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“The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency”
Ergo there is NOTHING that we can’t do or get away with.
This from the mouth of Trumpf’s smartest guy in the room, to all his morons to provide cover.
Ergo there is NOTHING that we can’t do or get away with.
This from the mouth of Trumpf’s smartest guy in the room, to all his morons to provide cover.
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
“The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency”
Ergo there is NOTHING that we can’t do or get away with.
This from the mouth of Trumpf’s smartest guy in the room, to all his morons to provide cover.
Ergo there is NOTHING that we can’t do or get away with.
This from the mouth of Trumpf’s smartest guy in the room, to all his morons to provide cover.
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“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
What did I miss? Are Oregon LEOs about to attack and overrun the outnumbered FBI?
Stephen Miller declares Trump-appointed Judge Immergut an insurrectionist for upholding the constitution — keeping him from mobilizing Oregon’s national guard without them
October 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What did I miss? Are Oregon LEOs about to attack and overrun the outnumbered FBI?
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Republicans continue to postpone the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, the newest Democrat elected to Congress, for a third day.
Her day one promise is to be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
Her day one promise is to be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Republicans continue to postpone the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, the newest Democrat elected to Congress, for a third day.
Her day one promise is to be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
Her day one promise is to be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
An important history lesson
An important history lesson
‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
An important history lesson
An important history lesson
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September 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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This essay I wrote for @bostonglobe.com (in print next Sunday, Sept. 7) is adapted from my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social.
Not gonna lie: This whole guns-in-the-church thing has been a gut punch.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
Not gonna lie: This whole guns-in-the-church thing has been a gut punch.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
Guns made me leave the evangelical church. When will the church leave guns? - The Boston Globe
A bewildering marriage of faith and firearms is fueling our uniquely American gun scourge.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This essay I wrote for @bostonglobe.com (in print next Sunday, Sept. 7) is adapted from my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social.
Not gonna lie: This whole guns-in-the-church thing has been a gut punch.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
Not gonna lie: This whole guns-in-the-church thing has been a gut punch.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
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Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
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The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
I don’t think Bessent understands how tariffs work.
"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments
August 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I don’t think Bessent understands how tariffs work.
Fact check: WSJ editorial board says renewable energy is to blame for rising Texas electricity bills www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Fact check: WSJ editorial board blames wind, solar for rising Texas power prices
Texas energy experts say the Wall Street Journal editorial board ignores other potential reasons — inflation, most significantly — for power cost increases.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fact check: WSJ editorial board says renewable energy is to blame for rising Texas electricity bills www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
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ICYMI - I had a chance to speak to Joe Klecker about his transition to road racing. Read the full story via LetsRun: www.letsrun.com/news/2025/06...
June 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI - I had a chance to speak to Joe Klecker about his transition to road racing. Read the full story via LetsRun: www.letsrun.com/news/2025/06...
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Plaskett to Bessent: "Excuse me. Let me get something straight with you. I've seen you interrupt everyone. When you come to someone's house, you respect their rules. And in this house, we don't interrupt individuals. And you're not going to interrupt my time."
June 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Plaskett to Bessent: "Excuse me. Let me get something straight with you. I've seen you interrupt everyone. When you come to someone's house, you respect their rules. And in this house, we don't interrupt individuals. And you're not going to interrupt my time."
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An important skill for any White House reporter is the ability to control paroxysms of laughter at what should otherwise be sober, serious moments.
Leavitt: "Let me just get to the premise of the question that both of you have raised. I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury...for public service."
May 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An important skill for any White House reporter is the ability to control paroxysms of laughter at what should otherwise be sober, serious moments.
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Then: Trump in 2019 claiming he 'will never allow the IRS to be used as a political weapon'
May 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Then: Trump in 2019 claiming he 'will never allow the IRS to be used as a political weapon'
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The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
Completely agree with Tim. Have been waiting for someone to explain what seems so obvious.
"The use of the word 'antisemitism' as a covering pretext for defunding education empties the concept of meaning."
Fomenting Antisemitism
Not Combating It
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Completely agree with Tim. Have been waiting for someone to explain what seems so obvious.
This is the action of a stupider version of Putin. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor are patriots who told the truth www.c-span.org/video/?c5160...
President Trump Signs EOs Directing DOJ to Investigate Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs
President Trump signs executive order stripping clearances and directing the Department of Justice to investigate Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, former Homeland Security officials who served in the fir...
www.c-span.org
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
What is wrong with AI? ChatGPT doesn't believe Trump on egg prices, not one iota. OpenAI, prepare to be CANCELLED!
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What is wrong with AI? ChatGPT doesn't believe Trump on egg prices, not one iota. OpenAI, prepare to be CANCELLED!
“premiums would increase $1,500 a month on average for a 60-year-old couple earning $85,000, KFF estimates”
crr.bc.edu/millions-to-...
crr.bc.edu/millions-to-...
Millions to Lose Health Coverage if ACA Tax Credits End
crr.bc.edu
March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“premiums would increase $1,500 a month on average for a 60-year-old couple earning $85,000, KFF estimates”
crr.bc.edu/millions-to-...
crr.bc.edu/millions-to-...