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In a genuine WOW moment, this administration publicly acknowledges (perhaps for the first time) that an ICE officer violated procedure and will be taken off duty and subject to an investigation. This is a step in the right direction — I just wish it wasn't only because of such an awful viral video.
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In a genuine WOW moment, this administration publicly acknowledges (perhaps for the first time) that an ICE officer violated procedure and will be taken off duty and subject to an investigation. This is a step in the right direction — I just wish it wasn't only because of such an awful viral video.
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Breaking News: Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals with President Trump are breaking the law by doing free legal work for his administration.
Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump’s Commerce Dept.
In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration’s coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”
nyti.ms
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Breaking News: Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals with President Trump are breaking the law by doing free legal work for his administration.
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In the DC area, ABC did
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In the DC area, ABC did
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
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Sinclair ownership is such trash.
In the DC area, ABC did
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot.
I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services:
Wendy's
Sketchers
Kia
Jeep
Cirque du Soliel
Safestep Walk In Tubs
AMP Sales &
Marketing Solutions
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sinclair ownership is such trash.
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To give you a sense of how things have changed, when I was vetted by the Obama administration, I was told I could not accept the position unless I removed the word "shit" from the description on a YouTube video I'd posted several years earlier
NEW: Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics ran an anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-gay slurs, and far-right conspiracy theories.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics ran anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading and bigoted attacks | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay...
www.cnn.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
To give you a sense of how things have changed, when I was vetted by the Obama administration, I was told I could not accept the position unless I removed the word "shit" from the description on a YouTube video I'd posted several years earlier
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States with the highest crime rates are sending their National Guard units to blue cities with lower crime rates.
Blue states are sending their tax money to red states impoverished by GOP policies.
This level of insanity is not sustainable.
Blue states are sending their tax money to red states impoverished by GOP policies.
This level of insanity is not sustainable.
September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
States with the highest crime rates are sending their National Guard units to blue cities with lower crime rates.
Blue states are sending their tax money to red states impoverished by GOP policies.
This level of insanity is not sustainable.
Blue states are sending their tax money to red states impoverished by GOP policies.
This level of insanity is not sustainable.
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i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this
Host: There are new calls this morning for RFK Jr.'s resignation, and those calls coming from inside HHS itself. More than 1,000 current and former HHS workers are making this demand in a letter released this morning. They say his leadership has "put the health of all Americans at risk"
September 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this
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Big news: California, Oregon and Washington State just announced a joint "West Coast Health Alliance" to counter Trump/RFK destruction of our public health system.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Big news: California, Oregon and Washington State just announced a joint "West Coast Health Alliance" to counter Trump/RFK destruction of our public health system.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
As I argued last week (see below), this is becoming a new frontier in Dem Gov resistance to Trump.
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Guess which network is ignoring the survivors?
Fox isn’t news.
Fox isn’t news.
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Guess which network is ignoring the survivors?
Fox isn’t news.
Fox isn’t news.
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The @nytimes.com ran a whole story about the murder of Venezuelan civilians on a ship as if it were a military matter and we were at war with Venezuela. It was a crime. The story never mentioned that Trump ordered a criminal act and the Navy followed an illegal order. This is a major event.
September 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The @nytimes.com ran a whole story about the murder of Venezuelan civilians on a ship as if it were a military matter and we were at war with Venezuela. It was a crime. The story never mentioned that Trump ordered a criminal act and the Navy followed an illegal order. This is a major event.
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NEWS: Far-right MAGA network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 MILLION to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over 2020 election lies
LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: Far-right MAGA network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 MILLION to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over 2020 election lies
LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
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A federal appeals court paved the way for the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to decimate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling 2 to 1 to throw out a lower court’s effort to block mass layoffs.
Appeals Court Paves Way for Mass Layoffs at C.F.P.B.
In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said a lower court could not block the Trump administration’s plans to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff by nearly 90 percent.
nyti.ms
August 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A federal appeals court paved the way for the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to decimate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling 2 to 1 to throw out a lower court’s effort to block mass layoffs.
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Deploying troops, tanks, and federal police officers into our neighborhoods isn't about safety.
It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
August 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Deploying troops, tanks, and federal police officers into our neighborhoods isn't about safety.
It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
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US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
August 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
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"Trump is asking Texas Republicans to redraw the maps that they just drew in 2021 to get him five more seats to protect his majority in Congress, because he’s worried about losing it in the next election."
"It's not just a Texas problem. It's an American problem."
Texas Democrat James Talarico on bomb threats, rigged elections, and life on the run.
www.motherjones.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Trump is asking Texas Republicans to redraw the maps that they just drew in 2021 to get him five more seats to protect his majority in Congress, because he’s worried about losing it in the next election."
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Senate Republicans are actively exploring changes in the Senate rules to speed confirmations for Trump administration nominees in the fall. This comes after they failed to break Democratic resistance to executive branch picks.
Senate Heads for a ‘Nuclear’ Showdown on Trump Nominees
Republicans say they are preparing to impose rules changes to speed confirmations after Democrats thwarted them before Congress headed into recess.
nyti.ms
August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Senate Republicans are actively exploring changes in the Senate rules to speed confirmations for Trump administration nominees in the fall. This comes after they failed to break Democratic resistance to executive branch picks.
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Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it
And they don't want you to notice.
www.motherjones.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
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Newsflash, Wannabe Dictator:
I don’t care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines. I’m not disappearing.
I’ll be back, still on your behind every step of the way. (1/2)
I don’t care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines. I’m not disappearing.
I’ll be back, still on your behind every step of the way. (1/2)
August 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Newsflash, Wannabe Dictator:
I don’t care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines. I’m not disappearing.
I’ll be back, still on your behind every step of the way. (1/2)
I don’t care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines. I’m not disappearing.
I’ll be back, still on your behind every step of the way. (1/2)
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Jesse Watters doesn’t understand which party drew the maps in Texas.
August 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Jesse Watters doesn’t understand which party drew the maps in Texas.
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IL already has the most aggressive Dem gerrymander, but if you're really determined to throw pretense to the wind, it's entirely possible to make it 17-0 instead of the current 14-3. Chicago has plenty of votes to spare if you don't mind attached a bunch of ridiculously narrow rural strips to it.
ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "If they're gonna cheat, then all of us have to take a hard look at what the effect of that cheating is on democracy . And that means we've all got to stand up and do the right thing. So as far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table."
August 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
IL already has the most aggressive Dem gerrymander, but if you're really determined to throw pretense to the wind, it's entirely possible to make it 17-0 instead of the current 14-3. Chicago has plenty of votes to spare if you don't mind attached a bunch of ridiculously narrow rural strips to it.
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Texas Observer cartoonist Ben Sargent takes on redistricting.
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Texas Observer cartoonist Ben Sargent takes on redistricting.
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This is what fascism looks like.
This is a demand for unconstitutional, arbitrary power. There is no offense against the United States here. The FBI has no role to assist the State of Texas in becoming an authoritarian enclave.
F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is what fascism looks like.
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REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Texas Dems are fighting back— we’re leaving the state, breaking quorum, preventing Republicans from silencing our voices & rigging the election… we’re not fighting for the Democratic Party, we’re fighting for the Democratic process.”
August 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Texas Dems are fighting back— we’re leaving the state, breaking quorum, preventing Republicans from silencing our voices & rigging the election… we’re not fighting for the Democratic Party, we’re fighting for the Democratic process.”
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It has been six years since 23 people were killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
A white extremist armed with an assault weapon carried out the massacre.
Call Congress (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.
A white extremist armed with an assault weapon carried out the massacre.
Call Congress (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.
August 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It has been six years since 23 people were killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
A white extremist armed with an assault weapon carried out the massacre.
Call Congress (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.
A white extremist armed with an assault weapon carried out the massacre.
Call Congress (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.