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‘This banal blueprint for inhumanity is the embodiment of the notorious words last April from ICE’s acting director Todd Lyons, who said the Trump regime want to make deportation “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings.”’

Trump wants you to think he has all the power and that you have none. Not true. Not even a little.

Use your voice and your vote—this is America and the PEOPLE have the power.

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M, to detain 4k people of whom only 30 were accused of violent crimes.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Plus two citizens murdered.

~ Veterans for Peace

The Fate Of One Of Montana's Most Treasured Rivers Depends On This Election The Bitterroot River is among the most treasured waterways in this nation; cold, clean, and wild enough that it’s one of the last places in our nation that still teems with native Westslope Cutthroat ...

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The FBI claimed Kash Patel didn't spend $75,000 in taxpayer funds to fly on a private jet to watch the Olympics.

Today, Patel was spotted partying in Team USA's locker room.

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

Many, many years ago, before I enlisted in the army, I was advised to read the Constitution.

To REALLY read it.

‘If you’re going to swear to defend it, if the possibility is there to lose your life defending it, you should know what it says.’

More people should have received this advice.

Nick Shirley: “30 voters registered at a California UPS store!” 🤔

Paul Mitchell: um, people live above it. Look up, bro. 🙃

As usual this dude’s *reporting* is full of holes

thinking about how Savannah Guthrie had to cancel her trip to work the Olympics because of her mom’s kidnapping but the guy who heads up the investigative body handling the case was posting pictures of himself in the US hockey locker room today lol

ROGAN: “It’s overwhelming me. Too much fucking madness. We’re about to go to war with Iran. What are these files? How far does this go? What is happening?”

Wait til joe rogan finds out he helped get Trump elected 🤷🏼

Much of Cuba Goes Dark as Trump Chokes Oil Supply A Bloomberg News analysis of satellite imagery finds the level of light at night has dropped as much as 50% across Cuba amid Trump's oil blockade

Normally this would be a 24/7 news story and instead it's like the 47th craziest thing happening right now.

This law prevent or discourage 70 million women from voting. This is how many due to marriage have a last name that does not match the one on their birth certificate.

Also, who actually has a birth certificate on hand? To get one is not free and is an extra step.

Thanks, Republicans!

FBI will not provide the BCA access to evidence gathered from Pretti shooting, BCA says Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.

Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.

On Presidents' Day 2026, a 77-year-old federal judge in Philadelphia issued a ruling that blocks the Trump administration's efforts to take down or otherwise excise information from Independence National Historical Park relating to George Washington's ownership of slaves. In an opinion that repeatedly compared the Trump administration's actions to George Orwell's work, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe focused Monday on a key point on this day devoted to the memory of America's presidents: The truth matters.

It was a powerfully direct opinion: “The President's House is a component of Independence National Historical Park that commemorates the site of the first official presidential residence and the people who lived there, including people enslaved by President George Washington. On January 22, 2026, the National Park Service ("NPS") removed panels, displays, and video exhibits that referenced slavery and information about the individuals enslaved at the President's House.” The City of Philadelphia sued over the January removals, and Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee who has served on the federal bench since 2002, granted the city's request for a preliminary injunction on Presidents' Day.

Today at Law Dork: Judge Cynthia Rufe’s Presidents' Day lesson from Philadelphia. www.lawdork.com/p/a-presiden...

Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.

The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

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I’m imploring you. The GOP thinks schools are their issue.

If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.

Good thing we are utilizing our top diplomatic and foreign policy experts for this important mission.

lol "you could get whatever the dust is down there..."

stirring words from the commander in chief

"Hold on, we actually allow a failsafe"
The failsafe: Having a birth certificate, ID, and being willing to sign an affidavit on penalty of perjury.
This is what gendered administrative burdens look like.
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I think those are all requirements now to win Republican nominations. quorumreport.com//quorum_repo...

What We've Learned from the Epstein Files So Far Summary of Democracy Defenders Fund review of the minimal Epstein files that DOJ has released, and, just as importantly, insight into what the DOJ is still refusing to reveal. This webpage will be upd...

DOJ’s letter to Congress yesterday claims no improper redactions in Epstein files

Hah! Members of Congress found otherwise & so did we @democracydefendersfund.org

Tune in @ 7pm on @ms.now as I discuss

SMITE! Donald's Polls Hit All-Time Lows Dear Humans,

Apparently Americans don’t like it when their president covers up for pdfiles.

My bookclub is reading about a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska 1925. What a horrible disease! You die by suffocation. Make sure you're up to date on dpt.

‘A shameful abuse of office’: Oregon senator assails Trump over $10B lawsuit against IRS Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a bill that would levy a 100% tax on any payout the president receives from his lawsuit over leaked tax information that showed he paid just $750 in federal income tax one year.

Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a bill that would levy a 100% tax on any payout the president receives from his lawsuit over leaked tax information that showed he paid just $750 in federal income tax one year.

One of them has TDS, but it isn’t Massie

Massie: “this is bigger than watergate”

This is another very important and revealing exchange. Rep. Scanlon is making a crucial point, one well worth listening to. And she does it calmly. But Trump has created a market for obnoxious, childish defiance of Congress. The Attorney General‘s response is outrageous, even impeachment-worthy.

Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."