wrylywonfore
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In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it."
Crowd: *groans*
Crowd: *groans*
September 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
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There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
newrepublic.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
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New: FBS oversight committee says it cannot overturn the Michigan-WMU ending.
"The committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play. Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different."
"The committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play. Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different."
September 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
New: FBS oversight committee says it cannot overturn the Michigan-WMU ending.
"The committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play. Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different."
"The committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play. Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different."
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Do you ever feel like maybe you died a decade ago and have been living in a coma world that’s trying to give you subtle clues that your family back home is crying and telling you to go towards the light
September 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Do you ever feel like maybe you died a decade ago and have been living in a coma world that’s trying to give you subtle clues that your family back home is crying and telling you to go towards the light
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About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report.
https://to.pbs.org/3UN86kP
https://to.pbs.org/3UN86kP
Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show
A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from...
www.pbs.org
September 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report.
https://to.pbs.org/3UN86kP
https://to.pbs.org/3UN86kP
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There's really no complicated explanation for this, or any kind of grand theory. It's just Econ 101 and he flat out does not understand it because he's an idiot.
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
There's really no complicated explanation for this, or any kind of grand theory. It's just Econ 101 and he flat out does not understand it because he's an idiot.
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Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
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every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy
September 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy
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Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
September 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
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Suboptimal that the president is a fucking moron.
September 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Suboptimal that the president is a fucking moron.
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Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow.
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o...
www.cnn.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow.
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
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They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son.
Mike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
September 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son.
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HUGE: Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to push private equity out of healthcare.
The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would make it illegal for private equity, insurance companies, and for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices.
The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would make it illegal for private equity, insurance companies, and for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices.
September 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
HUGE: Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to push private equity out of healthcare.
The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would make it illegal for private equity, insurance companies, and for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices.
The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would make it illegal for private equity, insurance companies, and for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices.
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the study (paid for by Paramount) also doesn't even bother to look at the obvious question of what the impact will be if Paramount's pre-merger promises are lies, and the deal results in untold thousands of layoffs to pay off debt (which is, to be clear, what ALWAYS happens)
Commentary: An 'independent' study takes Paramount's side in its merger battle. But Paramount paid for it
A 'leaked' study paints a grim picture for L.A. if Paramount fails to merge with Warner Bros. Here's why you shouldn't trust it.
www.latimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
the study (paid for by Paramount) also doesn't even bother to look at the obvious question of what the impact will be if Paramount's pre-merger promises are lies, and the deal results in untold thousands of layoffs to pay off debt (which is, to be clear, what ALWAYS happens)
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13 of 16 developing economies rank the U.S. as the greatest threat their own country—ahead of both China and Russia www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/2026...
2026 Polling Data Survey
The 2026 survey finds that while nearly seven in ten people across 34 countries believe the world has gotten worse, support for countries working together remains strong, with preventing wars and conf...
www.rockefellerfoundation.org
September 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
13 of 16 developing economies rank the U.S. as the greatest threat their own country—ahead of both China and Russia www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/2026...
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Trump's immigration policy operates at three levels: cruelty ordered from the top, cruelty institutionalized by bureaucracy, and cruelty casually inflicted by agents.
www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
Inside Trump’s Summer of Cruelty
Behind the ICE arrest numbers are hospital arrests, families torn apart, and children asking why they’re being treated like criminals.
www.thebulwark.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Trump's immigration policy operates at three levels: cruelty ordered from the top, cruelty institutionalized by bureaucracy, and cruelty casually inflicted by agents.
www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
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remember when a member of richard spencer’s entourage fired a gun into a crowd during his college speaking tour and they kept letting him speak on college campuses? it was about two months after a woman was murdered at an event he was headlining.
As politicians condemn Hasan Piker's visit to the University of Texas, the student group that invited him is speaking out.
UT Democrats accuse school of 'shadow cancelling' event
As politicians condemn Hasan Piker's visit to the University of Texas, the student group that invited him is speaking out.
bit.ly
September 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
remember when a member of richard spencer’s entourage fired a gun into a crowd during his college speaking tour and they kept letting him speak on college campuses? it was about two months after a woman was murdered at an event he was headlining.
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South Dakota Republicans want to raise the threshold for amending the constitution to 60 percent. All four amendments approved by voters since 2020, including Medicaid expansion, have fallen short of that threshold.
"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state constitutions.
boltsmag.org
September 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
South Dakota Republicans want to raise the threshold for amending the constitution to 60 percent. All four amendments approved by voters since 2020, including Medicaid expansion, have fallen short of that threshold.
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"There are a couple of things that made [Talarico's lead] possible…Talarico is running against one of the most corrupt, lazy, & personally repulsive Republican candidates in Ken Paxton."
My latest @thebulwark.com: thebulwark.com/p/want-to-understand-why-talarico-can-win-listen-to-texas-trump-voters
My latest @thebulwark.com: thebulwark.com/p/want-to-understand-why-talarico-can-win-listen-to-texas-trump-voters
Want to Understand Why Talarico Can Win? Listen to These Texas Trump Voters.
Ken Paxton’s problem is that his opponent is hard for MAGA to hate.
thebulwark.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"There are a couple of things that made [Talarico's lead] possible…Talarico is running against one of the most corrupt, lazy, & personally repulsive Republican candidates in Ken Paxton."
My latest @thebulwark.com: thebulwark.com/p/want-to-understand-why-talarico-can-win-listen-to-texas-trump-voters
My latest @thebulwark.com: thebulwark.com/p/want-to-understand-why-talarico-can-win-listen-to-texas-trump-voters
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NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.
September 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.
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support aaron.
he is directly over the target and making all the right people mad.
he is directly over the target and making all the right people mad.
September 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
support aaron.
he is directly over the target and making all the right people mad.
he is directly over the target and making all the right people mad.
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clipping a video to give your audience the impression that the speaker was saying the opposite of the thing they were actually saying in the longer video is just lying. don't print lies in the newspaper
Nancy Pelosi comments on the Iran War: "Our country is at war. We always root for our country under any circumstance. So let's get this done, Mr. President."
September 15, 2026 at 4:35 AM
clipping a video to give your audience the impression that the speaker was saying the opposite of the thing they were actually saying in the longer video is just lying. don't print lies in the newspaper