Jason Barker

60 Minutes Obeys in Advance Read more here.

On four separate occasions, Donald Trump lied about the outcome of the 2020 election. Not once did O’Donnell correct him. None of these lies made it into the final broadcast. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...

Peaceful Protest Interrupted By Swarm Of Aggressive Black-Clad Militants PHILADELPHIA—Quickly turning what had been an orderly demonstration into a violent melee, a peaceful protest Friday was reportedly interrupted by a swarm of aggressive, black-clad militants. According...

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Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘mob’ The suspensions come in the case of a 2021 Capitol rioter who faces sentencing for unrelated weapons charges.

The political correctness police strike again. Trump makes it doubleplus ungood to describe a riot as a 'riot.' wapo.st/47T96qv

Trump Touts Productive Call With Putin About Ballroom Sconces WASHINGTON—Acknowledging that he was impressed by the foreign leader’s ability to compromise on all kinds of fixtures, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he had participated in a productive ...

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“Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets,” with photos of how they’re uniformed and equipped

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

Does he remember that Trump is suing his paper for $15 billion because they published news?

We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.

So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

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Quoting from Justice Roberts in a recent decision

Chief Justice Roberts (2007): “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.

Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer - Macleans.ca I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I’m trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.

"The anti-vax movement isn’t simply a grassroots network of concerned parents. It’s an industry. It’s lucrative, selling supplements, e-books, courses and products." macleans.ca/longforms/co...

Hi US citizens.

You are now subject to sudden seizure at your workplace and lengthy detention, at any time, by a blitz of heavily federal armed troops—despite having committed no crime and not even being charged with any crime.

Not my opinion. This is what HSI *says* that it did.

"There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

I am sold I remember when the right wing and elected Republicans were concerned that a planned military exercise in TX was part of a military takeover (Jade Helm). Turns out, it was an aspiration.

I mean, to be fair to Trump's take, the city IS run by a lawless crime boss, a convicted felon who escaped punishment and corruptly protect thousands of violent lawbreaking followers from punishment.

Trump wants to install party commissars to enforce the political correctness of grant awards.

Maurene Comey’s farewell note to the SDNY after being fired by the Trump administration. Yet another warning.

DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.

wow i cant believe it (swampy!) www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

Trump 2017: "It is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell."

Trump today: "He's a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him."

Every news story will include both clips, right?

grok is right wing political correctness run amok: simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/12/...

Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.

Contemporary GOP governance. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

Christian Faith An Important Part Of Who Senator Pretends To Be WASHINGTON—Stressing that the facade informs nearly every aspect of his daily life, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told reporters Thursday that his Christian faith is an important part of who he pretends to ...

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Just a reminder that Orwell’s protagonist in 1984, Winston Groom, works as a copy editor, except that his job entails endlessly “correcting the data” so that the archival record conforms to the Party’s preferred fictions, and what is “known” becomes a principal instrument of conformity.

We can hope that low-rent Bluto Blutarsky figures it out.

A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

“I just find it fascinating that this student can write an article, a series of articles that are essentially manifestoes, and that’s free speech,” Ms. Chatman said, referring to Mr. Damsky, “but my class can’t be called ‘Race, Entrepreneurship and Inequality.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination. Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.

Every accusation from Trumpworld was a confession: www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Share This Editorial

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