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GOP lying its ass off about 'No Kings' protests

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“No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a ‘hate America’ rally. Quite the contrary,” progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wrote in a post on X.

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They lie, because they are afraid.

But Republican efforts to blame the shutdown on Democrats and the “No Kings” rallies are a desperate attempt to find a new narrative to blame Democrats, since their current lies haven’t been working.

After spending the past few weeks blaming Democrats' rhetoric for the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, GOP leaders are now spouting their own dangerous rhetoric against thousands of people ...

GOP lying its ass off about 'No Kings' protests

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They lie, because they are afraid.

But Republican efforts to blame the shutdown on Democrats and the “No Kings” rallies are a desperate attempt to find a new narrative to blame Democrats, since their current lies haven’t been working.

After spending the past few weeks blaming Democrats' rhetoric for the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, GOP leaders are now spouting their own dangerous rhetoric against thousands of people ...

'Failed to deliver': Economist Paul Krugman torches Trump deal as house of cards

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'Failed to deliver': Economist Paul Krugman torches Trump deal as house of cards

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Funny $$$$$.

President Donald Trump's views on digital currencies have changed dramatically since his first administration. In the past, Trump remarked that Bitcoin "seemed like a scam" and was "based on thin air....

'No proof': CNN host shuts down MAGA defense of Trump vengeance tour

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'No proof': CNN host shuts down MAGA defense of Trump vengeance tour

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Good! Trump wants to be king…little K used here.

On Monday's edition of "CNN NewsNight," anchor Abby Phillip shut down defenders of President Donald Trump's weaponization of the Department of Justice against his perceived political enemies, Mediaite...

'Congrats': Trump official mocked for 'uniting the media' after Fox News bucks admin

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Goooood and FU Trump!

Conservative news outlet Fox News on Tuesday joined a swelling number of news organizations refusing to comply with the Pentagon’s new press protocols that place restrictions on media access.A broad c...

13 police officers 'exposed to chemical agents' after Trump officials deploy teargas on crowd

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13 police officers 'exposed to chemical agents' after Trump officials deploy teargas on crowd

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Thirteen Chicago police officers were exposed to tear gas deployed by federal agents Tuesday during a protest in the Brighton Park neighborhood, highlighting growing tensions between local and federal...

Supreme Court could hand Trump 'powerful tool' that guarantees GOP 27 safe House seats

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Sick! 🤢

Fight back!

The Supreme Court is set to hear Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday, marking a rare re-argument in a voting rights dispute that could undermine one of the last protections against racial vote dilution ...

'Unapologetic nepotism': Ivanka took a victory lap for something she 'had nothing to do with'

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'Unapologetic nepotism': Ivanka took a victory lap for something she 'had nothing to do with'

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The entire Trump family suffers from MALIGNANT NARCISSISM and GRAFT.

They truly are sick. 🤢

They will do anything for $$$$$…and power.

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka was in Israel Monday for no reason other than "unapologetic nepotism," reports Holly Baxter in the British newspaper the Independent. Trump and her husband Jar...

'Failed to deliver': Economist Paul Krugman torches Trump deal as house of cards

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'Failed to deliver': Economist Paul Krugman torches Trump deal as house of cards

www.alternet.org/krugman-trum...

President Donald Trump's views on digital currencies have changed dramatically since his first administration. In the past, Trump remarked that Bitcoin "seemed like a scam" and was "based on thin air....

'Literally every claim was false': DHS official busted for lying about teen's ICE arrest

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'Literally every claim was false': DHS official busted for lying about teen's ICE arrest

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A Department of Homeland Security official was busted for lying about a teenage girl's violent arrest by federal agents.DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin claimed video of the arrest Friday act...

'Collective heart attack': Legal experts sound alarm over Supreme Court's 'green light'

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'Collective heart attack': Legal experts sound alarm over Supreme Court's 'green light'

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The Supreme Court is CORRUPT to the CORE!

Legal experts are having a "collective heart attack" — and no one is more responsible for enabling a radicalized second term for President Donald Trump and "legal emergency" than the U.S. Supreme Cour...

'Vile' attacks signal massive No King protests have 'Trump really, really worried': report

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“There’s nothing Trump hates more than seeing big crowds arrayed against him,” Sargent said.

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'Vile' attacks signal massive No King protests have 'Trump really, really worried': report

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The pushback, Sargent argued, would only backfire by prompting protests to “get larger.”

The impending No Kings protests scheduled for this weekend have President Donald Trump “really, really worried,” argued journalist Greg Sargent on Tuesday, adding that Trump’s panic was made evident b...

'Vile' attacks signal massive No King protests have 'Trump really, really worried': report

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'Vile' attacks signal massive No King protests have 'Trump really, really worried': report

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The pushback, Sargent argued, would only backfire by prompting protests to “get larger.”

The impending No Kings protests scheduled for this weekend have President Donald Trump “really, really worried,” argued journalist Greg Sargent on Tuesday, adding that Trump’s panic was made evident b...

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Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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Everything Trump does is about Trump. He’s an energy sucker!

Why? Trump is a very sick person and a perpetual child-bully.

Whiny Trump makes Israel-Hamas ceasefire ceremony all about him

President Donald Trump traveled to the Middle East on Monday to mark the first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in which Hamas agreed to release the final hostages held captive in ....

Trump kisses yet another dictator’s ass at cringey ‘peace summit’

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Trump intend to build a Trump resort in GAZA.

This is about Trump NOT peace.

Wake up!

During the Gaza “peace summit” in Egypt on Monday, President Donald Trump pathetically fawned over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—one of his favorite authoritarian allies. “We have ...

MIT’s President Rejects Trump “Compact” to Abandon Academic Freedom

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MIT's President Rejects Trump "Compact" to Abandon Academic Freedom dianeravitch.net/2025/10/13/m...

Good. Listening and bowing to one of the dumbest and most evil POTUS ever is …

A DEATH TOLL for universities, which is, of course, what the stupidest potus wants.

The U.S. Department of Education invited 9 eminent universities to join a “compact” in which they would adopt Trump priorities in exchange for assurances of future federal funding. Trum…

Trump family proves grift does not skip a generation

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The apple does NOT fall far from the tree.

The Trump family has no ethics, no brains, and are all simpering, greedy individuals.

The money-grabbing apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Two of President Donald Trump’s young heirs are trying to break out on their own—with their family’s help.� The president’s ...

Trump’s down bad as nemesis Taylor Swift smashes sales records

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Trump is just so jealous of those who have brains and do good things.

Trump’s attacks on those who oppose him and his disgusting, repressive policies shows us HOW DEMENTED and EVIL Trump is.

No amount of hate will stop Taylor Swift from reaching new heights. Her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” released Oct. 3,� sold more than 4 million copies in its first week—which is ...

'Mind-boggling': Obama slams Trump for deploying troops in Chicago

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Thank you, Obama!

Former President Barack Obama took President Donald Trump to task for deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, Obama’s hometown, under false pretenses and for violating the law in doing so. Obama’s...

Trump kisses yet another dictator’s ass at cringey ‘peace summit’

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Trump’s infatuation with authoritarian bullies is nothing new, and his 2024 campaign’s open praise of Orbán—who has systematically dismantled Hungary’s democratic institutions—was only a foreshadowing of Trump’s intentions for his second term in office.

During the Gaza “peace summit” in Egypt on Monday, President Donald Trump pathetically fawned over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—one of his favorite authoritarian allies. “We have ...

Heather Cox Richardson: As Trump Destroys FDR’s Legacy, Symbols Matter

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Heather Cox Richardson: As Trump Destroys FDR's Legacy, Symbols Matter dianeravitch.net/2025/10/14/h...

The only thing Trump deserves is:
To be locked up in JAIL!

Heather Cox Richardson points to a sad contradiction: Trump plans to build a monumental arch while tearing down the federal building that symbolizes Social security and the belief that government s…

JD Vance Bombs On National TV, Pritzker Drops A Mic, Governors Unite Against Trump’s Troop Fantasy, and Crockett Investigates His Cognitive Decline

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EXPOSED!

Trump’s brain failures gets a Congressional spotlight—finally

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John Thompson on Hanna Rosin's Podcasts about Oklahoma Education, Part II dianeravitch.net/2025/10/13/j...

John Thompson on Hanna Rosin’s Podcasts about Oklahoma Education, Part II

In part two of Hannah Rosin’s podcast about former Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Walters consistently responded to criticisms of his actions by calling them lies. My take on…