Ram Ramgopal
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Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
October 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
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Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
September 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
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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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If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.
September 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.
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This post from Trump will be a great example of "unintended consequences" because no one with a brain actually thought this through, and they're just going to cause more headaches, litigation, and delays. And that's before we get to the fact that Judge Chutkan is not going to be thrilled with this.
September 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This post from Trump will be a great example of "unintended consequences" because no one with a brain actually thought this through, and they're just going to cause more headaches, litigation, and delays. And that's before we get to the fact that Judge Chutkan is not going to be thrilled with this.
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Folks, please get vaxxed or check your measles titers, if you aren't sure you got 2 doses or were born b/t 1963-1967 (when a less effective, killed vax was used for a bit).
An unvaxxed passenger "rode across the country" on trains & Amtrak buses & is now hospitalized.
www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
An unvaxxed passenger "rode across the country" on trains & Amtrak buses & is now hospitalized.
www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
California health department notifies of measles exposure from unvaccinated Amtrak passenger
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get their measles vaccination after notifying the public of an exposure from an Amtrak passenger who traveled on the rail syste...
www.ktvu.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Folks, please get vaxxed or check your measles titers, if you aren't sure you got 2 doses or were born b/t 1963-1967 (when a less effective, killed vax was used for a bit).
An unvaxxed passenger "rode across the country" on trains & Amtrak buses & is now hospitalized.
www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
An unvaxxed passenger "rode across the country" on trains & Amtrak buses & is now hospitalized.
www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
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1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Vermont voters, a Biden-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list.
The department is now 0-24 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
The department is now 0-24 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
September 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Vermont voters, a Biden-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list.
The department is now 0-24 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
The department is now 0-24 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
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On November 3, when voters across the US go to the polls, almost 200 election deniers will be on the ballot. www.wired.com/story/hundre...
Hundreds of Election Deniers Will Be on the Ballot This November
197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.
www.wired.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
On November 3, when voters across the US go to the polls, almost 200 election deniers will be on the ballot. www.wired.com/story/hundre...
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Attorneys for Rep. Beatty want an emergency hearing about the Kennedy Center’s closure in “apparent violation of the Court’s order” — and they want a “high-level decisionmaker” at the Center to be required to attend.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Attorneys for Rep. Beatty want an emergency hearing about the Kennedy Center’s closure in “apparent violation of the Court’s order” — and they want a “high-level decisionmaker” at the Center to be required to attend.
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CBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
September 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
CBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
Heaven help us all
September 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Heaven help us all
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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One time, and I promise this is true, Bush gave a flip remark about violence while playing golf and it became a defining moment for his legacy.
This president shrugging about a war he started while overseas at a golf tournament that is lining his own pockets won’t be remembered in two weeks.
This president shrugging about a war he started while overseas at a golf tournament that is lining his own pockets won’t be remembered in two weeks.
Q: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran?
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
September 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
One time, and I promise this is true, Bush gave a flip remark about violence while playing golf and it became a defining moment for his legacy.
This president shrugging about a war he started while overseas at a golf tournament that is lining his own pockets won’t be remembered in two weeks.
This president shrugging about a war he started while overseas at a golf tournament that is lining his own pockets won’t be remembered in two weeks.
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"What are they hiding?" is always a stupid line, but it's rich coming from the guy who got caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava bag.
Heinrich: Is ICE going to be raiding polling places?
Homan: "I have not seen any operational plans…They don't want ICE near polling places, don't want voters ID, don't want observers. What are they hiding? There is no plan for enforcement action at polling places."
Homan: "I have not seen any operational plans…They don't want ICE near polling places, don't want voters ID, don't want observers. What are they hiding? There is no plan for enforcement action at polling places."
September 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"What are they hiding?" is always a stupid line, but it's rich coming from the guy who got caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava bag.
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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Houthis just filmed a warehouse full of US-made armor they took off Saudi-backed forces after Mocha fell. Shot on an iPhone. Such a damaging image! The coalition’s decade-long war in Yemen is ending in captured American equipment & open humiliation.
September 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Houthis just filmed a warehouse full of US-made armor they took off Saudi-backed forces after Mocha fell. Shot on an iPhone. Such a damaging image! The coalition’s decade-long war in Yemen is ending in captured American equipment & open humiliation.
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So sad, but 💯 true….
September 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
So sad, but 💯 true….
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ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today.
September 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today.
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8 years after reneging on JCPOA and launching a campaign of "maximum pressure" of sanctions on Iran
6 months after launching a war on Iran to accomplish what sanctions didn't
And 2 weeks after declaring "Economic D-Day" to accomplish what war didn't
We got a new idea: Sanction Iran's banks. Soon.
6 months after launching a war on Iran to accomplish what sanctions didn't
And 2 weeks after declaring "Economic D-Day" to accomplish what war didn't
We got a new idea: Sanction Iran's banks. Soon.
Bessent says US likely to announce Iran bank sanctions this week reut.rs/4x5yeVt
Bessent says US likely to announce Iran bank sanctions this week
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday the United States is likely to announce sanctions on a bank this week as part of its economic campaign against Iran.
reut.rs
September 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
8 years after reneging on JCPOA and launching a campaign of "maximum pressure" of sanctions on Iran
6 months after launching a war on Iran to accomplish what sanctions didn't
And 2 weeks after declaring "Economic D-Day" to accomplish what war didn't
We got a new idea: Sanction Iran's banks. Soon.
6 months after launching a war on Iran to accomplish what sanctions didn't
And 2 weeks after declaring "Economic D-Day" to accomplish what war didn't
We got a new idea: Sanction Iran's banks. Soon.
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WaPo actually does some reporting(!), calls the oil deal “a potentially costly and legally precarious proposal” and notes that the key Venezuelan partner is under investigation for money, laundering, and embezzlement. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
August 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
WaPo actually does some reporting(!), calls the oil deal “a potentially costly and legally precarious proposal” and notes that the key Venezuelan partner is under investigation for money, laundering, and embezzlement. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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"It’s no secret that these claims about Ms. Cook’s mortgage are a pretext, dug up by MAGA chihuahua Bill Pulte"
thus sayeth the editorial board of the wsj
thus sayeth the editorial board of the wsj
"Are we really doing this again?"
WSJ asks as POTUS tries again to remove first black female Fed Governor
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
WSJ asks as POTUS tries again to remove first black female Fed Governor
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | Donald Trump vs. Lisa Cook, Round II
The Supreme Court let the President try a second pretextual firing. Now he might.
www.wsj.com
August 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
"It’s no secret that these claims about Ms. Cook’s mortgage are a pretext, dug up by MAGA chihuahua Bill Pulte"
thus sayeth the editorial board of the wsj
thus sayeth the editorial board of the wsj
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ICC’s Japanese president says she ‘won’t give up’ despite US sanctions
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
August 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
ICC’s Japanese president says she ‘won’t give up’ despite US sanctions
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
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I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon.
My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
August 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon.
My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...