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Attorney General Pam Bondi came before the Judiciary Committee today.

But she refused to answer a raft of important questions.

On Tom Homan's bribe.

On Donald Trump's new luxury plane.

On January 6th pardons.

On illegal strikes in the Caribbean.

On Epstein.

The stonewalling was staggering.

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

SOON: Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify before Senate Judiciary Cmte. @alivitali.bsky.social breaks it down.

Textbook Putin Hit

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Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

This is so dark

thank you brett kavanaugh!

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm' Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

~ open letter signed by 282 former officials, obtained by MSNBC ..

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It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

Don’t let them lie to you!
The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House.

If the government shuts down, it's because they chose to shut it down rather than pass a budget that serves the American people. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

“It is hard to know who to blame, but if you can embody it in immigrants, then you have somebody who people can grasp as a target, as a kind of cause of their hardship.” #abpoli

Sign says “ANTIFO Anti Federal Occupation”

Currently at the ICE facility in portland, OR. Some far right agitators have posted plans online to attack the mutual aid stations and take over the area at 7:00.

This morning, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

Tomorrow, Epstein survivors are taking the fight straight to Capitol Hill to demand the files be released. If Mike Johnson keeps stalling, someone else should swear in Adelita Grijalva on the spot. We don’t need his permission to expose the truth.

Today on the (award winning) #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the fabulous Elizabeth Lublin about her work on the history of selling sex in Tokugawa Japan.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

I wouldn’t advise anyone in Portland to walk your dog near this building.

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

President Zelenskyy, in an interview with The Axios Show, admitted that he most wants to apologize to his family. He explained how because of his work, he doesn’t always have time to simply talk with his parents or visit them.

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Their outrage always seems to skip the actual predators.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

The Speaker of the House is refusing to swear in an elected official, leaving an entire district without representation, just to block a vote that would release files on the world’s most notorious pedophile, whom Trump once called his best friend. Why isn’t this on every front page?!

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

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