Rich Figel
@kailuarich.bsky.social
Award-winning screenwriter and former journalist from NYC, now residing in Kailua, HI.
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Rich Figel
@kailuarich.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Vote out EVERY Republican to end MAGA madness. That is all.
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If you got $1 million, you can pretty much commit any crime you want and Trump will pardon you. I would recommend Pam Bondi’s brother for representation. He seems to get the best results, for some reason.
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you got $1 million, you can pretty much commit any crime you want and Trump will pardon you. I would recommend Pam Bondi’s brother for representation. He seems to get the best results, for some reason.
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THE TRUMP REGIME is Blocking ALL Child Care Funding Nationally Over Flagrant Lies By a MAGA YouTuber...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
THE TRUMP REGIME is Blocking ALL Child Care Funding Nationally Over Flagrant Lies By a MAGA YouTuber
America and the world are celebrating the arrival of a new year with the customary dose of optimism. It's an annual tradition that brings people together to recall the good times of the past year, to ...
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January 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
THE TRUMP REGIME is Blocking ALL Child Care Funding Nationally Over Flagrant Lies By a MAGA YouTuber...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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This infuriates me. Aside from how blatantly wrong and unfair it is, who would ever trust us again?
Five years ago, they risked their lives to support American troops in Afghanistan. Now, refugees across the U.S. are facing the threat of certain death thanks to ICE.
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Five years ago, they risked their lives to support American troops in Afghanistan. Now, refugees across the U.S. are facing the threat of certain death thanks to ICE.
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Trump Is Ready to Send Afghan Refugees to Their Death
ICE is detaining Afghan refugees in the wake of the National Guard shooting. Those in the Dallas-Fort Worth area fear for their lives, in both their new home and their old one.
newrepublic.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This infuriates me. Aside from how blatantly wrong and unfair it is, who would ever trust us again?
Five years ago, they risked their lives to support American troops in Afghanistan. Now, refugees across the U.S. are facing the threat of certain death thanks to ICE.
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Five years ago, they risked their lives to support American troops in Afghanistan. Now, refugees across the U.S. are facing the threat of certain death thanks to ICE.
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
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At no point in his testimony did Jack Smith invoke the 5th…
Not once.
Donald Trump pled the 5th over 440 times, prior to his felony convictions.
Truth is truth.
Not once.
Donald Trump pled the 5th over 440 times, prior to his felony convictions.
Truth is truth.
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
At no point in his testimony did Jack Smith invoke the 5th…
Not once.
Donald Trump pled the 5th over 440 times, prior to his felony convictions.
Truth is truth.
Not once.
Donald Trump pled the 5th over 440 times, prior to his felony convictions.
Truth is truth.
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This is the part that’s getting missed.
When the Trump administration paused federal assistance to child care centers in Minnesota over fraud claims, it isn’t just bad actors getting hit. It’s working families.
Now parents are left wondering if their kids’ daycare will survive…
When the Trump administration paused federal assistance to child care centers in Minnesota over fraud claims, it isn’t just bad actors getting hit. It’s working families.
Now parents are left wondering if their kids’ daycare will survive…
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
This is the part that’s getting missed.
When the Trump administration paused federal assistance to child care centers in Minnesota over fraud claims, it isn’t just bad actors getting hit. It’s working families.
Now parents are left wondering if their kids’ daycare will survive…
When the Trump administration paused federal assistance to child care centers in Minnesota over fraud claims, it isn’t just bad actors getting hit. It’s working families.
Now parents are left wondering if their kids’ daycare will survive…
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This whole piece is wild .
"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five."
"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five."
Trump admits he applies makeup to his hands to hide bruises. He takes more aspirin than his doctors recommend — 325 milligrams a day — which causes him to bruise easily.
"…I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump says. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart."
"…I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump says. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart."
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
This whole piece is wild .
"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five."
"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five."
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Ha! 🤣🤣 I’m STILL not going to see anyone perform at the Kennedy Center as long as the asshole’s name is on the building.
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Ha! 🤣🤣 I’m STILL not going to see anyone perform at the Kennedy Center as long as the asshole’s name is on the building.
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Donald Trump’s behavior is becoming even more bizarre
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Donald Trump’s behavior is becoming even more bizarre
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January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Donald Trump’s behavior is becoming even more bizarre
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Hang tough, Colorado!! 💪
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Hang tough, Colorado!! 💪
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No evidence. No trial. No conviction. No logic.
We are the baddies now.
We are the baddies now.
Trump murdered 5 more people on New Year's Eve.
Textbook international terrorism by Trump again.
And it's being funded by our tax dollars.
Premeditated murder by the president of the United States and secretary of defense.
Textbook international terrorism by Trump again.
And it's being funded by our tax dollars.
Premeditated murder by the president of the United States and secretary of defense.
US military says five killed in strike on alleged drug boats
The latest strike comes as the US Coast Guard searches for survivors of another that happened a day earlier.
www.bbc.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
No evidence. No trial. No conviction. No logic.
We are the baddies now.
We are the baddies now.
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Once again
Pardoned by Trump. After the pardon, arrested for Sexual Assault and Kidnapping.
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Once again
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
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Trump's Dec. 17 tirade trashed Biden for inflation woes his unauthorized tariffs ignited, absurdly claiming A+++++ success amid 43% approval. This blame-shifting emperor, a crown-wearing clown dodging mirrors, mocks true leadership. #TrumpFail
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump's Dec. 17 tirade trashed Biden for inflation woes his unauthorized tariffs ignited, absurdly claiming A+++++ success amid 43% approval. This blame-shifting emperor, a crown-wearing clown dodging mirrors, mocks true leadership. #TrumpFail
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This is the way. Show the truth that dismantles the lies.
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
www.startribune.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This is the way. Show the truth that dismantles the lies.
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This is the correct takeaway from that reporting, yes.
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This is the correct takeaway from that reporting, yes.
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Article reveals a cursed further detail: Vanilla Ice was performing live at Mar-a-Lago for this party. It wasn't that an intern threw this song on as a joke; someone went through the trouble of tracking down and hiring Mr. Ice to create this exact spasm of cruelty.
ICE Barbie and ICE Baldy caught on camera dancing—very badly—to the Vanilla Ice classic ‘Ice Ice Baby’
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ICE Barbie and ICE Baldy Dance Badly to ‘Ice Ice Baby’ in Cringe NYE Vid
Noem and Miller swayed to Vanilla Ice at Trump’s bash in an on-the-nose moment for the architects of the deportation drive.
trib.al
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Article reveals a cursed further detail: Vanilla Ice was performing live at Mar-a-Lago for this party. It wasn't that an intern threw this song on as a joke; someone went through the trouble of tracking down and hiring Mr. Ice to create this exact spasm of cruelty.
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And just like that, millions of Americans are now uninsured because Republicans don’t care.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
And just like that, millions of Americans are now uninsured because Republicans don’t care.
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JACK SMITH: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election, prevent the peaceful transfer of power, retained classified docs, obstructed justice… I’d charge an ex president again regardless of party.”
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
JACK SMITH: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election, prevent the peaceful transfer of power, retained classified docs, obstructed justice… I’d charge an ex president again regardless of party.”
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Q: “To the extent members of Congress are up in arms this happened to them, who should be held accountable?”
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Q: “To the extent members of Congress are up in arms this happened to them, who should be held accountable?”
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
JACK SMITH: “Trump. He directed his co-conspirators to call them to delay the proceedings.”
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty try to take millions from taxpayers. 🤔
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In case you were wondering about the significant number of redactions in the Epstein Files, FBI agents averaged almost $1,000 of overtime in the 6 days they reviewed them.
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In case you were wondering about the significant number of redactions in the Epstein Files, FBI agents averaged almost $1,000 of overtime in the 6 days they reviewed them.
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She called out her cousin RFK Jr as “an embarrassment to me and my immediate family.”
She felt horror when he cut $500 million from research on mRNA vaccines, used against some cancers. He also told the FDA to review a drug that had once saved her life.
She felt horror when he cut $500 million from research on mRNA vaccines, used against some cancers. He also told the FDA to review a drug that had once saved her life.
And even at the end she tried to stop her most dangerous relative
January 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
She called out her cousin RFK Jr as “an embarrassment to me and my immediate family.”
She felt horror when he cut $500 million from research on mRNA vaccines, used against some cancers. He also told the FDA to review a drug that had once saved her life.
She felt horror when he cut $500 million from research on mRNA vaccines, used against some cancers. He also told the FDA to review a drug that had once saved her life.