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"Both judges who ruled against Khalil, Thomas Hardiman and Stephanos Bibas, were Republican appointees. President George W. Bush appointed Hardiman to the 3rd Circuit, while Trump appointed Bibas. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, appointed (Arianna) Freeman," who dissented.
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"Both judges who ruled against Khalil, Thomas Hardiman and Stephanos Bibas, were Republican appointees. President George W. Bush appointed Hardiman to the 3rd Circuit, while Trump appointed Bibas. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, appointed (Arianna) Freeman," who dissented.
Honest to God this story interviews people filing into a bar at 10 a.m. hoping to win a free drink.
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Honest to God this story interviews people filing into a bar at 10 a.m. hoping to win a free drink.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
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Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
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a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8
Abolish ICE
YouTube video by Takesβ’ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal governmentβs months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trumpβs federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal governmentβs months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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Please read
December 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Please read
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Here it is
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here it is
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In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Leviβs executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a βno comment.β
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a βno comment.β
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
Yesterday I Was Leviβs Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
www.thefp.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Leviβs executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a βno comment.β
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a βno comment.β
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. Itβs 100 pages. Itβs all black. Thatβs the transparency weβre getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. Itβs 100 pages. Itβs all black. Thatβs the transparency weβre getting.
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Trumpβs new low on the economy (36% approval) will get worse as his corrupt attack on clean energy keeps raising familiesβ electric bills and home insurance costs. And wait til people understand this is ON PURPOSE to pay back his Big Oil political donors.
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trumpβs new low on the economy (36% approval) will get worse as his corrupt attack on clean energy keeps raising familiesβ electric bills and home insurance costs. And wait til people understand this is ON PURPOSE to pay back his Big Oil political donors.
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Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
βThis is βprotect Peteβ bullshit,β
and
βItβs throwing us, the service members, under the bus.β
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
βThis is βprotect Peteβ bullshit,β
and
βItβs throwing us, the service members, under the bus.β
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
βThis is βprotect Peteβ bullshit,β
and
βItβs throwing us, the service members, under the bus.β
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
βThis is βprotect Peteβ bullshit,β
and
βItβs throwing us, the service members, under the bus.β
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This is what public leadership looked like.
What a gorgeous obituary of a humble, brilliant, and principled man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u... ππ§ͺπ©Ί
What a gorgeous obituary of a humble, brilliant, and principled man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u... ππ§ͺπ©Ί
Walter Dowdle, Public Health Leader in Times of Crises, Dies at 94
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This is what public leadership looked like.
What a gorgeous obituary of a humble, brilliant, and principled man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u... ππ§ͺπ©Ί
What a gorgeous obituary of a humble, brilliant, and principled man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u... ππ§ͺπ©Ί
Ever notice how when geese fly in V formations, one arm of the V is longer than the other? You know why that is?
There are more geese in that arm.
There are more geese in that arm.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ever notice how when geese fly in V formations, one arm of the V is longer than the other? You know why that is?
There are more geese in that arm.
There are more geese in that arm.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
It's in case you forget to put a stamp on it, so the Internet can return it to you.
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It's in case you forget to put a stamp on it, so the Internet can return it to you.
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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Devastatingβ βIβm afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldnβt be scared, I should be focusing on school.β
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regimeβs ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regimeβs ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastatingβ βIβm afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldnβt be scared, I should be focusing on school.β
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regimeβs ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regimeβs ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them βviolent mobs,β but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
π Keep sharing videos, everyone, because theyβre evidence.
They called them βviolent mobs,β but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
π Keep sharing videos, everyone, because theyβre evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them βviolent mobs,β but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
π Keep sharing videos, everyone, because theyβre evidence.
They called them βviolent mobs,β but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
π Keep sharing videos, everyone, because theyβre evidence.
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NEW: Millions of poor Americans could see $0 in SNAP benefits because of the way the Trump administration has implemented a court order, which required it to preserve the program during the shutdown.
Others may get about $12 in partial payments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Others may get about $12 in partial payments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW: Millions of poor Americans could see $0 in SNAP benefits because of the way the Trump administration has implemented a court order, which required it to preserve the program during the shutdown.
Others may get about $12 in partial payments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Others may get about $12 in partial payments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Mark DeSaulnier was at the one in Walnut Creek, CA
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Mark DeSaulnier was at the one in Walnut Creek, CA
