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Yes, typically asbestos filled structures are demolished in a few days with no mitigation measures and dumped by a golf course under a mesothelioma cloud.
WELKER: Why didn't the president tell the public he was going to tear down the entire East Wing, which as you know is part of the people's house?
BESSENT: Well, I think this was a judgment call on the president. The president is a master builder. It could've been asbestos. It could've been mold.
BESSENT: Well, I think this was a judgment call on the president. The president is a master builder. It could've been asbestos. It could've been mold.
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yes, typically asbestos filled structures are demolished in a few days with no mitigation measures and dumped by a golf course under a mesothelioma cloud.
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I believe future generations will look back on this scourge and see not just what was destroyed but also what was born. Some thoughts for your Sunday... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-were-winning
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I believe future generations will look back on this scourge and see not just what was destroyed but also what was born. Some thoughts for your Sunday... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-were-winning
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NBC wants you to trust its coverage of the East Wing demolition even though NBC's parent company helped pay for the destruction.
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NBC wants you to trust its coverage of the East Wing demolition even though NBC's parent company helped pay for the destruction.
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New definition of “America First” just dropped
Bessent on Trump bailing out Argentina: "It is America first because we are supporting a US ally."
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New definition of “America First” just dropped
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(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won't Be Issued for November | Department of Health and Human Services
AUGUSTA-- Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutr...
www.maine.gov
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
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The Trump admin’s USDA issued new guidance stating it will not use existing funds to cover SNAP benefits if the government shutdown extends beyond October 31. This move effectively threatens to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Trump admin’s USDA issued new guidance stating it will not use existing funds to cover SNAP benefits if the government shutdown extends beyond October 31. This move effectively threatens to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding
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Following the publication of my story, defense counsel for Letitia James filed a motion alleging that Halligan violated multiple legal and ethical rules governing the conduct of prosecutors.
They want the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
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They want the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Following the publication of my story, defense counsel for Letitia James filed a motion alleging that Halligan violated multiple legal and ethical rules governing the conduct of prosecutors.
They want the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They want the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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cuomo supporters would be less likely to spew gutter racism unless he gave them the go ahead—which he did.
Cuomo goes full gutter racist down the stretch
A deranged AI video and radio comments aimed at Mamdani show his truest colors yet.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
cuomo supporters would be less likely to spew gutter racism unless he gave them the go ahead—which he did.
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I’m sure Bessent was out on the back forty under the hood of his combine and had to be dragged into this interview.
Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."
October 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m sure Bessent was out on the back forty under the hood of his combine and had to be dragged into this interview.
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A 10-foot-tall statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein — holding hands and each with a foot raised behind him — has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it for not being compliant with an issued permit. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall
The Park Service had removed the installation, saying that it was out of compliance with its previous permit.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A 10-foot-tall statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein — holding hands and each with a foot raised behind him — has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it for not being compliant with an issued permit. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Just unbelievable stuff coming from independent journalists these days. Jack Posobiec, Roger Stone protege, was one of the biggest spreaders of Russian disinfo in 2016. Then Pizzagate, Macron leaks, election-fraud narratives in 2020. And it took til now to show he was voting fraudulently himself? 1/
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just unbelievable stuff coming from independent journalists these days. Jack Posobiec, Roger Stone protege, was one of the biggest spreaders of Russian disinfo in 2016. Then Pizzagate, Macron leaks, election-fraud narratives in 2020. And it took til now to show he was voting fraudulently himself? 1/
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Join us Kristi Noem!
9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us Kristi Noem!
9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
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President Donald Trump doubled down on his administration’s brazen attacks against free speech in a Friday afternoon press conference, telling reporters that publishing negative stories about him is “really illegal.”
Trump, 79, Claims Negative Stories About Him Are ‘Illegal’
The president also declared himself to be “a very strong person for free speech.”
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September 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
President Donald Trump doubled down on his administration’s brazen attacks against free speech in a Friday afternoon press conference, telling reporters that publishing negative stories about him is “really illegal.”
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They are f*cking lunatics
September 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
They are f*cking lunatics
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In the oral argument in the immunity case, Trump's lawyer's answer to the question, "What would be the check on the President just using his officers to break the law?" was, "People will not follow illegal orders."
We're about to find out whether that's true.
We're about to find out whether that's true.
Dems ought to be telling people now these letters are worth absolutely nothing.
September 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
In the oral argument in the immunity case, Trump's lawyer's answer to the question, "What would be the check on the President just using his officers to break the law?" was, "People will not follow illegal orders."
We're about to find out whether that's true.
We're about to find out whether that's true.
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There goes the First Amendment.
September 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
There goes the First Amendment.
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We are being told nothing about these strikes. How they decide to target particular boats, the legal justification for the military, where their intelligence is coming from.
What we are being told is that President Trump decided to destroy a boat, and the military obeyed.
What we are being told is that President Trump decided to destroy a boat, and the military obeyed.
1) Bombing boats in the Caribbean ain't gonna stop folks in the US from ODing on fentanyl.
2) President Trump is asserting a license to kill outside the law. He's not just labelled narcos as "terrorists," but also immigrants and domestic political opponents.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
2) President Trump is asserting a license to kill outside the law. He's not just labelled narcos as "terrorists," but also immigrants and domestic political opponents.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Boat strikes trap Dems between oversight and optics
Democrats have a dilemma as they oppose President Donald Trump’s attacks on alleged drug trafficking vessels from Venezuela: Hold the military accountable for the strikes without looking like they’re ...
www.politico.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We are being told nothing about these strikes. How they decide to target particular boats, the legal justification for the military, where their intelligence is coming from.
What we are being told is that President Trump decided to destroy a boat, and the military obeyed.
What we are being told is that President Trump decided to destroy a boat, and the military obeyed.
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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OVERNIGHT Federal law enforcement agents dismantled the White House Peace Vigil, the nation’s oldest and longest lasting protest, two weeks after President Trump ordered it taken down. Some sign-wielding volunteers remained @marissajae.bsky.social reports
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The White House Peace Vigil, after standing for decades, is dismantled
Parts of the vigil were removed earlier this month after Trump ordered, “Take it down.” On Thursday night, only the vigil volunteers and some signs remained.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
OVERNIGHT Federal law enforcement agents dismantled the White House Peace Vigil, the nation’s oldest and longest lasting protest, two weeks after President Trump ordered it taken down. Some sign-wielding volunteers remained @marissajae.bsky.social reports
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media reut.rs/42GJs6e
Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media
ABC's abrupt suspension of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission is the latest demonstration of the power President Donald Trump wields to bend media, entertainment and digital platforms to his will, as he uses political pressure to mute criticism and punish institutions he sees as biased against him.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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September 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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At this pace, it won’t be long before all we’re allowed to see is: “Here is your state-approved propaganda.”
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At this pace, it won’t be long before all we’re allowed to see is: “Here is your state-approved propaganda.”
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The Pentagon quickly followed by announcing new restrictions on journalists covering the Department of Defense. Reporters will now be forced to pledge not to gather or use any information unless it has been officially approved, or risk losing their credentials to report on the military altogether.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Pentagon quickly followed by announcing new restrictions on journalists covering the Department of Defense. Reporters will now be forced to pledge not to gather or use any information unless it has been officially approved, or risk losing their credentials to report on the military altogether.
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This comes just a day after he floated the idea that broadcasters should lose their licenses for airing negative coverage of him.
And the threats aren’t empty.
And the threats aren’t empty.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This comes just a day after he floated the idea that broadcasters should lose their licenses for airing negative coverage of him.
And the threats aren’t empty.
And the threats aren’t empty.