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Snarky and cynical I have become.
There's even more money in preventing tax fraud but that primarily would affect the wealthy...
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www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
The Epstein files show that the wealthy and powerful rarely face justice.
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We think weâre all equal before the law. Epstein shows weâre not
The scandal over the dead paedophile reveals the revolting immunity granted by wealth and power
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/equal-law-epstein-affair-h7hxdl60j
about 7 hours ago
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www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Some Epstein files "disappeared" including one with Trump in them. Seems fishy to me. Even if this administration tried to tell the truth, I would think they're lying because lying seems to be the only thing they do well.
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Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/20/nx-s1-5650758/epstein-files-doj-trump-photo
about 9 hours ago
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Jake Paul and Andrew Tate lost their boxing matches this weekend. Both assholes got their asses kicked. It's an early Christmas present for me.
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www.independent.co.uk/voices/donal...
I do hope they have a spine and teach Trump a lesson.
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The BBC has no choice but to teach Trump a lesson about free speech
The BBC has no choice but to defend the preposterous libel claim brought against it by the US president, writes Alan Rusbridger. It may have lost a director general â but it needs to prove it retains ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-bbc-court-case-panorama-b2887853.html
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I am sure glad they released these pages from the Epstein files. I don't see Trump anywhere on them. đ€Ș
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www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/eps...
Pay no attention to the 550 fully redacted pages. Trump is totally not on any of them. Nothing to see here.
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Over 500 pages in Epstein files were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents are fully redacted.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/epstein-files-redaction-over-500-pages-entirely-blacked-out/
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finance.yahoo.com/news/north-k...
Invest in crypto - North Korea is hoping you do so they can try and steal it from you. Their hackers are working hard to steal and launder the funds. What else is crypto good for besides illegal stuff?
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North Korea just had its biggest year ever stealing cryptocurrency
North Korea-backed actors have stolen more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency this year, the most on record.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-just-had-its-biggest-year-ever-stealing-cryptocurrency-130002485.html
2 days ago
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www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/c...
Stocks cheered at low inflation numbers for November, but it seems the data is ... flawed. Some of the data was missing which distorted the data and makes the numbers unreliable. Wait until the next report to see if this gets addressed.
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors might not want to take U.S. inflation numbers in November at face value
The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked encouraging, with annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But it's noisy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/cnbc-daily-open-investors-might-not-want-to-take-us-inflation-numbers-in-november-at-face-value.html
2 days ago
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finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-ja...
Bank of Japan has raised rates. Today should be a fun day in the markets. Quadruple witching and higher BOJ rates could make for a choppy market. The yen carry trade (borrowing cheap from Japan to invest) is over. Expect selling of assets.
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rates: Is a global bond crisis looming?
The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to their highest level in three decades, signalling further tightening ahead. The shift is reviving concerns over rising global bond yields and the risk of capi...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-japan-hikes-interest-rates-103806088.html
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
China makes countries choose between China and Taiwan and some countries are rethinking their ties to China. China has been trying to isolate Taiwan for years using various tactics and some countries are now choosing Taiwan.
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âBetter off with Taiwanâ: Honduras joins other Latin American countries rethinking ties with China
US pressure, broken promises by China and corruption scandals have halted Taiwanâs slide to diplomatic irrelevance in the region
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/honduras-rethinking-china-ties
2 days ago
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thedailyadda.com/2025/12/18/s...
Farmers supported Trump and his tariffs. China stops buying US food. China buys Argentina food. US Farmers going bankrupt. Trump sends $40 billion to Argentina. Make Argentina Great Again. đ€Ș
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Soybean farmers who voted for Trump fume as He sends $40B to Argentina while they face âBankruptcyâ
âThereÊŒs always cycles in agriculture, right?â Bart Ruth said as his truck bounced down a gravel road between flat fields of corn and rye stubble, part covered in snow. âBut there havenÊŒt been too man...
https://thedailyadda.com/2025/12/18/soybean-farmers-who-voted-for-trump-fume-as-he-sends-40b-to-argentina-while-they-face-bankruptcy/
3 days ago
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apnews.com/article/trum...
The Trump selected board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename it as the Trump-Kennedy Center. This is some narcissistic insecurity. What the fuck has Trump ever done for the arts? Teenage beauty pageants don't count. Everything he touches turns to shit.
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Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
President Donald Trumpâs handpicked board has voted to rename Washingtonâs leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7
3 days ago
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talklikea.pro/politics/tru...
Pretty sure if Trump is forced to release financial records, he's going to drop the lawsuit. He's a bully that hates it when people fight back.
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Trumpâs Bully Attempt Backfires, Could Force Release of His Financial Records - TLP Media
After years of attacking journalists and threatening the media, President Donald Trump may now face a major legal problem of
https://talklikea.pro/politics/trumps-bully-attempt-backfires-could-force-release-of-his-financial-records/
3 days ago
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www.barrons.com/articles/tru...
Trump's social media company merged with a fusion energy company. Fusion side gets cash, but what does Trump get? A lifeline for his dying social media company?
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Nuclear Power CEO Says Cash, Not Trump Ties, Drove Fusion Deal
The merger between TAE Technologies and Trump Media & Technology Group is a strange and risky partnership that just might make sense.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-media-tae-fusion-merger-47cfbc0e?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeK3K54L6k-kOAr9MF5kb1cqM-DjecVWO0dH-hkAmCZehxF96Ig4C_t&gaa_ts=69444758&gaa_sig=yHkxA2uZHsj6gW58NLXmjT4TvSMwMoG6gCZw91Xrx41phvyhX9_Twy12gpSGW0qJ3zUoOdTCqYtcXVe3sKKGSg%3D%3D
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels. Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on. And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking. Trump doesn't care about drugs â he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. It's a power grab.
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Israel's bombing of Iran was planned far in advance. They ran a deception campaign to make it appear that the leaders had differences. The felon and the war criminal both using wars to stay in office. The "peace prize" president.
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Report: Netanyahu, Trump planned Iran strike far in advance, ran deception campaign
Washington Post says two leaders began plotting attack in February, leaked false stories to US and Israeli media painting daylight between countries' policies toward Tehran
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-netanyahu-trump-planned-iran-strike-far-in-advance-ran-deception-campaign/
3 days ago
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overclock3d.net/news/gpu-dis...
OpenAI grabbed a chunk of the memory market. This will lead to higher computer prices next year, higher phone prices, and expensive video cards with reduced memory. Might want to buy now if you can afford it.
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Nvidia plans heavy cuts to GPU supply in early 2026 - OC3D
Nvidia reportedly plans to axe as much as 40% of its GeForce RTX 50 series GPU production in early 2026. Why? Memory costs...
https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/
3 days ago
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www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Remember the story about the Trump's FTC trying to bury the Walmart-Pepsi collusion to give Walmart a price advantage and keep prices high? There's now a lawsuit filed. Looks like this one will be fun.
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Busted: 'Mean-spirited' Trump allies hid collusion to inflate grocery costs
On Friday, a nonprofit forced the Trump administration to unseal a damning complaint lodged by the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission against Pepsi for colluding with Walmart to raise food prices acro...
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/trump-inflation-grocery-costs/
3 days ago
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www.newsweek.com/jack-smith-d...
Republicans wanted to keep Jack Smith's testimony behind closed doors because of how damning it is. Trump is a traitor to the country. He should be in jail.
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Jack Smith testifies DOJ had proof Trump tried to overturn 2020 election
Smith complied with the subpoena despite having volunteered more than a month earlier to testify publicly before the committee.
https://www.newsweek.com/jack-smith-doj-proof-trump-overturn-2020-election-congress-11228531
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Good to see criminals charged. I'm just waiting for him to make a donation to Trump and then receive a pardon. Don't act like that hasn't been happening.
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Executives at subprime auto lender Tricolor face fraud charges following bankruptcy | CNN Business
Federal prosecutors have charged top executives at the subprime auto lender Tricolor with conspiring to defraud lenders and investors of the now-bankrupt company.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/business/auto-lender-tricolor-executives-criminal-charges
4 days ago
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decrypt.co/352717/bitco...
Crypto is getting nervous that cheap money from Japan borrowed to buy assets might no longer be cheap. If Japan raises rates, expect a fun day all around in markets.
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Bitcoin Traders Brace for Bank of Japan Rate Hike Amid Crypto Sell-Off - Decrypt
The Bank of Japan's expected rate hike to a 30-year high could unwind the yen carry trade, draining liquidity from risk assets like Bitcoin.
https://decrypt.co/352717/bitcoin-traders-brace-for-bank-of-japan-rate-hike-amid-crypto-sell-off
4 days ago
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Remember when there was going to be healthcare for all and people complained about death panels? We have death panels and they are run by corporations. United Healthcare seems to run an aggressive one and it now being sued.
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UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/17/unitedhealth-nursing-homes
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Let me translate this. "I'm sending big boats to blow shit up. I've made up a story about stealing US land and oil that stupid people will believe and I'm accusing Maduro of all the crimes I can think of. Plus, I'm stealing any oil he tries to ship out. Give me your land or else."
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www.thebignewsletter.com/p/secret-doc...
The Trump administration is trying to coverup the fact that Pepsi and Walmart colluded to raise prices. Wonder why prices are creeping up fast? Monopolies and collusion are pushing up prices and the government is letting them.
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Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy
The Trump FTC tried to hide a complaint showing Pepsi forced shoppers to pay higher prices everywhere but Walmart. But now it's unsealed. And the politics of affordability are explosive.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/secret-documents-show-pepsi-and-walmart
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electrek.co/2025/12/16/f...
Who thought a $70,000 pickup truck was a good idea? You might sell a few, but not to the masses.
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Ford CEO says the $70,000 Lightning EV pickup wasn't selling, but this new version will
After confirming plans to end production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning, Fordâs CEO said the $70,000 EV pickup didnât make...
https://electrek.co/2025/12/16/ford-ceo-70k-ev-pickup-wasnt-selling-but-this-will/
5 days ago
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www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Why is Larry Ellison funding the take over of Warner Bros.? It certainly doesn't make much sense unless he's trying to control the media and turn it right, but that's a lot of money to do that.
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Larry Ellisonâs big dumb gift to his large adult son
Is funding his sonâs dreams of media moguldom enough?
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/845532/larry-ellison-paramount-wb-netflix-takeover-oracle
5 days ago
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www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
China's spies are busy in the US but it looks like China might benefit from the chaos caused by the Trump administration.
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The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As Chinaâs spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-generation-relearning-catch-spies-kash-patel-counter-intelligence-espionage-tulsi-gabbard-china
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www.alternet.org/pulitzer-tru...
Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize board to awarding the prize to the Russiagate story. The lawyers for the Pulitzer Prize have asked for full discovery. List of medications that Trump is on and full tax returns to show damages suffered. I like that they are fighting.
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Pulitzer Prize board grinds Trump's lawsuit to a halt by demanding highly personal info
Donald Trump's efforts to sue the Pulitzer Prize board over defamation claims took a turn for the president last week, according to a new report from Law & Crime, after the board demanded extensive do...
https://www.alternet.org/pulitzer-trump-lawsuit/
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Norwegian speaks for all of northern Europe.
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Undecided voter: âHow can someone like you convince me that my vote mattersâ James Talarico: âThey wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter â Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by designâ
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Who the fuck trashes someone when they get murdered in cold blood? Apparently, our lunatic-in-chief feels the need to blame their murder on their political beliefs. "Don't like me, you might get murdered."
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www.yahoo.com/news/trump-o...
The Trump administration is filled with Russian spies and they don't seem to care.
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Trump official who shut down counter-disinformation agency has Kremlin ties, Telegraph reports
A Trump State Department official who shut down a U.S. counter-disinformation office has Kremlin ties, the Telegraph reported on June 3. The official, Darren Beattie, is married to the niece of a form...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-official-shut-down-counter-030722401.html
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The AI build out is running up against the laws of physics and financing. Watch the credit markets and not the stock markets.
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THE THERMODYNAMIC RECKONING
How a $610 Billion Circular Financing Architecture, the Laws of Physics, and the Ghosts of Railway Mania Are Converging to Reshape Global Finance
https://substack.com/inbox/post/181563626
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Is that the sound of a bubble starting to pop?
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Wall Street Sphincters Tighten as Oracle Delays Its OpenAI Data Center Buildout
When the bubble pops, you can't say there weren't signs.
https://gizmodo.com/wall-street-sphincters-tighten-as-oracle-delays-its-openai-data-center-buildout-2000699248
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The federal government wants to make sure AI isn't woke when agencies use it. So racist and fascist AI is ok. Probably trained with right wing "facts" to dumb it down, like most right wing conservatives.
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OMB lays out requirements for agencies to prevent âwoke AIâ
The seven-page directive comes nearly five months after the White House called for the prevention of âbiasedâ AI models.
https://fedscoop.com/omb-requirements-woke-ai-federal-agencies/
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www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
No federal crime, no pardon. You have no power here.
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Trump pardons jailed ex-Colorado election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court
President Trump said he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines â even though the pardon power is widel...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardons-tina-peters-but-charged-in-state-court/
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www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
Indiana said no to redistricting and Trump. There was bullying and swatting going on in an attempt to intimidate lawmakers. Awful behavior.
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The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump | CNN Politics
Jean Leising spoke at a breakfast this fall at her 8th grade grandsonâs school. Hours later, when she was set to give him a ride home from basketball practice, he bashfully told her that his entire te...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/politics/reasons-indiana-senate-republicans-said-no-trump-redistricting
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I like it when liars get called out. It's good to see people setting up the administration to lie and then calling them out on the lie.
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Noem Gets Most Awkward Fact-Check of Her Life on Deported Veterans
Homeland Security Kristi Noem had a tough time selling her lies to Congress.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204301/kristi-noem-fact-check-deported-veterans
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Senate Republicans prove they don't care if healthcare is not affordable or if you lack healthcare. Republicans continue to show they only care about the wealthy in this country.
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Senate Republicans blocked yet another chance to save Obamacare subsidies
ACA health care "is not a luxury item. It is basic survival for a lot of people."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/republican-aca-subsidy-obamacare-premiums-blocked/
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www.msn.com/en-us/health...
RFK's anti-vaccine push is causing an outbreak in South Carolina that seems to be accelerating. If only there was something that would prevent infection from this horrible disease. Something like a vaccine.
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MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/diseases-and-conditions/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-is-accelerating-driving-hundreds-into-quarantine/ar-AA1S6Psb
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Antifa is a big threat and probably heavily armed. They have a secret headquarters so secret, the FBI doesn't know where it is. They haven't even been able to figure out how many people have joined Antifa. Perhaps it's not an organization.
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FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of âAntifaâ
Well, this sure sounds like a confession that antifaâs designation as a domestic terror group was based on nothing.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204308/fbi-leader-threat-antifa-questions-congress
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www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/p...
The administration switches fonts because the Biden administration was using Calibri. If Biden used it, it must be bad. I would suggest people in the administration stop the breathing of air because Biden was doing it. Probably making them gay or something.
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Rubio directs diplomats to return to using Times New Roman, undoing Biden-era switch to Calibri | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to go back to using Times New Roman typeface as the standard for official papers, a spokesperson told CNN, in a reversal of the prev...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/politics/rubio-typeface-changes
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Trump has to make everything gold and get his picture on everything. There are better countries to migrate to than the US and they even have affordable healthcare.
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âTrump Gold Cardâ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially launched his âgold cardâ visa, a new immigration pathway that will allow foreigners to pay $1 million to expedite their visa application, or have compani...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/politics/trump-gold-card-1-million-dollar-visa
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When companies are keeping debt off their balance sheets, it feels shady. AI feels like a bubble waiting for a pin.
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Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis.
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025/12/nvidia-ai-financing-deals/685197/
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www.salon.com/2025/12/10/t...
Trump's tiny rallies show how weak his support is now.
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Trump's return to MAGA rallies is a flop
Republicans have reason to worry if this is how Trump campaigns in 2026
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/10/trumps-return-to-maga-rallies-is-a-flop/
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Just when you thought Trump crazy was at the full maximum, Trump turns it to eleven. I hope people of the world know we don't support this crazy man trying to distract from the Epstein files.
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Trump rebuffs questions about details of seized oil tanker and says Colombia âwill be nextâ â live updates
Trump says Colombian president âis going to have big problems if he doesnât wise upâ as US makes major escalation in ongoing pressure campaign against NicolĂĄs Maduro
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/10/trump-us-politics-live-updates
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www.axios.com/2025/12/10/f...
Fed cut rates because the economy is struggling under the weight of Trump's tariffs and cost increases on the poor and middle class. This really won't help them.
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Fed cuts interest rates amid internal dissent
President Trump has spent most of 2025 demanding lower interest rates.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/10/fed-interest-rates-decision
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www.tvfandomlounge.com/paramount-ta...
The power Ellison has is proof people shouldn't be this wealthy. Being able to control the media to push your own narrative and firing everyone who disagrees with you politically shouldn't be able to happen. Yet, here we are.
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Netflix Buying Warner Bros. Discovery is Bad, But Paramount and Skydance Taking Over Should Terrify Everyone
Sadly, the alternative, Paramount and Skydance acquiring WBD, is far worse. Catastrophic, even.
https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/paramount-taking-over-warner-bros-should-terrify-everyone/
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www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/s...
Thought you were squeezed by inflation, high healthcare costs, and high housing costs? Add repaying your student loans to the list because daddy Trump says "screw you". Benefits are only for the rich and you don't qualify.
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Trump administration moves to remove millions of student loan borrowers from payment pause
The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/save-student-loan-payment-pause.html?__source=reddit|main
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