Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts

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“This is pretty revolutionary. You can say goodbye to NATO, built around Article Five, where we promised to defend each other. I think the bigger...”

This seed is commentary, not news itself but a discussion thereof. From the linked page: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town...

AOC's Speech at NY Rally with Federal Workers

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“Understand that there are millions of us at work at the same time. We are in the ...we are in the business of creating conditions. There's not one...”

I think that AOC is one of the rising stars of politics. Not one of the rising stars of either party, but of the political sphere in general. Here is the evidence: She came from waiting tables in a bar to being a Representative in Congress against the political machine that was in place. She...

The Rise And Fall Of Adolf Hitler In 3 Hours

By: Thomas  •  History  •  5 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  yesterday

“Gosh there are so many good quotes”

This is a brief overview of the the life of Adolf Hitler, how he rose to power, and how he fell. While it doesn't dive that deeply into the weeds, I think it is an accurate synopsis. The first hour is on his rise.

The Nazi Dismantling Of Constitutional Law In Germany

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“...By labeling the Reichstag fire as a terrorist attack by the Communists, Hitler convinced president Hindenburg to suspend all civil liberties....”

Good ol' ancient History

Don't Believe Him

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“Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.”

Donald Trump has tried to convince the public, both in the US and abroad, that because he is doing things and taking action, he has the authority to do them by virtue of doing things and taking action. Sound a bit circular? Good, because it should. For a great many of the Executive Orders that he...

Jon Stewart & AOC Take On Trump’s Comeback and Rebuilding the Democratic Party

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“AOC for President”

 ...so you have this act that's brought forth. And Republicans say, OK, well, you know,this person, if you have a criminal record, if you've, you know, sexually assaulted somebody,you know, you should be deported. And so that's the guise of this bill, right? And they said, so that should be the...

Election 2024 Post-Mortem - Jon Stewart with Heather Cox Richardson

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“I think that's really important that the right-wing emphasized things that ordinary Americans had to fear that were not real... and they erased the...”

Jon discusses the fallout from the Presidential election with Professor Heather Cox Richardson, the author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.

Fact-checking JD Vance's claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio - ABC News

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“Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, continues to fuel the firestorm surrounding Springfield, Ohio, with false claims about Haitian...”

The lies from Donald Trump and JD Vance seem to never end. A bunch of you are saying,"Oh, not another article!"  Until they stop making made up claims and preposterous accusations against people, most of whom have done nothing to deserve such abysmal treatment: Yes it is yet another article. 

JD Vance continues amplifying pet-eating falsehoods

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“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going...”

Drawing By Sophie Hei Tacit admission that he just makes shit up. And the reason that he makes shit up? So the people will talk about it. The people of this country do not need any more of the fake news that is coming out of the Trump/Vance campaign. And No, it is not ironic that the...

Kamala Harris Economic Speech

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A lot of hay is being thrown up in the air over Kamala Harris's speech today. I figured that if we were going to talk about it, then we should at least watch the speech. Just a note, she does not come off as anything near what the partisan right would have you think.