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Forbes Magazine: Watch The Moment When Senate Republicans Table Motion To Compel DOJ To Release Epstein Files

“On Wednesday night, Senate Republicans, with the exception of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), voted to table Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) vote to compel the DOJ to release the Epstein Files.” Source:Forbes Magazine with … Continue reading

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Bill Scher: Ezra Klein (Almost) Gets It Right

“Democrats shouldn’t abet authoritarianism by supporting MAGA spending bills. But neither should they own a government shutdown. There’s a better way. The headline of Ezra Klein’s buzzy New York Times column—“Stop Acting Like This Is Normal”—is correct, because “Democrats cannot … Continue reading

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Chris Cillizza: Donald Trump Said No Lewd Letter To Jeffrey Epstein Existed

“That looks a WHOLE lot like what the Wall Street Journal described back in July: The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed … Continue reading

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CBS News: New Push From Lawmakers to Release Epstein Files as Congress Returns From Recess

“Democrats in Congress are making a new push for files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case as lawmakers return from their August recess. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on that and the looming government shutdown deadline.” Source:CBS … Continue reading

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Gary Kasparov: If It’s Far-Right vs. Far-Left, The Far-Right Wins

“If people feel they’re being forced to choose between two extremes, the majority will always tack right. Earlier in the week, I threw this quick observation up on Substack Notes: Lost elections are rigged, won elections are fair. Good job … Continue reading

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Will Marshall: In a liberal Society, Equity is a False Idol

“Over the last two decades, progressive activists have introduced lots of sententious words and euphemisms into the U.S. political lexicon. Examples include microaggression, intersectionality, cisgender, BIPOC, Latinx, “the unhoused” (that is, the homeless), returning citizens (ex-convicts) and “pregnant persons” (formerly … Continue reading

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Kasie Hunt: ‘Unsettling & Unprecedented’: DC Mayor Reacts To Donald Trump’s Police Takeover

“Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Donald Trump’s action today “is unsettling and unprecedented.” She again advocated for full statehood for Washington, DC, after Trump said he has decided to placed the city’s Metropolitan Police Department “under direct federal control” and … Continue reading

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Robert Reich: So Much for Socialism

“The Trump regime is using the specter of socialism to make America even more authoritarian. The regime will lose. When Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem unleashed her ICE shock troops on Los Angeles last month, she said: “We are … Continue reading

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Ben Meiselas: Republican CROSS EXAM of Dem Govs BACKFIRES in HEARING

“MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the disastrous Republican cross examination of Democratic Governors they subpoenaed to a hearing to distract from their disastrous budget bill.” Source:Meidas Touch with a look at U.S. Representative Marjorie T. Greene (MAGA, Georgia) & … Continue reading

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CBS News: Kristi Noem Says She Doesn’t Know Senator Alex Padilla After He’s Removed From Her News Conference

“A news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday in Los Angeles was interrupted by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), who was then forcibly removed from the room. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more.” Source:CBS News with … Continue reading

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