Spidergal
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“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Thank you, Ian!
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November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Ever since the government shutdown, it’s finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy.
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There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Ever since the government shutdown, it’s finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy.
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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How did that happen?
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
How did that happen?
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
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Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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Let them eat golf.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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Taxpayer bill for Trump's golf trips to balloons to $71 million
According to a new report out from HuffPost, the bill for President Donald Trump's many golf trips continues to balloon bigger and bigger, potentially outstripping his first term by a wide margin.Acc...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Let them eat golf.
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These ICE agents are totally out of control. I hate them so much for what they are doing. Brown-skinned people are being illegally targeted, regardless of their status. I hate ICE and trump with every ounce of my being. 😭😭😡😡
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
These ICE agents are totally out of control. I hate them so much for what they are doing. Brown-skinned people are being illegally targeted, regardless of their status. I hate ICE and trump with every ounce of my being. 😭😭😡😡
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MAGA fascists can’t hide & will not escape #Accountability
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
MAGA fascists can’t hide & will not escape #Accountability
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Brrr 🥶
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Brrr 🥶
Say what? I thought we were in a “drug war” with defenseless countries.
Sure puts the lie to bombing boats in the Caribbean because “drugs,” doesn’t it?
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Say what? I thought we were in a “drug war” with defenseless countries.
When the 🍊🤡 says the economy is great because the stock market is booming remember that wealthiest 10% of Americans own approximately 90% of the U.S. stock market, with a large portion of that ownership concentrated within the top 1%. In addition there’s this 👇👇
The U.S. stock market lags behind dozens of countries, even in a year of record highs
The S&P 500 index is on track to broadly underperform foreign markets this year for only the third time in a decade.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When the 🍊🤡 says the economy is great because the stock market is booming remember that wealthiest 10% of Americans own approximately 90% of the U.S. stock market, with a large portion of that ownership concentrated within the top 1%. In addition there’s this 👇👇
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We need more fighters in the Democratic party like Mark Kelly and Gavin Newson.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We need more fighters in the Democratic party like Mark Kelly and Gavin Newson.