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I have no words for this.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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I believe we're on the verge of a national reckoning. It may be our last best hope for saving democracy. Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-reckoning
July 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We the people will have the last word.

The fight has just begun...
Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Told ya
June 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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She literally does the LEAST "Christlike" thing imaginable. She mocks the frightened and concerned people she offended.
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
May 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The new Pope is the total opposite of Donald Trump. Pope Leo is a decent, moral man, defender of social justice and fluent in English.
May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Don't mess with WWII veterans!
TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Dear World,

Don’t visit us unless you absolutely have to.

This is a dreadful situation.

We’re all embarrassed and disgusted.

Sincerely,

Decent Americans
May 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney:

“Our old relationship with the United States, our relationship based on steadily increasing integration is over…We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons”🇺🇸🇨🇦
April 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Girl, RESIGN.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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This is where Trump illegally sent #KilmarAbregoGarcia.

In our name.

We should all be outraged.

H/T Steven Donzinger: www.instagram.com/p/DIckqx4t3-...
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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43 years old
8 languages
2 mayoral terms
1 Harvard Degree
1 Rhodes Scholarship
1 marriage
2 children
1 tour in Afghanistan
0 bone spurs
April 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This.
Exactly this. We are the pawns in this “chess game”.
"So Trump will impose these tariffs and sit back and wait for other world leaders to petition the king with their offerings that will ultimately expand his own power, all the while we are the collateral damage. We all get thrown under the bus; 350 million people suffer so that one man can benefit."
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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April 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The economy is crashing and the President is fucking golfing.

He's hitting balls and I'm taking calls. This isn’t “America First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.
April 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The Trump regime is working to deter dissent.

Anyone who goes against Trump could end up on a target list.

This is having a chilling effect on five major pillars of society — universities, science, the media, the law, and the arts.

It's straight out of the fascist playbook.
March 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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This is painful, and saddening, and embarrassing. I feel like we're losing a member of the family - and for no good reason other than that some Americans wanted another season of the worst reality TV show in history.
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Your wallet shrinks, your 401(k) tanks, but Trump's first thought is to help Elon.
March 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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As Project 2025 continues to move forward here is what women can expect soon…
March 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Adam Schiff is right on point.
March 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM