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REPUBLICANS & SKEPTICS: What did the No Kings protests accomplish?

ANSWER: The anti-Trump movement is being noticed. Politicians are paying attention and will feel safer speaking out. The White House sees that Trump overreached.

Watch this stitch…
June 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In the "personal news" department, this morning I let my colleagues know that I'm leaving The Washington Post. I'm retiring from my longtime journalistic home but not from journalism, and I'll keep you posted as I decide what my next chapter will be.
April 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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April 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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BREAKING: The Atlanta Fed has lowered its Q1 2025 GDP estimate again — now predicting a drop of 3.7%.

“Have you said thank you once?”
April 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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BREAKING: Members of Donald Trump’s National Security Council — including WH national security adviser Mike Waltz — have conducted government business using personal Gmail accounts.

Lock. Them. Up. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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BREAKING: The Senate voted 51–48 to pass a resolution blocking Trump’s Canadian tariffs from taking effect. Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, and Lisa Murkowski — joined all 47 Democrats in supporting the measure.
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Never forget
Witnessing Booker’s speech was powerful in itself. It wasn’t just the length — though that alone set a new Senate record — it was the clarity, urgency, and unshakable humanity behind every word he spoke. You could feel that something had shifted. - Aaron Parnas, Independent Journalist
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The irony of the Trump gang using Signal to make war plans when Signal was the name of a Nazi propaganda rag 1940-45…
April 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I understand protesting Tesla and I’m all for it, 100% on board, got rid of my Tesla and the stock. BUT… I don’t understand the vandalism, especially private chargers. Vandalizing insured dealerships is just a money maker for Tesla…cont in comments:👇
March 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Why’d you sell your Tesla? Why are you so political? What do you mean they ambushed Zelensky? Aren’t you overreacting?
March 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Truly sickening
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz attempts to pin the blame of the Signal fiasco on "this journalist," who did not invite himself to the group chat, and merely quoted those who did. Disgraceful.
March 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Pete H and crew texting war plans with a reporter on the thread will just be another gaslighting opportunity the masses will fall for, reframing this crucial criminal act as no big deal.
The Trump Administration is Lying. Again.
The White House and top Trump Administration officials are in full-blown gaslight mode over what may be the most staggering national security blunder in recent memory—and they’re betting on the public...
open.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Not great
March 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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A refugees memories of Voice of America. What Trump is doing is monstrous.
March 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thank you Bernie Sanders
Rather than bunker down, Sanders is in the arena, communicating that he is a fighter, that he’s not cowed, and that he’s willing to take on Trump and his kleptocratic regime.
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done
The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit.
newrepublic.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Over the past several weeks, ProPublica has identified dozens of people who worked for DOGE.

#ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
propub.li
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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WTF IS HAPPENING?!!!!!

Doctor at Brown University deported to Lebanon despite US judge's order.

www.reuters.com/world/us/doc...
Doctor at Brown University deported to Lebanon despite US judge's order
A Rhode Island doctor who is an assistant professor at Brown University's medical school has been deported to Lebanon even though a judge had issued an order blocking the U.S. visa holder's immediate removal from the country, according to court papers.
www.reuters.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Kamala Harris's former videographer, Azza Cohen, exposes how framing an image can shape perception and reinforce sexism in politics.

See examples of visual sexism in the media?
Send to: [email protected] with subject line: SPLIT SCREEN
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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My latest on the sordid history of the McCarran-Walter Act and why American Jews would be crazy to think the Trump administration is invoking it to combat antisemitism. That’s a smoke screen.

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Says It’s Defending Jews. It’s Using a Law That Excluded Jews to Do It.
All Americans should be shocked. American Jews should be deeply alarmed.
www.politico.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Even the bling is disgusting
March 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
💙💙⭐️⭐️
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Don’t be so lazy -
Selling a Tesla is just one way to resist -
Read the article -

micahflee.com/fight-fascis...
Fight fascism and Elon Musk by taking down Tesla
On paper, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, but his money isn't just sitting in a bank account he can access. The bulk of it resides in his stake in Tesla, a wildly overvalued publicly tra...
micahflee.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM