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EXCLUSIVE: A top Democratic strategist has launched new policy research and messaging hub, called Searchlight, with a goal of pushing the party toward the most effective, broadly popular positions.
Dems are quietly forming a think tank to help them win again
Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.
www.politico.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A top Democratic strategist has launched new policy research and messaging hub, called Searchlight, with a goal of pushing the party toward the most effective, broadly popular positions.
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The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.
wapo.st
June 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
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The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--
June 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--
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'I don't know': Trump unsure if he needs to 'uphold the Constitution' as president
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'I don't know': Trump unsure if he needs to 'uphold the Constitution' as president
President Donald Trump revealed that he was unsure if he needed to "uphold the Constitution" as president of the United States.
During a Sunday interview, NBC host Kristen Welker asked Trump if he h...
www.rawstory.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
'I don't know': Trump unsure if he needs to 'uphold the Constitution' as president
www.rawstory.com/trump-uphold...
www.rawstory.com/trump-uphold...
'Embarrassing': Elon Musk said to have 'little to show' for his time as 'first buddy'
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'Embarrassing': Elon Musk said to have 'little to show' for his time as 'first buddy'
Elon Musk will be leaving Washington with little to show for his controversial time in government, according to a new analysis.The tech billionaire spent more than $288 million of his own money to get...
www.rawstory.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
'Embarrassing': Elon Musk said to have 'little to show' for his time as 'first buddy'
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-fi...
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-fi...
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Yes.
Thinking about this some more, basically the only path to maintaining something like constitutional continuity is for Trump to be impeached, convicted, and removed sometime will before the end of his term, right?
I'm still not sure what kind of continuity can be had amidst all this, and tbh I'm kind of hoping we get a bit of an appetite for radical constitutional reform going
But... yeah. It's interesting.
But... yeah. It's interesting.
April 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Yes.
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My mom gave me the most wonderful Easter gift - this kitty book she loved as a child. Her own copy is long gone but she found this one in beautiful condition with the original bell and ribbon!
April 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My mom gave me the most wonderful Easter gift - this kitty book she loved as a child. Her own copy is long gone but she found this one in beautiful condition with the original bell and ribbon!
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Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
April 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
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This Politico piece is doing some heavy lifting. Trump is not a victim here. The person to blame for the dysfunction at the Pentagon is the guy who picked a Fox News commentator who was inexperienced & profoundly unqualified for this crucial position. The disservice being committed here is by Trump.
April 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This Politico piece is doing some heavy lifting. Trump is not a victim here. The person to blame for the dysfunction at the Pentagon is the guy who picked a Fox News commentator who was inexperienced & profoundly unqualified for this crucial position. The disservice being committed here is by Trump.
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I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
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"They could not stand seeing Gen. Austin in charge."✅
[Opinion w/respect] Shamed by the downgrade to Pete 'Kegsbreath' Hegseth.
www.defense.gov/About/Biogra...
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[Opinion w/respect] Shamed by the downgrade to Pete 'Kegsbreath' Hegseth.
www.defense.gov/About/Biogra...
historica.fandom.com/wiki/Lloyd_A...
April 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"They could not stand seeing Gen. Austin in charge."✅
[Opinion w/respect] Shamed by the downgrade to Pete 'Kegsbreath' Hegseth.
www.defense.gov/About/Biogra...
historica.fandom.com/wiki/Lloyd_A...
[Opinion w/respect] Shamed by the downgrade to Pete 'Kegsbreath' Hegseth.
www.defense.gov/About/Biogra...
historica.fandom.com/wiki/Lloyd_A...
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If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
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Every single service member and veteran, if they’re being honest, will all tell you the exact same thing:
We’d be immediately burned at the stake if we treated classified intel the way Pete Hegseth has treated it.
We’d be immediately burned at the stake if we treated classified intel the way Pete Hegseth has treated it.
April 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Every single service member and veteran, if they’re being honest, will all tell you the exact same thing:
We’d be immediately burned at the stake if we treated classified intel the way Pete Hegseth has treated it.
We’d be immediately burned at the stake if we treated classified intel the way Pete Hegseth has treated it.
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"tacky as hell and prodigiously embarrassing"...what an excellent way to describe the mafia crew occupying the white house.
April 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"tacky as hell and prodigiously embarrassing"...what an excellent way to describe the mafia crew occupying the white house.
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I don't know who besides the White House needs to hear this, but spraying cheap, Chinese-made foam wall decorations with gold spray paint isn’t classy, it’s tacky as hell and prodigiously embarrassing
Right now the Oval Office looks like the dumpster behind a Michael’s
Right now the Oval Office looks like the dumpster behind a Michael’s
April 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I don't know who besides the White House needs to hear this, but spraying cheap, Chinese-made foam wall decorations with gold spray paint isn’t classy, it’s tacky as hell and prodigiously embarrassing
Right now the Oval Office looks like the dumpster behind a Michael’s
Right now the Oval Office looks like the dumpster behind a Michael’s
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Prime Minister Carney was behind it, encouraging the country's to call in the USA debt as a punishment for tariffs.
April 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Prime Minister Carney was behind it, encouraging the country's to call in the USA debt as a punishment for tariffs.
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Another worry is China calling in their loans to the US....that'd sink us for sure
April 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Another worry is China calling in their loans to the US....that'd sink us for sure
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Wait until the US$ loses the world trade! Tariffs have left countries what type of currency to use if Trump submarines the "US Buck".🤷♂️ Read below:
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/20...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/20...
Strange sell-off in the U.S. dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the U.S. under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
April 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Wait until the US$ loses the world trade! Tariffs have left countries what type of currency to use if Trump submarines the "US Buck".🤷♂️ Read below:
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/20...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/20...
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Trump's 145% tariffs sparked a surge in imports.
But exports didn't follow.
Now, West Coast ports are sending ships back empty.
This isn't economic reviva.
It's a retreat.
www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-...
But exports didn't follow.
Now, West Coast ports are sending ships back empty.
This isn't economic reviva.
It's a retreat.
www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-...
Empty Ships, Empty Promises: Trump's Tariffs Are About to Decimate American Shipping
Trump's 145% tariffs triggered a flood of imports—but not a rise in American exports. West Coast ports are now sending ships back empty. This imbalance isn't just economic—it's personal. Jobs, wages, ...
www.dataandpolitics.net
April 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trump's 145% tariffs sparked a surge in imports.
But exports didn't follow.
Now, West Coast ports are sending ships back empty.
This isn't economic reviva.
It's a retreat.
www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-...
But exports didn't follow.
Now, West Coast ports are sending ships back empty.
This isn't economic reviva.
It's a retreat.
www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-...