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Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
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Curious minds want to know: Is Crenshaw going to give up his taxpayer funded healthcare in return for a "voucher"?
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Curious minds want to know: Is Crenshaw going to give up his taxpayer funded healthcare in return for a "voucher"?
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two headlines to remember what sort of person and governor youngkin has been: a brief 🧵
youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections bluevirginia.us/2025/12/poli...
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
two headlines to remember what sort of person and governor youngkin has been: a brief 🧵
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*mutters*
oh god not this dipshit again
oh god not this dipshit again
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
*mutters*
oh god not this dipshit again
oh god not this dipshit again
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WaPo lead story is even by Bezos-era standards a disgrace, a long, almost entirely anonymously sourced press release for Vance & Musk that ends with declaring the latter akin to the Buddha. By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Natalie Allison, & Faiz Siddiqui. Bylines matter on work this obsequious.
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
WaPo lead story is even by Bezos-era standards a disgrace, a long, almost entirely anonymously sourced press release for Vance & Musk that ends with declaring the latter akin to the Buddha. By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Natalie Allison, & Faiz Siddiqui. Bylines matter on work this obsequious.
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Thinking about the time Sacks and his buddies started a run on their own bank and had to be bailed out.
David Sacks, presumably, on the push by some in the tech and VC world to fund a primary challenge to Congressman Khanna.
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Thinking about the time Sacks and his buddies started a run on their own bank and had to be bailed out.
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seems to be a small hole at the site of discoloration
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
seems to be a small hole at the site of discoloration
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not only was Trump's right hand discolored on Christmas Eve, but it appears his left hand is now discolored too
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
not only was Trump's right hand discolored on Christmas Eve, but it appears his left hand is now discolored too
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
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No red carpet for Zelenskyy......
Zelensky has arrived in Miami, where a meeting with Trump is scheduled for today.
December 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No red carpet for Zelenskyy......
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KARL: What side of Russia-Ukraine is Trump on?
GOP REP. MIKE TURNER: I, you know, clearly, ummp, Trump is on the side of peace
GOP REP. MIKE TURNER: I, you know, clearly, ummp, Trump is on the side of peace
December 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
KARL: What side of Russia-Ukraine is Trump on?
GOP REP. MIKE TURNER: I, you know, clearly, ummp, Trump is on the side of peace
GOP REP. MIKE TURNER: I, you know, clearly, ummp, Trump is on the side of peace
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Pelosi: "Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress. They just do what the president insists that they do. That will be over as soon as we have the gavel."
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Pelosi: "Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress. They just do what the president insists that they do. That will be over as soon as we have the gavel."
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Pelosi: "January 6 was really sad in itself. But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history."
December 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Pelosi: "January 6 was really sad in itself. But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history."
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President Biden’s daughter, Ashley, posted this video of her family opening Christmas presents.
No hatred, name-calling, or unhinged rants.
I hope they know how much we miss their normalcy and class in the People’s House.
I love seeing Joe recover, surrounded by family, their pets, and love.
No hatred, name-calling, or unhinged rants.
I hope they know how much we miss their normalcy and class in the People’s House.
I love seeing Joe recover, surrounded by family, their pets, and love.
December 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
President Biden’s daughter, Ashley, posted this video of her family opening Christmas presents.
No hatred, name-calling, or unhinged rants.
I hope they know how much we miss their normalcy and class in the People’s House.
I love seeing Joe recover, surrounded by family, their pets, and love.
No hatred, name-calling, or unhinged rants.
I hope they know how much we miss their normalcy and class in the People’s House.
I love seeing Joe recover, surrounded by family, their pets, and love.
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I also tend to start from the assumption that popular campaigns getting national attention have competent campaign staff who know the regulations and how to follow them.
Like, let people try things. Especially if your only claim to fame is losing elections. Conventional wisdom is what got us here.
Like, let people try things. Especially if your only claim to fame is losing elections. Conventional wisdom is what got us here.
December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I also tend to start from the assumption that popular campaigns getting national attention have competent campaign staff who know the regulations and how to follow them.
Like, let people try things. Especially if your only claim to fame is losing elections. Conventional wisdom is what got us here.
Like, let people try things. Especially if your only claim to fame is losing elections. Conventional wisdom is what got us here.
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Not for nothing, but men using tampons as a joke to dismiss a program as "not serious" is a really classic misogynist trope. We can all see what's happening here.
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Not for nothing, but men using tampons as a joke to dismiss a program as "not serious" is a really classic misogynist trope. We can all see what's happening here.
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🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
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I love the smell of panic in the evening. Smells like…victory
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I love the smell of panic in the evening. Smells like…victory
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Lillian Bonsignore is a 31-year veteran of the FDNY.
The far right never lets facts get in the way of their narrative.
The far right never lets facts get in the way of their narrative.
December 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Lillian Bonsignore is a 31-year veteran of the FDNY.
The far right never lets facts get in the way of their narrative.
The far right never lets facts get in the way of their narrative.
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“Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein”
December 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein”
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I love how Trump thinks we can't see how he telegraphs what he's most guilty of and most afraid of: everything Epstein, election interference and fraud, and inhabiting a world of corruption. It's a forensic psychologist's jackpot!
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I love how Trump thinks we can't see how he telegraphs what he's most guilty of and most afraid of: everything Epstein, election interference and fraud, and inhabiting a world of corruption. It's a forensic psychologist's jackpot!
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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Donald Trump: the president who destroyed ISIS in record time in his first term and also the president who is boldly taking on the ISIS terrorists in his second term.
December 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Donald Trump: the president who destroyed ISIS in record time in his first term and also the president who is boldly taking on the ISIS terrorists in his second term.
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“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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December 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.