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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 20/05/2025
Lee Zeldin says Flint’s water is finally safe—right after pulling funding for the people double-checking that it actually is. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Flint water council chair troubled by EPA's all-clear declaration
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday that he is lifting the Safe Drinking Water Act emergency order for Flint, Michigan, the city whose 100,000 residents had to ...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
how they covered it, vs how we covered it @dailykos.com read more here - > www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
New Homeland Security scam offers immigrants $1,000 to ruin their livesU.S. offers migrants free airline tickets and $1,000 stipend if they self-deportTrump administration offers to pay $1,000 to migrants who ‘self-deport’Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Trump's Waltz waltz...
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Surprise! Trump's promoting scandal-plagued adviser instead of firing him
Hours after nearly every major news outlet reported that national security adviser Mike Waltz was the first big casualty of the Trump administration, President Donald Trump announced that—surprise!—he...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Timely toon by @claytoonz.bsky.social 👩‍⚖️
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Cartoon: Aiding and abetting
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� The FBI's shocking arrest of a judge should scare the sh-t out of ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Dipshitcanned...
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National security screwup reportedly first Trump goon to bite the dust
Mike Waltz is the reportedly first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet of clowns to bite the dust, after multiple media reports on Thursday said Dear Leader is planning to fire his national sec...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Is Big Gretch big toast after hugging big scumbag?
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
How long before he makes Sec. Little Marco model the latest MAGA merch?
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Trump's Cabinet cult hawks MAGA merch in bizarre official meeting
The members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sat behind red MAGA-style hats emblazoned with the inaccurate terminology “Gulf of America” during a televised White House meeting held on ...
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Walter @walein.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Playing pretend government while dismantling the government. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Pam Bondi joins the ridiculous Trump Cabinet cosplay trend
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi took time away from threatening House Democrats who criticize billionaire Elon Musk’s unconstitutional grip on the ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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a white door is open in a hallway with a light on it .
ALT: a white door is open in a hallway with a light on it .
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 30/04/2025
The Trump team has cooked up yet another racist executive order for Dear Leader to sign, this time requiring U.S. truck drivers to speak English. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Who do YOU think will be the first fool to abandon ship? Vote in our @dailykos.com poll!
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Which Trump clown will be kicked to the curb first?
“You’re fired!” Once upon a time, our reality TV host-turned-president was known more for a terrible catchphrase than terrible approval ratings. With this bit of nostalgia for simpler times in mind, D...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Timely toon by @claybennett.bsky.social 🇺🇸
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Cartoon: Only 1,361 to go ...
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� Trump's disastrous first 100 days—by the ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"This is a hostile and political act by Amazon... Amazon has recently partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm, so this is another reason why Americans should buy American." –Lying Karoline Leavitt, White House press liar
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 27/04/2025
Amazing how "law and order" dies the second your guy can't handle a group text. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Republicans will make up any excuse to defend the Hegseth sh-tshow
Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Defense ...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 28/04/2025
The kids aren't alright—and neither are the Democrats. Young voters' approval of congressional Dems has cratered, but at least progressives are raising hell and money. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Insurgent Democrats make waves—while Trump’s economic approval sinks
Survey Says is a weekly column rounding up three of the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about. You’ll also find data-based updates on past Daily Kos reporting, plus a ...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Why conservatives love to blame the 'deep state' for everything www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Why conservatives love to blame the 'deep state' for everything
Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Timely toon by @claybennett.bsky.social 🚽
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Cartoon: Wipe away your rights
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� Trump threatens press freedom by defying court ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Evil Elon goes to Washington... ✅ Ruins public image ✅ Does weirdo Nazi shit ✅ Wrecks Tesla brand ✅ Creeps out everyone ✅ Costs government more than he saves
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
How many months (weeks? days?) until Sec. Creepy Pete loses his job?
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Pete Hegseth is spiraling—and our national security is at risk
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose tenure at the Pentagon has been anything but smooth, recently threatened his staffers with polygraph tests in a frantic bid to stop leaks from inside his ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Timely toon by @claytoonz.bsky.social 👛
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Cartoon: Classified dum-dums
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� We have a lot of questions about what was in Kristi Noem's stolen ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Lying liar lies...
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Trump brags about 200 trade deals he's definitely made
President Donald Trump, in a rambling and frankly terrifying interview with Time magazine, claimed that he's made 200 trade deals with countries across the world, but he wouldn't give any details ...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
NEW: Jimmy Finkelstein has reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit filed by the ex-employees of his defunct news site The Messenger. According to the court docs, the settlement is for $4.5 million; however, plaintiffs must wait until Finkelstein's assets are liquidated to receive payment.
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Sec. Creepy Pete thinks he can save his job by being Sec. Pretty Pete...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Timely toon by @pxmolina.bsky.social 🎓
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Cartoon: Who needs a master's degree?
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Harvard pushed back—now Trump’s ramping up his war on higher ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Kinda seems like Sec. Creepy Pete is imploding, no?
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Hegseth flees to Fox News to whine about his latest troubles
After a scandal-plagued 88 days on the job, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ran to the friendly confines of Fox News on Tuesday morning to plead his case. Speaking to “Fox & Friends” co-host and dev...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Time to add the United States of America to the very long list of Trump's failed business ventures?
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Timely toon by @claybennett.bsky.social 🗽
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Cartoon: With liberty and justice...
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� Senator's El Salvador trip exposes lies behind wrongful ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Who could've possibly predicted that the outrageously unqualified secretary of defense would be terrible at his job...
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Uh-oh, Pete Hegseth's really in trouble now
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is once again in hot water amid reports that the Pentagon is in a state of "chaos" and "dysfunction" due to his lack of leadership. John Ullyot, a former chief ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Timely toon by @tomtomorrow.bsky.social 😡
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Cartoon: Catch-47
As always, if you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, Sparky’s List! You can get it in your inbox or read it on Patreon, the c...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
President @aoc.bsky.social? Yes please!
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President AOC? Plus, Americans are waking up to climate change threat
Survey Says is a weekly column rounding up three of the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about. You’ll also find data-based updates on past Daily Kos reporting, plus a ...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Why Republicans love torture www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Why Republicans love torture
In recent weeks, Republican officials have taken part in the ghoulish spectacle of posing for photos in front of immigrants being held in El Salvador’s CECOT prison. Homeland Security Secretary ...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 21/04/2025
Trump gutted SEC oversight so crypto bros could grift in peace—but now that his meme stock is tanking, he’s screaming “market manipulation.” Meanwhile, JD Vance is out here arguing due process depends on vibes and budget cuts. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Trump wants the SEC to punish his enemies—and did JD Vance even go to law school?
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. Suddenly, Donald Trump likes securities ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Timely toon by @claytoonz.bsky.social 🛸
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Cartoon: One small step for women
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | Jeff Bezos takes another pathetic step in his march toward MAGA � ��
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Checking in on more folks currently getting their faces devoured by the leopards they voted for…
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Another week, another batch of MAGA faithful finding out the hard way
This is an occasional roundup of people who voted for Donald Trump and are shocked to find out no one is immune from the damage and pain he causes. Many are now grappling with the consequences of ...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
English only? Hell no. Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny continues to perform in his native Puerto Rican Spanish. His performances and videos include clear-cut references to the history of Puerto Rico and its current status as a U.S. colony.
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Timely toon by @mcfadden.bsky.social 👮‍♂️
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Cartoon: Fascism career fair
A cartoon by Brian McFadden. Follow me on � Mastodon ,� Bluesky ,� Patreon ,� or at � my website .
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
If all this is true, whoever was president when COVID took off really dropped the ball…
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
"If we're so far apart that [a Ukraine-Russia peace deal] is not going to happen, then I think the president's probably at a point where he's going to say, well, we're done... we have other priorities to focus on as well." –Sec. Little Marco
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Rubio says Trump is ready to break another campaign promise
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump is ready to be “done” with ongoing peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia. “If we're so far apart that this is not going to happen, then I ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Timely toon by @mluckovich.bsky.social 🐰
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Cartoon: Dangerous gang bunny
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� Pam Bondi melts down over questions about deportation of innocent ...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 18/04/2025
Grift so good, it must be divine. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Trump and Fox News are determined to say that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is *not* a “Maryland man” It’s part of the Nazi-style process of dehumanization. It’s just one little spitball but I intentionally wrote the lede to my story today like this. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 18/04/2025
Even without a tech mogul bankrolling their campaigns, progressive Democrats are holding their own—raising big money and showing the base is ready to rally behind those willing to fight. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"So remember, before he even thought about being president, he was watching Christian television." –Jennifer Korn, White House Faith Office
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White House adviser reveals laughable source of Trump's faith
Donald Trump’s lap dog in the State Department made a call to action earlier this week, asking employees there to report anyone who seemed to give off any “ anti-Christian ” vibes in the ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Timely toon by @jackohman.bsky.social 🚿
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Cartoon: Water pressuregate
A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Trump revives his bizarre water pressure obsession—and it will cost ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
You're saying Sec. Little Marco is a hypocrite who likely hates himself for becoming a pathetic sellout? No.....
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Pot, meet kettle: Rubio slams free speech crackdowns—while leading his own
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clutched his pearls about other countries quashing free speech during a Wednesday interview—even as he dutifully follows President Donald Trump’s directives to revoke th...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 17/04/2025
Leaking war plans in a Signal group chat—with a reporter accidentally added. 62% of voters have heard about it. 75% say someone should be fired or disciplined. Trump’s team? Still pretending it’s fine. Check out more from our @civiqs.bsky.social poll below 👇 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 17/04/2025
In this White House, leaking war plans might get you a high-five—but reporting on it will get you Trump’s wrath. Check out more from our exclusive @civiqs.bsky.social poll below 👇 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Same question most of us have been asking for months...
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‘What the f-ck is Elon doing there?’: Trump reportedly bars Musk from meeting
Looks like President Donald Trump might be finally losing patience with his multibillionaire adviser Elon Musk. According to Axios , the president personally blocked his onetime “ first ...
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Evan Buxbaum @evanbuxbaum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Rep. Weirdo here gleefully posed in front of cages full of nearly naked men like he was visiting some kind of creepy evil fetish zoo...
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GOP congressman takes twisted trip to Salvadoran torture prison
GOP Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia traveled to El Salvador on Tuesday, where he posed for photos in front of immigrants incarcerated in the notoriously violent CECOT prison. Moore posted four ...
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