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Have we only seen the tip of the iceberg with Adams’ scandals? Will more corruption come to light? Another story has just come to light. I know the New York Post is not the most credible source, but the paper claims Adams’ longtime girlfriend Tracey...
by brooklyngeoff
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on Sat Sep 28, 2024 at 05:01 PM PDT
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The electoral college map is not easy for Vice President Kamala Harris, but it is much more challenging for Donald Trump. Since after 1988, the Republican Party nominee for president has won Pennsylvania only once. 538 says Donald Trump is ahead by 1...
by Dem
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on Fri Sep 27, 2024 at 01:22 PM PDT
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I’m confused. In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that bribing politicians (in the form of “campaign contributions”) is legal, and is even considered “free speech” protected by the First Amendment. That ruling is still in place, yet it appears that there...
by Perlinator
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on Thu Sep 26, 2024 at 07:21 PM PDT
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The fallout continues for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson after scandalous details of his sordid online activity seemingly doomed the Republican nominee’s ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Sep 26, 2024 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Republican Sex Scandal Week continues as a new court filing details events related to the ongoing sex trafficking allegations surrounding Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. The late-Thursday night federal ...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Sep 20, 2024 at 08:30 AM PDT
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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. 'Yeah I’m a perv’: GOP nominee for governor has sordid online history Mark Robinson also called himself a “black NAZI”—and it gets much worse...
by Daily Kos Staff
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on Thu Sep 19, 2024 at 02:12 PM PDT
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A bombshell report about North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, was published Thursday by CNN. Robinson reportedly posted numerous disturbing statements on the message board of pornographic website Nude...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Sep 19, 2024 at 01:36 PM PDT
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has been out of the news lately, but that may end shortly�because a federal judge is expected to soon decide whether to unseal a series of depositions in a civil lawsuit ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Sep 11, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Four days into the scandal over Donald Trump’s disgraceful attempt to stage a campaign video at Arlington National Cemetery, things are only getting worse for the Republican candidate. Trump is trying to lie the story out of existence, his campaign...
by Mark Sumner
327 comments
on Fri Aug 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
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A cynical photo op for Donald Trump’s campaign �is spiraling into a disaster. As more details of his campaign’s disgraceful behavior on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery become available, ...
by Mark Sumner
725 comments
on Thu Aug 29, 2024 at 07:45 AM PDT
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On August 28, 2014, Pres. Obama held a live press conference about the situation regarding ISIS in Syria in which he discussed the prospect of escalating the U.S. military response. But that was NOT what the media decided was the biggest issue. It was...
by dmhlt 66
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on Wed Aug 28, 2024 at 08:45 AM PDT
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Members of Donald Trump’s campaign engaged in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that, in any normal year, would be a wall-to-wall scandal. It was part of a political stunt staged to help Trump blunt Vice President Kamala Harris’...
by Mark Sumner
529 comments
on Wed Aug 28, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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AP News has the most comprehensive reporting on this that I’ve seen to date on the Khelif Boxing Scandal. The link goes into detail, but the important thing to focus on is that this by all appearances appears to be a “simple” boxing corruption scandal...
by Skeptic Theorist
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on Sat Aug 03, 2024 at 12:04 PM PDT
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Welcome to My Polit[a]ical Cartoon diary (among other things).
When I saw this story, I immediately thought about worldview. How MAGA’s worldview is just cockeyed and upside down. But it took me ...
by PrivateIce
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on Wed May 22, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Trump Media &�Technology Group, which runs Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has filed its first quarter revenue numbers to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The good news for MAGA-...
by Walter Einenkel
97 comments
on Tue May 21, 2024 at 10:23 AM PDT
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Rachel Maddow spoke with MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Thursday about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after The New York Times reported that an upside-down American flag was seen ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri May 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
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So, in light of the newest priest / seminarian Sex Scandal, I reflect on the arrogance of Seminary Students. Our NOW club went to Mount St. Mary’s seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. to hear then Lieutenant Governor, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (3rd from left in...
by KatPez
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on Wed May 01, 2024 at 08:04 AM PDT
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Rachel Maddow dedicated time during her show on Monday to talking about the extent of the election fraud rot in the Republican Party. Acknowledging that Donald Trump is always going to hoover “up ...
by Walter Einenkel
150 comments
on Tue Apr 30, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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How many Americans fell for the Republican party’s moralistic posturing during the Clinton era? If anyone still believes that the Republican party holds the moral high ground, I can give you a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge! ------—-------- Side...
by Perlinator
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 04:28 PM PDT
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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces a growing chorus of calls from Democratic lawmakers for him to resign. He was indicted on Sept. 22 on charges of accepting bribes. Unlike Republicans,
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 05:00 PM PDT
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