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The Bro-Oligarchy begins

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Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, nearly four years to the day from when then-President Donald Trump, in one of his own last acts in office, put Havana back on the list.

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For Hegseth, it was his refusal to answer key questions related to those accusations—whether domestic abuse is a disqualifying factor for the job or if he’d resign if he reneged on a drinking pledge— that proved equally damning.

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“We had eight cockatoos come in. We’ve had goats come in. We had one family in Altadena that had a pony, and they walked the pony down from Altadena to our shelter,” said Dia DuVernet, president and CEO of Pasadena Humane, an animal care center safely located south of the destruction.

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Drug Inflation Found by FTC

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‘I’m not perfect’: Pete Hegseth testifies on sexual assault and drinking claims

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Biden: "If you want more evidence of a seriously weakened Iran and Russia, just take a look at Syria. President Assad was both countries' closest ally in the Middle East. Neither could keep him in power. Quite frankly, neither really tried really hard."

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3 Highlights in Special Counsel Jack Smith's Final Report on 2020 Election Subversion Case www.justsecurity.org/106278/highl...

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Just stunning that Roger Wicker thinks that Pete Hegseth isn't man enough to stand up to the 11-hour grilling that Hillary withstood.

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PREISDENT BIDEN: Compared to four years ago, America is stronger, our alliances are stronger, and our adversaries and competitors are weaker. "We've not gone to war to make these things happen."

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President Biden reminding folks that HE'S responsible for helping to prevent Putin from defeating Ukraine: "Since that war began, I'm the only one who stood in the center of Kyiv, not him!"

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Biden team preparing strong Ukraine policy foundation for Trump handover, Blinken says kyivindependent.com/biden-team-p...

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Biden has announced that the next 2 aircraft carriers will be the named after Bush and Clinton 🔥🔥 Biden gave Clinton and Bush the news himself 💥 The carriers will be in service in mid 30s #SheShed

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Smith; Trump's claim that my decisions were dictated by Biden or other political actors is "laughable."

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President Biden just announced his administration had approved student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers — bringing the total number of Americans who've had their student debt cancelled under Biden to more than 5 million.

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I was proud to have a president who stood up to Putin. Thank you, Joe.

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Imagine the Biden administration saying they would withhold disaster relief aid from hurricane-ravaged Florida unless DeSantis agreed to do something about climate change?

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#CaliforniaIsAsking ⁉️

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It's official: President Biden finalized a cease-fire agreement in Israel. Hamas is going to release its hostages. Joe Biden always delivers.

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The 1517 Fund (started by co-founders of the Thiel Fellowship) has invested in Augustus Doricko’s Rainmaker, which aims to control weather. Doricko has set up shop in El Segundo, CA, as have other “ultra-Christian” tech bros like Isaiah Taylor of Valar Atomics, which makes nuclear reactors. 👇👀 1/

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If you are reporting on Pete Hegseth without digging into Doug Wilson, then you are doing it wrong. 👇

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These republicans and their cabinet nominees cannot even wait until January 20 to weaken our military; compromise our national security; and implement the hateful tenets of Project 2025.

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Hegseth used to Say

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There are a number of guides for LA county wildfire victims floating around at this point, but @allieevolpe.bsky.social's latest story for @vox.com is one of the most practical and compassionate that I've seen. We hope this helps someone in need this week: www.vox.com/even-better/... @vox.com

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Thanks President Biden

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When billionaires take control of vital communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy. And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Don't be fooled.

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If Only

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Trump’s sole reason for running for president again was an attempt to escape charges of espionage and insurrection. He fucking succeeded. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Mob

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Brilliant move from @repjasmine.bsky.social going on offense re Alito-Trump phone call - every single Democrat in the House and the Senate concerned about legitimacy about #SCOTUS run by MAGA justices should be doing the same. cc @raskin.house.gov and Sen. Dick Durbin (LMAO)

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Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, requested Tuesday that the Department of Justice scale back the president’s power to use the U.S. military domestically.

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Today is also a great day to contact Dick Durbin about Aileen Cannon's obstruction of the Jack Smith reports. Read below, then reach out! www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email

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"[Dick] Durbin may well have standing to complain about Cannon’s interference in his constitutional duties. It’s high time he considered making the cost of Cannon’s interference clear."

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What Background check?

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Please ⬇️

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The report, volume 1: static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

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The new "Prosecuting Donald Trump" podcast: On today's first episode of "Main Justice” Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord explain their new podcast name and why the renewed focus will be on Trump’s DOJ. Click here to listen: link.chtbl.com/kKDwm9Yw

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More examples of humanity at its best during some of our country’s worst of times. Thank you Jollibee ♥️

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Did you know? “More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America's egg supply since the outbreak began.” www.kpax.com/news/nationa...

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New -- DOJ says when it publicly releases Volume 1 of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report, it will also release correspondence between Trump and Smith about the report, per latest filing storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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BREAKING: The Jack Smith report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts is out. Smith says Trump would have been convicted had he not been re-elected. "[T]he Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." tinyurl.com/yc38kjdh

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BREAKING: President-elect Donald Trump engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a report by Special Counsel Jack Smith news.sky.com/story/trump-...

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Yessss! Arizona attorney general demands Jack Smith report for her probe into Trump allies www.rawstory.com/arizona-2670...

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BREAKING | Donald Trump would have been convicted if not elected president, Jack Smith report says

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NEW: Get caught up on the Jack Smith final report drama on today's episode of the Jack Podcast. You can even hear me talk about a DoJ unforced error, if that's your jam. Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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