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Trump Orders Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Democrats
www.nytimes.com
When one Party (one man, actually) controls all three branches of government plus the press and many schools and universities, he can treat a criminal's behavior any way he likes.
Selective, one-sided investigations are the hallmark of corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
Selective, one-sided investigations are the hallmark of corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
The closer we get to releasing the Epstein files, the more Trump appears to be losing the last bit of his grip on his emotion.
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The closer we get to releasing the Epstein files, the more Trump appears to be losing the last bit of his grip on his emotion.
Why send the clearly unqualified to do an important job?
Pete Hegseth is a no-show in Ukraine. That suits the White House just fine.
The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Why send the clearly unqualified to do an important job?
Only a grinch would do this to needy people during the holidays.
USDA’s SNAP guidance unlawfully cuts legal immigrant groups, lawsuit says
A suit filed by 22 Democratic attorneys general says the One Big Beautiful Bill does not support the directive in a memo sent to states last month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Only a grinch would do this to needy people during the holidays.
What was the culture war all about during the Obama years? Seems like there is more than one way to dampen the Christmas spirit.
Donald Trump’s War on Christmas
It’s a bad year for shoppers. It’s a terrible year for small-business owners.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
What was the culture war all about during the Obama years? Seems like there is more than one way to dampen the Christmas spirit.
I bet Denmark is not the only nation to monitor Trump 25/7. Americans chose an unpredictable and unstable man as leader of the free world.
Shame on us.
Shame on us.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I bet Denmark is not the only nation to monitor Trump 25/7. Americans chose an unpredictable and unstable man as leader of the free world.
Shame on us.
Shame on us.
Turns out the Russians had help pitching their version of a cease fire proposal to the White House. Steve Witkoff coached a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russians should go about getting Trump on board, even though Russia is the aggressor.
Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Uk...
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Turns out the Russians had help pitching their version of a cease fire proposal to the White House. Steve Witkoff coached a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russians should go about getting Trump on board, even though Russia is the aggressor.
@alimmbn.bsky.social This is what freedom of religion looks like: it is also freedom FROM religion.
Quebec moves to expand secularism law, limit public prayer
A new bill introduced in the Canadian province expands on a 2019 religious symbols law with new measures including a ban on face coverings in daycares.
bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@alimmbn.bsky.social This is what freedom of religion looks like: it is also freedom FROM religion.
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HOLD Kristi Noem ACCOUNTABLE !
🖕 Trump's lawless regime !!
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HOLD Kristi Noem ACCOUNTABLE !
🖕 Trump's lawless regime !!
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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HOLD Kristi Noem ACCOUNTABLE !
🖕 Trump's lawless regime !!
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HOLD Kristi Noem ACCOUNTABLE !
🖕 Trump's lawless regime !!
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Seems like most (esp. "journalists") criticizing Fani Willis for using RICO or getting disqualified are glossing over the facts that she elicited several guilty pleas from defendants and was replaced by a MAGA prosecutor who is the one requesting the dismissal. Are journalists really this ignorant?
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Seems like most (esp. "journalists") criticizing Fani Willis for using RICO or getting disqualified are glossing over the facts that she elicited several guilty pleas from defendants and was replaced by a MAGA prosecutor who is the one requesting the dismissal. Are journalists really this ignorant?
The office takes a toll — but the press, and therefore the world, only cares if the office-holder is anyone but Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The office takes a toll — but the press, and therefore the world, only cares if the office-holder is anyone but Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
The reporter made two fatal errors. First, she pointed out signs of Trump slowing down. And she is female., which is another mistake in Trump's eyes.
Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ in latest insult to female journalist
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing down
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The reporter made two fatal errors. First, she pointed out signs of Trump slowing down. And she is female., which is another mistake in Trump's eyes.
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It's called a dictatorship. He said it was going to happen.
Just don't be surprised USA, with what happens at the next election.
Just don't be surprised USA, with what happens at the next election.
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's called a dictatorship. He said it was going to happen.
Just don't be surprised USA, with what happens at the next election.
Just don't be surprised USA, with what happens at the next election.
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We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas! www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
OMAS GEGEN RECHTS Deutschland e.V. – Wir wollen einen Beitrag zum Schutz der Demokratie leisten.
www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas! www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
Via @verlag-lars-winkler.de
"We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas!"
Be sure to ask your browser to translate. www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
"We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas!"
Be sure to ask your browser to translate. www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Via @verlag-lars-winkler.de
"We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas!"
Be sure to ask your browser to translate. www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
"We have an organisation in Germany, called Grandmas against the right... They are a delight. Nobody messes with Grandmas!"
Be sure to ask your browser to translate. www.omas-gegen-rechts.org
Nazis rule by fear. This administration has set up ICE to spread fear everywhere.
ICE detains woman with family ties to White House press secretary
Bruna Ferreira, a Brazilian immigrant who was once engaged to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s brother, was detained by ICE while driving to pick up their son from school.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Nazis rule by fear. This administration has set up ICE to spread fear everywhere.
Where else have I heard of 'stolen' elections?
In this case, several international bodies and countries have condemned the reported coup, & the United Nations said it was following the situation “with deep concern.” Democracy is fragile in many nations.
In this case, several international bodies and countries have condemned the reported coup, & the United Nations said it was following the situation “with deep concern.” Democracy is fragile in many nations.
Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate accuses president of staging a coup and claims election victory
Thepolitical opposition in Guinea-Bissau has accused President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of staging a coup to avoid defeat in the presidential election.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Where else have I heard of 'stolen' elections?
In this case, several international bodies and countries have condemned the reported coup, & the United Nations said it was following the situation “with deep concern.” Democracy is fragile in many nations.
In this case, several international bodies and countries have condemned the reported coup, & the United Nations said it was following the situation “with deep concern.” Democracy is fragile in many nations.
Before Scott Bessent became Treasury secretary he warned that tariffs “inflationary,”. Now, of course, he's trying to justify this inflation because he thinks somehow, he won't be blamed.
Silly man.
Silly man.
As Prices Pinch, Bessent Looks for Ways to Mollify Wary Consumers
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Before Scott Bessent became Treasury secretary he warned that tariffs “inflationary,”. Now, of course, he's trying to justify this inflation because he thinks somehow, he won't be blamed.
Silly man.
Silly man.
The IRS’s job is to collect taxes, not assist other government agencies with nontax investigations.
We pay for this government that only wants to protect #TheSelectandPowerfulFew.
#HostileGovernment.
We pay for this government that only wants to protect #TheSelectandPowerfulFew.
#HostileGovernment.
Opinion | Court ruling rightly safeguards taxpayer privacy
Illegal immigrants won’t pay taxes if the IRS turns over their information to ICE.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The IRS’s job is to collect taxes, not assist other government agencies with nontax investigations.
We pay for this government that only wants to protect #TheSelectandPowerfulFew.
#HostileGovernment.
We pay for this government that only wants to protect #TheSelectandPowerfulFew.
#HostileGovernment.
DOJ lawyers and Homeland Security administrators do not serve at the pleasure of the president or enforce the president’s priorities. They swear an oath to uphold the Constitution.
Noem decided not to turn deportation flights around after judge’s order, DOJ says
The flights, this past March, have become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation strategy, and his administration’s pattern of apparently defying court orders.
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
DOJ lawyers and Homeland Security administrators do not serve at the pleasure of the president or enforce the president’s priorities. They swear an oath to uphold the Constitution.
Here are eight tips for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.
Let’s agree to stop ‘keeping the peace’ this holiday season
As we approach the holidays, here are eight tools for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Here are eight tips for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.
Those who give orders might remember that those who give illegal orders often are found and punished.
Field staff would do well to remember that anyone who executes unlawful orders usually get punished right along with those who issued the demand.
Field staff would do well to remember that anyone who executes unlawful orders usually get punished right along with those who issued the demand.
Trump ABANDONS Noem After SHOCKING Contempt BOMBSHELL
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Those who give orders might remember that those who give illegal orders often are found and punished.
Field staff would do well to remember that anyone who executes unlawful orders usually get punished right along with those who issued the demand.
Field staff would do well to remember that anyone who executes unlawful orders usually get punished right along with those who issued the demand.
Hug your family if you are all in a warm, safe place today. Be thankful.
So many parents are fretting about their kids. So many kids are in the custody of ICE.
So many parents are fretting about their kids. So many kids are in the custody of ICE.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hug your family if you are all in a warm, safe place today. Be thankful.
So many parents are fretting about their kids. So many kids are in the custody of ICE.
So many parents are fretting about their kids. So many kids are in the custody of ICE.
Kenya is entering a tense period ahead of the 2027 general elections. their experience is a lesson for us all. inflammatory and hate speech it turns out, can translate into real-world harm and stifle democracy.
The Global Retreat from Content Moderation Is Endangering Free Expression: Kenya Shows Why
By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.
www.justsecurity.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Kenya is entering a tense period ahead of the 2027 general elections. their experience is a lesson for us all. inflammatory and hate speech it turns out, can translate into real-world harm and stifle democracy.
Something else to be thankful for today! Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Something else to be thankful for today! Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
There's more gun violence in America today. Because — guns.
Live updates: West Virginia National Guard members shot blocks from the White House
Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
There's more gun violence in America today. Because — guns.