American Idealist
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Just a girl that loves her country, or the ideas it was founded upon, at least. We've never lived up to the ideas of freedom and equality, guaranteeing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that was promised, but I expect we'll keep trying.
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Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
Vets... this is what the Trump regime thinks of you as, directly from the mouth of the Secretary of War, "You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct and don't necessarily belong always in polite society."
Your leadership says you are hired killers and thugs.
Your leadership says you are hired killers and thugs.
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The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
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Kentucky GOP is preparing a power grab.
Justice Goodwine was a liberal gain on the state Supreme Court in 2025, they’re now looking to impeach her.
Justice Goodwine was a liberal gain on the state Supreme Court in 2025, they’re now looking to impeach her.
The Kentucky House formed an impeachment committee Tuesday to consider citizen petitions to remove three public officials, including Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine, a recent target of GOP criticism over a JCPS ruling. #kyga26
Kentucky House forms panel to consider impeachment of Justice Goodwine, other officials
The Kentucky House formed an impeachment committee to consider citizen petitions to remove three public officials, including Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine.
www.lpm.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Kentucky GOP is preparing a power grab.
Justice Goodwine was a liberal gain on the state Supreme Court in 2025, they’re now looking to impeach her.
Justice Goodwine was a liberal gain on the state Supreme Court in 2025, they’re now looking to impeach her.
Nothing says small government and states' rights like Republicans using the federal government to overrun a state and demanding their surrender.
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Nothing says small government and states' rights like Republicans using the federal government to overrun a state and demanding their surrender.
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Carney is bluntly telling the world, and Americans, that the post WW2 order is gone and America is left behind.
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Carney is bluntly telling the world, and Americans, that the post WW2 order is gone and America is left behind.
Just driving home the point that its never been about keeping girls safe. Its always been about forcing trans people to not exist.
1. And just when you thought Trump's trans sports ban threats were as ridiculous as they possibly could be...
Now, he is sending threats to a middle school for having a trans cheerleader on a co-ed cheer team.
One Maine school is now in the crosshairs of the Dept. of Ed.
Now, he is sending threats to a middle school for having a trans cheerleader on a co-ed cheer team.
One Maine school is now in the crosshairs of the Dept. of Ed.
Dept. of Education Attacks Middle School For Supposedly Letting Trans Student Onto Co-Ed Cheer Squad
“Our District has not violated any laws,” the Superintendent said.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Just driving home the point that its never been about keeping girls safe. Its always been about forcing trans people to not exist.
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KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
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January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Looks like Gregory Bovino's ancestors, or people like them, were also hit with the same kind of bigotry that Stephen Miller and Trump are now leveling at today's immigrants. People like Miller's ancestors were as well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Looks like Gregory Bovino's ancestors, or people like them, were also hit with the same kind of bigotry that Stephen Miller and Trump are now leveling at today's immigrants. People like Miller's ancestors were as well.
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AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
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🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Replaces Voting Section Chief With Lawyer Tied to Election Conspiracists
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It's Time For Democrats To Embrace Progressives & Ditch Corporate Centrism
The Democratic Establishment continues to ignore its base & cozy up to billionaires, AIPAC, & Silicon Valley goons, proving that they will always choose restoration to reform & progress.
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The Democratic Establishment continues to ignore its base & cozy up to billionaires, AIPAC, & Silicon Valley goons, proving that they will always choose restoration to reform & progress.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It's Time For Democrats To Embrace Progressives & Ditch Corporate Centrism
The Democratic Establishment continues to ignore its base & cozy up to billionaires, AIPAC, & Silicon Valley goons, proving that they will always choose restoration to reform & progress.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Democratic Establishment continues to ignore its base & cozy up to billionaires, AIPAC, & Silicon Valley goons, proving that they will always choose restoration to reform & progress.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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“.. The commutation of Mr. Gentile’s sentence undid years of work by prosecutors in Brooklyn to expose a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, many of whom were older Americans living on fixed incomes.”
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December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“.. The commutation of Mr. Gentile’s sentence undid years of work by prosecutors in Brooklyn to expose a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, many of whom were older Americans living on fixed incomes.”
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Every detail about this story is absolutely insane but even in its broadest sense it is wild that a guy known for collaborating with white nationalists, promoting Pizzagate, spreading foreign state disinformation -- the list goes on and on -- is acting as a henchman for Pentagon officials.
We discovered a Goodreads page linked to the email address of a top Pentagon official featuring pornographic books about “Asian wife sharing.”
The story gets wilder from there.
The story gets wilder from there.
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Every detail about this story is absolutely insane but even in its broadest sense it is wild that a guy known for collaborating with white nationalists, promoting Pizzagate, spreading foreign state disinformation -- the list goes on and on -- is acting as a henchman for Pentagon officials.
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Republicans:"Oh ho ho, but what if Bill Clinton is in the Epstein files? Checkmate, libs!"
House Democrats: "Check out this signed photo of Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein."
House Democrats: "Check out this signed photo of Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein."
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Republicans:"Oh ho ho, but what if Bill Clinton is in the Epstein files? Checkmate, libs!"
House Democrats: "Check out this signed photo of Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein."
House Democrats: "Check out this signed photo of Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein."
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🚨 Red Alert: RFK Jr-founded antivax org pushing FDA to BAN mRNA COVID shots as articles of impeachment are filed:
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Red Alert: RFK Jr-founded Antivax org pushing to BAN mRNA COVID SHOTS as articles of impeachment are filed
Hoo boy. You knew this was coming. Via Jessica Karins of Inside Health Policy: As public health stakeholders and members of Congress grapple with how to respond to changes in HHS’ vaccine policy, the ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🚨 Red Alert: RFK Jr-founded antivax org pushing FDA to BAN mRNA COVID shots as articles of impeachment are filed:
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NEW, from me: One startling stat captures just how badly the year went for the GOP.
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the......
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December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW, from me: One startling stat captures just how badly the year went for the GOP.
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
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I think the four pieces I edited by incarcerated queer journalist B Speaks may be the thing I'm proudest of this year. Speaks is an incredible writer, with an ability to take you into the world of the GA prison, and its trans and queer inmates, that takes my breath away.
In August, we got a bit of extra money from a generous donor, and I used it to expand into coverage of trans life in American prisons.
This piece, by incarcerated journalist B Speaks, describes the chaos Georgia's forced detransition regime, currently halted by the courts, wreaked in one prison.
This piece, by incarcerated journalist B Speaks, describes the chaos Georgia's forced detransition regime, currently halted by the courts, wreaked in one prison.
EXCLUSIVE: Forced Detransitions ‘Nearly Toppled’ Medical Unit in Georgia Prison During Care Ban — Assigned
In the midst of a lawsuit, a Georgia prison resumes gender affirming care for trans inmates.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I think the four pieces I edited by incarcerated queer journalist B Speaks may be the thing I'm proudest of this year. Speaks is an incredible writer, with an ability to take you into the world of the GA prison, and its trans and queer inmates, that takes my breath away.
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Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.