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@notfromoff.bsky.social
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MY DAD (PICTURED) DIDN'T PRAISE HITLER. HE FOUGHT HIM.
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BREAKING: GOP Chair Arrested in Child Predator Sting
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BREAKING: GOP Chair Arrested in Child Predator Sting
Trump's ballroom has lost funding for now, ICE deported a mother and then blamed her when her toddler was murdered, and MAGA fanatics are feeling betrayed after Trump's trip to China
https://open.substack.com/pub/alternetnews/p/breaking-gop-chair-arrested-in-child?r=4dwzy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 12 hours ago
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Exclusive | Trump’s Latest White House Renovation Plan: A Helipad on the South Lawn
The helipad would prevent powerful new Marine One helicopters from damaging the South Lawn.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trumps-latest-white-house-renovation-plan-a-helipad-on-the-south-lawn-9d0bf72f
about 14 hours ago
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How many 'dead people?'
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about 15 hours ago
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#IL
< JB Pritzker laughs along with commenter who mocked his 1993 Pride parade outfit
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JB Pritzker laughs along with commenter who mocked his 1993 Pride parade outfit - LGBTQ Nation
Photos like the one of him in silly shorts show that he has been fighting for queer people since long before it was popular.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/jb-pritzker-laughs-along-with-commenter-who-mocked-his-1993-pride-parade-outfit/
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Hobby Lobby is funding the latest push to end marriage equality
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Hobby Lobby is funding the latest push to end marriage equality - LGBTQ Nation
Conservatives announced a new campaign in January to end marriage rights for same-sex couples. It turns out it's getting money from Hobby Lobby's founder.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/hobby-lobby-is-funding-the-latest-push-to-end-marriage-equality/
about 16 hours ago
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< The Polls Are In >
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The May 2026 Carolina Forward Poll - Carolina Forward
Summary:
https://carolinaforward.org/blog/the-may-2026-carolina-forward-poll/?emci=22bbcd0a-654e-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=51350798-a452-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=27494385
about 16 hours ago
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#Asheville
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HCA CEO Sam Hazen said he regularly travels to Asheville to visit area leaders. Elected officials say they haven’t met him. • Asheville Watchdog
At HCA Healthcare’s April 23 shareholder meeting, CEO Sam Hazen pushed back on claims that he needed to do more to engage with Mission Hospital, which faces a fast-approaching deadline to fix deficien...
https://avlwatchdog.org/hca-ceo-sam-hazen-said-he-regularly-travels-to-asheville-to-visit-area-leaders-elected-officials-say-they-havent-met-him/?mc_cid=a1756c40fb
about 17 hours ago
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Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers
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Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers - The American Prospect
The contract kicks off a Trump administration plan to track workers at the Social Security Administration and Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
https://prospect.org/2026/05/18/palantir-federal-workers-surveillance-usda-social-security-veterans-affairs/
about 17 hours ago
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< Oh, those sneaky "Chinese Communists." >
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‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash?utm_source=climate-desk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=climate-desk-newsletter-05-17-2026
about 17 hours ago
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< So far, laws restricting certain semi-automatic firearms generally have been upheld, including by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Virginia, Maryland and several additional states. >
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New Virginia law banning `assault firearms' prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning certain semi-automatic firearms. The new law is to take effect July 1. It prohibits the sale and manufacture of what it describes as “as...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/new-virginia-law-banning-assault-firearms-prompts-quick-lawsuits-from-gun-rights-groups/4104847/
about 17 hours ago
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They Dared Greatly #2
YouTube video by COLLIDE PRESS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAcG29jkIc
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Some states allow only a month for people to prove their eligibility and others suspend it immediately. <
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Trump Administration Promote Program To Check Voter Eligibility. Critics Fear A Midterm Purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-election-2026-voter-lists-trump_n_6a09b1dae4b0a33000e23c86
1 day ago
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Hah Hah Hah! < The Grift is in the title itself . . > 'Trump National Prayer Event': "Please pass the donation baskets."
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Trump’s National Prayer Event Features Speakers Who Smeared Catholicism, Islam
The taxpayer-funded event is hosting religious speakers who trashed Pope Leo’s words as “pious blather” and claimed Muslims are taught to “murder and rape.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-national-prayer-festival-speakers-smear-islam-pope-leo_n_6a078931e4b0ee716972c871?origin=home-latest-news-unit
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#GA
< Local polls show Duncan leading, but either one of them would make a great Governor of Georgia. <
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Democrats Think They Found The Missing Ingredient For A Wave Election
The gutting of the VRA and subsequent targeting of Black politicians could spark a turnout surge.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-think-they-found-the-missing-ingredient-for-a-wave-election_n_6a08e08ee4b0a33000e224db?origin=home-latest-news-unit
1 day ago
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Trump's 'Staggering' Insecurity Exposed In 1 Garden Moment With Xi, Critics Say
"The level of emotional insecurity is staggering," one person observed.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-xi-jinping_n_6a06e1dae4b0ee7169720336?origin=home-zone-d-unit
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Trump-Backed Rep. Letlow, State Treasurer Fleming Advance To Louisiana Senate Runoff, Oust Cassidy
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/election-2026-louisiana-senate_n_6a092c88e4b098065bea40d6?rz7
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“Probably just a coincidence but if the Potomac suddenly turns to blood we’ll have to reevaluate,” quipped The Bulwark’s Andrew Egger. <
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Reporters Stunned As 'Thousands' Of Bees Swarm White House Grounds
Honeybee swarms generally aren't aggressive, but they can certainly generate a buzz.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bee-swarm-white-house_n_6a08ba00e4b0ee716972f310?origin=top-ad-recirc
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New York Times Reporter Offers Chilling Theory About What 'Treason' Means To Trump
“The president seems to conflate news he doesn't want to hear with treason and that's not the case," the reporter said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-times-david-sanger-fires-back-donald-trump-treason_n_6a089847e4b0ee716972ed53?origin=top-ad-recirc
1 day ago
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Forbes reporting in March that the president is “leveraging his presidency for profit” and has added $1.4 billion to his coffers since his 2024 reelection.
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'Outright Lies': House Dem Posts Receipts After Eric Trump Denies Family Investments
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) linked to a newly released financial disclosure form that disproves an assertion from President Donald Trump's son.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/outright-lies-house-dem-posts-receipts-after-eric-trump-denies-family-investments_n_6a08747fe4b0a33000e21416?origin=home-latest-news-unit
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The Weekend: Primetime
2 days ago
@esglaude.bsky.social
: "Racism still occupies the throne of this country... it's also a challenge because we have to raise our babies in this. One of the most difficult challenges of a Black parent in the U.S. is to ensure that their babies grow up not believing what the world says about them."
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A Saturday Reminder: Don't Let Them Bury the Epstein Files
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A Saturday Reminder: Don't Let Them Bury the Epstein Files
A torrent of news cannot bury the truth. We can't let it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/a-saturday-reminder-dont-let-them?r=4dwzy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Trump Ethics Filing Reveals Thousands Of Trades Tied To U.S. Corporate Securities
Examples of large purchases, valued at between $1 million and $5 million each, were an S&P 500 Index fund, Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ethics-filing_n_6a0723dce4b098065be96c27?origin=top-ad-recirc
2 days ago
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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave)
D. Earl Stephens
2 days ago
📌The Jim Crow South has returned, and I just don’t think most people outside of the Black community understand how maddening and truly terrifying this is. We all must rally to their defense RIGHT NOW, and stand with this nation’s most dependable patriots. My God, we owe them at least that …
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CAROLINA BLUES
How isn't it clear to EVERYBODY -- much less some Democrats -- that the GOP and their corrupt Court mean to end us RIGHT NOW?
https://dearlstephens.substack.com/p/carolina-blues
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Trump Is Making America’s 250th Birthday Party Unhinged
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Trump Is Making America’s 250th Birthday Party Unhinged
Trump brought 17 billionaires to Beijing, and RFK Jr. is requiring schools overhaul their lunches without any funding.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alternetnews/p/americas-250th-birthday-party-is?r=4dwzy&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
2 days ago
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#SCOTUS
< "Voting Rights?" My ass. >
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rejects-virginias-bid-to-restore-congressional-map-favoring-democrats/4105034/
3 days ago
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Much like every other aspect of the Trump "Administration."
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3 days ago
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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave)
NPR
3 days ago
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP.
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This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP.
https://n.pr/4wuzEtz
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Jaime Harrison
7 days ago
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema will go down in history as two of the people who stood at the doorway and blocked the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act when democracy and Black political power were under assault.
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John Pavlovitz
3 days ago
RALEIGH! See you tomorrow (Sunday) at 10:30 AM at Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship - Raleigh! We got some stuff to talk about!
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Never underestimate his stupidity.
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3 days ago
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The Tennessee Holler
3 days ago
This is the correct headline. (How much will Rep Ogles get?)
www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-backla...
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< Not to mention rallies to demand open and free elections >
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Curfew citations for parents, more National Guard in feds' DC summer plans
More National Guard troops could hit the streets of Washington and D.C.’s top prosecutor says she’ll go after parents of curfew violators as part of the “summer surge” in the District that federal aut...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/curfew-citations-parents-national-guard-feds-dc-summer/4105120/
3 days ago
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Asawin Suebsaeng
3 days ago
“We might actually be stupid enough to try it”
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‘Mega-Bloodbath’: Trump Officials Hate His Plan to Seize Iran’s Uranium
‘We might actually be stupid enough to try it,’ one Trump administration official tells Zeteo.
https://zeteo.com/p/trump-iran-uranium-mega-bloodbath
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He Monitors ICE. At 3 A.M., Federal Agents Kicked Down His Door.
VC Defensa volunteers plan to file a civil lawsuit in federal court, accusing federal officials of harassing people who patrol immigration enforcement operations.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-agents-raids-vc-defensa_n_6a07738fe4b0a33000e1ca34?origin=top-ad-recirc
3 days ago
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'WHOOSH': CNN Data Guru Highlights Trump Poll Trend That Truly 'Takes The Cakes'
The network's chief data analyst even made a whooshing sound to underscore just how "underwater" the MAGA leader is.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-enten-highlights-trump-poll-trend-that-truly-takes-the-cakes_n_6a076561e4b0ee7169728681?origin=top-ad-recirc
3 days ago
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Donald Trump bought up shares of companies just ahead of decisions by his own administration that enriched those companies. <
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Most Corrupt President Ever Has Found Yet Another Profit Center: Stock Trading
Donald Trump bought up shares of companies just ahead of decisions by his own administration that enriched those companies.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-stocks-corrupt_n_6a075ebde4b0a33000e1a7fc?origin=top-ad-recirc
3 days ago
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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave)
Congressman Greg Casar
4 days ago
This is big news. The far-right Supreme Court hijacked the Constitution to let corporations spend in our elections. But we are not powerless. We can fight back.
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New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling
Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics. This move comes after the 2010 U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/corporate-campaign-money-citizens-united-hawaii-71a28bc7e8f6e0279b31e999f222519a
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David Letterman Sends Off Colbert With Wild Stunt And R-Rated Message To CBS
The “Late Show” hosts reprised a classic bit before a F-bomb ending.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-letterman-message-to-cbs-late-show_n_6a06efe2e4b0ee71697209b0?origin=home-latest-news-unit
3 days ago
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Wow! Most expensive
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rejects-virginias-bid-to-restore-congressional-map-favoring-democrats/4105034/?break=nbc922&_osource=newltr_station_Hdlines_wrc
3 days ago
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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave)
Karly Kingsley
4 days ago
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Elizabeth Warren
3 days ago
Huh. Why would Boeing (airplane company) and Toyota (car company) donate a MILLION bucks to Trump's Transportation Secretary's pet project? Could these billionaire corporations expect a return on their donation with regulatory favors? Looks like corruption in plain sight.
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Boeing, Toyota Donated $1 Million Each to Transportation Secretary’s Road-Trip Show
A video series will feature Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family on a road trip to mark America’s 250th birthday and promote tourism.
https://www.wsj.com/business/boeing-toyota-donated-1-million-each-to-transportation-secretarys-road-trip-show-bccbe412?mod=e2tw
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May I have some "Good Chinese food" on my plate, please Good Sir?
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Trump: > Just think about all those "acres they have bought up, too many acres, and Obama did nothing about it, Biden did nothing about it" < WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT! Still, Trump says "Chinese restaurants" .............. GOOD!
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It's obvious from Trump's post-China remarks < He would sell (and sell out) the United States in a heartbeat for enough grift$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ shoved into his little purse. About Chi: "He's tall, very tall". And "Chinese restaurants outnumber all others in the United States."
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I promise I'm not a shill for Ingles Markets but I do believe in recognizing good customer perks . . . . I just filled up my car and a couple gas cans. After applying a 25 cent/gallon credit for grocery purchases it cost me $3.809/gal. Jus sayin.
3 days ago
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Kash Patel Went Snorkeling Over a War Grave
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Kash Patel Went Snorkeling Over a War Grave
The DOJ investigated Yale for admitting Black and Hispanic students, ICE deported a Trump voter after he illegally voted for Trump, and the EPA is letting companies dump arsenic into your water
https://open.substack.com/pub/alternetnews/p/kash-patel-went-snorkeling-over-a?r=4dwzy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
4 days ago
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Psycho Pete
4 days ago
Alvin Bragg, if he so chooses, and if New York has the stomach for a fight, could break the illusion that they are untouchable by prosecuting Trump financial crimes. Eric Trump, through his stupidity, has presented Bragg with a slam dunk opportunity.
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The Eric Trump Conundrum
The question isn't whether to prosecute. The question is what to do with it ...
https://substack.com/@psychopete1/note/p-197801185?r=5cinsx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
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Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump
Sebastian Gorka’s anti-terror plan makes no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants and instead villainizes the president’s political enemies. “This administration is not payi...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-counterterrorism-plan-ignores-far-rights-gorka
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