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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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This is the list of politicians and CEOs who stood next to Trump in the White House when he made his racist remarks about Somalis in the US.
I'm sure they are hoping nobody noticed they all stood silent and smirked. They should hear from us.
I'm sure they are hoping nobody noticed they all stood silent and smirked. They should hear from us.
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What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
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The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to honor Napoleon in 1806. By the time construction had really begun in earnest, Napoleon had suffered a disastrous military defeat and had been forced into exile.
Trump: We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triomphe. It will be like the one in Paris but it blows it away.
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to honor Napoleon in 1806. By the time construction had really begun in earnest, Napoleon had suffered a disastrous military defeat and had been forced into exile.
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Trump's "strong approval" rating among those who call themselves MAGA Republicans has dropped from 78% to 70% in latest @nbcnews.com poll and the share of Republicans who identify as MAGA has fallen from 57% to 50%. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Poll: Trump's MAGA base is still behind him — but cracks are showing ahead of 2026
A new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows the majority of American adults think the country is on the wrong track, as the economy remains a top concern.
www.nbcnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump's "strong approval" rating among those who call themselves MAGA Republicans has dropped from 78% to 70% in latest @nbcnews.com poll and the share of Republicans who identify as MAGA has fallen from 57% to 50%. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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the other thing is that he got radicalized when government regulations shut down his gambling haunts for a time because of the pandemic. this is downstream of that; this is all about someone who was forced to recognize they were part of the society that had made them wealthy & crashed-out instead
If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
the other thing is that he got radicalized when government regulations shut down his gambling haunts for a time because of the pandemic. this is downstream of that; this is all about someone who was forced to recognize they were part of the society that had made them wealthy & crashed-out instead
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Here’s a sense of where priorities lie.
The White House is “effectively positioning the president to operate [Washington DC’s] public golf properties.” 🤡
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House is “effectively positioning the president to operate [Washington DC’s] public golf properties.” 🤡
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here’s a sense of where priorities lie.
The White House is “effectively positioning the president to operate [Washington DC’s] public golf properties.” 🤡
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House is “effectively positioning the president to operate [Washington DC’s] public golf properties.” 🤡
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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We have $ for a dozen ICE agents to hang around for hours trying to arrest 2 roofers working in MN.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We have $ for a dozen ICE agents to hang around for hours trying to arrest 2 roofers working in MN.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
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A WSJ interview with Trump on the economy was interrupted multiple times by phone calls, including one from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, “who joined by speakerphone to discuss the administration’s plans for Washington, D.C., golf courses.”
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Trump Isn’t Certain His Economic Policies Will Translate to Midterm Wins
In an interview, he said his efforts to secure investments in the U.S. haven’t fully taken effect and “I cannot tell you how that’s going to equate to the voter.”
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A WSJ interview with Trump on the economy was interrupted multiple times by phone calls, including one from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, “who joined by speakerphone to discuss the administration’s plans for Washington, D.C., golf courses.”
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chair, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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NYT “.. corporate tax savings have already started to have an effect on the federal budget. Between July and November, the last full month of data, revenue from the corporate income tax has dropped by roughly a third, or $52 billion ..”
#OBBBA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
#OBBBA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
December 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NYT “.. corporate tax savings have already started to have an effect on the federal budget. Between July and November, the last full month of data, revenue from the corporate income tax has dropped by roughly a third, or $52 billion ..”
#OBBBA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
#OBBBA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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A mass shooting has occurred at Brown University.
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Brown University shooting latest: Multiple people shot as search underway for suspect
Suspect at large as Rhode Island Ivy League school reports ‘multiple shooting victims’ transported to nearby hospital
www.the-independent.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A mass shooting has occurred at Brown University.
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
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The LAST REMAINING military base in Syria that was supposed to be WATCHING (the apparently 100% destroyed) ISIS was just ambushed by... ISIS.
That's a colossal intelligence F*CK UP by Trump and Hegseth's military. How will they blame Biden for this? Stay tuned!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHD...
That's a colossal intelligence F*CK UP by Trump and Hegseth's military. How will they blame Biden for this? Stay tuned!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHD...
President Trump destroyed 100% of the ISIS caliphate
YouTube video by Donald J Trump
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The LAST REMAINING military base in Syria that was supposed to be WATCHING (the apparently 100% destroyed) ISIS was just ambushed by... ISIS.
That's a colossal intelligence F*CK UP by Trump and Hegseth's military. How will they blame Biden for this? Stay tuned!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHD...
That's a colossal intelligence F*CK UP by Trump and Hegseth's military. How will they blame Biden for this? Stay tuned!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHD...
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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that man is fucking drunk as shit
is Rep. Michael Rulli okay? he looked and sounded like a complete maniac during this Newsmax interview
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
that man is fucking drunk as shit
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"Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration"
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
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The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
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Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration"
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
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The Lt. Gov. of Indiana has now deleted this post which confirmed that the Trump admin threatened to withhold federal funding from Indiana if they didn’t gerrymander.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Lt. Gov. of Indiana has now deleted this post which confirmed that the Trump admin threatened to withhold federal funding from Indiana if they didn’t gerrymander.
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What could go wrong?
December 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
What could go wrong?
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I rarely get to say this, but Roger Stone makes a good point. About Bannon anyway.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I rarely get to say this, but Roger Stone makes a good point. About Bannon anyway.
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The taxpayers paying Trump to run ICE recruitment ads on Truth Social. The government is paying Trump’s company.
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The taxpayers paying Trump to run ICE recruitment ads on Truth Social. The government is paying Trump’s company.
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Trump's racist tirades toward Somalis are a test of how much fascist ethnic persecution the American people will tolerate, says @saletan.bsky.social. So public backlash and sinking polls (Trump at 38% on immigration!) are heartening.
On the pod Will is so good today:
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
On the pod Will is so good today:
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Trump Rages at Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Reveal Surprise Weakness
As this week’s brutal GOP election losses show Latinos shifting hard against Trump and the GOP, the author of a piece on Trump’s agenda of ethnic persecution explains why naked bigotry is also backfir...
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Trump's racist tirades toward Somalis are a test of how much fascist ethnic persecution the American people will tolerate, says @saletan.bsky.social. So public backlash and sinking polls (Trump at 38% on immigration!) are heartening.
On the pod Will is so good today:
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
On the pod Will is so good today:
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
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Disabled veterans are getting scammed.
And thanks to Donald Trump’s attacks on government watchdogs like the CFPB, the scammers are getting away with it.
And thanks to Donald Trump’s attacks on government watchdogs like the CFPB, the scammers are getting away with it.
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Disabled veterans are getting scammed.
And thanks to Donald Trump’s attacks on government watchdogs like the CFPB, the scammers are getting away with it.
And thanks to Donald Trump’s attacks on government watchdogs like the CFPB, the scammers are getting away with it.
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.