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Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?
June 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?
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This is a word for word reading of Trump’s statement tonight after the U.S. military bombed Iran. I make these for folks who want to know what he said but don’t want to hear his voice or see his face.
June 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This is a word for word reading of Trump’s statement tonight after the U.S. military bombed Iran. I make these for folks who want to know what he said but don’t want to hear his voice or see his face.
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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
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Sage advice that’ll be hard to follow
We live in a rogue and dangerous country.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Sage advice that’ll be hard to follow
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Holy cow❗
People apparently _returned_ from El Salvador for mistaken identity etc. in Alien Enemies Act deportations.
This new development appears to show that the Trump administration's claim that they know all detainees sent to El Salvador prison were properly vetted may be dangerously false.⬇️
People apparently _returned_ from El Salvador for mistaken identity etc. in Alien Enemies Act deportations.
This new development appears to show that the Trump administration's claim that they know all detainees sent to El Salvador prison were properly vetted may be dangerously false.⬇️
ACLU attorney Gelernt says there were people who were returned from El Salvador after the flights because they either weren't Venezuelan or were women and the El Salvadoran government declined to take them.
BOASBERG vows to get to the bottom of whether his order was violated.
BOASBERG vows to get to the bottom of whether his order was violated.
March 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Holy cow❗
People apparently _returned_ from El Salvador for mistaken identity etc. in Alien Enemies Act deportations.
This new development appears to show that the Trump administration's claim that they know all detainees sent to El Salvador prison were properly vetted may be dangerously false.⬇️
People apparently _returned_ from El Salvador for mistaken identity etc. in Alien Enemies Act deportations.
This new development appears to show that the Trump administration's claim that they know all detainees sent to El Salvador prison were properly vetted may be dangerously false.⬇️
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Horrifying: After the contract tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia was terminated, the underlying evidence of these potential war crimes seems to be missing, a bipartisan group of Reps just charged in letter to Rubio. Two GOPers signed.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker
Data vital to tracking these abducted Ukrainian children may have suddenly disappeared. A bipartisan group of House members wants to know: Who did this, and why?
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Horrifying: After the contract tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia was terminated, the underlying evidence of these potential war crimes seems to be missing, a bipartisan group of Reps just charged in letter to Rubio. Two GOPers signed.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
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hi
Hungary's Russian-backed Orban regime facing massive protests in Budapest today.
Crowds demanding Orban step down to face justice after looting the country into position of 3rd poorest country in Europe.
Crowds demanding Orban step down to face justice after looting the country into position of 3rd poorest country in Europe.
March 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
hi
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PolitiFact and the Associated Press, among others, have already debunked those Social Security fraud claims, which were previously made by Elon Musk in an X post last month. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
No, Millions Of Dead People Aren't Getting Social Security Checks
www.huffpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
PolitiFact and the Associated Press, among others, have already debunked those Social Security fraud claims, which were previously made by Elon Musk in an X post last month. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Wait, you’re saying he’s lying
hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Wait, you’re saying he’s lying
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A Trump speech is not sworn testimony.
DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk," Donald Trump says.
Cc:
@annabower.bsky.social
Federal judges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Yaakov Roth
Cc:
@annabower.bsky.social
Federal judges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Yaakov Roth
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A Trump speech is not sworn testimony.
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If you want to see Dems fight back, celebrate the Dems who are fighting back like this.
We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
If you want to see Dems fight back, celebrate the Dems who are fighting back like this.
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Trump administration to take control of media access at White House
Trump administration to take control of media access at White House
The move comes amid a legal battle with the Associated Press news agency, which the White House has barred from events in spaces such as the Oval Office and Air Force One in a row over the naming of the Gulf of Mexico.
www.lemonde.fr
February 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump administration to take control of media access at White House
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The Trump White House just announced that the admin — not the independent White House Correspondents' Association— will determine which news media outlets have access to Trump as part of the press pool allowed into the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One and into other events.
February 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Trump White House just announced that the admin — not the independent White House Correspondents' Association— will determine which news media outlets have access to Trump as part of the press pool allowed into the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One and into other events.
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Anyone who receives or helps someone receive abortion care, even if they access it outside of Montana, would face up to five years in prison. A similar effort to track women is underway in Missouri.
A Sinister Montana Bill Would Charge Women With “Abortion Trafficking”
If the bill is signed into law, women traveling out of state for abortions would face up to five years in prison.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Anyone who receives or helps someone receive abortion care, even if they access it outside of Montana, would face up to five years in prison. A similar effort to track women is underway in Missouri.
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Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
February 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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Wait. It gets worse: "The new document states that the revenues will be directed to a fund in which the United States holds 100 percent financial interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to the fund until it reaches $500 billion....The US has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine."
This is extortion of an ally: “The terms of the new proposal … call for Ukraine to relinquish half of its revenues from natural resources, including minerals, gas and oil, as well as earnings from ports and other infrastructure.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/w...
U.S. Pressing Tough Demands in Revised Deal for Ukraine’s Minerals
The Trump administration appears to be insisting that Ukraine relinquish half of its revenues from natural resource extraction, with no security guarantee in exchange.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wait. It gets worse: "The new document states that the revenues will be directed to a fund in which the United States holds 100 percent financial interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to the fund until it reaches $500 billion....The US has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine."
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Just as jarring as Trump's pro-Russia foreign policy pivot has been his embrace of Putin-like tactics at home, unfolding with a speed and ferocity far different than what Trump was able to pull off in his first term. Call it the Putinization of America. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Putinization of America
It’s not just in foreign policy that the President is turning Russia’s way.
www.newyorker.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just as jarring as Trump's pro-Russia foreign policy pivot has been his embrace of Putin-like tactics at home, unfolding with a speed and ferocity far different than what Trump was able to pull off in his first term. Call it the Putinization of America. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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This kind of ends of it. The MSM will not even let citizens pay to speak out against a private citizen who has taken over our government and is firing thousands of workers who live within 100 miles of the paper’s city.
Bowing and scraping it’s way into irrelevance.
Bowing and scraping it’s way into irrelevance.
The Washington Post pulled an ad that was set to run in some editions on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government, a group that ordered the ad said. It would have covered the front and back pages of editions delivered to the White House, the Pentagon and Congress.
Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk
The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This kind of ends of it. The MSM will not even let citizens pay to speak out against a private citizen who has taken over our government and is firing thousands of workers who live within 100 miles of the paper’s city.
Bowing and scraping it’s way into irrelevance.
Bowing and scraping it’s way into irrelevance.
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This was is same pretext the Nazis cited before they invaded other countries.
Trump on Canada: "I spoke to Governor Trudeau ... they don't have military protection, and you take a look at what's going on out there ... people are in danger ... they need our protection."
February 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This was is same pretext the Nazis cited before they invaded other countries.
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
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BREAKING: President Trump fires USAID's inspector general, one day after his office released a report critical of the administration's move to gut the agency.
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
BREAKING: President Trump fires USAID's inspector general, one day after his office released a report critical of the administration's move to gut the agency.
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This confirms what we are seeing before our eyes, Trump is repaying Musk's support for his campaign by letting him direct policy in a way that reflects Musk's whims, not the best interests of the American people.
February 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This confirms what we are seeing before our eyes, Trump is repaying Musk's support for his campaign by letting him direct policy in a way that reflects Musk's whims, not the best interests of the American people.
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I've been waiting for someone to make this point as clearly as @pbump.com did last week:
The entire Federal law enforcement apparatus is a part of the Executive Branch. All of it. So if they don't want to enforce a judge's rulings, or, for that matter, the law... then who?
wapo.st/3CKnHsI
The entire Federal law enforcement apparatus is a part of the Executive Branch. All of it. So if they don't want to enforce a judge's rulings, or, for that matter, the law... then who?
wapo.st/3CKnHsI
Opinion | Who can police a president unwilling to abide by the law?
A president who wants to brazenly challenge both Congress and the courts will be hard to constrain.
wapo.st
February 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've been waiting for someone to make this point as clearly as @pbump.com did last week:
The entire Federal law enforcement apparatus is a part of the Executive Branch. All of it. So if they don't want to enforce a judge's rulings, or, for that matter, the law... then who?
wapo.st/3CKnHsI
The entire Federal law enforcement apparatus is a part of the Executive Branch. All of it. So if they don't want to enforce a judge's rulings, or, for that matter, the law... then who?
wapo.st/3CKnHsI