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Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Becomes GOP Election Sugar Daddy

Ken Griffin, the billionaire CEO of mega-hedge fund Citadel has become a major donor to the Republican Party, donating $100 million towards the right-wing attempt to win the 2022 midterm elections. Griffin’s big bucks have led to him becoming the third biggest donor to political candidates in the 2022 election cycle. If Griffin has his way, Republicans would receive majorities in the House and...

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Biden Sanctions North Korea Helpers Over Crazed Missile Launch, Doesn’t Cower Like Trump

The Biden administration is sanctioning entities who helped North Korea pull of a recent missile launch over Japan, instead of cowering before the rogue nation like Donald Trump once did. In a release from the Department of Treasury, the administration announced the new move: “Today’s actions target Singapore-based Kwek Kee Seng, Taiwan-based Chen Shih Huan, and Marshall Islands-registered company...

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Secret Documents Reveal GOP Begged For Biden Infrastructure Cash They Called Socialism

A new report from CNN reveals how Republicans groveled, begging the Biden administration for infrastructure money they blasted as “socialism.” Documents unearthed by the network show Rep Tom Emmer (R-MN) pleading with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for funds, even admitting “this grant also strives to serve as a social justice measure.” For months Republicans said Biden’s infrastructure...

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Fox News Host Mark Levin Issues Threat To Jan 6 Committee

Fox News host Mark Levin revealed a threat to the congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during his radio show. (via Media Matters) MARK LEVIN (HOST): How the hell did the federal government get thirteen of my emails? I never got a subpoena. I was never given notice. And there’s absolutely nothing in those emails that are worthwhile to anything. Zero.

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White House Slams OPEC For Gas Price Hike

The Biden administration is slamming OPEC for their decision to cut gas supplies and raise global gas prices. Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and NEC Director Brian Deese “The President is disappointed by the shortsighted decision by OPEC+ to cut production quotas while the global economy is dealing with the continued negative impact of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Fox News Emergency Mode: Network Tries To Save Failing GOP Senate Campaigns

Fox News has gone into emergency mode in an attempt to save endangered Republican Senate campaigns in the 2022 election. “As the 2022 midterm elections approach, Fox News is providing dramatically more coverage of competitive U.S. Senate races in weekday prime time than either CNN or MSNBC. In the four weeks following Labor Day, Fox’s weekday prime-time broadcasts mentioned the Democratic nominees...

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Creep GOP Pundit Matt Walsh Wants Teen Girls Impregnated

A newly unearthed rant from conservative pundit Matt Walsh calls for teenage girls to be impregnated. Matt Walsh advocates for the impregnation of girls as young as 16 because it's "technically when they're at their most fertile" in a newly unearthed rant about how teenage pregnancy isn't "the problem it's unwed pregnancy that's the problem in society" pic.twitter.com/SSoKLkfR3f — The Syrups (@

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Oklahoma GOP Holds Federal Money Hostage, Demands Hospital Stop Helping Transgender Kids

Oklahoma Republicans are holding up federal money while demanding that a hospital stop helping transgender kids. “When Oklahoma lawmakers met last week to distribute more than $108 million in federal pandemic relief funds for one of the state’s largest hospital systems, many expected a routine vote in favor of upgrading its medical records and a cancer-treatment center. Instead...

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Trump Loving Pillow Man Mike Lindell Loses Big At Supreme Court

Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell of pillow sales fame loses at the Supreme Court. “Mike Lindell, a prominent ally of former President Donald Trump, must face a $1.3 billion lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems Inc accusing him of defamation for pushing false claims that its voting machines rigged the 2020 presidential election, with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turning away his appeal.

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Ukraine Ambassador Tells Elon Musk To ‘Fuck Off’ After Kook Advice

A Ukrainian official did not like Elon Musk’s bizarre advice to solve the ongoing war with Russia. Elon Musk suggests Ukraine should be "neutral" in Russia's war in Ukraine and in an approach to peace, and says Crimea is "formally part of Russia" (US/other allies recognize Crimea is Ukrainian). Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany weighs in: "Fuck off is my very diplomatic reply" — Shannon Vavra (@

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