John Mckiernan-Gonzalez
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Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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My response to @edsecmcmahon.govpeeps.us on twitter
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My response to @edsecmcmahon.govpeeps.us on twitter
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At a recent presentation at Cambridge, (prince) Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claims Epstein and Melania Trump were in a relationship before he introduced her to Trump. When his biography on Andrew was released, Trump forced the publisher to redact those portions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=62j0...
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At a recent presentation at Cambridge, (prince) Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claims Epstein and Melania Trump were in a relationship before he introduced her to Trump. When his biography on Andrew was released, Trump forced the publisher to redact those portions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=62j0...
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Pete Hesgeth is getting our warfighters ready for the impending invasion of giant radial tires.
WATCH THE HIGHWAYS, CITIZEN!!!
WATCH THE HIGHWAYS, CITIZEN!!!
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Pete Hesgeth is getting our warfighters ready for the impending invasion of giant radial tires.
WATCH THE HIGHWAYS, CITIZEN!!!
WATCH THE HIGHWAYS, CITIZEN!!!
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Sometimes I wonder if they’re stupid or complicit. They have to know that deportation, wealth hoarding, isolationism, and tariffs are bad for the economy. How many times to republican policies have to cause a recession before they get it?
Bessent blamed the Federal Reserve for not cutting interest rates fast enough.
Bessent Says Some ‘Sectors’ Of Economy Are In Recession
Bessent blamed the Federal Reserve for not cutting interest rates fast enough.
www.forbes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Sometimes I wonder if they’re stupid or complicit. They have to know that deportation, wealth hoarding, isolationism, and tariffs are bad for the economy. How many times to republican policies have to cause a recession before they get it?
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In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
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The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It didn’t take a Reichstag Fire to burn down Congress | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, what’s troubling about Maine’s Nazi tattoo flap.
www.inquirer.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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I wrote about how Border Patrol taking the lead in immigration operations mirrors a shift that happens often in concentration-camp regimes, including Nazi Germany, and some ways we can respond.
When bad things get worse
Border Patrol, ICE, and the repetition of grim history.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I wrote about how Border Patrol taking the lead in immigration operations mirrors a shift that happens often in concentration-camp regimes, including Nazi Germany, and some ways we can respond.
Immigration agents remove license plates on cars during arrests
"Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois," said Giannoulias in the video, “No one, including a federal agent, is above the law."
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
"Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois," said Giannoulias in the video, “No one, including a federal agent, is above the law."
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
www.npr.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Immigration agents remove license plates on cars during arrests
"Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois," said Giannoulias in the video, “No one, including a federal agent, is above the law."
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
"Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois," said Giannoulias in the video, “No one, including a federal agent, is above the law."
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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Breaking WaPo:
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Breaking WaPo:
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is ALSO a war on comedy and on comedians…
A source familiar with this incident told me today that not only did they arrest and charge the comedy club manager, but the Latino man he was defending from ICE -- who was also arrested and whisked away -- **is also a U.S. citizen.**
It's unclear where the Latino man is now.
It's unclear where the Latino man is now.
Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent outside Chicago comedy club last week
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
www.cbsnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is ALSO a war on comedy and on comedians…
It sure how I feel about this: “Colombia is a critical listening post in the Andes region for U.S. intelligence… between January 2024 and June 2025, 85 percent of all information acted on by a Pentagon task force in Key West, Fla., originated in Colombia.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Trump’s Feud With Colombian Leader Threatens U.S. Antidrug Efforts
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It sure how I feel about this: “Colombia is a critical listening post in the Andes region for U.S. intelligence… between January 2024 and June 2025, 85 percent of all information acted on by a Pentagon task force in Key West, Fla., originated in Colombia.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Is SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or WIC important for your family or community? How are these programs helping you make ends meet and care for your family right now? action.momsrising.org/survey/snap-...
Is SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or WIC important for your family or community?
How are these programs helping you make ends meet and care for your family right now?
action.momsrising.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Is SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or WIC important for your family or community? How are these programs helping you make ends meet and care for your family right now? action.momsrising.org/survey/snap-...
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Tell Congress to use every available mechanism to keep SNAP funded in November, right as Thanksgiving approaches. action.momsrising.org/sign/fund-sn...
Tell Congress: Act Quickly to Keep SNAP Funded in November!
Tell Congress to use every available mechanism to keep SNAP funded in November, right as Thanksgiving approaches.
action.momsrising.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Tell Congress to use every available mechanism to keep SNAP funded in November, right as Thanksgiving approaches. action.momsrising.org/sign/fund-sn...
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Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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The President just announced he is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to bail out Argentina. That’s outrageous. If he was willing to spend that money in America - to keep American health premiums from skyrocketing, the shutdown would be over tomorrow.
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The President just announced he is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to bail out Argentina. That’s outrageous. If he was willing to spend that money in America - to keep American health premiums from skyrocketing, the shutdown would be over tomorrow.
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NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
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It is legit the case that the ballroom is partially funded by Palantir, so Peter Thiel, who DID fund Epstein.
Also, Microsoft, so Bill Gates.
Also, Microsoft, so Bill Gates.
Who is funding the Epstein Memorial Ballroom?
HIS FORMER CLIENTS!
HIS FORMER CLIENTS!
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It is legit the case that the ballroom is partially funded by Palantir, so Peter Thiel, who DID fund Epstein.
Also, Microsoft, so Bill Gates.
Also, Microsoft, so Bill Gates.
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BREAKING:
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING:
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
I am guessing the Republican Party skipped over the part where the president is expected to be a “faithful executor of the laws” passed by Congress.
19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.
The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.
19thnews.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I am guessing the Republican Party skipped over the part where the president is expected to be a “faithful executor of the laws” passed by Congress.
19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
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🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...