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Dennis Hastert died. Who's that?
He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester.
But somehow most Americans don't know about him.
Anyway, he's in hell now.
He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester.
But somehow most Americans don't know about him.
Anyway, he's in hell now.
October 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dennis Hastert died. Who's that?
He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester.
But somehow most Americans don't know about him.
Anyway, he's in hell now.
He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester.
But somehow most Americans don't know about him.
Anyway, he's in hell now.
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Katie Phang: "Get the fuck out of here. Are you kidding me? You think it's a good use of taxpayers time and money to be able to do illegal redactions and withholds that are now forcing me to have to go and sue? Are you joking? But this is how Todd Blanche thinks."
October 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Katie Phang: "Get the fuck out of here. Are you kidding me? You think it's a good use of taxpayers time and money to be able to do illegal redactions and withholds that are now forcing me to have to go and sue? Are you joking? But this is how Todd Blanche thinks."
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Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
October 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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NOTE: Judge Sullivan makes it a point to remind Todd Blanche in this order that the "courts have the inherent power to enforce compliance with their lawful orders through civil contempt."
Sullivan writes that violating an order that is "clear and unambiguous" can give rise to a contempt finding.
Sullivan writes that violating an order that is "clear and unambiguous" can give rise to a contempt finding.
EXCLUSIVE: In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers & by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl:
youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...
youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...
Trump DOJ ORDERED To HAND Judge UNREDACTED EPSTEIN Files!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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September 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
NOTE: Judge Sullivan makes it a point to remind Todd Blanche in this order that the "courts have the inherent power to enforce compliance with their lawful orders through civil contempt."
Sullivan writes that violating an order that is "clear and unambiguous" can give rise to a contempt finding.
Sullivan writes that violating an order that is "clear and unambiguous" can give rise to a contempt finding.
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Happy Labor Day!
Grateful for the workers who built our Commonwealth and country with their labor.
This Congresswoman sees you and will always fight for your dignity, humanity, lives, and livelihoods.
Grateful for the workers who built our Commonwealth and country with their labor.
This Congresswoman sees you and will always fight for your dignity, humanity, lives, and livelihoods.
September 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Happy Labor Day!
Grateful for the workers who built our Commonwealth and country with their labor.
This Congresswoman sees you and will always fight for your dignity, humanity, lives, and livelihoods.
Grateful for the workers who built our Commonwealth and country with their labor.
This Congresswoman sees you and will always fight for your dignity, humanity, lives, and livelihoods.
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Political violence has no place in our nation. People must be safe to participate in our government and electoral process without fear of violence. The hate and division that dominate our political discourse must end.
September 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Political violence has no place in our nation. People must be safe to participate in our government and electoral process without fear of violence. The hate and division that dominate our political discourse must end.
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I am horrified by yesterday's attack on Amy Acton in Ohio and grateful for the the actions of law enforcement and others who helped — including Dr. Acton herself, who stayed to help attend to the injured.
September 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I am horrified by yesterday's attack on Amy Acton in Ohio and grateful for the the actions of law enforcement and others who helped — including Dr. Acton herself, who stayed to help attend to the injured.
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Lindsey Clancy sought out so much help with her postpartum depression. If a white woman within driving distance of Boston’s “medical Wall Street” can’t get the treatment she needs, consider what that means for all kinds of mothers all over the country.
September 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Lindsey Clancy sought out so much help with her postpartum depression. If a white woman within driving distance of Boston’s “medical Wall Street” can’t get the treatment she needs, consider what that means for all kinds of mothers all over the country.
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Exceedingly important piece that says what needs to be said about those for whom glib difference splitting is their North Star.
Seth Moulton was among the Dems who raced to punch left after the 2024 campaign. Most of those folks are pundits who get to rewrite their takes daily or swing district members. But Moulton tried to get a promotion in Massachusetts---and the voters said hell no. newrepublic.com/article/2150...
Good Riddance, Seth Moulton: You Got What You Deserved
The congressman who got drubbed by Ed Markey on Tuesday tried to distance himself from the base. That just doesn’t work anymore.
newrepublic.com
September 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Exceedingly important piece that says what needs to be said about those for whom glib difference splitting is their North Star.
My vote for Markey today will be one of the most satisfying votes I’ve ever cast.
Seth Moulton is going to eat shit today because he is out of touch with his electorate. He tried to make himself a national media figure by coming out against trans athletes in the midst of voters scrambling to handle the internal trans refugees moving to our state to flee red state anti-trans laws.
September 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
My vote for Markey today will be one of the most satisfying votes I’ve ever cast.
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Should never need to be stated:
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass,” you aren’t entitled to one.
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass” *on social media* you are really, truly, very much not entitled to one.
If you try to justify said ask with how many [event] you’ve been to, ☠️☠️☠️
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass,” you aren’t entitled to one.
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass” *on social media* you are really, truly, very much not entitled to one.
If you try to justify said ask with how many [event] you’ve been to, ☠️☠️☠️
September 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Should never need to be stated:
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass,” you aren’t entitled to one.
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass” *on social media* you are really, truly, very much not entitled to one.
If you try to justify said ask with how many [event] you’ve been to, ☠️☠️☠️
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass,” you aren’t entitled to one.
If you need to ask for a “[slur]-pass” *on social media* you are really, truly, very much not entitled to one.
If you try to justify said ask with how many [event] you’ve been to, ☠️☠️☠️
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In the 1780s and 90s George Washington kept his Philadelphia-based household staff enslaved despite Pennsylvania’s gradual abolition laws by trafficking them out of the state and back into the state to reset the clock every 6 months despite the fact that he had publicly supported the laws.
This is wild. In late 2025, federal and state officials kept a Mexican woman in custody for almost a month by repeatedly rebooking her just before her 72-hour time limit ran out. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
August 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
In the 1780s and 90s George Washington kept his Philadelphia-based household staff enslaved despite Pennsylvania’s gradual abolition laws by trafficking them out of the state and back into the state to reset the clock every 6 months despite the fact that he had publicly supported the laws.
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NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
www.propublica.org
August 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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What do you do when you've launched a moral panic about transgender athletes in the WNBA, but there has never been an active trans player in the league? Simple: you start a conspiracy theory about every single woman on the court.
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up
As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.
www.wired.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
What do you do when you've launched a moral panic about transgender athletes in the WNBA, but there has never been an active trans player in the league? Simple: you start a conspiracy theory about every single woman on the court.
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It’s starting.
The first deportation flight to Haiti since the Trump administration ended humanitarian protections has landed.
Deportees from the U.S. are vulnerable to kidnapping, extortion and murder, said Guerline Jozef from the Haitian Bridge Alliance.
Deportees from the U.S. are vulnerable to kidnapping, extortion and murder, said Guerline Jozef from the Haitian Bridge Alliance.
ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost TPS back to homeland
Community leaders said Thursday’s removal flight was one of the largest they had seen and included people who were detained in recent weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It’s starting.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
August 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org).
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
August 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org).
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
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It's disgraceful and as deplorable as it gets that the commander in chief occupies his time redecorating the white house, building a goddamn ballroom and playing golf while our sailors live in squalor and eat mystery meat. A $1T budget and this is what we get? For shame.
August 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It's disgraceful and as deplorable as it gets that the commander in chief occupies his time redecorating the white house, building a goddamn ballroom and playing golf while our sailors live in squalor and eat mystery meat. A $1T budget and this is what we get? For shame.
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IF WATER WORKED YOU WOULDN’T NEED TO KEEP DRINKING IT
August 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
IF WATER WORKED YOU WOULDN’T NEED TO KEEP DRINKING IT
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OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's the Department of LOSING.
It's the Department of LOSING.
August 12, 2026 at 8:10 AM
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's the Department of LOSING.
It's the Department of LOSING.
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This sums up a common strategy in many communities, not just church ones.
Has this happened to you?
Has this happened to you?
August 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
This sums up a common strategy in many communities, not just church ones.
Has this happened to you?
Has this happened to you?
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Dear god—this is state child abuse at scale and for profit:
112 children are imprisoned at Dilley. The youngest child imprisoned at Dilley is 2 months old. None have committed any crime.
Private investors make money for each new child taken into Dilley. We need to #ShutDownDilley and end family detention.
Private investors make money for each new child taken into Dilley. We need to #ShutDownDilley and end family detention.
July 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Dear god—this is state child abuse at scale and for profit:
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We need to see this kind of heroism in every neighborhood in the country. Wherever and whenever those Nazis show up.
Black kids protecting their Latino neighbors from ICE
July 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM
We need to see this kind of heroism in every neighborhood in the country. Wherever and whenever those Nazis show up.