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oldbobiniowa
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Left-leaning Political Independent in NW Iowa. I support equal rights for everyone. Capital punishment is state-sponsored murder. Republicans seem to be hell-bent on destroying our government, and forcing the U.S.A. to its knees.
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oldbobiniowa @oldbobiniowa.bsky.social · Sep 7
These two photos speak volumes about the Trump/Epstein relationship.
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Opinion: Would an innocent "prez" block the release of the January 6 insurrection documents? I think not. D0na1d is an outlaw "prez," and guilty as he11.

THE NEW REPUBLIC
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Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents — The New Republic
Donald Trump is blocking access in a lawsuit brought by police officers injured in the January 6 riot.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Opinion: I suspect Alito & Thomas will remain on the court (and in D0na1d's pocket) as long as he's in office.

THE HILL
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Trump hopes Alito, Thomas stay on Supreme Court bench — The Hill
President Trump declined to encourage the retirements of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s two oldest conservatives, in an interview released Tuesday.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Opinion: Release the files without redactions. Why protect Epstein's rich and powerful friends who are ped0phi1es and rap!sts? Expose them all!

USA TODAY
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Judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell case files about Jeffrey Epstein — USA TODAY
A judge ordered the release of grand jury transcripts and evidence against Ghislaine Maxwell, an aide to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Are there "wood banks" in your area?

THE NEW REPUBLIC
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Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse. — The New Republic
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Will "Texass" voters continue to elect fasc!sts to govern their state?

The Dallas Morning News
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott draws large cast of hopefuls in his fight for a fifth term — The Dallas Morning News
If he wins re-election and completes his term, he’ll be the longest-serving governor in Texas history, a record currently held by former Gov. Rick Perry, also a Republican.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Opinion: The reality is congressional Republicans have no viable health plans. Republicans do not want to fund health care for working-class people. The ACA subsidies will expire in 22 days.

AXIOS
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GOP plan leaves ACA subsidies behind — Axios
The outlines of a Senate Republican health care plan are coming into focus, and it wouldn't extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — increasing the likelihood that the assistance will expire in...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Opinion: I support Crockett's decision, but I think she's got a big hill to climb.

The Guardian
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Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett launches bid for US Senate seat — Guardian US
The two-term Texas congresswoman seeks to flip seat held by Republican John Cornyn in the GOP-dominated state
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December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Excerpts: Greene also accused Trump of fueling the death threats she and her family have received since her public split from the President.

“Those were death threats directly fueled by President Trump,” claimed Greene.

TIME
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Explosive Claims About Trump and GOP — TIME
Greene said Republicans are “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Opinion: Congressional Republicans know full well that high deductible health insurance, paired with health savings accounts, are recipes for bankruptcy for working class people. Only the very wealthy benefit from them. The GOP wants to deprive people of healthcare.

NPR
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Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts — NPR
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Opinion: Pam Bondi's D.O.J. is simply a tool for D0na1d's vengeance. Integrity is absent in the D.O.J.

THE HILL
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DOJ dealt setback in effort to reindict Comey — The Hill
A federal judge agreed Saturday to temporarily block Justice Department access to emails from a close associate of James Comey, issuing another roadblock as prosecutors weigh bringing a second case ag...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Opinion: Donald J6 Trump uses stochastic terrorism to go after political enemies and others he doesn't like. He may be dimwitted, but he knows what will be the likely outcome of his public attacks on people. That is his purpose.

THE HILL
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Hope Walz: Trump slur against father unleashed 's‑‑‑storm' toward family — The Hill
The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said President Trump’s targeted attack on her father has released a firestorm of negativity aimed at her family in recent days.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Opinion: "Texass" is governed by fasc!sts. The SCOTUS Six are fasc!sts, too. It all makes sense.

REUTERS
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US Supreme Court turns away appeal of Texas library book ban — Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court in a free speech case on Monday opted not to hear an appeal by a group of residents of a rural Texas county of a judicial decision allowing local officials to remove 17 books th...
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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If Noem loses her job, will she go home and shoot her dog (or a neighbor's dog)?

THE NEW REPUBLIC
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Kristi Noem: A Case Study in the GOP Tilt Toward Ostentatious Fascism — The New Republic
ICE Barbie may be on the way out. But don’t breathe a sigh of relief. In Trumpworld, things can always get worse—and usually do.
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Opinion: Maybe MTG is beginning to understand Donald J6 Trump.

INDEPENDENT
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MTG accuses Trump of ‘directly fuelling’ death threats against her son by calling her traitor — The Independent
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tells 60 Minutes she blames President Donald Trump after receiving a pipe bomb threat at her home in first major interview about imminent departure from Congress
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December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Where the he11 are the EPSTEIN FILES???
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Opinion: The "prez" of the U.S.A. is a m0r0n. That's my belief, and I've seen nothing to change my mind.

THE NEW REPUBLIC
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Trump’s Unhinged Statement About Bathroom Renovation Reveals a Lot — The New Republic
The president is very proud of what he’s accomplished.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Opinion: Donald J6 Trump's D.O.J. (headed by Pam Bondi) is the epitome of lawlessness within Trump's administration. It's a tool of vengeance used against Trump's political enemies, against legal immigrants and citizens, and against non-white people, generally.

AXIOS
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Judge: DOJ likely broke Constitution in using Comey lawyer's seized emails — Axios
A federal judge further scrambled the Justice Department's effort to resurrect its case against ex-FBI director James Comey, finding prosecutors likely violated Comey's former lawyer's constitutional ...
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Excerpt: "This terrorizing and demonizing pretends to be in service of recreating a white America that never existed. The US when white supremacists like Trump were young was whiter, but this was never a white country."

The Guardian
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Opinion | Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed — Guardian US
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
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December 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Have we ever experienced more juvenile, vindictive, behavior from a "president"?

NPR
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HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait — NPR
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Opinion: Kudos to the Minneapolis city government and its citizens. We've had some undesirable presidents in the past, but none as v!le and rac!st as the one we currently have. Congressional Republicans apparently share the rac!st opinions of their leader.

The Guardian
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Trump lashes out at Somalis again as Minneapolis stands behind community — Guardian US
Activists prepare for more targeting of Somali residents by ICE as Trump renews racist tirade
apple.news
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Opinion: Isn't this typical of congressional Republicans? They've "owned" the entire machinery of the U.S. government for more than 10 months, but with only 10 days left to pass something meaningful, they're still fighting with each other. They're inept f00ls.

THE HILL
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ObamaCare anxiety rising among House GOP centrists: ‘To do this is buffoonery’ — The Hill
Frustration is mounting among moderate House Republicans as various competing health care plans appear to be going nowhere, with less than 10 working days left on the calendar before millions of Ameri...
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Opinion: Perhaps Bondi should order investigations of stochastic terrorist Donald J6 Trump, I.C.E., and the U.S. Border Patrol. They are all terrorizing the American public and legal immigrants.

REUTERS
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Bondi orders US law enforcement to investigate 'extremist groups' — Reuters
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered federal law enforcement to step up investigations into the anti-fascist antifa movement and similar
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Excerpt: “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.” (Pete Hegseth, in 2016)

HUFFPOST
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Sen. Mark Kelly Shares Video Of 'Suck Up' Pete Hegseth That Didn't Age Well — HuffPost
“What changed for Pete?” the Arizona Democrat asked of the now-awkward video from 2016.
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM