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I'm sure this won't arouse any conspiracy theorists
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The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.
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The whole time on the Jan 6 committee, every republicans talking point to the media was “It’s just time to move on and look forward.” Now they are obsessed and on their SECOND investigation of the investigation and of course are at a brick wall
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TUCKER: "Not to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like we're about embark on another regime change war — like next week. There is a U.S. naval armada steaming toward Venezuela. Not too many people seem to be talking about it.”
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“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
DOJ submits new, air-brushed sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, scrubbing references to his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege and Trump's social media post that led him to go to Obama's neighborhood with weapons. Here's the first scrubbing
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Credit where it is due, @colorado.gov has issued the following statement.

What I would like to see next, as a citizen, is for the Governor to direct state police to actively intervene and prevent ICE attempts to detain Colorado residents without a warrant or judicial process.

Action > Sentiment
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Donald Trump and Peter Hegseth have now murdered 57 human beings on their boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

That means they've passed Seattle's "Green River Killer" (49) to become the most lethal serial killers in American history

Where is The Hague?
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
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The same people who think buying junk food with SNAP benefits is “abusing the system” are fine with wealthy parents using vouchers to send their kids to private schools.
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A Republic, if you can keep it.
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?

TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
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“There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $40 billion. There is enough to purchase a brand-new aircraft for $173 million for the Homeland Security secretary. There is enough money to renovate the White House ballroom. There’s not enough money for you.” - Sen. Brian Schatz

#ResistTrump
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D.C. and its residents deserve freedom — and democracy, Robert Barton writes.

The formerly incarcerated writer is the founder of More Than Our Crimes, through which we published this opinion piece on what he took away from a recent experience lobbying on Capitol Hill.
Opinion: What I learned about democracy walking the halls of Congress
In seven short months, I had gone from being among the “dregs” of society to getting an audience with the people who help make this country’s laws.
51st.news
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RAJU: Given how dire things are for so many Americans right now, how do you justify the administration giving this big massive bailout to Argentina?

MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we give the execution of foreign policy to the executive branch. We trust the president. Let's talk about the government shutdown
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Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, were locked out of their government devices and informed Wednesday morning they will be placed on leave, just hours after they filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of Taylor Taranto
DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said 'mob of rioters' carried out Jan. 6 attack
Two federal prosecutors have been told they will be put on leave after filing a brief that described the Jan. 6, 2021, attackers a "mob of rioters," sources say.
abcnews.go.com
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Ya can't make this sh*t up:
This so-called "Senator" really is a parody of herself.
Hey Mainers: Have you had enough "concerned" yet?
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We warned this exact thing would happen. This is why dozens of human rights groups have been calling to BanFacialrecognition.com for years
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.
DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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TACO is NOT building a ballroom.

He is building a bunker.

Booze Allen is not an architecture firm.

It’s a defense contractor.
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Epstein's clients didn't stop r*ping kids when he was arrested.

They never stopped.

Releasing the unredacted files isn't just about justice for the now adult victims. It's also about saving children who are being abused RIGHT NOW.

And the GOP will starve children to protect the monsters.
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Over on Xitter, the nutbags are making a big deal of the fact that DOJ investigated how Trump defrauded Republicans.

They're whining bc A LOT OF PEOPLE were involved with that process.

These subpoenas are a bit of a gold mine.

www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.grassley.senate.gov