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Did Ilhan Omar's net worth increase by more than $30M since 2019? What we know www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...
Fact check.
Did Ilhan Omar's net worth increase by more than $30M since 2019? What we know
Omar captioned a September 2025 TikTok post, "Keep wishing millions into existence so I could pay off these student loans."
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January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Posts claim Eric Clapton called Trump 'disgrace to America' and 'cancer on society.' Here's the truth www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
Fact check.
Posts claim Eric Clapton called Trump 'disgrace to America' and 'cancer on society.' Here's the truth
A meme featuring the musician's alleged comments made the rounds online, but there was no indication he actually produced the quote.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Did Fox News' Jesse Watters say, 'If Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would've won it'? www.snopes.com/fact-check/j...
Fact check.
Did Fox News' Jesse Watters say, 'If Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would've won it'?
Users questioned what Watters meant by "we," but the claim was intended comedically.
www.snopes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
My full statement on Trump’s unconstitutional military operations in Venezuela:
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The oil companies are a co-equal branch of government. So are the tech bros. Congress isn't.
Donald Trump acknowledged that he informed oil companies about his plans to attack Venezuela and abduct its leader, despite not bothering to notify Congress.
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

Ayatollah Khamenei plans to escape to Russia if protests in Iran are not successfully quelled, The Times wrote, citing an intel report.

The escape is modelled on Assad's escape in 2024 and would include Khamenei's inner circle.
Ayatollah Khamenei plans to flee to Moscow if Iran unrest intensifies
The republic’s supreme leader has plotted an exit route out of Tehran should his forces fail to quell dissent, an intelligence report reveals
www.thetimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
Why has it taken Cory Booker a year to bring this to the attention of the Americanpeople? Why haven't the DC DEMS done anything to hold this president accountable for the many illegal violations of the Constitution? This makes the Dems complicit by their silence.
The political opposition in America has a "new" manifesto. It's our best hope.
Why a 200-year-old document is the only real answer to Trump's abuses of power.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Economists predict that Trump’s Make America Great Again effort will actually have the effect of making the rest of the world great again while causing the US to fall apart.
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
January 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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They probably won't be for the public.
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!! Can we get an update on our ballroom!?!
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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That's real choice since he has called for the arrest and shooting of protesters here in America.
Trump threatens military action against Iran in a 3 AM post:
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
A long must read. The corruption of a judicial system. This blows me away. I hope people read this and realize just how important the election of judges is, that is if you live in a state where judges are elected. The SCODJT isn't the only rigged judiciary.
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Add being the most purposely cruel admin in history. Deporting immigrants into the worst prisons is purposely cruel. Cutting programs to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest is purposely cruel.
The list of purposely cruel actions is endless.
Tracking Trump’s first-year promises: What he delivered, what he didn’t
From ending wars to eliminating federal agencies, an assessment of the President Donald Trump’s key campaign commitments shows mixed results — and some broken promises.
www.ms.now
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
theintercept.com/2025/12/24/g...
Seriously, what happened to cause the silence of outrage directed at Israel's continuing genocide against the Palestinians?
International Pressure Was Building to Hold Israel Accountable. What Happened?
After Trump’s plan for Gaza went into effect, governments seemed eager to return to the status quo.
theintercept.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
theintercept.com/2025/12/30/a...
Two things. 1. AIPAC is a pro Israel conduit for monetary campaign donations. 2. This is why Citizens United needs to be overturned.
AIPAC Is Retreating From Endorsements and Election Spending. It Won’t Give Up Its Influence.
AIPAC is taking a quieter approach this midterms cycle, but the lobbying group is still seeking to keep Congress in Israel’s pocket.
theintercept.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM