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A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
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DC man arrested for hurling sandwich at a federal law enforcement official
A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation's capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
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seems fine
New Trump Stats Guru Has a Giant Picture of Hitler’s Favorite Ship
E.J. Antoni is just a history buff, the White House says.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
seems fine
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The Texas governor is threatening to arrest Texas Democrats for refusing to participate in a special session he has called to virtually eliminate representation in Congress for 8 million Texas Democrats.
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Texas governor is threatening to arrest Texas Democrats for refusing to participate in a special session he has called to virtually eliminate representation in Congress for 8 million Texas Democrats.
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Jay Inslee: Trump and Zeldin have turned EPA into ‘Environmental Pollution Agency’ by revoking essential climate rule www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Jay Inslee: Trump and Zeldin turn EPA into ‘Environmental Pollution Agency’ by revoking climate rule
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has revoked the Endangerment Finding – the 2009 scientific declaration that formed the legal basis for the federal government to regulate emiss...
www.msnbc.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Jay Inslee: Trump and Zeldin have turned EPA into ‘Environmental Pollution Agency’ by revoking essential climate rule www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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"We've cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 percent. I don't mean 50 percent. I mean 14-, 1,500 percent," Trump said.
Donald Trump doubles down on mathematically impossible drug price cuts
www.newsweek.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"We've cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 percent. I don't mean 50 percent. I mean 14-, 1,500 percent," Trump said.
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Hegseth cut & pasted attack plans from an email marked “SECRET” & posted it on an unsecured platform in a chat with a journalist in it.
In DoD, SECRET denotes information “classified at a level at which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security”
JFC.
In DoD, SECRET denotes information “classified at a level at which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security”
JFC.
July 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hegseth cut & pasted attack plans from an email marked “SECRET” & posted it on an unsecured platform in a chat with a journalist in it.
In DoD, SECRET denotes information “classified at a level at which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security”
JFC.
In DoD, SECRET denotes information “classified at a level at which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security”
JFC.
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NEW: Pete Hegseth lied to Congress and perjured himself when he said his Signal messages contained no classified information.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: Pete Hegseth lied to Congress and perjured himself when he said his Signal messages contained no classified information.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
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The move comes as debate over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case has roiled Congress and the MAGA base.
House Oversight Committee to subpoena Epstein files and documents from Clintons
The move comes as debate over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case has roiled Congress and the MAGA base.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The move comes as debate over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case has roiled Congress and the MAGA base.
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And here's my story:
Congressional watchdog finds Trump admin illegally withheld funding for the child care program Head Start, marking only the latest example of the White House defying lawmakers on spending. Head Start aid seemed to return to normal by June.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
Congressional watchdog finds Trump admin illegally withheld funding for the child care program Head Start, marking only the latest example of the White House defying lawmakers on spending. Head Start aid seemed to return to normal by June.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds, Watchdog Finds
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
And here's my story:
Congressional watchdog finds Trump admin illegally withheld funding for the child care program Head Start, marking only the latest example of the White House defying lawmakers on spending. Head Start aid seemed to return to normal by June.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
Congressional watchdog finds Trump admin illegally withheld funding for the child care program Head Start, marking only the latest example of the White House defying lawmakers on spending. Head Start aid seemed to return to normal by June.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
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The White House escalated its effort to portray former president Barack Obama and members of his administration as part of a vast “treasonous conspiracy” to undermine President Donald Trump.
White House escalates attack on Obama, relitigating 2016 grievances
Trump’s intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, asserted that Obama-era officials and the former president should be investigated for criminal wrongdoing.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The White House escalated its effort to portray former president Barack Obama and members of his administration as part of a vast “treasonous conspiracy” to undermine President Donald Trump.
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NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
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AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything
Marietje Schaake is a former Dutch member of the European parliament. She is now the…
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:13 PM
AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
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Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, commemorated Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 address. The Lincoln scholar who recited the 16th president's words said the speech felt “not like a relic from the past, but a prayer for the future.”
On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land
Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize what it means to be presidential.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, commemorated Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 address. The Lincoln scholar who recited the 16th president's words said the speech felt “not like a relic from the past, but a prayer for the future.”
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They say the cover up is always worse.
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 AM
They say the cover up is always worse.
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More than 750 white supremacist incidents have taken place since 2020 in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League said, with over half of them occurring in the last 18 months. For years, critics have said Donald Trump’s language has encouraged and emboldened far-right organizations. nyti.ms/3V2xU9R
November 21, 2024 at 11:01 PM
More than 750 white supremacist incidents have taken place since 2020 in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League said, with over half of them occurring in the last 18 months. For years, critics have said Donald Trump’s language has encouraged and emboldened far-right organizations. nyti.ms/3V2xU9R
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Russ Vought is reportedly set to repeat as head of Office of Management and Budget after serving in the position for Trump 1.0.
@andykroll.bsky.social + @mtredden.bsky.social recently reported on private videos in which Vought laid out plans to traumatize the executive branch under Trump 2.0
@andykroll.bsky.social + @mtredden.bsky.social recently reported on private videos in which Vought laid out plans to traumatize the executive branch under Trump 2.0
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Russ Vought is reportedly set to repeat as head of Office of Management and Budget after serving in the position for Trump 1.0.
@andykroll.bsky.social + @mtredden.bsky.social recently reported on private videos in which Vought laid out plans to traumatize the executive branch under Trump 2.0
@andykroll.bsky.social + @mtredden.bsky.social recently reported on private videos in which Vought laid out plans to traumatize the executive branch under Trump 2.0
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NEW: After Gaetz’s withdrawal, Trump has just announced Pam Bondi as his new AG nominee.
Remember the name? Bondi was Florida AG when she quashed a probe into Trump University after the Trump Foundation gave her an illegal $25,000 donation (which the Foundation tried to cover up).
And on we go…
Remember the name? Bondi was Florida AG when she quashed a probe into Trump University after the Trump Foundation gave her an illegal $25,000 donation (which the Foundation tried to cover up).
And on we go…
November 21, 2024 at 11:44 PM
NEW: After Gaetz’s withdrawal, Trump has just announced Pam Bondi as his new AG nominee.
Remember the name? Bondi was Florida AG when she quashed a probe into Trump University after the Trump Foundation gave her an illegal $25,000 donation (which the Foundation tried to cover up).
And on we go…
Remember the name? Bondi was Florida AG when she quashed a probe into Trump University after the Trump Foundation gave her an illegal $25,000 donation (which the Foundation tried to cover up).
And on we go…
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Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG nominee, took a $25,000 donation from Trump while she was reviewing allegations against Trump University in a class action lawsuit.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG nominee, took a $25,000 donation from Trump while she was reviewing allegations against Trump University in a class action lawsuit.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
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JUST IN: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to serve as Donald Trump's Attorney General. www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-w...
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
JUST IN: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to serve as Donald Trump's Attorney General. www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-w...
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"Perilous times on planet Earth says new climate study" by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for Yorkshire Bylines: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Perilous times on planet Earth says new climate study
New State of the Climate Report calls for huge progress in upcoming climate talks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM
"Perilous times on planet Earth says new climate study" by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for Yorkshire Bylines: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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The Justice Department is seeking to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser and make other major changes to remedy its illegal search monopoly, setting a marker in the landmark case before the incoming Trump administration makes its own determinations about how to proceed.
DOJ seeks forced sale of Chrome, other big changes at Google in monopoly case
The Justice Department recommendation is one of the final moves of Biden’s aggressive antitrust enforcers, before Trump takes the reins.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:05 PM
The Justice Department is seeking to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser and make other major changes to remedy its illegal search monopoly, setting a marker in the landmark case before the incoming Trump administration makes its own determinations about how to proceed.