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Aged like a durian and egg sandwich, wedged in a festival portaloo on the hottest day of the year... during a dysentery outbreak...

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JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 9 hours ago • 861 comments

Democratic House Rep. Chrissy Houlahan: "Show us the money. Show us the receipts. Don't edit it. Don't redact it. Don't disappear it. Release it, and release it right now. But we know they won't do that either. They're lying about what happened...they're gaslighting us" Boom! 🔥

submitted 10 hours ago • 161 comments

Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites. Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote

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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

submitted 1 day ago • 1990 comments

literally

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Top intelligence committees need to begin an investigation into Pete Hegseth's epic Signal chat mishap. ASAP. There should be televised hearings so all Americans have transparency on how such an enormous breach of national security could take place in first place.

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REPORTER: Why were cabinet secretaries discussing a potential military operation on Signal, and why didn't they notice a reporter? STATE DEPT SPOX TAMMY BRUCE: We will not comment, and you should contact the White House R: Shouldn't Rubio comment?

submitted 1 day ago • 1339 comments

So…lock them up?

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Trump's advisor Voltz accidentally added a journalist from The Atlantic to a secret military chat on Signal. There, Defense Secretary Hegseth revealed details of U.S. strikes on Yemen. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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I was told I was overreacting. Now they’re about to fire 83,000 people from the VA. A third of whom are veterans themselves.

submitted 1 day ago • 267 comments

Posting this photo for no particular reason

submitted 2 days ago • 2375 comments

Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi just issued a threat to Rep. Jasmine Crockett, telling her to “tread very carefully” when criticizing Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 1129 comments

Detainees died due to starvation or dehydration. ICE murdered them.

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Wow, just WOW!! Looks like orange Slim Shady is at it again…👇 What. The. Actual. Fuck. ✨

submitted 2 days ago • 537 comments

Voila, like we said on @pivotpod.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 154 comments

Undocumented immigrants pay nearly $100B in taxes and receive no benefits or representation. Trump is about to explode the deficit by using the SSA to find and deport them. www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/20...

submitted 3 days ago • 288 comments

Kitty Dukakis was a force of nature who will be remembered for her spirit and her courage. Early on in my first campaign, Kitty jumped in feet-first and shared advice grounded in decades of public service — advice that has stuck with me through the years.

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It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...

submitted 3 days ago • 638 comments

The full statement from the family of R.E. Burke clarifies that there were no grounds whatsoever for the British cartoonist to be detained by ICE for almost 3 weeks – she held a valid ESTA, had broken no rules or laws in the US, and was ready & able to return home. downthetubes.net/comic-creato...

submitted 2 days ago • 250 comments

Fair question.

submitted 3 days ago • 1011 comments

Ummm… guys…

submitted 2 days ago • 215 comments

Trump is targeting law firms that defend federal employees, expanding his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he opposes. A new memorandum threatens to use government power to punish any firm that, in his view, unfairly challenges his administration.

submitted 3 days ago • 149 comments

Elbows up, Canada.

submitted 3 days ago • 1540 comments

👇👇

submitted 3 days ago • 388 comments

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

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Oooops….we warned those "Latinos for Trump" about this….now they’ll be saying adios to abuela 👋 www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-to-...

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Breaking News: The Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The move guts the office responsible for oversight of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

submitted 4 days ago • 130 comments

We’re gonna need this meme a lot over the next few years.

submitted 3 days ago • 150 comments

This article clears up one important point: Paul Weiss' partners were in on this deal. I had thought (hoped) that this was an example of a misguided leader. Instead, Paul Weiss rank and file partners approved this course. They all bear the shame and responsibility. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 4 days ago • 489 comments

Be like Tina.

submitted 4 days ago • 321 comments

So Trump is now saying he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act after originally saying he signed the Alien Enemies Act 🤔

submitted 4 days ago • 927 comments

The Trump administration wants to shut down all of Social Security over a ruling blocking 11 DOGE workers from sticking their fingers in your private data. 11 DOGE workers. 73 million Americans. This is illegal. If it happens, will force millions of seniors into poverty.

submitted 4 days ago • 283 comments

Hey folks: I’m going to interview journalist Wes Siler about the proposed privatization of public lands. At my pages on and Facebook at 10:05 this morning. Posted there afterward, too.

submitted 3 days ago • 73 comments

Can’t make this up.

submitted 4 days ago • 2062 comments

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

submitted 4 days ago • 3884 comments

Tonight an unbelievable 34,000 people gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

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Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explains that elderly people who would complain about not receiving their Social Security checks are fraudsters.