D. Earl Stephens
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Like it or not, Donald Trump's vulgar presidency is very much a black-and-white issue ...
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📌"I have typed before, and will until my last breath, that Black voters are America’s TRUE patriots, and the only voting bloc that overwhelmingly and consistently gets it right.
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
📌Every damn hour we under assault by a repugnant collection of Republican thugs who are fronted by a gruesome man, who is so completely dead inside, the bile is starting to ooze out of him leaving bandaged hands, swollen ankles, and burnt-orange puddles wherever he was last seen sleeping in public.
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
📌Every damn hour we under assault by a repugnant collection of Republican thugs who are fronted by a gruesome man, who is so completely dead inside, the bile is starting to ooze out of him leaving bandaged hands, swollen ankles, and burnt-orange puddles wherever he was last seen sleeping in public.
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We are underreacting to this‼️
We have no explanation on SCOTUS decisions affecting our lives.
The emergency docket, aka “shadow docket,” is the quiet backdoor of the Supreme Court. Decisions drop fast, with little explanation, and Trump is hammering it harder than anyone in modern history.
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We have no explanation on SCOTUS decisions affecting our lives.
The emergency docket, aka “shadow docket,” is the quiet backdoor of the Supreme Court. Decisions drop fast, with little explanation, and Trump is hammering it harder than anyone in modern history.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We are underreacting to this‼️
We have no explanation on SCOTUS decisions affecting our lives.
The emergency docket, aka “shadow docket,” is the quiet backdoor of the Supreme Court. Decisions drop fast, with little explanation, and Trump is hammering it harder than anyone in modern history.
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We have no explanation on SCOTUS decisions affecting our lives.
The emergency docket, aka “shadow docket,” is the quiet backdoor of the Supreme Court. Decisions drop fast, with little explanation, and Trump is hammering it harder than anyone in modern history.
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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📌In less than a year’s time, we will find out if America’s democracy survives, or we have descended into an authoritarian state.
So an honest question, that deserves honest answering:
Have we equipped ourselves with the best leadership to ensure we win this battle …?
So an honest question, that deserves honest answering:
Have we equipped ourselves with the best leadership to ensure we win this battle …?
BATTLE CRY
What Democrats MUST do to win big in the most important elections in American history
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December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📌In less than a year’s time, we will find out if America’s democracy survives, or we have descended into an authoritarian state.
So an honest question, that deserves honest answering:
Have we equipped ourselves with the best leadership to ensure we win this battle …?
So an honest question, that deserves honest answering:
Have we equipped ourselves with the best leadership to ensure we win this battle …?
It really is astonishing what a pathetic, insecure, needy asshole this guy is …
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
It really is astonishing what a pathetic, insecure, needy asshole this guy is …
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We already know the Trump administration has been lying about ICE “targeting the worst of the worst” — the actual numbers tell the truth.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We already know the Trump administration has been lying about ICE “targeting the worst of the worst” — the actual numbers tell the truth.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
📌Trump and his grotesque Republicans aren't possible without Rupert Murdoch's Fox propaganda station.
Watch even 15 minutes of it, as I just did, and it defies belief. It's the same shit Putin is feeding Russians.
THE EXACT SAME SHIT
Watch even 15 minutes of it, as I just did, and it defies belief. It's the same shit Putin is feeding Russians.
THE EXACT SAME SHIT
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
📌Trump and his grotesque Republicans aren't possible without Rupert Murdoch's Fox propaganda station.
Watch even 15 minutes of it, as I just did, and it defies belief. It's the same shit Putin is feeding Russians.
THE EXACT SAME SHIT
Watch even 15 minutes of it, as I just did, and it defies belief. It's the same shit Putin is feeding Russians.
THE EXACT SAME SHIT
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Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
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Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
📌Stay strong, Letitia James, and a million thanks for your work standing up for the rule of law, and against one of the most lawless, vile, dishonest, traitorous, and racist lowlifes in American history.
If only everybody had your guts, fortitude, and dedication to this country.
If only everybody had your guts, fortitude, and dedication to this country.
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
📌Stay strong, Letitia James, and a million thanks for your work standing up for the rule of law, and against one of the most lawless, vile, dishonest, traitorous, and racist lowlifes in American history.
If only everybody had your guts, fortitude, and dedication to this country.
If only everybody had your guts, fortitude, and dedication to this country.
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Blaming Biden for every damn thing has gotten really old.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Blaming Biden for every damn thing has gotten really old.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
How about EVERY American sees the video then?
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How about EVERY American sees the video then?
📌So MAGA is protesting against Costco, because Costco is standing against Trump's absurd, costly tariffs, so they can hold prices down that would benefit MAGA.
It's a cult.
It's a cult.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
📌So MAGA is protesting against Costco, because Costco is standing against Trump's absurd, costly tariffs, so they can hold prices down that would benefit MAGA.
It's a cult.
It's a cult.
📌You have to be legitimately NUTS to trust this FBI.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📌You have to be legitimately NUTS to trust this FBI.
True story ...
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
True story ...
📌I see my healthcare costs are rising an insane 30% this year.
📌When more people start seeing what Trump and his gutless Republicans are doing to their healthcare costs, it will result in one of the biggest blowouts in midterm history.
📌When more people start seeing what Trump and his gutless Republicans are doing to their healthcare costs, it will result in one of the biggest blowouts in midterm history.
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📌I see my healthcare costs are rising an insane 30% this year.
📌When more people start seeing what Trump and his gutless Republicans are doing to their healthcare costs, it will result in one of the biggest blowouts in midterm history.
📌When more people start seeing what Trump and his gutless Republicans are doing to their healthcare costs, it will result in one of the biggest blowouts in midterm history.
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LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
📌Remember when journalists literally wrote books about Joe Biden's age and energy?
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
📌Remember when journalists literally wrote books about Joe Biden's age and energy?
📌Trump just called electric vehicles "a scam."
Not six months ago, he was selling Teslas on the White House lawn.
He does these things because he knows he runs a cult.
Not six months ago, he was selling Teslas on the White House lawn.
He does these things because he knows he runs a cult.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
📌Trump just called electric vehicles "a scam."
Not six months ago, he was selling Teslas on the White House lawn.
He does these things because he knows he runs a cult.
Not six months ago, he was selling Teslas on the White House lawn.
He does these things because he knows he runs a cult.
Primary Hakeem Jeffries.
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Primary Hakeem Jeffries.
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Even though Trump is trying to bury it, real people feel what’s coming. We’re either already in a recession or staring straight at one.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Even though Trump is trying to bury it, real people feel what’s coming. We’re either already in a recession or staring straight at one.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
📌How could any "journalist" watch that shit show yesterday and not ask this:
“Do you demand that these people ridiculously fawn over you like some tin-pot dictator, and shower you with sickening praise, or do they lower themselves into your dumpster and just stink up the entire place on their own?”
“Do you demand that these people ridiculously fawn over you like some tin-pot dictator, and shower you with sickening praise, or do they lower themselves into your dumpster and just stink up the entire place on their own?”
THE (BULL)DOZER
The fading Trump spent his bizarre cabinet meeting Tuesday fighting sleep, before waking with a sickening fury ...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📌How could any "journalist" watch that shit show yesterday and not ask this:
“Do you demand that these people ridiculously fawn over you like some tin-pot dictator, and shower you with sickening praise, or do they lower themselves into your dumpster and just stink up the entire place on their own?”
“Do you demand that these people ridiculously fawn over you like some tin-pot dictator, and shower you with sickening praise, or do they lower themselves into your dumpster and just stink up the entire place on their own?”
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Unearthed 2016 video: Pete Hegseth straight up says US troops will not follow ‘unlawful orders’ from the commander-in-chief, and there have to be consequences for ‘abject war crimes’.
Guess it suddenly gets blurry when it’s Trump issuing the unlawful orders.
Guess it suddenly gets blurry when it’s Trump issuing the unlawful orders.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unearthed 2016 video: Pete Hegseth straight up says US troops will not follow ‘unlawful orders’ from the commander-in-chief, and there have to be consequences for ‘abject war crimes’.
Guess it suddenly gets blurry when it’s Trump issuing the unlawful orders.
Guess it suddenly gets blurry when it’s Trump issuing the unlawful orders.
📌"The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself. As the Ukraine "peace plan" demonstrated.
Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement."
-George Will
Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement."
-George Will
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📌"The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself. As the Ukraine "peace plan" demonstrated.
Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement."
-George Will
Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement."
-George Will