Stephen Prager

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[Stephen Prager @StephenPrager2]

I’m a politics reporter for @commondreams and a contributor to @curaffairs. Check out my work!

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[Janet Abou-Elias @Janetabouelias]

"Israel could continue its occupation only for a limited period of time without US assistance." I talked to @StephenPrager2 at @commondreams about why Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib’s Lebanon war powers resolution matters even after the vote.

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'Pay-to-Play Loyalty Program': Trump Ballroom Donors Have Been Handed $50 Billion in Federal Contracts

​"Corporations wrote big checks to build Trump’s golden ballroom. Now they’re receiving billions... in kickbacks—paid for by your tax dollars." https://t.co/2fktdDWbBV

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'A Strong Working-Class Agenda With Moral Clarity': UAW Endorses Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan's largest and most influential union said El-Sayed was "someone we can trust to have our backs." https://t.co/GFZlHq3GzI

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

Unions Condemn Executive Order Allowing Trump to Replace Federal Workers With 'Political Loyalists'

The president of the AFGE said Trump was "eliminating employees’ due process rights so they can be fired for political reasons." https://t.co/EP8aRQLXCY

[doctor boneman @iloveminigolf]

$8.2 million is what, a nickel per person? Would gladly pay a nickel to help a mouse transition.

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

‘The People of Lebanon Can’t Wait,’ Says Tlaib After Dem Leaders Join With GOP to Vote Down War Powers Resolutions

"Every day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this US-supported invasion." https://t.co/SxlMJsr5be

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

Raskin Introduces BLANCHE Act to Destroy Trump DOJ's Plot for 'Super Pardon' of President and His Family

"Trump’s scheme to raid the Judgment Fund, bankroll political allies using taxpayer cash, and score a sweeping Super Pardon is alive and well." https://t.co/YCRXqNUqmU

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'Burning Entire Families to Death as They Slept' in Gaza, Israel Kill Count Nears 1,000 Since Ceasefire

As Israel ratchets up its attacks and conquers more territory in Gaza despite a ceasefire, May was the deadliest month for Palestinians there in 2026. https://t.co/5JiQFK9hbO

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'Stop Making Excuses,' Says Ramirez as Dem Colleagues Anonymously Grumble About Lebanon War Powers Vote

​"The fact that 'Democratic leadership' hides behind blind quotes is evidence they know how unpopular their opposition is," said one critic. https://t.co/PSn71nL474

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'Nation is Not For Sale': Thousands of Albanians Protest Kushner Resort Plans in Protected Wetland

"A protected landscape of global importance is under attack, and people are demanding an end to the devastation." https://t.co/VJDcxOZ4xC

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

Poster at House Republican leadership news conference today.

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

No President 'More Brazenly Corrupt' Than Trump, Says Ilhan Omar

Responding to Trump's slur that Somali Americans are "all crooks," Omar said the president "uses fraud as a political cudgel while protecting his donor base and enriching himself." https://t.co/AQC3vPiInO

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

‘Super PACs Should Be Outlawed,’ Says Platner, as Pro-Collins Corporate Dark Money Pours Into Maine to Attack Him

"It's fascinating that the more money that goes into our political system, the less we talk about actual politics." https://t.co/N9zo8XfmJ8

[Stephen Prager @StephenPrager2]

Keep your eye on the tiger, Candace

[Candace Owens Trying to Read (Parody) @candaceReading1]

Botched idioms and malapropisms. pt 1

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'This Must Stop': Call Grows for US Lawmakers to Pass Lebanon War Powers Resolution

An anti-war coalition said Tlaib's resolution "is the only legislative tool that can force... every member of Congress to take a position about this war on the record." https://t.co/D2cUBbs7W8

[Alex Skopic @alexskopic]

Average Corbyn policy: we're going to nationalize the factory that makes football scarves

Average Starmer policy: you're getting banished from the country for having Illegal Opinions

[Alex Skopic @alexskopic]

Some news: I've been selected for the Best American Essays 2026 anthology, for my article "The Super Bowl Exposed the Brutality of America's Class Divide." Salute to @mashagessen for putting me on; respect to @NathanJRobinson for giving me the creative freedom to write it. 🫡

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'By This Logic, Any Protest Could Be a Conspiracy': Conviction of Spokane ICE Protesters Raises Free Speech Concerns

"They brought the swamp of Washington, DC, into our area to stop American citizens from exercising our rights that are guaranteed." https://t.co/9qpDrfVX5u

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

'Justice Demands No Less': ICE Agent Arrested on Charges of Lying About Minneapolis Shooting

"Nobody is above the law, including agents of the federal government," said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. https://t.co/OljDNyCC5l

[gwen howerton @kissphoria]

ken paxton has john cornyn tweeting like a wide reciever who got suspended for crashing his car