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Dan Caine, Trump’s new replacement for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly told Trump, “I love you, sir. I think you’re great, sir. I’ll kill for you, sir.” He also put on a MAGA hat, despite it violating military protocol.

How about that? #presidentmuskisanazi

From Bad to Worse: Pentagon's Friday Night Massacre; and Trump Pushes Putin's Wars This video evaluates the disastrous Pentagon firings, politicization of the military and filling the ranks with Trump loyalists, and Trump delaying the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

This is a victory. It shows they aren’t immune from public opinion and that YOUR voice matters. This doesn’t bring back the full time employees who were fired without cause, but it’s a start. Keep fighting. www.latimes.com/california/s...

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

The student who ripped this sign down did more for trans people than most of our politicians.

Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

WWJD? He'd smite them.

This is scarily accurate. A few dems seem to get it, but Schumer and Jeffries need to wake the fuck up. #republicansarefascist

Fresh out of prison after Trump’s pardon, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested today for assaulting a woman protesting his event.

Nobody's like DeAdder!

How like Sharkey in the Shire he is. Wanton destruction just for the sake of his evil heart. electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

here's today's post: "long live me! blithers Mad King Donny" — what kind of delusional shit is this. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

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Great dialog in the courtroom. open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

It's short. It's eloquent. It's evocative. Read it! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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You had it right the first time.

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

February 19, 2025

Yep. Pretty much this.

On the wall of the Supreme Court.

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

February 18, 2025

www.wonkette.com/p/the-depart...