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Proud Dad and Pops. Former House Judiciary Chair and Majority Leader. Democrat. Kanawha County DEC. FDW. Blue dot in a very red state.

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Asked why he thought his group was gaining momentum, the head of the Aryan Freedom Network replied: "Our side won the election."

08.08.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 497    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 16
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'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.

The IRS's free Direct File tool is now "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.

This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.

Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

See how this works?

03.08.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4074    πŸ” 1777    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 145
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White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge President Donald Trump has said he wants a β€œbaby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes β€” and that Medicaid cuts will hurt.

All those Trump surrogates who touted this, and news orgs that reported it credulously, owe Americans a big fat apology www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

03.08.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3563    πŸ” 1006    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 142
Harvard President Garber Tells Faculty He Is Not Considering a $500 Million Deal With Trump | News | The Harvard Crimson Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has told faculty that a deal with the Trump administration is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement, according to th...

Harvard β€œis seriously considering resolving its dispute with the White House through the courts rather than a negotiated settlement.”

The university president said β€œthe suggestion that Harvard was open to paying $500 million is β€˜false’”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

03.08.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1500    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 38
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RFK Jr. Captured in Old Photos Partying With Jeffrey Epstein It’s not just Donald Trump. Those in his inner circle were in the same orbit as Epstein too.

ME: I don't want to post about politics today.

TODAY: Here's some photos of RFK Jr. partying with Epstein.

newrepublic.com/post/198416/...

03.08.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14

All surviving former IDF Chiefs of Staff, Mossad directors, Shin Bet Chiefs and Police Commissioners have issued a joint statement warning Israel that Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. (Restart Israel)

03.08.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 998    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 34
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It is time for all of us to stand up. From 18-80. Across generations. Singing in one voice. I'm standing up. Let's stand together.

02.08.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero -

Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker.

30.07.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12277    πŸ” 4783    πŸ’¬ 304    πŸ“Œ 300
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The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:

30.07.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 27084    πŸ” 6792    πŸ’¬ 524    πŸ“Œ 257
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Holy sh*t, can you imagine if major media knew enough about the Epstein case to know that Trump made major (incriminating) news today

I do not have time to thread on this because I am working on a 40,000-word PROOF report on Trump and Epstein but this will go into the new report explained in full

28.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 868    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 11

Trump said he never had "the privilege" of going to Epstein's island and that he wouldn't rule out a pardon for Maxwell.

28.07.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stuck in the Needle’s Eye
YouTube video by Curtis Lovejoy Stuck in the Needle’s Eye

youtu.be/7RlpXkD6F2g?...

28.07.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets

Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets

People with guns proudly posing in front of the Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets

People with guns proudly posing in front of the Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets

A bulletproof Emmett Till memorial. Riddled with bullet dents.

A bulletproof Emmett Till memorial. Riddled with bullet dents.

All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets.

28.07.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23511    πŸ” 7435    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 270

In ten years this could’ve been cancer if not for RFK jr, Andrew Wakefield, Jenny McCarthy, and all the fucking dipshit granola liberal fascists who substituted vibes for science

28.07.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2175    πŸ” 438    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 5
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Over a hundred people in Martinsburg to say no to Trump, no to Epstein and abusing kids, no to hate.
Yes to love, justice, compassion, compassion and solidarity!
Photos credit: Stewart Acuff 7/26/25

28.07.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's outrageous.

26.07.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know the Trump administration removed the 988 Lifeline’s β€˜press 3’ option for LGBTQ+ young people by defunding it? #Crueltyisthepoint - Health News : NPR www.npr.org/sections/sho...

26.07.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The Epstein files are in no way a distraction. Particularly to those who were victimized by Epstein and his powerful friends. Their trauma is not trivial. And Nancy Pelosi β€” whether intentionally or not β€” caused harm by treating it as such.

And that’s not the only reason why...

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18.07.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Higher electric bills while the data centers get a tax break.

19.07.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This just in from WSJ parent Dow Jones: "We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit."

19.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6028    πŸ” 1114    πŸ’¬ 180    πŸ“Œ 72

He can't find lawyers cuz he doesn't pay them.

19.07.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump's lawyers in the defamation suit are a small Palm Beach business firm specializing in chain franchising and professional liability defense, I'm hooting and hollering

18.07.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1319    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 50
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"We were kidnapped" On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.

Horror stories already beginning to come out. β€œWe got a beating for breakfast. We got a beating for lunch. We got a beating for dinner.”

19.07.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 937    πŸ” 384    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 12
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

18.07.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 60598    πŸ” 9517    πŸ’¬ 1226    πŸ“Œ 441

Whether it’s Republicans allowing children to die in a flood or Democrats allowing fliers to remain on Chris Cillizza’s Tesla, both sides have made some questionable decisions.

12.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1481    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3

Every Sunday morning host is gonna ask every Republican whether they support Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship… yes or no answers only.

Right? RIGHT???

12.07.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

And don’t let anyone forget.

12.07.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This framing from @cnn.com stinks. It’s not about a feud between Trump and Rosie O’Donnell. It’s about the president taking a fucking sledgehammer to what’s left of democracy.

Presidents should know that revoking citizenship ISN’T A THNG

12.07.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

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