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1Jul 20, '25Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's. “I got 71.4×5.6M9.7k3.4k1.8k
2Sep 1, '24Elon Musk has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X, spreading misinformation about racial minorities’ intelligence and physiology to his audience of28.2×2.2M9.6k3.6k786
3Jul 17, '19Holy crap. @RepSwalwell just went on the House floor and listed numerous racist statements made by President Donald Trump. Republicans were NOT happy.16.9×052k15k689
4Oct 6, '24These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again. And they're connected to JD Vance. Meet the "TheoB16.7×1.3M4.8k2.8k1.5k
5Sep 21, '24Elon Musk is not just the Trump-supporting owner of the social media platform X. He's also one of the platform’s biggest peddlers of election disinformation.11.8×927k17k7.4k458
6Nov 21, '17A Texas sheriff threatened this woman for having a “F**K TRUMP” bumper sticker. Her new sticker says F**k the sheriff.11.5×033k11k3
7Oct 4, '24Elon Musk has been funding Trump’s anti-immigrant mastermind. Uncovered donations by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Musk has spent millions to back anti-immigrant and anti-tra10.4×818k14k7k837
8Jul 11, '19Yazmin Juárez, whose 19-month-old daughter died weeks after being released from ICE detainment in 2018, testified before Congress today, describing the mistreatment she faced while9.3×024k11k602
9Jul 31, '24White man tells Black journalists that his Black opponent is not Black9.1×715k6k1.9k161
10Feb 18, '25All seven of Musk’s companies—which include X, xAI, Neuralink, Starlink, and the Boring Company, in addition to Tesla and SpaceX—have netted a combined $20 billion in US government8.0×630k5.5k3.5k666
11Jul 12, '22Mother Jones has obtained NEW revelations about Steve Bannon: Leaked audio shows the former White House strategist detailing Trump’s plan to declare election victory, even if he wa6.9×014k7.3k1.4k
12Mar 9, '19A Florida massage parlor owner has been selling Chinese execs access to Trump at Mar-a-Lago6.8×011k7.7k170
13Sep 17, '19Update: The Trump administration just officially made good on its goal to privatize the inspection of the kill line in pork slaughterhouses. The pork industry is now responsible fo6.4×07.8k5.5k1.1k
14Jul 9, '25Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.6.1×480k14k6.4k365
15Feb 19, '20Mike Bloomberg is WAY richer than people realize. Bloomberg's so rich that it’s nearly impossible to conceptualize just how much money he has. So we made an animation to help.5.3×013k5.4k659
16May 11, '23Trump’s disrespect for women this evening was palpable and stunning. The audience’s approval was even scarier.4.8×380k7.3k2k41
18Jun 11, '23When violence expert Bandy Lee publicly warned that Donald Trump likely presented a danger to the nation’s health, she was ostracized by the psychiatric community. It turns out she4.7×368k8.1k2.6k195
19Nov 17, '18This race was a disgrace: • 1.5 million voters purged by Brian Kemp • 53k registrations on hold • 4.5 hour lines to vote • 214 polling places closed • Dems falsely accused of cyber4.6×09.9k6.2k70
20Jan 24, '19This might be the most satisfying take-down of Ted Cruz I've ever seen4.4×013k4.3k106
21Aug 21, '20Who else but @sarahcpr??4.4×015k3.4k229
22Sep 25, '20Amy Coney Barrett is a member of People of Praise, a charismatic covenant community in South Bend, Indiana known for the submissive role played by women, some of whom were called “4.4×06.3k4.2k285
23Sep 3, '24Elon Musk is not just the Trump-supporting owner of the social media platform X. It turns out he is also one of the platform’s biggest peddlers of election disinformation.4.4×342k10k4.6k277
24Jul 9, '19ICE just quietly opened three new detention centers, after Congress told it not to4.3×05.9k6.7k110
25Jul 13, '19.@AOC just delivered powerful testimony about the mistreatment of migrants at the border: "When these women tell me that they were put into a cell and that their sink was not worki4.3×014k3.5k131
26Oct 22, '20.@AOC's impromptu Twitch stream was probably this election cycle’s “single largest event to reach young voters”4.0×018k1.2k91
27Mar 5, '19“The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society can’t deal with. But I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy.” —@AOC4.0×015k2.4k59
28Sep 5, '19.@ewarren is tired of hearing fossil fuel talking points: “This is exactly what the fossil fuel industry hopes we’re all talking about...They want to be able to stir up a lot of co3.9×012k3.3k109
29Jan 8, '21Today I learned: The Former Presidents Act—which guarantees former presidents a pension, access to health insurance, office space and staff, and Secret Service protection—covers al3.8×09.6k3.8k107
30Jul 31, '20Jim Jordan just tried to bait Dr. Fauci into his political games, hammering him about the government closing down church services and gyms, and not cracking down on protests. Fauci3.7×011k2.4k264
31Aug 25, '20Kimberly Guilfoyle’s speech at the #RepublicanConvention seemed to make way more sense with North Korean propaganda music in the background. So that's what we did.3.5×08.9k3k292
32Jun 23, '18Trump Officials Can No Longer Eat Out in Peace3.4×05.2k1k19
33Dec 4, '18In WI, MI, OH & NC lame duck GOP legislatures are brazenly stripping power from Dems, overturning the will of voters, and passing new laws making it harder to vote. This is an 3.2×05.6k5k29
34Jul 16, '19"The first note that I want to tell children across this country is that no matter what the president says, this country belongs to you, and it belongs to everyone." —@AOC, in resp3.1×011k2.3k41
35Nov 25, '23NPR reported that Mike Johnson has ties to the New Apostolic Reformation, an extreme far-right Christian movement seeking to dissolve the US’s separation between church and state b3.0×236k2.9k1.9k125
36Aug 5, '25The Supreme Court is preparing to end voting rights as we know it. And they don’t want you to notice.2.9×229k4.4k3.4k461
37Jul 1, '19"No child should ever be separated from their parent. No child should ever be taken from their family. They should be given water, they should be given access to human rights." - @2.9×09.5k2.5k18
38Apr 24, '24Surprise, surprise. Steve Bannon was just named as a “co-conspirator” in a $1 billion fraud case. Prosecutors identified the former Trump adviser as part of a massive criminal cons2.8×220k3.1k1.4k123
39Sep 25, '24Higgins' record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.2.8×219k5.6k3.6k180
40Nov 16, '23NPR reported that Mike Johnson has ties to the New Apostolic Reformation, an extreme far-right Christian movement seeking to dissolve the US’s separation between church and state b2.8×218k3.3k2.3k155
41May 13, '21SCOOP: In a newly leaked video obtained by Mother Jones, the head of the conservative dark money group Heritage Action can be seen bragging to top donors about voter suppression le2.8×05k3.7k266
42Jul 28, '20The Trump campaign is accused of laundering $170 million2.6×05.3k3.6k91
43Mar 10, '19BREAKING NEWS: The massage parlor owner peddling access to Trump and his family is an officer of two groups with ties to China’s communist government2.6×05k3.5k71
44Oct 12, '24Elon Musk has been funding Trump’s anti-immigrant mastermind. Uncovered donations by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Musk has spent millions to back anti-immigrant and anti-tra2.6×203k4.7k3k216
45Aug 24, '20Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) just hammered Postmaster Dejoy's handling of the USPS. "Either through gross incompetence you have ended the 240-year history of delivering the mail re2.6×07.3k2.8k90
46May 31, '19“We have been conditioned to think that basic rights are a luxury and a privilege when they are not." —@AOC2.6×08.7k2.1k87
47Sep 12, '23Child poverty in the United States just more than doubled. You can thank Joe Manchin.2.5×200k4.5k2.3k52
48Nov 29, '18Ivanka Trump tried to push back at the idea her dad had authorized lethal force on migrants. Her panicked back-peddaling when confronted with the clip of him doing exactly that is 2.4×05.2k2.5k177
49Jan 8, '21NEW: Democrat @JamaalBowmanNY is drafting legislation to call for a commission to investigate Capitol Police and whether any of its members have ties, directly or indirectly, to wh2.4×08.6k1.7k49
50Jan 30, '19Mitch McConnell just admitted that Republicans lose when more people vote 🤦‍♀️2.3×05.1k2.5k43
51Mar 12, '20WOW. @RepKatiePorter, to CDC Director Robert Redfield: "Will you commit to invoking your existing authority under 42CFR71.30 to provide for coronavirus testing for every American r2.3×07.1k2.1k61
52Mar 24, '20The most irresponsible president on the continent right now isn't Donald Trump2.3×05.2k3k58
53Jun 28, '19.@PeteButtigieg: "For a party that associates itself with Christianity? ...To suggest that God would smile on the division of families at the hands of federal agents, that God woul2.3×07.4k1.9k20
54Jul 23, '20Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just gave a speech that was, simply put, historic.2.2×08.1k1.5k70
55Jul 12, '19.@AyannaPressley: "These families need trauma support, case workers, clean water, adequate and nutritious food. Instead they have received a level of degradation we should be asham2.2×06.8k2k28
56Nov 16, '18This race was tainted by voter suppression: • 1.5 million voters purged by Brian Kemp • 53k registrations on hold • 4.5 hour lines to vote • 214 polling places closed • Dems falsel2.2×04.3k3k48
57Oct 22, '19Sen. Amy Klobuchar just released evidence that the Justice Department buried the whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president by failing2.2×05k2.7k54
58Sep 27, '19Researchers assembled over 100 voting machines. Hackers broke into every single one. "It is notable—and especially disappointing—that many of the specific vulnerabilities reported 2.1×03.6k3.1k74
59Jul 17, '25SCOOP: As Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office comb2.1×167k4.4k3k389
60Dec 1, '1819 of 20 world leaders just pledged to fight climate change. Trump was the lone holdout.2.1×03.5k2.7k20
61Mar 12, '25Find and follow us everywhere! 🦋 Bluesky: 🧵 Threads: 🖼️ Instagram: 🕺 TikTok: 📥 Daily newsletter: 🎥 YouTube: 🌎 Facebook:2.0×161k31441346
62Sep 23, '18Before Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, he had a lot of debt. But by the time Trump nominated him to the high court in July 2018, those debts had vanish2.0×03.5k2.8k19
63Sep 27, '18Beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer beer 1.9×04.8k2k39
64Oct 13, '16Bernie Sanders Just Asked President Obama to Halt the Dakota Access Pipeline1.8×04.9k2.2k0
65Jul 17, '19This exchange between @SenWarren and defense secretary nominee Mark Esper is stunning. Warren: "If confirmed, will you commit not to work for, or get paid by any defense contractor1.8×04.2k2.2k47
66Jun 14, '17Virginia’s Most Anti-LGBT Lawmaker Might Lose His Seat To State’s First Openly Trans Candidate1.8×05.1k1.5k0
67Mar 24, '19"No matter what Mueller report contains, a harsh verdict remains: Trump and his gang betrayed the United States in the greatest scandal in American history." From @DavidCornDC:1.8×03.8k1.9k44
68Mar 24, '18Emma Gonzalez is responsible for the loudest silence in the history of US social protest1.7×05.4k1.6k18
69Jul 23, '20"And I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man." @AOC casually dropping some 🔥🔥🔥 advice.1.7×05.3k1.5k64
70Apr 5, '25Wow. Grant, a 15-year-old protester at a "Hands Off" rally in Princeton, New Jersey, just eloquently (and modestly) dismantled Team Trump.1.6×130k4.5k1.4k381
71Jan 6, '23President Joe Biden on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, will award Presidential Citizens Medals to 12 individuals, including Georgia el1.6×128k3.3k57318
72Nov 15, '17Let's not forget the stunningly long list of women who’ve accused Trump of sexual assault1.6×03.6k2.2k0
73Jun 30, '19"Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report reached an indisputable conclusion that Trump, his aides, and his family lied often and profoundly about their interactions with Russia dur1.6×04.3k2k49
74Oct 23, '20Donald Trump just said 1 percent of immigrants show up for court dates. It's actually 99 percent -->1.6×04.7k1.5k90
75Oct 20, '16Hillary Clinton eviscerated Trump on abortion during the debate1.6×05k1.4k1
76Nov 29, '18"Here’s the bottom line: Trump was secretly interacting with Putin’s office in order to make money while he was campaigning for president." —@DavidCornDC1.5×04k1.9k21
77Jul 11, '25Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.1.5×118k5.7k3k117
78Sep 10, '19DAMN. @AOC just challenged Republican lawmakers to go on the record and "knowingly vote against impeachment" of Donald Trump: "They can have that stain on their careers for the res1.5×05.1k1k20
79Mar 16, '19Black female Democrats responded to abortion legislation with a bill to require men 55 and older to report to local police whenever they “release sperm from their testicles."1.4×04k1.3k31
80Sep 17, '24Biden is bailing out Papaw's steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown. Vance is trying to stop him.1.4×108k3k1.8k108
81Oct 30, '19“It’s quite shameful that Duncan Hunter is still a member of Congress and Katie will not be. It is a shame that we have Donald Trump as still our president while Katie will not be 1.4×04.2k1.1k15
82Jan 22, '21Today I learned: The Senate is split 50-50 but Democrats represent 41 million more people. 🤔1.3×03.5k1.5k134
83Aug 24, '20When Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) asked DeJoy if he actually read the ordered changes that were to take effect, his answer was... less than convincing. So Porter pressed him. "Could yo1.3×03.1k1.4k107
84Jun 27, '18A young progressive named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is 28 years old, just pulled off a stunning upset against one of the most powerful Establishment Democrats in Congress.1.3×03.9k1.2k20
85Apr 5, '25.@DavidCornDC reports live from Bryant Park in New York City, where it's difficult to get the size and scope of the crowd. "People are here with many, many, many, many different is1.3×104k5k1.8k115
86Oct 6, '20Let's not forget: When we first reported that Stephen Miller's grandmother died of COVID, he denied it, despite her son's statements and her death certificate.1.3×03.3k1.5k47
87Jul 31, '19.@PeteButtigieg just spoke directly to Republican members of Congress: "Consider the fact that when the sun sets on your career...the thing you will be remembered for is whether in1.3×04.2k1k23
88Nov 20, '17A Texas sheriff threatened this woman for having a “F**K TRUMP” bumper sticker. Her new sticker says F**k the sheriff.1.2×03.2k1.2k0
89Apr 1, '21Back in 2019, we profiled Rep. Matt Gaetz. Here are some fun/terrible things we found out about him. It’s a bit of a long thread.1.2×03k1.3k229
90Apr 29, '19A valedictorian at Brigham Young University, which is owned by the Mormon Church, just came out during his commencement address. “I am not broken," he said. "I am loved and importa1.2×03.9k1.1k30
91Oct 19, '25Donald Trump is “making fun of people for being Hispanic or dark-skinned or different colors,” says 10 year old, August. "Why is he talking to other people if he's orange?!” Hear f1.2×92k4.3k1k212
92Mar 30, '19"Of course, we've got to confront this president and this presidency... But that's not a message. A message is something that makes sense no matter who you're running against." —@P1.1×04.1k80327
93Jul 30, '20I almost forgot what it was like to listen to a president who can speak in complete sentences 🤔1.1×03.7k85436
94Jul 4, '19"I'm not here to defend Obama's policy. Obama did not have good immigration policy, either. In many ways he set the groundwork. Trump didn't invent ICE. But Trump certainly weaponi1.0×03.4k72915
95Sep 30, '24On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a lengthy diatribe about Democrats being the real “threat to democracy.” In short: Almost every claim in the tech CEO's rant is factually incorrect.1.0×79k3.3k1.6k114
96Jul 11, '19On Wednesday, @KamalaHarris and @AOC introduced a bill that would help formerly incarcerated people secure government housing assistance. “The denial of basic necessities to former1.0×03.5k5514
97Jul 17, '19Wow. @RepSwalwell just went on the House floor and listed numerous racist statements made by President Donald Trump. Republicans were furious.1.0×02.9k96116
98Apr 5, '25"I've never done this before—if you can believe that!" rallygoer Pam Eberle told reporter @lauracmorel in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on Saturday. "I'll be 71 this year. That0.9×69k4.3k1.3k107
99Feb 4, '20.@AOC: “After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution. None 0.8×03.2k4168

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