Richard Merkin
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Progressively Progressive
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M/41Y=2/46XX
Fuggins Wheat 420
Industrial🎶Electronica
19E19K/8497
RESIST
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🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
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Americans know our health care system is broken.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
New poll on healthcare: Vermonters want to extend ACA subsidies
Most Vermont residents support extending the recently expired Obamacare subsidies, which were at the center of the government shutdown fight.
www.burlingtonfreepress.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Americans know our health care system is broken.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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I promised the people of Vermont that I would not support another penny for ICE unless there were fundamental reforms to how that agency operates, and tonight I kept my word.
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I promised the people of Vermont that I would not support another penny for ICE unless there were fundamental reforms to how that agency operates, and tonight I kept my word.
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ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
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We desperately need someone in office who will stop at nothing to destroy every vestige of the Heritage Foundation, arrest every single member for conspiracy to commit treason, and root out the foreign actors systematically corrupting our institutions.
February 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We desperately need someone in office who will stop at nothing to destroy every vestige of the Heritage Foundation, arrest every single member for conspiracy to commit treason, and root out the foreign actors systematically corrupting our institutions.
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Yes, we need ALL the Epstein files.
January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Yes, we need ALL the Epstein files.
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "How did this criminal get a pardon from President Trump? Did he contribute to the ballroom project? Did he buy some of that cryptocurrency and make the Trump family wealthier? Why are these many fraudsters getting these pardons?"
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "How did this criminal get a pardon from President Trump? Did he contribute to the ballroom project? Did he buy some of that cryptocurrency and make the Trump family wealthier? Why are these many fraudsters getting these pardons?"
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Sure would be great if they released the Epstein files today!
January 28, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Sure would be great if they released the Epstein files today!
Local county and state government need to use local power to stop the federal occupations in our country!!
www.laprogressive.com/law-and-just...
www.laprogressive.com/law-and-just...
Breaking Things: A Proposal of Resistance
We are in a civil war, and the tables of history has turned because the federal government is trampling over all the rights at the local level.
www.laprogressive.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Local county and state government need to use local power to stop the federal occupations in our country!!
www.laprogressive.com/law-and-just...
www.laprogressive.com/law-and-just...
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🚨BREAKING: Minnesota state attorneys alleged in a court hearing that Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are attempting to force the state to surrender its sovereignty — in particular, its control over elections — through the massive federal immigration operation in the Twin Cities region.
Minnesota lawyers argue Trump’s ICE invasion is ‘extorting’ state for voter rolls demands
“It’s a shakedown letter,” one attorney said of Attorney General Bondi's list of demands to the state.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🚨BREAKING: Minnesota state attorneys alleged in a court hearing that Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are attempting to force the state to surrender its sovereignty — in particular, its control over elections — through the massive federal immigration operation in the Twin Cities region.
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There MUST be accountability.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
There MUST be accountability.
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
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Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/xr56xSUj
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/xr56xSUj
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
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Hey NRA, are you good with this?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Hey NRA, are you good with this?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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They defied congressional subpoenas and suffered zero consequences.
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
They defied congressional subpoenas and suffered zero consequences.
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“My belief is that if we do not hold the most powerful people in our society to the same standards of the rule of law, it can be catastrophic.”
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“My belief is that if we do not hold the most powerful people in our society to the same standards of the rule of law, it can be catastrophic.”
Jack Smith
Jack Smith