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Research at Media Matters for America, currently focusing on economic misinformation. All posts are my own views but are backed by the Commissariat. he/him. https://www.mediamatters.org/author/zachary-pleat

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these morons have been ranting about Islamic "sleeper cells" among immigrants for over a decade at this point, and probably much longer.

12.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

12.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 10650 πŸ” 2859 πŸ’¬ 334 πŸ“Œ 72

not the kinda crunch im looking for

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i'll happily add processed high fiber cereal to my yogurt and honey bowl for breakfast cuz it has more fiber than any granola i could make myself

12.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone is like "see, Trump actually screws farmers," but he'll just bail them out with billions of dollars of our money like he did after his tariffs. They don't get screwed; we get screwed.

11.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is hilarious.

11.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 826 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 15

they skip leg day huh

11.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's media allies embrace oil wars Soon after President Donald TrumpΒ launched his war against Iran, Fox News and Newsmax personalities began talking about the possibility of Trump taking control of Iran’s oil industry, and multiple new...

My latest: Trump's media allies embrace oil wars www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tru... Amid encouragement from right-wing media, Trump is reportedly considering seizing Iran’s oil

11.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

🌲

10.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
OFFSETS NOT NECESSARY: House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn’t think Congress needs to offset the cost of the conflict with Iran. β€œI think war is never paid for when you fight it. It’s paid for over time,” the Oklahoma Republican told our Meredith Lee Hill today. β€œWe didn’t pay for World War II or Korea or World War I for that matter ... so I don’t think it should be offset.” He acknowledged that while some within the GOP conference will push for pay-fors, β€œI personally don’t see how you can do that."

OFFSETS NOT NECESSARY: House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn’t think Congress needs to offset the cost of the conflict with Iran. β€œI think war is never paid for when you fight it. It’s paid for over time,” the Oklahoma Republican told our Meredith Lee Hill today. β€œWe didn’t pay for World War II or Korea or World War I for that matter ... so I don’t think it should be offset.” He acknowledged that while some within the GOP conference will push for pay-fors, β€œI personally don’t see how you can do that."

This is of course completely incorrect. Revenues were dramatically increased following our entry in World War I, World War II, and Korea explicitly to help finance the wars.

It’s only the recent wars that did not have large accompanying tax increases.

10.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
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ftfy.

10.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

yep, republicans ruined it all

10.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's also lagging way behind those of many other nations

10.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

literally everyone on Fox

10.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Local news coverage shows that Trump's mass deportation agenda is causing economic havoc Prior to President Donald Trump’s election to his second term of office, many economistsΒ sounded alarm bells thatΒ two major pillars of his domestic agenda β€” tariffs and mass deportations, both of whic...

New from me: Local news coverage shows that Trump's mass deportation agenda is causing economic havoc www.mediamatters.org/local-news/l... Right-wing media have supported Trump’s immigration enforcement actions that economists warned would likely weaken the economy

09.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Federal agents handcuffed Padilla after his removal.

DHS also assaulting Democratic members of congress www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

08.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i just aim for meals with plenty of protein, lots of fiber, and good flavor. idc about fat or sodium content, it'll be healthier than getting dinner out or fast food.

08.03.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
07.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

FDD is currently experiencing the definition of dog catching the car and not knowing what to do with itβ€” it begged and begged and begged and begged and begged for a war with Iran, in their case explicitly for Israel, and now some of its most senior fellows are freaking out at the repercussions.

07.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 583 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

oof. i hope you have a good trip despite the increased cost.

06.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Crook-In-Chief robs the US of $1.6 BILLION with his (paid for) pardons alone. That's only so far and he's only getting started.

06.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 467 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. economy lost jobs in 0 of the 48 months Joe Biden was president. It has lost jobs in 6 of the 14 months of Trump's second term.

06.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1091 πŸ” 496 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 17

sounds nice and quiet

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i'm in rural PA now but the town itself is walkable, we have reliable delivery when feeling lazy, and my roommate has a car if we actually need to go out of town. But i just don't travel much.

06.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i've still never driven, and i'm determined to never do so.

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox Business' Dagen McDowell on rising gas prices due to Trump's war in Iran: β€œMy father ... would hold up the, food rationing, the coupon book from World War II, and say, this is what we went through when our men and our boys were fighting for our freedom then"

"Perspective is much needed here"

06.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm surprised, i felt a lot of the humor from the original show didn't age well.

06.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If only someone could have predicted this...

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Last 14 months of Biden's term:

+1.74m jobs

First 14 months of Trump's term:

150,000 jobs

(total! for the whole 14 months!)

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 4204 πŸ” 1845 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 90