Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab

The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

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“Who Broke Arm”

AS IF HE DID IT TO HIMSELF.

“Brian McGinnis, in full uniform, can be seen on video being grabbed by Republican Senator Tim Sheehy and three police officers. They lift him up in the doorway while he screams “no one wants to fight for Israel” with his hand in the doorway still. Then a snap can be heard, as McGinnis’s arm breaks.”

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Feds Knew Who Alex Pretti Was—and Broke His Rib in Earlier Fight

A chilling report raises new questions about why federal agents killed Alex Pretti.

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Why does #TheNewRepublic have a #substack?

They are a news organization with their own website on which they routinely post articles? Why do they need to use a medium that also supports nazis?

«#BBC confirmd it edited section of historian's speech 2 remove criticism of #Trump aftr he threatend 2 sue the co. over separate issue

Dutch author & historian #RutgerBregman alleged a broadcastr had cut line frm BBC lecture he delivered describing Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history," but the #British network confirmed that line was removed in editing on advice of its lawyers, which #TheNewRepublic's #GregSargent said proves his corruption»

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BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'

The BBC confirmed it edited a section of a historian's speech to remove criticism of President Donald Trump after he threatened to sue the company over a separate issue.Dutch author and historian Rutger Bregman alleged that a broadcaster had cut a line from a BBC lecture he delivered describing the ...

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Could Trump’s economic policies backfire in 2025 elections? Greg Sargent and Alex Shephard reveal how Democrats like Abigail Spanberger can capitalize on Trump’s tariffs and cuts to Obamacare subsidies that harm his base. Rick Wilson urges focusing on these economic issues as GOP unity fractures. Discover strategic lessons and election insights. #GregSargent #AlexShephard #TheNewRepublic #RickWilson #Trump #economy #Democrats #2025elections #Obamacare #tariffs #governmentshutdown https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-tariffs-obamacare/
Trump is admitting his policies bring MAGA voters pain

With 2025's off-year elections a little over a month away, Democratic gubernatorial nominees — including former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey — are relentlessly hammering President Donald Trump on the economy. And The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson, a Never...

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Comey Shows That Donald Trump’s Contempt for America Knows No Bounds | The New Republic

By Michael Tomasky, September 26, 2025

Comey Shows That Donald Trump’s Contempt for America Knows No Bounds

The indictment of the former FBI director is an un-American act. Period.

Former FBI Director James Comey. Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images

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James Comey has done some things in his career that I didn’t care for and which I suspect you didn’t like either, for what I’m guessing are similar reasons. But those things are irrelevant today. As of Thursday evening, Comey is one more symbol of Donald Trump’s utter contempt for law and decency. To the extent that the United States of America was founded as a nation where the law was more powerful than any individual leader, the sinister indictment of Comey is the ultimate symbol—so far, that is—of Trump’s contempt for the United States of America.

Yes—contempt for the United States of America. This may confuse some Americans, who see Trump constantly wrapping himself in the flag, on some obscene occasions even hugging and kissing it—a Judas kiss from a man who has no understanding of what love of country actually means—and think of him as patriotic. But this is exactly what authoritarian thugs throughout history do. They bathe themselves in flag imagery as they torch the best values that flag represents.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

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Trump Is Taking Over D.C. Police Because He’s a Racist Thug | The New Republic

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August 12, 2025

Trump Is Taking Over D.C. Police Because He’s a Racist Thug

Trump doesn’t care about “crime.” He cares about the right white people being in charge.

Yasin Ozturk / Anadolu/Getty Images Flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Donald Trump delivers a speech during a press conference at the White House, on August 11.

It’s still possible, despite my daily exposure to horrific announcements from the Trump administration, for a White House press conference to make me sick with dread. On August 11, the president announced that he was taking federal control of the police force in Washington, D.C., and deploying the National Guard to its streets. As has become routine, Trump attempted to give legitimacy to his entirely gratuitous actions with executive orders, one declaring a nonexistent “crime emergency” in Washington, the other “restoring law and order” by directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to activate the D.C. National Guard. As Trump’s press conference meandered on, various Cabinet members peppered their remarks with praise—that Trump is “saving” the city, etc. Some blocks away, at Lafayette Square, residents of our nation’s capital protested the coming occupation of the district. “While this action today is unsettling and unprecedented,” said D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser, “I can’t say that given some of the rhetoric of the past … we’re totally surprised.”

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