No, journalists donβt need permission to cover immigration courts
DOJ office rescinds unconstitutional check-in requirement following FPF letter
After journalists were expelled for not seeking permission from the federal government to cover immigration proceedings, we sent a letter expressing our concerns.
Then, the Justice Department rescinded the requirement.
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Yikes π¬ an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as βimbecilic morons.β Thatβsβ¦ a choice.
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How This Shitshow Ends
TBR Sunday Read
Well worth the read.
Let's get to work
www.borowitzreport.com/p/how-this-s...
09.11.2025 17:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
November 3, 2025
At the end of her interview with President Donald J.
The felon and Rs in Congress are deliberately harming the American people
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
04.11.2025 22:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Attn Pennsylvania voters: A massive wave of texts is being sent from random numbers telling Democrats and Independents to vote βNoβ on the Supreme Court retention questions. These messages are fake and misleading, part of a coordinated disinformation push.
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60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
Read more here.
When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.
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Tomorrow is a big day. The resistance has been nothing short of historic volunteers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and California have shown up in record numbers. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Youβre making history and remember, tomorrow there will be more of us.
04.11.2025 01:54 β π 9630 π 1845 π¬ 117 π 51
Seriously?
Talk of another Trump term wonβt go away
If Trump says he can run for a third term, does that mean Obama can run again too? Just asking.
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