grumbledypeg
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Mostly political account with occasional non-political stuff for balance. Calling out and pushing back against fascism.
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Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
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The orange felon has now issued threats to attack Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran, Greenland and Venezuela again.
This is what happens when you give a deranged lifelong racist criminal convicted felon full power over the US govt instead of sending him to jail where he belongs.
This is what happens when you give a deranged lifelong racist criminal convicted felon full power over the US govt instead of sending him to jail where he belongs.
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The orange felon has now issued threats to attack Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran, Greenland and Venezuela again.
This is what happens when you give a deranged lifelong racist criminal convicted felon full power over the US govt instead of sending him to jail where he belongs.
This is what happens when you give a deranged lifelong racist criminal convicted felon full power over the US govt instead of sending him to jail where he belongs.
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"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
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From Maduro to Stephen Miller. People in Venezuela can’t catch a break.
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
From Maduro to Stephen Miller. People in Venezuela can’t catch a break.
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NBC News said threats targeted at least 22 officials after Trump named opponents and allies online. Slotkin cited nearly 1,000 threats; Schumer reported bomb threats; Goode described a swatting call. Investigators have not identified who sent them.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
NBC News said threats targeted at least 22 officials after Trump named opponents and allies online. Slotkin cited nearly 1,000 threats; Schumer reported bomb threats; Goode described a swatting call. Investigators have not identified who sent them.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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This is sad.
Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is sad.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician who has praised Chile's former dictatorship, has won the presidency, signaling a sharp rightward shift fueled by fears over crime, migration and the economy. n.pr/3MzJJ5W
Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency
José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician who has praised Chile's former dictatorship, has won the presidency, signaling a sharp rightward shift fueled by fears over crime, migration and the economy.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician who has praised Chile's former dictatorship, has won the presidency, signaling a sharp rightward shift fueled by fears over crime, migration and the economy. n.pr/3MzJJ5W
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
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Just went through TSA and said I was sorry they were having to work without getting paid on schedule. One said they will lose their health insurance if it keeps going much longer. Another said several have told him they are going to start looking for other work soon. Great job, GOP.
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just went through TSA and said I was sorry they were having to work without getting paid on schedule. One said they will lose their health insurance if it keeps going much longer. Another said several have told him they are going to start looking for other work soon. Great job, GOP.
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CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
October 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
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Democracy dies in silence.
…when people are too afraid or don’t care enough to speak up.
Not today.
MILLIONS of Americans and allies of freedom and democracy, here and around the world, are taking to the streets.
Showing their love of country and defiance of tyranny.
It’s a beautiful sight.
…when people are too afraid or don’t care enough to speak up.
Not today.
MILLIONS of Americans and allies of freedom and democracy, here and around the world, are taking to the streets.
Showing their love of country and defiance of tyranny.
It’s a beautiful sight.
October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Democracy dies in silence.
…when people are too afraid or don’t care enough to speak up.
Not today.
MILLIONS of Americans and allies of freedom and democracy, here and around the world, are taking to the streets.
Showing their love of country and defiance of tyranny.
It’s a beautiful sight.
…when people are too afraid or don’t care enough to speak up.
Not today.
MILLIONS of Americans and allies of freedom and democracy, here and around the world, are taking to the streets.
Showing their love of country and defiance of tyranny.
It’s a beautiful sight.
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Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…
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Hurting their own
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hurting their own
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...