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I thought my protest days were over after Vietnam, Watergate, Roe v Wade, and the women’s movement. I was wrong. But I’m tired. Love dogs and books.
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As others have pointed out, the founders never foresaw a corrupt president (which we have) abusing the pardon power to absolve all criminals and miscreants for any reason, nor did our Daffy Duck Supreme Court ever think it might not be a good idea to put said president above the law.
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
As others have pointed out, the founders never foresaw a corrupt president (which we have) abusing the pardon power to absolve all criminals and miscreants for any reason, nor did our Daffy Duck Supreme Court ever think it might not be a good idea to put said president above the law.
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Reporter: How long does your admin plan to pause asylum?
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reporter: How long does your admin plan to pause asylum?
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
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One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
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Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
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Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
He’s revolting. Stupid, narcissistic, and misogynistic.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
He’s revolting. Stupid, narcissistic, and misogynistic.
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Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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This is how people get Cabinet appointments in the Trump admin.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is how people get Cabinet appointments in the Trump admin.
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WELKER: The DOJ said in a court filing that when the administration was ordered to stop sending migrants to El Salvador, you personally made the call to continue the flights anyway. Do you acknowledge that?
NOEM: We have court filings going on. I'll let them continue to play through that process
NOEM: We have court filings going on. I'll let them continue to play through that process
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
WELKER: The DOJ said in a court filing that when the administration was ordered to stop sending migrants to El Salvador, you personally made the call to continue the flights anyway. Do you acknowledge that?
NOEM: We have court filings going on. I'll let them continue to play through that process
NOEM: We have court filings going on. I'll let them continue to play through that process
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Yes, that's right: Kristi Noem said "persecute," not "prosecute."
Noem: "Anyone who has info on this needs to know we will be coming after you & we will bring you to justice. We absolutely will persecute you b/c we do know that we will never allow this to continue to happen in our country -- allow individuals who came to our country unvetted by Joe Biden ... "
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yes, that's right: Kristi Noem said "persecute," not "prosecute."
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Kelly: "We say, 'follow the law,' and this is their response? These are not serious people. This is meant to just intimidate us. We're sticking up for the Constitution here and the rule of law and they're saying these folks should be executed for doing that. He's not gonna stop me from speaking out"
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kelly: "We say, 'follow the law,' and this is their response? These are not serious people. This is meant to just intimidate us. We're sticking up for the Constitution here and the rule of law and they're saying these folks should be executed for doing that. He's not gonna stop me from speaking out"
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Russia is far too poor to make America as a whole substantially richer. But it’s definitely got enough to make the president and his friends richer.
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Russia is far too poor to make America as a whole substantially richer. But it’s definitely got enough to make the president and his friends richer.
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No, but yes
WELKER: Did you defy the court's order Madam Secretary?
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
No, but yes
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KARL: The Biden administration said the vetting was done before they came to the US
NOEM: You watched people load onto those planes
KARL: They didn't come from those planes directly to the US
NOEM: You watched people load onto those planes
KARL: They didn't come from those planes directly to the US
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
KARL: The Biden administration said the vetting was done before they came to the US
NOEM: You watched people load onto those planes
KARL: They didn't come from those planes directly to the US
NOEM: You watched people load onto those planes
KARL: They didn't come from those planes directly to the US
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Kristi Noem dismisses reporting about Hegseth murdering people at sea: "That entire story is based on anonymous sources. We see the press and that rag use anonymous sources all the time to print things that aren't true, that are lies, that are completely not based in reality."
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Kristi Noem dismisses reporting about Hegseth murdering people at sea: "That entire story is based on anonymous sources. We see the press and that rag use anonymous sources all the time to print things that aren't true, that are lies, that are completely not based in reality."
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Bondi: "Yes, we are bringing in our National Guard to every city we possibly can who needs our help. And that's a lot of them."
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bondi: "Yes, we are bringing in our National Guard to every city we possibly can who needs our help. And that's a lot of them."
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MAGA jurisprudence ▶️ adhering to rule of law as long as decisions are coming from Trump subservient judges.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
MAGA jurisprudence ▶️ adhering to rule of law as long as decisions are coming from Trump subservient judges.
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You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."