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Even Murdoch's Wall Street Journal is torching Trump's new security plan, calling it a reheated failure that actively undermines ending the war in Ukraine. When even conservative media calls your grand strategy a contradictory mess, you know it's a disaster.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Even Murdoch's Wall Street Journal is torching Trump's new security plan, calling it a reheated failure that actively undermines ending the war in Ukraine. When even conservative media calls your grand strategy a contradictory mess, you know it's a disaster.
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Republicans are in a panic because their own sabotage is about to explode healthcare costs for millions. Even they admit having no plan is a "recipe for disaster." This is the brutal cost of their ideological war on Obamacare, and vulnerable Americans will pay the price.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Republicans are in a panic because their own sabotage is about to explode healthcare costs for millions. Even they admit having no plan is a "recipe for disaster." This is the brutal cost of their ideological war on Obamacare, and vulnerable Americans will pay the price.
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Trump calls European leaders "weak" and claims their nations are "decaying" due to migration, praising autocrats like Orbán. This isn't policy; it's a deliberate strategy to undermine democratic allies and normalize his authoritarian vision.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trump calls European leaders "weak" and claims their nations are "decaying" due to migration, praising autocrats like Orbán. This isn't policy; it's a deliberate strategy to undermine democratic allies and normalize his authoritarian vision.
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The GOP's cruel hypocrisy is on full display as they panic over letting ACA subsidies expire. After years of sabotage, they have no plan but fear voter backlash.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The GOP's cruel hypocrisy is on full display as they panic over letting ACA subsidies expire. After years of sabotage, they have no plan but fear voter backlash.
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This Supreme Court is systematically dismantling Congress's power with reckless legal language, paving a clear path to dictatorship. They're not just helping Trump; they're constructing a terrifying blueprint for any future authoritarian.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This Supreme Court is systematically dismantling Congress's power with reckless legal language, paving a clear path to dictatorship. They're not just helping Trump; they're constructing a terrifying blueprint for any future authoritarian.
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Trump's pathetic insults toward NATO allies reveal his true goal: isolating America to cozy up to dictators. European leaders are finally recognizing this wannabe tyrant for what he is, and his weak-man act is destabilizing the entire free world.
'Wannabe dictator' Trump berated after trashing longtime US allies
During his four years in the White House, former U.S. President Joe Biden aggressively championed the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and made it clear that he regarded European allies as vital to the United States' national security interests. But President Donald Trump, ...
www.alternet.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trump's pathetic insults toward NATO allies reveal his true goal: isolating America to cozy up to dictators. European leaders are finally recognizing this wannabe tyrant for what he is, and his weak-man act is destabilizing the entire free world.
This powerful testimony exposes MAGA's roots in white Christian nationalism. A former insider reveals how she was radicalized and warns the movement is a adaptive virus targeting youth. Her break with Trump's hate shows the path forward.
‘My MAGA started to crack’: How one Christian nationalist Mormon broke free of Trump
Growing up in an ultraconservative Mormon family, Jennie Gage said, she was primed to become a Christian nationalist and supporter of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement — or MAGA.But about two years ago, at 49, Gage had a reckoning, realizing she had been “literally a white supremacist...
www.rawstory.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This powerful testimony exposes MAGA's roots in white Christian nationalism. A former insider reveals how she was radicalized and warns the movement is a adaptive virus targeting youth. Her break with Trump's hate shows the path forward.
Trump is forcing elderly justices to cling to power, prioritizing a partisan stranglehold on the Court over any pretense of stability or mental fitness. This is a blatant power grab, exposing the GOP's project to entrench minority rule for decades.
Trump, 79, Demands Aging Right-Wing SCOTUS Justices Stay in Their Jobs
The president says he wants Samuel Alito, 75, and Clarence Thomas, 77, in their posts.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump is forcing elderly justices to cling to power, prioritizing a partisan stranglehold on the Court over any pretense of stability or mental fitness. This is a blatant power grab, exposing the GOP's project to entrench minority rule for decades.
This analysis hits hard. Trump’s public napping perfectly mirrors the exhaustion his chaos inflicts on the nation. It's a deliberate authoritarian tactic to overwhelm and paralyze us, and it's working as his support collapses. We have to wake up.
This Trump habit is a perfect reflection of the nation he's created: analyst
The alleged naps President Donald Trump appears to be taking during meetings are a reflection of how tired Americans are with his administration, a political commentator has suggested. Chauncey DeVega wrote that while Trump may be tired and falling asleep in meetings, the public is "exhausted" with ...
www.rawstory.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This analysis hits hard. Trump’s public napping perfectly mirrors the exhaustion his chaos inflicts on the nation. It's a deliberate authoritarian tactic to overwhelm and paralyze us, and it's working as his support collapses. We have to wake up.
Trump's delusional self-grading is a brutal insult to every American struggling with his failed economic policies. While he pats his own back, real people are drowning in costs. This isn't leadership; it's a dangerous fantasy.
Delusional Trump, 79, Gives Himself a Bonkers A+ Rating as Brutal Polls Pile Up
In reality, Trump’s standing on the economy has sagged across multiple recent surveys.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump's delusional self-grading is a brutal insult to every American struggling with his failed economic policies. While he pats his own back, real people are drowning in costs. This isn't leadership; it's a dangerous fantasy.
Pathetic. Trump brags that NATO calls him 'Daddy' while spewing racist garbage about European cities being destroyed by immigration. This isn't leadership; it's a dangerous, unhinged ego humiliating our allies and fueling global division.
Trump brags: 'NATO calls me Daddy'
President Donald Trump spoke to Politico for an interview posted Tuesday, in which he discussed European leaders, NATO and the economy. Among his comments was the humblebrag that NATO has a special nickname for the U.S. leader.The transcript of the interview with Trump revealed his exchange over his...
www.alternet.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Pathetic. Trump brags that NATO calls him 'Daddy' while spewing racist garbage about European cities being destroyed by immigration. This isn't leadership; it's a dangerous, unhinged ego humiliating our allies and fueling global division.
Trump attacks Politico with a blatant lie about Obama funding them, all to dodge questions about invading Venezuela. This is how authoritarianism works: smear the free press, obscure your dangerous plans, and fabricate reality. They had to fact-check him mid-interview!
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December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump attacks Politico with a blatant lie about Obama funding them, all to dodge questions about invading Venezuela. This is how authoritarianism works: smear the free press, obscure your dangerous plans, and fabricate reality. They had to fact-check him mid-interview!
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Dictator Donald babbling about invasion plans like a bargain bin Caesar while pretending secrecy is strategy is peak farce.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dictator Donald babbling about invasion plans like a bargain bin Caesar while pretending secrecy is strategy is peak farce.
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Trump's blatant corruption is on full display. He expected a loyalty bribe for his pardon and is now furious that Cuellar didn't switch parties. This is mob boss logic infecting our presidency, and it's disgusting.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump's blatant corruption is on full display. He expected a loyalty bribe for his pardon and is now furious that Cuellar didn't switch parties. This is mob boss logic infecting our presidency, and it's disgusting.
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Governor DeSantis is blatantly attacking Muslim civil rights by smearing CAIR as terrorists. This unconstitutional order, fueled by allegiance to a foreign government, is a dangerous assault on free speech and religious freedom right here at home.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Governor DeSantis is blatantly attacking Muslim civil rights by smearing CAIR as terrorists. This unconstitutional order, fueled by allegiance to a foreign government, is a dangerous assault on free speech and religious freedom right here at home.
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Top Pentagon officials are resigning in fear, refusing to be complicit in Secretary Pete Hegseth's reckless leadership and the war crime allegations swirling around him. This chaos condemns innocent lives and shreds institutional integrity.
'Fearful' Pentagon officials jump ship to avoid being steamrolled by Hegseth: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s inability to quell the firestorm of accusations of war crimes has severely crippled his leadership at the Pentagon and is leading to resignations by Defense Department officials who don’t want to be caught up in the chaos he is creating.Appearing on MS NOW’s “Morning...
www.rawstory.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Top Pentagon officials are resigning in fear, refusing to be complicit in Secretary Pete Hegseth's reckless leadership and the war crime allegations swirling around him. This chaos condemns innocent lives and shreds institutional integrity.
This investigation exposes a cruel betrayal: federally funded community health centers, created to serve as medical safety nets, are instead suing their poorest patients and garnishing their wages over unpaid bills.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This investigation exposes a cruel betrayal: federally funded community health centers, created to serve as medical safety nets, are instead suing their poorest patients and garnishing their wages over unpaid bills.
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Trump's National Security Strategy exposes his core ideology: a brutal, transactional worldview that abandons human rights and democracy to serve wealth and power, while openly embracing white nationalism and treating foreign policy as a personal grift.
Donald Trump’s unique view of how the world should spin finally exposed this week
Events, reports and analysis have converged this week to underscore Donald Trump’s unique view of how the world should spin. Beyond the fallout of defending U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats, increasing threats of an undeclared war on Venezuela, the excesses of a mass deportation campaign spirali...
www.alternet.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump's National Security Strategy exposes his core ideology: a brutal, transactional worldview that abandons human rights and democracy to serve wealth and power, while openly embracing white nationalism and treating foreign policy as a personal grift.
This haunting story is a powerful allegory for our moment. It mirrors the real-world erosion of truth and human connection we're witnessing, where political masks, algorithmic control, and the trade of authenticity for comfort are leaving us isolated in plain sight, just like these characters.
The Faces We Forgot to Show
In the year 2134, Mira lived in a tower that hummed like a tired machine.
tomwellborn.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This haunting story is a powerful allegory for our moment. It mirrors the real-world erosion of truth and human connection we're witnessing, where political masks, algorithmic control, and the trade of authenticity for comfort are leaving us isolated in plain sight, just like these characters.
Trump's slapping a $12 billion band-aid on farmers his own tariffs crushed, while lying the cash comes from those tariffs and blaming Democrats for the mess he made. It's a cynical, wasteful fix for a self-inflicted wound.
Trump proposes $12 billion bailout package for farmers affected by his tariffs - Salon.com
The president floated a plan to help farmers struggling under his tariff regime.
www.salon.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trump's slapping a $12 billion band-aid on farmers his own tariffs crushed, while lying the cash comes from those tariffs and blaming Democrats for the mess he made. It's a cynical, wasteful fix for a self-inflicted wound.
At a Guatemalan festival, Trump effigies are burned as the devil—a visceral cultural protest framing him as a literal demon harming Latin people. It's a powerful symbol of global resistance to his cruel policies.
Trump Effigy Set Alight at ‘Burning of the Devil’ Celebration
It’s not the first time Trump has starred in the celebration.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
At a Guatemalan festival, Trump effigies are burned as the devil—a visceral cultural protest framing him as a literal demon harming Latin people. It's a powerful symbol of global resistance to his cruel policies.
This personal essay delivers a devastating moral indictment: the author's grandfather was spared by WWII Japanese pilots, yet now our own Defense Secretary may have ordered the killing of defenseless survivors. It's a profound betrayal of basic humanity in warfare.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This personal essay delivers a devastating moral indictment: the author's grandfather was spared by WWII Japanese pilots, yet now our own Defense Secretary may have ordered the killing of defenseless survivors. It's a profound betrayal of basic humanity in warfare.
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Letting ObamaCare subsidies expire reveals the GOP's cruel hypocrisy: they'll betray their new working-class voters to satisfy ideological extremists, handing Democrats a powerful weapon for 2026. It's political malpractice.
The Movement: Warning signs emerge for MAGA populism over ObamaCare
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Republicans in Congress are on a path to letting e…
thehill.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Letting ObamaCare subsidies expire reveals the GOP's cruel hypocrisy: they'll betray their new working-class voters to satisfy ideological extremists, handing Democrats a powerful weapon for 2026. It's political malpractice.
Bongino's admission is a damning glimpse into the right-wing media machine: he was paid to feed audiences conspiracy theories, then pivots to a government job "based on facts." This exposes the whole ecosystem as a cynical grift where lies are merchandise and truth is
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December 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Bongino's admission is a damning glimpse into the right-wing media machine: he was paid to feed audiences conspiracy theories, then pivots to a government job "based on facts." This exposes the whole ecosystem as a cynical grift where lies are merchandise and truth is
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