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WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social shares the latest news on Donald Trump's growing trade war with America's neighbor to the north. #LastWord
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The Executive Order on voting, which has been a major focus this week, is being contested in the context of the 2026 election. But it’s really about 2028 and beyond, and about whether Trump is going to be permitted to take control of our elections. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-really...
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People are finally learning that capitulating to a mob boss only brings more pain. Standing up and speaking out is effective. And contagious. Pass it on. . Gift article.  www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
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Our troops could be using UNSAFE or INEFFECTIVE weapons because of Pete Hegseth. That's right. Hegseth gutted the office that tests weapons. @norcross.house.gov and I are pressing Hegseth to reverse these cuts. We shouldn’t unnecessarily risk troops’ lives and our national security.
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Trump promised to balance the budget. Musk projected $2 trillion in savings. This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs. My @nytimes.com Chart
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NEWS: Trump suffers one of his worst political nights in history. Three endorsed candidates lose, and Democrats flip a Trump +18 seat in Pennsylvania. Lindsey Graham's sister ridiculed for horrific debate. Canada tariffs paused. Harp's brother says she is 'obsessed' with Trump.
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CapitalOne closed 300 of Trump’s accounts on suspicions of money laundering, so the Trump family just decided to start their own bank. Problem solved!
Exclusive: World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, says its trust company has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a bank. on.wsj.com/4wyvwat
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Read it now: A psychiatrist who spent 40 years treating war trauma at the VA writes about what a deployment with no end does to the people in it. voteveterans.substack.com/p/the-disast...
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Stephen Miller deserves to spend the rest of his natural life fighting a legal system charging him of crimes he didn't commit in a language he does not speak, alone, and without counsel: publicnotice.co/p/stephen-miller…
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the Trump administration is objectively pro-sexual abuse and domestic violence
I couldn’t make this up if I tried.🤬 “An anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit in Utah whose founder resigned after multiple women accused him of trafficking and sexual abuse has won a federal contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children in government custody.“
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In Opinion “Fascism usually begins with redefining the nation by excluding certain groups, which are branded threats to national health and unity,” our columnist M. Gessen writes. “The Trump administration has fixated on two groups most of all — immigrants and trans people — in just this way.”
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Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.
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Trump was the honored guest at the White House Correspondents Dinner on July 24. Less then three weeks earlier, he secretly left some of them to face death on an Air Force 1 targeted by Iran. But they’ll invite him again next year: wapo.st/4i1OByht
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Major Good News Update!! So much good news to share so stop what you're doing and read/watch! My good news? We are beating Fox News for a second week in a row and we are doing it with no billionaire backing. Just you. Spread the word, read good news, and subscribe to support my work!
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"We are aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for. Until now."
U.S. Appeals Court for DC Circuit orders a halt to Trump's ballroom construction: "The White House is the People’s House, and under the Constitution’s Property Clause, Congress exercises plenary control over the building and its surrounding land." Opinion: ecf.cadc.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
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There is nothing fancy or complicated about Elaine’s Fettuccine Alfredo — it’s glorified macaroni and cheese, really — but it is delicious and deeply satisfying. (Fun fact: Jackie O. was a fan.) nyti.ms/4gevbVE
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