jeff swensen
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June 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Trump wants you to believe that this is about Iran signing a nuclear deal - one he tore up in 2018! - but Israel just killed Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator who was telling US television just two weeks ago that Iran was open to a deal.
A few weeks ago, Trump posted this NBC News interview with top Iranian official Ali Shamkhani on Truth Social.
Shamkhani, who was overseeing the Iranian nuclear file, said this:
"If the Americans act as they say, for sure we can have better relations."
Israel has killed Shamkhani.
Shamkhani, who was overseeing the Iranian nuclear file, said this:
"If the Americans act as they say, for sure we can have better relations."
Israel has killed Shamkhani.
June 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump wants you to believe that this is about Iran signing a nuclear deal - one he tore up in 2018! - but Israel just killed Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator who was telling US television just two weeks ago that Iran was open to a deal.
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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”
June 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”
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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Request for Pentagon press corps:
Has anyone been able to ask Hegseth to his face, "Mr Sec., you pledged during confirmation that you would not 'take another drop' of alcohol if confirmed.
'Can you confirm that you have honored that commitment? Have you had any alcoholic drink since taking office?
Has anyone been able to ask Hegseth to his face, "Mr Sec., you pledged during confirmation that you would not 'take another drop' of alcohol if confirmed.
'Can you confirm that you have honored that commitment? Have you had any alcoholic drink since taking office?
April 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Request for Pentagon press corps:
Has anyone been able to ask Hegseth to his face, "Mr Sec., you pledged during confirmation that you would not 'take another drop' of alcohol if confirmed.
'Can you confirm that you have honored that commitment? Have you had any alcoholic drink since taking office?
Has anyone been able to ask Hegseth to his face, "Mr Sec., you pledged during confirmation that you would not 'take another drop' of alcohol if confirmed.
'Can you confirm that you have honored that commitment? Have you had any alcoholic drink since taking office?
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I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
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It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
April 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
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Lawyers have ethical obligations to courts regardless of what their bosses say. If a government lawyer is asked to violate their oath, they should resign. There is no excuse for caving to Trump.
April 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Lawyers have ethical obligations to courts regardless of what their bosses say. If a government lawyer is asked to violate their oath, they should resign. There is no excuse for caving to Trump.
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%
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Republicans went nuts and accused Biden of tyranny when he tried to cancel student debt.
Right now, their guy just imposed the biggest tax rise on Americans in modern history by fiat, unilaterally, with no congressional or judicial approval.
Right now, their guy just imposed the biggest tax rise on Americans in modern history by fiat, unilaterally, with no congressional or judicial approval.
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Republicans went nuts and accused Biden of tyranny when he tried to cancel student debt.
Right now, their guy just imposed the biggest tax rise on Americans in modern history by fiat, unilaterally, with no congressional or judicial approval.
Right now, their guy just imposed the biggest tax rise on Americans in modern history by fiat, unilaterally, with no congressional or judicial approval.
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🔥 country singer Bryan Andrews is out here making a lot of sense
April 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🔥 country singer Bryan Andrews is out here making a lot of sense
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"The firearm, the handgun, the rifles: these are products manufactured here in the United States. They need to be regulated.”
@medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social professor Steve Hargarten shares his perspective while attending #JAMASummit. jamasummit.org
@medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social professor Steve Hargarten shares his perspective while attending #JAMASummit. jamasummit.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"The firearm, the handgun, the rifles: these are products manufactured here in the United States. They need to be regulated.”
@medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social professor Steve Hargarten shares his perspective while attending #JAMASummit. jamasummit.org
@medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social professor Steve Hargarten shares his perspective while attending #JAMASummit. jamasummit.org
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Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
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Cait Conley, 39, a U.S. Army veteran and former national security official, announced on Monday that she is challenging Rep. Mike Lawler, a second-term Republican in a swing district in the suburbs north of New York City.
Cait Conley, a Democrat, Enters House Race in Mike Lawler’s District
Cait Conley, a former National Security Council official, will run for the seat held by Mike Lawler, a second-term Republican, in a Hudson Valley swing district.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Cait Conley, 39, a U.S. Army veteran and former national security official, announced on Monday that she is challenging Rep. Mike Lawler, a second-term Republican in a swing district in the suburbs north of New York City.
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Giving DOGE subpoena power over election records?👀
Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Giving DOGE subpoena power over election records?👀
Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said. It was an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence.
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
nyti.ms
March 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said. It was an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence.
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The Democrats are lucky to have a politician like @aoc.bsky.social in this moment.
AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Democrats are lucky to have a politician like @aoc.bsky.social in this moment.
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Hundreds of popular campsites across Pennsylvania will be closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts. Many sites were reserved well ahead of the summer.
More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts
Reservations made at impacted sites on Raystown Lake, Seven Points, Susquehannock, Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds, Tompkins Campground on Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes will be refunded.
www.inquirer.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hundreds of popular campsites across Pennsylvania will be closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts. Many sites were reserved well ahead of the summer.
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Just six years ago, Gabbard was slamming Donald Trump for helping the Saudis to bomb Yemen in what she called a "genocide" and said we "need a new president."
Today, she works *for* Donald Trump and is defending Trump's direct attacks on Yemen and his killing of innocent people.
Today, she works *for* Donald Trump and is defending Trump's direct attacks on Yemen and his killing of innocent people.
Tulsi Gabbard Wants Other Countries To Join the US in Attacking Yemen - News From Antiwar.com
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has called for other countries to join the US in attacking the Houthis in Yemen, a country she previously strongly opposed intervening in. The US launch...
news.antiwar.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Just six years ago, Gabbard was slamming Donald Trump for helping the Saudis to bomb Yemen in what she called a "genocide" and said we "need a new president."
Today, she works *for* Donald Trump and is defending Trump's direct attacks on Yemen and his killing of innocent people.
Today, she works *for* Donald Trump and is defending Trump's direct attacks on Yemen and his killing of innocent people.
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NEW: GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. @mckenziefunk.com
An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. @mckenziefunk.com
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If you were outraged by the crimes against civilians on Oct 7th but not by the many more crimes against civilians *since* Oct 7th - just this week: kids being burned from head to toe; having their limbs amputated without anesthetic - then you don’t actually care about crimes against civilians.
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you were outraged by the crimes against civilians on Oct 7th but not by the many more crimes against civilians *since* Oct 7th - just this week: kids being burned from head to toe; having their limbs amputated without anesthetic - then you don’t actually care about crimes against civilians.
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“I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met”
Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met
We cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.
zeteo.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met”
Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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