Jim Budd
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European, Loire fanatic, Les 5 du Vin (blog), cyclist esp ebikes, Scottish Highlands, music, abolish money grasping monarchy, never voted Tory and never will - they have wrecked our country. Don’t buy Teslas. #Rejoin, #NHS #FBPE #BLM #BikeSky 🚴�
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The corruption is absolutely staggering. One big money donor after another receiving direct benefits in return. Trump didn’t drain any swamps, he created a giant sewer to roll around in daily. Great reporting. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The corruption is absolutely staggering. One big money donor after another receiving direct benefits in return. Trump didn’t drain any swamps, he created a giant sewer to roll around in daily. Great reporting. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I’m sure Russia knows what we are going to do before the American people since they have so many people serving in the Trump admin sharing intel with them.
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m sure Russia knows what we are going to do before the American people since they have so many people serving in the Trump admin sharing intel with them.
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The USS Bone Spurs
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The USS Bone Spurs
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Lawmakers are back home for the holidays without making any progress to avoid another threatened government shutdown that's just over the horizon.
'We wasted a lot of time': Another shutdown looms — as Congress breaks for holidays
Lawmakers are back home for the holidays without making any progress to avoid another threatened government shutdown that's just over the horizon.Congress must reach an agreement to fund the federal government by Jan. 30, but Senate leaders gave up and punted the matter into the start of next year. ...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Lawmakers are back home for the holidays without making any progress to avoid another threatened government shutdown that's just over the horizon.
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It's like the Pulitzer, 'Come on then, let's see it all.' Very much the strategy the BBC should adopt.
December 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's like the Pulitzer, 'Come on then, let's see it all.' Very much the strategy the BBC should adopt.
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Very very good move!
Bill Clinton just called on Trump to release the full Epstein Files, including all documents mentioning both Trump and Clinton.
“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”
“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Very very good move!
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JD Vance once had a lot to say about the Epstein files, and one Republican lawmaker on Saturday reminded the vice president of his words.
Republican lawmaker drops brutal seven-word takedown of JD Vance's Epstein moves
JD Vance once had a lot to say about the Epstein files, and one Republican lawmaker on Saturday reminded the vice president of his words.Vance has largely been silent about the release of Epstein files by Trump's DOJ, which was required under a law passed by lawmakers and signed into law by Presiden...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
JD Vance once had a lot to say about the Epstein files, and one Republican lawmaker on Saturday reminded the vice president of his words.
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Five years ago today, Trump summoned a mob to Washington, DC for a “protest” on Jan. 6, 2021, tweeting: “Be there, will be wild!”
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
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Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Five years ago today, Trump summoned a mob to Washington, DC for a “protest” on Jan. 6, 2021, tweeting: “Be there, will be wild!”
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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They are incompetent at everything including coverup.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
They are incompetent at everything including coverup.
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“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
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Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
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December 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
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We @democracydefendersfund.org have had lawyers working around the clock to scrutinize the Epstein document dump
Takeaways follow--the biggest one is that DOJ is hiding Trump's role
They accidentally included a single picture of him & pulled it back! But we have downloaded that & everything... -TN
Takeaways follow--the biggest one is that DOJ is hiding Trump's role
They accidentally included a single picture of him & pulled it back! But we have downloaded that & everything... -TN
December 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We @democracydefendersfund.org have had lawyers working around the clock to scrutinize the Epstein document dump
Takeaways follow--the biggest one is that DOJ is hiding Trump's role
They accidentally included a single picture of him & pulled it back! But we have downloaded that & everything... -TN
Takeaways follow--the biggest one is that DOJ is hiding Trump's role
They accidentally included a single picture of him & pulled it back! But we have downloaded that & everything... -TN
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Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."
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THANK YOU to the Epstein survivors who are coming out in DROVES, requesting their names and images NOT be redacted from the files – so Trump can't use "protecting survivors" as an excuse to delay justice. 👏🙏
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
THANK YOU to the Epstein survivors who are coming out in DROVES, requesting their names and images NOT be redacted from the files – so Trump can't use "protecting survivors" as an excuse to delay justice. 👏🙏
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Just tried to search for Trump’s name in the Epstein files library on the DOJ’s website. You’ll be *shocked* to learn that there’s no mention of him whatsoever!
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just tried to search for Trump’s name in the Epstein files library on the DOJ’s website. You’ll be *shocked* to learn that there’s no mention of him whatsoever!
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Gonna pay just 5% of my taxes on time next year and tell the IRS "the initial deadline is being met."
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Gonna pay just 5% of my taxes on time next year and tell the IRS "the initial deadline is being met."
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Joint statement by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin on Trump Administration decision to defy Epstein Files Transparency Act.
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Joint statement by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin on Trump Administration decision to defy Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board chided President Donald Trump on Thursday as dismal new economic figures prove America is seeing no promised "golden age.
WSJ editors rip Trump as 'Golden Age' nowhere in sight
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board chided President Donald Trump on Thursday as dismal new economic figures prove America is seeing no promised "golden age."Trump "assured Americans" during his frenzied Wednesday night address that "happier times will be here again," the board no...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board chided President Donald Trump on Thursday as dismal new economic figures prove America is seeing no promised "golden age.
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The Republican Party is turning on Donald Trump once more after the president's national address.
GOP turn on Trump as they highlight issue president 'can't talk his way out of'
The Republican Party is turning on Donald Trump once more after the president's national address. A GOP insider believes there is one issue Trump "can't happy talk his way out of" as political analysts highlight the woeful cost of living crisis. The unnamed insider, speaking to CNN, is said to be ad...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Republican Party is turning on Donald Trump once more after the president's national address.
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As Trump’s approval slips, critics say the White House is leaning into over-the-top praise to prop him up. Read the full story at
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #GOP #Politics #ApprovalRatings #KennedyCenter #TrumpAdministration #News #PoliticalNews
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #GOP #Politics #ApprovalRatings #KennedyCenter #TrumpAdministration #News #PoliticalNews
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As Trump’s approval slips, critics say the White House is leaning into over-the-top praise to prop him up. Read the full story at
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #GOP #Politics #ApprovalRatings #KennedyCenter #TrumpAdministration #News #PoliticalNews
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #GOP #Politics #ApprovalRatings #KennedyCenter #TrumpAdministration #News #PoliticalNews
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The Justice Department will release files in its possession related to Jeffrey Epstein Friday at 3 p.m., a "source familiar" with the agency's plans revealed to NewsNation's Libbey Dean.
Insider spills exact time for Trump admin's Epstein files drop
The Justice Department will release files in its possession related to Jeffrey Epstein Friday at 3 p.m., a “source familiar” with the agency’s plans revealed to NewsNation’s Libbey Dean.The DOJ is compelled by law to release all of its files on Epstein – the wealthy financier who died in 2019 while ...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Justice Department will release files in its possession related to Jeffrey Epstein Friday at 3 p.m., a "source familiar" with the agency's plans revealed to NewsNation's Libbey Dean.
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President Donald Trump announced in his prime time address Wednesday night that he was sending $1,776 checks to more than a million military service members, but a senior administration official confirmed they were already entitled to that money.
Trump's $1,776 bonus to troops exposed as money already owed for housing: report
President Donald Trump announced in his prime time address Wednesday night that he was sending $1,776 checks to more than a million military service members, but a senior administration official confirmed they were already entitled to that money.The president told viewers he was “proud to announce”...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
President Donald Trump announced in his prime time address Wednesday night that he was sending $1,776 checks to more than a million military service members, but a senior administration official confirmed they were already entitled to that money.
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HHS has abruptly terminated 7 grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics for initiatives such as reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, and early detection of autism.
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
HHS has abruptly terminated 7 grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics for initiatives such as reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, and early detection of autism.
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Judge Jeanine kicking ass and taking names at the DC US Attorney’s office.
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Judge Jeanine kicking ass and taking names at the DC US Attorney’s office.
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The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
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The "political genius" of Morgan McSweeney in one chart
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The "political genius" of Morgan McSweeney in one chart