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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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NEW TOOL: We published a tracker to identify when federal law enforcement crosses into political retaliation plus, a 3-question test to help separate legitimate law enforcement from abuses of power. Learn more here: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW TOOL: We published a tracker to identify when federal law enforcement crosses into political retaliation plus, a 3-question test to help separate legitimate law enforcement from abuses of power. Learn more here: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
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"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Great Realignment
Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Tesla is the Bud Light of electric vehicles. www.thebulwark.com/p/death-of-a...
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Tesla is the Bud Light of electric vehicles. www.thebulwark.com/p/death-of-a...
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Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
May 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
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"Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways"
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways"
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This is in line with the weird sexual insecurity eugenics ideology of the right-wing. It is contemptible and weak for a man to care for children who do not carry his genes, while virtuous and masculine for a man (like Musk) to have multiple genetic offspring he treats like chattel or never sees.
Damn, Andy Ngo brilliantly shredded the Garcia narrative. So, he’s also a *step-father*, you say?
We have no choice but to set the constitution on fire and start throwing people into a foreign torture prison for life now.
We have no choice but to set the constitution on fire and start throwing people into a foreign torture prison for life now.
April 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is in line with the weird sexual insecurity eugenics ideology of the right-wing. It is contemptible and weak for a man to care for children who do not carry his genes, while virtuous and masculine for a man (like Musk) to have multiple genetic offspring he treats like chattel or never sees.
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Like Lindsey Graham before him, Marco Rubio is currently defining what it means to abandon absolutely every principle one used to hold dear. Today he shrugged at the idea that we might need to “move on” from supporting Ukraine. But here’s how he used to sound:
April 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Like Lindsey Graham before him, Marco Rubio is currently defining what it means to abandon absolutely every principle one used to hold dear. Today he shrugged at the idea that we might need to “move on” from supporting Ukraine. But here’s how he used to sound:
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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Fox Business Sr. correspondent: "I want to tell you Donald Trump outsmarted the world, but that's not really what happened here"
"Make no mistake about it you cannot divorce this decision from what happened last night. ... Those markets were imploding last night, and that's why we have a freeze"
"Make no mistake about it you cannot divorce this decision from what happened last night. ... Those markets were imploding last night, and that's why we have a freeze"
April 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fox Business Sr. correspondent: "I want to tell you Donald Trump outsmarted the world, but that's not really what happened here"
"Make no mistake about it you cannot divorce this decision from what happened last night. ... Those markets were imploding last night, and that's why we have a freeze"
"Make no mistake about it you cannot divorce this decision from what happened last night. ... Those markets were imploding last night, and that's why we have a freeze"
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okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
April 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
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When someone does something EXTRAORDINARILY BAD, then adjusts it to be LESS BAD, but STILL BAD, that does not mean it is GOOD
April 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When someone does something EXTRAORDINARILY BAD, then adjusts it to be LESS BAD, but STILL BAD, that does not mean it is GOOD
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With a history spanning 2,000 years, oak barrels are much more than containers — they are a vital ingredient in the production of bourbon whiskey. Sunday, Bill Whitaker takes us inside the largest maker of wooden barrels for a glimpse at the magic and mystique of this essential tradition.
April 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
With a history spanning 2,000 years, oak barrels are much more than containers — they are a vital ingredient in the production of bourbon whiskey. Sunday, Bill Whitaker takes us inside the largest maker of wooden barrels for a glimpse at the magic and mystique of this essential tradition.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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Here’s an update on the guy in charge of finding fraud in our government.
April 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here’s an update on the guy in charge of finding fraud in our government.
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Remember that side eyeing baby? This is her today. Feel old yet? #TheWhiteLotus
March 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Remember that side eyeing baby? This is her today. Feel old yet? #TheWhiteLotus
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For decades, Voice of America projected American values and fact-based news to hundreds of millions worldwide. It's now off the air due to an executive order from President Donald Trump — a move some say could help America’s adversaries. https://cbsn.ws/4lgbAFg
March 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
For decades, Voice of America projected American values and fact-based news to hundreds of millions worldwide. It's now off the air due to an executive order from President Donald Trump — a move some say could help America’s adversaries. https://cbsn.ws/4lgbAFg
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Gangel: I've spoken to two very high ranking former intelligence officials, both of whom worked for Republicans… “The lack of operational security and stupidity is just stunning”
March 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Gangel: I've spoken to two very high ranking former intelligence officials, both of whom worked for Republicans… “The lack of operational security and stupidity is just stunning”
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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some more congestion pricing Ws:
Broadway attendance: up 21%
Restaurant reservations: up 7%
Pedestrian traffic: up 4%
Retail sales: up $900M
Commercial leasing: up 61%
Subway crime: down 37%
Car crashes: down 50%
Honking complaints: down 69%
Broadway attendance: up 21%
Restaurant reservations: up 7%
Pedestrian traffic: up 4%
Retail sales: up $900M
Commercial leasing: up 61%
Subway crime: down 37%
Car crashes: down 50%
Honking complaints: down 69%
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
some more congestion pricing Ws:
Broadway attendance: up 21%
Restaurant reservations: up 7%
Pedestrian traffic: up 4%
Retail sales: up $900M
Commercial leasing: up 61%
Subway crime: down 37%
Car crashes: down 50%
Honking complaints: down 69%
Broadway attendance: up 21%
Restaurant reservations: up 7%
Pedestrian traffic: up 4%
Retail sales: up $900M
Commercial leasing: up 61%
Subway crime: down 37%
Car crashes: down 50%
Honking complaints: down 69%
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Just a reminder that Miller opened an entire legal firm dedicated to judge shopping challenges to the Biden administrations policies.
March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Just a reminder that Miller opened an entire legal firm dedicated to judge shopping challenges to the Biden administrations policies.
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The Pentagon is erasing history, scrubbing tens of thousands of images deemed DEI.
One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.
One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.
March 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Pentagon is erasing history, scrubbing tens of thousands of images deemed DEI.
One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.
One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.
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This is much closer to the Trump admin sanctioning Ukraine kyivindependent.com/maxar-techno...
Maxar Technologies reportedly restricts Ukraine's access to satellite imagery
Kyiv has relied on high-resolution satellite images for defense and strategic planning, tracking Russian troop movements, assessing battlefield conditions, and monitoring Russian infrastructure damage...
kyivindependent.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is much closer to the Trump admin sanctioning Ukraine kyivindependent.com/maxar-techno...
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Gee I wonder why it was necessary for the President to tell his [checks notes] Senate-confirmed cabinet heads that they, not Elon Musk, are in charge of the federal departments that they were selected to run
March 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Gee I wonder why it was necessary for the President to tell his [checks notes] Senate-confirmed cabinet heads that they, not Elon Musk, are in charge of the federal departments that they were selected to run