Phender, The Political Science Duck
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
I don't believe this is a good way to deal with Trump. It's just being as cruel as he is.
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I don't believe this is a good way to deal with Trump. It's just being as cruel as he is.
The party that kept yelling about Biden being a fascist dictator are trying to make Trump an actual fascist dictator.
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The party that kept yelling about Biden being a fascist dictator are trying to make Trump an actual fascist dictator.
Conservatives never actually cared about fascism. They only cried about it because they wanted to do it themselves.
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Conservatives never actually cared about fascism. They only cried about it because they wanted to do it themselves.
If anyone needed more proof that Trump isn't religious at all here he is mocking a religious person for wanting to pray before eating
Trump mocks the idea of praying during a meal at the National Prayer Breakfast:
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
If anyone needed more proof that Trump isn't religious at all here he is mocking a religious person for wanting to pray before eating
Trump's rantings about nationalizing elections only means he uses the army or something to monitor polling centers and make sure people vote a specific way.
Trump wants to rig the next election so he can't be impeached.
Trump wants to rig the next election so he can't be impeached.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Trump's rantings about nationalizing elections only means he uses the army or something to monitor polling centers and make sure people vote a specific way.
Trump wants to rig the next election so he can't be impeached.
Trump wants to rig the next election so he can't be impeached.
Trump wants to nationalize elections. People will say that he can't do that because the Constitution forbids it. Ok so what? What mechanism that is currently in place is going to stop him?
The GOP Congress? The SCOTUS members he appointed? His cabinet?
The GOP Congress? The SCOTUS members he appointed? His cabinet?
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Trump wants to nationalize elections. People will say that he can't do that because the Constitution forbids it. Ok so what? What mechanism that is currently in place is going to stop him?
The GOP Congress? The SCOTUS members he appointed? His cabinet?
The GOP Congress? The SCOTUS members he appointed? His cabinet?
It is not.
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
It is not.
Spread their names far and wide. Make them infamous. Make them regret pulling the trigger.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Spread their names far and wide. Make them infamous. Make them regret pulling the trigger.
This is some straight up cult behavior. Trump has done nothing of actual substance. He has introduced no legislative agenda because he believes he can rule by EO.
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This is some straight up cult behavior. Trump has done nothing of actual substance. He has introduced no legislative agenda because he believes he can rule by EO.
One of the best things, for me, is when you cook everyone in the family a dinner and they ask for seconds.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
One of the best things, for me, is when you cook everyone in the family a dinner and they ask for seconds.
Homan blaming everyone BUT the country's biggest source of inflammatory rhetoric: The President.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Homan blaming everyone BUT the country's biggest source of inflammatory rhetoric: The President.
ICE is nothing more than deplorable ghouls.
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
ICE is nothing more than deplorable ghouls.
We all know that Trump doesn't give a rats ass about the Constitution but this is going to go over so well with his base
Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We all know that Trump doesn't give a rats ass about the Constitution but this is going to go over so well with his base
Good job from Walz
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Good job from Walz
The Don't Tread on Me crowd is awfully silent about the use of excessive force on a person who was totally within their constitutional and legal rights to own and carry this gun.
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The Don't Tread on Me crowd is awfully silent about the use of excessive force on a person who was totally within their constitutional and legal rights to own and carry this gun.
Pam Bondi is lying through her teeth. This is happening because Trump is a petulant child who wants to get revenge on Tim Walz and punish brown people
Bondi: "Why this has happened in Minneapolis is because you have a mayor and governor who have declared Minneapolis a sanctuary city ... these are all the illegals that Joe Biden was letting into our country, and they were all going to Minneapolis because the mayor, governor, AG was protecting them"
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Pam Bondi is lying through her teeth. This is happening because Trump is a petulant child who wants to get revenge on Tim Walz and punish brown people
It is becoming clear that our country is rotten from the core. The institutions and guardrails that were supposed to protect us from a tyrant executive have not only failed but enabled this madness. There currently is no part of the federal government that will act as a check on his actions.
January 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It is becoming clear that our country is rotten from the core. The institutions and guardrails that were supposed to protect us from a tyrant executive have not only failed but enabled this madness. There currently is no part of the federal government that will act as a check on his actions.
All this post does is prove that PM Carney was right.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
All this post does is prove that PM Carney was right.
ICE is a terrorist organization and every single person in the agency needs to be tried for crimes against the public and the continued violation of constitutional rights
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
ICE is a terrorist organization and every single person in the agency needs to be tried for crimes against the public and the continued violation of constitutional rights
Village Idiot confuses weather with climate.
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Village Idiot confuses weather with climate.
Trump is a giant baby
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Trump is a giant baby
Trump needs to go and I don't think it's up for debate.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Trump needs to go and I don't think it's up for debate.
The "Don't Tread on Me" crowd is totally okay with the leaked ICE memo that says, "We are violating constitutional rights and we don't give a shit"
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The "Don't Tread on Me" crowd is totally okay with the leaked ICE memo that says, "We are violating constitutional rights and we don't give a shit"
The cruelty has always been the point of this.
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The cruelty has always been the point of this.