Mlapierre
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“people & companies with interests before the Trump administration can make tax-deductible donations to gain access to & seek favor with, a president who has maintained a …willingness to use the levers of government power to reward financial supporters.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
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For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
“people & companies with interests before the Trump administration can make tax-deductible donations to gain access to & seek favor with, a president who has maintained a …willingness to use the levers of government power to reward financial supporters.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
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February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Christi Noem should testify under oath in Congress and explain why she lied about the facts around the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Christi Noem should testify under oath in Congress and explain why she lied about the facts around the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
January 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This is complete insanity.
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This is complete insanity.
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
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Epidemic abuse:
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Epidemic abuse:
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
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This agency is out of control if leadership is no longer checking violations of constitutional rights. Congress absolutely must step in before more people are kidnapped/killed.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This agency is out of control if leadership is no longer checking violations of constitutional rights. Congress absolutely must step in before more people are kidnapped/killed.
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While Donald Trump vastly expanded the CIA’s ability to act independently, they still do not have the authority to carry out land strikes in Venezuela.
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We Have New Details of Trump’s Venezuela Attack—and They’re a Doozy
This strike marks a major escalation in Donald Trump’s campaign against Venezuela.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
While Donald Trump vastly expanded the CIA’s ability to act independently, they still do not have the authority to carry out land strikes in Venezuela.
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President Trump has vetoed a bill that would expand the territory of a small Native American tribe in the Everglades because they didn’t support his “Alligator Alcatraz” plans. trib.al/ko0f848
Trump Uses Veto to Punish Tribe for Blocking Alligator Alcatraz
Donald Trump vetoed a bill expanding the Miccosukee Tribe’s reserve.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
President Trump has vetoed a bill that would expand the territory of a small Native American tribe in the Everglades because they didn’t support his “Alligator Alcatraz” plans. trib.al/ko0f848
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
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Welcome to America, where we’ll arrest YOUR president for crimes but not OURS
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Welcome to America, where we’ll arrest YOUR president for crimes but not OURS
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The only way to kick trump out of office is to win the midterms election massively else we are doomed. Because of Trump we’re now a lawless nation! It must not continue.
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The only way to kick trump out of office is to win the midterms election massively else we are doomed. Because of Trump we’re now a lawless nation! It must not continue.
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I'm sure that the Venezuelan people are confident in Trump's ability to take wonderful care of them, as exemplified by his nuanced, empathetic touch here in the U.S.
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I'm sure that the Venezuelan people are confident in Trump's ability to take wonderful care of them, as exemplified by his nuanced, empathetic touch here in the U.S.
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Journalist here 👋
Please stop writing that the Trump ballroom is being funded “entirely” by private donors and with “no” public money.
Not true.
Funds are being routed through a nonprofit to make the donations tax-deductible. So the public is losing the taxes that won’t be paid on $400 million.
Please stop writing that the Trump ballroom is being funded “entirely” by private donors and with “no” public money.
Not true.
Funds are being routed through a nonprofit to make the donations tax-deductible. So the public is losing the taxes that won’t be paid on $400 million.
White House lays out nine-week timeline to win approval for Trump’s ballroom
Trump is seeking to gain approvals for his ballroom in just over two months that have taken other large projects years to complete.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Journalist here 👋
Please stop writing that the Trump ballroom is being funded “entirely” by private donors and with “no” public money.
Not true.
Funds are being routed through a nonprofit to make the donations tax-deductible. So the public is losing the taxes that won’t be paid on $400 million.
Please stop writing that the Trump ballroom is being funded “entirely” by private donors and with “no” public money.
Not true.
Funds are being routed through a nonprofit to make the donations tax-deductible. So the public is losing the taxes that won’t be paid on $400 million.
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ICE confirmed a man died one day after being detained at Delaney Hall. Days later, members of Congress toured the facility and described inadequate food, medical care, and women denied basic health services.
This is Trump’s detention model.
This is Trump’s detention model.
Democrat returns to troubled ICE facility as Trump's brutality ramps up
Nearly six months after a volatile oversight visit to a New Jersey immigration detention center spiraled into federal ...
www.dailykos.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE confirmed a man died one day after being detained at Delaney Hall. Days later, members of Congress toured the facility and described inadequate food, medical care, and women denied basic health services.
This is Trump’s detention model.
This is Trump’s detention model.
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Charles Kushner: Pardoned for tax evasion and hiring a prostitute to film his brother-in-law to blackmail his own sister
John Brennan: under investigation for criticizing Trump
Clear abuse of the Justice system.
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John Brennan: under investigation for criticizing Trump
Clear abuse of the Justice system.
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John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks | CNN Politics
Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,” including possible judge shopping and improper leaks to the media, in a letter from his defense attorney th...
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December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Charles Kushner: Pardoned for tax evasion and hiring a prostitute to film his brother-in-law to blackmail his own sister
John Brennan: under investigation for criticizing Trump
Clear abuse of the Justice system.
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John Brennan: under investigation for criticizing Trump
Clear abuse of the Justice system.
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NEW EPISODE: Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie and I unpack how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is dismantling decades of voting rights, campaign finance law, and congressional authority. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv8...
The Supreme Court's Secret Plan to Reshape America | Professor Nikolas Bowie
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW EPISODE: Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie and I unpack how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is dismantling decades of voting rights, campaign finance law, and congressional authority. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv8...