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Irreverent but sincere skeptic.

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Is Jared Kushner a simple dupe or spy for Russia? #Kushner #Russia #corruption www.cbsnews.com/news/jared-k...

cbsnews.comJared Kushner pushes back on report involving hacked phone, spies, billion-dollar transferAn excerpt from an upcoming book claims Kushner had access to alleged Middle Eastern "slush" funds when he served as a senior White House adviser during the first Trump administration. Kushner and his...

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How soon can Todd Blanche be impeached? #Alaska #Comey #EpsteinFiles apnews.com/article/come...

apnews.comTrump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey againThe Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury.

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@cnbc.com Thanks goodness Joe Kernen had Senator Dave McCormick on today spewing his out-of-touch misinformation. It is so revealing. #CNBC #MAGA #Vote

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@goldengophersports.bsky.social Fleck beat Iowa. WOW. #Gophers #Iowa www.twincities.com/2026/10/24/g...

twincities.comGophers hit game-winning field goal to capture Floyd of Rosedale trophyMinnesota beat Iowa at home for the first time since 2014.

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The Russian war against Ukraine . . . “has ground on for more than 4-1/2 years, defying Trump's pledge during his 2024 election campaign that he could end it in a day.” Trump’s idea of a day is weird. #RussiaBot #Ukraine www.reuters.com/world/europe...

reuters.comRussia bombs Kyiv and Ukraine fires drones towards Moscow, despite talk of renewing negotiationsRussia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow overnight as the warring sides kept up a barrage of attacks despite the latest US push to end the confli...

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Good for them after enduring the terrible, imported experimenting. #RFKjr #GuineaBissau www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comRFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-BissauPolice seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns

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Trump’s America is more like Russia today than ever: the poor get poorer, the rich get richer, and the oligarchs are in charge. Oh, and neither support Ukraine. #Trump #Putin #oilgarchs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comRepublicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for UkraineGOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause

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Good thing bribing Trump will not be “a stain on his record.” #PardonsForSale #AlinaHabba www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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“White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s debut was so poor it made Karoline Leavitt look like Cicero.” Trump surrounded only by the best people. #KatieZacharia #Cicero newrepublic.com/post/216542/...

newrepublic.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Holds Train-Wreck Debut BriefingKatie Zacharia was as awkward as it gets in her first press briefing, and one White House insider predicted she won’t last if she keeps this up.

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Was Katie Zacharia conceived in Nazi Germany. #twitter #KateZacharia #MSNow newrepublic.com/post/216488/...

newrepublic.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Says Abortion Pill Came From Nazi GermanyKatie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretary—and she has some extreme opinions.

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Netanyahu and his lieutenants just hate too many people. #Lebanon #Gaza #WestBank www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.comIsrael’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-FireMuch of Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon has been leveled, according to a Times analysis. The majority has been destroyed by Israel since the April truce.

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Why have we decided buying elections is the American way? #Musk #elections #GüntherQuandt www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for RepublicansThe world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Why is Trump funding Russian, flaunting sanctions, and violating Congress? #GoldenShower #Ukraine #diesel thehill.com/policy/energ...

thehill.comBacklash grows against Russia diesel deal as Trump claims Ukraine energy ceasefirePresident Trump’s deal with Russia to permit the country’s diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire be…

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@goldengophersports.bsky.social After a couple of good wins, Fleck again fails against an underdog. Coaching failure anyone? #Purdue #Gophers sports.yahoo.com/articles/big...

sports.yahoo.comBiggest Winners and Losers from Gophers Debacle @ PurduePurdue ran all over the Gophers in West Lafayette, and a familiar face led the charge. Here are the biggest winners and losers from a rough night, starring Fame Ijeboi and PJ Fleck.

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Out peace President and envoys like Jared Kushner sure have taken care of peace in the Middle East. Oh, and Ukraine? #SaudiArabia #Iran #Ukraine apnews.com/article/saud...

apnews.comSaudi Arabia extends airport closure and moves Riyadh schools online as attack threats continueSaudi Arabia has extended the closure of its main international airport and moved Riyadh schools online following a missile attack that killed 12 people and wounded over 300.

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Trump’s ambitions for the United States are written all over his face. #SleepyDon #Selfishness

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“U.S. President Donald Trump executed 517 securities trades in August totaling $74.3M to $273M, driven by large reallocations into Big Tech giants . . . .” Not a real President. #TrumpTrading #StockMarket #SelfServing seekingalpha.com/news/4651382...

seekingalpha.comTrump's top August trades include Meta, SpaceX, AT&T buys, among others (META:NASDAQ)Trump’s August financial disclosure reveals 517 trades, big moves into Meta, Microsoft & Netflix, plus SpaceX debt before a space policy signing—read more.

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Is Trump sleeping all the time because he’s working so hard making himself richer? #SleepyDonald #corruption #crypto

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Is this not just a pathetic political comedy! #ICC #sanctions #MarcoRubio www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...

nytimes.comTrump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe SanctionsU.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

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Please VOTE as the status quo will only make things worse over the next two years. #Vote #turnout #affordability bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/wh...

bipartisanpolicy.orgWhat Voters Think Ahead of the 2026 Midterms: Election Information, Confidence, and ConcernsAs voters prepare to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, the Bipartisan Policy Center worked with Morning Consult to survey 3,144 registered voters between September 2 and 4. Building on...

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Why do people such as MarkWayne Mullins (and Hegseth) always come off as punch-drunk? #ICE #MarkWayneMullins #NewYork gothamist.com/news/person-...

gothamist.comICE agent fires 7 rounds, shoots man in neck in NYC's Marble Hill, NYPD saysPolice say the man arrived at a hospital in stable condition and a 5-year-old boy in his SUV is safe.

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Let us hope Michigan doesn’t fall for Mike Rogers’ Islamophobia. #Michigan #debate www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

nytimes.comSenate Race in Michigan Turns Heated and PersonalThe encounter between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat, and his Republican opponent, former Representative Mike Rogers, was defined more by bitter attacks than substantive policy discussions.

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Let us pray Mike Johnson returns to Shreveport to open a lawn business for God and country. #MikeJohnson #MAGA #Congress thehill.com/homenews/hou...

thehill.comJohnson floats return to Louisiana if GOP loses majority in midtermsSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) floated the idea of returning home to Louisiana if Republicans lose control of the House next year. “Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don’t …

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Justice corrupted. #pardons #corruption #Trump www.ms.now/news/michele...

ms.now‘Lady Trump’ was convicted for fraud and then pardoned by the president. The White House didn’t say why.“Justice Interrupted”: The latest installment in MS NOW’s series examining the clemencies and pardons by Donald Trump — and the fallout from them.

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Our King is deranged and needs to be retired. #Trump #Iran #TakeOut www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

cbsnews.comTrump suggests allowing Iran to "take out" LA and San Diego during campaign rallyGov. Gavin Newsom called President Trump "deranged and dangerous" after he suggested letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego.

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@nbcnews.com Supporting people getting sick in real time. #CNBC #JoeKernen

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@cnbc.com Today Joe Kernen talks against vaccination simply for political reasons. Make your children sick. Fun for him. #measles #vaccinate #CNBC www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/penn...

cidrap.umn.eduPennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases

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@cnbc.com Today Joe Kernen talks against vaccination simply for political reasons. Make your children sick. Fun for him. #measles #vaccinate #CNBC www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/penn...

cidrap.umn.eduPennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases

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The ridiculous pattern of defending the indefensible continues. Vote blue. #BeniRaeHarmony #GunControlNow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comWhite House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirtBeni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House says

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“We have the worst possible President in charge now for AI.” #CNBC #AI #liabilty

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Joe Kernen sure loves his feeble, incorrect whataboutism. #CNBC #JoeKernen

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After 30 years, Susan Collins does need six more to develop a moral backbone. #Maine #SusanCollins #SCOTUS www.propublica.org/article/susa...

propublica.orgWatch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan CollinsIn late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...

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MAGA morons cannot even murder a convict without screwing up. #ChristaPike #BillPike #Tennessee www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.com‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute woman after 2 lethal injectionsChrista Pike’s attorneys said she was being treated at a hospital, but her condition is unknown. May Martinez, the mother of the murdered teenager Colleen Slemmer, called the failed execution “a mess....

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Is Hegseth the first committed white nationalist to run the Department of DEFENSE? #Hegseth #evangelicals #ScaredyCat abcnews.com/US/pete-hegs...

abcnews.comTrump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was flagged as potential military 'insider threat' because of 'Deus Vult' tattooSgt. DeRicko Gaither made the complaint about the tattoo in 2021.

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Kash Patel is an unholy terror. #FBI #misinformation #PatelReport www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.comIs There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”

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“Stand up to Jewish hate.” Free Palestine. #Palestine #genocide #RobertKraft

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@cnbc.com Still not too late to replace your politically-focused ass on Squawk Box. #JoeKernen #CNBC #NBC

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Former President Trump stole classified documents when he left office in Jan ‘21. Any questions about that plus his election subversion? #classified #GrandpaGrassley #EricSchmitt www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

bbc.comWhat's in the Trump indictment: US nuclear secrets and files kept in showerDonald Trump is accused of keeping classified documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his Florida home.

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@ms.now Fine Chris Hayes show tonight. #MSNow

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Eric Schmitt is a “dufus,” apparently. #dufus #EricSchmitt #MarylandBasketball www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

nbcnews.comGOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mix-upThe Missouri senator’s shot at a gotcha moment against the former special counsel wound up being a very public miss.

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Trump who cannot regulate his fast-food intake now thinks AI can be self regulated. #disaster #AI thenextweb.com/news/trump-w...

thenextweb.comAfter AI lunch, Trump backs self-regulation and plans to rename AIAfter lunch with Musk, Zuckerberg, Amodei and other tech chiefs, Trump backed industry self-regulation and said he would rename AI ‘super intelligence’.

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As Trump loves to say, it’s a worthless witch hunt. #JackSmith #ClassifedDocuments #injudicious www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

nbcnews.comJack Smith tells senators he won’t be silenced by threats from Trump and his alliesThe former special counsel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid the Justice Department’s pursuit of those involved in investigations into Trump.

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Maybe we should rename cancer as trump. So much sexier and equally deadly. #AI #super finance.yahoo.com/markets/arti...

finance.yahoo.comTrump says China's Xi liked ‘Super Intelligence’ as AI dominated the weekPresident Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to like the term "super intelligence," days after Trump said the US would officially use it in place of "artificial intelligence."

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How does Trump not understand Xi can eat better at home? #China #summit www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

politico.comTrump’s do-no-harm summit with XiThe president's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping maintained the status quo between the world's two largest economies. But it did little to change the economic picture heading into the midterms.

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Vote for peace and against the ICE brownshirts and their thuggery. #ICE #TomHoman #murder www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

nytimes.comNew Details Emerge About ICE Officer Who Shot Man in AustinThe officer was hired last year and was not wearing a body camera when he shot the delivery driver, according to current and former officials.

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More time and they’ll fix everything. Desperate and hilarious. #Republicans #MAGA #JDVance www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

nytimes.comBracing for Midterm Losses, Republicans in Congress Try a Pre-election PivotAfter nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November.

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SCOTUS believes purging voters is a good thing and all in aid of a non-existent problem. #SCOTUS #PackedCourt #purge www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of MidtermsCritics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Consumer sentiment is in the toilet. Flush Trump, Johnson and the rest. #ConsumerSentiment #tariffs #TradeWars

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Little Marco Rubio hoping to lead us into the new age of Trump imperialism. #UnitedNations #Rubio m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-m...

m.youtube.comLIVE | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds news conference at UN General AssemblyYouTube video by The Economic Times

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If Susan Collins wasn’t an ugly choice simply for her waffling and lying . . . . #Navatek #FBI #SusanCollins www.bangordailynews.com/2026/09/22/p...

bangordailynews.comThe FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the wayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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You grow up with a jackass so then you marry one. #Kushner #Trump