August 15, 2025 Homocons, Trump cultists
“CA media: After the vulgar behavior today at a live event, you have a duty to not cover these rallies live if Gonzalez is involved. You have a duty to your viewers…and an FCC license to keep. I am looking forward to Nov 4 when California voters hand Gavin Newsom a humiliating defeat by rejecting his corrupt and dishonest redistricting …
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August 15, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The BBC reports: Trump’s short post on social media a few minutes ago – “HIGH STAKES!!!” – raises expectations and the sense of drama. The US president will land at a Cold War-era American air-base in Anchorage, followed shortly afterwards by President Putin. Stepping foot on US soil, beyond UN meetings, for the first time in two decades, Putin in …
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August 15, 2025 Extremists, Trump cultists
Mediaite reports: Sara Gonzales, a host at Glenn Beck’s conservative network BlazeTV, was manhandled out of a town hall on Thursday after she called Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) a “fake ghetto hoodrat” and “a spoiled rich kid from Missouri.” As Gonzales was shouted down by other members of the audience, a woman pushed against her and snapped, “Get your ass …
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August 15, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Texas Tribune reports: A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, breaking a spell of public polling that had found the incumbent trailing by wide margins. In a sample of nearly 500 registered Texans planning to vote in the Republican primary, Cornyn garnered 30% of the …
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August 15, 2025 Immigration, New York City
New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Police evacuated 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan after envelopes containing white powder were discovered on Thursday, according to officials. 26 Federal Plaza is the New York headquarters of federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Homeland Security and ICE. Police responded to the building, the same one being used, in part, as an ICE …
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August 15, 2025 Democrats, Politics
Politico reports: Former President Barack Obama met Thursday with Texas House Democrats to praise them for leaving the state to stop a GOP-backed redistricting effort. Obama also pointed to the response by California — which launched its own redistricting retaliation on Thursday — as a result of the Texas Democrats’ own protest, which he views as a temporary offset. He …
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August 15, 2025 Medicine, Trump Administration
The Hill reports: President Trump says he’s open to following through on former President Biden’s push to reschedule marijuana, a move that comes up short of legalization but would still provide a major boost for the cannabis industry. Trump reportedly told donors this month he was considering rescheduling marijuana, and in a press conference this week he said a decision …
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August 15, 2025 Police, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases national control over the city as part of the federal government’s law-enforcement takeover. …
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August 15, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists
“In order for politicians to truly demagogue, you have to suggest that America is a terrible place. That the only thing that can fix America is if you give me more power. Your life will be better if you give me more power or you give me more money. “Well, to President Trump’s credit, he understands that in order to …
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August 15, 2025 Movies, Trump Administration
The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump announced the recipients of the 48th Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday — the first class of honorees since he took over the arts complex this year — and a major change to the ceremony: He’ll be the host. Actor Tom Cruise was offered the honors but declined because of scheduling conflicts, according to …
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