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MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
December 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
When even George Will thinks the Republicans have gone too far with their Nazi tactics….
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran
George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When even George Will thinks the Republicans have gone too far with their Nazi tactics….
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Seriously! What a ridiculous waste.
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Seriously! What a ridiculous waste.
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Elon Musk’s lack of math skills is making me nervous
April 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Elon Musk’s lack of math skills is making me nervous
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Donald Trump just put tariffs on a penguin.
No — I’m not joking.
No — I’m not joking.
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Donald Trump just put tariffs on a penguin.
No — I’m not joking.
No — I’m not joking.
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The penguins react to tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The penguins react to tariffs
No surprise here - the bigots, emboldened by tRump and supported by Justice Thomas are moving to eliminate gay marriage.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A far-right campaign seeks statehouse support to overturn gay marriage
The MassResistance effort has little chance of succeeding, but legal experts say it shows how conservatives are emboldened by the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No surprise here - the bigots, emboldened by tRump and supported by Justice Thomas are moving to eliminate gay marriage.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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We’re not going away www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We’re not going away www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Changing LGBTQ+ to LGB at Stonewall is today’s unbelievable act by this administration. Stonewall! Stonewall!
February 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Changing LGBTQ+ to LGB at Stonewall is today’s unbelievable act by this administration. Stonewall! Stonewall!
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not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media
Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The history of public broadcasting and its adversaries; and the modern place of public radio in covering community and crises.
www.wnycstudios.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media
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A federal judge issued an emergency order early Saturday prohibiting Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal and financial data on millions of Americans kept at the Treasury Department, noting the possibility for irreparable harm.
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
The judge also ordered Musk and his team to “immediately destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from Treasury Department’s records and systems, if any.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A federal judge issued an emergency order early Saturday prohibiting Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal and financial data on millions of Americans kept at the Treasury Department, noting the possibility for irreparable harm.
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President Trump carried the majority Arab American city in the 2024 election, driven by widespread anger over the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.
Trump's calls for U.S. to 'take over' Gaza spurs anger, frustration in Dearborn
President Trump carried the majority Arab American city in the 2024 election, driven by widespread anger over the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
President Trump carried the majority Arab American city in the 2024 election, driven by widespread anger over the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.
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Elon Musk and elected officials have falsely said Politico was subsidized by the government.
Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.
Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.
Republican ire at USAID finds an unusual target: Politico
Elon Musk and elected officials falsely said Politico was subsidized by the government. Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Elon Musk and elected officials have falsely said Politico was subsidized by the government.
Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.
Turns out, government officials were just paying for subscriptions.
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Musk already tried to obliterate USAid which, among other things, saves a few million lives a year through immunization.
The Times reports his lackeys are eyeing Medicare/Medicaid. Those programs aid tens of millions.
I wrote about the scale of what’s at risk.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIR5Ac
The Times reports his lackeys are eyeing Medicare/Medicaid. Those programs aid tens of millions.
I wrote about the scale of what’s at risk.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIR5Ac
Opinion | What’s at risk when the federal government also is
The sudden stop in federal funding reminded Americans how vital the government is in people’s lives.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Musk already tried to obliterate USAid which, among other things, saves a few million lives a year through immunization.
The Times reports his lackeys are eyeing Medicare/Medicaid. Those programs aid tens of millions.
I wrote about the scale of what’s at risk.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIR5Ac
The Times reports his lackeys are eyeing Medicare/Medicaid. Those programs aid tens of millions.
I wrote about the scale of what’s at risk.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIR5Ac
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This is why they'd rather stay in the bubble.
Malliotakis: We try to get to the bottom of where this money is going, $50 million for condoms in Gaza, for example. These are real things!
Phillip: We know that there was not $50 million spent for condoms in Gaza. There was $0 spent on condoms in the Middle East. That is a complete lie
Phillip: We know that there was not $50 million spent for condoms in Gaza. There was $0 spent on condoms in the Middle East. That is a complete lie
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is why they'd rather stay in the bubble.
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As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed from the Department of Justice’s website.
Trump wiped January 6 convicts’ records clean. Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters’ crimes from the internet | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of Jan...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed from the Department of Justice’s website.
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Quite a rant today from Trump.
Sometimes low key sentences speak loudly. Liked this crisp explanatory sentence from Hannah Knowles and Cat Zakrzewski:
“Canadian leaders have shown no interest in dissolving their country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump declines to rule out ‘military or economic’ force to expand U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday previewed a potentially disruptive agenda that could rock global affairs and the U.S. justice system.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Quite a rant today from Trump.
Sometimes low key sentences speak loudly. Liked this crisp explanatory sentence from Hannah Knowles and Cat Zakrzewski:
“Canadian leaders have shown no interest in dissolving their country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance