Go figure MSM didn't report on this. Axios - Police arrest pastors protesting removal of St. Pete's "Black History Matters" mural
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Go figure MSM didn't report on this. Axios - Police arrest pastors protesting removal of St. Pete's "Black History Matters" mural
OMG! This is comedy gold. AP - Conservative news network Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News
In Kyiv, there’s a saying: if a high-ranking official comes here, the night will be calm. We’re ready to pay their rent — just let them come. The children would finally get some sleep, said a shop assistant. The night might be calm. UK Defence Secretary John Healey is on an official visit to Kyiv.
"I thought they were going to make me board the plane like they did with the other kids from the shelter, but they asked me for my name and told me I was not on the list." A terrifying declaration from an unaccompanied child nearly removed to Guatemala straight out of Schindler's List.
This bastard really does hate children. Independent - DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools Florida surgeon general equating vaccine mandates to ‘slavery’ while announcing the new policy push.
Thom Hartmann - From Silence to Spotlight: How a Democratic Shadow Cabinet Could Break Trump’s Spell Voters don’t rally behind policy papers: they rally behind leaders they can see and believe in. Democrats must end the era of weak, divided messaging and rise with a chorus of commanding voices…
This is not good. Are we supposed to be okay with this? Guardian - ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons.
Joyce Vance - Can Federal Troops Be Stationed At The Polls In 2026? As concerns that Trump could be deploying National Guard troops as a test run for future election interference, we take a look at one law that will impact stationing federal troops at the polls themselves.
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Tea Pain's 2 cents: Marjorie Taylor Green wouldn't be calling for the release of the Epstein Files unless she has been assured Trump has been 100% erased from them. We're watching political theater from the Republicans and fake resistance from the White House. This is part of a GOP cover-up.
I missed her part of it.
Axios - Illinois service members push back on calls for National Guard in Chicago Some active and veteran U.S. service members in Illinois are voicing their opposition to President Trump's plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.
Steve Vladeck - Illinois v. Texas A quick look at President Trump's (apparent) plan to send uninvited and un-federalized Texas National Guard troops into Illinois—and how it could (and maybe should) quickly end up in the Supreme Court
Alex Acosta needs to see the inside of a fucking jail ASAP.
Also, a new survivor has just come forward. She was trafficked from another country AFTER Epstein was released THE FIRST TIME. Oh my god.
Sneak peak...during the live, it came to light that the victims are going to create their own list of perps.
Fuck you, criminal. You're the one who needs to find Jesus. Texas Tribune - Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation
WATCH LIVE: Epstein survivors rally in Washington as lawmakers push to release files www.youtube.com/watch?v=__SL...
Word of the Day 09.03.25 -- Scruple (noun | SKROO-puhl): A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action. Synonyms: compunction, conscience, guilt, misgiving, objection, qualm, regret, remorse, suspicion, uncertainty
Independent - Senator Cory Booker announces engagement to Alexis Lewis
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali, Lev Parnas, and Allison Gill - Trump Isn't Dead...He's Just Decomposing, Like His Presidency: Breaking Down The Press Conference
Dan Rather - Pain in the Aisle While baloney is in ample supply at the White House.
Guardian - US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump Win for Rebecca Slaughter as court rules commissioners may not be dismissed by a president without cause.
GovExec - Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff The hiring-firing combination is "the definition of wasteful government spending,” according to one staffer.
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Of course they'll have to pass the loyalty test first. AP - Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
Newsweek - ICE Detains Woman With Green Card Who Passed US Citizenship Exam
2/2 Independent - Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets in response to major Russian drone attack on Ukrainian cities Major Russian drone attacks disrupt Ukraine's roads and rail services, leaving five injured.
1/2 ABC - NATO scrambles jets as Russia launches more than 500 drones, missiles at Ukraine Attacks were reported in Kyiv and several of Ukraine's western regions.
Guardian - Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes
NBC - D.C. grand jury declines to indict another defendant amid Trump's crime crackdown Grand juries have declined to indict at least six times in recent weeks during President Donald Trump's federal policing effort in Washington.
Reid: Bondi is not a real AG. She just works for Trump. All these U.S. attorneys — what’s her name from Fox (who I hope is sober) — she’s not a real U.S. attorney. She works for Trump. They’ve gutted the DOJ. The DOJ doesn’t exist. The FBI doesn’t exist. It’s all just Trump’s employees.
NBC - Full interview: Epstein, Maxwell survivors and families speak out in exclusive interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmUO...
Wow
Trump threatening members of Congress not to sign the Epstein files discharge petition saying it would be a “hostile act” against him is definitely something an innocent person would do. And scheduling a military flyover in the middle of the survivor press conference is also totally normal behavior.
Sing it.
Normally I would be hesitant about something like this, but these are unprecedented times that require an unprecedented fight. SHUT IT DOWN.
1000000000 snaps to Deadline: White House and Nicolle Wallace for leading on the Chicago presser and running with it live.
Did they have to make it look like a weeping bloody sore? Ewwwwww! #fbads
How in the hell has everyone forgotten that he is always late? People need to quit thirsting for a stupid Space Command presser.
Told ya! Space Command. Let me know how it goes, because I am not watching.
I'm trying not to be doom and gloom.
Nah. There's really no way to logistically do that. More of us than them.
Oh my. You sneaky thinking skills are better at subversive then mine. Brava!
Wait until they get one that includes Kim Jong Un.
It's giving Mean Girls vibe. Can you imagine how Trump is seething over being left out of this lovefest? It's giving me fuel for my hatefire. 🤣
WOW! CNN - Make art, not war: Why an artist spent five years and used 35 million beads to transform a supersonic jet
Whatever, dude. Announcing today? I think we may have the reason for the Oval thing later. Reuters - Trump set to move Space Command headquarters to Alabama from Colorado, sources say
WSJ - Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch The WLFI token trades above its previous value, confirming a paper windfall for the president and his sons.
CBS - Judge rules Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated federal law
The Contrarian with Jennifer Rubin - Words & Phrases We Can Do Without Whatever is happening, Trump is not "testing" anything.
Word of the Day 09.02.25 -- Assuage (verb | uh-SWEYJ): To make milder or less severe. "Perhaps he is seeking revenge, or perhaps he is simply looking to assuage his pain." Synonyms: alleviate, ease, help, mitigate, relieve, soothe
I can almost guarantee it's not about his health. Daily Beast - Trump Teases ‘Announcement’ After Days of Health Speculation
Jolly Good Ginger - "This is weird. The video. The announcement. The head dent. We are getting closer I excitedly deduce."
What the actual fuck?! NBC - Trump says he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom Trump's announcement comes two days after Giuliani was injured in a car crash in New Hampshire.
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali - Trump is Unfit and Unwell: It's Time For the 25th Amendment Questions of Trump's Presidential Fitness, Succession, and Democracy Can No Longer be Ignored.
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NBC - Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler to retire from Congress In revealing his plans to The New York Times, Nadler admitted that his party and the country were in the midst of a generational change, and it was time for him to accept that reality.
Yeah right. Sure Jan. Reuters - Bessent says Trump administration will tackle high housing costs with new measures
Sherrilyn Ifill - Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power
Nooooo! May he RIP Deadline - Graham Greene Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Was 73
Joyce Vance - Forgetting the Survivors The survivors have been critical of the administration’s handling of the situation, but no one seems to be listening to them.
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
Invading Greenland Invading Chicago Voter ID and mail ballot EO Ramming his ovipositor down Millers throat and laying eggs Could be anything
No idea what this Oval Office announcement is. Could be resigning Could be apologizing because Stephen Miller molted all over the Residence and someone caught staff dumping the exuviae out of the window Could be clarifying that tariff revenue is really eleventy three trillion
I don't know why, but I feel the need to watch this again.
Tall Man worked this morning and now has to go back to work from midnight-4am. Poor dude. At least he's off for two days after that. I swear...that store would turn to chaos without him. Happy Labor Day! Thank your local grocery store employees as often as you can.
Stolen land and genocide. And why does Trump get a say? Independent - Trump’s Gaza plan involves ‘voluntary’ relocation of Palestinians – and giving them $5,000 each: report
WAPO - Sheriff who inspired ‘Walking Tall’ films killed his wife, authorities say Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser’s crusade against corruption inspired Hollywood films, books and a museum. Now, authorities believe he killed his wife in 1967.
And I would add...his ignorance is Thiel's pet project. HuffPost - Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right. Maybe Donald Trump Really Is Just A Moron. - By S.V. Date His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.
Way to go, fucker. AP - 1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
ABC - House Oversight has withdrawn subpoena for Robert Mueller; new report says he has Parkinson's disease
Word of the Day 09.01.25 -- Ignoble (adjective | ig-NOH-buhl): Not honorable in character or purpose. "The entire lot of them are of an ignoble nature." Synonyms: contemptible, corrupt, cruel, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, evil, execrable, immoral, nasty, vile
Someone else was driving...supposedly. Read the article because it has more details. Still doesn't make much sense though.
Right? It's all so damn weird.
There are just too many things that are weird or fishy about all this. ABC/AP - Former Mayor Giuliani suffers fractured vertebrae, serious injuries in crash, spokesperson says abc7ny.com/post/former-...
You gonna play dress up some more? NBC - Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities The DHS secretary made the comments after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson threatened legal action against any surge of federal law enforcement or National Guard troops in the city.
Guardian - US reportedly suspends visa approvals for nearly all Palestinian passport holders Restrictions to prevent travel for healthcare and college and come after denying visas to Palestinian Authority leaders.
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The Atlantic - What We Lose by Distorting the Mission of the National Guard, By Christopher Purdy A compact that has defined the National Guard’s legitimacy for generations is being shattered.
All Rise with Adam Klasfeld - Rising This Week: Epstein survivors head to Washington, D.C. The women most affected by Epstein's crimes refuse to be ignored any longer on Capitol Hill.
Looks like Putin is asking for a good old-fashioned NATO ass whooping. Newsweek - Russia Accused of Jamming GPS as EU Chief's Jet Tried to Land: Report
Guardian - Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 800 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take place.
His "business partner and medical provider?"
Sounds so much like what Putin is doing to Ukrainian children.
From this angle, he looks like Turtle Mitch. And that hat is weird big on the top.
That hat is really weird. Bigger than usual. What's he hiding under there?
Something is afoot, amiss, awry.
As the DoJ tells the court that it will not remove unaccompanied minors to Guatemala, we can only hope they’re telling the truth.
Fascism on a slum lord budget. www.instagram.com/reel/DOAL4Td...
Is it, though?
Truly. Love him.
Ongoing. Thank goodness this judge jumped on the matter immediately. These are children.
Guardian - Publications aimed at LGBTQ+ audiences face discrimination from advertisers, editors warn Media figures say ‘gold rush is over’, as attacks on diversity and inclusion have led to some advertisers avoiding outlets.