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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · Jan 13
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🇺🇸 NO KINGS DAY LIVE
Find a No Kings Day event near you and join us as we cover the millions of Americans standing in peaceful protest to reject Trump’s tyranny

Ft. Jen Rubin, Norm Eisen, Katie Phang, April Ryan & more

📍Saturday 10/18, 7:30pm ET
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A return to the pre–Civil Rights era? The Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court takes up a case challenging it.

Watch Coffee with the Contrarians on YouTube at 12:15pm ET to hear the latest.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2h
Private insurers like UnitedHealth, Humana, and Cigna are using AI to deny medically necessary care to the most vulnerable.

The federal government plans to do the same with Medicare.
Pretending AI Tools Are Doctors Will Harm Millions on Medicare
Health insurers are already using AI to deny care—and are poised to do so at unprecedented scale
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 3h
Despite fierce pushback, ICE still roams Chicago’s streets — and chaos follows.

Lynn Street shares a firsthand account from the ground. Watch her full interview
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/whistles-and-horns-lynn-sweet-on
Whistles and Horns: Lynn Sweet on Chicago's response to ICE & No Kings Day
"The city is unified in its support of the Democratic officials who run this place."
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 3h
Coffee with the Contrarians is LIVE! Tune in
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 4h
Coffee with the Contrarians is LIVE at 9:15am ET with special guest Jeremy Ben-Ami @jeremybenami.bsky.social! Tune in on Substack ☕️
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 4h
"Are the Nobel Prize judges…trolling Donald Trump?" Read Jen Rubin's latest.
A Nobel Prize for Trolling?
The distinguished awards further illustrated that Trump is wrong on just about everything
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18h
Full interview available now on The Contrarian Pod. Listen on Apple Podcasts.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19h
Trump is on borrowed time.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 20h
Democrats are winning the messaging battle?
The Right had a lock on the internet. Not naymore.
As the shutdown drags on, Democrats find their digital footing while Republicans struggle to control the narrative.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 22h
"This is a political game and that's not permitted."

Russ Vought initiated Reduction in Force (RIF) notices to approximately 4200 federal employees on Friday. Rushab Sanghvi breaks it down.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/federal-firings-rushab-sanghvi-talks
Federal Firings: Rushab Sanghvi talks Trump's retaliation against government workers
"This is a political game and that's not permitted."
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 23h
AI actors can’t replace human ones. Full stop.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
Irreconcilable differences — A cartoon by Nick Anderson
Irreconcilable differences
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
States didn’t ask for Trump's military invasions.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
Mediocrity in the NFL this season? @pablo.show gives us the latest
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/offsides-with-pablo-torre-where-is
Offsides with Pablo Torre: Where is the David and Goliath moment this sports season?
"The recipe for mediocrity is established."
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
Trump constantly babbles about “waste, fraud, and abuse” in the federal government, but has hauled in an estimated $5B for himself so far.
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
Removing Trump is the only way to get rid of real ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
What is the real cost of AI actors?
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"Vought is an extremist; a tool of creepy billionaires in the corporate takeover of the U.S. government; and he seems to get unhealthy pleasure from depriving Americans of the government services their tax dollars are supposed to fund."

Read Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's latest.
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Russell Vought is the tool of a dangerous elite
He wields his budget hammer not in service to the people or the Constitution, but for the billionaire class.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
Week three of the government shutdown — and still no end in sight.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov outlines the damage caused by Congressional Republicans’ inaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJPJtJPz_k&t=482s
Rep. Ayanna Pressley BLASTS Trump & GOP Over HEALTHCARE CUTS and SHUTDOWN [MUST WATCH]
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Jen Rubin unpacks the road ahead for Israel & Gaza.
What now for Israel and Gaza?
No one will be the same.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com shares his perspective on the recent ICE raids — and the surprising way to hit Trump where it hurts most.

Watch the full interview now on Substack
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-boiling-frog-theory-adam-kinzinger
The Boiling Frog Theory: Adam Kinzinger on ICE, Trump's ego, & the shutdown saga
"This was my 3 year worst-case scenario, not 10 months.”
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d
RJ Matson presents: Order in the court
Order in the court
A cartoon by RJ Matson
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d
The military is being hostage to Trump’s lust for power.
The danger of letting a delusional president send troops to American cities
The president is operating on outdated information, fantasies, and a lust for power.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d
Coffee with the Contrarians is LIVE at 9:15am ET with special guest Maria Cardona! Tune in on Substack ☕️
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