Ed Costello
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Ed Costello
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· Aug 27
If THIS doesn't persuade you that gun control laws are needed, nothing will.
This is NOT NORMAL (in any other country but USA)
This is NOT NORMAL (in any other country but USA)
It's one of the "schools" that his administration attacked, fo r fabricated charges of anti-semitism, so don't look for much effort by tRUMP-Patel's FBI.
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"...this was a school problem. They had their own guards. They had their own police. They had their own everything. But you'd have to ask that question really to the school, not to the FBI. We came in after the fact and the FBI will do a good job, but they came in after the fact."
Q: Has Kash Patel told you why it's been so difficult for the FBI to identify who the shooter is?
TRUMP: It's always difficult. So far we're done a very good job of it with Charlie, with the various times this has happened. You'll have to ask the school about that.
TRUMP: It's always difficult. So far we're done a very good job of it with Charlie, with the various times this has happened. You'll have to ask the school about that.
December 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's one of the "schools" that his administration attacked, fo r fabricated charges of anti-semitism, so don't look for much effort by tRUMP-Patel's FBI.
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The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
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A majority of Americans have decided that active shooter drills and school massacres are an acceptable price for preserving our gun regime. What makes us unserious is that practically no one is willing to state this revealed preference openly.
America Is an Unserious Country Filled With Unserious People
Stories about revealed preferences and who we really are.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A majority of Americans have decided that active shooter drills and school massacres are an acceptable price for preserving our gun regime. What makes us unserious is that practically no one is willing to state this revealed preference openly.
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The Arizona Democrat is emerging as a crucial surrogate for a party desperately seeking to win back the Latino support that slipped in 2024 with the election of President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/3XVUMZK
Sen. Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democrat in Latino voter outreach
The Arizona Democrat has been active in New Jersey, Virginia and Florida, supporting Democrats who won their elections. Strategists view Gallego as a rising star and potential 2028 presidential candid...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Arizona Democrat is emerging as a crucial surrogate for a party desperately seeking to win back the Latino support that slipped in 2024 with the election of President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/3XVUMZK
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This is from the prosecutors opening statement in the judge Dugan trial, but under cross, the investigating agent just admitted they have no idea what “business as usual” looks like in the Milwaukee courthouse. Not going well for the government here.
Judge Dugan's clerk informed her that ICE was in the hallway.
"Then it was no longer business as usual. Then it was no longer a routine day," the prosecutor says.
"Then it was no longer business as usual. Then it was no longer a routine day," the prosecutor says.
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is from the prosecutors opening statement in the judge Dugan trial, but under cross, the investigating agent just admitted they have no idea what “business as usual” looks like in the Milwaukee courthouse. Not going well for the government here.
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I remember growing up watching WWII movies where the Nazi’s always asked “papers, please!” and it was always in contrast to the freedom of living in America where those things didn’t happen. To those people who argue against calling this administration, fascist, the proof is right in front of you!
December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I remember growing up watching WWII movies where the Nazi’s always asked “papers, please!” and it was always in contrast to the freedom of living in America where those things didn’t happen. To those people who argue against calling this administration, fascist, the proof is right in front of you!
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Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
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Terrible idea. Solar is much cheaper, much faster to assemble, much less risky for all living things including people, much less of a national security issue, and solar is always renewable. Please stop taking the nuclear industry's dirty money and promoting this risky technology.
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Terrible idea. Solar is much cheaper, much faster to assemble, much less risky for all living things including people, much less of a national security issue, and solar is always renewable. Please stop taking the nuclear industry's dirty money and promoting this risky technology.
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
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This has never been done before by anyone.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This has never been done before by anyone.
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media
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MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media
This isn’t just about business; it’s about democracy
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December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media
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Release the Epstein files.
December 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Release the Epstein files.
Here's a guy who makes all the hate so stupid.
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here's a guy who makes all the hate so stupid.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Republicans Finally Unveil Healthcare Plan: ‘Americans Must Move to Canada’
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Republicans Finally Unveil Healthcare Plan: ‘Americans Must Move to Canada’
“Under this plan, the American people will receive full access to the doctors, hospitals, and medications they deserve,” House Speaker Mike Johnson declared.
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Republicans Finally Unveil Healthcare Plan: ‘Americans Must Move to Canada’
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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Doesn't ANYONE have the guts to even MENTION Article 25 for the obviously deranged tRUMP?
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December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Doesn't ANYONE have the guts to even MENTION Article 25 for the obviously deranged tRUMP?
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How Many Members Does Antifa Have? Where Is Its Headquarters? The FBI Has No Answers.
theintercept.com/2025/12/11/f...
theintercept.com/2025/12/11/f...
How Many Members Does Antifa Have? Where Is Its Headquarters? The FBI Has No Answers.
Despite saying that antifa is the biggest U.S. domestic threat, the FBI couldn’t explain how the movement is a “terror organization” — or an organization at all.
theintercept.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
How Many Members Does Antifa Have? Where Is Its Headquarters? The FBI Has No Answers.
theintercept.com/2025/12/11/f...
theintercept.com/2025/12/11/f...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
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White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained by ICE: It Could Happen to You
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U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained by ICE: It Could Happen to You
I spoke with three Californians — U.S.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained by ICE: It Could Happen to You
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