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🐞 DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE: THE FLIES HAVE EYES 🐞
Leaked transcript from a former dishwasher-turned-truther hiding in a basement bunker with only a CB radio, a can of RAID, and a dream.
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Trump Administration Strikes Back: Lawsuit Targets Entire Maryland Federal Bench Over Deportation Delay
In a bold and unprecedented move, the Trump administration has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the entire federal bench in the state of Maryland.
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🚨 Substack Just Silenced a Journalist. Who’s Next?
In a world where Big Tech censors with the flick of an algorithm, where “free speech” platforms start sounding more like Silicon Valley overlords than…
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The Unelected President: Neera Tanden, the NGO Cartel, and the Greatest Conflict of Interest in Modern American Politics
And WTF is an autopen???
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Montgomery County Executive Race: Over/Under Odds for 2026’s Dysfunction Derby
As the race to replace outgoing Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich begins to resemble a political version of The Hunger Games (minus the archery…
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Wes Moore’s Budget Backpedal: From Big Promises to a Bureaucratic Freeze
How Maryland’s Governor Quietly Admits Republicans Were Right All Along
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Wes Moore’s Energy Illusion: How Maryland Became Dependent on Its Neighbors
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has spent the better part of his term basking in the glow of progressive praise for his "green energy" policies — touting…
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Battle for the Throne of Dysfunction: Montgomery County Executive Race Kicks Off with a Stampede of Self-Appointed Saviors
It’s official: the race to replace outgoing Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has begun—and judging by the current trajectory, by the time the…
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Wes Moore: Maryland’s Photo-Op Governor or Just Another Selfie Politician?
Governor Wes Moore has mastered one thing since taking office: the camera angle.
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Iran Breaks Ceasefire—Now What? Trump Tried Diplomacy, But Tehran Chose Missiles
When President Donald J.
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MoCo Priorities: Podcasts Over Potholes?
Montgomery County, Maryland, has once again reminded us where its priorities lie—and where they don’t.
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Trump’s Tax Cuts Deliver for Maryland Families—Despite Local Skepticism
While blue-state politicians grumble and editorial boards twist themselves into knots, the numbers don’t lie—Maryland families are winning big under…
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