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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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Trump wants you to know his activities with Jeffrey Epstein were a hoax just like his loss in the 2020 election was a hoax
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump wants you to know his activities with Jeffrey Epstein were a hoax just like his loss in the 2020 election was a hoax
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Sen. Mark Warner: "It's a little strange that administration officials can release edited versions of videos that they like to brag about but then not show the immediate moments up to and including the second strike that took place on September 2."
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sen. Mark Warner: "It's a little strange that administration officials can release edited versions of videos that they like to brag about but then not show the immediate moments up to and including the second strike that took place on September 2."
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
Brilliant!!
Wow thank you President Trump, Sir, for removing those moronic tariffs. I can’t believe we even had them in the first place. You’d have to be an idiot to think they were a good idea to begin with.
Anyway, no way of figuring out who instituted them originally. Lost in time, like tears in rain.
Anyway, no way of figuring out who instituted them originally. Lost in time, like tears in rain.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Brilliant!!
Every accusation is a confession. Every pardon is a confession. Every exaggeration is an admission of the opposite. It’s so obvious. But sadly now, even the press is impressed with the emperor’s new clothes. One day historians will look back wonder how it lasted so long.
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Every accusation is a confession. Every pardon is a confession. Every exaggeration is an admission of the opposite. It’s so obvious. But sadly now, even the press is impressed with the emperor’s new clothes. One day historians will look back wonder how it lasted so long.
Bingo!!
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Bingo!!
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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Here's the thing I don't understand. You can't as much as sneeze near a historic site in Washington without like 14 commissions, councils, and advisory boards giving you the okay. And everybody now is like...yup, fine with us? wtf?
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Here's the thing I don't understand. You can't as much as sneeze near a historic site in Washington without like 14 commissions, councils, and advisory boards giving you the okay. And everybody now is like...yup, fine with us? wtf?
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it's dizzying to me that stories like this -- a corrupt grift built on democracy-wrecking lies that culminated in a coup attempt -- barely breakthrough anymore. they're just daily background noise now.
COLLINS: The NYT is reporting your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own DOJ now in response to the investigations into you. Is that something you want?
TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.
TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.
October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
it's dizzying to me that stories like this -- a corrupt grift built on democracy-wrecking lies that culminated in a coup attempt -- barely breakthrough anymore. they're just daily background noise now.
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Serious business here
🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Serious business here
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Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Serious question: Does *anyone* in this family know how to make money by doing anything other than slapping their name or picture on something?
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Serious question: Does *anyone* in this family know how to make money by doing anything other than slapping their name or picture on something?
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PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
My sentiments exactly.
Comey and the lessons of pre-capitulation www.publicnotice.co/p/comey-indi...
Comey and the lesson of pre-capitulation
He tried to palliate bad faith Republicans. Now we're all paying the price.
www.publicnotice.co
October 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My sentiments exactly.
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Live from "war ravaged" Portland
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Live from "war ravaged" Portland
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this is the shit i want to see
Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
September 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this is the shit i want to see
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Damn. This is refreshing. Worth listening to the whole thing
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Damn. This is refreshing. Worth listening to the whole thing
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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“I know it’s scary and I know that there’s a lot of doubt, but now is the time for us to find our heroism.”
@markruffalo.bsky.social hopes to see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
@markruffalo.bsky.social hopes to see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“I know it’s scary and I know that there’s a lot of doubt, but now is the time for us to find our heroism.”
@markruffalo.bsky.social hopes to see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
@markruffalo.bsky.social hopes to see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings