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We all know that President Donald Trump gave his pals a series of sweetheart no-bid, wildly inflated contracts to ruin the Reflecting Poolābecause it was a government emergency. The āemergencyā being Trumpās little birthday bash last month. Read more here:
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Some administrations preserve history. This one keeps putting it in danger.
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Trump takes destruction of US history to a whole new level
Everything Trump touches turns to garbage. Racist garbage.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070961/national/trump-takes-destruction-of-us-history-to-a-whole-new-level/
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Turns out drawing yourself a safer district doesn't guarantee safer polling.
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GOPās Florida gerrymander is looking a bit fragile
Oops.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070910/elections/gop-florida-gerrymander-backfire-castor/
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It's amazing how often "coincidence" ends up in settlement talks.
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Trump teleprompter guy caught betting on presidentās speeches
In a shocking turn of events, someone in the White House has been accused of insider trading. Gabriel Perez, President Donald Trumpās longtime teleprompter operator, has reportedly been gettingā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070921/business-and-economy/trump-teleprompter-guy-caught-betting-on-speeches/
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Naturally, Trump has endorsed him.
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Key GOP candidate reportedly has strong Nazi ties
Naturally, President Donald Trump has endorsed him.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070980/news/mike-collins-georgia-senate-nazi-family-ossoff/
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Comic āļø: Cashing in by Mike Luckovich Get more comics in your inbox šļø:
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GOP lawmakers want a message about affordability. Trump has another idea.
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GOP fears Trumpās primetime rambling will make midterms even worse
Reports that the president will focus on 2020 election conspiracy theories have Republicans in a bind.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070930/news/gop-fears-trumps-primetime-rambling-will-make-midterms-even-worse/
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Tom Homan found someone to blame. It just wasn't ICE.
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Tom Homan: Democrats should āshut their mouthā about ICE killings
President Donald Trumpās so-called border czar blamed Democrats for recent incidents in which ICE agents killed civilians.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070811/news/tom-homan-blames-democrats-ice-killings/
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Less than four months out from the midterms, there are enough canaries flying around Republicansā proverbial coal mine that it must look like Alfred Hitchcockās āThe Birdsā down there. Read more here:
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Washington's newest growth industry appears to be fencing.
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How long until Trump fences off all of DC?
Look, it used to sound like weirdo doomering to say that President Donald Trump has no intention of leaving office after the end of his term, but this is the behavior of a man hunkering down andā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070834/whitehouse/how-long-until-trump-fences-off-all-of-dc/
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Trump's approval rating is back to January 2021 territory. Some milestones are better left uncelebrated.
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The world agrees: Trump sucks
America turns on Trumpāas the world turns on the U.S.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070760/news/trump-approval-bad-in-america-world-prefers-china/
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Pete Hegseth has a new military strategy: testosterone first, follow-up questions later.
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Hegsethās cool with gender-affirming care if itās for the bros
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just cleared those in the battlefield to start pumping themselves full of testosterone so they can improve their ālethality.āā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070694/health/hegseths-cool-with-gender-affirming-care-if-its-for-the-bros/
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JD Vance says he works hard not to become an "entitled asshole." We have notes.
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Even the Secret Service hates Vance and his fancy trips
The vice president is living it up on the taxpayerās dime.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070681/whitehouse/jd-vance-golf-lesson-helicopter-secret-service/
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We all know that everybody hates Todd Blanche, President Donald Trumpās favorite lawyer stooge and attorney general pick. Read more here:
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Comic āļø: Not THOSE huddled masses by Pedro Molina Get more comics in your inbox šļø:
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Trump's weird new relationship with Walmart ... Room Temp with @janeshrahlan and @markosmoulitsas every Thursday š„ š Link in bio to listen and also at:
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Millions later, the biggest improvement appears to be the fence.
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Trumpās slimy Reflecting Pool ārepairā gets even worse
Itās been drained and fenced off, and it might remain closed to the public until 2027.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070541/national/trumps-slimy-reflecting-pool-repair-gets-even-worse/
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Itās that time of the election cycle again where Republicansādesperate to save their congressional majoritiesācook up an imaginary foe to scare their base. Read more here:
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Nothing says "independent regulator" quite like complimentary tickets from the company you're regulating.
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Trumpās FCC cronies get in on the sweet bribe action
Why should President Donald Trump have all the fun of extorting money from people with business before the government?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070473/news/trumps-fcc-cronies-get-in-on-the-sweet-bribe-action/
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Trump's calling data centers "LIQUID GOLD." Utility customers might have a different nickname.
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New York Democrats hit pause on resource-gobbling data centers
The state imposed the nationās first moratorium on āhyperscaleā data centers.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070381/environment/new-york-democrats-pause-data-centers/
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A new bill would require lawmakers to tell constituents when they're taking an extended absence. Revolutionary concept: communication and transparency.
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Lawmakers wonāt be able to go MIA if this Democrat gets his way
The bill comes after two Republican lawmakersāTom Kean Jr. and Mitch McConnellāvanished from Capitol Hill.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070332/congress/lawmakers-wont-be-able-to-go-mia-if-this-democrat-gets-his-way/
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Leave it to this administration to make buying a salad feel like gambling.
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Sh-tstorm descends on US after Trump slashed CDC food safety efforts
Leave it to the Trump administration to find a way to make shitting yourself more expensive. In the latest episode of mysterious illnesses circulating across the U.S. under an administration that hasā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070365/health/sh-tstorm-descends-on-us-after-trump-slashed-cdc-food-safety-efforts/
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Comic āļø: I have a nightmare by Mike Luckovich Get more comics in your inbox šļø:
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Our beloved Denise may be gone, but somehow, she also isnāt. She made an everlasting impact on our community and in the world around us. Rest in power, Denise.
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Rest in power, Denise Oliver Velez
On Wednesday, we lost one of the best of us: Denise Oliver-Velez.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070411/daily-kos/denise-oliver-velez-tribute/
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The worst person in the world to make a deal with.
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Big law firms caved to Trump. Now heās screwing them over.
Who knew that making a deal with Trump would turn out poorly?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070298/courts/big-law-firms-caved-to-trump-now-hes-screwing-them-over/
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News broke over the weekend that the administration had subpoenaed multiple New York Times journalists over the crime of reporting unfavorably on the antics of Dear Leader. Read more here:
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Mike Lindell (yes, the MyPillow guy) running for governor was already a choice. Then Trump endorsed it.
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Trump just made his worst endorsement yet
Republicans were already unlikely to win Minnesotaās governorās race this year, but now Donald Trump has all but ensured the the party has no chance.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070204/news/trump-endorsement-mike-lindell-minnesota-governor/
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Trump is doubling down on ICE. The public appears to be moving in the opposite direction.
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Trump: Killer ICE agents are doing a āGREAT jobā
President Donald Trump made it clear on Wednesday that he fully supports the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency as more and more innocent people are being killed by theā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070228/justice/trump-killer-ice-agents-are-doing-a-great-job/
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Publicly defending Todd Blanche appears to be a surprisingly private affair.
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Todd Blanche has fans. Just donāt ask who they are.
Everybody hates Todd Blancheāexcept a handful of people who are remaining anonymous, apparently.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800070004/news/todd-blanche-has-fans-just-dont-ask-who-they-are/
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The Republican Party is firmly against paid sick leave for workers, making the United States the only advanced economy that does not require it. Read more here:
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Comic āļø: Small changes by David Horsey Get more comics in your inbox šļø:
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We all know Trump has never set a toe in a grocery store. Ever. Room Temp with @janeshrahlan and @markosmoulitsas every Thursday š„ š Link in bio to listen and also at:
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Mike Johnson would like you to spend this election worrying about communism instead of your grocery bill.
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Hereās how the GOP is trying to scare voters this time around
The GOP has settled on a new bogeyman: communism.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/15/800069933/elections/gop-trying-to-scare-voters/
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a bone to pick with government staffers sharing insider information with the pressāso he breathlessly announced a joint task force to āIDENTIFY AND PROSECUTE LEAKERS.ā Read more here:
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Two men. Two cases of mistaken identity. Zero body camera footage.
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ICE killings prompted pledge to wear body cameras. Where are they?
DHS officials blame government shutdowns āand Democratsāfor ICE agentsā failure to wear body cameras during two recent killings.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069998/news/ice-killings-prompted-pledge-to-wear-body-cameras-where-are-they/
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Another day, another imaginary Trump anecdote.
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Trump screws up another meeting with a foreign leader
Trump is making up an election in Iraq that never happened.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069975/world/trump-screws-up-another-meeting-with-a-foreign-leader/
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The most shocking part of this story isn't that the movement kept its promises. It's that some people believed it wouldn't.
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What is it with people voting for the party that hates them?
Here we have two stories on that same theme.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069768/news/voters-shocked-to-learn-gop-hates-them/
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It's apparently a busy week for Marco Rubio: dismantling institutions the United States never joined.
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Why is Rubio picking a fight with prosecutors of genocide?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who you will recall was unanimously confirmed, presumably for his chill, statesmanlike, steady vibe, and foreign policy experience, lolsob is going to war against theā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069922/world/why-is-rubio-picking-a-fight-with-prosecutors-of-genocide/
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Comic āļø: Billionaires know best by Drew Sheneman Get more comics in your inbox šļø:
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111 days until the midterms. The best time to get involved was yesterday. The second best time is before you read another headline. Join us š
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Safe Republican seats aren't supposed to poll like swing districts. Awkward.
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This House race portends a midterms smackdown for the GOP
A new poll finds that a once-safe Republican House District is now competitive.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069786/elections/nevada-2nd-district-competitive-new-poll/
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Turns out "trust us" is not a recognized legal strategy.
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In Trumpās failed slush fund deal, everyoneās a loser
Monday was a tough day for Trump and his lawyers on both sides of his slush fund deal.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069843/courts/trumps-failed-slush-fund-deal-everyones-a-loser/
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In his latest attempt to assert his leadership despite the rapidly deteriorating situation in Iran, President Trump turned once again to his allies at Fox News on Monday, proclaiming that he intends to turn the U.S. into the āguardianā of the Strait of Hormuz.
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"Day 1" is apparently measured in geological time.
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Food prices arenāt very appetizing under Trump
Other data in the latest inflation report may be a mirage, too.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069758/business-and-economy/trump-inflation-june-grocery-prices-iran-war/
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Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation has officially entered the "have you tried turning it off and on again?" phase.
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Amid Reflecting Pool scandal, Trump shows he canāt do math
On Monday, President Donald Trump reminded Americans about the disaster he created in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, announcing that the pool has once again been drained so that theā¦
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/14/800069734/whitehouse/amid-reflecting-pool-scandal-trump-shows-he-cant-do-math/
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