My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
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Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man
Fallout from President Donald Trump's trade war sent the S&P 500 down 3.5%. The House of Representatives has advanced a budget framework to cut $1.5 trillion in spending.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
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A Maryland father was wrongly deported without due process and is now trapped in a dangerous El Salvador prison, torn from his family.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison | CNN Politics
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because ...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A Maryland father was wrongly deported without due process and is now trapped in a dangerous El Salvador prison, torn from his family.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
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My gosh. Check out all these people in Wisconsin holding up a “We Are Not for Sale” sign.
Something special is happening but we NEED your help!
Please consider phone banking RIGHT now and urge Wisconsin voters to the polls!
Please share! 💙
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Something special is happening but we NEED your help!
Please consider phone banking RIGHT now and urge Wisconsin voters to the polls!
Please share! 💙
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April 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My gosh. Check out all these people in Wisconsin holding up a “We Are Not for Sale” sign.
Something special is happening but we NEED your help!
Please consider phone banking RIGHT now and urge Wisconsin voters to the polls!
Please share! 💙
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Something special is happening but we NEED your help!
Please consider phone banking RIGHT now and urge Wisconsin voters to the polls!
Please share! 💙
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"When he said, 'I have the highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years,' that wasn’t just wrong, it was the opposite of reality:
At this point in their terms, every other GOP president since the dawn of modern polling has had more support than him."
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At this point in their terms, every other GOP president since the dawn of modern polling has had more support than him."
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Trump and his team pretend he’s riding a wave of popularity (but he’s not)
To defend Trump’s third term ambitions, the GOP keeps pointing to polls, which are a) irrelevant, and b) less impressive than they claim.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"When he said, 'I have the highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years,' that wasn’t just wrong, it was the opposite of reality:
At this point in their terms, every other GOP president since the dawn of modern polling has had more support than him."
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At this point in their terms, every other GOP president since the dawn of modern polling has had more support than him."
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Tens of thousands of fired workers at Treasury, Defense and other agencies can get their jobs back, a federal judge ruled.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be rehired immediately, judge rules
U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a “sham” strategy by the government’s central human resources office.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Tens of thousands of fired workers at Treasury, Defense and other agencies can get their jobs back, a federal judge ruled.
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"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal"
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
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And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
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Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal"
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
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And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
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🚨HUGE DEFEAT FOR TRUMP
BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Donald Trump to IMMEDIATELY reinstate thousands of probationary employees he fired last month.
This ruling hits multiple agencies-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense- places where actual work gets done. Thank you judge Alsop! 💙
BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Donald Trump to IMMEDIATELY reinstate thousands of probationary employees he fired last month.
This ruling hits multiple agencies-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense- places where actual work gets done. Thank you judge Alsop! 💙
March 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨HUGE DEFEAT FOR TRUMP
BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Donald Trump to IMMEDIATELY reinstate thousands of probationary employees he fired last month.
This ruling hits multiple agencies-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense- places where actual work gets done. Thank you judge Alsop! 💙
BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Donald Trump to IMMEDIATELY reinstate thousands of probationary employees he fired last month.
This ruling hits multiple agencies-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense- places where actual work gets done. Thank you judge Alsop! 💙
Today's disgusting scene
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Today's disgusting scene
Friends,
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March 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today's disgusting scene
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Though many claim to embrace both the Golden Rule and Jesus' command to love others as they love themselves, an army of self-identified faith-filled Americans seem incapable of asking a seemingly elemental question:
"What is it like to be someone else?"
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"What is it like to be someone else?"
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Is America Becoming a Post-Empathy Nation?
Lately, I’ve been wondering if we’ve reached a critical mass of cruel people here.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Though many claim to embrace both the Golden Rule and Jesus' command to love others as they love themselves, an army of self-identified faith-filled Americans seem incapable of asking a seemingly elemental question:
"What is it like to be someone else?"
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"What is it like to be someone else?"
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"I don't think anybody believes that these people would've been pardoned if they had engaged in exactly the same acts, but had stormed the Capitol, say, in opposition to the president and his policies," says Peter Keisler, former acting attorney general under Pres. Bush.
February 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"I don't think anybody believes that these people would've been pardoned if they had engaged in exactly the same acts, but had stormed the Capitol, say, in opposition to the president and his policies," says Peter Keisler, former acting attorney general under Pres. Bush.
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"When Christians love political power more than people, they pursue the goals of a political party rather than the goals of Jesus, and promote a partisan policy rather than the Kingdom of God." (2017)
When Christians Love Political Power More Than People
When Christians love political power more than people, the good news of God’s love is substituted for enforcing our preferred brand of religion.
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February 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"When Christians love political power more than people, they pursue the goals of a political party rather than the goals of Jesus, and promote a partisan policy rather than the Kingdom of God." (2017)
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Exclusive: The Trump administration plans to lay off nearly half of the workers at the agency that helps some homebuyers secure insurance on their mortgage
Federal Mortgage Insurer to Lay Off Nearly Half Its Workforce
The Trump administration is planning to lay off at least 40% of the workers at the federal agency that provides mortgage insurance on loans for people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for one, according...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Exclusive: The Trump administration plans to lay off nearly half of the workers at the agency that helps some homebuyers secure insurance on their mortgage
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Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
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Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
The pontiff has been recovering in a hospital in Rome after falling ill with a respiratory tract infection.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
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Trump issues new executive order: Only the president can speak for “what the law is”
It was fun doing democracy with you.
It was fun doing democracy with you.
February 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump issues new executive order: Only the president can speak for “what the law is”
It was fun doing democracy with you.
It was fun doing democracy with you.
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February 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The future of free speech is being decided now.
We're keeping close eyes on the Trump administration to make sure they uphold our First Amendment rights online, in the press, and on campuses.
We're keeping close eyes on the Trump administration to make sure they uphold our First Amendment rights online, in the press, and on campuses.
Trump needs to do three big things to protect free speech
President Trump isn't always against censorship. If he wants to stand up for free speech, he should protect it online, stop suing the press and guard campus speech, too.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The future of free speech is being decided now.
We're keeping close eyes on the Trump administration to make sure they uphold our First Amendment rights online, in the press, and on campuses.
We're keeping close eyes on the Trump administration to make sure they uphold our First Amendment rights online, in the press, and on campuses.
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President Trump has taken executive action to destroy the few protections in place for ensuring that AI is safe and responsible.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Trump's Efforts to Dismantle AI Protections, Explained | ACLU
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
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February 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
President Trump has taken executive action to destroy the few protections in place for ensuring that AI is safe and responsible.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
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"The rule of law is going to stand": Jamie Raskin is still optimistic about defeating Trump’s agenda.
‘The Rule of Law Is Going to Stand’: Jamie Raskin Is Still Optimistic About Defeating Trump’s Agenda
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee discusses the party’s strategy to beat Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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February 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"The rule of law is going to stand": Jamie Raskin is still optimistic about defeating Trump’s agenda.
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Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
A union representing the judges said it “makes no sense” to make cuts to immigration courts as Trump promises to carry out mass deportations, which must go through the courts.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog