Ara Rubyan
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I came to this country on a boat. I didn't have a penny to my name, owning only the clothes on my back. I didn't speak a word of English. Of course, I was only 6 months old, but in time, I overcame those handicaps and became the man I am today. #Democrats
When this is all over someday, it’ll probably turn out that these guys were basically just bounty hunters, paid by how many people they could arrest and detain.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When this is all over someday, it’ll probably turn out that these guys were basically just bounty hunters, paid by how many people they could arrest and detain.
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Don’t laugh: If this ever winds its way up to the Supreme Court, they’ll probably rule affordable housing policies to be unconstitutional.
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into Boston’s affordable housing policies, accusing the city of engaging in a “racialist theory of housing justice” that discriminates against white people.
Trump's HUD accuses Boston of engaging in "redlining" against white people
More than 50 years ago, the Trump family faced a similar government challenge for refusing to rent to Black people.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Don’t laugh: If this ever winds its way up to the Supreme Court, they’ll probably rule affordable housing policies to be unconstitutional.
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...also "belong."
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...also "belong."
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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...also "belong."
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... because that's political not racial, they said probably.
“OK, you can gerrymander to cheat in elections, but only if it hurts nonwhite voters.”
- US Supreme Court
- US Supreme Court
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
... because that's political not racial, they said probably.
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Typical CEO In Chumplandia......
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Typical CEO In Chumplandia......
Take the f#@king masks off
Immigration enforcement is underway in Southeast Louisiana and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Today we can confirm some people have been detained in Kenner, LaPlace, and New Orleans. ICE agents have also been spotted staging in Metairie, Gretna, the River Parishes. Stay safe out there. 🙏🏻
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Take the f#@king masks off
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The Trump Appease Prize
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Trump Appease Prize
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This has accelerated past the point of no return—it’s now a political black hole governed by its own laws of chaos & radicalization, not by strategy or consequence. What’s beyond the horizon is terrifyingly unpredictable.
#MAGA #GOPChaos #EventHorizon #TheBulwark
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#MAGA #GOPChaos #EventHorizon #TheBulwark
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We Are Approaching the MAGA-Trump Event Horizon
And we have no idea what’s beyond it.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This has accelerated past the point of no return—it’s now a political black hole governed by its own laws of chaos & radicalization, not by strategy or consequence. What’s beyond the horizon is terrifyingly unpredictable.
#MAGA #GOPChaos #EventHorizon #TheBulwark
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#MAGA #GOPChaos #EventHorizon #TheBulwark
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The Witkoff/Ushakov transcript leak is peak back-channel cringe. Foreign policy as an advanced form of flattery. Couldn't write this stuff.
#MAGA #UkraineWar #LeakedTranscript #PoliticalTheater #TheSky
#MAGA #UkraineWar #LeakedTranscript #PoliticalTheater #TheSky
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Witkoff/Ushakov transcript leak is peak back-channel cringe. Foreign policy as an advanced form of flattery. Couldn't write this stuff.
#MAGA #UkraineWar #LeakedTranscript #PoliticalTheater #TheSky
#MAGA #UkraineWar #LeakedTranscript #PoliticalTheater #TheSky
BP Chief Bovino was caught "outright lying" in deposition. He confirmed the "go hard" directive on protesters, then lied about using tear gas. Judge Ellis: This is misconduct, not law enforcement. Accountability now. 🚨 #Chicago #MidwayBlitz
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Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s deposition has been made public in an ongoing lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of routinely violating a restraining order on tactics in …
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November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
BP Chief Bovino was caught "outright lying" in deposition. He confirmed the "go hard" directive on protesters, then lied about using tear gas. Judge Ellis: This is misconduct, not law enforcement. Accountability now. 🚨 #Chicago #MidwayBlitz
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Most. Useless. First Lady. EVER.
Melania Trump walks out of the WH for a photo op with the Christmas Tree.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Most. Useless. First Lady. EVER.
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Handmaids take over
Lincoln Memorial
11/22/25
Lincoln Memorial
11/22/25
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Handmaids take over
Lincoln Memorial
11/22/25
Lincoln Memorial
11/22/25
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He fibbed... again.😒
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
He fibbed... again.😒
<3 <3 <3 <3
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
<3 <3 <3 <3
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We could fund over four months of SNAP benefits with the $40 billion Argentina received.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We could fund over four months of SNAP benefits with the $40 billion Argentina received.
When the spotlight comes with steel.
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Stand-Up at Scimitar Point
When the spotlight comes with steel.
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When the spotlight comes with steel.
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Meanwhile at Quantico
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Slavery was our tradtion for far longer than freedom. So what?
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Tradition My Ass, Justice Thomas
Slavery was our tradtion for far longer than freedom. So what?
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Slavery was our tradtion for far longer than freedom. So what?
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The Golden Bachelor: Roses & Regrets
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“Good Luck, It’s Gonna Be Bad”
The Golden Bachelor: Roses & Regrets
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The Golden Bachelor: Roses & Regrets
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Two-thirds of its detainees are gone, and DHS says, “don’t panic.”
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Alligator Alcatraz’s Black Hole
Two-thirds of its detainees are gone, and DHS says, “don’t panic.”
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Two-thirds of its detainees are gone, and DHS says, “don’t panic.”
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When “order” becomes the excuse to suffocate votes.
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2026: Ballots Under Bayonets
When “order” becomes the excuse to suffocate votes.
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When “order” becomes the excuse to suffocate votes.
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When your prosecutor signs her own homework.
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Banana Republic in Real Time
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