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A Marine Corps veteran protesting Trump’s War on Iran had his arm broken by Capitol Police and GOP Senator Tim Sheehy. It appears to be a compound fracture.

04.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 2737 πŸ” 1468 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 343
The authority that Trump has asserted in taking America to war against Iran is, like many of his other power grabs, an expression of the very tyranny the Framers were seeking to prevent.

β€œKings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object,” a young congressman named Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1848. This was β€œunderstood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us.” This quote, incidentally, is immortalized on the House’s website, if any members of Congress are looking for it.

The authority that Trump has asserted in taking America to war against Iran is, like many of his other power grabs, an expression of the very tyranny the Framers were seeking to prevent. β€œKings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object,” a young congressman named Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1848. This was β€œunderstood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us.” This quote, incidentally, is immortalized on the House’s website, if any members of Congress are looking for it.

The design of the Constitution divided warmaking authority between Congress and the executive to prevent a president to take the country to war by themselves for any petty or self-serving reason. You know, like a king would. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

04.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1665 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 6
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GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein Files β€œThe American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we,” Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who introduced the motion to subpoena Bondi, said.

🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) incomplete release of its files on convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology President Donald Trump says he's ordering all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safe...

This is because the Pentagon and Trump don’t like Anthropic’s language preventing their tech from being used to surveil Americans or for autonomous weapons. Which means the Pentagon wants to use their tech to surveil Americans and build autonomous weapons apnews.com/article/anth...

27.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 4558 πŸ” 1886 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 100

So let’s think about this.

A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands.

The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it

27.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 4927 πŸ” 1563 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 87
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Justice for victims or coverup for their traffickers?

Health care for all or corrupt self-enrichment for the president?

The Bill of Rights or a catalogue of escalating wrongs against the people?

The battle lines are drawn in Congress.

27.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 859 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 7
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NO LIES πŸ‘‡ DETECTED.......

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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?

LYONS: None


SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?

LYONS: None

10.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 12143 πŸ” 3911 πŸ’¬ 350 πŸ“Œ 204

The Trump administration is deporting a Christian minister back to the country that tortured him, which seems like the kind of thing the Religious Right would care about if a dirty Democrat were doing it.

10.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 794 πŸ” 298 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 12
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.

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Sen. Coons to Howard Lutnick: β€œYou said casually, β€˜Well, I looked at my name and how it appeared in them, as does everyone.’ No, everyone isn't worried about their names being in the Epstein files.”

10.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 1815 πŸ” 393 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 27
A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.

www.propublica.org/article/habe...

10.02.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 2245 πŸ” 871 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 46
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Lutnick talking about his private boat to a private island with the family nannies, is rich β€” on a day where consumer delinquencies hit a nine-year high.

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

10.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 7
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BREAKING: ICE Director Todd Lyons says 3000 out of 13,000 ICE Agents have cameras

Watch hearing live here:
youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...

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It didn’t matter to Lutnick that Epstein was a known sex offender.

Lutnick still lunched with Epstein, brought his wife and kids around Epstein, and went into business with Epstein.

That’s the reality.

Abuse of women, girls, kids has not been a dealbreaker in media, banking, or politics.

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YEAH, KID ROCK, YOU CAN CALL ME TEX ROLLIN SUNSET WOMAN WITH A BOTTLE OF BECKS SEEN A SLIMY IN A VETTE, ROLLED DOWN MY GLASS AN' SAID,? YEAH, THIS DICK FITS RIGHT IN YOUR ASS?
NO KIDDIN', SUN SLINGIN, SPURS HITTIN' THE FLOOR CALL ME 'HOSS, I'M THE BOSS WITH THE SAUCE IW THE HORSE NO REMORSE FOR THE SHERIFF IN HIS EYE I AINT RIGHT I'M GONNA PANT HIS TOWN RED AN PANT HIS WIFE WHITE
COWBOY - SONG BY KID ROCK

YEAH, KID ROCK, YOU CAN CALL ME TEX ROLLIN SUNSET WOMAN WITH A BOTTLE OF BECKS SEEN A SLIMY IN A VETTE, ROLLED DOWN MY GLASS AN' SAID,? YEAH, THIS DICK FITS RIGHT IN YOUR ASS? NO KIDDIN', SUN SLINGIN, SPURS HITTIN' THE FLOOR CALL ME 'HOSS, I'M THE BOSS WITH THE SAUCE IW THE HORSE NO REMORSE FOR THE SHERIFF IN HIS EYE I AINT RIGHT I'M GONNA PANT HIS TOWN RED AN PANT HIS WIFE WHITE COWBOY - SONG BY KID ROCK

Kid Rock's songs often revolve around themes that aren't typically considered family-friendly, including:

*Substance Use
*Sexual Content
*Homophobic slurs & racial epithets.

The All American Halftime Show. So wholesome!

04.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 13

@magaziner.house.gov You cannot re-train a rabid dog. Defund ICE, forever or you're not working for me.

03.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

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This gray haired bitch wanted to beat high school girls and attacked them. He got his shit took but please tell me again how this is sustainable. Pretending like any of these assholes respect the law or the social contract of being a human.

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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.

Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.

03.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4834 πŸ” 2090 πŸ’¬ 217 πŸ“Œ 144

Bondis no better.

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You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.

15.01.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 15698 πŸ” 5435 πŸ’¬ 716 πŸ“Œ 329

Maybe I'm a big dumb dumb, but everything else aside, if you shoot and kill the person driving a car towards you, isn't the car going to keep going towards you with no possibility of breaking or swerving? Like, that's exactly what happened after Ross shot Good.

13.01.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 3033 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 248 πŸ“Œ 21
Donald J. Trump O @realDonaldTrump
Donald Trump
Incumbent
Official portrait, 2025
Acting President of Venezuela
January 2026
45th & 47th President of the United States

Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
Vice President
JD Vance

2.58k ReTruths 9.18k Likes
Jan 12, 2026, 6:53 AM

Donald J. Trump O @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump Incumbent Official portrait, 2025 Acting President of Venezuela January 2026 45th & 47th President of the United States Incumbent Assumed office January 20, 2025 Vice President JD Vance 2.58k ReTruths 9.18k Likes Jan 12, 2026, 6:53 AM

IMPEACH
CONVICT
REMOVE
IMPRISON

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Hey @thehill.com we’re still waiting on your apologies for this lie. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

12.01.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 29495 πŸ” 7969 πŸ’¬ 931 πŸ“Œ 480
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Manufacturing jobs have plummeted under Trump's tariffs β€” just look at where this chart drops off a cliff right at Trump's April 2nd "Liberation Day."

This is not putting America first, it's destroying it.

#ResistTrump

12.01.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

House Democrats’ legislation to extend the ACA tax credits is awaiting action in the Senate.

We urge our Senate Republican colleagues to take up this bill immediately to help bring health care costs down for millions of Americans.

12.01.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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www.theguardian.com Trump’s attempt to control Fed β€˜undermines America’, Elizabeth Warren warns

Trump’s attempt to control Fed β€˜undermines America’, Elizabeth Warren warns

12.01.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

destroying the world because a bunch of bitter losers want to throw themselves a whiny fucking pity party

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