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This… absolutely this.
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This… absolutely this.
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ICE’s tactics of kidnapping people off the street goes horribly wrong.
Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed after dropping his child off at school during an ICE operation, just outside Chicago. As more of the story unfolds, it appears ICE agents lied about the circumstances.
Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed after dropping his child off at school during an ICE operation, just outside Chicago. As more of the story unfolds, it appears ICE agents lied about the circumstances.
September 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
ICE’s tactics of kidnapping people off the street goes horribly wrong.
Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed after dropping his child off at school during an ICE operation, just outside Chicago. As more of the story unfolds, it appears ICE agents lied about the circumstances.
Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed after dropping his child off at school during an ICE operation, just outside Chicago. As more of the story unfolds, it appears ICE agents lied about the circumstances.
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I find it absolutely OBSCENE to see all of the right wing crocodile tears over Elon's burning vehicles.
He's a semi-trillionaire.
I promise you, he will survive.
I don't condone political violence, but where is the fucking outrage over Musk trying to raid the Social Security of regular folks...
He's a semi-trillionaire.
I promise you, he will survive.
I don't condone political violence, but where is the fucking outrage over Musk trying to raid the Social Security of regular folks...
March 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I find it absolutely OBSCENE to see all of the right wing crocodile tears over Elon's burning vehicles.
He's a semi-trillionaire.
I promise you, he will survive.
I don't condone political violence, but where is the fucking outrage over Musk trying to raid the Social Security of regular folks...
He's a semi-trillionaire.
I promise you, he will survive.
I don't condone political violence, but where is the fucking outrage over Musk trying to raid the Social Security of regular folks...
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i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
Folks is it good when your own party's leadership in the House is dropping "listen to the women" and MLK quotes on you while swing state members of your caucus are talking about new leadership
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept the House GOP funding bill.
Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge | CNN Politics
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept th...
www.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept the House GOP funding bill.
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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Stand with Ukraine!
March 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Stand with Ukraine!
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NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.
March 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
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Misogynistic Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon: "In a nutshell, in general, I don't want to see women in the public sphere."
March 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Misogynistic Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon: "In a nutshell, in general, I don't want to see women in the public sphere."
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Under State Department regulations, employees who send dissent cables are supposed to be protected from retaliation, and each cable must receive a response from the department’s policy planning staff within thirty to sixty days.
Let's see if that happens.
Let's see if that happens.
Hundreds of State Dept. Officials Sign Dissent Cable Urging Rubio to Stop Killing USAID
The letter, obtained by The Bulwark, is a remarkable eleventh-hour attempt to save the beleaguered agency.
www.thebulwark.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Under State Department regulations, employees who send dissent cables are supposed to be protected from retaliation, and each cable must receive a response from the department’s policy planning staff within thirty to sixty days.
Let's see if that happens.
Let's see if that happens.
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Amnesty International: Ukrainian POWs endure brutal isolation and abuse
Russia subjected Ukrainian captives to torture, enforced disappearance, prolonged incommunicado detention. "They beat me with stun guns, these special sticks, it was very painful," a former POW said.
Russia subjected Ukrainian captives to torture, enforced disappearance, prolonged incommunicado detention. "They beat me with stun guns, these special sticks, it was very painful," a former POW said.
Ukrainian POWs endure brutal isolation and abuse, Amnesty International reports
A new Amnesty International report reveals Russia's systematic torture and enforced disappearance of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Amnesty International: Ukrainian POWs endure brutal isolation and abuse
Russia subjected Ukrainian captives to torture, enforced disappearance, prolonged incommunicado detention. "They beat me with stun guns, these special sticks, it was very painful," a former POW said.
Russia subjected Ukrainian captives to torture, enforced disappearance, prolonged incommunicado detention. "They beat me with stun guns, these special sticks, it was very painful," a former POW said.
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The did nothing. Stupid signs. Blank stares. Only one had an appropriate response and as soon as they removed him another should have taken up the fight. Then another, and another. They could have completely disrupted. But they’re going to fiddle while it burns.
They should have stood one at a time in vocal protest. As soon as one was removed… another stand. One by one. Disrupt and resist. By the time they got through 100 of them it would be the next day.
March 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The did nothing. Stupid signs. Blank stares. Only one had an appropriate response and as soon as they removed him another should have taken up the fight. Then another, and another. They could have completely disrupted. But they’re going to fiddle while it burns.
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
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This is called fraudulent accounting, and it’s what Trump was found criminally guilty of by a New York court.
Trump Administration may be on track to put its thumb on critical GDP data: “Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the U.S. economy’s health.” Via AP.
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is called fraudulent accounting, and it’s what Trump was found criminally guilty of by a New York court.
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This is a loudly blown whistle.
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is a loudly blown whistle.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.