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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

This is just astonishingly great reporting.

All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.

And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.

10.03.2026 18:05 👍 728 🔁 378 💬 12 📌 13

I don’t think people who aren’t regularly covering the reproductive rights beat realize how common it is for women to be incarcerated for miscarriages.

10.03.2026 16:35 👍 464 🔁 221 💬 6 📌 0

Great news!

10.03.2026 17:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lately I've been realizing our shortcomings as Americans. I hate to admit it but generally speaking, it's pretty bad. It's not all bad but I'd say the two worst things are 1. believing almost anything we're told, and 2. only caring about things that affect us personally.

10.03.2026 17:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Insurance Crisis Leaves Black Homeowners One Disaster Away From Homelessness From Altadena to Alabama, Black families learn the real catastrophe starts after the disaster, when insurers decide who is worth saving.

NEW: 5 Black family homes worth $2.1M burned to the ground
The insurance check? $297,000
One sister dead
Investors circling the ashes
This is what “disaster capitalism” looks like
Read what they did to Altadena’s Black families & what that signals for all of us: capitalbnews.org/housing-insu...

10.03.2026 16:36 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

The meritocracy, y'all.

10.03.2026 17:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here is @rokhanna.bsky.social explicitly calling out Democrats who are trying to pretend to be against Trump's Iran War but who suggest they may vote to fund that war.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 16:31 👍 52 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
A cityscape showing clouds with a silver lining.

A cityscape showing clouds with a silver lining.

Not a night sky but an inspiring sunset 🙂

10.03.2026 16:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Justice Jackson says Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases creates ‘warped’ process | CNN Politics Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday said the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases has created a “warped” process that effectively signaled the outcome of high-profile controversies prematur...

www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/p...

10.03.2026 15:50 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Rep. Ogles should resign immediately.

The First Amendment protects the right of every person to practice their faith or none at all. America isn’t a theocracy and it never has been and never will be.

Pluralism isn’t a lie. It’s the foundation of a free society.

10.03.2026 14:17 👍 109 🔁 30 💬 6 📌 1
Portrait of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs in the front window of a house with red trim.

Portrait of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs in the front window of a house with red trim.

Portraits of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs, Renee Good, and Liam Conejo Ramos in the front windows of a house with white trim.

Portraits of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs, Renee Good, and Liam Conejo Ramos in the front windows of a house with white trim.

Portrait of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs in the first floor window of a duplex, with an Abolish ICE sign in a second floor window.

Portrait of Alex Pretti in blue nurse scrubs in the first floor window of a duplex, with an Abolish ICE sign in a second floor window.

Altar for Alex Pretti in front of the apartment building where he lived. A few votive candles, two other candles in jars, a bright orange flower, two photos of Alex - one wearing a backpack on trail in the woods, one with his bike wearing biker gear.

Altar for Alex Pretti in front of the apartment building where he lived. A few votive candles, two other candles in jars, a bright orange flower, two photos of Alex - one wearing a backpack on trail in the woods, one with his bike wearing biker gear.

Ended up on the block tonight where Alex Pretti lived. Pretty much every home had his portrait in a window.

I’ll never forget what they did to him.

I’ll never forget how good we’ve been to each other.

10.03.2026 04:16 👍 333 🔁 71 💬 0 📌 2

🤣

10.03.2026 14:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This country is an effing joke.
Truly.

10.03.2026 14:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is how I start Election Day — feeding cows before I hit the campaign trail.

Work comes first. Then I go earn your vote.

It’s clear skies now. Get out and vote. I’ll see you on the trail… and tonight at HQ.

Let’s make history! #GA14

10.03.2026 12:22 👍 84 🔁 30 💬 10 📌 4

I may print this out and hang it on a wall! 😃
Words to live by 🪷

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10.03.2026 02:33 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Just today I was thinking about how punitive we Americans are. The slightest suggestion that someone is bad or somehow unworthy and the immediate thought is they must be punished or managed. The regime uses that to their advantage.

10.03.2026 03:10 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Awesome! Congrats! 🎉

09.03.2026 23:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Georgia House chamber inside the Georgia State Capitol during a legislative session. A state representative speaks at a podium while others stand nearby, including someone holding a copy of “There Is No Place for Us.”

Georgia House chamber inside the Georgia State Capitol during a legislative session. A state representative speaks at a podium while others stand nearby, including someone holding a copy of “There Is No Place for Us.”

Framed resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Brian Goldstone and his book “There Is No Place for Us,” with an official gold seal at the bottom.

Framed resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Brian Goldstone and his book “There Is No Place for Us,” with an official gold seal at the bottom.

Well, this wasn't something I ever expected: today several state representatives honored THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US with a resolution at the Georgia State Capitol.

I'm very grateful—and hopeful it helps shine a light on Georgia's predatory housing market and the need for stronger tenant protections.

09.03.2026 22:50 👍 199 🔁 34 💬 13 📌 2

Those who have tamped down concerns about the SAVE Act’s chance of passage in the Senate are wrong. Keep your eyes on the prize. The potential for a blowout in 2026 is top of mind for Trump, and there are only a few ways to avoid it.

Call your Senators. 202-224-3121.

09.03.2026 22:29 👍 835 🔁 441 💬 12 📌 12

Wow! This is breathtaking!

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Let’s get one thing straight: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian.

Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

09.03.2026 19:59 👍 7092 🔁 1917 💬 278 📌 111
My photo of two blooms from my Pink Azalea shrub.

My photo of two blooms from my Pink Azalea shrub.

Only a few blooms on my Pink Azaleas survived the blast of cold weather in Mid-February. The color is quite vibrant on those blooms that survived. 🌱🌿🍃
#FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #Garden #Flowers #Spring #Springtime #PhotographersonBluesky #Photography

09.03.2026 13:40 👍 108 🔁 25 💬 4 📌 1
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I’m at the Dilley detention center, where 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos was once held and where hundreds of other children continue to endure harsh, unacceptable conditions.

This isn’t sound immigration policy — it’s cruelty.

09.03.2026 14:38 👍 70 🔁 33 💬 3 📌 1
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REVEALED: What did Andy Ogles do with nearly $25,000 meant for child burial garden? He won't say Now, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered more questions that the freshman Republican won't answer.

Since Rep. Andy Ogles is back in the news for the typically bigoted, boneheaded reasons, it's another opportunity to point out that he once raised $25K to open a cemetery for miscarried babies. He then ditched the idea and can't explain what happened to the money.

09.03.2026 20:02 👍 843 🔁 345 💬 22 📌 8
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Effort to eliminate criminal penalties for prostitution in Colorado will be abandoned State Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat and main sponsor of Senate Bill 97, said the measure doesn’t have enough support to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee — its first hurdle

Effort to eliminate criminal penalties for prostitution in Colorado will be abandoned

09.03.2026 20:02 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
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As of today almost all vendors in New York City will no longer have to worry about being given a criminal record for simply vending.

hellgatenyc.com/free-the-ven...

09.03.2026 19:53 👍 160 🔁 39 💬 2 📌 5
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Rep. Kevin Kiley switches party affiliation to independent He said he’ll continue to caucus with the Republican conference.

In terms of importance, the subhed and hed should be reversed. The real story is that Kiley is still caucusing with the GOP. As long as he keeps voting for leaders' rules packages, that's all that matters.

Changing his official designation to "independent" doesn't change how the House operates.

09.03.2026 20:24 👍 133 🔁 52 💬 12 📌 5
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TONIGHT at 6:10 PM ET I’ll be on The Joy Reid Show talking about what’s at stake in #GA14

With Election Day tomorrow, this is about affordability, accountability, and leadership that shows up for Northwest Georgia.

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/DhecRBQ...

09.03.2026 20:55 👍 48 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 2
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Fort Carson soldier identified as 7th U.S. service member killed in Iran war Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, of Kentucky, was assigned to the Colorado Springs Army post in June 2025

Fort Carson soldier identified as 7th U.S. service member killed in Iran war

09.03.2026 19:08 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 2