Once a proponent of States Rights, the GOP is now a champion of Big Government. Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials apnews.com/article/sex-...
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Once a proponent of States Rights, the GOP is now a champion of Big Government. Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials apnews.com/article/sex-...
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Drug deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since March 2025, according to federal data. Trump continues to cite fentanyl as justification for policies ranging from tariffs to immigration.
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Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump's DC federal intervention apnews.com/article/trum...
Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.
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Trump’s EPA Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline apnews.com/article/beac...
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Our Governor is anti democracy. Gerrymandering, blocking petitions are not ‘Missouri values,’ Gov. Kehoe | Opinion www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u... Trump likes slavery.
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto... Trump is a tyrant.
If you are a wealthy criminal defendant, it makes sense under this administration to hire the AG’s brother to represent you.
Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u... No need for Congress anymore I guess.
"The question isn’t whether vaccines will be removed from the childhood immunization schedule, but which ones, how quickly and how many people will pay the price," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/4n6PuVJ
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All Donald has is lies, projection and threats. West Coast friends, stay strong! And remember to cash your violent protest checks!
Well said 👏🏼
Trump using his office to punish his perceived enemies instead of helping the American people.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom went after President Trump for the “blatant hypocrisy” of surging National Guard troops and federal law enforcement agents to Democratic-led cities when, he says, there are higher crime rates in some Republican-run places.
Making America sick again
CDC staff held a “clap-out” on Thursday to honor three of the agency’s high-ranking officials, who resigned in protest after President Trump fired the director, Susan Monarez. nyti.ms/4oSxakJ
For all his talk, Trump doesn’t care about rural America. stocks.apple.com/A--mU5HFjTpC...
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www.bbc.com/news/article... Russia has no intentions of stopping the war. Putin is evil.
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c... More taxpayer expense from Trump.
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2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 18 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w... Trump solving wars.
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Trump now has the “warfighters” picking up trash near the White House. www.fox5dc.com/news/nationa...
I’m from L.A. We did not feel freer with your jackboots in our city. I’m sure those in D.C. would agree. Get lost with this fascist propaganda.
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So will Utah obey, or will it go the way of lawless legislatures like Ohio and Alabama when ordered to redraw maps? Tired of the GOP not obeying the law.
If Trump ever gets a Nobel prize, the committee will lose all credibility.
Trump “has taken credit for ending an ever-increasing roster of conflicts,” @mbirnbaum.bsky.social writes: “Last week’s tally started at six and by Friday was 10, ‘if you think about pre-wars’” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Seeking to Control the Fed, Trump Risks Upending a Pillar of the Global Economy www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u... Trump raising consumer prices.
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At a Missouri town hall, farmer Fred Higginbotham said what millions are thinking: enough of GOP politicians bowing to Trump while working people lose farms, health care, & futures. Farmers aren’t mincing words anymore: this is rebellion from the ground up. And we are here for it. Stay angry!
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u... This Administration has made a mess of things.
Wall Street steadies, global markets sink after Trump escalates feud with the Federal Reserve apnews.com/article/stoc... Trump wants to destroy the economy so he can get some cheap loans.
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Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup... Living in a military police state.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08... Trump is out of control.
That one person in the zombie movie who doesn't tell the rest of the group they got bitten.
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Virginia Giuffre was one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most outspoken accusers. Six months after her death, Giuffre's book detailing her life will be published.
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What’s the term for this again? Ah, yes. “Snowflakes.”
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Charlie needs to check with Trump before opening his mouth.
Charlie Kirk tomorrow: What we really need to do is have more Chinese students at our universities because it’s very important. Started / Going
"For a party that talks about state rights, it's amazing how they're having such a big government approach." - Governor Wes Moore on Trump's unconstitutional ICE actions
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Even though they don’t have a seat on the board, they do control 10% of the stock with voting right, so they’ll have a say in how the company is run.
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns... Dictatorship 101
Epstein's former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in 'inappropriate way' apnews.com/article/epst... Trump wouldn’t let her in the room.
Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel apnews.com/article/trum... Becoming Socialist
What a miserable person.
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n... In the Trump Administration, crime does pay.
I am able to enjoy these great Cracker Barrel pancakes at home while MAGA has to go without because of the new logo boycott. MAGA cancel culture. Sad!
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The US Administration is now deleting its internal communications, in brazen violation of the Federal Records Act, in order to conceal its other illegal acts. Those entrusted to enforce our Congress’s laws sit, simply watching this happen, flaccid and impotent.
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Hold on, hold the fuck on… the Trump administration is spending $500 million taxpayer dollars to paint OUR side of the border wall black? The wall HE said MEXICO was going to pay for? That wall? But we “can’t afford” pediatric cancer research?!?
I am as white and hillbilly as they come, and even I wouldn’t claim Cracker Barrel as my culture…
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