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Good riddance. Now how about the rest of the Cabinet?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

06.03.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 522 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our Ambassadors should have a basic understanding of the Constitution. But apparently, that's too much to ask of this Admin.

Trump's pick to be Ambassador to El Salvador (who was also Noem's deputy at DHS) had trouble answering basic questions about our Constitution.

05.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 9
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Trump is already spending $1 BILLION PER DAY on his illegal regime change war of choice in Iran.

Now, he's going to ask Congress to give him up to $50 BILLION MORE.

My vote: hell NO.

05.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 528 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 15
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Today, Trump hosted AI execs to ask them to "pledge" to cover the electricity costs of their data centers.

One problem? It's smoke and mirrors.

Consumers should understand that if he's serious, Trump would support my Power for the People Act to make these protections LAW.

05.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 409 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
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Senate Republicans just voted to block our War Powers Resolution & allow Trump's regime-change war of choice in Iran. Once again, they're contracting out their constitutional duties to Donald Trump, despite the will of their constituents.

Shameful.

www.axios.com/2026/03/04/i...

04.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1497 πŸ” 533 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 48
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Trump and his cronies are still hiding the Epstein files. They should be held in contempt.

Release the damn files!

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

04.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 721 πŸ” 254 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 10
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Today, Congress was finally briefed on Trump's war of choice in Iran.

Even behind closed doors, they couldn't get their story straight.

But one thing is clear: they don't have a clue what the end game is, and it sure as hell isn't making America safer.

04.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1457 πŸ” 554 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 25
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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms

Again, when it's time to put up or shut up in court, the Trump Admin loses. This is a moment to commend the law firms that refused to appease a bullying president & shame those who capitulated.
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History β€” and hopefully future clients β€” will remember who stood firm & who folded.

03.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6
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Not only has this Admin launched a regime-change war of choice that the American people don't want, they can't even get their story straight about why they did it.

American servicemembers and hundreds of civilians have been killed β€” and all they can do is lie.

03.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1297 πŸ” 407 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 15

Netanyahu got what he wanted but what about the American people?

What about the servicemembers who died? What about the nearly 200 schoolchildren killed?

There's a reason why past presidents didn’t go to war with Iran: they refused to risk American lives to open Pandora’s Box.

02.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 457 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7
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ICE Moves Minneapolis Fleet to Williamsport Detention Warehouse As ICE builds out a detention infrastructure across the mid-Atlantic, equipment from its Minneapolis operation is heading to Maryland.

New reports that ICE is movingΒ aroundΒ 100 vehicles from Minneapolis toΒ Washington Co, MD are alarming.

I’m pressing for answers & will continue to fight back against Trump’s lawless ICEΒ &Β mass deportationΒ operationΒ in our communities. This is not what Marylanders want.

01.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 630 πŸ” 256 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump's attack on Iran was not America First.Β 

Trump was played by Israeli PM Netanyahu and the Saudi Crown Prince. Putting Americans at risk to advance their personal ambitions is a complete betrayal of the American people.Β 

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

01.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 677 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 13
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I’m thinking of the brave American soldiers killed today. They should still be with us.

Trump said he would keep us out of war. This is his war of choice.

I am praying for their loved ones.

www.axios.com/2026/03/01/u...

01.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 434 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 7
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Remember all those times Trump & Vance said they wouldn’t drag America into another war? They LIED.

Their actions today put American lives at risk, undermine our broader interests around the world, & will cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

28.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1062 πŸ” 294 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 13
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28.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 863 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 14
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As Black History Month draws to a close, we celebrate the enormous contributions made by Black Americans and resolve to never allow the Trump Admin to erase, diminish, or whitewash that history. American history and Black history are one story.

28.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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This is unprecedented.

A company owned by the President's family, is seeking approvals from a federal agency over which the President has total control β€” including to hire & fire the people granting approvals.

The company, the deal, the entire process is corrupt to the core.

27.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 948 πŸ” 427 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 25
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With the SAVE Act stalled in the Senate, Trump is preparing to turn to Plan B: outright stealing our elections.

Trump's never been more unpopular, so, he's trying to take away the last remaining check on his power: the will of the people.

27.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5
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White House officials believe β€˜the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first As the administration mulls military action in Iran, officials argue it’d be best ifIsrael makes the first move.

Another example of how Trump and his White House only care about β€œthe politics” of putting American lives at risk, not the reality of putting American lives at risk.

They should just keep their promise of β€˜No New Wars.’

26.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic The Pentagon asked at least two major defense contractors to assess their reliance on Claude.

Trump & Hegseth are punishing an American company because it won’t give them the tools to conduct mass surveillance on the American people.

This is Big Brother on steroids & it should scare the hell out of us. Our liberties are at stake, we cannot let this go unchecked.

26.02.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 738 πŸ” 312 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 8
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Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own.

US District Judge Murphy said it right: "This new policy... fails to satisfy due process for a raft of reasons."
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Like it or not, the Constitution's due process rights apply to EVERYONE. And the Trump Administration's draconian policy clearly fails to uphold those rights.

26.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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I sat down with Dr. Jenna Norton, an NIH employee & my guest at the People’s State of the Union. She was put on leave by the Trump Admin after speaking truth to power.

Dr. Norton told me Trump’s actions risked creating a super-bug that would endanger us all.

25.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Have we already forgotten what happened in Iraq?

Over 8,000 Americans killed. The deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Trillions of dollars spent.

Nobody has explained how a war with Iran helps America. Because it won't.

25.02.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 2282 πŸ” 655 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 34

Trump said our economy is "roaring." Really?

Workers just took home their smallest share of profits in recorded history.

CEOs are making 285 times what their workers make.

Trump just gave a $1 TRILLION tax cut to the 1%.

It’s never been clearer who Trump serves.

25.02.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 675 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 6

Reminder: the β€˜America First,’ β€˜No New Wars’ president illegally launched strikes on at least 2 countries during his first year in office and is warmongering more every day. This doesn’t make us stronger – it puts the US and our allies in greater danger.

25.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 711 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
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While Trump praises ICE, remember, this is what they’re doing on our streets.

He’s not making our communities safer, his private army is terrorizing them.

25.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 438 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Trump says he got β€˜pledges’ from Big Tech to pay for the electricity costs of their own data centers.

So, his plan is to just trust Big Tech to do the right thing?

If he’s serious, he should work with us to pass my Power for the People Act to make these protections LAW.

25.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 315 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

This BS about lowering costs is rich coming from the guy who kicked millions of Americans off their health insurance, spiked premiums for over 20 MILLION Americans, & called the concept of making life more affordable for working people, a β€˜hoax.’

25.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Trump stole $1,700 from the average American family with his illegal tariff tax. It’s been 30 minutes. He hasn’t once mentioned how he is going to pay back your hard-earned money.

25.02.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 455 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Yet again, the DOJ got caught in a lie, doing Trump's bidding. They're covering up for him at the expense of the American people β€” and above all the survivors of Epstein's abuse β€” who deserve the TRUTH NOW.

No more hiding. Release ALL THE FILES.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

24.02.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5