are currently losing their minds on twitter as their overlords fight. Let that comfort you 🙏🏽
June 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you’re struggling today, take a moment to remember that the worst people you know, the racists, the transphobes and incels, are currently losing their minds on twitter as their overlords fight. Let that comfort you 🙏🏽
it’s we’re-supposedly-not-shutting-down-the-cfpb-but-everyone-has-to-clear-their-office week and i just boxed up the last 8.5 years of my professional life. i will miss fighting for consumers in this particular way but look forward to sharing my next thing soon.
June 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
it’s we’re-supposedly-not-shutting-down-the-cfpb-but-everyone-has-to-clear-their-office week and i just boxed up the last 8.5 years of my professional life. i will miss fighting for consumers in this particular way but look forward to sharing my next thing soon.
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Alex Jones, who spent years ranting about shadowy government mass surveillance technology, is now stanning for Palantir
June 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Alex Jones, who spent years ranting about shadowy government mass surveillance technology, is now stanning for Palantir
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I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
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NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
www.propublica.org
May 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Dr Oz says being healthy is a patriotic duty
Worse, he says they spend 70% of Medicare & Medicaid funds on chronic illness & aren’t “getting their money’s worth”
This is the quiet part said out loud.
They don’t want to cure chronic illness, they want us to take the blame. They don’t want to pay.
Worse, he says they spend 70% of Medicare & Medicaid funds on chronic illness & aren’t “getting their money’s worth”
This is the quiet part said out loud.
They don’t want to cure chronic illness, they want us to take the blame. They don’t want to pay.
May 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
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You do not need to be a lawyer to read this sentence: "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
(In FDR's words, the Constitution is a layman's document - it's not (just) for the lawyers!)
(In FDR's words, the Constitution is a layman's document - it's not (just) for the lawyers!)
WELKER: Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know.
WELKER: Don't you need to uphold the Constitution?
TRUMP: I don't know
TRUMP: I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know.
WELKER: Don't you need to uphold the Constitution?
TRUMP: I don't know
May 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
You do not need to be a lawyer to read this sentence: "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
(In FDR's words, the Constitution is a layman's document - it's not (just) for the lawyers!)
(In FDR's words, the Constitution is a layman's document - it's not (just) for the lawyers!)
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Ironically, this is Big Pharma's wet dream. Rather than a preventative vaccine that costs a few dollars a dose twice a lifetime, they can sell expensive new in-patent drugs for hundreds a dose that you need to keep taking.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ironically, this is Big Pharma's wet dream. Rather than a preventative vaccine that costs a few dollars a dose twice a lifetime, they can sell expensive new in-patent drugs for hundreds a dose that you need to keep taking.