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Itโ€™s crazy that he is negotiating on behalf of the U.S. at all. He has no government appointment and no one elected him and he has no business being in those meetings even without the grift

14.03.2026 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2257 ๐Ÿ” 658 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84 ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
Plumbers Local 130 dyes the river.

Plumbers Local 130 dyes the river.

Slร inte!

Thanks to Plumbers Local 130, weโ€™re ready for St. Patrickโ€™s Day.

14.03.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 804 ๐Ÿ” 83 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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We need to:

โœ… overturn Citizens United

โœ… ban Congressional stock trading

โœ… get dark money out of politics

To get corporate influence out of our politics and return it to the people.

14.03.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 581 ๐Ÿ” 146 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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1m ago
The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for brokering the deal that kept TikTok alive in the U.S.

Exclusive 1m ago The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for brokering the deal that kept TikTok alive in the U.S.

JFC.

Impeach and remove this lawless man, you fools.

13.03.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 6396 ๐Ÿ” 1860 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93 ๐Ÿ“Œ 156
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๐ŸšจNEWS: Democrat Andy Thomson has won the Boca Raton mayoral race by just ONE vote.

๐Ÿ”ต Thomson โ€” 7,568
๐Ÿ”ด Liebelson โ€” 7,567

With 100% of votes in, Thomson becomes the first Democratic mayor of Boca Raton in over 30 years.

One vote decided the election.

13.03.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 8158 ๐Ÿ” 1927 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 435 ๐Ÿ“Œ 393
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13.03.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 4814 ๐Ÿ” 2154 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 282 ๐Ÿ“Œ 157
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Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.

Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.

They are good for society and the economy.

12.03.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 8047 ๐Ÿ” 3124 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 201 ๐Ÿ“Œ 111

We've seen another morning of increased ICE activity with DHS helicopter out and about in Chicagoland.

Feds have taken people from Humboldt Park and Ravenswood. Vehicles also seen in Rogers Park. ICE watchers are asking north side neighbors to get outside and keep an eye on landscapers & laborers.

12.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 958 ๐Ÿ” 496 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

All the parts in the dotted lines seem kinda similar so *wipes hands* case closed!

12.03.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some folks treated me like a naive child for believing we had the money to cancel a portion of student loan debt

12.03.2026 03:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 5260 ๐Ÿ” 1304 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Into the garbage bin they go, right next to Target.

We donโ€™t need your shitty brands! Youโ€™re expendable but trans people are not.

11.03.2026 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 7033 ๐Ÿ” 2383 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57 ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
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WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

12.03.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 9122 ๐Ÿ” 1881 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142 ๐Ÿ“Œ 260
mcgruff the crime dog on instagram (@mcgruffatncpc) standing next to the text "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PLEDGE"

mcgruff the crime dog on instagram (@mcgruffatncpc) standing next to the text "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PLEDGE"

crime dog you gotta find some better wording for this

11.03.2026 19:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 11214 ๐Ÿ” 1883 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 133 ๐Ÿ“Œ 124
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NEWS: Democrat Shawn Harris has forced a runoff in the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greeneโ€™s deep-red Georgia seat (Trump +37).

With ~70% in, Harris leads with 38.3% to Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fullerโ€™s 34.5%.

Runoff set for April 7. A major warning sign for MAGA.

11.03.2026 00:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 8390 ๐Ÿ” 1945 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 242 ๐Ÿ“Œ 166

So an admission that the SAVE act is entirely about suppressing Dem votes.

09.03.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
My name is Marisa Kabas, and I'm an independent journalist who publishes The Handbasket. I'm reaching out about a matter that involves your team and that continues to trouble me.

In June of last year, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department to compel them to release body camera footage from the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace. What followed was months of back and forth with their lawyers, arguing why it was in the public interest to release the un-redacted footage in its entirety. Though tiny segments were handed over, that wasn't enough: We wanted all of it.ย 

On February 18, 2026, a DC judge ruled in our favor, and your reporter Mark Segraves sent a kind note of congratulations that day. Then on Monday, March 2nd, the footage was handed over to me and excitedly announced I'd received it and would be reviewing it in the coming days and sharing what I learned. When Segraves emailed me this past Thursday asking for my phone number, I didn't think much of it. But when he called me just before 2pm on Friday to let me know NBC4 Washington would be airing a segment at 5pm, I grew concerned.ย 

Segraves said he'd obtained some of the footage via a FOIA request that week after he heard the footage had been released to me. He said he'd credit the work of RCFP and me, but it was little comfort. I asked if he'd known the day before when he emailed me for my number, why didn't he tell me then? He didn't have a good answer for that. He acknowledged all the hard work I'd done getting this footage released. I asked him if he could hold the story until Monday, to which he replied that he's "not just a blogger" (implying that that's all I am, presumably) and that he'd have to check with his editor. I said fine. Nearly an hour later he called back to say his editor refused to hold the story, but that they were happy to interview me via Zoom to add to the package, and I said I would.

My name is Marisa Kabas, and I'm an independent journalist who publishes The Handbasket. I'm reaching out about a matter that involves your team and that continues to trouble me. In June of last year, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department to compel them to release body camera footage from the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace. What followed was months of back and forth with their lawyers, arguing why it was in the public interest to release the un-redacted footage in its entirety. Though tiny segments were handed over, that wasn't enough: We wanted all of it.ย  On February 18, 2026, a DC judge ruled in our favor, and your reporter Mark Segraves sent a kind note of congratulations that day. Then on Monday, March 2nd, the footage was handed over to me and excitedly announced I'd received it and would be reviewing it in the coming days and sharing what I learned. When Segraves emailed me this past Thursday asking for my phone number, I didn't think much of it. But when he called me just before 2pm on Friday to let me know NBC4 Washington would be airing a segment at 5pm, I grew concerned.ย  Segraves said he'd obtained some of the footage via a FOIA request that week after he heard the footage had been released to me. He said he'd credit the work of RCFP and me, but it was little comfort. I asked if he'd known the day before when he emailed me for my number, why didn't he tell me then? He didn't have a good answer for that. He acknowledged all the hard work I'd done getting this footage released. I asked him if he could hold the story until Monday, to which he replied that he's "not just a blogger" (implying that that's all I am, presumably) and that he'd have to check with his editor. I said fine. Nearly an hour later he called back to say his editor refused to hold the story, but that they were happy to interview me via Zoom to add to the package, and I said I would.

What followed was two hours of furiously writing and posting clips of the footage to Youtube so I could get something published before the 5pm broadcast, and in the midst of that, recording a quick Zoom interview with a person who was about to take credit for my work. At 4:59pm ET, The Handbasket published a piece titled "Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid." Then I tuned into NBC4 Washington via your website to catch the broadcast, and my instinct to rush to get something out first was proven right.ย 

"It's a story you're seeing first on News4," your newscast began. "For the first time we're getting an inside look at what happened the day the Trump administration took over the US Institute of Peace. News4 obtained more than four hours of police body camera video from that day." What followed was more than six minutes of clips and commentary from Segraves, but it's not until six minutes and 21 seconds into the piece that he mentions my name (mispronounced though he asked for the correct pronunciation on Zoom), "The Handbasket blog," and the RCFP's foundational role in bringing this footage to light. I was angry, but didn't feel there was much I could do.

Then I saw the version NBC4 posted to Instagram and TikTokโ€”the video itself made ZERO mention of the RCFP or my work, only briefly acknowledging it in the written caption on Instagram, and not even bothering to do that on TikTok. An average viewer with no background on the case is lead to believe that this footage was released because of your efforts. When I saw that, I decided I couldn't let this go.

It's difficult to explain what it's like to spend nearly a year working on a story only to have another reporter and outlet surreptitiously take credit for it; months of work and personal risk only to have another reporter lying in wait to swoop in. What NBC4 did was immoral, unethical, and to be frank, just truly sucked.

What followed was two hours of furiously writing and posting clips of the footage to Youtube so I could get something published before the 5pm broadcast, and in the midst of that, recording a quick Zoom interview with a person who was about to take credit for my work. At 4:59pm ET, The Handbasket published a piece titled "Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid." Then I tuned into NBC4 Washington via your website to catch the broadcast, and my instinct to rush to get something out first was proven right.ย  "It's a story you're seeing first on News4," your newscast began. "For the first time we're getting an inside look at what happened the day the Trump administration took over the US Institute of Peace. News4 obtained more than four hours of police body camera video from that day." What followed was more than six minutes of clips and commentary from Segraves, but it's not until six minutes and 21 seconds into the piece that he mentions my name (mispronounced though he asked for the correct pronunciation on Zoom), "The Handbasket blog," and the RCFP's foundational role in bringing this footage to light. I was angry, but didn't feel there was much I could do. Then I saw the version NBC4 posted to Instagram and TikTokโ€”the video itself made ZERO mention of the RCFP or my work, only briefly acknowledging it in the written caption on Instagram, and not even bothering to do that on TikTok. An average viewer with no background on the case is lead to believe that this footage was released because of your efforts. When I saw that, I decided I couldn't let this go. It's difficult to explain what it's like to spend nearly a year working on a story only to have another reporter and outlet surreptitiously take credit for it; months of work and personal risk only to have another reporter lying in wait to swoop in. What NBC4 did was immoral, unethical, and to be frank, just truly sucked.

I just sent this email to the news director at NBC4 Washington about the unprofessional and disrespectful way they handled publishing the body camera footage of the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that was obtained via my FOIA lawsuit:

09.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 4804 ๐Ÿ” 996 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113 ๐Ÿ“Œ 91
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As โ€œbaby animalโ€ season starts at various โ€œfarmโ€ attractions during spring, this piece we wrote last year remains relevant. Remember these key questions you should ask about any animal encounter! woodstocksanctuary.s...

09.03.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 95 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

This is not trueโ€”driverโ€™s licenses arenโ€™t acceptable under the SAVE Act without additional proof of citizenship. The fact that they keep doing this sleight of hand should make clear that the SAVE Act is not something that โ€œevery American getsโ€

09.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3589 ๐Ÿ” 1363 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 135 ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Pretty sure this actually happens in one of the Dungeon Crawler Carl books

09.03.2026 03:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is absolutely hilarious and deserves a Veep-style TV adaptation.

09.03.2026 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 3162 ๐Ÿ” 757 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 105 ๐Ÿ“Œ 88
A Shadow The Hedgehog promotional image with the caption 'SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. I SIMPLY DIDN'T REALISE THAT IT WASN'T ALL YEAR.'

A Shadow The Hedgehog promotional image with the caption 'SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. I SIMPLY DIDN'T REALISE THAT IT WASN'T ALL YEAR.'

09.03.2026 01:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 16075 ๐Ÿ” 5285 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

08.03.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 17854 ๐Ÿ” 4811 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 621 ๐Ÿ“Œ 251

this made me cackle all the way through

08.03.2026 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2951 ๐Ÿ” 621 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 21912 ๐Ÿ” 6589 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89 ๐Ÿ“Œ 161

Our troops are dying this isnโ€™t a video game. The White House is posting so-called โ€œhypeโ€ videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. Itโ€™s an absolute disgrace.

07.03.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 11903 ๐Ÿ” 3350 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 477 ๐Ÿ“Œ 174

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

06.03.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 13699 ๐Ÿ” 2978 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 325 ๐Ÿ“Œ 186
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MASSIE: โ€œIran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leaderโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ & ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.โ€

06.03.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 19841 ๐Ÿ” 6086 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 557 ๐Ÿ“Œ 238

Just thinking about what we could do with a billion dollars a day that doesnโ€™t include bombing people.

05.03.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 7802 ๐Ÿ” 2249 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 295 ๐Ÿ“Œ 99

Spain's leader with a message that should be adopted by every top Democrat

04.03.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 5142 ๐Ÿ” 1550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75 ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

Abolish ICE has a +11 approval โ€” which means it is *32 points* more popular than Donald Trump

Ask yourself: does corporate media portray that accurately?

03.03.2026 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2634 ๐Ÿ” 835 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14