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Democracy is not a spectator sport.
In all, there are now 67,000 fewer manufacturing jobs than when he imposed tariffs on most imports.

#Tariffs #ManufacturingJobs #Trumpnomics
Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Worked — They Liberated Americans From Their Jobs
Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
www.huffpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump spent XMAS Day posting insults to his supposed "enemies,"... and then posting item after item after item of his cheesy, tasteless grift items for sale... all day long like Ebenezer Scrooge on acid.

#Trump #ChristmasMessage
Trump Posts Nearly 150 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Pegasus is capable of intercepting messages and calls, accessing files and photos, and even remotely activating the microphone and camera, effectively transforming the device into a surveillance tool. It can also track GPS locations in real time.

#surveillance #ICE #Pegasus
'WE NEED TO WATCH OUT': Maddow sounds alarm on ICE surveillance as Trump wields new weapon
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December 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICE plans to invest $300 million in tools for social media monitoring, facial recognition software, license plate readers, and services to locate where individuals reside and work.

#ice #surveillance
ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
ICE ramps up its tech contracting in a year when Trump has rolled back several government oversight measures.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If he “dropped” Epstein because he found out Epstein was trafficking young girls, then why didn’t he go to the police or the FBI?

#Epstein
December 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Only dictators do this, not democratic leaders.
D.C. banners of Trump on federal buildings could be illegal, per report
The signs cost at least $50,000 in taxpayer dollars, the report found.
www.axios.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
National Park passes branded with Trump's face. An environmental group is suing to remove Trump's face from the passes. They cited a law that states an annual photography contest must be held to determine which photo appears on the Annual America the Beautiful Pass. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
December 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert consistently leads late-night TV in total viewers, often securing over 2.8-3 million viewers and a strong audience share, even seeing surges after cancellation news in 2025.
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“We were supposed to present the facts, not hype things up. But this veers into propaganda, into creating fear ... We didn’t have this meme-ification of various serious operations, these things that are life or death. ... It’s not a joking matter. But that’s the way they’re treating it now.”
Inside the massive effort of Noem’s DHS to push deportation arrests on social media
The White House has directed ICE to start ‘flooding the airwaves’ with videos of arrests, according to a new report
www.the-independent.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The NY Times interviewed more than 30 former Epstein employees, victims of his abuse, and others who crossed paths with Epstein and Trump over the years. The Times also obtained new documents that illuminate their relationship and scoured court documents and other public records.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
SCOTUS rejected Trump’s request to allow him to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to protect ICE agents.
In major loss for Trump, Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s request to allow him to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to protect ICE agents, a significant and rare loss for the administration on...
www.cnn.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The DOJ released over 11,000 pages from Data Set 8 of the Epstein files on Tuesday, including emails, logs, and notes with redactions that users can bypass. Redacting with Adobe often leaves recoverable text layers, compromising true confidentiality in documents.
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This ruling is flawed because Google does not sell your personal information, such as your name, to anyone. Instead, it allows for indirect advertising targeting, like sending ads to "Person 20382359 who has interests x, y, z".
Police can access Google searches without warrant, state supreme court rules
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that police investigating a rape did not need a warrant to obtain a person's Google searches, the Record reports.
www.abajournal.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Data Set 8 of the Epstein Files shows that a victim stated that Trump and Epstein raped her, and that a Limo driver heard Trump in the back speaking to “Jeffrey” about “abusing girls”. Source: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Where’s the ballroom located on these ships?
Trump announces new "Trump class" of Navy battleships
President Trump announced plans to build a new "Trump class" of battleships, part of the Pentagon's new "Golden Fleet."
www.cbsnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
His dementia is causing paranoia. This should concern everyone.
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump: "We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population…They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago with a boat. Well, we were there with boats too I’m sure."
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Upon receiving more flight logs in 2020, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York emailed someone (likely a colleague) to say that Donald Trump flew on Epstein's plane "many more times" than was publicly known. The names of both the sender and the recipient are redacted.
Epstein files live updates as Justice Department releases huge new set of documents, photos
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files, the latest group of records made public under a new law.
www.cbsnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson and the Trump administration were called out for erroneously inserting a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the recently released Epstein files to falsely imply that the trio was with Epstein’s victims.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Called Out For Falsifying Michael Jackson, Diana Ross Photos In Epstein Files
Abigail Jackson posted a photo falsely implying the stars were with Epstein’s victims despite the image being a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring the pop star and Ross’ own children.
www.huffpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Latest False Fact-checks on Donald Trump
Fact-checks | PolitiFact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
www.politifact.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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