Category Archives: Breaking News

Open Thread | Josh Marshall’s Latest Take on the Epstein Chronicles

Posted on July 21, 2025 by rikyrah

Trump Is Failing and Flailing – No One’s Ever Seen Anything Like It! July 18, 2025 10:56 a.m. You’ve no doubt seen the Wall Street Journal story on Trump’s lewd and innuendo-rich 2003 birthday card to Jeff Epstein. That speaks … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Now That The Trump Tax Scam of 2025 Has Passed…Time To Make a List and Check It Twice to Defeat Those Who Made It Happen

Posted on July 11, 2025 by rikyrah

Now that they’ve passed that abomination, it’s time to prepare to punish those that voted for to allow all the misery that will be inflicted upon MILLIONS Charles Gaba ✡️ ‪@charlesgaba.com‬ Follow 🚨 REMINDER: There are 29 GOP-held House seats … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Nightmare of the GOP’s Budget Bill

Posted on July 1, 2025 by rikyrah

Don’t ever say both parties are the same. They want to SHRED THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES. MILLIONS WILL LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE. Protect Our Care ‪@protectourcare.org‬ Follow Republican Senator Thom Tillis: What … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This is Corruption…Anyway You Look At It

Posted on June 27, 2025 by rikyrah

This is CORRUPTION , with a capital C. Brett Murphy (@BrettMmurphy) posted at 11:12 AM on Thu, May 15, 2025: NEW: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Professional Malpractice of the MSM Continues…..

Posted on June 25, 2025 by rikyrah

The Deliberate Professional Malpractice of the MSM…. they are ridiculous. Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 6:06 AM on Wed, Jun 11, 2025: Awful: News orgs are credulously amplifying the idea that sending troops into LA is good politics for Trump. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Human Currency of ICE and Private Prison Corporations

Posted on June 23, 2025 by rikyrah

From The Establishment Bar Blog: The Human Currency of ICE and Private Prison Corporations Posted by T.LaFauci May 12, 2025 It all makes sense once you connect the dots. Throughout Donald Trump’s first 100 days, there has been a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, Corruption, crime, Current Events, Dark Money In Politics, Democracy vs Fascism, Economy, GOP, ICEgov, injustice, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Open Thread | When the Red Meat for MAGA Smacks Up Against the FINANCIAL REALITIES of What Immigration Means To This Country

Posted on June 20, 2025 by rikyrah

It was obvious that the entire ‘ go after the criminals’ was a bullshyt line from the get go. No phucking way that MILLIONS OF ACTUAL CRIMINALS would go under the radar in the country WHO LOCKS UP MORE PEOPLE … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Trump’s Attack On The State of California

Posted on June 10, 2025 by rikyrah

From Josh Marshall: Digging Into Trump’s Attack on the State of California June 9, 2025 1:22 p.m. National Guard troops are mobilized fairly frequently for domestic purposes, usually during natural disasters. Having them federalized isn’t that uncommon. But having them … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Attempt to Scapegoat Foreign Students

Posted on June 9, 2025 by rikyrah

Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 6:00 AM on Wed, May 28, 2025: Awful: Trump just blamed foreign students for taking the slots of American kids. But the cuts in the House GOP bill he’s pushing could cost hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why this Palantir Contract Is Horrendous And a Threat to Democracy

Posted on June 6, 2025 by rikyrah

Maine (@TheMaineWonk) posted at 9:04 AM on Sun, Jun 01, 2025: Trump’s election was designed to manufacture consent for the techno-fascist takeover of the federal government. While you were distracted by transgenders, you were actually voting in your own demise. … Continue reading →

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