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A copy and paste post that says the following: Help me understand why, when one, mentally unstable Afghani immigrant targets and shoots a couple of people, we get told we now have to look closely at every single Afghani national we’ve ever admitted into this country, to make extra sure they aren’t going to be violent….
But….
When a young white, American born male with a gun wipes out an even larger bunch of random or targeted people, we opt to describe him as just another crazy person with relatively easy access to a gun; and we throw some thoughts and prayers at the victims before we then move along quickly?
Why don’t we look equally closely at every single young, white male Anerican after every mass or random shooting, using the same filtering criteria we are applying now to every immigrant male, so we can more accurately assess how dangerous, criminal, or violent our own boys might become sometime in the future—given how distressingly frequently our own white male sons commit similar, or even far more egregious acts of violence against others?
How come, “boys will be boys” when they’re “our boys”, but boys become vile terrorists whenever they’re “their boys?”
How come we victim blame, shame and refuse to believe our own daughters when they tell us they’ve been hurt by a local white boy, but if a stranger of color hurts one of our girls, we convert that poor girl into an innocent, honest national martyr, and then demand mass vengeance against an entire group of people?
And when are we Americans going to acknowledge, at long last, that the way we raise, indoctrinate, and enculturate our own boys has been a large part of the reason that we have all of these mass shootings in America to begin with?
We desperately seek to pinpoint easy causes outside of ourselves that we can then blame for triggering our fears. Because to acknowledge that the energetic frequencies of hatred, fear, bigotry, racism, anxiety, outrage, and frustrated hopelessness are coming from insi…

November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM

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Happy Thanksgiving from Oregon

November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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A copy and past text statement: WITNESS INTIMIDATION - Jeffrey Epstein victims charge Trump's Department of Justice with deliberately releasing their names and identifying information, to intimidate them - and others from stepping forward.
That's according to a Wednesday article in the Wall Street Journal, which reported that the DOJ failed to redact of dozens of women's names from emails it received from Epstein's estate. One spokeswoman for the House Oversight Committee — which released the emails earlier this month — said the committee's subpoena specifically instructs the DOJ to redact victims' names, though one document shows the full names of 28 victims.
"Many of the victims believe this is being done intentionally," wrote attorneys Bradley Edwards and Brittany Henderson, who represent hundreds of Epstein's accusers.
AlterNet writes: Attorneys for the victims have reportedly provided the DOJ with a list of approximately 300 names in order to ensure all victims' personal information is redacted.
However, apparently the Trump administration had other ideas - to protect HIM, and expose THEM.
FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly authorized nearly $1 million in overtime expenditures earlier this year on having roughly 1,000 agents redact the full Epstein files. Agents were reportedly told to flag all mentions of Trump in the files. The effort was known as the "Epstein Transparency Project" (which some referred to derisively as the "special redaction project").
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November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM

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Rubia's breakdown of the last 24hrs
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November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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THEY'RE BUILDING A LIE IN REAL TIME
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THEY'RE BUILDING A LIE IN REAL TIME

Two National Guard members were ambushed in downtown Washington today, and the country was immediately plunged into the familiar, nauseating slurry of confusion, propaganda, and opportunistic spin.

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November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM

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Thanksgiving in the Age of Kakistocracy
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Thanksgiving in the Age of Kakistocracy

Trump melts down, institutions wobble, but communities, and readers, still hold the line.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM

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Cartoon showing a GOP-branded baby elephant wearing a Santa hat sitting on Santa Claus’s lap, holding a very long list that unfurls to the floor, while saying in a speech bubble, “THIS IS MY LIST OF THINGS I DON’T WANT OTHERS TO HAVE.”

November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge...

New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher | Common Dreams

Research reveals Israel's assault on Gaza led to over 100,000 deaths, plunging life expectancy by 44-47%. Genocide claims spark calls for accountability.

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November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM

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'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions www.commondreams.org/news/immigra...
Peaceful innocent immigrants are easy targets

'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions | Common Dreams

The libertarian Cato Institute further undermined the Trump administration's claims that it is targeting "the worst of the worst" with its violent immigration operations by publishing data about the c...

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November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM

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"You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends." Joseph Conrad

A political meme with two sections highlights contrasting actions related to seditious conspiracy.

The top section states: "Senator Mark Kelly made a video that urged U.S. troops to remember their oaths and to refuse 'illegal orders.'" Below, an image shows military personnel disembarking from a plane, with a social media post overlay from Donald Trump reading: "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" The meme claims Trump is "threatening potential court martial" in response.

The bottom section features a group of men, including Enrique Tarrio, with faces blurred, wearing black and yellow clothing and tactical vests. The text notes: "Enrique Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy and received 22 year prison sentence." It adds: "Trump granted Enrique Tarrio a 'full, complete, unconditional' presidential pardon."

The meme juxtaposes responses to alleged seditious behavior and emphasizes perceived inconsistency in accountability.

November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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Warfare Over Healthcare: My Premium Skyrockets to $2600 Per Month www.commondreams.org/opinion/warf...

Warfare Over Healthcare: My Premium Skyrockets to $2600 Per Month | Common Dreams

As a nation, we manage to muster up trillions each year to fund global conflict and destruction while claiming the price of keeping our own alive is too much.

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November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Under Federal Order, Utah Builds Fenced Compound Where Homeless Americans Will Be Held Involuntarily
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Under Federal Order, Utah Builds Fenced Compound Where Homeless Americans Will Be Held Involuntarily

Authorized under Trump’s 2025 order, Utah’s 16-acre, state-run campus will hold about 1,300 unhoused people—many under court mandate—within a fenced facility where residents cannot freely leave.

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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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Grocery Bills and Corporate Taxes Dominate Upset Bid in Tennessee prospect.org/2025/11/24/t...

Aftyn Behn: Running for Congress in deep red Tennessee

Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.

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November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM

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Let's Debunk The NY Times' Anti-Venezuela Vomit
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Let's Debunk The NY Times' Anti-Venezuela Vomit

New Article: This will only take a moment.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM

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Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote on Condemning Fascism newrepublic.com/post/203347/... via @newrepublic.com
86 democrats voted against socialism

Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote on Condemning Fascism

Republicans hate being called fascist, and yet ...

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November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM

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A social media post summarizes alleged financial ties between Donald Trump, his businesses, and Saudi interests, highlighting various transactions:

In 1991, a Saudi prince reportedly bought Trump's yacht for $20 million to help Trump avoid bankruptcy.

In 1995, Trump's Plaza Hotel was purportedly saved by a $325 million investment from the same Saudi prince.

In 2001, the 45th floor of Trump World Tower was allegedly sold to the Saudi government for $12 million.

In 2017, claims state the Saudi government spent $270,000 at Trump’s DC hotel for rooms that remained empty.

Also in 2017, the Saudi crown prince is said to have stayed at Trump’s New York hotel, supposedly increasing revenue by 13%, with further rented empty rooms.

The post labels the above as "ALL MONEY LAUNDERING."

It further alleges Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made $640 million during Trump's presidency, and after leaving office Kushner received a $2 billion investment from a Saudi crown prince-led fund.

The post concludes, “Trump is BOUGHT and PAID for by the Saudis.”

The tone suggests strong criticism and suspicion of financial impropriety and foreign influence.

November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM

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Trump Family’s Crypto Holdings Lose Nearly $1 Billion Amid Market Collapse
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Trump Family’s Crypto Holdings Lose Nearly $1 Billion Amid Market Collapse

Bloomberg data show steep declines across Trump Media, WLFI and other ventures as more than $1 trillion in digital-asset value vanishes.

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November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Eighty-six Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted in favor of a Republican-led resolution denouncing socialism. Democracy depends on those dissenters who challenged authority and force change from below, not on the compromises and resolutions crafted by cautious party elites.