Paula Schwartz
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Paula Schwartz
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Analysis | Mike Johnson’s bogus attack on CBO’s score of the 2017 tax bill
The House Speaker says the CBO missed by $1 trillion, but even the CBO couldn’t predict a pandemic.
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Washington Post Gift Article: The CBO may be a convenient target, but its analysis is echoed by reports from other research organizations. Johnson earns Four Pinocchios.
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Reposted by Paula Schwartz
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A friend posted on facebook: Trump has ordered the illegal payment of bribes to the military in an effort to buy their loyalty to carry out his illegal orders.
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A friend posted on facebook: Trump has ordered the illegal payment of bribes to the military in an effort to buy their loyalty to carry out his illegal orders.
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Trump's glowing account of progress is sharply contradicted by his government's own stats. Most of the investments he claims towards his fantastic $18 trillion number were in fact made during the Biden administration.
FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats
President Donald Trump has offered a glowing account of progress under his watch in a speech from the White House.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Trump's glowing account of progress is sharply contradicted by his government's own stats. Most of the investments he claims towards his fantastic $18 trillion number were in fact made during the Biden administration.
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We will call it the Epstein War.
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We will call it the Epstein War.
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👀 White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Trump, Vance, Musk, Vought and Bondi: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
👀 White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Trump, Vance, Musk, Vought and Bondi: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Washington Post Gift Link: Several years ago, Jamie had been an investigative reporter at the Washington Times. Scoops on federal misspending, and missteps during the launch of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, landed them as a frequent guest on Fox News.
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Five jokes with a former conservative journalist, now a trans comedian
Jamie Mack came out as transgender at 49, after years of struggling with their identity. Could comedy help them work through their new life?
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December 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Washington Post Gift Link: Several years ago, Jamie had been an investigative reporter at the Washington Times. Scoops on federal misspending, and missteps during the launch of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, landed them as a frequent guest on Fox News.
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Washington Post Gift Link.
In total, they’re worth $390.6 billion. While previous administrations have included the ultrarich, the wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump administration, previously the wealthiest in U.S. history.
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In total, they’re worth $390.6 billion. While previous administrations have included the ultrarich, the wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump administration, previously the wealthiest in U.S. history.
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Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires
At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Washington Post Gift Link.
In total, they’re worth $390.6 billion. While previous administrations have included the ultrarich, the wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump administration, previously the wealthiest in U.S. history.
wapo.st/48OTPra
In total, they’re worth $390.6 billion. While previous administrations have included the ultrarich, the wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump administration, previously the wealthiest in U.S. history.
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NYTimes Gift Article. Today the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether to grant the president, for the first time in American history, the power to fire the heads of virtually all independent agencies at will.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Wants Complete Control. Will the Supreme Court Hand It to Him?
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NYTimes Gift Article. Today the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether to grant the president, for the first time in American history, the power to fire the heads of virtually all independent agencies at will.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
NY Times Gift Article: In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NY Times Gift Article: In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
First week of December - 1st snow storm and 1st fire.
With Laika in Southeastern Vermont.
With Laika in Southeastern Vermont.
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
First week of December - 1st snow storm and 1st fire.
With Laika in Southeastern Vermont.
With Laika in Southeastern Vermont.
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My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It’s not enough that Trump and Hegseth are helping Putin and Netanyahu commit war crimes. Now they have to commit their own on top of it.
The Hague is waiting.
The Hague is waiting.
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s not enough that Trump and Hegseth are helping Putin and Netanyahu commit war crimes. Now they have to commit their own on top of it.
The Hague is waiting.
The Hague is waiting.
New York Times Gift Article: The Unraveling of the Justice Department. Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
"I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm."
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"I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm."
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‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
New York Times Gift Article: The Unraveling of the Justice Department. Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
"I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Remember Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Iraq veteran who burned up a Mormon Church in September? Remember Nigel Edge, the Iraq veteran sniper who shot up a bar from his boat in Cape Fear, also in September?
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Remember Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Iraq veteran who burned up a Mormon Church in September? Remember Nigel Edge, the Iraq veteran sniper who shot up a bar from his boat in Cape Fear, also in September?
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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NEW from @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and me on Trump's aging (gift link):
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NEW from @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and me on Trump's aging (gift link):
NYTimes Gift Article: How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
NYTimes Gift Article: How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff — a real estate mogul with no diplomatic background before his appointment — has emerged as one of the central architects of a new Washington peace proposal that Ukrainian officials say revives the Kremlin's most sweeping demands.
How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Witkoff — a real estate mogul w...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff — a real estate mogul with no diplomatic background before his appointment — has emerged as one of the central architects of a new Washington peace proposal that Ukrainian officials say revives the Kremlin's most sweeping demands.
Washington Post Gift Link: How baby boomers got so rich and why their kids are unlikely to catch up.
New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
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New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
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How baby boomers got so rich and why their kids are unlikely to catch up
The wealthiest generation holds more than $85 trillion in assets thanks to economic conditions Gen X, millennials and others would be hard-pressed to replicate.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Washington Post Gift Link: How baby boomers got so rich and why their kids are unlikely to catch up.
New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
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New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
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"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!"
"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!"
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!"
"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!"