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Freshman Congressman Being Adorably Discreet With Corruption
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Freshman Congressman Being Adorably Discreet With Corruption
WASHINGTONāMarveling at the childlike innocence and naĆÆvetĆ© on display from their first-term colleague, members of the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed Wednesday that freshman congressman Gabe ...
https://theonion.com/freshman-congressman-being-adorably-discreet-with-corruption/
about 9 hours ago
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Legends supporting legends.
www.interviewmagazine.com/theater/jink...
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Jinkx Monsoon Tells Jane Krakowski How She Made Mary Todd Lincoln Her Own
For the last six weeks, Jinkx Monsoon has been wowing audiences in "Oh, Mary!" Who better to interview her than the woman who'll be succeeding her as First Lady?
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/theater/jinkx-monsoon-tells-jane-krakowski-how-she-made-mary-todd-lincoln-her-own
about 13 hours ago
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I feel like news publications should put more energy into asking autistic people how they feel about all this becauseā¦
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CREW
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Given President Trumpās history of using his presidency to promote his business interests, the public deserves to know how Trump National Doral was selected to host the 2026 G20 Summit. That's why we filed records requests.
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CREW requests records on plans for G20 summit at Trump Doral - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
CREW filed FOIA requests with the State Department and Secret Service to learn how Trump National Doral was selected to host the 2026 G20 Summit.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/foia-requests/crew-requests-records-on-plans-for-g20-summit-at-trump-doral/
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DM your crushes before the rapture
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catching up on the news before bed
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Gabe OrtĆz
2 days ago
A Sinclair worthy of respect āØ
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Kevin Collier
5 days ago
Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.
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Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face n...
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/data-investigation-childhood-vaccination-rates-are-backsliding-us-rcna228876
9 days ago
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Gillian Branstetter
9 days ago
Struggling to find a better example of police as the protectors of capital than Trump sending white collar crime experts from the FBI to patrol DC streets instead of investigating fraud and corruption
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CREW
12 days ago
NEW: We filed a brief, on behalf of Rep. Rosa DeLauro, urging the Supreme Court to reject the Trump adminās attempt to block a lower court order requiring the release of foreign aid that Congress approved. Congress controls the purse, not the president.
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CREW files amicus brief on behalf of Rep. Rosa DeLauro in foreign assistance funding freeze case - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The Supreme Court should deny the Trump administrationās application for a partial stay of a district court injunction that ordered the administration to unfreeze foreign assistance funding appropriat...
https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/legal-complaints/crew-files-amicus-brief-on-behalf-of-rep-rosa-delauro-in-foreign-assistance-funding-freeze-case/
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good for them
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Josh Kraft spent $5.5M of his own money and Mayor Wu still ended up with 72% of the vote.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
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Wu dominates Boston preliminary election as she and Kraft move to November face off
Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft will go head to head on the November ballot for Boston mayor.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/09/wu-kraft-boston-mayor-preliminary-election
15 days ago
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Sounds right.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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National Guard documents show public āfear,ā troopsā āshameā over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americansā trust in the military.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/10/national-guard-trump-dc
15 days ago
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Jordan Fischer
15 days ago
BREAKING: A grand jury has REJECTED charges against D.C. attorney Paul Bryant, a West Point grad accused of assaulting and threatening to kill National Guardsmen. Easily the most serious charges to get no true billed so far during the federal surge.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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Grand jury rejects charges against DC lawyer accused of assaulting, threatening National Guard
Prosecutors accused Paul Anthony Bryant of assaulting and yelling threatening statements at members of the National Guard in D.C. as part of President Trump's surge.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/jury-rejects-charges-against-dc-lawyer-accused-of-assaulting-threatening-national-guard-paul-bryant/65-fa7df8d8-1447-4f82-94a3-ad572f4e6400
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Rick Hasen
15 days ago
They could have done something like this in the Trump immunity case and given a chance for the special counsel to take Trump's federal election subversion charges to trial. Expediting cases is a choice
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Tim Murphy
15 days ago
NYDN reporting that Cuomo allies in NY have offered to pay eric adams (via a "lucrative private-sector job") to drop out
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/09/n...
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NYC rich and powerful flock to Cuomo with cash ā and job offers to lure Adams out of the race
Some of New Yorkās most powerful billionaires are again lining up behind Andrew Cuomoās bid to become mayor, with pledges to pump more cash into his campaign and engage in efforts to heā¦
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/09/nyc-rich-and-powerful-flock-to-cuomo-with-cash-and-job-offers-to-lure-adams-out-of-the-race/
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16 days ago
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looks exactly like something an fbi informant would draw
16 days ago
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The Wall Street Journal
16 days ago
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epsteinās estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trumpās signature that he has said doesnāt exist.
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Epstein Birthday Letter With Trumpās Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epsteinās estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
https://on.wsj.com/4pdY0Ux
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Steven Mazie
17 days ago
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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Great paragraph here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...
17 days ago
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Wild headline: Jan. 6 rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie arrested on animal attack charges
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Jan. 6 rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie arrested on animal attack charges
The Jan. 6 rioter seen in photos wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" hoodie inside the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Virginia on charges stemming from a dog attack.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/jan-6-rioter-wore-camp-auschwitz-hoodie-arrested/story?id=125302629
17 days ago
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āIf you try, you might fail. But if you donāt try, youāll never succeed.ā
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19 days ago
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19 days ago
Pam Bondi makes it harder for women experiencing domestic abuse to seek asylum:
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Pam Bondi Makes It Harder for Women Experiencing Domestic Abuse to Seek Asylum
Attorney General Pam Bondi made decisions under President Trump's administration that will now make it more difficult for women fleeing domestic abuse to seek asylum in the U.S. The orders have the po...
https://people.com/pam-bondi-makes-it-harder-for-women-experiencing-domestic-abuse-to-seek-asylum-11803984
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Thomas Massie texted Speaker Johnson, "I realize this is above your pay grade, like you donāt tell billionaires what to do, the billionaires are telling you what to do."
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āQuit Bombing Meā: A Renegade Republicanās Escalating War With Trump
Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie is trying to force the government to release more Epstein records. Trump vows to ālead the charge against him.ā
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-massie-epstein-files-0c4b49ed?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgiGGtfJZDbfLQJos8V9uXrr0THUpLxbJuiliuQ6ItKyxgBMNLS9lYThS-oLZ8%3D&gaa_ts=68bae71e&gaa_sig=zkg9xvvlroXBtBUoKZI8cTh8YPQKqE7SNmsvh26o2TK8HCWTohA7MPkC7v0yVLsImAYQGQUl1dfsjjdL-enKbg%3D%3D
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"there are now at least nine known instances of grand juries refusing to sign off on charges brought by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirroās office since the federal surge began"
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After two more grand jury refusals, DC residents say federal charges were wrongly filed in the first place
Attorneys for Donisha Butler and Terrance Wilson say prosecutors wrongly charged them in federal court.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/after-two-more-grand-jury-refusals-dc-residents-say-federal-charges-were-wrongly-filed-in-the-first-place-donisha-butler-terrance-wilson/65-d5ee32b0-203d-4c26-9df8-640e12a142a4
21 days ago
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Noah Bookbinder
21 days ago
The introduction of bipartisan compromise legislation is a huge step forward in the fight to ban congressional stock trading. For years, we've fought for meaningful reforms to ensure that public servants are working in the best interest of the publicānot their stock portfolios. Let's get this done.
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CREW statement on bipartisan stock ban bill - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The introduction of the Restore Trust in Congress Act is a huge step forward in the fight to ban congressional stock trading.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/crew-statement-on-bipartisan-stock-ban-bill/
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A big year for measles.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/03/florida-vaccine-mandates-ended/
22 days ago
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Scott MacFarlane
22 days ago
The ad campaign criticizing the use of masks by federal agents working in Washington, D.C. has expanded to 115 bus stops, per organizers
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This is such a funny way to refer to Sandra Lee.
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Rick Hasen
23 days ago
Announcing the Safeguarding Democracy Projectās Fall Lineup of Events and Webinars, Focused on the Fairness and Integrity of the 2028 Midterms
electionlawblog.org?p=151860
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Announcing the Safeguarding Democracy Project's Fall Lineup of Events and Webinars, Focused on the Fairness and Integrity of the 2028 Midterms #ELB
The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections Tuesday, September 16, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar RegisterĀ here. Ben Haiman,Ā UVA Center for Public Safety and Justice,Ā Liz Howard, NYU La...
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=151860
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Get in folks, weāre doing jury nullification.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-sandwich-assault-indictment-justice-department.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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one week in London and
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thankful for the America strangers I asked to take this pic
about 1 month ago
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Ok NYT Games you really did it with this one
about 1 month ago
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I just got to London for vacation and Iām at a pub waiting for my hotel room to be ready. This older lady just said to the bartender, āIāll be a lot better after I get a pint of Guinness!ā Iām going to like it here.
about 1 month ago
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10 federal agents just hanging out next to the Korean BBQ place in Shaw, 20 feet from the Bonobos / La Labo stores. What do they think happens on a Monday night over here?
about 1 month ago
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Pretty funny that they do height / weight stats for these little league games
about 1 month ago
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CREW
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: After we beat them in court, Trump's OMB has restored the apportionment website that it removed in March. This is a huge win for transparency! The public deserves to know how their taxpayer money is being spentāand now they can.
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CREW sues Trump administration for hiding federal spending information from the public - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
OMB took offline information that shows how OMB directs agencies to spend taxpayer moneyāinformation that OMB is required by law to post.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/lawsuits/crew-sues-trump-administration-for-hiding-federal-spending-information-from-the-public/
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the stage Miss Now!
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about 1 month ago
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I know hypocrisy doesnāt matter any more but Republicans spent the entire HR1 fight saying we canāt set national standards for ballot access and theyāre all about to roll over and say itās fine for the president to ban mail-in voting.
about 1 month ago
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About one-third of Americans vote by mail. Itās safe and secure.
www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...
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Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows
A new federal survey ā taken after every major election ā shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5452536/mail-in-ballot-early-in-person-voting-2024-election
about 1 month ago
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spotted in Shaw this morning
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Concentrated where they can be seen, especially by tourists, not where crime is.
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can someone tell the place I just got $8 ice cream at that DC is a crime-ridden hell hole
about 1 month ago
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and what about the part where the pastor says gay sex should be a crime?
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about 1 month ago
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new thing to be terrified about just dropped
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about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
"Rep. Andy Ogles Owes $120K to Several D.C. Firms: Niche legal defense account shows nine months of unpaid bills, adding to congressmanās financial woes" Eli Motycka for
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Rep. Andy Ogles Owes $120K to Several D.C. Firms
Niche legal defense account shows nine months of unpaid bills, adding to congressmanās financial woes
https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylimits/ogles-owes-thousands-dollars-unpaid-legal-fees/article_0a774ae7-07f1-4643-b3a9-c2639696334d.html
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Paul Blumenthal
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The people of DC still have one avenue within government to ensure government by the people and that's juries. If DC residents want to truly show their opposition to this conquest then mass jury nullification of arrests made by the federales is the way.
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