Ben Franklin Warned Us
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🔵 in red state, Husband to a good wife who puts up with me, father of 3 and 1 in-law, soon to be grandpa, sibling of 13, and am dumbfounded on how close we are to Germany of the 1930s.
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Newsom’s comms team still going hard
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Newsom’s comms team still going hard
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Melania filled the White House with Christmas cheer by decking every hall that hasn’t been bulldozed
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Melania filled the White House with Christmas cheer by decking every hall that hasn’t been bulldozed
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What did minimum wage get you in each decade? In 2025, it gets you nothing but exhaustion.
There isn’t a single place in America where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford even a modest 2-bedroom rental.
That’s the reality.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
There isn’t a single place in America where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford even a modest 2-bedroom rental.
That’s the reality.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What did minimum wage get you in each decade? In 2025, it gets you nothing but exhaustion.
There isn’t a single place in America where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford even a modest 2-bedroom rental.
That’s the reality.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
There isn’t a single place in America where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford even a modest 2-bedroom rental.
That’s the reality.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
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Representative Jim Hines after seeing the unedited strike videos says its one of the most troubling scenes he's ever seen in his time in public service.
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Representative Jim Hines after seeing the unedited strike videos says its one of the most troubling scenes he's ever seen in his time in public service.
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US Citizen, with a valid drivers license, is traumatized by ICE at a checkpoint if FL.
Her crime, per ICE — she didn’t roll down her window far enough.
All of this…because they couldn’t be bothered to check her ID.
What are we doing? Why are these gestapo tactics being allowed to continue?
Her crime, per ICE — she didn’t roll down her window far enough.
All of this…because they couldn’t be bothered to check her ID.
What are we doing? Why are these gestapo tactics being allowed to continue?
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
US Citizen, with a valid drivers license, is traumatized by ICE at a checkpoint if FL.
Her crime, per ICE — she didn’t roll down her window far enough.
All of this…because they couldn’t be bothered to check her ID.
What are we doing? Why are these gestapo tactics being allowed to continue?
Her crime, per ICE — she didn’t roll down her window far enough.
All of this…because they couldn’t be bothered to check her ID.
What are we doing? Why are these gestapo tactics being allowed to continue?
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Supposedly we’re experiencing "no inflation". These people are bringing the receipts with actual grocery prices. We are paying significantly more for groceries and these prices are NOT going down, they’re going up, up, up!
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Supposedly we’re experiencing "no inflation". These people are bringing the receipts with actual grocery prices. We are paying significantly more for groceries and these prices are NOT going down, they’re going up, up, up!
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
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Who issues the arrest warrant?
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Who issues the arrest warrant?
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ICE detains a 7-year-old Illinois second grader on his Thanksgiving trip, taking him and his mother 1,000 miles to a Texas detention center.
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
ICE detains a 7-year-old Illinois second grader on his Thanksgiving trip, taking him and his mother 1,000 miles to a Texas detention center.
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I joined @newsnationnow.bsky.social last night to discuss boat strikes on September 2nd.
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I joined @newsnationnow.bsky.social last night to discuss boat strikes on September 2nd.
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
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Here’s the truth: DHS uses detention as cruel and unusual punishment because most immigration violations are not criminal offenses. The majority of those in custody are no danger to the community. Don’t let ICE and Border Patrol pretend like they are the victims.
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here’s the truth: DHS uses detention as cruel and unusual punishment because most immigration violations are not criminal offenses. The majority of those in custody are no danger to the community. Don’t let ICE and Border Patrol pretend like they are the victims.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Actor and longtime woodworker Nick Offerman says he has a "responsibility" to continue making things by hand as the world becomes more automated.
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Actor and longtime woodworker Nick Offerman says he has a "responsibility" to continue making things by hand as the world becomes more automated.
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The media parroted "record Black Friday sales" while ignoring the reality: in-store traffic down 3.6%, volume down 1%, prices up 7%, credit card debt at $1.23 trillion. Kevin Hassett says people "feel richer." This guy wants to run the Fed.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/QRYQdYaikGk
Watch the full video: youtu.be/QRYQdYaikGk
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The media parroted "record Black Friday sales" while ignoring the reality: in-store traffic down 3.6%, volume down 1%, prices up 7%, credit card debt at $1.23 trillion. Kevin Hassett says people "feel richer." This guy wants to run the Fed.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/QRYQdYaikGk
Watch the full video: youtu.be/QRYQdYaikGk
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NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA
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Is anxiety the cause that drives American nativist tendencies? @jbf1755.bsky.social and Allen C. Guelzo are here to ponder.
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Is anxiety the cause that drives American nativist tendencies? @jbf1755.bsky.social and Allen C. Guelzo are here to ponder.
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Milllions of Americans are struggling with basic necessities like food and shelter, and our president thinks the idea is a “con.” FFS.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Milllions of Americans are struggling with basic necessities like food and shelter, and our president thinks the idea is a “con.” FFS.
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krasnov adds $3T to Nat debt in 11 months, announces hassett as Fed Chair, pushing inflation above 3% blog.uwsp.edu/cps/2024/09/... 🇺🇸🙏
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
krasnov adds $3T to Nat debt in 11 months, announces hassett as Fed Chair, pushing inflation above 3% blog.uwsp.edu/cps/2024/09/... 🇺🇸🙏
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When he’s not playing golf
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When he’s not playing golf
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this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
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Well, who would have thought it? Law abiding American citizens actually come in all skin colors.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Well, who would have thought it? Law abiding American citizens actually come in all skin colors.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Blatant corruption on full display.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Blatant corruption on full display.
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GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."