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The gesture wasn’t the story. The presidency is.
A government run on spite, spectacle, and contempt for the people it governs.
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A government run on spite, spectacle, and contempt for the people it governs.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump’s Favorite Gesture to America Has Always Been the Middle Finger
From burying the Epstein files to weaponizing the Justice Department and intimidating cities with federal force, Trump’s obscene outburst wasn’t a lapse—it was the thesis.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The gesture wasn’t the story. The presidency is.
A government run on spite, spectacle, and contempt for the people it governs.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A government run on spite, spectacle, and contempt for the people it governs.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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124 new measles cases in SC since Friday for a total of 2,144 cases across 44 states. In normal times, CDC would be surging funds and staff to state and local health departments to try to contain outbreaks. Now? Nothing.
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
124 new measles cases in SC since Friday for a total of 2,144 cases across 44 states. In normal times, CDC would be surging funds and staff to state and local health departments to try to contain outbreaks. Now? Nothing.
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
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Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon decided not to have the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. A step federal civil rights prosecutors have always taken in officer-involved killings. 
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon decided not to have the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. A step federal civil rights prosecutors have always taken in officer-involved killings. 
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At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the administration’s handling of the fatal shooting of a motorist in Minneapolis by an ICE officer, @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Ken Dilanian report. www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the administration’s handling of the fatal shooting of a motorist in Minneapolis by an ICE officer, @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Ken Dilanian report. www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
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Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
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House Republicans think protecting the healthcare of everyday Americans is less important than their vacation.
We strongly disagree.
Cancel the Cuts. Lower the Cost. Save Healthcare.
We strongly disagree.
Cancel the Cuts. Lower the Cost. Save Healthcare.
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
House Republicans think protecting the healthcare of everyday Americans is less important than their vacation.
We strongly disagree.
Cancel the Cuts. Lower the Cost. Save Healthcare.
We strongly disagree.
Cancel the Cuts. Lower the Cost. Save Healthcare.
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Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? None. Zero. Not once.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? Zero.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? None. Zero. Not once.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
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“By firing his previously appointed U.S. Attorney & installing someone who would do his bidding & bring criminal charges at his direction. Trump has yet again proven his disdain for the principles that have actually made America great,” said the ACLU’s director.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
ACLU calls James Comey indictment ‘a grotesque abuse of presidential power’ – live updates
Civil rights group says ‘Trump has yet again proven his disdain for the principles that have actually made America great’; US president calls Comey a ‘dirty cop’
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“By firing his previously appointed U.S. Attorney & installing someone who would do his bidding & bring criminal charges at his direction. Trump has yet again proven his disdain for the principles that have actually made America great,” said the ACLU’s director.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Absolutely, I dissent, too.
September 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Absolutely, I dissent, too.
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STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
August 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
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Washington's homicide rate is the 11th highest among large US cities, but eight of the 10 with higher rates are in red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Louisiana. Trump has not sent National Guard to any of them. @russcontreras.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/08/15/h...
Some blue cities in red states have the nation's highest homicide rates, FBI number show
Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri have cities with high homicide rates
www.axios.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Washington's homicide rate is the 11th highest among large US cities, but eight of the 10 with higher rates are in red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Louisiana. Trump has not sent National Guard to any of them. @russcontreras.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/08/15/h...
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Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor.
Have a weekend
Have a weekend
August 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor.
Have a weekend
Have a weekend
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One contractor hired to work on the new Fort Bliss immigrant detention center is a company whose owner previously co-owned a business that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire undocumented workers and conceal them from immigration authorities.
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to…
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One contractor hired to work on the new Fort Bliss immigrant detention center is a company whose owner previously co-owned a business that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire undocumented workers and conceal them from immigration authorities.
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Despite previously stating in court that it would hold off on enforcing a controversial executive order, the Trump administration has proceeded with efforts to dismantle collective bargaining rights for federal unions across numerous agencies.
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Despite previously stating in court that it would hold off on enforcing a controversial executive order, the Trump administration has proceeded with efforts to dismantle collective bargaining rights for federal unions across numerous agencies.
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Not a doctor. Not a scientist. A conspiracy theory spouting ghoul.
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Not a doctor. Not a scientist. A conspiracy theory spouting ghoul.
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Thread make it all the way down. It’s important
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing.
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
July 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Thread make it all the way down. It’s important
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Adam Kinzinger has a message: We don’t have to storm beaches to save democracy—just care enough not to check out. This isn’t the end of America, unless we let it be.
We Are Not the Generation That Lets This Die
After 250 years of sacrifice, we won’t let apathy be our legacy.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Adam Kinzinger has a message: We don’t have to storm beaches to save democracy—just care enough not to check out. This isn’t the end of America, unless we let it be.
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Yellowstone closed three rivers because the water is too hot for fish to survive. When rivers become lethal in Yellowstone, coldwater species everywhere are in trouble. Climate change isn’t theory. It’s happening.
Rivers are closing to protect fish in Yellowstone National Park
One fishing guide said, "The water just keeps getting warmer."
www.sfgate.com
July 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Yellowstone closed three rivers because the water is too hot for fish to survive. When rivers become lethal in Yellowstone, coldwater species everywhere are in trouble. Climate change isn’t theory. It’s happening.
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BREAKING: The Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people have been killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza.
73 people killed waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says
The Palestinian Health Ministry says that 73 people have been killed while waiting for aid at locations across Gaza.
bit.ly
July 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
BREAKING: The Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people have been killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza.
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What were we talking about before we got rudely interrupted by a chronic venous insufficiency sympathy ploy?
Oh, yes.
Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.
Oh, yes.
Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.
July 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What were we talking about before we got rudely interrupted by a chronic venous insufficiency sympathy ploy?
Oh, yes.
Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.
Oh, yes.
Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.
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Well, isn’t this exactly what you’d expect. Maurene Comey, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who helped lead the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly fired today by the Trump administration.
July 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well, isn’t this exactly what you’d expect. Maurene Comey, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who helped lead the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly fired today by the Trump administration.