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Hopeless Optimist — Efficient Procrastinator | Read too much of the beat generation growing up | Progressive #WomensRights #LGBTQ+ #Equality #ClimateChange

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Four Democrats joined Republicans to block the Khanna–Massie Iran War Powers Resolution — AIPAC contributions the four

Jared Golden: $3,449,465
Henry Cuellar: $3,239,485
Greg Landsman: $1,733,305
Juan Vargas: $949,493

06.03.2026 03:12 — 👍 1132    🔁 704    💬 147    📌 75
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TY Doc — happy Kristi Noem firing day, not that Mullin is better, but I’ll take the wins where I can 😅

05.03.2026 21:27 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.

05.03.2026 19:22 — 👍 28281    🔁 3904    💬 356    📌 158
Victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Photograph by Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty

Victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Photograph by Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty

You’re next Pam — the House Oversight Committee has questions about your cover-up

05.03.2026 20:07 — 👍 2925    🔁 523    💬 141    📌 29
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters

Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters

Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either

When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them

05.03.2026 18:00 — 👍 3836    🔁 1145    💬 105    📌 58
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with reporters. (AP / Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with reporters. (AP / Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

AOC: “That’s one reason he must be removed from office - if the Epstein files have such a hold on Trump & this admin that they are willing to plunge us & risk world war in order to save themselves politically - that is the definition of someone who cant make objective decisions for the American ppl”

05.03.2026 15:13 — 👍 7129    🔁 1908    💬 145    📌 71
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Becca Balint to Kristi Noem: “You are not above the law. Todd Lyons is not above the law. Nobody working for you is above the law—

You think you're immune from accountability — but I promise you this, one day he’s not going to be president anymore — and we are going to continue to prove your guilt”

04.03.2026 20:19 — 👍 4732    🔁 1058    💬 203    📌 69
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Ted Lieu to Kristi Noem: “I just showed you a video with ICE officers at a school drop-off location — your refusal to commit to stopping these operations at or near schools & drop-off locations is why you're failing — so I'm going to show you this video that encapsulates why you're failing”

04.03.2026 19:10 — 👍 5267    🔁 1380    💬 145    📌 46
Donald Trump made trade threats against Spain during an Oval Office meeting with reporters and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Donald Trump made trade threats against Spain during an Oval Office meeting with reporters and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Trump: "Spain said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it"

Not receiving consent and moving forward anyway is a consistent theme in his life — as E. Jean Carroll can attest

03.03.2026 20:47 — 👍 7002    🔁 2067    💬 654    📌 243
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Ted Lieu to Marco Rubio “You told Americans to depart now via commercial means when you know many airports/airspace are closed — Maybe you should have thought of a frickin’ plan first”

Reminder: Four Americans died in Benghazi — six have died & three jets have been shot down in three days in Iran

03.03.2026 19:02 — 👍 4887    🔁 1507    💬 150    📌 64
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cory Booker to Kristi Noem: “Either you are utterly incompetent or you are violating laws with impunity — You should step down from your position. If you don’t, you should be removed by this president, and if not, Congress should impeach you”

03.03.2026 17:47 — 👍 5894    🔁 1234    💬 353    📌 92
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Stansbury: “Ppl are asking Congress, why haven't you prosecuted — why have you not turned the Epstein files into Epstein trials

That's bc the job of doing so is the job of the DOJ — they're failing to comply with the Transparency Act — and now they're covering up files that implicate the president”

02.03.2026 22:16 — 👍 1703    🔁 578    💬 81    📌 26
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom: “Review the tape — Trump spent more time talking about the curtains & his ballroom than of the 4 service members that died bc of his operation & his declaration of war without congressional consent — He still has not articulated clear vision of what the end game is. Period. Full stop”

02.03.2026 19:42 — 👍 3740    🔁 1018    💬 123    📌 34
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters outside a Senate Committee hearing

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters outside a Senate Committee hearing

Chris Murphy: “He's the most corrupt president in the history of our nation — This is a disaster. It is illegal. And the president is obligated under the Constitution to come to Congress & ask for an authorization of military force”

01.03.2026 17:04 — 👍 4418    🔁 1097    💬 219    📌 70
Jasmine Crockett speaking to reporters. PHOTO: Dustin Franz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jasmine Crockett speaking to reporters. PHOTO: Dustin Franz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jasmine Crockett: “I want to remind the american people that we have a constitution — what we are clearly witnessing is lawlessness yet again from this administration—

My question to Speaker Johnson is how many ppl are going to have to die bc this president just decided to do whatever he wanted to”

28.02.2026 22:49 — 👍 4675    🔁 1253    💬 195    📌 44
Chris Murphy speaking to reporters

Chris Murphy speaking to reporters

Murphy: “ppl now see Trump for who he is — a would be dictator who doesn’t care what Americans think, cares nothing about our Constitution or our laws, & sees himself as a kind of 18th century king, with unlimited power to drag all of us into disastrous wars overseas without the consent of the ppl”

28.02.2026 17:09 — 👍 2481    🔁 812    💬 133    📌 38
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Frost: “Trump needs to come before this committee. He's been caught in multiple lies as it relates to his relationship with Epstein—

No one's above the law — Including the president of the U.S. — My hope is our Republican colleagues will join us in making sure we hear from Lutnick, Bondi, & Trump”

27.02.2026 19:58 — 👍 4354    🔁 1253    💬 201    📌 70
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Stansbury: “The vast majority of co-conspirators that were investigated were the women who assisted in Epstein's crimes—

None of the male perpetrators who committed rape & SA, including potentially the president who’s accused in the files, have been called to testify & to account for what happened”

27.02.2026 16:16 — 👍 3495    🔁 1236    💬 94    📌 53
Undated image of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. Photo: House Oversight Democrats

Undated image of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. Photo: House Oversight Democrats

Deposition: “Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18” 

Epstein: “Though I’d like to answer that question, at least today I’m going to have to assert my 5th, 6th & 14th Amendment Right, sir”

Hillary Clinton didn't plead the 5th once - js

26.02.2026 23:01 — 👍 4284    🔁 1274    💬 101    📌 32
Hillary Clinton speaking at a lectern. PHOTO: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton speaking at a lectern. PHOTO: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton: “You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions.

You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files.“

26.02.2026 18:22 — 👍 8877    🔁 2525    💬 256    📌 105
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Minnesota Voter: “Is C-SPAN going to do a fact check on Donald Trump's speech last night — obviously he doesn't go shopping

Prices aren't down, gas prices are the same as they were when Biden was in office — Coffee went up to 20 bucks for two pounds, and it's still 20 bucks for two pounds”

25.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 1916    🔁 552    💬 93    📌 15
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Joy Reid: “Attention all MAGA trolls — your bullshit is not welcome here. And to paraphrase one of my favorite actors in the world, Robert De Niro — ‘f**k y'all’

We're here to hear the truth & to hear from impacted people — so go back & pay attention to your orange lying friend”

25.02.2026 15:00 — 👍 2819    🔁 560    💬 66    📌 26
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TY Patty! 🩵🫶🏼🩵

25.02.2026 00:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
FBI Director Kash Patel partying with the victorious U.S. men’s hockey team at the Olympics

FBI Director Kash Patel partying with the victorious U.S. men’s hockey team at the Olympics

Brock Nelson, Jackson LaCombe, Jake Oettinger, Kyle Connor, & Jake Guentzel chose not to attend the U.S. men’s hockey team White House event today

Hard to remember a championship moment that lost its shine faster than this U.S. men’s hockey team win

24.02.2026 21:31 — 👍 3936    🔁 737    💬 348    📌 93
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James P. McGovern: “He's going to say the economy is great, the tariffs are working, he's ending wars - not starting them, and he's going to spew all kinds of nonsense—

The problem, Mr. Speaker, is the facts are the facts — and the fact is that his economy sucks”

24.02.2026 19:50 — 👍 3176    🔁 691    💬 52    📌 19
Rep. Tony Gonzales during a House Committee hearing. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Rep. Tony Gonzales during a House Committee hearing. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for Congressman Tony Gonzales to resign after text messages allegedly showed him pressuring a staffer for nude photos — the staffer later died by suicide

Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, & Lauren Boebert have defied Mike Johnson in publicly condemning Gonzales

24.02.2026 17:32 — 👍 1795    🔁 569    💬 97    📌 44
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TY Doc — hope your week is off to a good start! 🍻

24.02.2026 02:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
“For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,” Ryan Schwank told congressional Democrats on Monday. PHOTO: Kenny Holston/The New York Times

“For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,” Ryan Schwank told congressional Democrats on Monday. PHOTO: Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Ryan Schwank, ICE whistleblower & ex-academy instructor:

“At the academy, we took out the class that tells the officers that they have an oath to the Constitution”

23.02.2026 23:03 — 👍 1935    🔁 733    💬 66    📌 45
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California) speaking to reporters

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California) speaking to reporters

Rep Robert Garcia: “Annie Farmer is a courageous survivor of Epstein’s abuse. I’ve invited Annie to the State of the Union so she can join other survivors & remind the President of his refusal to release all the Epstein files

I’ll be at the People’s State of the Union and tell her story”

23.02.2026 21:34 — 👍 2161    🔁 544    💬 53    📌 26
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference. PHOTO: Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference. PHOTO: Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times

JB Pritzker: “Trump is a danger to the future of our country & our democracy — authoritarians don't go away. They get more powerful if you don't stand up to them early

People said, you're alarmist. That's over the top — I don't think a year later anybody's saying that about what I said a year ago”

23.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 3445    🔁 838    💬 79    📌 27