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1,107 days of Trump’s second term to go.
(The founding documents did NOT sign up for this.)

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January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Absolutely deranged.

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Republicans’ response to ICE killing: Obey Trump or you’ll be next
Republicans are racing to defend the indefensible extrajudicial killing of Minneapolis mother Renee Nicole Good by Immigration ...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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This timeline is embarrassing.

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Trump's minions have mixed feelings about his plan for world domination
President Donald Trump and his loyal Republicans have started naming off countries they think the U.S. has a right to lay claim to after successfully seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.� ...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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There’s video. There are witnesses. There are facts.
And yet Republicans still chose lies, victim-blaming, and character assassination.
That choice tells you everything.

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ICE killed an unarmed citizen. Republicans keep trying to justify it.
Republican elected officials and MAGA media personalities are rushing to defend the masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent who shot and killed an unarmed woman on Wednesday during one of ...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Wait ... why???

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WTF? Job-killing DOGE is now hiring.
Remember the so-called Department of Government Efficiency? It was a quasi-official agency comprised mostly of tween bigots led by ketamine-addled multibillionaire Elon Musk that was basically ...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Retiring at 86 and saying, “I didn’t want to outstay my ability to do the job” is a level of self-awareness Congress treats like a radical concept.

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House Democrat’s exit marks end of an era—and a test for the future
Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection, bringing an end to a congressional career that has stretched more than four decades and made him the…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Math has officially been fired.

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In Trump’s America, there’s no money for health care—only war
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he would seek a 50% increase for the military budget in 2027, asking for an unheard-of $1.5 trillion to build what he called his "Dream Military." ...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Full story coming soon.
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Republicans held a hearing on “fraud.” Democrats responded by reading Trump’s pardon list out loud. Whoops.

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Democrats flip Republican’s ‘fraud’ hearing on its head
Democrats turned the tables on Republicans Wednesday during the GOP’s hearing on “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota,” instead detailing the fraud enabled by President Donald…
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January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Cartoon ✍️: Ghosts of invasions past
By Clay Jones

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January 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Imagine being told by a judge, “You do not have this job,” and responding by filing more paperwork with that job title.

Confidence isn’t competence.

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Trump toady in hot water for still cosplaying as US attorney
It’s been several weeks since Lindsey Halligan was told in no uncertain terms by a federal court that she is not the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and has never ever…
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January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Regardless of whether that happens, what we have now is a blue city on edge, enraged, and fearful—and Trump likely has a brand-new justification for a military crackdown. And, really, that’s what he wanted all along.

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Why ICE’s horrific killing in Minneapolis was inevitable
On Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed an observer in Minneapolis.� This was always going to happen.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Trump sold young men a boom economy and delivered… vibes, tariffs, and chaos. Turns out “just trust me bro” isn’t a fiscal policy.

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Why young men are cooling on Trump
President Donald Trump’s grip on young men is slipping —and fast. Once a natural draw for this crucial voting bloc that ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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The Trump administration just dropped a new food pyramid and somehow made eating more confusing than filing your taxes. Great.

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Trump team debuts confusing, out-of-touch dietary guidelines
The Trump team released a new food pyramid Wednesday, and it’s as confusing and completely out-of-touch with reality as the rest of the administration’s actions. The new pyramid is an inverted ...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Calling Marco Rubio the “ultimate Florida man” would be funny if CBS wasn’t also laundering Trump’s version of Jan. 6 like it’s a debate topic.

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'Marco Rubio, we salute you': Revamped CBS Evening News goes full MAGA
CBS News demonstrated its coziness with the Trump administration on Tuesday night’s broadcast of the “CBS Evening News,” in which anchor Tony Dokoupil praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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RFK Jr.’s phone literally started quacking during a press conference. You cannot write satire this lazy.

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MAHA press conference hits new level of quackery
President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Cabinet held a press conference to announce the 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines on Wednesday. The event was led by Health Secretary Robert F. ...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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When someone refuses to lick his boots, that’s cause for a good old Trumpian tantrum.

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Trump turns on ‘disloyal’ Democrat he pardoned
In one of his latest displays of political score-settling, President Donald Trump endorsed a Republican challenger running against Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, whom Trump pardoned just ...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Cartoon ✍️: Didn't fit
By Tim Campbell

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January 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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The Trump regime’s lawlessness has turned deadly.

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‘Get the f-ck out’: Minneapolis mayor’s message to ICE after killing
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey gave a heated press conference Wednesday after reports and video surfaced showing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting and killing a Minneapolis woman. �
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January 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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1,108 days of Trump’s second term to go.
(If chaos were cardio, we’d all be shredded.)

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January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Rep. Ogles proudly calls the U.S. “the dominant predator” in the Western Hemisphere. Apparently, colonialism is back in style now.

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'Dominant predator': Republican makes wild case for Greenland takeover
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee defended the Trump administration’s imperialistic pushes into Greenland and Venezuela on Wednesday.� During an appearance on Fox Business, the ethically ...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Two Virginia Dems just beat Republicans by 40–50 points in special elections. That’s not a “blip,” that’s a flashing warning siren.

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Democrats romp to victory in Virginia special elections
Tuesday night brought fresh evidence that a blue wave is building for the 2026 midterm elections, after Democrats won a pair of special elections for vacant state legislative seats in Virginia. In ...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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“Tenants, over a quarter of Altadena's population, face widespread displacement as much of the damage hit limited affordable and rent-controlled housing. Latino and AAPI-owned small businesses are also struggling to recover, many tied to properties now under new ownership."
A year after the Los Angeles fires, rebuilding is far from over
On Jan. 7, 2025, wildfires broke out in Los Angeles that would create historic devastation for Angelenos. Families across the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon evacuated as flames roared and toxic…
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January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Ew, gross.

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GOP senator is horny for Trump to invade two more countries
� On Wednesday, Sen. Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, said that the Trump administration should target the governments of Cuba and Nicaragua with the same aggression it has shown to Venezuela after…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Because nothing says “prepared for disaster” like firing the disaster responders.

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Inside Trump’s push to smother FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing the prospect of deep staff cuts next year, according to internal documents that raise new questions on the Trump administration’s plans for ...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM