Lois Archer McKeown
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Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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If that's Giuffre's name under the redaction bar, then prove it. Remove the redaction. You've already told us it's Giuffre, so you wouldn't be doing anything illegal. So reveal it. Or can't you? Because it's not her?
CNN: The emails that were released don't raise any Qs for you?
GIMENEZ: Not right now, no
C: The email where Epstein says to Maxwell that Trump spent hours at his house w/someone whose name is redacted who Republicans are saying is Virginia Giuffre?
G: Right. And she said Trump did nothing wrong
GIMENEZ: Not right now, no
C: The email where Epstein says to Maxwell that Trump spent hours at his house w/someone whose name is redacted who Republicans are saying is Virginia Giuffre?
G: Right. And she said Trump did nothing wrong
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If that's Giuffre's name under the redaction bar, then prove it. Remove the redaction. You've already told us it's Giuffre, so you wouldn't be doing anything illegal. So reveal it. Or can't you? Because it's not her?
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Omg
HOLY COW. Basically, as folks note in the comments. Halligan allowed the court reporter to believe they were done for the day but then called the Grand Jury back. There is no judge, etc at these. So very likely she reconvened with no court reporter.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
Today, the judge deciding the legality of Lindsey Halligan's appointment said the court reporter stopped transcribing grand jury proceedings in the Comey case at 4:28 PM. That's over TWO HOURS that's missing.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Omg
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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion Thursday to intervene in a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new congressional map, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters last week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Seeks to Back GOP’s California Redistricting Lawsuit
Read more here.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion Thursday to intervene in a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new congressional map, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters last week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Todd Blanche wasn't engaging in a fact-finding mission; he was engaging in a cover-up.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Todd Blanche wasn't engaging in a fact-finding mission; he was engaging in a cover-up.
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⚡️UPDATE: @SenatorHagerty (who is rich) says he will NOT sue to stuff his pockets with taxpayer dollars (for Jack Smith doing his job)
Now @MarshaBlackburn is the only Tennessee senator who plans to enrich herself — it’s clear what kind of governor she’d be. #MarshasMoneyGrab
Now @MarshaBlackburn is the only Tennessee senator who plans to enrich herself — it’s clear what kind of governor she’d be. #MarshasMoneyGrab
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
⚡️UPDATE: @SenatorHagerty (who is rich) says he will NOT sue to stuff his pockets with taxpayer dollars (for Jack Smith doing his job)
Now @MarshaBlackburn is the only Tennessee senator who plans to enrich herself — it’s clear what kind of governor she’d be. #MarshasMoneyGrab
Now @MarshaBlackburn is the only Tennessee senator who plans to enrich herself — it’s clear what kind of governor she’d be. #MarshasMoneyGrab
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How a lone submission by a Georgetown Law Professor Might Defeat the Administration in Trump v. Illinois
The Little Amicus Brief That Could
How a lone submission by a Georgetown Law Professor Might Defeat the Administration in Trump v. Illinois
harrylitman.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
How a lone submission by a Georgetown Law Professor Might Defeat the Administration in Trump v. Illinois
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Oh. Was it the part where Halligan said the jurors couldn’t leave unless they returned an indictment? (I have no proof that happened. Just speculating. But she kept them until 7 PM and they indicted on a two-vote margin.)
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Oh. Was it the part where Halligan said the jurors couldn’t leave unless they returned an indictment? (I have no proof that happened. Just speculating. But she kept them until 7 PM and they indicted on a two-vote margin.)
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Enten: "Trump is 39 below water on the Epstein case. 39 points in the negative! My goodness gracious. What Trump has been selling on the Epstein files, the Epstein case, the American people have not been buying at all ... less than half of Republicans are buying it. This is his worst issue by far"
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Enten: "Trump is 39 below water on the Epstein case. 39 points in the negative! My goodness gracious. What Trump has been selling on the Epstein files, the Epstein case, the American people have not been buying at all ... less than half of Republicans are buying it. This is his worst issue by far"
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Moral vacuity aside, I don’t see how you could properly phrase a question for survey research along the lines of “do you approve of how the president and his team been concealing his personal involvement with the notorious child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his victims?”
Enten: "Trump is 39 below water on the Epstein case. 39 points in the negative! My goodness gracious. What Trump has been selling on the Epstein files, the Epstein case, the American people have not been buying at all ... less than half of Republicans are buying it. This is his worst issue by far"
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Moral vacuity aside, I don’t see how you could properly phrase a question for survey research along the lines of “do you approve of how the president and his team been concealing his personal involvement with the notorious child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his victims?”
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16 months later…
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
16 months later…
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🛎️ Ding, ding
Hey, remember when Mike Johnson lied about Donald Trump being an FBI informant focused on bringing down Jeffrey Epstein? Did we ever get any resolution on that? Seems important, given these new emails implicating Trump in Epstein's abuse.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🛎️ Ding, ding
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25% of the 8 are from Tennessee. @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty we see you. #MarshaMoneyGrab
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
25% of the 8 are from Tennessee. @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty we see you. #MarshaMoneyGrab
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psh 50 year mortgages are a half measure; real ones want 100 year mortgages that burden all the debtor's genetic descendants and let investors build actual castles off all the interest they'll collect for their outlay
QUINTANILLA: What's more likely -- a $2,000 tariff rebate check or a 50 year mortgage?
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
psh 50 year mortgages are a half measure; real ones want 100 year mortgages that burden all the debtor's genetic descendants and let investors build actual castles off all the interest they'll collect for their outlay
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Here we go again
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here we go again
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Precisely. As a world “leader” the U.S. is done for decades.
In a White House meeting with civil rights leaders in early 2021, President Biden recounted his first trip to Europe. Biden he announced to them, “America’s back!” The European leaders said “yeah, but for how long?”
They were skeptical.
In a White House meeting with civil rights leaders in early 2021, President Biden recounted his first trip to Europe. Biden he announced to them, “America’s back!” The European leaders said “yeah, but for how long?”
They were skeptical.
There's arguably no effective way for any future administration to undo the strategic damage being done to the U.S.'s relations with these and other states.
No matter what we do, the U.S. will be seen as an untrustworthy, craven & mercurial "partner"—something simply to be endured or hedged.
No matter what we do, the U.S. will be seen as an untrustworthy, craven & mercurial "partner"—something simply to be endured or hedged.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Precisely. As a world “leader” the U.S. is done for decades.
In a White House meeting with civil rights leaders in early 2021, President Biden recounted his first trip to Europe. Biden he announced to them, “America’s back!” The European leaders said “yeah, but for how long?”
They were skeptical.
In a White House meeting with civil rights leaders in early 2021, President Biden recounted his first trip to Europe. Biden he announced to them, “America’s back!” The European leaders said “yeah, but for how long?”
They were skeptical.
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
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Guests sipping drinks and eating at Trump’s Palm Beach resort while he tells states to take away food stamps
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Guests sipping drinks and eating at Trump’s Palm Beach resort while he tells states to take away food stamps
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As the 2026 election approaches, the GOP’s Trump-driven gerrymander campaign isn’t just unfolding in state legislatures. It’s also playing out in federal courtrooms where challenges to new congressional maps will be decided. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump-Appointed Federal Judges Could Lock In GOP House Advantage
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As the 2026 election approaches, the GOP’s Trump-driven gerrymander campaign isn’t just unfolding in state legislatures. It’s also playing out in federal courtrooms where challenges to new congressional maps will be decided. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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you could think of insurance as a kind of income redistribution, if you wanted to
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
you could think of insurance as a kind of income redistribution, if you wanted to
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New from my colleagues @brookings.edu: Mail voting expands voter access & has very low fraud
They stress that public access to data on mail voting is key 2 inform the public & policymakers
Read their NEW👇 @brookings.edu –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They stress that public access to data on mail voting is key 2 inform the public & policymakers
Read their NEW👇 @brookings.edu –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New from my colleagues @brookings.edu: Mail voting expands voter access & has very low fraud
They stress that public access to data on mail voting is key 2 inform the public & policymakers
Read their NEW👇 @brookings.edu –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They stress that public access to data on mail voting is key 2 inform the public & policymakers
Read their NEW👇 @brookings.edu –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...