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This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

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Kash Patel’s confirmation to head the FBI is quite a contrast to what happened with Richard Nixon’s first pick, L. Patrick Gray, who Congress rejected for being to partisan & too close to the president—the same characteristics Patel possesses. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Any other person would be arrested…

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Dmitry Medvedev, the former President of Russia and the Deputy Chair of the Security Council, endorses the plan to end USAID. Russian government has long hated USAID, accusing it of interfering in internal matters by supporting groups that advocate for free elections and human rights.

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For the visual learners...

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My mood…

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👇👇

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Jan 6 must be fully & conclusively adjudicated in a court of law if this country is to ever move forward. They can't just wish it away unless we let them.

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💥 New Zealand knows what’s up!!

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It is my birthday and today is a great day to support fearlessly independent, pro-democracy media. Sign-up for Democracy Docket today. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE full access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

submitted 22 days ago • 6201 comments

Mood.

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Pete Hegseth admitted to the Senate that he paid $50,000 (!!!) to silence a "Jane Doe" who accused him of rape. But at his hearing last week, he said he was “falsely accused." More questions than answers. We can't rush his vote and trust him with our national security.

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Well I'm not flying any time soon!!😳😳 apnews.com/article/coas...

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Here we go …

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I’m not at all surprised. 💙

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NEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.

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I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved @bsky.app , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.

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A quick reminder…

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So I'm standing in the grocery store parking lot and it's freaking cold. A very classy old woman sees me and walks the entire distance across the lot. "You give that man shit," she says. Then walks away. That's Canada. The criminal might buy off porn stars. He will never force Canada to bend.

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These are the people that want to get rid of the Department of Education.

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Jimmy Carter’s casket arrived earlier at the Capitol rotunda, where he will lie in state until Thursday. What a beautiful photo. Rest in peace, President Carter.

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I have serious concerns about Pete Hegseth’s background, including his mismanagement of non-profit organizations, accusations of sexual assault and drinking problems, blatant disregard for the contributions of female service members, and support for war crimes and torture.

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Over 200 cars were abandoned in the Pacific Palisades fire as people fled for their lives, many taking their keys with them. A bulldozer had to clear the vehicles so that fire trucks could get to where they needed to go.

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The prodigal son.

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terrible beatboxing noises “My name is Mark Z and I’m here to say that i’m letting people use slurs in a different way!”

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Yep.

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The part on fire is Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The dark above is the Santa Monica Mountains, with the San Fernando Valley behind. The dark to the left is the ocean. The city below is Santa Monica and parts of LA. That dark island below the fire, for you golf folks, is Riviera Country Club.

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If you're looking to get updates on the Santa Monica fire, do your mental a favor and stay off of Twitter. It's an absolute shitshow, and the Nazis aren't making it any easier to get details There's a feed for the fires on this site, so you can pin that and use it to keep track of what's going on

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Video capture of the last 30 minutes of camera shots from the Temescal Trailhead camera #2. The camera is facing south-east, toward Santa Monica. Just wild to see the embers arrive, and the entire scene from relatively distant fire to nearby firestorm.

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There are now 4 separate fires in Los Angeles area: • Palisades: Mass destruction. Now evacuations in Santa Monica • Eaton: Destroying homes in Pasadena • Sylmar/Hurst: Evacuation orders issued. “Rapid rate of spread” • Tamarack: Near I-5 in Sun Valley neighborhood www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

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Free Blue Bus evacuation service if you need to get out of the evacuation zone in Santa Monica.

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We had 78 million people vote for a dude who doesn't even know when he shits his pants and literally think he's sent by God.

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As someone who spent years reporting on Zuckerberg, I've struggled to find something coherent to say about today. Then @cwarzel.bsky.social reminded me of my old reporting. This is what a FB employee said to me in 2020 after Zuckerberg addressed workers following FB-enabled violence in Kenosha, WI.

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Dear Good People of California, the Orange Little Man will be back in office on January 20th. Unfortunately! Do you remember what happened the last time? You need to press the Biden administration now for funds because there are no guarantees after the 20th.

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1/ Nice tidbit in a supplemental filing from Nauta & De Oliveria, confirming they realize Judge Cannon lacks jurisdiction to bar release of Special Counsel's report. Of course, she never had jurisdiction over the J6 case & can't bar that part, but she dismissed the MAL case & can't act further on it

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Once again, CNBC offers a clearly picture of what tech titans are doing than those covering politics.

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Tim Walz just capped prescription copays for Minnesotans at $25. In case Donold wants suggestions for his “concepts of a plan.”

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Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!

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Harry Truman was born in 1884.

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