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Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Although California lawmakers have dismissed the Alcatraz proposal as a “distraction” and not a serious plan, the Trump administration is actively working – with the help of private prison companies – to reopen other facilities

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US officials visit Alcatraz amid Trump’s plan to reopen island prison
San Francisco authorities say officials from Bureau of Prisons visited famous site last week and plan to return
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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the rest of the world is rejecting fascism
May 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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May 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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The House version of the bill is predicted to add an estimated $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. Ron Johnson, said during the committee hearing that at an estimated $14 million a mile, DHS could build more than 3,000 miles of border fence.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Illegal border crossings have plunged. DHS still says it needs billions to build a wall.
The Department of Homeland Security wants $45.6 billion to build more border wall.
www.usatoday.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
“Judges Weigh Taking Control of Their Own Security Amid Threats” — because the Marshals answer to Trump, per this extraordinary scoop from @WSJ.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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What are they getting for doing this? What are these ICE agents getting for openly defying a judge’s order? They took him knowing the judge was printing the order to stop them.

I can’t take this anymore. This is insanely grotesque.
May 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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@maddow.msnbc.com This is Waco Texas Today April 27.
April 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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“It’s hard to see how Trump would have acted any differently if he were a Russian asset than how he has acted in the first 100 days of his second term.”

Huh. You don't say.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions
Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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"Though confidence in Trump's ability to manage the economy was a key selling point to many voters in the November election, 76% of participants said they disapprove of how he's handling it, the survey said..."

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 75% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, new poll finds
A recent survey by the New York Times and Siena College Research suggests most Americans consider President Trump's second term "chaotic."
www.usatoday.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades"

www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics
Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...
www.cnn.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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"Many in the crowd, which included only verified residents of his district, broke out into outright laughter.

'Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,' a large contingent chanted, drowning out the congressman as he defended aspects of Trump’s tariff policy..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/n...
Rough Night for Republican at Town Hall in N.Y. Swing District
Representative Mike Lawler faced shouts, groans and mockery at a high school auditorium in Rockland County.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Yes! Exactly. Exactly, exactly.

"The Trump administration has been worried schools would team up in resistance, because it is harder to negotiate with a united front..."

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration
Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.
www.wsj.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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"What's to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into Trump’s crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president without public disclosure? Nothing."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s controversial meme coin ‘contest’ proves predictably profitable for the president
“This isn’t Trump just being Trump,” a Democratic senator said. “The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a president has ever done.”
www.msnbc.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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"Access to both networks would normally require a "Q" clearance, the highest level of security clearance at the Department of Energy..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin in more than three decades as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking sparks an investor exodus from American assets..."

www.ft.com/content/f3a7...
US stocks underperform rest of world by widest margin since 1993
Investors fear Trump’s tariff blitz will lead to US stagflation while weak dollar adds to woes
www.ft.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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...and he's doing this with his party in control of both houses of congress

www.ft.com/content/9d3e...
April 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Handy metric for how a political party is doing: Are its electeds willing to talk to their constituents or not?

"In the past two weeks, about a dozen congressional Republicans hosted in-person town halls. Meanwhile, more than 85 Democrats held their own meetings..."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Brave Hostile Crowds in Town Halls Back Home
‘Please tell me you’re not objecting to the Pledge of Allegiance,’ said one New York lawmaker as attendees booed
www.wsj.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM