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Ever since Gov. Brian Kemp allowed Donald Trump to go down in a haze of…
Some day, when Donald Trump is made king of the MAGA States of America—a commonwealth…
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Tom Bowman discusses his new book on climate. An irate Tim Ryan lashes out at…
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Here’s the latest news today out of Pennsylvania: Lou Barletta, the Republican Party’s Donald Trump-endorsed…
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Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and pretty much…
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From The Washington Post: Before securing the GOP nomination for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin sidestepped…
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Pure propaganda with more Big Lies for the Big Liar. The Trumpian alternative universe is…
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A Trump indictment moves closer with McGahn agreement to testify to Congress, as with a…
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So this happened yesterday: Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy first-time candidate who walked a line between…
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No voter fraud! Tomorrow (Wednesday), while the Cult of the Former Guy (a/k/a the Republican…
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The Trump-Cheney schism is scary for the country, but it should be even more frightening for the GOP
Whenever I feel compelled to freak myself out about the GOP’s seemingly ineluctable march toward…
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Trump's DOJ secretly obtained Washington Post reporters’ phone records “The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained…
Normally it’s a given that the party that wins the White House will lose congressional seats…
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Why is McConnell destroying the GOP? Why is Trump popular with his base? What does…
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So Rudy “Up From His Head Come a Bubblin’ Crude” Giuliani, who represented Donald Trump…
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President Trump and his Republican sycophants are the masters of projection. It turns out voter…
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I’m not a vindictive person. I’m really not. Certain things I’ve endured in my life…
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I used to occasionally argue with MAGAs before I realized I’d have better luck trying…
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No one has ever tried to have me killed before (that I know of), but…
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It’s been clear for some time that Donald Trump gave the Republican Party permission to…
Here’s the latest news today out of California: At a time when transgender rights have…
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The Trump administration—the malignant milieu of racism, bad ideas, and bad, racist ideas—had, for the past…
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During last year’s second presidential debate, Donald Trump made certain to note how horribly things were…
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Two stories posted on Political Wire near each other (probably deliberately) caught my attention. First:…
I’ve watched a lot of mob movies, so I know it’s a really bad sign…
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I know investigations take a long time but this man has caused so much damage…
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The sponsors of campus speakers like Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos, Young America’s Foundation took on Pete…
The Florida Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee county has been releasing 202 million gallons of…
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Mike Pence. The very sound of his name brings to mind albino purse poodles, lightly masticated…
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Like mafia bosses, GOP tells donors they'll tell Trump they are defectors if they don't give monthly
It is hard to believe the depths to which the Republican Party headed by Donald…
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It really isn’t much of a surprise that the 2020 Trump Campaign organization used about…
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I tossed this thought out at the end of my previous diary, New Reports on How…
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I happen to believe that if you send money to Donald Trump you pretty much get…
Sometimes the New York Times gets it right: How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations…
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This may be the Trumpiest story in the history of Trumps. Greed. Dishonesty. Penny-pinching penury. And,…
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Remember Pizzagate? It seems like Right Wing Republicans and the GQP had the wrong address….
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Many times during his reign, Trump could have saved his presidency by taking moderate positions…
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Top Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro didn’t come out of nowhere. The administration found him…
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The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that former The Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos…
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It’s been over 4 months since the November election, and Donald Trump is still acting…
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Formerly the face of Trump-TV, Lara Trump is now being promoted for her run for…
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So much dodging bullets these past months, but so many tradeoffs. What remains is that…
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Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson discusses Trump’s crony delaying COVID stimulus checks. GOP…
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A Trump appointee sabotaged the stimulus checks heading to Social Security recipients. Social Security Works…
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If you are surprised by this headline, you haven’t been watching Donald J. Trump close…
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What’s funnier than Mike Pence being sent to the doghouse after spending four-plus years as…
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Do these people think they’re going to turn to stone if they tell the plain…
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The Atlanta spree killings are unfortunately a story with structural similarity to events elsewhere. How do…
If you’re like me, you were continually frustrated by Donald Trump’s baffling ability to avoid…
