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In 2017, I believed the institutions would hold on to withstand Trump’s worst impulses. They hung on by a thread. Then I watched Trump, Miller & Project 2025 plot for 4 years to make sure they wouldn’t hold again. Which is why I didn’t believe they would hold again. They aren’t.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In 2017, I believed the institutions would hold on to withstand Trump’s worst impulses. They hung on by a thread. Then I watched Trump, Miller & Project 2025 plot for 4 years to make sure they wouldn’t hold again. Which is why I didn’t believe they would hold again. They aren’t.
It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
There's a Hill bubble narrative, posing as savvy realism, in treating impeachment as some radioactive poison and so Democrats must squash any talk of it. But there's zero evidence for that. No polls back it up, nor recent history. It's all just pundit-brained conventional wisdom eating its own tail.
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
ICYMI 🧵
Donald Trump is a dictator.
Donald Trump is a dictator.
I used to call Trump a “would-be dictator.” I now call him a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
ICYMI 🧵
Donald Trump is a dictator.
Donald Trump is a dictator.
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Please don't say that we are looking to do a regime change war in Venezuela to take control of their oil.
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Please don't say that we are looking to do a regime change war in Venezuela to take control of their oil.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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When any MAGA you know starts wringing their hands and saying they didn’t vote for this, feel free to lambaste them
Because not only did he say these types of things during his entire campaign-including the debates-the crowd always cheered
They knew EXACTLY what they were voting for
Because not only did he say these types of things during his entire campaign-including the debates-the crowd always cheered
They knew EXACTLY what they were voting for
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When any MAGA you know starts wringing their hands and saying they didn’t vote for this, feel free to lambaste them
Because not only did he say these types of things during his entire campaign-including the debates-the crowd always cheered
They knew EXACTLY what they were voting for
Because not only did he say these types of things during his entire campaign-including the debates-the crowd always cheered
They knew EXACTLY what they were voting for
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This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
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📌Here's the truth: You can't believe a single word out of these lying Republicans' dirty mouthes.
December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📌Here's the truth: You can't believe a single word out of these lying Republicans' dirty mouthes.
MOST of what I've seen from AI is sickening.
AI products that do a shitty impression of someone’s dead loved one for money are some of the most depraved and sadistic forms of “big tech innovation” that I’ve seen. Like the emotional manipulation and disrespecting the dead IS the product
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
MOST of what I've seen from AI is sickening.
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Democrats need just four Republican signatures to force a vote on ACA tax credits and make health insurance more affordable in America.
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Democrats need just four Republican signatures to force a vote on ACA tax credits and make health insurance more affordable in America.
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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In an exclusive interview with CNN International, Colombian President Gustavo Petro framed a deepening confrontation with Washington as a dispute over Venezuelan oil, not a new phase of the United States’ decades-long war on drugs.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In an exclusive interview with CNN International, Colombian President Gustavo Petro framed a deepening confrontation with Washington as a dispute over Venezuelan oil, not a new phase of the United States’ decades-long war on drugs.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
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Houses are expensive because billionaires gobble up homes and fix the rent or turn them into Airbnbs. The billionaires want you to think immigrants are buying up all the property.
Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Houses are expensive because billionaires gobble up homes and fix the rent or turn them into Airbnbs. The billionaires want you to think immigrants are buying up all the property.
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Check out this African immigrant who rigged the election for a fascist in 2024 complain about other African immigrants exercising their constitutional right to vote.
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Check out this African immigrant who rigged the election for a fascist in 2024 complain about other African immigrants exercising their constitutional right to vote.
Pencils are like dolls.
You only need one or two of them.
You only need one or two of them.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Pencils are like dolls.
You only need one or two of them.
You only need one or two of them.
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FOX BRAINWASHED MAGA CULT SHEEP are far too daft and indoctrinated by DJT/Fox's years of oft-repeated big lies, bogus Culture Wars, hate-mongering of Liberals, BLM, and LGBTQ, to realize that Trump is the most corrupt criminal TRAITOR to USA in history. All Trump does is for power-mongering & GREED!
Why Trump Is Using a Moron to Run His 'War': Wolff | Inside Trump's Head
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
FOX BRAINWASHED MAGA CULT SHEEP are far too daft and indoctrinated by DJT/Fox's years of oft-repeated big lies, bogus Culture Wars, hate-mongering of Liberals, BLM, and LGBTQ, to realize that Trump is the most corrupt criminal TRAITOR to USA in history. All Trump does is for power-mongering & GREED!
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David Rothkopf details how key Republicans are quietly defying Trump, exposing fractures in a party long held in thrall.
All the Signs Trump, 79, Is Losing His Grip: David Rothkopf
David Rothkopf details how key Republicans are quietly defying Trump, exposing fractures in a party long held in thrall.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
David Rothkopf details how key Republicans are quietly defying Trump, exposing fractures in a party long held in thrall.
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This is urgent. Please remove Trump from office. He is totally insane.
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is urgent. Please remove Trump from office. He is totally insane.
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BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
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#TrumpInflationCrisis
The only thing going down is Trump's approval. His tariffs and policies are making American life unaffordable.
The only thing going down is Trump's approval. His tariffs and policies are making American life unaffordable.
December 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#TrumpInflationCrisis
The only thing going down is Trump's approval. His tariffs and policies are making American life unaffordable.
The only thing going down is Trump's approval. His tariffs and policies are making American life unaffordable.
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This is the most milquetoast, awkward, stilted comment on an issue that demands actual passion. The House Dems badly need a different front man.
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Jeffries calls for video of the September 2 boat strikes to be released and asks, "if Hegseth and the administration think their actions are justifiable, what are they hiding from the American people?"
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is the most milquetoast, awkward, stilted comment on an issue that demands actual passion. The House Dems badly need a different front man.
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
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I must've missed ABC News’ official statement supporting reporter Rachel Scott, who was insulted by Trump yesterday. I guess ABC is still busy drafting a rip-roaring defense of Scott, because no ethical employer would let a staffer be harassed like that without addressing the issue.
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Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I must've missed ABC News’ official statement supporting reporter Rachel Scott, who was insulted by Trump yesterday. I guess ABC is still busy drafting a rip-roaring defense of Scott, because no ethical employer would let a staffer be harassed like that without addressing the issue.
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“You should look at Trump’s pardons - from Ross Ulbricht to the former president of Honduras to Kushner’s disreputable and ex-con pops as what it is - Donald assembling his ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ gang.”
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“You should look at Trump’s pardons - from Ross Ulbricht to the former president of Honduras to Kushner’s disreputable and ex-con pops as what it is - Donald assembling his ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ gang.”
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Nothing wrong with having help for childcare, I wish everyone could. Definitely something wrong with being a billionaire snake oil salesman and pretending that the human help you rely on for childcare is actually done by your snake oil
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nothing wrong with having help for childcare, I wish everyone could. Definitely something wrong with being a billionaire snake oil salesman and pretending that the human help you rely on for childcare is actually done by your snake oil