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dmghouston

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 266. 12/8/25
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 266. 12/8/25

… Trump has been asked multiple times if he would release the tape of the second boat strike. He said that he would. But today he was asked about it by a reporter who happened to be a black female, so...

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December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM

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George Takei

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Make America Healthy Again my ass.

A close-up photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., looking aged with deep wrinkles, above a TIME headline about rising child mortality rates from preventable diseases for the first time in 25 years.

December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”

“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”

5 days apart 😬

(From @therecount.com )

December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

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Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.

December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM

dmghouston

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Wow!
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat www.chron.com/news/politic...

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas. Crockett’s announcement Monday came after fellow Democrat and former Rep. Colin Allred ended his Senate...

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December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM

dmghouston

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Very interesting!
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How should we deal with space junk? Space recycling, of course | CNN

Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out a way to deal with it.

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December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM

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December 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM

dmghouston

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Important Monday News Updates - 12/8/25
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Important Monday News Updates - 12/8/25

Another day, another Trump meltdown...

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December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM

dmghouston

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republicans need to be voted out!!
what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?
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what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?

Tom Cotton justifies murder, because one guy was ‘taking off his shirt.’ what the fuck?

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December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM

dmghouston

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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265.
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265.

… Pete Hegseth got several questions about the Sept.

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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM

dmghouston

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The Week Ahead
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The Week Ahead

December 7, 2025

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December 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM

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Rep. Kelly Morrison

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The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.

December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM

dmghouston

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Sunday Afternoon News Updates - 12/7/25
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Sunday Afternoon News Updates - 12/7/25

Here's the latest...

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December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM

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Republicans Against Trumpism

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For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years
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For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise

The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.

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December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM

dmghouston

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Despicable.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM

dmghouston

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Republican women are revolting
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Republican women are revolting

Holy Mike’s speakership is in peril. boo fucking hoo.

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December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.

December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM

dmghouston

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Charges in the RNC/DNC Bomb Planting Case
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Charges in the RNC/DNC Bomb Planting Case

Can we trust the FBI and this Justice Department after years of watching Donald Trump denigrate and politicize those previously independent agencies?

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December 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM

dmghouston

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Saturday Afternoon News Updates - 12/6/25
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Saturday Afternoon News Updates - 12/6/25

Here's whats going on today

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December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM

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Senator Patty Murray

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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.