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The hysteria over Biden's pardons seems extra ridiculous now Trump's abuse of the pardon power makes everything else look like child's play.

New in PN: The hysteria over Biden's pardons seems extra ridiculous now

"Trump has perverted the pardon power far beyond the most questionable actions of any other modern president, emboldening a diverse cast of crooked politicians and outright fraudsters in a new American age of corruption."

FACT CHECK: TRUE

Latino Voting Group Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Voter Retaliation, Intimidation Efforts Read more here.

A pro-voting group working to increase Latino youth voter participation sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his alleged attempt to dissolve the organization entirely. The group claims the move is meant to intimidate and suppress Latino voters.

This is what intelligence and critical thinking sound like:

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What is there to debate?(for myself)

A Letter to My Unbothered Friend, From Your Angry Friend Dear Friend,

You’re going to have to bear with me, as I haven’t been sleeping well for a decade or so.

Admittedly, I’m not at my best these days.

I’m exhausted from having to give all the sh*ts about people that you’re supposed to be giving, along with my own.

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If Donald Trump is taken down by emails and a child sex ring...

“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence "You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.

New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence

"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."

For months, Greg Abbott has silenced Texans in CD18.

Refusing them Congressional representation so he can stop the release of the Epstein Files.

He’s spent 11 years looking out for billionaires and predators instead of fighting for TX families.

Needless to say, it’s time we had a new governor.

New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House

BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸

In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.

As they should.

So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

Why Khruangbin Re-Recorded Their Debut Album, 10 Years After Its Release

Khruangbin tell us why they re-recorded their debut album for its 10th anniversary — and why they surprise-released it today, 10 years to the day since it originally arrived.

"We've learned to just lean into ourselves and be who we are unapologetically.”

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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”

A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.

Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment

Dec 2024 - Costa Rican man crosses into U.S.

Feb. 2025 - ICE detains him.

He talks to his family daily.

June - He disappears.

Aug - His family finally finds him detained and in a vegetative state.

Sept. - He's air ambluenced home.

Oct. 26th - He dies.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Video capturing a portion of the arrest — which reportedly took place in front of children — shows two ICE agents aggressively detaining the worker …”

"According to local news reports, an SUV of federal agents followed the teacher’s car to the day car and ran inside the building after her.”

Gov. Beshear: “The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”

Turns out a lot of Americans understand that trans people aren’t the reason shit is expensive and people are being starved

When Storytelling Is Called ‘Terrorism’: How My Friend and Fellow Journalist Was Targeted by ICE As a DACA recipient, Ya'akub Ira Vijandre’s arrest holds drastic implications for the state of free speech in America.

A photojournalist was arrested by ICE at gunpoint — and his DACA status revoked.

“Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime.”

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Sounds like SCOTUS is poised to shoot down Trump’s tariffs, which honestly is the first Republican plan I’ve seen today to address the affordability issue on many voters’ minds yesterday

What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*

Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.

WOAH. Texas GOP Executive Director Jen Hall and another top party official just resigned. In her letter to party Chair Abraham George, Hall said she "cannot in good conscience continue to work this way" but doesn't elaborate. Hall and George are both longtime Tim Dunn allies. This is...interesting.

If the president insists on unilaterally illegally not spending money he must spend and unilaterally illegally spending money he doesn’t have — and Congressional Republicans insist on maintaining the power to unilaterally legally change the budget — how can you come to a budget agreement?

Masked Feds Drive Off in U.S. Citizen’s Car With Toddler in Backseat A video shows masked and armed agents arresting the man outside a Home Depot, then taking his car with his 1-year-old daughter still in her carseat in back.

Armed federal agents in black balaclavas climbed into the car of a U.S. citizen they had detained and drove off with his toddler still strapped into her carseat in the back.

Mamdani is too late, the Trump administration is already seizing the means of production.

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

PHILLIP: “Do you think it's okay Trump pardoned somebody his family is in business with, who shortly after sent out a message promoting the Trump family crypto business? You're okay with that?”

JENNINGS: “🤡”