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Rhiannon12866
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July 13, 2025
Rep. Alex Vindman (D-VA) confronts Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a heated House Armed Services hearing, accusing him of endangering a servicemember’s life by leaking classified mission info during a strike in Yemen.
Vindman presses Hegseth on accountability, national security, OPSEC failures, Indo-Pacific threats, and whether Hegseth owes an apology to a military family whose son’s life was risked. The clash highlights the dangers of political appointees prioritizing loyalty over leadership. - 07/12/2025.
Rep. Eugene Vindman Tells Pete Hegseth to Resign After Leaking Classified Info - Liberal Lens
Rep. Alex Vindman (D-VA) confronts Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a heated House Armed Services hearing, accusing him of endangering a servicemember’s life by leaking classified mission info during a strike in Yemen.
Vindman presses Hegseth on accountability, national security, OPSEC failures, Indo-Pacific threats, and whether Hegseth owes an apology to a military family whose son’s life was risked. The clash highlights the dangers of political appointees prioritizing loyalty over leadership. - 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
Michael Popok introduces a clip from the midweek edition of the top rated Legal AF podcast, where the anchors KFA and Dina Doll break down how Planned Parenthood found a silver lining in the budget bill just passed and used it to obtain a new injunction against the Trump Administration to stop them from going out of business. - 07/13/2025.
Trump Budget Bill FALLS APART in Open COURT - Legal AF
Michael Popok introduces a clip from the midweek edition of the top rated Legal AF podcast, where the anchors KFA and Dina Doll break down how Planned Parenthood found a silver lining in the budget bill just passed and used it to obtain a new injunction against the Trump Administration to stop them from going out of business. - 07/13/2025.
July 13, 2025
Donald Trump's administration and his jack-booted, gestapo thugs are wasting our tax dollars arresting United States citizens, breastfeeding moms, grandfathers, the wives of United States military members, and more! Trump's administration is also erasing people from U.S. databases simply because they have Hispanic last names.
In this video, I share the shocking stories of more than one dozen people who have been deeply affected by Donald Trump's cruel and unconstitutional actions. - 07/12/2025.
Trump's Gestapo Arresting Grandpas, Military Wives, U.S. Citizens - Raw News And Politics
Donald Trump's administration and his jack-booted, gestapo thugs are wasting our tax dollars arresting United States citizens, breastfeeding moms, grandfathers, the wives of United States military members, and more! Trump's administration is also erasing people from U.S. databases simply because they have Hispanic last names.
In this video, I share the shocking stories of more than one dozen people who have been deeply affected by Donald Trump's cruel and unconstitutional actions. - 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
Really American host Chip Franklin breaks down Rosie O'Donnell striking back at Donald Trump and HUMILIATING Him in the BEST WAY! - 07/12/2025.
Rosie O'Donnell Just Beat Trump At His Own Game! - Really American
Really American host Chip Franklin breaks down Rosie O'Donnell striking back at Donald Trump and HUMILIATING Him in the BEST WAY! - 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
This week on Trump Trolls Trump: Mary Trump reviews a week of public flailing from Donald’s regime—from fake history rants and press room cringe to clueless cabinet members humiliating themselves on camera. - 07/12/2025.
Trump Admin UNRAVELS PUBLICLY as Humiliations GO VIRAL - Trump Trolls Trump - Mary Trump Media
This week on Trump Trolls Trump: Mary Trump reviews a week of public flailing from Donald’s regime—from fake history rants and press room cringe to clueless cabinet members humiliating themselves on camera. - 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
A Ninth Circuit judge has called for a full court vote on whether to rehear California’s lawsuit against Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. The outcome could reshape the limits of presidential power over states. Dina Doll reports. - 07/13/2025.
Federal Judge takes SUDDEN ACTION over Trump TROOPS in LA - Meidas Touch
A Ninth Circuit judge has called for a full court vote on whether to rehear California’s lawsuit against Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. The outcome could reshape the limits of presidential power over states. Dina Doll reports. - 07/13/2025.
July 13, 2025
Harry Litman updates Ben of MeidasTouch on an alarming situation developing. ICE has disappeared an Army veteran and a US Citizen in a California raid. - 07/12/2025.
TOTAL CHAOS is UNLEASHED as Trump SNATCHES UP Citizens - Talking Feds
Harry Litman updates Ben of MeidasTouch on an alarming situation developing. ICE has disappeared an Army veteran and a US Citizen in a California raid. - 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
In “This Is My America” by Kim Johnson, our 17-year-old protagonist, Tracy, will stop at nothing until she clears her father and her brother’s name of crimes they did not commit. Interspersed with Tracy’s handwritten letters to Innocence X, a fictionalized Innocence Project, “This Is My America” is an approachable examination of equality, racism, and the prison industrial complex in this country.
Johnson successfully and clearly articulates the urgent and bitter realities of injustice in a way that will resonate for all levels of readership, but especially for the young adult audience she has written for. - Aired on 07/12/2025.
Velshi Banned Book Club: 'This Is My America' by Kim Johnson - Velshi - MSNBC
In “This Is My America” by Kim Johnson, our 17-year-old protagonist, Tracy, will stop at nothing until she clears her father and her brother’s name of crimes they did not commit. Interspersed with Tracy’s handwritten letters to Innocence X, a fictionalized Innocence Project, “This Is My America” is an approachable examination of equality, racism, and the prison industrial complex in this country.
Johnson successfully and clearly articulates the urgent and bitter realities of injustice in a way that will resonate for all levels of readership, but especially for the young adult audience she has written for. - Aired on 07/12/2025.
July 13, 2025
As a step to hold Putin accountable for his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European leaders launched the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine. The Kremlin has signaled they plan to ignore any international attempts to hold the Kremlin accountable.
Despite this, Russian Opposition Politician, Vladimir Kara-Murza, who spent over two years in Russian prison for speaking out against the Kremlin, has faith Putin will ultimately face justice for his actions against Ukraine. Though he says it will ultimately be Russians who change the country from the inside, Western support is key, and something he’s seeing a shift away from. “Appeasement never leads to peace.” - Aired on 07/12/2025.
'Evil must be held accountable': Vladimir Kara-Murza on Putin facing justice in the future - Velshi - MSNBC
As a step to hold Putin accountable for his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European leaders launched the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine. The Kremlin has signaled they plan to ignore any international attempts to hold the Kremlin accountable.
Despite this, Russian Opposition Politician, Vladimir Kara-Murza, who spent over two years in Russian prison for speaking out against the Kremlin, has faith Putin will ultimately face justice for his actions against Ukraine. Though he says it will ultimately be Russians who change the country from the inside, Western support is key, and something he’s seeing a shift away from. “Appeasement never leads to peace.” - Aired on 07/12/2025.
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