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'A Chilling Assertion': Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-... “There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their citizenship on them,” said an ACLU attorney
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
'A Chilling Assertion': Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-... “There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their citizenship on them,” said an ACLU attorney
40+ Groups Urge Wikipedia to Oppose Co-Founders' 'Censorship on Gaza Genocide' www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge... “Wales and Sanger must be stopped from trying to censor the Wikipedia ‘Gaza genocide’ entry that clearly documents Israel’s horrifying crime against humanity.”
December 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
40+ Groups Urge Wikipedia to Oppose Co-Founders' 'Censorship on Gaza Genocide' www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge... “Wales and Sanger must be stopped from trying to censor the Wikipedia ‘Gaza genocide’ entry that clearly documents Israel’s horrifying crime against humanity.”
This is the second major shooting investigation that Donald Trump's pick for FBI "director" Kash Patel screwed up. dailykos.com/stories/2025...
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is the second major shooting investigation that Donald Trump's pick for FBI "director" Kash Patel screwed up. dailykos.com/stories/2025...
rump Tariffs [middle-class tax hikes] Have Cost Average US Family Nearly $1,200 So Far na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
"The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
![A stroller is displayed for sale at a Target store on June 16, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The cost of various baby accessories rose 24% in the spring due to President Donald Trump’s tariff [Tax hike] policies.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
rump Tariffs [middle-class tax hikes] Have Cost Average US Family Nearly $1,200 So Far na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
"The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
‘Total Amateur Hour’: FBI Official Says Antifa Is #1 Threat in US—But Can’t Say Where, Who, or What It Is na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Just a complete admission here that the entire ‘antifa’ threat narrative is totally manufactured by this administration," said one critic.
"Just a complete admission here that the entire ‘antifa’ threat narrative is totally manufactured by this administration," said one critic.
![Operations Director of the National Security Branch at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Michael Glasheen testifies [lies] before the House Committee on Homeland Security on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
‘Total Amateur Hour’: FBI Official Says Antifa Is #1 Threat in US—But Can’t Say Where, Who, or What It Is na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Just a complete admission here that the entire ‘antifa’ threat narrative is totally manufactured by this administration," said one critic.
"Just a complete admission here that the entire ‘antifa’ threat narrative is totally manufactured by this administration," said one critic.
Trump's Indiana Redistricting Scheme Crashes and Burns in Overwhelming Defeat www.commondreams.org/news/trump-l... The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received for opposing the president’s redistricting scheme.
![Illegitimate and illegally sworn into office "president" Donald Trump speaks [Lies & lies and continues lying] during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trump's Indiana Redistricting Scheme Crashes and Burns in Overwhelming Defeat www.commondreams.org/news/trump-l... The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received for opposing the president’s redistricting scheme.
Bigotry/white nationalism/racism/segregationist "Christian" & fascism adjacent = Turning Point USA. bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0e... The KKK was replaced by the WCC (white Citizens Council) in an almost identical disguise www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=4e...
Abbott's agenda violates U.S. Constitution
Abbott's agenda violates U.S. Constitution
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Bigotry/white nationalism/racism/segregationist "Christian" & fascism adjacent = Turning Point USA. bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0e... The KKK was replaced by the WCC (white Citizens Council) in an almost identical disguise www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=4e...
Abbott's agenda violates U.S. Constitution
Abbott's agenda violates U.S. Constitution
'Cold-Blooded Murder': US Rights Coalition Sues Trump www.commondreams.org/news/aclu-tr... If the Office of Legal Counsel opinion “seeks to dress up legalese in order to provide cover for the obvious illegality of these serial homicides, the public needs to see this analysis,” said attorney
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
'Cold-Blooded Murder': US Rights Coalition Sues Trump www.commondreams.org/news/aclu-tr... If the Office of Legal Counsel opinion “seeks to dress up legalese in order to provide cover for the obvious illegality of these serial homicides, the public needs to see this analysis,” said attorney
Trump Grades Economy 'A+++++' as Americans Skip Medical Care and Struggle to Afford Essentials na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"God help us when we have a B+++++ economy," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"God help us when we have a B+++++ economy," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Trump Grades Economy 'A+++++' as Americans Skip Medical Care and Struggle to Afford Essentials na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"God help us when we have a B+++++ economy," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"God help us when we have a B+++++ economy," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Brutality, Oligarchy, Murder, Trump: What the Powell Memo Has Delivered na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
As any advertising executive can tell you, with enough money and enough media—particularly if you are willing to lie—you can sell anybody pretty much anything.
As any advertising executive can tell you, with enough money and enough media—particularly if you are willing to lie—you can sell anybody pretty much anything.
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Brutality, Oligarchy, Murder, Trump: What the Powell Memo Has Delivered na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
As any advertising executive can tell you, with enough money and enough media—particularly if you are willing to lie—you can sell anybody pretty much anything.
As any advertising executive can tell you, with enough money and enough media—particularly if you are willing to lie—you can sell anybody pretty much anything.
Mike Johnson Touts $901 Billion Military Budget Plan After Gutting Medicaid, SNAP na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"At such a time, bipartisan agreement to provide additional funds to the Pentagon would deliver a cruel message to the American public," advocacy groups warned.
"At such a time, bipartisan agreement to provide additional funds to the Pentagon would deliver a cruel message to the American public," advocacy groups warned.
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mike Johnson Touts $901 Billion Military Budget Plan After Gutting Medicaid, SNAP na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"At such a time, bipartisan agreement to provide additional funds to the Pentagon would deliver a cruel message to the American public," advocacy groups warned.
"At such a time, bipartisan agreement to provide additional funds to the Pentagon would deliver a cruel message to the American public," advocacy groups warned.
Wyden Says Trump's $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of 'Destructive Tariff Spree' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden
"Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Wyden Says Trump's $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of 'Destructive Tariff Spree' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden
"Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden
Senator Bernie Sanders 4 hours ago; x.com/BernieSander...
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders 4 hours ago; x.com/BernieSander...
There is nothing "beautiful" about this massive rip-off of American working families:
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There is nothing "beautiful" about this massive rip-off of American working families:
Two Drowning Men, Three Missiles, and Tom Cotton’s Moral Void blueamp.co/p/the-double... If Cotton, pencil necked racist PoS, who served in the U.S. Army decades ago, were to now encounter an actual threat, —a real, breathing, formidable foe—he would faint from the excitement.
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Two Drowning Men, Three Missiles, and Tom Cotton’s Moral Void blueamp.co/p/the-double... If Cotton, pencil necked racist PoS, who served in the U.S. Army decades ago, were to now encounter an actual threat, —a real, breathing, formidable foe—he would faint from the excitement.
Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history npr.org/2024/03/13/1...
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history npr.org/2024/03/13/1...
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
New Face of GOP Healthcare [Hoax] Is Senator Linked to Largest Medicare Fraud Scheme in US History na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Rick Scott is warning fellow Republicans of a "slow creep" toward single-payer healthcare if they don't craft another republican healthcare-Ripoff
Rick Scott is warning fellow Republicans of a "slow creep" toward single-payer healthcare if they don't craft another republican healthcare-Ripoff
![Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) & Medicare Crook talks [Lies to] reporters after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New Face of GOP Healthcare [Hoax] Is Senator Linked to Largest Medicare Fraud Scheme in US History na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Rick Scott is warning fellow Republicans of a "slow creep" toward single-payer healthcare if they don't craft another republican healthcare-Ripoff
Rick Scott is warning fellow Republicans of a "slow creep" toward single-payer healthcare if they don't craft another republican healthcare-Ripoff
Philippines' ex-president awaits trial by the ICC for "extrajudicial killings" similar to Trump's illegal boat strikes unchartedblue.com/philippines-... Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte makes first appearance before judges of the International Criminal Court on March 14, 2025
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Philippines' ex-president awaits trial by the ICC for "extrajudicial killings" similar to Trump's illegal boat strikes unchartedblue.com/philippines-... Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte makes first appearance before judges of the International Criminal Court on March 14, 2025
‘Pretty Explicit White Nationalism’: Trump National Security Strategy Document Leaves Critics Aghast na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
One critic described the document as "a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy."
One critic described the document as "a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy."
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
‘Pretty Explicit White Nationalism’: Trump National Security Strategy Document Leaves Critics Aghast na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
One critic described the document as "a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy."
One critic described the document as "a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy."
In Trump/GOP/MAGA Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic www.commondreams.org/news/us-econ...
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In Trump/GOP/MAGA Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic www.commondreams.org/news/us-econ...
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
driftglass: Monday, December 01, 2025
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
driftglass: Monday, December 01, 2025
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
The ‘COP of Truth’ Just Normalized a New Kind of Climate Denialism na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The ‘COP of Truth’ Just Normalized a New Kind of Climate Denialism na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
‘What Is the Administration Trying to Hide?’ Dems Demand Public Testimony From Trump Budget Chief na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
‘What Is the Administration Trying to Hide?’ Dems Demand Public Testimony From Trump Budget Chief na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
GOP Spending Law Gives Corporations $16 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks: Analysis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
GOP Spending Law Gives Corporations $16 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks: Analysis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
'Furious Backlash' Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
'Furious Backlash' Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
"This is murder," said one legal expert.