Jennifer
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I find it more than ironic that at a time when almost the entire conservative moment is trying to defend their Dear Leader's relationship with the world's most notorious child sex trafficker, their new celeb of choice is the wife of a registered sex offender.
Rapper Nicki Minaj joined Erica Kirk onstage to reveal her "utmost respect" for President Donald Trump at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.
Nicki Minaj proclaims 'love' for Trump, Vance at Turning Point event
Rapper Nicki Minaj joined Erica Kirk onstage to reveal her "utmost respect" for President Donald Trump at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I find it more than ironic that at a time when almost the entire conservative moment is trying to defend their Dear Leader's relationship with the world's most notorious child sex trafficker, their new celeb of choice is the wife of a registered sex offender.
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“Weiss told colleagues this weekend the piece — planned for Sunday night's show — could not run without an on-the-record comment from a Trump administration official.” www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“Weiss told colleagues this weekend the piece — planned for Sunday night's show — could not run without an on-the-record comment from a Trump administration official.” www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
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It’s funny when you remember Bari Weiss called her outlet The Free Press
December 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It’s funny when you remember Bari Weiss called her outlet The Free Press
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
NATO intel warns Russia is developing weapons that create clouds of shrapnel to target Ukraine's Starlink satellites, critical for military activity.
Experts say this could also damage Russia’s satellites.
NATO intel warns Russia is developing weapons that create clouds of shrapnel to target Ukraine's Starlink satellites, critical for military activity.
Experts say this could also damage Russia’s satellites.
Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk's conquering of space
NATO-nation intelligence services believe Russia is developing a weapon to target Starlink satellites.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
NATO intel warns Russia is developing weapons that create clouds of shrapnel to target Ukraine's Starlink satellites, critical for military activity.
Experts say this could also damage Russia’s satellites.
NATO intel warns Russia is developing weapons that create clouds of shrapnel to target Ukraine's Starlink satellites, critical for military activity.
Experts say this could also damage Russia’s satellites.
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outrageous
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
outrageous
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The appropriations measure that ended the shutdown in November says explicitly that none of the spending can be used to carry out reductions in force. This is mostly canceling unfilled positions, but cutting the regional offices would seem to conflict with the appropriations ban.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The appropriations measure that ended the shutdown in November says explicitly that none of the spending can be used to carry out reductions in force. This is mostly canceling unfilled positions, but cutting the regional offices would seem to conflict with the appropriations ban.
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European Diplomats Are Dissociating in Trump’s Washington www.politico.com/news/magazin...
European Diplomats Are Dissociating in Trump’s Washington
At a series of Christmas parties this week, diplomats were still struggling to come to grips with the uncertain future of the transatlantic relationship.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
European Diplomats Are Dissociating in Trump’s Washington www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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“When Putin and Trump are using Christianity in a very politicized, destructive way, it’s really important for me that we, as a church, lift up our voices for justice, for solidarity, for welcoming the stranger among us, for less differences between poor and rich.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
With Dreadlocks and Yoga, Oslo’s Bishop Practices an Atypical Evangelism
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“When Putin and Trump are using Christianity in a very politicized, destructive way, it’s really important for me that we, as a church, lift up our voices for justice, for solidarity, for welcoming the stranger among us, for less differences between poor and rich.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
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APNewsAlert: DAMASCUS, #Syria (AP) — 2 US service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
APNewsAlert: DAMASCUS, #Syria (AP) — 2 US service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says.
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TSA “provides a list multiple times a week to Immigration and Customs Enforcement of travelers who will be coming through airports. ICE can then match the list against its own database of people subject to deportation and send agents to the airport to detain those people.”
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
TSA “provides a list multiple times a week to Immigration and Customs Enforcement of travelers who will be coming through airports. ICE can then match the list against its own database of people subject to deportation and send agents to the airport to detain those people.”
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The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
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A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
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JUST IN: Comey friend/lawyer/adviser Dan Richman files for temporary restraining order barring further govt use of electronic data he shared w/feds. They got warrants for some but not all info & may have pored through all in bid to charge Comey. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
JUST IN: Comey friend/lawyer/adviser Dan Richman files for temporary restraining order barring further govt use of electronic data he shared w/feds. They got warrants for some but not all info & may have pored through all in bid to charge Comey. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Adams County Treasurer Alex Villagran (D) is ignoring calls to resign after an investigation found he was an absolute creep to female coworkers: kissing one, adjusting another's bra strap, simulating sexual thrusting at work, and detailing his sexual needs and his wife's anatomy.
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Adams County Treasurer Alex Villagran (D) is ignoring calls to resign after an investigation found he was an absolute creep to female coworkers: kissing one, adjusting another's bra strap, simulating sexual thrusting at work, and detailing his sexual needs and his wife's anatomy.
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A lower court ruled that the redrawn Texas congressional maps had been racially gerrymandered, which is illegal. The supreme court overruled to say 🔥🪑this is fine 🐶🔥
US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps
Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A lower court ruled that the redrawn Texas congressional maps had been racially gerrymandered, which is illegal. The supreme court overruled to say 🔥🪑this is fine 🐶🔥
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The US State Department is instructing its staff to deny visas to those engaged in activities like combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The US State Department is instructing its staff to deny visas to those engaged in activities like combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
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Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
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Trump says Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot, has died
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Trump says Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot, has died
President Donald Trump has asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to Washington, DC, following the shooting of two guardsmen. The suspect is in custody and the investigation continues...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump says Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot, has died
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A female, of course
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A female, of course
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Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."
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If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
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“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
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Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
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if you want the men in the White House press corps to stand up for their women colleagues you have to appeal to their natures; that is, remind them that it’s an opportunity for them to grandstand
“Quiet piggy”
“You’re ugly inside and out”
“Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?”
This is how the President speaks to female journalists.
The men in the room need to call out his misogyny.
Demand better. Don’t let him demean women this way.
“You’re ugly inside and out”
“Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?”
This is how the President speaks to female journalists.
The men in the room need to call out his misogyny.
Demand better. Don’t let him demean women this way.
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
if you want the men in the White House press corps to stand up for their women colleagues you have to appeal to their natures; that is, remind them that it’s an opportunity for them to grandstand