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The FBI is now conducting its own investigation into Dem lawmakers who put out a video reminding active duty members of the military about their constitutional oath — a message that prompted death threats from no less than President Trump.
Trump’s FBI Follows Hegseth’s Lead In Seeking Revenge On Dems
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The FBI is now conducting its own investigation into Dem lawmakers who put out a video reminding active duty members of the military about their constitutional oath — a message that prompted death threats from no less than President Trump.
The Pentagon announced that it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, a combat veteran and elected Democrat from Arizona who recently upset Trump admin officials for stating publicly something that is in the Constitution — obviously a major offense in this era.
Pentagon Is Investigating a Member Of Congress Who Criticized Trump
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November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Pentagon announced that it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, a combat veteran and elected Democrat from Arizona who recently upset Trump admin officials for stating publicly something that is in the Constitution — obviously a major offense in this era.
It is an escalation of Trump's retribution vows to investigate and punish his political foes by orders of magnitude.
House Dems Are in Touch With Capitol Police About Trump Death Threats
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November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It is an escalation of Trump's retribution vows to investigate and punish his political foes by orders of magnitude.
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Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
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Trump’s transformation on the topic, if we even want to call it that, was mostly an effort to make it appear publicly like he was always on board with being forced by Congress to do something that he could’ve easily done without forcing Congress to force him to do it — if he wanted to.
The Latest Way Trump May Seek to Avoid Releasing All the Epstein Files
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November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump’s transformation on the topic, if we even want to call it that, was mostly an effort to make it appear publicly like he was always on board with being forced by Congress to do something that he could’ve easily done without forcing Congress to force him to do it — if he wanted to.
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Seconding this! It's so so impressive and admirable.
Thriving in independent media for 25 years, without a) getting hoovered into some larger media org & subsequently axed, b) getting ruined by some hedge fund guy, c) falling afoul of any short-lived "pivot to video" style trends, or d) going broke...
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Seconding this! It's so so impressive and admirable.
There are few things that Trump says that are shocking to me, or anyone else stuck in this warped doom loop that is paying attention to American politics in 2025. But Trump’s remarks today demonizing murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and defending the Saudi crown prince were an exception.
Trump Dismissed MBS’ Role in Khashoggi Murder When It Happened, Too
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November 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There are few things that Trump says that are shocking to me, or anyone else stuck in this warped doom loop that is paying attention to American politics in 2025. But Trump’s remarks today demonizing murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and defending the Saudi crown prince were an exception.
Trump encouraged House Republicans to vote to release the files just after he spent the weekend doing some 3-D chess to conceal the fact that the only reason the DOJ hasn’t released the documents from the Epstein case is because Trump doesn’t want them released.
Massie Revels in Trump’s Epstein Floundering
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November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump encouraged House Republicans to vote to release the files just after he spent the weekend doing some 3-D chess to conceal the fact that the only reason the DOJ hasn’t released the documents from the Epstein case is because Trump doesn’t want them released.
Perhaps in anticipation of Grijalva’s plan to sign the petition immediately upon her swearing-in, admin officials were working overtime on Wednesday to try to persuade one Republican who had already signed the petition to remove their name and prevent the official collection of 218 signatures.
Trump’s Top Officials Spent Wednesday Trying to Pressure Boebert
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November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Perhaps in anticipation of Grijalva’s plan to sign the petition immediately upon her swearing-in, admin officials were working overtime on Wednesday to try to persuade one Republican who had already signed the petition to remove their name and prevent the official collection of 218 signatures.
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
Fine! Scrap it!
Trump Wants to Scrap the Filibuster Because He Doesn’t Care About the Republican Party
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fine! Scrap it!
It might be too much to expect MAGA world to realize that its incessant attacks on its enemies and welcoming embrace of the fringiest of figures might not play well with voters. What, after all, would MAGA be without enemies and fringe figures?
MAGA Suddenly Worried It’s Not Talking About Affordability Enough
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November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It might be too much to expect MAGA world to realize that its incessant attacks on its enemies and welcoming embrace of the fringiest of figures might not play well with voters. What, after all, would MAGA be without enemies and fringe figures?
The disinfo wave around Mamdani reflects a confusion in both parties about exactly how to explain the 34-year-old insurgent candidate.
Zohran Mamdani Congratulates Cuomo on Trump Endorsement
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November 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The disinfo wave around Mamdani reflects a confusion in both parties about exactly how to explain the 34-year-old insurgent candidate.
It appears that DOJ employees who use language to accurately describe the events that took place on Jan. 6 — but language that does not, of course, line up with Trump’s white-washed narrative on the attack — are being punished.
More in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand here:
More in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand here:
Federal Prosecutors Suspended for Not Using MAGA-Approved Verbiage to Describe Jan 6
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October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It appears that DOJ employees who use language to accurately describe the events that took place on Jan. 6 — but language that does not, of course, line up with Trump’s white-washed narrative on the attack — are being punished.
More in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand here:
More in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand here:
Trump has publicly weaved his visions of deploying the military domestically and training its might on civilians before, but Tuesday’s remarks put that aspiration in starker terms.
Trump Again Promises Greater Retribution Against Dem-Led US Cities on Global Stage
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October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Trump has publicly weaved his visions of deploying the military domestically and training its might on civilians before, but Tuesday’s remarks put that aspiration in starker terms.
From my colleague, @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand: "The Trump administration has seen its appellate court victory delayed for days, hamstrung in its effort to flood Portland with armed troops, all due to its own baffling legal blunder."
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Trump Admin’s Laziness Is Messing Up Its Effort to Deploy the National Guard to Portland
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October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From my colleague, @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand: "The Trump administration has seen its appellate court victory delayed for days, hamstrung in its effort to flood Portland with armed troops, all due to its own baffling legal blunder."
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The White House has been courting Indiana GOPers since August in an attempt to force them to redraw district lines for the 2 seats that Indiana Dems hold in the House.
Vance has visited the state twice to make the administration’s case. And, yet, they still don’t have the votes to pass new maps.
Vance has visited the state twice to make the administration’s case. And, yet, they still don’t have the votes to pass new maps.
Trump and Vance Hit Unexpected Snag in Indiana
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October 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The White House has been courting Indiana GOPers since August in an attempt to force them to redraw district lines for the 2 seats that Indiana Dems hold in the House.
Vance has visited the state twice to make the administration’s case. And, yet, they still don’t have the votes to pass new maps.
Vance has visited the state twice to make the administration’s case. And, yet, they still don’t have the votes to pass new maps.
While it is significant that a few Republicans are at least vocalizing that something about how the Trump administration is handling the shutdown is maybe probably perhaps not legal, it’s unlikely to change anything.
Some GOPers Are Queasy About Trump Lawlessly Moving Money Around During Shutdown
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While it is significant that a few Republicans are at least vocalizing that something about how the Trump administration is handling the shutdown is maybe probably perhaps not legal, it’s unlikely to change anything.
My colleague @hunterw.bsky.social in tonight's Where Things Stand:
"The '3.5 Percent Rule' refers to the idea that no government has survived a challenge against it from a nonviolent mass movement that brought together at least 3.5 percent of the population during a 'peak event.'"
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"The '3.5 Percent Rule' refers to the idea that no government has survived a challenge against it from a nonviolent mass movement that brought together at least 3.5 percent of the population during a 'peak event.'"
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Donald Trump, ‘No Kings,’ and the ‘3.5 Percent Rule’
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My colleague @hunterw.bsky.social in tonight's Where Things Stand:
"The '3.5 Percent Rule' refers to the idea that no government has survived a challenge against it from a nonviolent mass movement that brought together at least 3.5 percent of the population during a 'peak event.'"
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"The '3.5 Percent Rule' refers to the idea that no government has survived a challenge against it from a nonviolent mass movement that brought together at least 3.5 percent of the population during a 'peak event.'"
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The Trump administration is stepping into legal gray areas, finding ways to move money around to keep the things it wants to keep operating operating — whether that is to score rhetorical points against Democrats or to keep their policy agenda creeping forward.
The Trump Admin’s Very Telling Decisions About Which Government Programs to Fund
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October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Trump administration is stepping into legal gray areas, finding ways to move money around to keep the things it wants to keep operating operating — whether that is to score rhetorical points against Democrats or to keep their policy agenda creeping forward.
Trump allies have used Kirk's death as a springboard for acting on Trump's longtime vows of retribution against his political foes. Charlie Kirk’s podcast is the forum they’re using to broadcast those schemes.
Charlie Kirk’s Show Is Now the Trump Admin’s Forum for Detailing How It Wants To Target the Left
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October 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump allies have used Kirk's death as a springboard for acting on Trump's longtime vows of retribution against his political foes. Charlie Kirk’s podcast is the forum they’re using to broadcast those schemes.
The North Carolina GOP is notorious for ratfuckery:
Trump’s Midcycle Gerrymandering Disease Spreads to North Carolina
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October 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The North Carolina GOP is notorious for ratfuckery:
Republicans have developed a newfound interest in mothers who rely on federal nutrient assistance programs like WIC to feed their children — the types of social safety net services and programs that Democrats champion and that Republicans have been hellbent on gutting for decades.
In Shutdown Spin, Republicans Are Pretending They Care About Mothers on WIC Now
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October 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Republicans have developed a newfound interest in mothers who rely on federal nutrient assistance programs like WIC to feed their children — the types of social safety net services and programs that Democrats champion and that Republicans have been hellbent on gutting for decades.