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Texas sends busloads of migrants — some wearing only t-shirts — to vice president’s home in freezing weather on Christmas Eve
On Christmas, the heartless Republican governor tried to appeal to his Christian conservative base by turning away weary travelers in their time of need, expelling the strangers, and declaring that there is no room in the inn...tire state of Texas. You can't make this stuff up.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Democrat humiliates top Republican to his face with one single sentence
Kevin McCarthy descended into a living, breathing Fox News comment section, decrying "wokism," whipping up border hysteria, and whining about the military on the House floor, and the reason why is clear, as Rep. Jim McGovern so succinctly stated — McCarthy is running for House speaker and he doesn't have the votes. Time to curry favor with the GOP clown caucus, Kevin!
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Migrants warmed by the community as freezing temperatures linger in El Paso
Over the last few days, churches across El Paso have opened their doors to all migrants, regardless of their immigration status, bringing them in from the bitter cold, because human decency, love, and compassion are still bedrock foundations of a functioning society, no matter what xenophobic rabble-rousers, fearmongering keyboard warriors, or heartless Republican governors say.
Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel
Across the country, officials have attributed at least 18 deaths to exposure, icy car crashes and other effects of the historic storm, and 1.7 million households have lost power so far. One major electricity grid operator warned the 65 million people it serves across the eastern US that rolling blackouts might be required.
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Trump mocked "crazy" rigged vote tale he later turned into Big Lie
According to Hope Hicks' damning testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee, the disgraced ex-president openly mocked kraken lawyer and conspiracy enthusiast Sidney Powell’s wild tale of a rigged presidential election, initially calling it “crazy" before quickly adopting it as MAGAland's unvarnished truth in a delusional about face for the ages.
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Nancy Pelosi hits Kevin McCarthy with searing question in likely final speech as House speaker
The outgoing House speaker had choice words for her successor-in-waiting, wandering aloud if the Republican House leader somehow forgot the events that transpired at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 at the behest of Donald Trump.
Trump caught scamming his OWN supporters
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unreal.
19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America
A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.
Kari Lake loses frivolous lawsuit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
A judge has rightfully thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting the Trump lackey's claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct. In news that will shock no one, Lake has vowed to appeal, because she apparently loves losing over and over again.
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