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BREAKING
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation that would require tariffs to be approved by Congress within 60 days, or the tariffs will expire.
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation that would require tariffs to be approved by Congress within 60 days, or the tariffs will expire.
April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation that would require tariffs to be approved by Congress within 60 days, or the tariffs will expire.
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation that would require tariffs to be approved by Congress within 60 days, or the tariffs will expire.
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The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
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This is how it takes off — decades later, a new political group decides that the same gesture is a proper mark of identification (and f-u to opponents or critics) till it becomes ubiquitous.
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is how it takes off — decades later, a new political group decides that the same gesture is a proper mark of identification (and f-u to opponents or critics) till it becomes ubiquitous.
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TikTok was never going anywhere. The TikTok creator gave millions to Trump and they orchestrated this whole PR stunt just so Trump will be seen as a 'hero' to young people.
It was literally the Kidz Bop version of the Reichstag Fire
It was literally the Kidz Bop version of the Reichstag Fire
January 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
TikTok was never going anywhere. The TikTok creator gave millions to Trump and they orchestrated this whole PR stunt just so Trump will be seen as a 'hero' to young people.
It was literally the Kidz Bop version of the Reichstag Fire
It was literally the Kidz Bop version of the Reichstag Fire
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Mar-a-Lago is a strange place.
December 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Mar-a-Lago is a strange place.
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Government shutdowns (and then, reopenings) are expensive for taxpayers. You'd think the head of the new govt efficiency commission would know this
December 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Government shutdowns (and then, reopenings) are expensive for taxpayers. You'd think the head of the new govt efficiency commission would know this
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The ultimate question.
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
December 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
The ultimate question.
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
On Jan 21, 2025, who gets to run the @POTUS account here and on twitter:
Trump or Musk ?
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This is not a drill.
December 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
This is not a drill.
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The last time $DJIA fell 10 days in a row
December 18, 2024 at 8:08 PM
The last time $DJIA fell 10 days in a row
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So the RBG PAC — the PAC that spent $20 million in support of Trump.
The one that was condemned by RBG’s family for using her name and image.
Turns out it was all funded by Elon Musk per filings that just went up.
The one that was condemned by RBG’s family for using her name and image.
Turns out it was all funded by Elon Musk per filings that just went up.
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 AM
So the RBG PAC — the PAC that spent $20 million in support of Trump.
The one that was condemned by RBG’s family for using her name and image.
Turns out it was all funded by Elon Musk per filings that just went up.
The one that was condemned by RBG’s family for using her name and image.
Turns out it was all funded by Elon Musk per filings that just went up.
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Hear me out: is it such a terrible idea to have the Director of National Intelligence be a Russian asset?
“Behind closed doors, people think she might be compromised. Like it’s not hyperbole,” the aide continued. “There are members of our conference who think she’s a [Russian] asset.”
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Gabbard seen as tough lift for Trump in Senate GOP
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) is emerging as a tough confirmation lift for President-elect Trump, even as other nominees such as Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for the Pentagon, run into serious h…
thehill.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Hear me out: is it such a terrible idea to have the Director of National Intelligence be a Russian asset?
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"Putin, a former KGB agent, believes that the Soviet era was glorious and wants his subjects to feel inspired by it ... If that means relitigating decades-old cases to justify Stalin’s terror against his own people, he is happy to do it," Leon Aron writes:
Putin Decides That Stalin’s Victims Were Guilty After All
Authorities in Moscow once exonerated people who were tortured, imprisoned, and killed during the Soviet era. The current president wants to undo that.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:22 PM
"Putin, a former KGB agent, believes that the Soviet era was glorious and wants his subjects to feel inspired by it ... If that means relitigating decades-old cases to justify Stalin’s terror against his own people, he is happy to do it," Leon Aron writes:
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Whether the opposition is more loyal to the anti-democratic leader than it is to democracy is the deciding factor in authoritarian backsliding. But all we have in america is a bootlicking elite that can't wait to kneel in submission. bsky.app/profile/nich...
Some members of South Korean President Yoon's party are among those loudly opposing and voting against his attempted authoritarian takeover.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
December 3, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Whether the opposition is more loyal to the anti-democratic leader than it is to democracy is the deciding factor in authoritarian backsliding. But all we have in america is a bootlicking elite that can't wait to kneel in submission. bsky.app/profile/nich...
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Some members of South Korean President Yoon's party are among those loudly opposing and voting against his attempted authoritarian takeover.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
December 3, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Some members of South Korean President Yoon's party are among those loudly opposing and voting against his attempted authoritarian takeover.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
Watching from America, I wish them luck, and can't help but think it'd be nice if we had that here.
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December 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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"What Democrats actually did after 2004 ... was simply to become an effective party of opposition, which meant opposing basically everything Republicans proposed to do and tripping them up over the actions they took born of the arrogance of unchecked power." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/get-o...
Get Off the Floor and Keep It Simple
Today I read this piece in Vox comparing the 2004 and 2024 elections and discussing what Democrats today can learn about how the Democrats came back from defeat. Author Nicole Narea says Democrats did...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:14 PM
"What Democrats actually did after 2004 ... was simply to become an effective party of opposition, which meant opposing basically everything Republicans proposed to do and tripping them up over the actions they took born of the arrogance of unchecked power." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/get-o...
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this was in August btw
November 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM
this was in August btw
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RINO
From my segment today on @cnbc.com. We face a grim and avoidable resurgence of once vanquished childhood infectious diseases if we follow down the current path being taken in Washington.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb on RFK: He will cost lives in this country if he follows through on intentions
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and CNBC contributor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the incoming administration's picks for health cabinet positions, where Gottlieb's worries are, and much...
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:22 PM
RINO
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remember when the entire U.S. tech press spent 20 straight years propping up Elon Musk's supergenius engineer mythology and if you pointed out he was an opportunistic fraud they'd all look at you like you'd grown an extra head?
good times
good times
November 27, 2024 at 8:52 PM
remember when the entire U.S. tech press spent 20 straight years propping up Elon Musk's supergenius engineer mythology and if you pointed out he was an opportunistic fraud they'd all look at you like you'd grown an extra head?
good times
good times
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"Wrote in a recent memo that the GOP successfully damaged these Democratic candidates' images, 'only for third-party candidates to cost us seats.'"
‘Cost us seats’: GOP turns on libertarians as it laments small House majority
House Republicans just barely managed to retain their majority in the election — a weak showing compared to their largest presidential victory since 2004 and their gain of seats in the Senate. The raz...
www.rawstory.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:59 PM
"Wrote in a recent memo that the GOP successfully damaged these Democratic candidates' images, 'only for third-party candidates to cost us seats.'"
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In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.
November 24, 2024 at 7:18 PM
In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.
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During his incarceration, Ramon Rivera assaulted a corrections officer. Not only did the State and the City fail to punish Rivera, the City released Rivera early for “good behavior.”
Rivera went on stab three innocent New Yorkers to death in a homicidal rampage.
Rivera went on stab three innocent New Yorkers to death in a homicidal rampage.
November 25, 2024 at 7:55 PM
During his incarceration, Ramon Rivera assaulted a corrections officer. Not only did the State and the City fail to punish Rivera, the City released Rivera early for “good behavior.”
Rivera went on stab three innocent New Yorkers to death in a homicidal rampage.
Rivera went on stab three innocent New Yorkers to death in a homicidal rampage.
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“Why is MAGA still so angry even after they won?”
November 25, 2024 at 10:41 PM
“Why is MAGA still so angry even after they won?”
These people are lunatics
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former far-right cable host, is nearly always at Donald Trump's side. Little known beyond Trump’s immediate orbit, she is now poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.
Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:18 PM
These people are lunatics
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The Indeed new job postings index continues to grind lower. Overall layoffs/initial jobless claims remain low, consumption growth remains steady, just hard for me to be that enthuastic about things until either the labor market picks up or interest rates fall more:
November 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
The Indeed new job postings index continues to grind lower. Overall layoffs/initial jobless claims remain low, consumption growth remains steady, just hard for me to be that enthuastic about things until either the labor market picks up or interest rates fall more: