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That disparity is key to the lawsuit Minnesota and the Twin Cities have brought
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 AM
That disparity is key to the lawsuit Minnesota and the Twin Cities have brought
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So when will some reporter tell Trump the AAA average gas price is over $3 and then ask him to explain his $2 a gallon statement?
Nope
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So when will some reporter tell Trump the AAA average gas price is over $3 and then ask him to explain his $2 a gallon statement?
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Simply put, none of this is true. In tomorrow's column I note the average price of gas is more than $3/gallon, not close to $2, but whatever. And the Walmart Thanksgiving thing has already been repeatedly debunked. This is a rambling loon living in a made-up world where others tell him fake things.
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Simply put, none of this is true. In tomorrow's column I note the average price of gas is more than $3/gallon, not close to $2, but whatever. And the Walmart Thanksgiving thing has already been repeatedly debunked. This is a rambling loon living in a made-up world where others tell him fake things.
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Since 2015, Trump has never been able to turn out his low-political engagement voters (who are very hard to reach in polls) in elections when his name is not on the ballot. The pattern continues.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Since 2015, Trump has never been able to turn out his low-political engagement voters (who are very hard to reach in polls) in elections when his name is not on the ballot. The pattern continues.
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Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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I’m re-upping this, even though I know it won’t matter at all, but I want maybe a few extra people to know that the White House liaison to DHS—who is already known to have expressed Nazi tendencies—linked yesterday to a well-known white nationalist’s web site.
Paul Ingrassia, White House liaison to DHS and failed Special Counsel nominee, links to a defense of himself written by white nationalist Greg Johnson at Johnson’s Counter-Currents site.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m re-upping this, even though I know it won’t matter at all, but I want maybe a few extra people to know that the White House liaison to DHS—who is already known to have expressed Nazi tendencies—linked yesterday to a well-known white nationalist’s web site.
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The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
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(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
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Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, with U.S. employers announcing 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump left out the fact that Walmart reduced the amount of items in Thanksgiving basket by 28% and switched to lower quality items.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump left out the fact that Walmart reduced the amount of items in Thanksgiving basket by 28% and switched to lower quality items.
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My pitch to progressives would be that you need to think long and hard about how awful — racist, transphobic, a climate denier whatever else — you think I am and then assimilate the information that I’m a Clinton / Biden / Harris voter and Democrats need to win the votes of people way to my right!
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My pitch to progressives would be that you need to think long and hard about how awful — racist, transphobic, a climate denier whatever else — you think I am and then assimilate the information that I’m a Clinton / Biden / Harris voter and Democrats need to win the votes of people way to my right!
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What Democrats need to do is neither embrace the ideas of the Bernie / AOC / Mamdani faction nor obsessively freeze Bernie / AOC / Mamdani out.
What they have to do is be tougher on crime and illegal immigration and prioritize broad-based prosperity over emissions reductions and identity politics.
What they have to do is be tougher on crime and illegal immigration and prioritize broad-based prosperity over emissions reductions and identity politics.
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What Democrats need to do is neither embrace the ideas of the Bernie / AOC / Mamdani faction nor obsessively freeze Bernie / AOC / Mamdani out.
What they have to do is be tougher on crime and illegal immigration and prioritize broad-based prosperity over emissions reductions and identity politics.
What they have to do is be tougher on crime and illegal immigration and prioritize broad-based prosperity over emissions reductions and identity politics.
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Gee.
How nice.
How nice.
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Gee.
How nice.
How nice.
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Comment of the weekend
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Comment of the weekend
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UPDATE: John Bolton's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, says many of the documents the FBI seized from Bolton's DC office last month were 2 decades old and had been declassified. 'Nothing inappropriate' kept by Bolton, Lowell says www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
FBI says it found classified documents in John Bolton’s DC office
Court records show that records marked “secret” were seized from the office of Trump’s former national security adviser.
www.politico.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
UPDATE: John Bolton's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, says many of the documents the FBI seized from Bolton's DC office last month were 2 decades old and had been declassified. 'Nothing inappropriate' kept by Bolton, Lowell says www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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It’s far from certain that James Comey will be indicted
After all, Jeanine Pirro struggled getting indictments in DC
But even if charges are brought, given Trump’s tampering, a judge could still dismiss the case
Because in America, we don’t decide guilt before determining if there’s even a crime
After all, Jeanine Pirro struggled getting indictments in DC
But even if charges are brought, given Trump’s tampering, a judge could still dismiss the case
Because in America, we don’t decide guilt before determining if there’s even a crime
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It’s far from certain that James Comey will be indicted
After all, Jeanine Pirro struggled getting indictments in DC
But even if charges are brought, given Trump’s tampering, a judge could still dismiss the case
Because in America, we don’t decide guilt before determining if there’s even a crime
After all, Jeanine Pirro struggled getting indictments in DC
But even if charges are brought, given Trump’s tampering, a judge could still dismiss the case
Because in America, we don’t decide guilt before determining if there’s even a crime
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You cannot trust information coming from Kash Patel's FBI. You cannot trust information coming from ICE. You cannot trust information coming the Trump administration. You cannot trust information coming from Republicans.
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You cannot trust information coming from Kash Patel's FBI. You cannot trust information coming from ICE. You cannot trust information coming the Trump administration. You cannot trust information coming from Republicans.
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If u watch the whole clip here this is about as good as you’re gonna get from a Republican leader rn; contrast it with the myriad other prominent conservatives in politics and media calling for blood, gore, and preemptive blame games
Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If u watch the whole clip here this is about as good as you’re gonna get from a Republican leader rn; contrast it with the myriad other prominent conservatives in politics and media calling for blood, gore, and preemptive blame games
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Just wrapping themselves in idiocy. As if it’s a badge of honor. You’re in charge of public health in the state. You’re doing something that you know will negatively impact public health. And you’re doing nothing to prepare people for the ramifications. Proudly. Republican governance in action.
TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
September 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just wrapping themselves in idiocy. As if it’s a badge of honor. You’re in charge of public health in the state. You’re doing something that you know will negatively impact public health. And you’re doing nothing to prepare people for the ramifications. Proudly. Republican governance in action.