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Melting Point: When ICE Agents Become Political Pawns
Melting Point: When ICE Agents Become Political Pawns There’s a strange frost forming in Washington — one that doesn’t melt with the seasons. It’s the chill that comes every time politicians talk about ICE. The agency, created to protect borders and enforce immigration law, has somehow become the country’s favorite political snowball — tossed back…
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Trump Supporters Burn MAGA Hats After Epstein “Hoax” Claim
Trump Supporters Burn MAGA Hats Over Epstein “Hoax” Remark Donald Trump’s loyal red-hatted army is in open rebellion—against their own general. In an extraordinary display of protest, several Trump supporters have publicly set fire to their MAGA hats, the signature symbol of the movement. The reason? Trump’s dismissal of renewed outrage over the Epstein files…
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“The Lolita Ledger: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Shadows That Won’t Go Away”
The Lolita Ledger: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Shadows That Won’t Go Away Donald Trump wants America to move on. The problem is, some things have a way of sticking. Like neon spray paint. Or handwritten flight logs. Or your name in the contact book of one Jeffrey Epstein, the financier turned pedophile turned…
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Trump’s Greatest Feat: Sounding Unintentionally Honest
Trump’s Greatest Feat: Sounding Unintentionally Honest In what can only be described as a miracle of modern political theater, Donald Trump once again made headlines, not for policy, not for leadership, but for sounding like a confused uncle at a family BBQ who wandered too close to the microphone. This time, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell caught…
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Secret Service Suspends Six Agents After Trump Rally Blunder
Secret Service Suspends Six Agents After Trump Rally Blunder Six Secret Service agents were suspended after a security failure at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The agents were on duty during the 2024 event where Donald Trump survived an attempted assassination. Their job was to ensure his safety. Instead, they became a cautionary tale…
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Laura Loomer and the Everglades Buffet: A Swampy Solution to Immigration?
Laura Loomer and the Everglades Buffet: A Swampy Solution to Immigration? If you’ve been wondering what to do about America’s immigration problem, fear not. Laura Loomer has a plan. It’s not based on policy, economics, or diplomacy. It’s based on reptiles. And no, not the Deep State kind. We’re talking actual, cold-blooded, death-rolling Everglades alligators.…
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Feeding the Swamp: Trump’s Alligator Wall and the Immigration Buffet
Feeding the Swamp: Trump’s Alligator Wall and the Immigration Buffet Before immigration policy became political theater, Donald Trump floated a plan more surreal than strategic. He proposed a moat filled with alligators along the southern border. Not cartoon versions. Actual living reptiles with jaws. It wasn’t a joke. At least, not to him. Throughout his…
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House Minority Leader Jeffries Holds Off on Endorsing Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Wins, Jeffries Vanishes: The Socialist Mayoral Shakeup Nobody Ordered Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani just shocked the political world by winning New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor. His prize? An invisible endorsement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who appears to have left the group chat entirely. While Mamdani rallies the base with policy proposals…
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Trump’s War Stance on Iran Sparks MAGA Meltdown
Trump’s War Stance on Iran Sparks MAGA Meltdown In a twist that has stunned both allies and critics, President Trump, once the loudest voice against endless foreign wars, now appears eager to confront Iran head-on. The same man who campaigned on pulling American troops out of the Middle East is now backing Israel’s military operations…
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