Candice Benson
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Life isn’t about $, education, popularity, or perfection. Life is about finding happiness in yourself & being kind & caring to those you love & encounter
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A reminder that Trump called Baltimore a 'hellhole' today to no controversy or scandalous headlines.
Imagine a Democratic president calling a red state or red city a hellhole.
Just imagine.
Oh, the double standards.
Imagine a Democratic president calling a red state or red city a hellhole.
Just imagine.
Oh, the double standards.
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A reminder that Trump called Baltimore a 'hellhole' today to no controversy or scandalous headlines.
Imagine a Democratic president calling a red state or red city a hellhole.
Just imagine.
Oh, the double standards.
Imagine a Democratic president calling a red state or red city a hellhole.
Just imagine.
Oh, the double standards.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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NYT: “.. For a swath of hyper-online Americans over the long Labor Day weekend, all of this was explanation enough: The president was either dead or about to be.”
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September 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
NYT: “.. For a swath of hyper-online Americans over the long Labor Day weekend, all of this was explanation enough: The president was either dead or about to be.”
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“.. Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening," said former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou. 🤡
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September 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“.. Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening," said former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou. 🤡
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Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
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Clip n’ save. 🤡
September 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Clip n’ save. 🤡
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“.. Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.)”
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September 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“.. Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.)”
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(AP) — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote
The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
(AP) — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
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".. The fight has pitted DOGE officials against some in the White House who are seeking to diminish DOGE’s role, and has triggered infighting and paranoia within the group’s diminished ranks .."
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Exclusive | The Fight Between Musk Acolytes and the White House for Control of DOGE
Elon Musk’s allies are fighting for influence at DOGE as the White House moves on.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
".. The fight has pitted DOGE officials against some in the White House who are seeking to diminish DOGE’s role, and has triggered infighting and paranoia within the group’s diminished ranks .."
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SUMMERS: “.. The cruelty of these cuts is matched only by their stupidity. Medicaid beneficiaries will lose, but so will the rest of us.”
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July 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
SUMMERS: “.. The cruelty of these cuts is matched only by their stupidity. Medicaid beneficiaries will lose, but so will the rest of us.”
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Reporter: Yesterday you said you weren't sure who ordered the munitions halted to Ukraine—have you since been able to figure that out?
Trump: I have not thought about it.
Reporter: What does it say that such a big decision could be made inside your government without you knowing?
Trump: I have not thought about it.
Reporter: What does it say that such a big decision could be made inside your government without you knowing?
July 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reporter: Yesterday you said you weren't sure who ordered the munitions halted to Ukraine—have you since been able to figure that out?
Trump: I have not thought about it.
Reporter: What does it say that such a big decision could be made inside your government without you knowing?
Trump: I have not thought about it.
Reporter: What does it say that such a big decision could be made inside your government without you knowing?
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“In a grim milestone for public health, measles cases in the US have reached their highest annual level since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.”
“The kicker? It’s only July.”
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“The kicker? It’s only July.”
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July 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“In a grim milestone for public health, measles cases in the US have reached their highest annual level since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.”
“The kicker? It’s only July.”
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“The kicker? It’s only July.”
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We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
July 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
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The official www.dhs.gov does not post the same provocative & offensive information that Twitter or X Homeland Security does.Can you explain why a federal agency represents itself in different manners on different platforms without a continuity of message? Does Homeland Security have rogue elements?
Home | Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The official www.dhs.gov does not post the same provocative & offensive information that Twitter or X Homeland Security does.Can you explain why a federal agency represents itself in different manners on different platforms without a continuity of message? Does Homeland Security have rogue elements?
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DHS seems to be testing the waters with ‘actually nurses are the bad guys too’
July 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
DHS seems to be testing the waters with ‘actually nurses are the bad guys too’
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This is a real tweet from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
July 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a real tweet from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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NEW from me — I wrote about FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson, who has been completely silent and out of view since deadly floods devastated Texas last week, and spoke to staffers about what it's like to respond to a disaster with no leader.
Read here:
Read here:
Have you seen this man?
In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NEW from me — I wrote about FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson, who has been completely silent and out of view since deadly floods devastated Texas last week, and spoke to staffers about what it's like to respond to a disaster with no leader.
Read here:
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The man too afraid to ride the 6 train is gonna take you to space.
July 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The man too afraid to ride the 6 train is gonna take you to space.
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Stop pretending. The so-called ICE agents creeping around LA aren’t chasing violent criminals.
If you don’t see the racial profiling, you’re either in denial or fine with it. And since they’re incognito, no one can give a straight answer on how we’re supposed to know they’re even legit.
If you don’t see the racial profiling, you’re either in denial or fine with it. And since they’re incognito, no one can give a straight answer on how we’re supposed to know they’re even legit.
July 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Stop pretending. The so-called ICE agents creeping around LA aren’t chasing violent criminals.
If you don’t see the racial profiling, you’re either in denial or fine with it. And since they’re incognito, no one can give a straight answer on how we’re supposed to know they’re even legit.
If you don’t see the racial profiling, you’re either in denial or fine with it. And since they’re incognito, no one can give a straight answer on how we’re supposed to know they’re even legit.
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By 2030, 1 in 4 women in developed countries will remain childfree.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
By 2030, 1 in 4 women in developed countries will remain childfree.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
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“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges
"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."
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July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
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If the cap fits, wear it. Dont blabber on about trophy wives, superyachts and Al Capone at West Point you fuckin clown
May 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If the cap fits, wear it. Dont blabber on about trophy wives, superyachts and Al Capone at West Point you fuckin clown
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SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
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“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
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May 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
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“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
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