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Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
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The White House confirms Trump officials tried to convince Lauren Boebert today to drop her support for the Epstein files discharge petition.
Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in this afternoon, majority support will be reached on that discharge petition in the House.
Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in this afternoon, majority support will be reached on that discharge petition in the House.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The White House confirms Trump officials tried to convince Lauren Boebert today to drop her support for the Epstein files discharge petition.
Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in this afternoon, majority support will be reached on that discharge petition in the House.
Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in this afternoon, majority support will be reached on that discharge petition in the House.
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Federal Plaza this hour.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Federal Plaza this hour.
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Someone should go there and show them the clips of Trump's Great Gatsby party. I bet they'd be so happy to know he's having fun.
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Someone should go there and show them the clips of Trump's Great Gatsby party. I bet they'd be so happy to know he's having fun.
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Morning. ☕
ICYMI: Don't sleep on all the down-ballot victories that Democrats just pulled off. They're not as sexy as governor's races or the NYC mayor's race, but they matter -- and they were some of the most astounding wins of Tuesday night. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
ICYMI: Don't sleep on all the down-ballot victories that Democrats just pulled off. They're not as sexy as governor's races or the NYC mayor's race, but they matter -- and they were some of the most astounding wins of Tuesday night. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
The Wildest Democratic Wins You May Not Have Heard About
Elections for school boards and public service commissions aren’t as sexy as a governor’s race, but they matter — and Democrats swept them everywhere.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Morning. ☕
ICYMI: Don't sleep on all the down-ballot victories that Democrats just pulled off. They're not as sexy as governor's races or the NYC mayor's race, but they matter -- and they were some of the most astounding wins of Tuesday night. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
ICYMI: Don't sleep on all the down-ballot victories that Democrats just pulled off. They're not as sexy as governor's races or the NYC mayor's race, but they matter -- and they were some of the most astounding wins of Tuesday night. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
Read more here.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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NEW: If you couldn't join us live, you can watch the latest episode of The Breakdown on @meidastouch.com here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/130m-penta...
$130M Pentagon Donor Has Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
That's right. All roads lead to Epstein. Timothy Mellon is the heir to the Bank of New York Mellon, which was just sued by an Epstein survivor for funding Epstein's sex trafficking ring for years.
www.muellershewrote.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW: If you couldn't join us live, you can watch the latest episode of The Breakdown on @meidastouch.com here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/130m-penta...
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NEW: Service cuts initiated under President Donald Trump’s first postmaster general could delay mail throughout most of the nation, putting millions of mail-in voters at risk of blowing ballot deadlines in future elections. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/pic...
Pick-Up Cuts by Trump’s U.S.P.S. Could Disenfranchise Mail Voters
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NEW: Service cuts initiated under President Donald Trump’s first postmaster general could delay mail throughout most of the nation, putting millions of mail-in voters at risk of blowing ballot deadlines in future elections. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/pic...
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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The people guarding the US nuclear stockpile are being furloughed today.
Meanwhile, Trump deemed those who helped him start trolling accounts on Bluesky and who disseminated his shitpost over the weekend essential.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Meanwhile, Trump deemed those who helped him start trolling accounts on Bluesky and who disseminated his shitpost over the weekend essential.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday | CNN Politics
The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Departm...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The people guarding the US nuclear stockpile are being furloughed today.
Meanwhile, Trump deemed those who helped him start trolling accounts on Bluesky and who disseminated his shitpost over the weekend essential.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Meanwhile, Trump deemed those who helped him start trolling accounts on Bluesky and who disseminated his shitpost over the weekend essential.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
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Some jerk on the other site posted this photo disparagingly but I think this person is brave.
Let’s get it together people!
Let’s get it together people!
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Some jerk on the other site posted this photo disparagingly but I think this person is brave.
Let’s get it together people!
Let’s get it together people!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
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KARL: Why is the Defense Secretary afraid to interact with journalists who cover him?
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
KARL: Why is the Defense Secretary afraid to interact with journalists who cover him?
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
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For all the chatter abt the Santos pardon, these details are some of the most insightful.
Reminder: Ed Martin, Trump's US Pardon attorney (R) and George Santos, whose sentence he just helped commute (L) were both speakers at the Stop the Steal rally the day before the Jan 6 Capitol attack. The next day, they both sat in the VIP section at Trump's Ellipse rally. 1/
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
For all the chatter abt the Santos pardon, these details are some of the most insightful.
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
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The Santos commutation is a prelude to a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Santos commutation is a prelude to a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
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Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.
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Jeffries: "It's shameful that Grijalva has not been sworn in because Johnson & House Republicans apparently want to continue to hide the Epstein files. It's my expectation if she is not sworn in today during the pro forma session, as the AZ AG has made clear, expect swift & decisive legal action."
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Jeffries: "It's shameful that Grijalva has not been sworn in because Johnson & House Republicans apparently want to continue to hide the Epstein files. It's my expectation if she is not sworn in today during the pro forma session, as the AZ AG has made clear, expect swift & decisive legal action."
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Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
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Front page news in Chicago today.
“Federal appeals court unanimously upholds block on Trump deploying National Guard in Illinois.”
Outstanding.
“Federal appeals court unanimously upholds block on Trump deploying National Guard in Illinois.”
Outstanding.
October 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Front page news in Chicago today.
“Federal appeals court unanimously upholds block on Trump deploying National Guard in Illinois.”
Outstanding.
“Federal appeals court unanimously upholds block on Trump deploying National Guard in Illinois.”
Outstanding.