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Thomas Hardy Abides
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Trump is deploying his DOJ in a defensive stance designed to protect him at all costs, while calling the files a Democratic hoax. But really, he could do the survivors a great service by sharing what he knows. joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-l...
December 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump is deploying his DOJ in a defensive stance designed to protect him at all costs, while calling the files a Democratic hoax. But really, he could do the survivors a great service by sharing what he knows. joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-l...
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trump has a billion terrible qualities but his worst may be his simpleminded gullibility and the ease with which he can be manipulated
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
trump has a billion terrible qualities but his worst may be his simpleminded gullibility and the ease with which he can be manipulated
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Don't forget about the Epstein-Trump Victims. Many were just young Teenage Girls at the time. Why isn't the media calling this out as Statutory Rape?
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/24/e...
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/24/e...
“Heartbreaking”: Journalist Vicky Ward on New Epstein Files & Survivors’ Fight for Accountability
As the DOJ releases the largest batch of files yet on the federal investigation into Epstein, we look at some of the most significant revelations with investigative journalist Vicky Ward, who has spen...
www.democracynow.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Don't forget about the Epstein-Trump Victims. Many were just young Teenage Girls at the time. Why isn't the media calling this out as Statutory Rape?
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/24/e...
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/24/e...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Seems to me this is a pathetic exhortation but an air-tight confession of guilt
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Seems to me this is a pathetic exhortation but an air-tight confession of guilt
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Unlike CBS News, Frontline PBS ran their report recently on stories from some of the migrants sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Trump & his enablers can’t erase the truth about what happened. Watch the PBS piece.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Surviving CECOT | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Unlike CBS News, Frontline PBS ran their report recently on stories from some of the migrants sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Trump & his enablers can’t erase the truth about what happened. Watch the PBS piece.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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“The problem isn’t some mistaken redactions and non-redactions. The problem is the administration has decided simply not to release key documents, like the original victim statements and the 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Co. Can’t Keep Their Lies Straight
From the Epstein files to the Justice Department, it’s hard for the mooks to remember which lie they’re supposed to tell.
www.thebulwark.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“The problem isn’t some mistaken redactions and non-redactions. The problem is the administration has decided simply not to release key documents, like the original victim statements and the 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
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“Coverups are difficult in free societies. They are routine for authoritarian governments. The Epstein coverup will be an indicator of how far we are down the road to authoritarianism. The success of such a coverup would take us much further down that road.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
Why the Epstein Coverup Matters
In free societies, government coverups are difficult. In authoritarian ones, they’re routine.
www.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Coverups are difficult in free societies. They are routine for authoritarian governments. The Epstein coverup will be an indicator of how far we are down the road to authoritarianism. The success of such a coverup would take us much further down that road.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
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The problem with this piece, like all the other pieces, is that the missing hed, dek, & lede is that all of this was wildly illegal, unconstitutional, & criminal. This is how you normalize lawless authoritarianism - treat like just another story in our politics. “Transformation” is lazy euphemism.
This WaPo piece weaves together an incredibly powerful story about the way Trump has devastated government and the dedicated people who wake up every day to serve the public. wapo.st/4b14KAy
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The problem with this piece, like all the other pieces, is that the missing hed, dek, & lede is that all of this was wildly illegal, unconstitutional, & criminal. This is how you normalize lawless authoritarianism - treat like just another story in our politics. “Transformation” is lazy euphemism.
They obviously missed this one in their coverup. makes you wonder how many more they caught and are covering up.
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
They obviously missed this one in their coverup. makes you wonder how many more they caught and are covering up.
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I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
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Reup of this public resource we created
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reup of this public resource we created
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
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Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."
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I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
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Epstein Survivor Jess Michaels: I'm feeling strangely validated. Because in plain sight, and with even with an act of Congress, we're seeing the exact same delays, negligence, corruption, incompetence that we've seen consistently and have been advocating about. They've actually proved our point.
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Epstein Survivor Jess Michaels: I'm feeling strangely validated. Because in plain sight, and with even with an act of Congress, we're seeing the exact same delays, negligence, corruption, incompetence that we've seen consistently and have been advocating about. They've actually proved our point.
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Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
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The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
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The corruption is never ending.
Tinpot Dome
DHS gave a $1 billion contract to a politically-connected donor whose company had never received a federal contract before, in a process led by a political appointee to DHS who had held a senior position at a MAGA-linked org (the American First Policy Institute) which gave the guy an award in 2024.
December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The corruption is never ending.
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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J*F*C
This is *exactly* the sort of thing I've been screaming about for decades: anti-science lofted to the level of a government-funded colossal waste of money, as well as more eroding of public confidence in science. RFK Jr. is an immense danger to this country.
This is *exactly* the sort of thing I've been screaming about for decades: anti-science lofted to the level of a government-funded colossal waste of money, as well as more eroding of public confidence in science. RFK Jr. is an immense danger to this country.
RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease
www.scientificamerican.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
J*F*C
This is *exactly* the sort of thing I've been screaming about for decades: anti-science lofted to the level of a government-funded colossal waste of money, as well as more eroding of public confidence in science. RFK Jr. is an immense danger to this country.
This is *exactly* the sort of thing I've been screaming about for decades: anti-science lofted to the level of a government-funded colossal waste of money, as well as more eroding of public confidence in science. RFK Jr. is an immense danger to this country.
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Frankly, a group that wants to erase a critical section of the post-Civil War 14th Amendment (birthright citizenship) and strike down the Voting Rights Act, really has no grounds to claim Lincoln as its founding father. Likewise, the current crowd is about as supportive of free markets as Karl Marx
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Frankly, a group that wants to erase a critical section of the post-Civil War 14th Amendment (birthright citizenship) and strike down the Voting Rights Act, really has no grounds to claim Lincoln as its founding father. Likewise, the current crowd is about as supportive of free markets as Karl Marx
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Steve Bannon’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein deserves even more scrutiny.
Every day.
Bannon has manipulated press coverage for years, even while being a superspreader for rightwing extremism and idiotic conspiracy theories.
Reporting every day. Bannon + Epstein.
Every day.
Bannon has manipulated press coverage for years, even while being a superspreader for rightwing extremism and idiotic conspiracy theories.
Reporting every day. Bannon + Epstein.
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Steve Bannon’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein deserves even more scrutiny.
Every day.
Bannon has manipulated press coverage for years, even while being a superspreader for rightwing extremism and idiotic conspiracy theories.
Reporting every day. Bannon + Epstein.
Every day.
Bannon has manipulated press coverage for years, even while being a superspreader for rightwing extremism and idiotic conspiracy theories.
Reporting every day. Bannon + Epstein.