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MAGA won ... so why are they so miserable?
@melissaryan.bsky.social
takes a look at the two major moments in 2025 that led to the fracture of the MAGA movement in her latest edition of Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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Two Events that Rocked MAGA in 2025
Has MAGA changed, for good?
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/two-events-that-rocked-maga-in-2025
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In this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete,
@thelisagraves.bsky.social
criticizes Trump's "nationally televised lie-fest" and ties the now dubbed “The Pettysburgh Address” and takes a look at how it all ties back to the sins of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.
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The Roberts Court Unleashed the Worst President in U.S. History
But It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/the-roberts-court-unleashed-the-worst
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As we all know, 2025 was the best year that any of us has ever had ... right?? Okay, maybe not quite. How Is This Better host
@akilahhughes.com
is joined by Panic World's
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
to break down all the political and pop culture chaos we survived in 2025.
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Yes, 2025 Really Was That Crazy (ft. Ryan Broderick)
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
https://youtu.be/MgfFt7s57U0
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There's a big 2026 battle brewing in Texas. In this week's edition of FWIW,
@lucyritz.bsky.social
takes a look at the two young superstars running in the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat and how they're using social media to catapult their campaigns.
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Two Stars, One Nomination, and 10 Million Followers
Also inside: new research on why non-political influencers are the best political messengers, KY Sen. candidate goes heavy on Charlie Kirk ads, and more
https://www.fwiw.news/p/two-stars-one-nomination-and-10-million
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"Since Trump took office, electricity prices have risen 13%. For Black households who already spend 43% more of our income on energy than white households, that is a major blow," writes Abre’ Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.
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Abre' Conner: Trump’s Energy Policies Have Failed Black America
President Donald Trump promised to improve the economic standing of Black Americans, but so far, that hasn't materialized.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/abre-conner-trumps-energy-policies-have-failed-black-america/
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2025 wasn’t exactly a “good” year, but how “bad” was it? Panic World host
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
takes a deep dive into the worst things people posted on the internet this year — and it's even more bizarre than you would expect.
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The Worst Of The Internet In 2025
YouTube video by Panic World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGk0F7vRzqU
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The Trump admin recently announced a proposed settlement with Missouri and other Republican-led states that would effectively end the Biden-era SAVE student loan repayment plan. COURIER contributor Michael Jones breaks down what that means for students.
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Student loan debt becomes another casualty of the Trump affordability squeeze
COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones reports that for millions of borrowers, the demise of SAVE will mean higher payments, fewer protections, and renewed uncertainty in an already tight e...
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/student-loan-debt-becomes-another-casualty-of-the-trump-affordability-squeeze/
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"Fascist Republicans are so thrilled with being in the public eye that they end up exposing their own ugliness," writes
@markjacob.bsky.social
in his examination of the viral Vanity Fair interview of Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. "May their ambition and their narcissism be their undoing."
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MAGA’s lust for publicity may be its undoing
The Wiles interviews give us hope that Republicans’ egos are their fatal flaw
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/magas-lust-for-publicity-may-be-its?triedRedirect=true
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Trump lackey Brendan Carr, who oversees the Federal Communications Commission, "has veered dangerously into blurring the lines between regulation and retaliation, using the FCC to intimidate media companies rather than protecting free expression."
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Defend the Press: Brendan Carr Has Gone Too Far with Attacks on Media
This is bigger than politics.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/defend-the-press-brendan-carr-has-gone-too-far-with-attacks-on-media/
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Harvard's conservative debate club quietly ejected all of its women. But why should we care? Because it points to a cultural shift led by the 'all-boys' clubs of the Trumpocene," writes
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
in this week's American Freakshow.
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Return of the Planet of the Apes
The All-Boys’ Clubs of the Trumpocene
https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/return-of-the-planet-of-the-apes
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The U.S. economy is in shambles — but among those suffering the consequences of furloughs and shutdowns, one group has been forced out in record rates: Black women.
@akilahhughes.com
takes a look at why with guest
@itsafronomics.bsky.social
in this week's How Is This Better.
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Black Women Are Doubled Taxed in America. There's Data.
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCCxGjdcXE
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'Piggy.' 'Stupid.' 'Ugly.' Trump has insulted more than half a dozen female reporters in recent weeks, but journalists and their outlets have largely remained silent.
@markjacob.bsky.social
takes a look at why reporters aren't fighting back in Stop the Presses.
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Will a reporter ever tell Trump to f– off?
Here’s why journalists respond so passively to presidential abuse
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/will-a-reporter-ever-tell-trump-to
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"The Trump Regime doesn’t even bother to hide its corruption ... [and] there are plenty of people and institutions willing to pay the piper," writes
@melissaryan.bsky.social
in this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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The Great Recoil
The embrace of Trump’s corruption isn't an accident—it’s a calculated backlash against the last decade of progress.
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/the-great-recoil
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FWIW guest author Ben Sheehan breaks down Trump's desperate attempt to puppeteer a nationwide gerrymandering battle (hint: he's failing!) and what these redrawn maps could mean for the midterm elections.
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Mid-Decade Redistricting: Bigger than Labubus
Also inside: How Rotten Tomatoes can make you money... maybe
https://www.fwiw.news/p/mid-decade-redistricting-bigger-than
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The Republican Party is co-opting extremist culture online — and they've turned it into one of their key political weapons.
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
takes a deep dive with
@junlper.beer
and
@bosh.worstpossible.world
in this week's episode of Panic World.
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How The Internet Created (And Destroyed) Chris Chan
YouTube video by Panic World
https://youtu.be/uo1UTU1WUCI
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The Republican Party is co-opting extremist culture online — and they've turned it into one of their key political weapons.
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
takes a deep dive in this week's episode of Panic World.
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How The Internet Created (And Destroyed) Chris Chan
YouTube video by Panic World
https://youtu.be/uo1UTU1WUCI
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"A classic Hiaasen character plays a starring role in a forgotten bit of Florida Epstein-Trumpiana, which starts with a pair of emails buried in the House Oversight Committee’s recent drop," writes
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
in her deep dive into the Trump-Epstein deposition that never was.
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Florida Men
The Trump Epstein Deposition That Never Was
https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/florida-men
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COURIER contributor Michael Jones takes a look at how a failed provision to ban states from regulating AI exposes the fault lines of power, the vacuum of federal oversight, and the ongoing effort to centralize AI policy in Washington.
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Inside the AI power play that nearly slipped into the NDAA
COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones reports that a failed push to add federal AI-preemption language to the NDAA exposed deep divisions over who should control AI regulation.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/inside-the-ai-power-play-that-nearly-slipped-into-the-ndaa/
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15 days ago
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@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
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COURAGE > COWARDICE
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We're in an information war. As Americans armed with iPhones record ICE's terror, the Trump admin is pushing back with cutesy nicknames and slick videos. Stop the Presses'
@markjacob.bsky.social
takes a look at Republicans' positioning in his latest piece.
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The media must stop helping Trump market misery
Journalists don’t have to repeat the regime’s cutesy nicknames for its corrupt campaigns
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-media-must-stop-helping-trump
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"For me, the most troubling aspect of Trump’s attacks on Somali-Americans is how acceptable it’s become for the president of the United States and members of Congress to speak this way, and how much we’ve desensitized ourselves to it," writes
@melissaryan.bsky.social
for Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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The White Supremacist President
Donald Trump attacked Somali immigrants this week. Here’s why it matters.
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/the-white-supremacist-president
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"Each check comes with a motive. Each name comes with an ask. Together, they reveal a presidency for sale," writes President of End Citizens United and Let America Vote
@tiffanymuller.bsky.social
in her deep dive of the 37 initial donors behind Trump's new White House ballroom.
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Tiffany Muller: Trump’s Gilded Swamp
The story of Donald Trump's private White House ballroom is one of power, profit, pay-to-play politics, and a presidency for sale.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/tiffany-muller-trumps-gilded-swamp/
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What happens when we use our holiday spending to push back against capitalism? How Is This Better host
@akilahhughes.com
is joined by LaTosha Brown of the We Ain’t Buying It campaign to discuss how choosing where we spend money can stop fascism.
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Can Boycotts Stop Fascism?
YouTube video by How Is This Better? with Akilah Hughes
https://youtu.be/sPk2Lzd7BCo
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FWIW guest author Scott Schuler lays out America's "2025 Politics Wrapped," looking back on the top 5 storylines that shaped this past year — and will shape the year to come.
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2025 Politics Wrapped: The Five Storylines That Will Shape What Comes Next
Also inside: Mark Kelly’s breakout week online, the Thanksgiving Tennessee ad blitz, and the scammy AI videos that cracked the top ten
https://www.fwiw.news/p/2025-politics-wrapped-the-five-storylines
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Author
@thelisagraves.bsky.social
takes a look at how Chief Justice John Roberts has reinforced Trump's pardon power — and the ramifications that could have — in this week's Grave Injustice.
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Pardon me? In Unleashing Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts Stoked the Pardon Power, Too
We Are Witnessing in Real Time the Staggering Injustices Trump Is Absolving
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/pardon-me-in-unleashing-trump-chief?r=5c3e3z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
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The end of the year is almost here — and COURIER is celebrating! Join us on December 11th in Washington, D.C. to hear from key voices of the resistance. Food and drink will be included. We can't wait to see you there — buy your ticket now:
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The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵
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Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-somalia.html
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Jeffrey Epstein is said to have trafficked “more than a thousand” humans during his sinister reign as brothelkeeper to the elites.
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
delves into public domain records to further dissect his European travels in American Freakshow.
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The French Connection
Monsieur Epstein’s Parisian Node
https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-french-connection
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In this week’s scorching edition of Grave Injustice,
@thelisagraves.bsky.social
holds Supreme Court Justice John Roberts’ feet to the fire and dissects how his decisions are moving the law further away from justice.
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Chief Justice John Roberts Walks Into Nuremberg, the Film…
The Chief Justice gets a message from beyond the grave
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/chief-justice-john-roberts-walks
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29 days ago
Kyle Tharp's Chaotic Era newsletter offers an encouraging overview of progressives' attempts to boost their media reach. Kyle cites the sponsor of my Stop the Presses newsletter, Courier, which is big on TikTok and also runs local newsrooms.
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
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Liberal media’s big year online
This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
https://www.chaoticera.news/p/liberal-media-s-big-year-online?utm_source=www.chaoticera.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=liberal-media-s-big-year-online&_bhlid=be4fdca6fd2c9fb85356ac269d2338722f2f8e88
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"No man who was comfortable in his skin would share so much fantasy art of himself in ridiculously macho poses," writes
@markjacob.bsky.social
in his deep dive into the Trump administration's fragile masculinity for this week's Stop The Presses.
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The males of MAGA manspread their insecurity
Trump & Co. bring down the country to lift their fragile egos
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-males-of-maga-manspread-their
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Celebrate the voices of the resistance this holiday season with COURIER. Join us on December 11th in Washington, D.C. to raise a glass to what we've accomplished and take a look at how we must come together in the year ahead. Food and drink provided — RSVP today:
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COURAGE > COWARDICE
Celebrate voices of resistance with COURIER. Reflect on 2025’s lessons and explore how courage drives the fights ahead.
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"The Roberts Six have propped up its keystone declaration that Trump has immunity with a series of other rulings that are creating a gateway for authoritarianism to barrel into the United States," writes
@thelisagraves.bsky.social
for Grave Injustice.
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Chief Justice John Roberts Walks Into Nuremberg, the Film…
The Chief Justice gets a message from beyond the grave
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/chief-justice-john-roberts-walks
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"[M]iddle-income households say they’re swapping out staples or downsizing their menus. The affordability crisis has literally reshaped what ends up on the table," writes
@michaeljones.bsky.social
for COURIER.
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Democrats rally to restore SNAP as families brace for a lean Thanksgiving
COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones examines how Democrats are trying to restore SNAP Benefits for families before a lean Thanksgiving
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/democrats-rally-to-restore-snap-as-families-brace-for-a-lean-thanksgiving/
29 days ago
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"[Marjorie Taylor Greene's] shock resignation from Congress on Friday, via a 10-minute video, is straight out of the 'why I divorced him' genre," writes
@melissaryan.bsky.social
in Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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Messy Breakup
What Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fallout says about the future of MAGA
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/messy-breakup
30 days ago
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What happens when a president decides America is done with space?
@akilahhughes.com
digs into the Trump administration’s unprecedented plans to slash NASA’s budget with guest Casey Dreier of
@planetarysociety.bsky.social
in this week's How Is This Better.
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Space Is Over (Unless You're Rich)
YouTube video by How Is This Better? with Akilah Hughes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKn_ZRZ7ek
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Join COURIER for an end-of-year event in Washington, D.C. on December 11th to celebrate voices of resistance, reflect on the lessons of 2025, and explore how courage drives the fights ahead. RSVP today:
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Celebrate voices of resistance with COURIER. Reflect on 2025’s lessons and explore how courage drives the fights ahead.
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about 1 month ago
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A gerrymandered MAGA district in Tennessee is suddenly looking … competitive? FWIW guest author Scott Schuler dives into what you need to know about the upcoming special election — and the outside money being poured into the race.
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Can Aftyn Behn Flip The Table In This Southern MAGA Stronghold?
Also inside: swing state Dems facing attack ads, outside spending in the TN-7 race, and Big Oil’s new name
https://www.fwiw.news/p/can-aftyn-behn-flip-the-table-in
about 1 month ago
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American Freakshow author
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
takes a deep dive into the recently released Epstein emails and shines a light on Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein's (really) close relationship — and the bizarre documentary project they were working on together.
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The Last Picture Show
The “Epic Epic Epic” Bannon-Epstein Bromance
https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-picture-show
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It’s the media’s version of a “pardon” when news outlets fail to remind the public of past crimes by Trump and his mischief makers such as Steve Bannon. My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.
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How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-the-media-pardon-political-criminals
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Trump's not the only one passing out pardons. Legacy media outlets are papering over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists and, in turn, helping rehabilitate them as newsmakers.
@markjacob.bsky.social
deep dives into the issue in this week's Stop the Presses.
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How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-the-media-pardon-political-criminals
about 1 month ago
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No matter where you lived, middle schoolers in the early 2000s were united by one thing: schoolyard rumors. Panic World host
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
is joined by No Such Thing in this week's episode to get to the bottom of some of the era's most infamous conspiracies.
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The Middle School Conspiracies that Somehow Everyone Heard
YouTube video by Panic World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sy6EODrIQI
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about 1 month ago
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After Trump's historically long shutdown, Congress reopened just last week. But the chaos might not be over. COURIER contributor
@michaeljones.bsky.social
warns that another government shutdown could be right around the corner.
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Why another shutdown showdown looms around the corner
COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones explains the three factors that could lead us to another government shutdown.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/why-another-shutdown-showdown-looms-around-the-corner/
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The House just voted to release the Epstein files 👀
about 1 month ago
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"The specter of Jeffrey Epstein is an albatross around Trump’s neck and one of few things that consistently derails his administration," writes
@melissaryan.bsky.social
in this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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The Epstein Storm
As we await the release of the Epstein files, let’s revisit QAnon.
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/the-epstein-storm?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=5ho21b&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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This is a must-watch PSA.
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