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I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today. I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children. Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us. One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

submitted 2 days ago • 146 comments

Jake Tapper’s anonymously sourced book is no more credible than Trump’s favorite phrase, “some people are saying…”

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“Donald Trump hates me because I fight hard, and I fight for free and fair elections. I insist on fighting for democracy in court, fighting for voting rights in court, and insist on telling the truth about what the outcome of the 2020 election was,” says lawyer Marc Elias. cbsn.ws/43btfGV

submitted 38 days ago • 68 comments

The Republican tariffs will drive our economy into stagflation

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“Filling a crypto reserve would effectively represent a huge transfer of wealth from taxpayers.” In other words, “a handout for crypto holders.”

submitted 99 days ago • 32 comments

We will in in a full depression within two years. Consider the well-documented history of how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 triggered the onset of the Great Depression as global trade flows dried up.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

This letter, from now-resigned prosecutor Danielle Sassoon to Pam Bondi, is worth reading in full. Simply put, there is no non-corrupt reason for dismissing Eric Adams’ case. The Trump DOJ is itself obstructing both justice and the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 119 days ago • 74 comments

Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.” Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!

submitted 120 days ago • 1454 comments

This !!

submitted 127 days ago • 1513 comments

After this week, I want House Democrats to do something like this.

submitted 132 days ago • 847 comments

• January 20: FAA director fired • January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen → January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded → January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees • January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments

Dear Internet: #SCOTUS holding that the President can't be prosecuted for official acts does *not* mean, under *any* non-frivolous reading, that the *federal government,* including all of its officers, is immune from civil suits for *its* official acts. There's just no equivalency between the two.

submitted 135 days ago • 59 comments

NEW: It appears people are signing up Trump's DEI snitch email to, well, everything. Bunch of NGOs said the address appeared on their distros. Other folks say they're sending it porn, the Bee Movie script, and tales of unqualified white employees www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-dei-...

submitted 138 days ago • 199 comments

There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. Please watch, share, and take action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...

submitted 151 days ago • 639 comments

Find out why Newsmax calls us members of the “compromised media woke mob gang!” Listen and subscribe for free! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

submitted 174 days ago • 40 comments

After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge.

submitted 176 days ago • 498 comments

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.

submitted 180 days ago • 311 comments