"By the way - everything I ever sent you is off the record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know"

lmao I think the fuck not you trickass bitch

Six Seats Decided, Three Go to Runoffs After Birmingham City Council Voting - BirminghamWatch Incumbent Councilors Crystal Smitherman, Wardine Alexander and Clinton Woods won election along with newcomer Josh Vasa. Races is Districts 4, 8 and 9 will be decided in runoffs.

Three Birmingham council seats head to runoffs after Tuesday’s municipal election. #birminghamal birminghamwatch.org/2025/08/27/s...

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Newsmax just settled with Dominion for $67M. From the @nytimes.com story: "Newsmax did not offer an apology, saying in a statement on Monday that it stood by its coverage as 'fair, balanced and conducted within professional standards of journalism.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

Leading Mayoral Candidates Trade Insults in Debate - BirminghamWatch Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin’s administration was a frequent target in Tuesday’s debate, sponsored by WJLD.

It was a LONG night for me. #birminghamal birminghamwatch.org/2025/08/13/l...

BREAKING: Trump announces new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. #Trump #trumpisafascist #BLS

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your loved one’s nursing home closes…

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Take solace in the fact that Trump and his oligarchs got richer because of their Bullshit Billionaires Bill.

Nippon/US Steel Merger Means Big Things in Store for JeffCo, Surrounding Area, Commission President Says - BirminghamWatch Jimmie Stephens said merger will mean jobs, major investments in the Fairfield area.

President Trump last week approved the controversial merger of U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, which is based in Japan, after the companies signed a national security agreement with the U.S. and granted Trump veto power over certain types of business decisions. birminghamwatch.org/2025/06/26/n...

Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax the rich is a 2% tax on income over $1 million.

If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.

Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.

If we hit our goal ($50k to go!) by Sunday night, we’ll make merch of me flipping off a transphobe.

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Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says

Jesus this just keeps getting better and better! #Iran #ceasefire #trump #WW3 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

ICE is in a deep cash crisis amid the immigration crackdown The agency is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year.

Sure this administration’s immigration policies are unconstitutional and abjectly cruel, but at least they’re also wasteful to the point of breaking the law. #ICE #trump #immigration #DHS #trumpisafascist www.axios.com/2025/06/16/i...

4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids faced off with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard against the wishes of the governor.

Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids faced off with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard against the wishes of the governor.

What to Know About the Immigration Protests in Los Angeles President Trump on Saturday ordered at least 2,000 National Guard troops to California after demonstrations against a series of raids on workplaces.

President Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday to be deployed in Los Angeles County after protests against federal immigration raids on workplaces. Here’s what to know.

The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why? The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.

The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.

It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his. The case is the latest example of efforts by the Trump administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government.

Trump administration lawyers are arguing that the Library of Congress doesn’t belong to Congress — the latest move to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government.

This is fine. Everything is fine!!

Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids While RFK Jr. said the coronavirus vaccine would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.

I hope folks at the CDC have updated their resumes. #rfkjr #cdc #vaccines #vaccineswork wapo.st/4kjcjV3

Well done gat definitely tracks.

Jesus Christ!!

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Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners Miners diagnosed with black lung are given the option to transfer to other positions to protect them from continued dust exposure.

A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency.

The $400 million jet from Qatar would be worth 100 times more than every other presidential gift from a foreign nation combined since 2001

The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds.

This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

Birmingham Council OKs Offer to Buy Water Works as AG Says BWWB Has No Power to Sell - BirminghamWatch The attorney general says the Birmingham Water Works Board was abolished Wednesday before it voted to accept the city’s purchase offer.

Birmingham officials are doing all they can to stop a new state law from restructuring the city's Water Works Board. #birminghamal #BWWB #JeffCoAL birminghamwatch.org/2025/05/08/b...

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

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May 3rd is #WorldPressFreedomDay! Freedom of expression, including media freedom, is a human right. #WPFD2025

“The United States dropped two places to a record low of 57, with the watchdog accusing US President Donald Trump of overseeing a ‘troubling deterioration in press freedom.’”

Would it be possible for me to throw in with the gorilla? I mean sure he might randomly take a notion to rip my face off one day. But at least he won’t vote for a clearly fascist candidate and then expect me to act like we just have a disagreement on policy issues! #gorillavs100men #trumpisafascist

Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

Objective reporting often looks like leftist propaganda when you’re in a cult and incapable of critical thinking. #npr #publicmedia #trump #trumpisafascist www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...