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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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So much winning. Please stop.
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
So much winning. Please stop.
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See the thing is, I'm fucking *not.* I turned it all off, or at least I turned anything I could find relating to Gemini off, and I still get emails like this once a day. Are they gaslighting me? Is there shit still happening that I don't know about?
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
See the thing is, I'm fucking *not.* I turned it all off, or at least I turned anything I could find relating to Gemini off, and I still get emails like this once a day. Are they gaslighting me? Is there shit still happening that I don't know about?
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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Ten years ago, when Trump proposed a ban on Muslims, leading Republicans spoke up against him.
But this month, he delivered a tirade against Somali Americans, calling them "garbage"—and his whole cabinet applauded.
Horrifying. My nomination for @thebulwark.com's list of astonishing events of 2025.
But this month, he delivered a tirade against Somali Americans, calling them "garbage"—and his whole cabinet applauded.
Horrifying. My nomination for @thebulwark.com's list of astonishing events of 2025.
Yes, These Things All Happened in 2025
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ten years ago, when Trump proposed a ban on Muslims, leading Republicans spoke up against him.
But this month, he delivered a tirade against Somali Americans, calling them "garbage"—and his whole cabinet applauded.
Horrifying. My nomination for @thebulwark.com's list of astonishing events of 2025.
But this month, he delivered a tirade against Somali Americans, calling them "garbage"—and his whole cabinet applauded.
Horrifying. My nomination for @thebulwark.com's list of astonishing events of 2025.
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the 2000s and 2010s were full of people in the entertainment world being rightly fired for saying things that pale in comparison to what comes from prominent Republicans today and the main difference is that major national news media have accepted "Republicans are racist" as no longer newsworthy
the racism coming from the entire conservative movement targeting the somali community is so goddam disgusting and its just being completely ignored
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
the 2000s and 2010s were full of people in the entertainment world being rightly fired for saying things that pale in comparison to what comes from prominent Republicans today and the main difference is that major national news media have accepted "Republicans are racist" as no longer newsworthy
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I was just alerted to the perfect joke
January 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I was just alerted to the perfect joke
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“His statutory rape of Victim A (a 17-year-old girl he paid for sex when he was 35) was a violation of Florida law, the Code of Official Conduct, and the Code of Ethics for Government Service.”
Matt Gaetz, former Trump AG pick, had sex with underage girl while in Congress, House Ethics report says
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
Matt Gaetz, former Trump AG pick, had sex with underage girl while in Congress, House Ethics report says
Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be attorney general, putting the fate of the House Ethics report in question.
www.cnbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“His statutory rape of Victim A (a 17-year-old girl he paid for sex when he was 35) was a violation of Florida law, the Code of Official Conduct, and the Code of Ethics for Government Service.”
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Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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This is how you do it folks
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is how you do it folks
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There is no way on God’s green earth that anyone else with an ongoing BRIBERY investigation looming over their head would be approved for access to the janitor’s closet at DHS, let alone a security clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There is no way on God’s green earth that anyone else with an ongoing BRIBERY investigation looming over their head would be approved for access to the janitor’s closet at DHS, let alone a security clearance.
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First and foremost, these "fans" are losers (the nicest noun I'll use). Second, the coverage of this by sports "writers" is lame and uninspired drivel. Finally, the fact that they're on team Zohran endears me to the Lindor family even more! #LGM sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb...
MLB Fans Announce Boycott Of Mets Star Francisco Lindor
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is making headlines this weekend for something that has nothing to do with his skills on the diamond. Lindor, a five-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove win...
sports.yahoo.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
First and foremost, these "fans" are losers (the nicest noun I'll use). Second, the coverage of this by sports "writers" is lame and uninspired drivel. Finally, the fact that they're on team Zohran endears me to the Lindor family even more! #LGM sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb...
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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The Trump administration is prosecuting journalist Tim Burke for exposing Tucker Carlson's whitewashing of antisemite Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Tim Burke
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Trump administration is prosecuting journalist Tim Burke for exposing Tucker Carlson's whitewashing of antisemite Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
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PSA: If you live in NYC, you have not one but THREE upcoming opportunities to see Point Break on a big screen. It's at Metrograph on Tuesday and Thursday and then at the Paris Theater on Jan. 16. Tickets are $17-$18, but if you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
PSA: If you live in NYC, you have not one but THREE upcoming opportunities to see Point Break on a big screen. It's at Metrograph on Tuesday and Thursday and then at the Paris Theater on Jan. 16. Tickets are $17-$18, but if you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.
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If you did this today it absolutely would sell. Also, (1) those labels are incredible; (2) the supposed consumer needed instructions on how to open a jar.
Gerber Singles (1974-1974): Assuming that single people were as helpless to feed themselves as babies, Gerber put out a line of single-serve heat and eat meals and desserts for adults in their signature glass jars, such as beef burgundy, sweet n sour pork, and turkey mornay
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If you did this today it absolutely would sell. Also, (1) those labels are incredible; (2) the supposed consumer needed instructions on how to open a jar.
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Israel has bombed Lebanon once every 4 hours on average since a “ceasefire” took effect in late November 2024, according to ACLED, an independent conflict monitor.
Israel attacking Lebanon every 4 hours on average: Research
LONDON: Israel is attacking Lebanon at a rate equal to one strike every four hours despite the reaching of a ceasefire more than a year ago, new data has shown. ACLED, the independent conflict monitor...
www.arabnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Israel has bombed Lebanon once every 4 hours on average since a “ceasefire” took effect in late November 2024, according to ACLED, an independent conflict monitor.
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The ADL and AIPAC labeled Carl Cameron “antisemitic” for reporting that Israel tapped millions of U.S. phones during a major Mossad spying operation against America.
December 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The ADL and AIPAC labeled Carl Cameron “antisemitic” for reporting that Israel tapped millions of U.S. phones during a major Mossad spying operation against America.
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How did it change you as a law school to give torture memo author and evident war criminal John Yoo a tenured professorship?
“How does it change us as a nation to witness countless acts of cruelty by our government?” asks the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.
A nation changed: the decline of basic human decency under Trump | Opinion
“How does it change us as a nation to witness countless acts of cruelty by our government?” asks the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How did it change you as a law school to give torture memo author and evident war criminal John Yoo a tenured professorship?
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Assuming they bought new X5 Protection VR6s, those are built in South Carolina and cost $345,000 each.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Assuming they bought new X5 Protection VR6s, those are built in South Carolina and cost $345,000 each.
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In February, DOGE - under Elon Musk’s direction - gutted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, notably including their autonomous vehicle safety unit, which was investigating Tesla.
For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In February, DOGE - under Elon Musk’s direction - gutted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, notably including their autonomous vehicle safety unit, which was investigating Tesla.
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I’m nobody special and I’ve had right wing extremists try to ruin every aspect of my personal and professional life, including showing up in person and leaving written death threats at my work and home. This “problem” is an inherent part of right wing extremism; it’s a feature not a bug.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m nobody special and I’ve had right wing extremists try to ruin every aspect of my personal and professional life, including showing up in person and leaving written death threats at my work and home. This “problem” is an inherent part of right wing extremism; it’s a feature not a bug.
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The DOJ is not even trying to hide that it functions as Trump's personal law firm
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The DOJ is not even trying to hide that it functions as Trump's personal law firm