Melinda Andrews
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HAMILTON Celebrates 10 Years on Broadway With Mega-Mix Curtain Call
YouTube video by BroadwayWorld
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Some inspirational music for these challenging times!
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The Trump administration is a criminal enterprise.
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The Trump administration is a criminal enterprise.
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We fact-checked the first hearing of the GOP House committee re-investigating Jan. 6.
At one point, a member suggested Biden was president during the riot - which would be impossible without time travel.
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
At one point, a member suggested Biden was president during the riot - which would be impossible without time travel.
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
House Republicans are investigating Jan. 6. NPR fact-checked the first hearing
A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
We fact-checked the first hearing of the GOP House committee re-investigating Jan. 6.
At one point, a member suggested Biden was president during the riot - which would be impossible without time travel.
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
At one point, a member suggested Biden was president during the riot - which would be impossible without time travel.
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
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made some updates to the list. if you want to give to a gofundme, the ones in spanish are getting way less than other, and they are asking for much less
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
made some updates to the list. if you want to give to a gofundme, the ones in spanish are getting way less than other, and they are asking for much less
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JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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Major rebukes for Trump today on the Hill. Needs far more attention.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump suffers day of significant Republican defections on House and Senate votes
More than two dozen Republicans in the House and Senate broke with President Trump in votes on Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Major rebukes for Trump today on the Hill. Needs far more attention.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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US foreign policy today: invade, violate, create a humanitarian crisis, and then deport refugees who flee here seeking safety
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
US foreign policy today: invade, violate, create a humanitarian crisis, and then deport refugees who flee here seeking safety
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
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Trump just said "all" of Venezuela's oil must be made accessible to US oil companies. Trump wants to emulate Putin's model: Authoritarian, expansionist rulers carving up their regions and distributing the spoils of conquest to friendly oligarchs. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth about Venezuela Plan—and about MAGA Voters
To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.
newrepublic.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Trump just said "all" of Venezuela's oil must be made accessible to US oil companies. Trump wants to emulate Putin's model: Authoritarian, expansionist rulers carving up their regions and distributing the spoils of conquest to friendly oligarchs. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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Judd Legum on Trump-supporting billionaire Paul Singer, who recently got his hands on CITGO and stands to profit significantly from Trump’s Venezuela invasion, after donating to Trump’s campaign. Because of course.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Judd Legum on Trump-supporting billionaire Paul Singer, who recently got his hands on CITGO and stands to profit significantly from Trump’s Venezuela invasion, after donating to Trump’s campaign. Because of course.
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So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
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"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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January 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
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Neocons wanted violent regime change in Venezuela. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that.
Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that.
Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Venezuela. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that.
Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that.
Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?
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"2025 was the year Sen. Bill Cassidy sold what was left of his soul," new by me. open.substack.com/pub/robertma...
2025 was the year Sen. Bill Cassidy sold what was left of his soul
He chose re-election over protecting public health.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"2025 was the year Sen. Bill Cassidy sold what was left of his soul," new by me. open.substack.com/pub/robertma...
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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Trump’s domestic deployment of the National Guard marks an area where he has diverged from the consensus of the conservative legal movement, with no plausible footing in Federalist Society dogma. And it is extremely telling that SCOTUS finally drew the line here. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Just Faced the Biggest Supreme Court Defeat of His Second Term So Far
But another battle looms in the distance.
slate.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump’s domestic deployment of the National Guard marks an area where he has diverged from the consensus of the conservative legal movement, with no plausible footing in Federalist Society dogma. And it is extremely telling that SCOTUS finally drew the line here. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
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Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.
December 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.
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A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A month ago, I did a line by line breakdown of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and why it was written to prevent any shenanigans in the event that Bondi sought to withhold documents damaging Trump.
If you need a refresher this am as we await docs, here it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB1...
If you need a refresher this am as we await docs, here it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB1...
SHOCKER! Epstein Bill Passes Almost UNANIMOUSLY-- BUT WHAT'S NEXT?!
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
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December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A month ago, I did a line by line breakdown of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and why it was written to prevent any shenanigans in the event that Bondi sought to withhold documents damaging Trump.
If you need a refresher this am as we await docs, here it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB1...
If you need a refresher this am as we await docs, here it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB1...
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Just enraging. They want to kill trans kids. This is eugenics in action and they know it.
Being denied gender affirming care causes suicidality in trans kids to skyrocket.
Being denied gender affirming care causes suicidality in trans kids to skyrocket.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just enraging. They want to kill trans kids. This is eugenics in action and they know it.
Being denied gender affirming care causes suicidality in trans kids to skyrocket.
Being denied gender affirming care causes suicidality in trans kids to skyrocket.
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MORE from Jack Smith:
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
MORE from Jack Smith:
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."