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<\/a><\/p>\nBulwark: Trump Tells Voters: Don\u2019t Believe Your Lying Wallets<\/a><\/h2>\nFrom elections to the economy, he keeps denying reality.<\/p>\n
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 are learning a hard lesson: A man who refuses to face facts in his own life is also unlikely to face facts about the lives of others. These voters are discovering that Trump\u2019s denial of the election results in 2020 wasn\u2019t a one-off. It was a forewarning of what we\u2019re seeing now: his refusal to acknowledge the affordability crisis.<\/p>\n
Five years ago, Trump didn\u2019t just deny that he had lost the presidential election. He proved the severity of his delusion by trying everything, including violence<\/a>, to block the transfer of power. When he ran for re-election in 2024, he made it clear that he still believed<\/a> he had won in 2020.<\/p>\nMany people who voted for Trump in 2024 bought this absurd story. But they weren\u2019t enough to elect him. He won because a pivotal segment of the public knew his story was bogus but voted for him anyway.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – November 17, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nPresident Donald J. Trump spent the weekend flooding social media with posts claiming that his economic policies are working and that his 34 felony convictions and the investigations into his 2016 campaign\u2019s ties to Russian operatives were illegitimate, and posting angrily about those people calling out his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He even reposted a statement from one of his own lawyers saying, \u201cIf Jeffrey Epstein had any dirt on Donald Trump, he would have had great leverage in the criminal case against him at the time he died,\u201d which perhaps conveys a different message than he intended.<\/p>\n
Then, after fighting furiously against the upcoming House vote over releasing the Epstein files the FBI collected as part of its investigation into the convicted sex abuser, at 9:15 p.m. last night Trump abruptly reversed course, saying that House Republicans should vote in favor of releasing the files \u201cbecause we have nothing to hide.\u201d \u201cI DON\u2019T CARE!\u201d he posted.\u201d<\/p>\n
But of course, he does care, as is evident from how deeply he fought the release of the files the FBI collected during its investigation of Epstein right up until the final signature on the House discharge petition that would force the House to vote on a measure to require the Justice Department to release the files. …
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The signs were clear: Trump had lost control of the House Republicans.
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Don\u2019t hold your breath for the release of the files, though: Trump\u2019s post saying he didn\u2019t care about the release included the qualification that \u201cthe House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to,\u201d suggesting he will continue his stonewalling with the help of the Department of Justice. Remember: all the congressional machinations are only to force the release of the files. He could release them himself any time he wanted to.
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Liz Dye: Lindsey Halligan’s Math Ain’t Mathin’<\/a><\/h2>\nHow do you get three indictments out of one presentment?<\/p>\n
On Friday afternoon, cosplay US Attorney Lindsey Halligan defended her A-plus prosecuting chops.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no missing minutes, contrary to the suggestion raised by the court,\u201d she huffed, insisting that there was definitely no gap in the record of her presentation to the grand jury that indicted Jim Comey.<\/p>\n
Halligan was so indignant that she docketed three filings attesting to her fitness \u2014 twice<\/em>.
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NY Times: Chaos at the Justice Department<\/a><\/h2>\nPresident Trump\u2019s second term has been difficult for the nation\u2019s most powerful law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n
The administration has taken away safeguards that protected the agency from political influence. Trump officials have directed criminal investigations that would usually have nothing to do with the White House. They\u2019ve ignored ethics rules and told attorneys to drop cases. They\u2019ve fired hundreds of career attorneys. Thousands more have resigned. The department\u2019s culture of independence and impartiality has shattered.<\/p>\n
My colleagues Emily Bazelon and Rachel Poser wanted to know what it was like inside the institution as all that happened.
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Jennifer Rubin: The Chicago Invasion After-Action Report<\/a><\/h2>\nAdopting a term (Midway Blitz<\/em><\/strong>) for its Chicago immigration operation that has its origin in the Nazi\u2019s lightning-fast pulverization of Western Europe and destruction of civilian neighborhoods was a telling choice for the Trump regime\u2014which is infamous for spouting white nationalism tropes and deploying violence against its own people. Sure enough, instead of measured, lawful exercise of civilian immigration enforcement in Chicago, Donald Trump cooked up a dystopian fantasy, tried (but failed) to roll out the military, and dispensed brutal, undisciplined, and reckless Customs and Border Protection forces. The feds terrorized Chicago neighborhoods and garnered judicial rebukes for their illegal conduct and inhumane detention of suspected undocumented immigrants. Judged by their goal of removing the \u201cworst of the worst,\u201d however, it was a humiliating blunder.<\/p>\nProPublica<\/a> investigated one of the most notorious episodes during the operation. On Sept. 30, \u201csome 300 agents from Border Patrol, the FBI and other agencies stormed the 130-unit apartment complex.\u201d Using tactics sure to traumatize civilians, \u201cSWAT teams rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades.\u201d Though they did arrest 37 immigrants, the feds \u201calso zip-tied and, for several hours, detained many U.S. citizens.\u201d None of them, it seems, turned out to be gang members, let alone criminals.
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBoing Boing: Noem faces resignation calls after failed “terrorist” raid yields nothing<\/a><\/h2>\n
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World Without Exploitation: National PSA Calling for Release of ALL the Epstein Files<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Many people who voted for Trump in 2024 bought this absurd story. But they weren\u2019t enough to elect him. He won because a pivotal segment of the public knew his story was bogus but voted for him anyway. President Donald J. Trump spent the weekend flooding social media with posts claiming that his economic policies are working and that his 34 felony convictions and the investigations into his 2016 campaign\u2019s ties to Russian operatives were illegitimate, and posting angrily about those people calling out his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He even reposted a statement from one of his own lawyers saying, \u201cIf Jeffrey Epstein had any dirt on Donald Trump, he would have had great leverage in the criminal case against him at the time he died,\u201d which perhaps conveys a different message than he intended.<\/p>\n Then, after fighting furiously against the upcoming House vote over releasing the Epstein files the FBI collected as part of its investigation into the convicted sex abuser, at 9:15 p.m. last night Trump abruptly reversed course, saying that House Republicans should vote in favor of releasing the files \u201cbecause we have nothing to hide.\u201d \u201cI DON\u2019T CARE!\u201d he posted.\u201d<\/p>\n But of course, he does care, as is evident from how deeply he fought the release of the files the FBI collected during its investigation of Epstein right up until the final signature on the House discharge petition that would force the House to vote on a measure to require the Justice Department to release the files. … The signs were clear: Trump had lost control of the House Republicans. Don\u2019t hold your breath for the release of the files, though: Trump\u2019s post saying he didn\u2019t care about the release included the qualification that \u201cthe House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to,\u201d suggesting he will continue his stonewalling with the help of the Department of Justice. Remember: all the congressional machinations are only to force the release of the files. He could release them himself any time he wanted to. How do you get three indictments out of one presentment?<\/p>\n On Friday afternoon, cosplay US Attorney Lindsey Halligan defended her A-plus prosecuting chops.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no missing minutes, contrary to the suggestion raised by the court,\u201d she huffed, insisting that there was definitely no gap in the record of her presentation to the grand jury that indicted Jim Comey.<\/p>\n Halligan was so indignant that she docketed three filings attesting to her fitness \u2014 twice<\/em>. President Trump\u2019s second term has been difficult for the nation\u2019s most powerful law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n The administration has taken away safeguards that protected the agency from political influence. Trump officials have directed criminal investigations that would usually have nothing to do with the White House. They\u2019ve ignored ethics rules and told attorneys to drop cases. They\u2019ve fired hundreds of career attorneys. Thousands more have resigned. The department\u2019s culture of independence and impartiality has shattered.<\/p>\n My colleagues Emily Bazelon and Rachel Poser wanted to know what it was like inside the institution as all that happened. Adopting a term (Midway Blitz<\/em><\/strong>) for its Chicago immigration operation that has its origin in the Nazi\u2019s lightning-fast pulverization of Western Europe and destruction of civilian neighborhoods was a telling choice for the Trump regime\u2014which is infamous for spouting white nationalism tropes and deploying violence against its own people. Sure enough, instead of measured, lawful exercise of civilian immigration enforcement in Chicago, Donald Trump cooked up a dystopian fantasy, tried (but failed) to roll out the military, and dispensed brutal, undisciplined, and reckless Customs and Border Protection forces. The feds terrorized Chicago neighborhoods and garnered judicial rebukes for their illegal conduct and inhumane detention of suspected undocumented immigrants. Judged by their goal of removing the \u201cworst of the worst,\u201d however, it was a humiliating blunder.<\/p>\n ProPublica<\/a> investigated one of the most notorious episodes during the operation. On Sept. 30, \u201csome 300 agents from Border Patrol, the FBI and other agencies stormed the 130-unit apartment complex.\u201d Using tactics sure to traumatize civilians, \u201cSWAT teams rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades.\u201d Though they did arrest 37 immigrants, the feds \u201calso zip-tied and, for several hours, detained many U.S. citizens.\u201d None of them, it seems, turned out to be gang members, let alone criminals.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – November 17, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Lindsey Halligan’s Math Ain’t Mathin’<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Liz Dye more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nNY Times: Chaos at the Justice Department<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(NY Times more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nJennifer Rubin: The Chicago Invasion After-Action Report<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBoing Boing: Noem faces resignation calls after failed “terrorist” raid yields nothing<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nWorld Without Exploitation: National PSA Calling for Release of ALL the Epstein Files<\/a><\/h2>\n
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