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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (TV Series 2024) - User reviews - IMDb
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (TV Series 2024) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
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Finished watching this documentary last night & wow! Depth and breadth, archival footage, background stories, are astonishing. Carefully illustrates why we are where we are today. Never a dull moment. Highly recommended. On Netflix. #history #documentary #democracy #politics
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President Sundown McGoodbrain thinks he won all three times in Minnesota despite losing all three times.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
President Sundown McGoodbrain thinks he won all three times in Minnesota despite losing all three times.
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President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela.
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thehill.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela.
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thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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How does the FBI conduct a credible investigation when the President Trump, the Vice President and Secretary Noem have already announced their conclusion? @glennkirschner.bsky.social and I discuss on Substack. Join us: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
How does the FBI conduct a credible investigation when the President Trump, the Vice President and Secretary Noem have already announced their conclusion? @glennkirschner.bsky.social and I discuss on Substack. Join us: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Epstein “wasn’t just a frequent visitor to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein’s nearby mansion for massages, manicures and other spa services, according to former Mar-a-Lago and Epstein employees.”
“… Mar-a-Lago was crucial to Epstein’s sexual predation, a fact that was well-known by Trump’s inner circle long before Epstein was charged with any crime.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise
New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic.
www.thenation.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Epstein “wasn’t just a frequent visitor to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein’s nearby mansion for massages, manicures and other spa services, according to former Mar-a-Lago and Epstein employees.”
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Here are the lawyers set to argue next week in the trans sports ban cases.
Kathleen Hartnett from Cooley is arguing for the trans student in the Idaho case, and Josh Block from the ACLU is arguing for the trans student in the West Virginia case.
Kathleen Hartnett from Cooley is arguing for the trans student in the Idaho case, and Josh Block from the ACLU is arguing for the trans student in the West Virginia case.
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Here are the lawyers set to argue next week in the trans sports ban cases.
Kathleen Hartnett from Cooley is arguing for the trans student in the Idaho case, and Josh Block from the ACLU is arguing for the trans student in the West Virginia case.
Kathleen Hartnett from Cooley is arguing for the trans student in the Idaho case, and Josh Block from the ACLU is arguing for the trans student in the West Virginia case.
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil.
Oligarchy in action.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil.
Oligarchy in action.
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil.
Oligarchy in action.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil.
Oligarchy in action.
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Before hitting the streets to protest ICE's cruelty, know your rights.
Join us tonight, January 9, at 8:00pm ET for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
Join us tonight, January 9, at 8:00pm ET for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
ACLU’s Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training
I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!
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January 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Before hitting the streets to protest ICE's cruelty, know your rights.
Join us tonight, January 9, at 8:00pm ET for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
Join us tonight, January 9, at 8:00pm ET for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
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OHIO: MAGA Ex-baseball player John Rocker shows up at a daycare looking for kids (and being racist while he does it)
This is what they’re doing now
(H/T @jeffpearlman)
This is what they’re doing now
(H/T @jeffpearlman)
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
OHIO: MAGA Ex-baseball player John Rocker shows up at a daycare looking for kids (and being racist while he does it)
This is what they’re doing now
(H/T @jeffpearlman)
This is what they’re doing now
(H/T @jeffpearlman)
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Garcia: Les Wexner was basically Epstein’s sole billionaire benefactor for a long time. He was a huge part of Epstein’s life, and getting him in is going to be really important. He’ll be sitting in front of the Oversight Committee, along with the two executors of the Epstein estate
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Garcia: Les Wexner was basically Epstein’s sole billionaire benefactor for a long time. He was a huge part of Epstein’s life, and getting him in is going to be really important. He’ll be sitting in front of the Oversight Committee, along with the two executors of the Epstein estate
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Garcia: For Mr. Wexner, I think it’s important for us to understand why there was such a financial relationship between the two. What services was Jeffrey Epstein providing?
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Garcia: For Mr. Wexner, I think it’s important for us to understand why there was such a financial relationship between the two. What services was Jeffrey Epstein providing?
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
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NEW: Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol
The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has argued that the federal law requiring the plaque's display was "not implementable."
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
NEW: Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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3 time Trump voter: I'm very disappointed in how Trump is handling the situation. He's making up a story…. she did not try to hit the agent… This is my neighbor. Come on, Trump. Come on, Vance.
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
3 time Trump voter: I'm very disappointed in how Trump is handling the situation. He's making up a story…. she did not try to hit the agent… This is my neighbor. Come on, Trump. Come on, Vance.
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There are no more excuses:
The Senate must take up and pass this clean three-year extension of ACA health care tax credits.
Americans’ monthly health care premiums have already spiked.
The Senate must take up and pass this clean three-year extension of ACA health care tax credits.
Americans’ monthly health care premiums have already spiked.
17 Republicans vote to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies
Democrats and moderate Republicans hope the bill's passage will put pressure on the Senate to come up a bipartisan compromise.
www.politico.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
There are no more excuses:
The Senate must take up and pass this clean three-year extension of ACA health care tax credits.
Americans’ monthly health care premiums have already spiked.
The Senate must take up and pass this clean three-year extension of ACA health care tax credits.
Americans’ monthly health care premiums have already spiked.
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Garcia: Donald Trump thinks it’s over. He doesn’t really understand the breadth of what we’re doing here. There is so much new information about Mar-a-Lago—what their role was in the trafficking
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Garcia: Donald Trump thinks it’s over. He doesn’t really understand the breadth of what we’re doing here. There is so much new information about Mar-a-Lago—what their role was in the trafficking
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Garcia: Every American should be outraged by what happened in Minneapolis. The fact that there’s going to be no accountability—or that the DOJ wants to investigate it themselves—is insane. They can’t be trusted to investigate anything.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Garcia: Every American should be outraged by what happened in Minneapolis. The fact that there’s going to be no accountability—or that the DOJ wants to investigate it themselves—is insane. They can’t be trusted to investigate anything.
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This is a really good point
if trump thought he had a winning hand here he would be the first person in front of the press. they know it’s bad so they send their little pig man out to gobble up the slop
January 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This is a really good point
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The strategic move Ukraine figured out a few months ago is that they could agree to virtually any US demand, knowing Putin will reject every single offer. That has now made it virtually impossible for Trump/Vance to convince anyone that Ukrainian intransigence is the issue here.
January 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The strategic move Ukraine figured out a few months ago is that they could agree to virtually any US demand, knowing Putin will reject every single offer. That has now made it virtually impossible for Trump/Vance to convince anyone that Ukrainian intransigence is the issue here.
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Just what we want. People whose job it is to track possible nuclear missile attacks and try to counter them to be real hungry and cranky. Good work, Elon Musk and MAGA.
JUST IN: The remote Army base is responsible for shooting down nuclear missiles targeting the US.
Exclusive: DOGE cuts prompt scramble to feed troops at remote US base
The remote Army base is responsible for shooting down nuclear missiles targeting the US.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Just what we want. People whose job it is to track possible nuclear missile attacks and try to counter them to be real hungry and cranky. Good work, Elon Musk and MAGA.
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NOW: Protest in DC tonight at 14 and U streets, shutting down traffic in both directions.
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
NOW: Protest in DC tonight at 14 and U streets, shutting down traffic in both directions.
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Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
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DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/
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MAGA's fervor against intervention is only matched by their delight in the Venezuela intervention
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
MAGA's fervor against intervention is only matched by their delight in the Venezuela intervention