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What Hess said:
“There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t. … Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”

Trump, the actual president, has insulted Dems repeatedly.
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“U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser…”
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.

It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Good suffered three bullet wounds. Two were not life-threatening, according to the autopsy. The third "struck her on the left side of her head near the temple, and exited on the right side of her head." Seems that had to be either shot #2 or # 3 which Ross fired when he was not in danger's way.
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Exactly.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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I've seen people reference the claim that RFK Jr. believes the 1918 influenza came from lab research, but since no one provided a link, I was skeptical that even he could be that stupid. Boy, was I wrong.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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where’s this paper at? let’s see this pos
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Dec 24
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Former US military lawyers speak out:

"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."

Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes

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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This is excellent. This is the kind of guidance needed in the face of a lawless regime.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The US isn’t “at risk of losing” its measles elimination status. Just at risk of admitting it.

Canada lost its status earlier this month, and people treated it like an international embarrassment. But let’s be clear:

Canada still has functioning disease-surveillance. The US does not.

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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...

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November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.

The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Seems kinda huge:

"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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A retired LEO in Tennessee has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.

He can't afford his $2 million bail.

www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...
Liberal ex-cop jailed on $2M bond after quoting Trump on Facebook: report
A Tennessee man has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting President Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.Larry Bushart, a retired law enforcement of...
www.rawstory.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Area developer finally gets his wish: the ability to fire all the inspectors. 🤡

@ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The Senate voted 52-48 tonight to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.

Five Republicans joined all Democrats to support the Tim @kaine.senate.gov - led resolution:

• Collins
• McConnell
• Murkowski
• Paul
• Tillis

Resolution passes.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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In case facts still matter
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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"When you get a President of the United States elected who clearly contradicts himself, or denies that he said things that we can all play tapes of him saying, it's an astonishing situation," Wales said. "This is part of the reason I think trust is so important."

www.rawstory.com/wikipedia/
'An astonishing situation': Wikipedia co-founder bashes Trump's latest attacks on trust
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales bashed President Donald Trump's attacks on the American press and the truth during an interview with Times Radio on Sunday. Wales, who co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 wit...
www.rawstory.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM