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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE DESPERATELY RUNNING 26 MILES, 385 YARDS TO ESCAPE A WAR ZONE

'Tennessee Three' Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime Memphis representative Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson went to a Memphis park near the neighborhood where he grew up to announce that he will challenge longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the major...

One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3IEravT

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The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head. My video report paints a very Portland scene of defiance—and dance.

The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head.

@kevinhfoster.bsky.social recently visited the ICE facility and spoke with people there and across Portland—and the reality of what is happening on the streets is very different than what the administration wishes to portray.

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

YouTube video by Democracy Docket There Are No "Good" Republicans

📽️ VIDEO: Republicans who resisted Donald Trump after years of enabling him are not heroes and do not deserve credit. Marc Elias emphasizes that framing them as such ultimately serves Trump's agenda.

Watch below👇
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This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

MAGA thinks the majority will sit there and just accept masked, armed ICE agents to continue terrorizing their streets.

They are wrong.

Dangerous, desperate overreach by a weakened Administration.

Alternative apps are available, below. People also are using WAZE to mark "Icy Conditions" on the nav app.

Apple’s feedback chat:
Https://www.apple.com/feedback

The Apple main switchboard is (408) 996–1010. If you ask politely they’ll connect you to a real person who will take your complaint.

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One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.

Apple, you too??? Grow a pair. Unacceptable. #Apple #ICEBlock

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

Hey mainstream news media. Maybe do your job and let people know just how fucking crazy this guy is. He’s trying to start a civil war.

Abolish ICE…

Oregon AG Rayfield: The first thing that might’ve told you the federal government wasn’t doing so hot was when they started off some of their arguments by talking about Truth Social as their source of facts.

Actually got a comment from the judge: “Is this really how you’re going to move forward?”

Law enforcement detains a protester near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

The men kneeling on this peaceful protester are not ICE. The reality is that the sheer number of people in a city like Chicago means that without the state assisting in its own occupation, these “operations” could not succeed. Which certainly begs the question of who serves whom.

my cousin had the family over tonight for a party whose theme was “everyone make a cake and then we will sit around in the backyard and try all the cakes” and honestly like, we should do this once a month

a section of rocky California coastline against the blue waters of the Pacific

a grove of cypress trees lining a walking path, creating a tunnel effect

the dilapidated wreck of a small wooden boat lies askew on a small patch of sand and is reflected in the water below

the sun shining through the branches of a large tree covered in Spanish moss

went Outside™ today for the first time in months and i need someone who loves me to grab me and drag me outdoors—by force if necessary—every time i start getting blue

Military Leaders Seriously Alarmed by Hegseth’s New Defense Strategy It’s not just about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech to military leaders—there’s a bigger problem with the Pentagon’s new direction.

Even a Trump loyalist has voiced his displeasure with some of Hegseth’s decisions, particularly his rollout of Trump’s “America First, Peace Through Strength” National Defense Strategy.

The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/1EtcZr3

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants' This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket There Are No "Good" Republicans

📽️A MUST watch from Marc Elias: It's easy to disengage with the constant stream of bad news flowing out from the Trump administration. But when we become immune — when we stop being outraged — our democracy crumbles.
https://bit.ly/48aleVG

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment Read more here.

BREAKING: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying his actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty.

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Pete Hegseth Cold Open - SNL

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#PeteHegseth (#ColinJost) Address to #Military Officials getting interrupted by President #Trump (#JamesAustinJohnson)

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