Silencio Dogwood

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Firm believer in right & obligation of all informed citizens who believe in the common good - Democrat & Republican, Conservative & Liberal, Left, Right & Center - to air views in a free, constructive & polite manner. #resister against authoritarianism

NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

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MAKE IT SIMPLE. EFFECTIVE. THEN REPEAT. 1/2 As usual, Democrats are scattered & inconsistent with their messaging, risking another “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” moment. They need a clear, generic Midterm message aimed at Demos, Independents & non-MAGA Republicans. What, you ask? 👇

TRUMP TARIFFS: "...[M]anufacturing construction, which surged under Joe Biden and peaked at about $250 billion at an annual rate in September 2024, fell to about $175 billion by May of this year. Manufacturing employment is down roughly 75,000 jobs since Trump returned to office." shorturl.at/VtgWV

Opinion | Trump appears to order the government to lie on behalf of tariffs

The president moves to subvert the Supreme Court — and the truth.

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FOX WORLD v. REAL WORLD In the nice neat Fox Propaganda self-contained universe, you just make up "facts" as you need them, & make sure they fit seamlessly with the other lies you've cooked up. As Pirro & Trump can't seem to fathom, that's not always possible in the real world. shorturl.at/WHi7L

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs

President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.

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FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

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Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

“Same Script. Different Actor.” This editorial cartoon uses mirrored imagery from two different eras of American politics to invite viewers to consider how political rhetoric and public accusations can echo across generations.