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Writer. And believer in scientific facts, such as global warming and the efficacy of vaccines.
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
Yes, the killing of Alex Pretti was a tragedy. It was also an execution in broad daylight witnessed by several bystanders and caught on video. Yet the shooters were sent back to work somewhere else.
Why aren’t the people who murdered Alex Pretti under arrest?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why aren’t the people who murdered Alex Pretti under arrest?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Obamas say Alex Pretti killing a ‘tragedy’ as calls mount for full investigation
Former president and first lady say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and federal agents are not operating in lawful way
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Yes, the killing of Alex Pretti was a tragedy. It was also an execution in broad daylight witnessed by several bystanders and caught on video. Yet the shooters were sent back to work somewhere else.
Why aren’t the people who murdered Alex Pretti under arrest?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why aren’t the people who murdered Alex Pretti under arrest?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
January 17, 2026 at 4:13 AM
NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
This is disgraceful on every level.
You could argue that she did it to save her country. The fact that she felt she had to should bring shame to every American.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
You could argue that she did it to save her country. The fact that she felt she had to should bring shame to every American.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is disgraceful on every level.
You could argue that she did it to save her country. The fact that she felt she had to should bring shame to every American.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
You could argue that she did it to save her country. The fact that she felt she had to should bring shame to every American.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
This is fair warning for November 2026. If unchecked, Trump will have his military seize voting machines in “contested” states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss
President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was rigged
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
This is fair warning for November 2026. If unchecked, Trump will have his military seize voting machines in “contested” states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Donald Trump is now using DOJ to threaten the Fed Chair. Threats to an independent Fed impact market stability, inflation, costs, your retirement, and employment—things Americans cannot afford. This is clearly an abuse of power.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Donald Trump is now using DOJ to threaten the Fed Chair. Threats to an independent Fed impact market stability, inflation, costs, your retirement, and employment—things Americans cannot afford. This is clearly an abuse of power.
This will hurt children most, and Trump could care less. He’s too busy trying to make more money.
Someone needs to tell him that you can’t take it with you.
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Someone needs to tell him that you can’t take it with you.
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This will hurt children most, and Trump could care less. He’s too busy trying to make more money.
Someone needs to tell him that you can’t take it with you.
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Someone needs to tell him that you can’t take it with you.
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Where the hell is Congress? And why are they still getting a paycheck?
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Where the hell is Congress? And why are they still getting a paycheck?
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
I’m waiting for him to announce that Washington, DC has been renamed Trump City.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I’m waiting for him to announce that Washington, DC has been renamed Trump City.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
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“The most transparent administration in history” only released 10% of the Epstein files yesterday.
The DOJ must be confusing transparency with cover-up.
The DOJ must be confusing transparency with cover-up.
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“The most transparent administration in history” only released 10% of the Epstein files yesterday.
The DOJ must be confusing transparency with cover-up.
The DOJ must be confusing transparency with cover-up.
Trump and RFK Jr will be responsible for an increase in infant mortality, which will result from fewer babies receiving vaccinations.
This is beyond irresponsible.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...
This is beyond irresponsible.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...
HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to overhaul the schedule of recommended vaccines for children in the US, a person familiar with the plans told CNN on Thursday.
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Trump and RFK Jr will be responsible for an increase in infant mortality, which will result from fewer babies receiving vaccinations.
This is beyond irresponsible.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...
This is beyond irresponsible.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...
What an insult to the memory of JFK, who would likely not agree with anything Trump has done in either term.
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What an insult to the memory of JFK, who would likely not agree with anything Trump has done in either term.
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Absence of Decency
Obama: Trump:
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
This is set to air on CBS on 12/23.
Please don’t watch. Let’s all give Trump what he hates most for Christmas — low ratings.
Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Please don’t watch. Let’s all give Trump what he hates most for Christmas — low ratings.
Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This is set to air on CBS on 12/23.
Please don’t watch. Let’s all give Trump what he hates most for Christmas — low ratings.
Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Please don’t watch. Let’s all give Trump what he hates most for Christmas — low ratings.
Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
Putin must have handed this peace plan to Trump during their last meeting.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine would require land concessions and military reduction | CNN Politics
A new Trump administration plan for the end of the war in Ukraine would see Kyiv cede territory to Russia, US “de facto” recognition of Crimea and other Ukrainian territory forcibly seized by the Krem...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Putin must have handed this peace plan to Trump during their last meeting.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
Trump has always had the power to release the files. He won’t.
If they ever are released, expect redactions galore.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
If they ever are released, expect redactions galore.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Trump has always had the power to release the files. He won’t.
If they ever are released, expect redactions galore.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
If they ever are released, expect redactions galore.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
I wonder if Trump can spell HYPOCRITE?
And Pam is so reliable; she can always be counted on to do exactly what her boss wants. Meaning Trump, of course.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
And Pam is so reliable; she can always be counted on to do exactly what her boss wants. Meaning Trump, of course.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I wonder if Trump can spell HYPOCRITE?
And Pam is so reliable; she can always be counted on to do exactly what her boss wants. Meaning Trump, of course.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
And Pam is so reliable; she can always be counted on to do exactly what her boss wants. Meaning Trump, of course.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.