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NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Romney “appears to acknowledge the political ideology of the past forty-five years has failed. He called for addressing the economic inequalities in the United States by placing higher taxes on the rich….”
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Heather Cox Richardson: Romney “appears to acknowledge the political ideology of the past forty-five years has failed. He called for addressing the economic inequalities in the United States by placing higher taxes on the rich….”
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A quick reminder during this busy travel season to know your rights as a passenger. Please be kind, be safe, and have a great holiday season!
December 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A quick reminder during this busy travel season to know your rights as a passenger. Please be kind, be safe, and have a great holiday season!
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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one time michelle obama tried to get kids to exercise a little and the entire republican party ate its own face
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
one time michelle obama tried to get kids to exercise a little and the entire republican party ate its own face
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Post-factual world since 2016.
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Post-factual world since 2016.
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DC resident on Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center:
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DC resident on Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center:
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
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"The pattern is also a lesson. News organizations that have stood up for themselves and pushed back against the attempts at intimidation prevailed.
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"The pattern is also a lesson. News organizations that have stood up for themselves and pushed back against the attempts at intimidation prevailed.
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Gupta: Just the way he presents himself. Whether it’s the hand—is there something happening with that hand? Is there an IV there that they’re trying to cover up? His pressurized, rambling, incoherent speech. When you take it all together, reasonable people are asking reasonable questions
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Gupta: Just the way he presents himself. Whether it’s the hand—is there something happening with that hand? Is there an IV there that they’re trying to cover up? His pressurized, rambling, incoherent speech. When you take it all together, reasonable people are asking reasonable questions
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If your house of worship is silent about the cruelty and the attacks on your neighbors by ICE, you’re at the wrong church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or gurdwara.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If your house of worship is silent about the cruelty and the attacks on your neighbors by ICE, you’re at the wrong church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or gurdwara.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
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Sorkin: This is now state-sponsored capitalism. This is not really capitalism. Everything runs through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue now. That is a fundamental reshift, and that is something that’s more akin to places like China, frankly.
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sorkin: This is now state-sponsored capitalism. This is not really capitalism. Everything runs through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue now. That is a fundamental reshift, and that is something that’s more akin to places like China, frankly.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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What you’re seeing here is the role of prefabricated narratives, things everyone likes to say regardless of circumstance.
For instance it feels hard-hitting to say “The president is misleading you about the economy” - but when you say it about everyone, it advantages the guy who actually does it
For instance it feels hard-hitting to say “The president is misleading you about the economy” - but when you say it about everyone, it advantages the guy who actually does it
Do you want to feel incandescently angry? Read coverage of Biden’s economic addresses, where he would truthfully relay great progress with accurate numbers, and it would get covered as a pack of lies. Then look at what the current guy does, who is covered the same way edition.cnn.com/2023/01/28/p...
December 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What you’re seeing here is the role of prefabricated narratives, things everyone likes to say regardless of circumstance.
For instance it feels hard-hitting to say “The president is misleading you about the economy” - but when you say it about everyone, it advantages the guy who actually does it
For instance it feels hard-hitting to say “The president is misleading you about the economy” - but when you say it about everyone, it advantages the guy who actually does it
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Sen. Chris Murphy said Hegseth + Rubio admitted to senators yesterday that no fentanyl is coming out of Venezuela -- despite Trump’s misleading efforts to tie the country to the deadly drug so he can justify bombing boats.
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio
Sen. Chris Murphy trashed a meeting with the Cabinet duo about the Trump administration's boat bombings.
www.huffpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy said Hegseth + Rubio admitted to senators yesterday that no fentanyl is coming out of Venezuela -- despite Trump’s misleading efforts to tie the country to the deadly drug so he can justify bombing boats.
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
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Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."
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I gotta say, yes he does.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I gotta say, yes he does.
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I sat down with 20 undecided Texas voters on @jubileemedia.bsky.social’s Surrounded.
One of them brought up “welfare queens” so I told him the truth:
The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes.
One of them brought up “welfare queens” so I told him the truth:
The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes.
December 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I sat down with 20 undecided Texas voters on @jubileemedia.bsky.social’s Surrounded.
One of them brought up “welfare queens” so I told him the truth:
The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes.
One of them brought up “welfare queens” so I told him the truth:
The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes.
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“.. The problem isn’t that grocery prices are high .. the problem is that nobody is giving the president credit for all the good things happening in the make-believe world he inhabits.”
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“.. The problem isn’t that grocery prices are high .. the problem is that nobody is giving the president credit for all the good things happening in the make-believe world he inhabits.”
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
I would like to see AI build a skyscraper.
Representing oligarchs as working class heroes is a new low…even for us.
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I would like to see AI build a skyscraper.
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MAJOR BREAKING: Despite Trump's threats, the Indiana State Senate has REJECTED the Trump-backed 9-0 gerrymandered map, leaving the existing 7-2 map in place.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
MAJOR BREAKING: Despite Trump's threats, the Indiana State Senate has REJECTED the Trump-backed 9-0 gerrymandered map, leaving the existing 7-2 map in place.