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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 16h

Karoline Leavitt has been slammed as "childish" after responding "your mom did" when asked by a reporter who decided that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would meet in Budapest.

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Karoline Leavitt loses it as she's called out for childish ‘your mom’ response

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 16h

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Confirms He Won’t See Putin Anytime Soon www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Confirms He Won’t See Putin Anytime Soon

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 17h

Make it a Class Action.....for all Americans, the People's House!

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Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben Meiselas gives URGENT ADVICE to Lawyers to BLOCK TRUMP BALLROOM

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 17h

Mike Johnson Says Threat on Jeffries’s Life Not as Bad as No Kings newrepublic.com/post/202080/... via @newrepublic.com

Mike Johnson Says Threat on Jeffries’s Life Not as Bad as No Kings

Apparently, a peaceful protest is just as bad as—or worse than—a threat on a Democrat’s life, per the House speaker.

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: No Kings organizers just announced they are planning a THIRD round of historic marches after Trump melted down over the last protest.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

Breaking news: The Education Department is looking to move a $15 billion program supporting students with disabilities out of the agency as it works to close the agency altogether, a department official said.

Trump administration seeks to move special education to different agency

The move would affect the $15 billion IDEA program and comes as the administration seeks to close down the federal Education Department

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 17h

'Lost absolutely all touch': Gobsmacked lawmakers react to Noem's luxury purchases

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'Lost absolutely all touch': Gobsmacked lawmakers react to Noem's luxury purchases

The US Coast Guard has purchased two luxury private jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a total cost of more than $170 million in taxpayer money as the federal government remains shut ...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 17h

'Beyond anybody's imagination': Foreign analyst slams proposed Trump-Putin tunnel project

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'Beyond anybody's imagination': Foreign analyst slams proposed Trump-Putin tunnel project

A foreign analyst slammed a proposed tunnel project that could link the United States and Russia on Sunday, saying the proposed project "stretches the imagination to the breaking point."On Friday, Reu...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 18h

True to form, grifters all, retro tax them.......

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alternet.org @alternet.org · 21h

'Thank God we’re rich': How Megachurches are using the Bible to justify wealth inequality

Does religion drive Americans to support or oppose economic inequality? That’s a question explored by a Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University who recently examined ten years of a megachurch’s sermons in a published paper: “‘I Thank God We’re Rich’: Justifying Economic Inequality in an Evangel...

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alternet.org @alternet.org · 19h

Anger as Trump seeks 'bizarre' $230 million payout from the DOJ: report

President Donald Trump reportedly appears to be demanding the U.S. Department of Justice pay him $230 million in compensation after multiple investigations during his presidential campaign."The situation has no parallel in American history, as Mr. Trump, a presidential candidate, was pursued by fede...

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❀𝕀𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕪𝕞𝕒𝕞𝕒❀ @irmaspikeymama.bsky.social · 21h

Of course the media doesn’t talk about Trump pardoned January 6th Rioter Christopher Moynihan, who was arrested on Sunday after saying in text messages, that he planned on assassinating House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Of course violent threats against Dems are perfectly acceptable.

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 18h

House Republicans' new plea to Speaker Johnson shows 'writing on the wall' for GOP: expert

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House Republicans' new plea to Speaker Johnson shows 'writing on the wall' for GOP: expert

Eleven House Republicans signed onto a letter Tuesday calling for Speaker Mike Johnson to make a deal on the subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, saying that their districts will suffer without them...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 18h

'Based on lies': GOP's 'morally appalling' defense of Trump's revenge prosecutions blasted

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'Based on lies': GOP's 'morally appalling' defense of Trump's revenge prosecutions blasted

Political commentator Philip Rotner wrote in conservative site The Bulwark that President Donald Trump’s claim that he was a victim of lawfare is wildly inflated — even as his Department of Justice is...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 18h

'Not optimistic': Trump gets brutal reminder his 'rented voters' may vanish next election

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'Not optimistic': Trump gets brutal reminder his 'rented voters' may vanish next election

A Republican strategist reminded President Donald Trump that many of the people who voted for him in 2024 aren't hardcore MAGA loyalists — and won't be there for the next election.New Jersey and Virgi...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 19h

Major flaws found in Trump's demand that Supreme Court ends birthright citizenship: expert

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Major flaws found in Trump's demand that Supreme Court ends birthright citizenship: expert

President Donald Trump is aiming to eliminate the long-standing birthright citizenship law in the U.S. Constitution with a case due before the U.S. Supreme Court — but an expert said Tuesday his argum...

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Jazzy @jazzyjones.bsky.social · 1d

They are absolutely terrified of the Epstein files that chicken shit Johnson won't even swear in a recently elected democratic congresswoman.

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 21h

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Trump's new favorite prosecutor is flubbing it big time

On Monday afternoon, former FBI Director James Comey dropped two motions to dismiss his criminal case. Both are related to, in part, the antics of one Lindsey Halligan, everyone’s favorite ...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 21h

'Defund the Supreme Court': Experts bash new 'shadow' ruling after 'terrible decision'

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'Defund the Supreme Court': Experts bash new 'shadow' ruling after 'terrible decision'

Chief Justice John Roberts killed another injunction that would have paused some of President Donald Trump's decisions from taking effect before they made their way through the courts. Legal analysts ...

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 1d

“Are you telling me we can spend $40B on Argentina, $1B on Trump’s Qatar jet, $250M on Trump’s ballroom, $150M on Trump’s golf, $520M on Trump's National Guard deployments & $172M on Kristi Noem’s jets - but we can’t spend a penny on lowering our healthcare
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