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"Drain the swamp." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Drain the swamp." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes.
That’s what this is.
That’s what this is.
September 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes.
That’s what this is.
That’s what this is.
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Another thing about Lindsey Halligan is that she has never prosecuted a case
Who is Lindsey Halligan?
- Former Florida insurance lawyer turned Trump defense attorney
- Filed the special master lawsuit that delayed Trump’s classified docs case
- Convinced Trump to sign an executive order putting her in charge of reviewing Smithsonian bc she didn’t like some of the exhibits
- Former Florida insurance lawyer turned Trump defense attorney
- Filed the special master lawsuit that delayed Trump’s classified docs case
- Convinced Trump to sign an executive order putting her in charge of reviewing Smithsonian bc she didn’t like some of the exhibits
Trump says he will be nominating one of his former personal defense lawyers, Lindsey Halligan, to serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Another thing about Lindsey Halligan is that she has never prosecuted a case
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(Guardian) - Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president’s datacenter boosterism .. as part of the cause.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
August 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
(Guardian) - Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president’s datacenter boosterism .. as part of the cause.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas.
I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”
He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.
I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”
He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.
August 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas.
I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”
He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.
I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”
He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.
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The U.S. just saw the highest level of monthly layoffs since the pandemic — driven by DOGE cuts, AI, and corporate concerns over Trump's tariffs.
"New Golden Age" for whom, exactly? https://www.newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-layoffs-since-covid-2111794
"New Golden Age" for whom, exactly? https://www.newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-layoffs-since-covid-2111794
US hits highest layoffs since COVID
Layoffs in the U.S. have hit their highest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by government cuts, restructuring
www.newsweek.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The U.S. just saw the highest level of monthly layoffs since the pandemic — driven by DOGE cuts, AI, and corporate concerns over Trump's tariffs.
"New Golden Age" for whom, exactly? https://www.newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-layoffs-since-covid-2111794
"New Golden Age" for whom, exactly? https://www.newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-layoffs-since-covid-2111794
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"The demonstrations scheduled for this Saturday, August 16th are branded as 'Fight the Trump Takeover'..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
DNC to help lead nationwide protests against Republican redistricting plans
The Democratic National Committee and more than three dozen groups plan events across 20 states Saturday, according to details first shared with NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"The demonstrations scheduled for this Saturday, August 16th are branded as 'Fight the Trump Takeover'..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
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Thinning out now. DC police the only ones left, and they're packing up too.
Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too.
"You should be fucking ashamed!"
Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too.
"You should be fucking ashamed!"
August 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Thinning out now. DC police the only ones left, and they're packing up too.
Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too.
"You should be fucking ashamed!"
Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too.
"You should be fucking ashamed!"
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Situation on 14th St and W St. NW, with federal agents -- no specific agency identified -- pulling cars over for checks. They arrested a Black woman in this car.
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
August 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Situation on 14th St and W St. NW, with federal agents -- no specific agency identified -- pulling cars over for checks. They arrested a Black woman in this car.
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
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Patriotism isn't about building walls, punishing immigrants, cutting taxes for the rich, attacking the press, or dividing us by race & faith.
True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."
True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Patriotism isn't about building walls, punishing immigrants, cutting taxes for the rich, attacking the press, or dividing us by race & faith.
True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."
True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."
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WATCH: Last night, Trump said his bill saved 2 BILLION family farms in Iowa from paying the estate tax. As @chrislhayes.bsky.social points out, the number is closer to 50 for the entire country.
July 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
WATCH: Last night, Trump said his bill saved 2 BILLION family farms in Iowa from paying the estate tax. As @chrislhayes.bsky.social points out, the number is closer to 50 for the entire country.
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Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
February 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
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Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
The Cowardice of Senate Republicans
In 2021, ten of my Republican colleagues in the House joined me in voting to impeach Donald Trump after he incited an attack on our democracy.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
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I love this
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I love this
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On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency | CNN Politics
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
On Tuesday, Trump fired him.
So much for transparency.
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
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Pretty damn good framing for Dems
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pretty damn good framing for Dems
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On Monday, Musk Watch broke the news that several associates of Elon Musk received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
On Tuesday, the report was cited in a motion for a temporary restraining order.
On Tuesday, the report was cited in a motion for a temporary restraining order.
UPDATE: Musk Watch reporting cited in new lawsuit against Trump administration
On Monday morning, Musk Watch broke the news that several associates of Elon Musk received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for milli...
www.muskwatch.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On Monday, Musk Watch broke the news that several associates of Elon Musk received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
On Tuesday, the report was cited in a motion for a temporary restraining order.
On Tuesday, the report was cited in a motion for a temporary restraining order.
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There is a legal requirement that the installation of a new server undergo a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). But in this instance, the staff believes there was no PIA. “So this application and corresponding hardware are illegally operating,” they added.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
There is a legal requirement that the installation of a new server undergo a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). But in this instance, the staff believes there was no PIA. “So this application and corresponding hardware are illegally operating,” they added.