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Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number was easily accessible on WhatsApp, Facebook and a fantasy sports site as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries.
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Indicted ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Pays Roger Stone $600,000 to Lobby for Him (Gift Article)
The longtime Trump ally is lobbying Congress to change the law that the crypto entrepreneur Roger Ver was charged with violating.
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If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
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Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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March 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
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It took me 3 phone calls totalling 135 minutes on hold to actually talk to a Social Security employee to make an appointment for something that cannot be accomplished online. Now I have to wait four weeks for a telephone appointment. They should be adding staff, not firing staff.
March 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It took me 3 phone calls totalling 135 minutes on hold to actually talk to a Social Security employee to make an appointment for something that cannot be accomplished online. Now I have to wait four weeks for a telephone appointment. They should be adding staff, not firing staff.
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
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We're back at the "hold me John Roberts, Institutionalist" phase of bargaining? Sigh. With @mjsdc.bsky.social on this morning's 5-4
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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What Trump’s $2 Billion Loss at the Supreme Court Really Tells Us
For this to be the outcome of the first huge clash between Trump and the Supreme Court in his second term is quite surprising and extraordinary.
slate.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We're back at the "hold me John Roberts, Institutionalist" phase of bargaining? Sigh. With @mjsdc.bsky.social on this morning's 5-4
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The federal government has issued the Port Authority a major loan that allows work to proceed on the planned replacement of the decrepit Midtown Bus Terminal, less than a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term.
Feds give Port Authority $1.9B loan for new Midtown Bus Terminal as Biden leaves office
The old, shabby bus terminal opened to the public back in 1950.
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January 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The federal government has issued the Port Authority a major loan that allows work to proceed on the planned replacement of the decrepit Midtown Bus Terminal, less than a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term.
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Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Oh it’s super clear now, Elon.
December 6, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Oh it’s super clear now, Elon.
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Pro tip: Trump is appointing myriad billionaires to his cabinet. They are not interested in making your life easier.
December 6, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Pro tip: Trump is appointing myriad billionaires to his cabinet. They are not interested in making your life easier.
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Every day you don’t call your Republican Senator and tell them how you feel about the Hegseth nomination, you make it easier for them to ignore the truth.
Make it hard for them. Demand that they hold some standards.
Call ‘em.
202-224-3121
Make it hard for them. Demand that they hold some standards.
Call ‘em.
202-224-3121
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Use Hegseth as Fly Paper, Say Trumpers
Very interesting update from MAGA-whisperer Marc Caputo at The Bulwark. Following on Trump’s tweet of support, the idea is tat Pete Hegseth has bought himself at least time to continue his nomination…
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December 6, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Every day you don’t call your Republican Senator and tell them how you feel about the Hegseth nomination, you make it easier for them to ignore the truth.
Make it hard for them. Demand that they hold some standards.
Call ‘em.
202-224-3121
Make it hard for them. Demand that they hold some standards.
Call ‘em.
202-224-3121
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The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But there's been little political benefit.
Why the White House hasn't benefited much from investing in infrastructure
The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But there's been little political benefit.
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November 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM
The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But there's been little political benefit.
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It was a horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a Russian missile hit a clinic in Kyiv that specialized in maternity care. This is the story of that clinic and its workers, pieced together through interviews with survivors and family members, text messages, photos and security-camera videos.
At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community
It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:56 AM
It was a horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a Russian missile hit a clinic in Kyiv that specialized in maternity care. This is the story of that clinic and its workers, pieced together through interviews with survivors and family members, text messages, photos and security-camera videos.
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Across the board, 2024 was a record year for women's sports. The WNBA saw record audiences. In college basketball, the women's March Madness tournament outdrew the men's. The NWSL was no exception.
The NWSL rides a 'rocket ship' of interest in women's sports to a record-setting year
Across the board, 2024 was a record year for women's sports. The WNBA saw record audiences. In college basketball, the women's March Madness tournament outdrew the men's. The NWSL was no exception.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Across the board, 2024 was a record year for women's sports. The WNBA saw record audiences. In college basketball, the women's March Madness tournament outdrew the men's. The NWSL was no exception.
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My first post. Nothing exciting. Twitter/X is a hive of scum and villainy now. So figured I'd jump ship.
November 17, 2024 at 12:36 PM
My first post. Nothing exciting. Twitter/X is a hive of scum and villainy now. So figured I'd jump ship.
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You can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Leonids, which reach their peak Saturday night into Sunday morning. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 PM
You can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Leonids, which reach their peak Saturday night into Sunday morning. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
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Delighted to be part of Martin Scorsese's new series "The Saints," which begins on Sunday with the story of Joan of Arc. Here Tim Reidy interviews Mr. Scorsese about his love for the saints and his Catholic faith for America Media:
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Interview: Martin Scorsese’s journey with the saints
Martin Scorsese is leading one of the most elaborate projects devoted to the saints in recent memory. “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” streams on Fox Nation.
www.americamagazine.org
November 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Delighted to be part of Martin Scorsese's new series "The Saints," which begins on Sunday with the story of Joan of Arc. Here Tim Reidy interviews Mr. Scorsese about his love for the saints and his Catholic faith for America Media:
www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...
www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...
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The same people who’ve spent the last several years decrying “unqualified DEI hires” are now shoehorning through Cabinet nominations who can’t even pass a basic background test.
November 15, 2024 at 10:10 PM
The same people who’ve spent the last several years decrying “unqualified DEI hires” are now shoehorning through Cabinet nominations who can’t even pass a basic background test.