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Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, author, journalist and podcaster newsletter.grantstern.com

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Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.

We're gonna close all the rural hospitals, but don't worry, the nuclear reactor on the moon is gonna work like a champ. We can build one of those.

04.08.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Actually I do want Jim Acosta to interview me on Substack when I die, since statistically my AI will just criticize him for using Substack

04.08.2025 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome!

04.08.2025 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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03.08.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 617    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

Donald Trump is so transgressive that people feel numb.

But the system he relies upon for power relies upon reliable data from the government.

Politicizing government reports, even the slightest, threatens the entire underpinnings of the US economy's capital markets.

04.08.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Texas House Democrats flee to block GOP congressional map โ€” The Texas Tribune The lawmakersโ€™ absence means the lower chamber wonโ€™t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

Democrats nationally need to rally around killing Texas Republicans demands for a highly unusual political gerrymander that will strip voters of color of their Congressional seats.

The alternative is a race to the bottom.

03.08.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Utahโ€ฆ

03.08.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19372    ๐Ÿ” 4956    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 218    ๐Ÿ“Œ 136

Of all people, Dershowitz should recognize these people's First Amendment rights to refuse him service.

03.08.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 165    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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02.08.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 562    ๐Ÿ” 217    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie

01.08.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30747    ๐Ÿ” 6689    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 313

Donald Trump raised taxes over $100 billion so far this year without Congress, fired the BLS Commissioner for making accurate jobs reports, and wants to add a new ballroom to the White House bigger than a football field, by demolishing the East Wing.

Totally fucking normal.

01.08.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A photo of a grocery store ammunition vending machine, with all-caps white text overlayed: Texas grocery store installs stateโ€™s first secure ammunition vending machine

A photo of a grocery store ammunition vending machine, with all-caps white text overlayed: Texas grocery store installs stateโ€™s first secure ammunition vending machine

Thisโ€™ll end well

01.08.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 286    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
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Donald Trump has collected over $100 BILLION in new taxes from American small businesses and consumers with only a single written trade deal with the UK to show for the effort.

He keeps bragging about trade deals but analysis nobody has actual details.

Where's the beef???

31.07.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Can we all agree that Jay Leno sucked when he rode on Johnny Carson's coattails at The Tonight Show, and he sucks worse now?

30.07.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 270    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank God! Congressional immunity caused many of the Iran-Contra criminal Republicans to get away with crimes. No mas.

30.07.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House Oversight Committee rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for immunity in exchange for testimony WASHINGTON โ€” The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from Ghislaine Maxwellโ€™s lawyers to grant her immunity in exchange for providing testimony to Congress

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from Ghislaine Maxwellโ€™s lawyers to grant her immunity in exchange for providing testimony to Congress.

29.07.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5401    ๐Ÿ” 1453    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 395    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133
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From the HermanCainAward community on Reddit: This week marks five years since St. Hermie has gained their "angle wings" after mocking the savagely hungry viral ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† during COVID-19. Explore this post and more from the HermanCainAward community

Happy 5th Anniversary to the Herman Cain Awards.

www.reddit.com/r/HermanCain...

30.07.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the HermanCainAward community on Reddit: This week marks five years since St. Hermie has gained their "angle wings" after mocking the savagely hungry viral ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† during COVID-19. Explore this post and more from the HermanCainAward community

Happy 5th Anniversary to the Herman Cain Awards.

www.reddit.com/r/HermanCain...

30.07.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great story! A quirky love story is practically a requirement to be a truly Florida tourist trap. Assuming you're familiar with Coral Castle in South Dade.

30.07.2025 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love that one too!

30.07.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is your favorite summertime place to swim?

I'll go first: Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs.

29.07.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

How much do you want to bet Donald Trump is directing Ghislaine Maxwell to somehow rat out Elon Musk in exchange for a pardon???

26.07.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stephen Colbert

24.07.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Getting very Miami feels from this coming soon sign.

24.07.2025 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No criminal prosecution in America has ever started with the declassification and release of intelligence information before a grand jury reviews the information with a prosecutor who files an indictment.

President Obama will be fine.

Trump needs a distraction.

22.07.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Mockler: Americans should be okay with deporting people who are criminals and who are dangerous and here illegally. But that is not what the Trump Administration is prioritizing. They have reallocated funds meant for the deportation of criminals to the deportation of farm workers

22.07.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3131    ๐Ÿ” 870    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

Donald Trump is so desperate for a distraction to cover up his REFUSAL to release the Jeffrey Epstein files he's:

- pressuring Coke to switch to cane sugar

- releasing a real looking medical report

- Demanding the Commanders & Guardians to re-rebrand

What next?

Releasing his own taxes?

21.07.2025 02:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 218    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Very stable.

20.07.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 319    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.

ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.

They didnโ€™t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didnโ€™t let him change or shower. They didnโ€™t give him a reason for his detention.

Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...

18.07.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18888    ๐Ÿ” 8708    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 933    ๐Ÿ“Œ 544
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LIVE: Legal AF RESPONDS to Trump EPSTEIN LEGAL CHAOS - 7/19/2025 | Legal AF YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Trumpโ€™s Epstein cover-up continues to backfire as more details emerge. War breaks out between Murdoch and Trump, and how Trump's defamation suit was a major misstep. Plus, SCOTUS enables more MAGA destruction. Watch Legal AF at 8p ET/5p PT!

19.07.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1997    ๐Ÿ” 602    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

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