Diane Sheehan
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I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today.
Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious.
Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious.
Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
October 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today.
Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious.
Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious.
Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
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T/L Cleanser: Robert Reich’s 10 Commandments to restoring government. How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAl...
The 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
T/L Cleanser: Robert Reich’s 10 Commandments to restoring government. How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAl...
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I’ve been really vocal about my concerns re: AI (particularly autonomous weapons) - that’s *starting* to get more attention now that the people who fucking built it are speaking out, but there’s still a lot that isn’t being talked about.
October 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I’ve been really vocal about my concerns re: AI (particularly autonomous weapons) - that’s *starting* to get more attention now that the people who fucking built it are speaking out, but there’s still a lot that isn’t being talked about.
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If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
Trump: My Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premium ... This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats ... "
October 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
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“.. His views changed after DOGE busted into federal agencies to shut them down and Congress had failed to respond. “If that could happen in broad daylight with no response, then no organization was safe,” he said.
@wsj.com
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October 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
“.. His views changed after DOGE busted into federal agencies to shut them down and Congress had failed to respond. “If that could happen in broad daylight with no response, then no organization was safe,” he said.
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www.wsj.com/politics/mic...
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Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
October 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Don’t get complacent.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
October 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Don’t get complacent.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
They’re still going to try to cheat.
Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
www.wsj.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
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Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
October 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
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See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
Four-byline alert:
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
September 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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I think we all saw that coming
September 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I think we all saw that coming
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America has faced challenges like AI before — we survived by building a system of federal oversight and regulation as well as international agreements.
President Trump and Speaker Johnson, the world is watching.
March us toward the summit, not the chasm.
President Trump and Speaker Johnson, the world is watching.
March us toward the summit, not the chasm.
March Us Toward the Summit, Not the Chasm
By Governor JB Pritzker
www.contrariannews.org
September 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
America has faced challenges like AI before — we survived by building a system of federal oversight and regulation as well as international agreements.
President Trump and Speaker Johnson, the world is watching.
March us toward the summit, not the chasm.
President Trump and Speaker Johnson, the world is watching.
March us toward the summit, not the chasm.
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Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live.
I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation.
Here's the link: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation.
Here's the link: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
September 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live.
I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation.
Here's the link: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation.
Here's the link: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff.
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
September 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff.
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
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Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
September 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
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No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime.
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime.
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Russ Vought is Donald Trump's budget director and the most dangerous person you've never heard of.
He helped write Project 2025, and he has spent years arguing that a president should be free to ignore spending laws he doesn't like.
Now he's doing exactly that.
He helped write Project 2025, and he has spent years arguing that a president should be free to ignore spending laws he doesn't like.
Now he's doing exactly that.
September 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Russ Vought is Donald Trump's budget director and the most dangerous person you've never heard of.
He helped write Project 2025, and he has spent years arguing that a president should be free to ignore spending laws he doesn't like.
Now he's doing exactly that.
He helped write Project 2025, and he has spent years arguing that a president should be free to ignore spending laws he doesn't like.
Now he's doing exactly that.
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Yet another dictator move by Trump and his Republican co-conspirators, whose goal is to make Congress irrelevant.
Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant serv...
apnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Yet another dictator move by Trump and his Republican co-conspirators, whose goal is to make Congress irrelevant.
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Susan Collins is belatedly troubled by the obvious results of her own actions.
I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.
September 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Susan Collins is belatedly troubled by the obvious results of her own actions.
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Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today
Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists!
Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists!
Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today
Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists!
Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists!
Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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These are the people who have betrayed their fellow Americans by supporting a criminal who is ruining our country. The stain of what they have done can never be washed away.
September 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM
These are the people who have betrayed their fellow Americans by supporting a criminal who is ruining our country. The stain of what they have done can never be washed away.
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* RPT -- CNN, MS NOW, POLITICO REQUEST IMMEDIATE COURT HEARING AFTER BEING BLOCKED FROM WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS ON THURSDAY -- FILING
* CNN, POLITICO, AND MS NOW SAY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH COURT ORDER TO LIFT BAN ON WHITE HOUSE ACCESS -- COURT FILING
@reuters.com
* CNN, POLITICO, AND MS NOW SAY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH COURT ORDER TO LIFT BAN ON WHITE HOUSE ACCESS -- COURT FILING
@reuters.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
* RPT -- CNN, MS NOW, POLITICO REQUEST IMMEDIATE COURT HEARING AFTER BEING BLOCKED FROM WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS ON THURSDAY -- FILING
* CNN, POLITICO, AND MS NOW SAY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH COURT ORDER TO LIFT BAN ON WHITE HOUSE ACCESS -- COURT FILING
@reuters.com
* CNN, POLITICO, AND MS NOW SAY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH COURT ORDER TO LIFT BAN ON WHITE HOUSE ACCESS -- COURT FILING
@reuters.com