Sen. John Kennedy: "The Democrats offered to open up everything but ICE. Ted and I said, 'Ok, let's accept their offer,' and then at the same time we would offer a bill for reconciliation where we don't need any Democratic votes to do whatever we wanted to do with ICE. That way we're out of the shutdown and DHS is back open. Thune submitted that to President Trump. He said, 'No. No deals with the Democrats.' So we're back to square one."
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market.
In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.
These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else at the time.
The trader seemingly made huge gains.
Unusual.
🚨 JUST IN:
Randy Fine (@RepFine) was caught illegally voting in Congress on tape several times.
He has been doing this for 2 years now. This is a federal crime and it should be investigated.
If found guilty, he should be fired and jailed.
#BREAKING: Lawrence: “Donald Trump has found more ways to kill more people during peace time than any president in history. He appoints a mad man to be HHS Secretary, and then with Elon Musk’s guidance, Donald Trump takes food away from people in the middle of famine in Africa. He took HIV medicine away from people who need it to survive, medicine that was being delivered in Africa thanks to the initiative of Republican President George W. Bush. Donald Trump said no, we don’t want to save those lives. The food was already in transit to those starving people, and Donald Trump became the first president in history to deny food to starving people.”🤦♀️
I can't even deal with this.
For years — as long as I've been alive — conservatives (myself included) have resisted nearly every major voting rights or election administration bill Democrats have proposed, on the grounds that elections should not be federalized or centralized in any way.
Here are some direct quotes that speak for themselves:
Mitch McConnell:
- "We're talking about fundamentally the same bill… the plan to forcibly rewrite large portions of the 50 states' respective election laws… This is a massive federal power grab."
Ted Cruz (he has LOTS):
- "This is a power grab by Democrats in Washington to federalize elections and to take over elections in all 50 states. It is profoundly unconstitutional."
- "What Democrats are trying to do is seize control of elections from the states and put it in the hands of politicians in Washington. That is exactly what the Constitution was written to prevent."
- "This bill is about rigging the rules of the game. It is about Washington politicians deciding how Texans vote, how Floridians vote, how Americans vote."
- "The so-called For the People Act is really a federal takeover of elections. It strips states of their authority and centralizes power in Washington."
John Thune:
- "This legislation… attempts to federalize elections and rewrite election laws in all 50 states… This is nothing more than an attempted power-grab from the left."
Heritage Foundation:
- "The proposal that the federal government set new 'minimum' standards for state voter registration systems is a bad idea… another step toward the federal takeover of the administration of elections."
Federalist Society:
- "Election administration has always been primarily a state responsibility, and federalizing it threatens the balance of our constitutional system."
The SAVE Act would require states to use federal databases to verify citizenship and maintain voter rolls — effectively creating national oversight of voter data.
So can someone explain to me, on principle: when did federal overreach become okay with you, and why? Why are so many conservatives now supporting exactly what we have consistently argued against for decades?
This is simply not consistent with conservative principles, so it's really hard to see this as anything other than a power grab.
Wow has Elonia seen this?
Kinda fucks up his racist narrative about what's happening in South Africa.
Pretty sure once he sees it, he will suppress it; unity is kryptonite to racists.
#DemsUnited
A newly unsealed FBI interview shows an entire Deutsche Bank staff team internally tried to cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2015, after seeing wires to young women.
One compliance officer says she was later pushed out and fired after raising the issue. Management kept the accounts open, saying he had ‘served his time.’
ICE is turning an old Georgia warehouse into a pedophile's dream come true: a children's detention center that will hold up to 1,500 helpless kids at a time.
🚨BREAKING: In a bombshell revelation, Rep. Tim Burchett drops a nuke on insider trading by stating, "Washington isn't just a 'swamp' — it's a 'sewer' of corruption enriching from taxpayers' money and it needs to STOP.. Everybody wants to knock Pelosi; she's not even in the TOP 10."
What's your response to this...??👀
Do you firmly support Rep. Tim Burchett on this?
A. Huge Yes
B. No
IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON ���. LET’S GO 👏
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BREAKING: This shocking new video reveals Ohio Republican Jon Husted's efforts to hide the Epstein Files – after taking thousands from an Epstein co-conspirator. Wow.
This is Lt. Colonel Don Faith Jr. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, 2 Purple Hearts, and 3 Bronze Stars and was killed in combat at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Pete Hegseth just banned Georgetown, his alma mater, from military officer selection.
#BREAKING: Lawrence: “Today’s winner of the daily competition for most perverse thing said by a Trump cabinet member said, and these are the exact words: ‘I’m not scared of a germ, you know, I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.’ Unfortunately, guessing who said that about germs and cocaine and toilet seats is easier than it should be…Yes, that is Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services.”😳😂
🚨 This video is deeply disturbing… especially if you are a woman.🚨
In Rochester, Minnesota, masked ICE agents ran a U.S. citizen’s plates, pulled her personal information, and then drove to her parents’ house to intimidate her.
A legal observer was in her car, in a Walmart parking lot, observing ICE agents.
As they left, she then drove behind them, and instead of continuing on their way, they deliberately drove 4 towns over, to the address tied to her registration… her parents’ house.
They stop in front of the house, got out, and walked up to her window…
“We just wanted to make sure you got home safe, Olivia.”
She tells them, “This is my parents’ house. This isn’t where I live.”
The agent responds, “If this is not where your vehicle is, you might want to go look that up with the state.”
Translation: we pulled your data, and we’re comfortable using it, and showing up at a residence connected to you.
Then they try to justify this intimidation…
“You know we were trying to get a child molester, right? His plate came back as murder.”
She immediately pushes back and says she knows they’re lying, because they stopped a woman in the parking lot.
They respond, “His wife then?”
So, now the story shifts… First it’s a male child molester, whose plate “came back as murder.” Then it’s his wife.
If their alleged target was a man… stopping and questioning a random woman, without individualized probable cause, is a constitutional problem.
Law enforcement cannot just detain or interrogate someone because they might be related to someone they claim to be investigating. You need specific, articulable suspicion tied to that individual. You don’t get to broaden the stop to whoever happens to be nearby.
And if someone is actually convicted of murder, they are in prison. They are not casually driving around a Walmart parking lot.
This is a perfect example of why DHS’s stories never add up, because they are always lying about going after “violent criminals.” They only say that to justify violating the constitution.
As the exchange continues, they warn her to “stop following us,” and illegally threaten to arrest for “impeding”… which she points out she has not done.
And if one video should set off every alarm bell in this country, about how ICE agents are weaponizing their authority against U.S. citizens who dare to observe them… it’s this one.
When federal agents decide that filming them is grounds to run your plates, pull your personal information, and physically show up at a residence tied to you, that’s a serious shift in how power is being used.
Access to government databases comes with strict limits for a reason. Those systems exist for legitimate investigations, not to send U.S. citizens a message.
When that access is used in a way that feels retaliatory, it raises real constitutional concerns, especially around protected speech and privacy.
And add that to the recent reports of ICE agents forcing entry into homes, without presenting judicial warrants, you start to see a broader pattern:
Agents are pushing the boundaries of authority in ways that directly impact ordinary people.
That combination… database access, residential intimidation, and aggressive tactics at people’s homes… should concern anyone who believes government power is supposed to have limits, and citizens are supposed to have protections.
For decades, public libraries processed passport applications—smoothly, reliably, serving working families who can't afford a day off to drive two counties over to the nearest post office.
Then, abruptly, the State Department enforces an obscure rule barring nonprofits from collecting fees. Shutdown nationwide. No crisis. No abuse. Just a quiet order.
Timing? Passport demand surging. SAVE Act advancing—requiring proof of citizenship (passports, birth certificates) to vote.
Bipartisan lawmakers—Madeleine Dean, John Joyce, senators across parties—call it "nonsense." Librarians report daily reliance, especially families juggling jobs and kids. State Dept claims 99% live near alternatives, but rural communities and working parents know better—longer drives, lost wages, strained options.
Libraries aren't just books. They're internet access, job help, community hubs... and passport processing for those who can't easily reach government offices.
The pattern's clear: degrade public services, heighten ID hurdles, then mandate stricter ID for democracy.
That's not efficiency. It's calculated barrier-building—and the quiet part isn't quiet anymore.
BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. https://t.co/0xukeMf5vY