St.Jon
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Homan: “President Trump doesn’t have a limitation on his authority to make this country safe. There’s no limitation.”
This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power.
This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power.
August 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Homan: “President Trump doesn’t have a limitation on his authority to make this country safe. There’s no limitation.”
This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power.
This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power.
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Transcript: Trump Threat to Unleash Troops Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits newrepublic.com/article/1970... via @newrepublic.com
Transcript: Trump Threat to Unleash Troops Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits
As Trump vows to take Los Angeles national amid more polling showing a big backlash, a shrewd observer of public opinion explains how he badly miscalculated the public reaction—and how Dems should cap...
newrepublic.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Transcript: Trump Threat to Unleash Troops Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits newrepublic.com/article/1970... via @newrepublic.com
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Dystopia is the AARP advising older Americans about how to live in a police state
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dystopia is the AARP advising older Americans about how to live in a police state
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
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Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
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Meanwhile, DOJ lawyers are threatening medical journals for not providing adequate "viewpoint diversity" and for misinforming their readership, which I suppose means not publishing enough of the stupid shit that RFK Jr., JB, etc. keep saying.
This is an outrageous First Amendment violation.
This is an outrageous First Amendment violation.
Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'
www.medpagetoday.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Meanwhile, DOJ lawyers are threatening medical journals for not providing adequate "viewpoint diversity" and for misinforming their readership, which I suppose means not publishing enough of the stupid shit that RFK Jr., JB, etc. keep saying.
This is an outrageous First Amendment violation.
This is an outrageous First Amendment violation.
The museums? Damn like Hitler stealing art all over again
what they're gonna do is they're going to try to steal our country's priceless art collection
Scoop: DOGE officials met with leadership at the National Gallery of Art this week to discuss the museum's legal status www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
April 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The museums? Damn like Hitler stealing art all over again
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Breaking:
BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans.
BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans.
April 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Breaking:
BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans.
BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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PA GOP Senator forced to apologize for asking 12 year old girl about porn during civics bee.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/04...
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/04...
Pa. GOP lawmaker apologizes for questioning a 12-year-old about pornography at civics event
Sen. David Argall on Thursday issued an apology for his line of questioning with a sixth-grader regarding pornography during a middle school Civics Bee.
www.pennlive.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
PA GOP Senator forced to apologize for asking 12 year old girl about porn during civics bee.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/04...
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/04...
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NEW: The entire NIH payment system is currently frozen for all grantees. This is tied to DOGE’s new “Defend the Spend” caper, reported in today’s Post, which has already led to payment cutoffs to doctors and health workers at hospitals treating the poor.
April 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
NEW: The entire NIH payment system is currently frozen for all grantees. This is tied to DOGE’s new “Defend the Spend” caper, reported in today’s Post, which has already led to payment cutoffs to doctors and health workers at hospitals treating the poor.
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I am old enough to remember when a movie character said "PAPERS PLEASE" it was a universally understood signifier of an evil regime
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I am old enough to remember when a movie character said "PAPERS PLEASE" it was a universally understood signifier of an evil regime
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In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
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Thou shalt march on Washington by the millions and not leave until the Mad King is deposed.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thou shalt march on Washington by the millions and not leave until the Mad King is deposed.
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This should lead to criminal charges against Leland Dudek and the people at DOGE who did this. I’m deadly serious about it. They committed fraud by deliberately marking people dead who were alive.
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This should lead to criminal charges against Leland Dudek and the people at DOGE who did this. I’m deadly serious about it. They committed fraud by deliberately marking people dead who were alive.
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We could have been talking about $25K down payment assistance for new homeowners in a thriving economy right now, but here we are.
April 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
We could have been talking about $25K down payment assistance for new homeowners in a thriving economy right now, but here we are.
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EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
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The meaning here is clear. Clearer still if you're familiar with Posobiec's neo-Nazi ties. And by neo-Nazi, I don't mean people I think are jerks; I mean self-avowed national socialists. www.splcenter.org/resources/ex...
I know folks hate seeing content from the other site, but the escalation implied in this tweet exchange is so severe that it needs to be acknowledged. Take the advice of so many other great folks dedicated to antifascist work with a wealth of experience of historical knowledge; you need to prepare.
February 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The meaning here is clear. Clearer still if you're familiar with Posobiec's neo-Nazi ties. And by neo-Nazi, I don't mean people I think are jerks; I mean self-avowed national socialists. www.splcenter.org/resources/ex...
From theory to documentary in 3 weeks! Watch and share!! youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
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February 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
From theory to documentary in 3 weeks! Watch and share!! youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
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Washington Post got their hands on internal documents from DOGE showing the entire plan to implement resegregation. They're going to purge minorities from government by calling them DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI
Documents detail step-by-step plans by the U.S. DOGE Service to purge federal agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion workers and offices. Here’s what comes next.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Washington Post got their hands on internal documents from DOGE showing the entire plan to implement resegregation. They're going to purge minorities from government by calling them DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Elon’s response to a post simply naming the 6 people he has working for him inside our government. Apparently, it is a crime for the American people to know who they are.
February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Elon’s response to a post simply naming the 6 people he has working for him inside our government. Apparently, it is a crime for the American people to know who they are.
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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
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@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"