Annie G
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Just a normal person waiting for the US to become sane again
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Mark Hertling
1 day ago
Some thoughts on the latest actions by Secretary Hegseth and the effects on a command I know well
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happens When the Country Loses a General
It takes a long time to build up a leader.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happens-when-the-country-loses-general-donahue-europe-africa-hegseth-dismissed-fired?r=91fur&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
I just sent this out to Democracy Docket premium members, but in light of the Postmasters comments this morning threatening voting by mail, I felt it is urgent to post it online for everyone. Please read and share.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail...
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Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail-in-voting-is-under-attack-heres-what-you-can-do/
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
đ¨BREAKING: Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states donât give Trump admin voter rolls
âYou are going to make a decision that people cannot vote by mail. Thatâs unacceptable," one senator told the postmaster general.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postmaster-general-steiner-postal-service-will-not-deliver-mail-ballots-state-voter-rolls/
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Blue Wave
2 days ago
This is a beautiful thing. These shelter dogs get to pick their own toys.
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Mueller, She Wrote
3 days ago
I swear to god I thought this was fake
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Did Trump's motorcade drive through newly painted reflecting pool?
A White House official posted a video of the motorcade crossing the landmark on May 7, 2026.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-motorcade-reflecting-pool/
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**°â˘.FAFO.â˘Â°**
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MeidasTouch
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Jen Bendery
8 days ago
Here at the Reflecting Pool where a big chunk ofTrump's blue paint-apoxie has peeled off the bottom of the pool and is bobbling in the water.
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Raw Story
9 days ago
A recently leaked list of the members of a MAGA billionaire's secret society looks a lot like the Epstein files, one columnist warned.
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MAGA billionaire's secret society list looks a lot like Epstein files: columnist
A recently leaked list of the members of a MAGA billionaire's secret society looks a lot like the Epstein files, one columnist warned.Wired published a list of more than 200 of the world's elite who are part of a secret society, Dialog, run by tech billionaire Peter Thiel. A list of events at a retr...
https://bit.ly/4whjYZR
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Dean Obeidallah
9 days ago
The reviews are in for Trump's "Iran deal" and they are awful--and Im talking from Republicans: âThis Makes Absolutely No Senseâ: Foxâs Brian Kilmeade Torches Trumpâs Iran Deal
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âThis Makes Absolutely No Senseâ: Foxâs Brian Kilmeade Torches Trumpâs Iran Deal
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade ripped the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran being championed by President Donald Trump.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/this-makes-absolutely-no-sense-foxs-brian-kilmeade-torches-trumps-iran-deal/
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Diana B. Henriques
10 days ago
The guardrails continue to fall. It is functionally impossible to regulate a bank owned by the president. Yet it can imperil the entire banking system if it runs off the rails. For heaven's sake, this has to be stopped.
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Elizabeth Warren
10 days ago
There you have it: your tax dollars are paying for Trump's gold encrusted ballroom. Trump meant it when he said your financial situation is the last of his concerns.
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Matthew Gertz
10 days ago
If this is right, it amounts to a total U.S. capitulation that trades very specific benefits to Iran, some of which (total sanction waivers) take place immediately, for vagaries on nuclear materials ("will be adequately addressed") and the Strait (no mention of tolls/fees).
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Kyle Griffin
10 days ago
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin. Raskin is demanding documents from Patel â citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out "unlawful partisan and personal orders."
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Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, says Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding documents from the FBI Director, citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out âunlawful partisan and personal orders.â
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-may-have-a-personal-slush-fund-of-taxpayer-dollars-to-pay-loyalist-agents-says-raskin
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VoteVets
11 days ago
BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what it is: a complete and utter FAILURE.
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Jon Cooper
12 days ago
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Lyx Lyon
12 days ago
no really, iâm serious, why am i paying taxes if a trillionaire is getting billions and billions of dollars from the government? i canât stop asking myself this questionâŚ
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NBC News
13 days ago
NEW: Jeffery Epstein continued to exploit women and associate with the rich and famous during his time in jail, an NBC News investigation shows.
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How Jeffrey Epstein took advantage of a lenient Florida jail and kept exploiting women
An NBC News investigation shows that Epsteinâs first stint in jail was hardly an interruption. Even behind bars, he continued associating with the rich and famous and supporting his lavish lifestyle.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/epstein-florida-jail-women-exploitation-work-release-palm-beach-rcna347186
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Blue Woman Voting đ
13 days ago
Every word true.
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Kevin M. Kruse
13 days ago
CNN can argue that it needs to have a diversity of viewpoints on its channel, but I donât think it can argue that it needs to have people arguing that itâs good to break the law
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Josh Marshall
14 days ago
Mike Johnson Is Talking About Cutting Social Safety Net Programs â Again
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Mike Johnson Is Talking About Cutting Social Safety Net Programs â Again
âThey Have to be Adjusted and Fixedâ Austerity only matters when Democrats...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/mike-johnson-is-talking-about-cutting-social-safety-net-programs-again
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Olga Nesterova
14 days ago
For me as a Ukrainian, this feels like a kick in a stomach.
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Kyle Griffin
14 days ago
BREAKING: Judge Brinkema is giving the Trump admin one week to submit a sworn statement â signed by the Attorney General and Treasury Secretary â that the slush fund will not go forward.
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Carl Quintanilla
14 days ago
* US JUDGE INDEFINITELY BLOCKS TRUMP'S ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND * US JUDGE SAYS WILL GIVE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ONE WEEK TO GIVE SWORN STATEMENT THAT FUND WILL NOT GO FROWARD
@reuters.com
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan
15 days ago
Breaking â Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blancheâs attorney general nomination
www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/p...
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Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blancheâs attorney general nomination | CNN Politics
A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blancheâs nomination as President Donald Trumpâs permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/politics/epstein-survivors-blanche-nomination?cid=ios_app
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John Reeves
16 days ago
This is surreal. Trumpâs inner circleâincluding his former attorney Todd Blanche and JD Vanceâspent weeks bunkered down in the Situation Room debating what to do about the Epstein scandal. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...
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Scott Horton
16 days ago
Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years, reducing his sentence from 6 years to 1 day. He also doesn't have to register as a sex offender. The reason: the perp is Paxton's college roommate and a loyal and active MAGA Republican.
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Inside Ken Paxtonâs plea deal for a child sex abuse case
Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney generalâs prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/ken-paxton-waco-plea-deal-child-sex-abuse-texas-attorney-general/
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JoJoFromJerz
16 days ago
There are credible allegations made against Donald Trump that he mutilated a childâs nipples while raping her. Allegations so serious, his inner circle had to meet in the Situation Room to discuss them. I mean, how the fuck isnât this the biggest scandal in the world right now?
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Wajahat Ali
17 days ago
Your daily reminder this should be the biggest scandal in American politics right now but nobody seems to care. Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years. He also doesnt have to register as a sex offender.
www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/k...
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Inside Ken Paxtonâs plea deal for a child sex abuse case
Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney generalâs prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/ken-paxton-waco-plea-deal-child-sex-abuse-texas-attorney-general/
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Team Talarico
18 days ago
BREAKING: Ken Paxtonâs own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico: âI defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas. Thatâs why I'm supporting you.â
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Joe Walsh
19 days ago
For the umpteenth time: Donald Trump is the biggest crybaby, the biggest sore loser, the most easily triggered snowflake in all of human history. He is the very antithesis of a man.đ
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Aaron Rupar
19 days ago
WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads
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George Conway âď¸đşđ¸
20 days ago
"Last September, the President of Kazakhstan calls Donald Trump and says he wants to grant tungsten mining rights to an American company. And the very next month, Eric and Don Jr. get a stake in the American company pursuing the mining deal. Six days later ...
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George Conway âď¸đşđ¸
21 days ago
You may think this is a far-fetched hypothetical. But remember: Lady Liberty isn't Donald Trump's type.
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Indivisible âđ
22 days ago
Trumpâs 80th birthday is coming up and heâs extra desperate for attention. Instead, June 14 will be all about localized organizing around the nation:
riseupsingout.com
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Raw Story
21 days ago
A convicted January 6 rioter hired by the Trump administration will be working in the "sensitive" Pentagon office responsible for defending against terrorist acts, the New York Times reported.
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Jan. 6 rioter hired by Pentagon is handling 'extremely sensitive' security issues: NYT
A convicted January 6 rioter hired by the Trump administration will be working in a "sensitive" Pentagon office, the New York Times reported.Elias Irizarry, who was just 19 years old when he entered the Capitol through a broken window, carrying a metal pole, will work for the Pentagon's Special Oper...
https://bit.ly/4uQRgyh
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Fund health care & SNAP... NOT war, ballrooms, arches, promenades!
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Angry
21 days ago
Staggering levels of corruption. Theyâre using every possible lever of power to enrich themselves and their friends and families. And the âparty of fiscal responsibilityâ simply doesnât care.
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Sam Litzinger
22 days ago
âHouse bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, childrenâŠMillions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.â
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children
Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/04/house-bill-rolls-back-food-aid-pregnant-women-children/
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Rachel Maddow
22 days ago
Tell me more about Trump/Republican family valuesâŚ
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children
Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/04/house-bill-rolls-back-food-aid-pregnant-women-children/
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Mark Chadbourn
22 days ago
A New York paramedic tells what they see in Trumpâs health. Hint: itâs not good. For Trump. An informed view from someone at the sharp end.
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I'm Trained To Know When Someone Is Dying. The White House Needs You To Believe Trump Isn't.
I Can't Diagnose The President. I Can Recognize A Deteriorating Patient.
https://open.substack.com/pub/nicholasjorcutt/p/im-trained-to-know-when-someone-is?r=2b6s3v&utm_medium=ios
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Aaron Rupar
22 days ago
New in PN: Why does the media ignore Trumpâs madness? "The president frequently demonstrates a level of malignancy that still manages to shock. He doesnât try to hide it, but the mainstream press covers his disordered thinking as a colorful 'quirk' rather than an escalating threat to the nation."
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Why does the media ignore Trumpâs madness?
His Truth Social posts show he's better suited in a mental institution than at a negotiating table.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-madness
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Andrew Weissmann
24 days ago
BREAKING: Don't fall for what Blanche is suggesting - DOJ is NOT getting rid of the whole bogus slush fund deal; it's still giving Trump $1,776 billion AND still giving him (and family) a broad civil release of liability; all it is NOT doing is using the $1,776 to create a fund for J6ers and others.
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Kevin M. Kruse
23 days ago
Again, Bill Pulte is a 38-year-old -- no really, 38 -- who only holds a BA in broadcast journalism and absolutely zero experience in the intelligence field. He has no qualifications for this job at all. Aside from being a psychotic lickspittle to the president.
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Graham Simpson
24 days ago
It is a crime!
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Carl Quintanilla
24 days ago
Page One: â.. the appointment .. has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role ..â
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Angry
23 days ago
This is untenable. You canât have a âceasefireâ where missiles are launched every day and civilians are being killed at airports. Rubio told Congress the war was over *yesterday* The administration needs to be honest with the American people. This is pathetic.
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Khashoggi's Ghost
24 days ago
Wow. A convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter has been hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information. Elias Irizarry was hired to work in the DODâs Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and internal alarms are going off.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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Jan 6 Capitol Rioter Elias Irizarry Hired at Pentagon: Rpt
A convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter is raising concerns after reportedly being hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-administration-hires-convicted-jan-6-rioter-for-key-pentagon-job-involving-highly-classified-military-ops-report/
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Aaron Rupar
24 days ago
DEAN: You're under oath. When will you comply with the law and release all the files? BLANCHE: We have complied with the law DEAN: There are 3 million more documents. Nobody buys it. *the time of the gentlelady has expired* DEAN: How do I get cut off 2 minutes into this?
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Democracy Docket
24 days ago
BREAKING: Trump tapped loyalist Bill Pulte, a top housing official, to serve as the acting director of national intelligence. While Pulte has no known experience in intelligence, he's used his minor federal post to initiate criminal investigations against several of Trumpâs political foes.
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Trump appoints Bill Pulte, unqualified loyalist who targeted his foes, as acting intel chief
Trump elevated Pulte to the countryâs top spy role despite the fact that he has no known intelligence experience.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-taps-loyalist-bill-pulte-acting-intelligence-director/
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