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From Opinion: A Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald investigation found that the DeSantis administration diverted at least $35 million from vital health care programs to fight two constitutional amendments — marijuana legalization and abortion rights. The administration must answer for it.
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
From Opinion: A Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald investigation found that the DeSantis administration diverted at least $35 million from vital health care programs to fight two constitutional amendments — marijuana legalization and abortion rights. The administration must answer for it.
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“pressuring the hole - that’s when you are patient before aborting…gives you the opportunity to go the backside”
“pressuring the hole - that’s when you are patient before aborting…gives you the opportunity to go the backside”
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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“pressuring the hole - that’s when you are patient before aborting…gives you the opportunity to go the backside”
“pressuring the hole - that’s when you are patient before aborting…gives you the opportunity to go the backside”
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every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
Abraham Lincoln Collinsworth @dannyheifetz.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Abraham Lincoln Collinsworth @dannyheifetz.bsky.social
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Felt a random urge to watch this again and then just kept playing on repeat.
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Felt a random urge to watch this again and then just kept playing on repeat.
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tell your friends and family and anyone who is not on this platform about how Republicans just unilaterally terminated the contract foundations for 80% of VA healthcare workers
https://nurse.org/news/va-terminates-union-contracts-nurses-united/
https://nurse.org/news/va-terminates-union-contracts-nurses-united/
VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included
The VA has terminated union contracts for over 360,000 healthcare workers, including nurses—raising urgent concerns about staffing, patient safety, and veteran care nationwide.
nurse.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
tell your friends and family and anyone who is not on this platform about how Republicans just unilaterally terminated the contract foundations for 80% of VA healthcare workers
https://nurse.org/news/va-terminates-union-contracts-nurses-united/
https://nurse.org/news/va-terminates-union-contracts-nurses-united/
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Mamdani on Cuomo "conspiring" with Trump: "It is time for us to make clear that what this city deserves is a mayor who when he sees Donald Trump attacking the people of this city will stand up and fight back against that vision, who will not get on the phone with the architect of that vision."
August 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Mamdani on Cuomo "conspiring" with Trump: "It is time for us to make clear that what this city deserves is a mayor who when he sees Donald Trump attacking the people of this city will stand up and fight back against that vision, who will not get on the phone with the architect of that vision."
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"The president usually has limited control over the economy, with downturns being caused by events beyond their control. In this case, however, Trump’s policies are directly responsible for job losses, rising prices, wavering confidence, and a speedrun toward what looks like stagflation."
The looming Trumpcession
Orange man bad (for the economy).
www.publicnotice.co
August 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"The president usually has limited control over the economy, with downturns being caused by events beyond their control. In this case, however, Trump’s policies are directly responsible for job losses, rising prices, wavering confidence, and a speedrun toward what looks like stagflation."
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The economy is so good that I'm firing the BLS Commissioner for reporting numbers so grim I refuse to believe them, and also demanding the Fed cut rates typically seen during a recession.
August 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The economy is so good that I'm firing the BLS Commissioner for reporting numbers so grim I refuse to believe them, and also demanding the Fed cut rates typically seen during a recession.
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When you read about the unspeakable things new federal appellate judge Emil Bove is going to do—he’ll make Jim Ho and Stuart Kyle Duncan look like bleeding hearts—remember that it is *Democrats* who held the seat open for Trump to fill. Not Republicans: Democrats.
Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
The Cowardice of Senate Democrats Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation Possible
Senate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
When you read about the unspeakable things new federal appellate judge Emil Bove is going to do—he’ll make Jim Ho and Stuart Kyle Duncan look like bleeding hearts—remember that it is *Democrats* who held the seat open for Trump to fill. Not Republicans: Democrats.
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My grandparents and father escaped Nazi Germany in 1941. I’ve thought so much about how the genocide in Gaza and the silence of Holocaust institutions are such a betrayal to my grandparents’ memory.
this article has stuck to my ribs for two weeks now
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
this article has stuck to my ribs for two weeks now
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
July 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My grandparents and father escaped Nazi Germany in 1941. I’ve thought so much about how the genocide in Gaza and the silence of Holocaust institutions are such a betrayal to my grandparents’ memory.
this article has stuck to my ribs for two weeks now
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
this article has stuck to my ribs for two weeks now
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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🚨 The US has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
Nuclear Threats Are Back
Washington responds to Russia with escalation
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🚨 The US has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
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Nikola Jokic in tears after his horse won the race today
Credit: Arena Sport TV
Credit: Arena Sport TV
July 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Nikola Jokic in tears after his horse won the race today
Credit: Arena Sport TV
Credit: Arena Sport TV
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Friendly reminder: the president who most increased debt in US history? Donald Trump! More than 43 other presidents accumulated in the country’s first 216 years combined.
Russ Vought: "It is very possible that we might use pocket rescissions as one of our executive tools ... nothing is taken off the table for us to be able to deal with the deficits that we have."
July 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Friendly reminder: the president who most increased debt in US history? Donald Trump! More than 43 other presidents accumulated in the country’s first 216 years combined.
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They keep doing the one thing they could do to lose the Olympics
The Trump administration has barred a team of 15- and 16-year-olds from Venezuela from entering the United States to compete in the Little League Senior League World Series. The team from Maracaibo won the Latin America tournament to qualify for the World Series in South Carolina
wapo.st/4o8DKmS
wapo.st/4o8DKmS
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
They keep doing the one thing they could do to lose the Olympics
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Angry US civilian speaks out against fascist governor Ron DeSantis and his subservience to Jeffrey Epstein ally Donald Trump:
“You bow down to a fucking pedophile! You’re a fucking pedophile! Donald Trump and all of you are fucking Nazis, fuck you all.”
“You bow down to a fucking pedophile! You’re a fucking pedophile! Donald Trump and all of you are fucking Nazis, fuck you all.”
July 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Angry US civilian speaks out against fascist governor Ron DeSantis and his subservience to Jeffrey Epstein ally Donald Trump:
“You bow down to a fucking pedophile! You’re a fucking pedophile! Donald Trump and all of you are fucking Nazis, fuck you all.”
“You bow down to a fucking pedophile! You’re a fucking pedophile! Donald Trump and all of you are fucking Nazis, fuck you all.”
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The courts gave college athletes the right to get paid, through the enforcement of the antitrust laws. Now, the other two branches of the federal government will be limiting those rights. (Because capitalism apparently means capping earning potential.)
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
President Trump signs NIL executive order
As expected, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order regarding NIL payments.
www.nbcsports.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The courts gave college athletes the right to get paid, through the enforcement of the antitrust laws. Now, the other two branches of the federal government will be limiting those rights. (Because capitalism apparently means capping earning potential.)
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
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the thing you need to know about Obamagate 2.0 is that it's a pathetic and desperate attempt to distract from the fact that Trump is named in the Epstein files multiple times and probably for really bad stuff
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
the thing you need to know about Obamagate 2.0 is that it's a pathetic and desperate attempt to distract from the fact that Trump is named in the Epstein files multiple times and probably for really bad stuff
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Long live the brave mujahideen fighters of the Wall Street Journal ✊✊✊
July 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Long live the brave mujahideen fighters of the Wall Street Journal ✊✊✊
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Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
on.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
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The media assumes Trump is full of shit
The markets assume Trump is full of shit
Voters assume Trump is full of shit
But what if they're wrong & we're speeding toward failed state territory?
Even optimistically we're at the mercy of an aspiring autocrat who's unhinged & fixated on hurting people
The markets assume Trump is full of shit
Voters assume Trump is full of shit
But what if they're wrong & we're speeding toward failed state territory?
Even optimistically we're at the mercy of an aspiring autocrat who's unhinged & fixated on hurting people
July 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The media assumes Trump is full of shit
The markets assume Trump is full of shit
Voters assume Trump is full of shit
But what if they're wrong & we're speeding toward failed state territory?
Even optimistically we're at the mercy of an aspiring autocrat who's unhinged & fixated on hurting people
The markets assume Trump is full of shit
Voters assume Trump is full of shit
But what if they're wrong & we're speeding toward failed state territory?
Even optimistically we're at the mercy of an aspiring autocrat who's unhinged & fixated on hurting people
@david-ornstein.bsky.socially any updates today? No transfer news for 6 months.
July 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@david-ornstein.bsky.socially any updates today? No transfer news for 6 months.
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Trump's Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Will Meet with Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Make a Deal for His Client
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/22/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/22/t...
Trump's Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Will Meet with Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Make a Deal for His Client - emptywheel
Todd Blanche has now made clear how he intends to help Donald Trump out of his pedophile problem. Having fired the prosecutor competent to discuss cooperation with Ghislaine Maxwell, Blanche has annou...
www.emptywheel.net
July 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Trump's Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Will Meet with Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Make a Deal for His Client
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/22/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/22/t...
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why can’t he just pretend Mamdani is Trump and do nothing
Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly told allies that if Zohran Mamdani wins, he can't become Speaker of the House.
Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/party-cont...
Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/party-cont...
Party Control Is Dead
From Mamdani to Trump’s Epstein fiasco, Americans are turning on their leaders
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
why can’t he just pretend Mamdani is Trump and do nothing