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You can’t trust someone who doesn’t love Sesame Street.
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
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Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small 'Box,' Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
www.miaminewtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
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#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Naturally, but the GOP and their MAGA fluffers on social media will have nothing to say about this, and Mike Johnson will pretend not to see this story until 2029.
Trump Jr-backed startup gets $600 million dollar government deal.
Trump Jr-backed startup gets $600 million dollar government deal.
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Naturally, but the GOP and their MAGA fluffers on social media will have nothing to say about this, and Mike Johnson will pretend not to see this story until 2029.
Trump Jr-backed startup gets $600 million dollar government deal.
Trump Jr-backed startup gets $600 million dollar government deal.
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Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
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Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
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REP. HIMES: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. Any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
REP. HIMES: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. Any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
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No, we don't want "free" healthcare.
We want universal healthcare paid for by our taxes that covers everyone and leaves no one bankrupted and sick.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend.
We want universal healthcare paid for by our taxes that covers everyone and leaves no one bankrupted and sick.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend.
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
No, we don't want "free" healthcare.
We want universal healthcare paid for by our taxes that covers everyone and leaves no one bankrupted and sick.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend.
We want universal healthcare paid for by our taxes that covers everyone and leaves no one bankrupted and sick.
This isn’t difficult to comprehend.
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Thread.
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thread.
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WALZ: “.. Donald Trump’s calling our Somali neighbors ‘garbage’ and calling the state of Minnesota a ‘hellhole’. I’m assuming it’s unprecedented for a United States President. .. We’ve got little children going to school today, their president called them ‘garbage’.”
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
WALZ: “.. Donald Trump’s calling our Somali neighbors ‘garbage’ and calling the state of Minnesota a ‘hellhole’. I’m assuming it’s unprecedented for a United States President. .. We’ve got little children going to school today, their president called them ‘garbage’.”
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"I think the exact language is that it is 'not scientifically accurate' to say that vaccines do not cause autism. It’s a very strange formulation. That is like saying, 'I have no evidence that umbrellas do not cause kittens.'" lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"I think the exact language is that it is 'not scientifically accurate' to say that vaccines do not cause autism. It’s a very strange formulation. That is like saying, 'I have no evidence that umbrellas do not cause kittens.'" lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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Himes: It was exceedingly hard to watch. Even if you stipulate that it is a war, there is a very specific prohibition against killing individuals who have been removed from the fight. And there is no question that these individuals were removed from the fight.
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Himes: It was exceedingly hard to watch. Even if you stipulate that it is a war, there is a very specific prohibition against killing individuals who have been removed from the fight. And there is no question that these individuals were removed from the fight.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
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A US citizen woman screams: "I'm a US citizen. Please help me. Why are you doing this?" Population Control Police manhandled her, brought her to the ground, handcuffed, loaded her into a vehicle. Later released her. Kavanaugh stop or something worse? -12/3/25
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A US citizen woman screams: "I'm a US citizen. Please help me. Why are you doing this?" Population Control Police manhandled her, brought her to the ground, handcuffed, loaded her into a vehicle. Later released her. Kavanaugh stop or something worse? -12/3/25
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A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution. n.pr/4plIDcz
This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations
A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution. n.pr/4plIDcz
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EVERYBODY.
Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
EVERYBODY.
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If there weren't 834 other scandals, this would be scandal #1.
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Trump says Witkoff and Kushner had "a very good" meeting with Putin
Trump said their impression was that Putin wants "to see the war ended," but it wasn't clear what progress had been made in the talks.
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If there weren't 834 other scandals, this would be scandal #1.
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
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An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
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The border is not secure. What the hell is he talking about? Trump gutted the joint terrorism task force and the National Security Council. JFC
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The border is not secure. What the hell is he talking about? Trump gutted the joint terrorism task force and the National Security Council. JFC
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He has been purely a Russian asset since they filmed him raping kids on this trip in 1987
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
He has been purely a Russian asset since they filmed him raping kids on this trip in 1987
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...