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2025 was the year of a lot of “what could go wrong?” posts by me.
2026 is the year those questions are being answered.
2026 is the year those questions are being answered.
August 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
2025 was the year of a lot of “what could go wrong?” posts by me.
2026 is the year those questions are being answered.
2026 is the year those questions are being answered.
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Who Druck is.
What he is saying.
Why it matters.
What he is saying.
Why it matters.
Investor Stan Druckenmiller, who's also Scott Bessent's former boss and mentor, slams the Treasury Secretary's efforts to bring down long term interest rates on 30-year bonds. Stephanie Ruhle explains why Druckenmiller's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal is so important.
#StanDruckenmiller #Bessent
#StanDruckenmiller #Bessent
August 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Who Druck is.
What he is saying.
Why it matters.
What he is saying.
Why it matters.
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On this day four years ago, 19 precious children and two beloved educators were killed in a horrific act of mass gun violence carried out by a teenager with an AR-style rifle and high capacity magazines at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Seventeen others were wounded.
May 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
On this day four years ago, 19 precious children and two beloved educators were killed in a horrific act of mass gun violence carried out by a teenager with an AR-style rifle and high capacity magazines at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Seventeen others were wounded.
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BREAKING: Just four days after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, the Trump Administration is gutting gun safety regulations at ATF — the only federal agency responsible for keeping guns out of the wrong hands.
These executive actions will make us all less safe.
These executive actions will make us all less safe.
April 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Just four days after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, the Trump Administration is gutting gun safety regulations at ATF — the only federal agency responsible for keeping guns out of the wrong hands.
These executive actions will make us all less safe.
These executive actions will make us all less safe.
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When the gun lobby have seats at the table, and the gun violence prevention folks have been barred, this is the result.
Today, the DOJ and ATF unveiled 34 proposed rules to weaken gun safety regulations that have proven effective in preventing illegal gun trafficking while respecting the Second Amendment.
We are expecting more details in the coming days, but here's a thread with my initial reactions 🧵1/7
We are expecting more details in the coming days, but here's a thread with my initial reactions 🧵1/7
April 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM
When the gun lobby have seats at the table, and the gun violence prevention folks have been barred, this is the result.
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Tricia McLauglin lied constantly as a spokesperson for DHS/ICE.
It’s a national embarrassment that she now appears on TV to say this shit after leaving the administration.
It’s a national embarrassment that she now appears on TV to say this shit after leaving the administration.
Tricia McLaughlin is trying to make the transition from professional liar for Trump to cable news talking head. Here she is on CNN just now.
April 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Tricia McLauglin lied constantly as a spokesperson for DHS/ICE.
It’s a national embarrassment that she now appears on TV to say this shit after leaving the administration.
It’s a national embarrassment that she now appears on TV to say this shit after leaving the administration.
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INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.
Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
www.miamiherald.com
April 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.
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Despite Trump's claim that he "saved historically Black colleges," when ContrabandCamp interviewed administrators and analyzed the data, we found a different story. As one HBCU president said:
"It's the greatest defunding of HBCUs in American history."
"It's the greatest defunding of HBCUs in American history."
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Defunding HBCUs
Despite Donald Trump's false claim that he "saved HBCUs," he is overseeing the biggest economic attack on historically Black college institutions in U.S. history.
dlvr.it
April 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Despite Trump's claim that he "saved historically Black colleges," when ContrabandCamp interviewed administrators and analyzed the data, we found a different story. As one HBCU president said:
"It's the greatest defunding of HBCUs in American history."
"It's the greatest defunding of HBCUs in American history."
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Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.
14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
February 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.
14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
Remember ALTADENDA!!!
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Remember ALTADENDA!!!
His goal has always been to shut down NATO!
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
His goal has always been to shut down NATO!
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us to Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country.
We will talk with local an...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Congress is back in session today, and gun safety must be at the top of their agenda. Join us by texting READY or STUDENTS to 644-33.
Guns are the #1 killer of our generation, yet House Republicans are pushing a federal concealed carry mandate—a reckless bill that would gut gun safety laws nationwide. If your lawmaker really cares about protecting kids, they’ll vote NO. Send them a message: buff.ly/shHNIAj
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Congress is back in session today, and gun safety must be at the top of their agenda. Join us by texting READY or STUDENTS to 644-33.
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Fifteen-year-old Brynnlee Hampton's family will never get to know the person she would have grown up to be because she was killed by an unsecured gun.
When guns aren’t stored securely, tragedy strikes.
https://bit.ly/4jKzyYV
When guns aren’t stored securely, tragedy strikes.
https://bit.ly/4jKzyYV
Girl, 15, Killed in New Year’s Day Shooting After Teens Allegedly Mishandled Gun in a Car: 'She Had a Strong and Kind Spirit'
Brynnlee Hampton, 15, was shot and killed in Texas on New Year's Day, after other teens allegedly mishandled a gun in a car. Jeremiah Luke Lajuan Matthews, 17, has since been charged with felony mansl...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Fifteen-year-old Brynnlee Hampton's family will never get to know the person she would have grown up to be because she was killed by an unsecured gun.
When guns aren’t stored securely, tragedy strikes.
https://bit.ly/4jKzyYV
When guns aren’t stored securely, tragedy strikes.
https://bit.ly/4jKzyYV
One thing about the GOP and Fox they stand together spewing lies.
Release the Epstein files!!
We are NOT stupid, the deflection is not working.
Release the Epstein files!!
We are NOT stupid, the deflection is not working.
July 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One thing about the GOP and Fox they stand together spewing lies.
Release the Epstein files!!
We are NOT stupid, the deflection is not working.
Release the Epstein files!!
We are NOT stupid, the deflection is not working.
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We are heartbroken by the killing of Jonathan Joss, who was shot by a neighbor spewing homophobic slurs on the first day of Pride Month.
Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ Voice Actor, Is Fatally Shot by Neighbor, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We are heartbroken by the killing of Jonathan Joss, who was shot by a neighbor spewing homophobic slurs on the first day of Pride Month.
Just because he speaks doesn't mean it's truth!
What a joke
What a joke
April 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just because he speaks doesn't mean it's truth!
What a joke
What a joke
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My town is a small boat and horse town (pop. 12k), trends white and churchy, so I was expecting to see a dozen or so people in a small huddle. Not hundreds lining the road on all four corners. #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My town is a small boat and horse town (pop. 12k), trends white and churchy, so I was expecting to see a dozen or so people in a small huddle. Not hundreds lining the road on all four corners. #HandsOff
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So Speaker Johnson threw a tantrum today & canceled votes for the rest of the week because he couldn’t wrangle enough support to block new parents from voting in Congress. I guess when you don’t get your way, you just shut it down and send everyone home? The American people didn’t elect us to pout.
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So Speaker Johnson threw a tantrum today & canceled votes for the rest of the week because he couldn’t wrangle enough support to block new parents from voting in Congress. I guess when you don’t get your way, you just shut it down and send everyone home? The American people didn’t elect us to pout.
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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Sen. Booker just broke the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history—a record set by Strom Thurmond trying to block the Civil Rights Act. The irony ain’t lost on us. From fighting against justice to fighting for it. This is what courage & being on the right side of history looks like!
April 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Sen. Booker just broke the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history—a record set by Strom Thurmond trying to block the Civil Rights Act. The irony ain’t lost on us. From fighting against justice to fighting for it. This is what courage & being on the right side of history looks like!
A warrior. A trailblazer. A legend. Dr. Hazel N. Dukes’ impact is immeasurable, and her legacy will live on forever. Rest in power. 🕊 #WinWithBlackWomen #HazelNDukes
March 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A warrior. A trailblazer. A legend. Dr. Hazel N. Dukes’ impact is immeasurable, and her legacy will live on forever. Rest in power. 🕊 #WinWithBlackWomen #HazelNDukes
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RIP Hazel Dukes, “one of few women to lead the NAACP, succeeding Enolia McMillan as president in 1990. She held that position until 1992.”
#WomensHistoryMonth
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#WomensHistoryMonth
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Hazel Dukes, civil rights advocate and NAACP leader, dies at 92
Hazel Dukes died peacefully at her home in New York City surrounded by her family, the NAACP New York State Conference announced in a statement.
www.usatoday.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
RIP Hazel Dukes, “one of few women to lead the NAACP, succeeding Enolia McMillan as president in 1990. She held that position until 1992.”
#WomensHistoryMonth
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
#WomensHistoryMonth
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