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"We've take over a whole country" sir your underlings are insisting that this was all just a police action narrowly targeted against the kingpin of a cartel
Trump on Venezuela: "That was a perfect attack. We've taken over a whole country. We've taken $4 billion of oil in one day. That will increase."
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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The New York Times states it plainly in display type:

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Once again, I think citizens of democratic cities and states need to start discussing the odd situation in which we find ourselves — paying the bulk of taxes going to a mafia govt that wants to disenfranchise and kill us.
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Oh yeah for sure. Definitley try to get non-insured individual pricing at your local hospital. Definitely a Good Idea.
BARTIROMO: What is the GOP's healthcare plan?

RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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All those words when he could’ve just said: fuck your health care and your grocery bills. Get a third job, peasant.
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Useful thread from our reporter @bxroberts.org 🧵
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.

With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.

Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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it's good that we have hellfire missiles to defend ourselves from two guys hanging on to a capsized boat, who knows what might have happened otherwise
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?

TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Under Biden, the IRS launched a program for people to file their taxes FOR FREE (finally!)

Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:

(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?

He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"
Dr Oz: "Americans will lose 135 million pounds by the midterms"
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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It is clearly deeply annoying for a sociopath when a human collapses nearby and distracts attention from him.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Jeffries on Mike Johnson likening Democrats to terrorists: "That type of language is reckless, irresponsible, and it's gonna get someone killed."
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The "ceasefire" does not seem to be going great
October 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.

Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.

“America First.”
Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline
The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...
www.bloomberg.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.

RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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NEW: Microsoft told @propublica.org that it disclosed details of the escort program to the U.S. government.

But the Pentagon’s IT agency was unaware until reporter @reneedudley.bsky.social asked for comment.

“Literally no one seems to know anything about this,” a spokesperson said.
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expe...
www.propublica.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM