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Who voted for billionaire tax cuts; taking healthcare & aid from millions; deporting citizens & locking officials up; ending rule of law and civil service; book bans & policing of speech; tariffs jacking up prices; attacks on science & vaccines; military invasion of US city & an illegal war on Iran?
The farce continues: lawsuit over Gov. Snyder’s 2014 poisoning of Flint water to pay (someday) a meager $1,000 to most Flint residents—while lawyers involved already received $80 million of $200 million awarded. The fed govt also to get a big cut despite EPA negligence
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
As Flint residents wait on $626.25M settlement, IRS also wants a cut
Because it is classified as a trust, settlement fund earnings such as interest are taxable by the Internal Revenue Service at a maximum rate of 37%.
www.freep.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The farce continues: lawsuit over Gov. Snyder’s 2014 poisoning of Flint water to pay (someday) a meager $1,000 to most Flint residents—while lawyers involved already received $80 million of $200 million awarded. The fed govt also to get a big cut despite EPA negligence
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
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When a judge issues an order in any case, that is literally the law in that particular matter
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
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 10:36 PM
When a judge issues an order in any case, that is literally the law in that particular matter
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
Full stop
It can be appealed, reversed, stayed or amended-but until that happens (if it ever does), all parties MUST follow the ruling
So-Kristi Noem just admitted to contempt
There must be consequences
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
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Telling people that they do not have to follow illegal orders is not illegal.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Telling people that they do not have to follow illegal orders is not illegal.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
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Think about it. This regime wouldn't be so ragingly angry about a simple PSA video reminding troops that they are obligated under the oath they swore NOT to obey illegal orders...unless this regime planned on giving illegal orders.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Think about it. This regime wouldn't be so ragingly angry about a simple PSA video reminding troops that they are obligated under the oath they swore NOT to obey illegal orders...unless this regime planned on giving illegal orders.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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CNN: Trump granted the DC shooter asylum in April.
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
CNN: Trump granted the DC shooter asylum in April.
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
Trump may be the President, but his repeated calls for violence, hangings, executions, kidnappings and his lawless bombings and murders are morally depraved. Violence is never the answer. The National Guardsmen are just innocent tragic victims of his detestable policies. #ProtestPeacefully
There must be zero tolerance for violence — of any kind — against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country. The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. is horrific and unacceptable.
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Trump may be the President, but his repeated calls for violence, hangings, executions, kidnappings and his lawless bombings and murders are morally depraved. Violence is never the answer. The National Guardsmen are just innocent tragic victims of his detestable policies. #ProtestPeacefully
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
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My statement on FBI request for interviews.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My statement on FBI request for interviews.
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In Trump's first term, Bill Barr said that anyone proposing Patel for a senior FBI position showed a "Shocking detachment from reality."
And here we are.
And here we are.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In Trump's first term, Bill Barr said that anyone proposing Patel for a senior FBI position showed a "Shocking detachment from reality."
And here we are.
And here we are.
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Unprecedented abuse of the power of investigation by Kash Patel. This is real police state stuff.
🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Unprecedented abuse of the power of investigation by Kash Patel. This is real police state stuff.
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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A sitting president shouting that people should be jailed for telling the military to follow the law.
You can hear the panic in every capital letter.
You can hear the panic in every capital letter.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A sitting president shouting that people should be jailed for telling the military to follow the law.
You can hear the panic in every capital letter.
You can hear the panic in every capital letter.
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How many times exactly does Trump have to hand billions to rich people or destroy the safety net before the media stops calling him a populist?
Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How many times exactly does Trump have to hand billions to rich people or destroy the safety net before the media stops calling him a populist?
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FOIA fee bullying is alive and well in Michigan!
Journalist says Grand Blanc Township wants $100,000 for FOIA request
Does a Freedom of Information request cost $100,000? An independent journalist is questioning Grand Blanc Township's FOIA fee and officials' transparency.
www.abc12.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
FOIA fee bullying is alive and well in Michigan!
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Fall leaves across Torch lake in northern Michigan. The clouds made the sunlight dance across the tree tops.
#photography #fall #autumn #leaves #fallcolors #lake #michigan #bluewater #torch #puremichigan #sunlight #photo
#photography #fall #autumn #leaves #fallcolors #lake #michigan #bluewater #torch #puremichigan #sunlight #photo
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Fall leaves across Torch lake in northern Michigan. The clouds made the sunlight dance across the tree tops.
#photography #fall #autumn #leaves #fallcolors #lake #michigan #bluewater #torch #puremichigan #sunlight #photo
#photography #fall #autumn #leaves #fallcolors #lake #michigan #bluewater #torch #puremichigan #sunlight #photo
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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Relevant today as Trump calls for the execution of Dems who served saying the military should remember their oath is to the constitution, not him, and they should defy ILLEGAL orders 👇🏽
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Relevant today as Trump calls for the execution of Dems who served saying the military should remember their oath is to the constitution, not him, and they should defy ILLEGAL orders 👇🏽
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Not only *can* servicemembers refuse to carry out illegal orders, they MUST refuse to carry out illegal orders! bluevirginia.us/2025/11/thur...
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Not only *can* servicemembers refuse to carry out illegal orders, they MUST refuse to carry out illegal orders! bluevirginia.us/2025/11/thur...
This⬇️
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This⬇️