Stephen Butchko
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Explorer of human nature, award-winning actor, director, producer and aspiring heretic.
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StrictlyChristo šŗš¦š»
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The Tennessee Holler
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Joy Reid: āMamdani went 3 for 3. This is a sea change. Get used to it.ā
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
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210 people are supposedly dead. The government says it knows. But it won't release the names. Won't release the evidence. And there's one video they seem determined to keep buried. So I did the math myself.
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Marc Elias
about 6 hours ago
šØBREAKING: President Donald Trump said he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe California elections as early results showed his preferred candidate trailing in the stateās recent gubernatorial primary.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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'Do me a favor': Trump says he directed DOJ to investigate California elections
He said he ordered the probes after early results showed his preferred candidate trailing in the stateās recent gubernatorial primary.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-ordered-justice-department-investigations-california-elections/
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Robert Reich
about 6 hours ago
Just 10 days after the SpaceX IPO, the stock has plunged and the average investor has seen most of their initial gains disappear. And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted ā at SpaceX's behest. The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
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Marc Elias
about 9 hours ago
Over the past year, conservatives have radically transformed redistricting into virtually unrecognizable terrain perhaps most closely resembling a burn scar ā the term for the scorched land left behind after a wildfire.
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Scorched earth: How Trumpās gerrymanders and the Supreme Court burned redistricting to the ground
Over the past year, conservatives have radically transformed redistricting into virtually unrecognizable terrain perhaps most closely resembling a burn scar ā the term for the scorched land left behin...
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scorched-earth-how-trumps-gerrymanders-and-the-supreme-court-burned-redistricting-to-the-ground/
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Alt National Park Service
about 10 hours ago
The Trump administrationās new Acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, has begun the mass firing of employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), with reports indicating that hundreds of staff positions are being eliminated.
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Civic Sundays Los Angeles
about 23 hours ago
Today, over I-5 in L.A.
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Jeff Parrott
about 12 hours ago
The polls are open in Utah!
@sltrib.com
journalists are covering the 2026 primary elections, with the latest news here:
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Polls close at 8pm. It's too late to mail your ballot, so either stick it in a drop box or go vote in person.
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Itās primary election day in Utah. Thereās still plenty of time to vote.
The Salt Lake Tribune is covering the live results of Utah's 2026 primary election.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/06/23/utah-elections-live-2026-primary/
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Scott Horton
about 15 hours ago
The growing wave of progressive populists understand that raising taxes on billionaires is overwhelmingly popular ā 77% of voters support doing so, including 71% of Independents and 65% of Republicans.
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Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust
This article is part ofĀ TPM Cafe,Ā TPMās home for opinion and news analysis....
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/taxing-billionaires-is-the-easiest-way-democrats-could-build-rebuild-voter-trust
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Craig R. Brittain
about 21 hours ago
Bernie Sanders: "The future of AI and the fate of humanity must not be decided behind closed doors by a handful of big tech CEOs who are the wealthiest people on Earth. It must be decided by workers. It is our future, we must decide it."
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Bill Kristol
1 day ago
šØšØšØ Pulte begins a political purge of the intelligence community. Add it to what Hegseth is doing with the military, Blanche with Justice, Patel with FBI, and the hirings at ICE, and weāre entering a very dangerous period, one that makes Watergate look like childās play.
www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/p...
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Firings now underway at Office of Director of National Intelligence, source says | CNN Politics
The large-scale cuts that President Donald Trumpās acting director of national intelligence had been considering imposing at his own office started on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CN...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/odni-firings-underway-bill-pulte
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
1 day ago
šÆ% this
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Larry Mitchell
1 day ago
According to our constitution we should have overthrown our Government by now.
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Harry Dunn
1 day ago
Tomorrow is the day! All the hard work has led to this moment! Get out and make your voice heard at the polls! MD-5 Vote for Harry Dunn tomorrow June 23rd! Lets go!
Harrydunnformd.com
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Harry Dunn for Congress
Harry Dunn defended our democracy as a Capitol Police Officer. Now heās running to represent Marylandās 5th Congressional District.
https://Harrydunnformd.com
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Robin for Ward 2
1 day ago
Proud to stand with UNITE HERE Local 17 workers who are on strike for fair wages and affordable health insurance.
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Mueller, She Wrote
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butterflygirl24
1 day ago
Whatās on fire in Los Angeles?
#california
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Mueller, She Wrote
1 day ago
AIPAC knows - among other things - that in order to stop arming Israel, Congress would need to repeal the law that requires the US to ensure Israel has a Qualitative Military Edge (QME) over other countries in the region. So it funds candidates that won't repeal that law (22 U.S.C. § 2776).
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The Steady State
1 day ago
"Everyone needs to understand the rules and have a plan to vote." --Marc Elias
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Robert Reich
1 day ago
R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/rip-alan-greenspan
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R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong
His insistence on financial deregulation brought the economy to its knees
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/rip-alan-greenspan
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When we fight, we win. Keep it up, you lovers of democracy!
#HoldFast
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Marc Elias
1 day ago
NEW EPISODE: The DOJ has sued 31 states to seize your most sensitive voter data. They've lost every single case so far: nine courts, zero wins. I break down why Trump is building a national voter list the White House controls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpu...
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Trump's Voter Data Obsession is More Dangerous Than You Think
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpuBv7AvIk
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
1 day ago
A fire department doesn't wait for the building to burn before installing smoke detectors. The Pentagon apparently does. 160+ troops sick. One dead, pending review. The policy that could've prevented it was scrapped 8 weeks ago...by the same man now quietly putting it back.
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Aaron Parnas
1 day ago
*10 years in prison for touching the reflecting pool* *pardons for burning the Capitol Building*
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Acyn
1 day ago
Mamdani: When I am speaking about AIPAC, Iām speaking about an organization that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people not just in Palestine but, frankly, throughout much of the region. And it is a status quo of immorality. It is one that I will not accept.
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Marc Elias
1 day ago
šØBREAKING: A federal judge in Washington D.C. blocked DHS from using its citizenship database to remove voters from registration rolls, striking a significant blow against President Donald Trumpās unconstitutional attempt to take control of federal elections.
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In blow to Trump, federal judge blocks DHS from using citizenship database to purge voters
"The federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,ā the judge wrote.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-blow-to-trump-federal-judge-blocks-dhs-from-using-citizenship-database-to-purge-voters/
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Dean Obeidallah
1 day ago
There was MAGA act of terrorism in NJ on Sunday that demands more coverage. A security guard at ICE facility in NJ intentionally hit a protester with his car. That is what terrorism looks like!
www.thedailybeast.com/shocking-vid...
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Shocking Video Shows Woman Hit by Car at ICE Center Protest
The protester was waving an upside-down American flag when a vehicle entering the New Jersey detention center hit her from behind.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/shocking-video-shows-woman-hit-by-car-at-ice-center-protest/
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Rhonda š
2 days ago
Dems and independent voters, wake up for midterms! The OBBBA & Project 2025 protect billionaires, but Congress holds the power. If we elect a majority, we can scrap the $184.5k cap and save Social Security for a century. Your vote determines who writes the bills. Protect our benefits!
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Mueller, She Wrote
2 days ago
BREAKING: Trump and Gabbard are blocking the release two new reports commissioned by ODNI showing zero vote manipulation in the 2020 election.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
1 day ago
Some keep saying we need to stop fighting each other and focus on the "real enemies." Sounds great. Until the people causing the problem are sitting inside your own coalition. That's what happened in a battle that's exposing a crack running straight through Trump's movement.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Our governments are the problem.
#Solidarity
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Carl Quintanilla
1 day ago
JUDGE SCHILTZ: ā.. Initiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action .. is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use the grand-jury process.ā
@politico.com
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Everything MAGA touches, dies.
#HoldFast
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"A democratic society depends on citizens who can hear things they dislike without falling apart." - J. Hopkins Learn resilience, folks. Democracy depends on it.
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Marc Elias
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A federal judge threw out the Department of Justiceās (DOJ) lawsuit seeking Marylandās statewide, unredacted voter registration list, dealing another blow to President Donald Trump and the departmentās sweeping campaign to obtain voter data from the states.
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DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand
In total, the DOJ has brought 31 voter roll lawsuits against states and Washington, D.C.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-tosses-justice-department-maryland-voter-roll-lawsuit-0-9/
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Marc Elias
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šØBREAKING: Maryland Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to state voter data. A big victory for our clients Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and democracy. DOJ is now 0-9 in these cases. We are undefeated.š³ļøšŖāļø
www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryla...
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šØ United States of America v. DeMarinis
Learn more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryland-doj-voter-data-access-lawsuit/
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
The legal battle over President Donald Trumpās effort to crack down on mail voting is heating up. And Democracy Docket is covering it more closely than any other news outlet.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump's attack on mail voting advances, while Georgia Republicans retreat
The legal battle over President Donald Trumpās effort to crack down on mail voting is heating up. And Democracy Docket is covering it more closely than any other news outlet.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/this-week-at-democracy-docket-trumps-attack-on-mail-voting-advances-while-georgia-republicans-retreat/
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
2 days ago
War is easy to start. The bill arrives later. The Pentagon spends billions. We are at THIRTY BILLION PLUS WITH THE IRAN WAR. Markets absorb the shock. Families pay higher prices. Politicians call it āstrength.ā The cost isnāt measured on Day 1. Itās measured for years after the cameras leave.
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Totally š¤ Bitchcakes
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seen on i-5 in seattle
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Gabino Iglesias
3 days ago
Itās always okay to make fun of flat earthers.
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3 days ago
nothing has my heart like a bookstore filled with old used mass market paperbacks, their pages yellowed and dog-eared, spines extra cracked, weird faded covers, their vanillic and dusty smell
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Amee Vanderpool
3 days ago
Trumpās got NO SHOT in Iran.
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MeidasTouch
4 days ago
šØ BREAKING: Iranās Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing what it calls U.S. failure to uphold the āend-of-war agreement,ā Israelās continued strikes in southern Lebanon, and Israelās refusal to withdraw from the area. 1/
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Anonymous
4 days ago
If visible neglect is appearing even in the capital, the decline may be more advanced than people realize.
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onpolitics.news
5 days ago
New Poll Finds Most Americans Back Adopting Popular Vote to Select President -
Truthout
#news
#popular vote
#presidential term limits
#donald trump
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New Poll Finds Most Americans Back Adopting Popular Vote to Select President
Americans back abolishing the Electoral College by a 2 to 1 margin, the survey shows.
https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-finds-most-americans-back-adopting-popular-vote-to-select-president/
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
4 days ago
Something Happened in Moscow That Should Terrify Vladimir Putin Because the one thing every strongman fears isn't a bombāit's the collapse of inevitability.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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