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“I just made peaceful settlement with Pol Pot, a good friend. Thank you for your attention.”
“I just made peaceful settlement with Pol Pot, a good friend. Thank you for your attention.”
Trump holds calls on Thailand-Cambodia conflict, White House says reut.rs/49foYWt
Trump holds calls on Thailand-Cambodia conflict, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump sought to help mediate the most recent flare-up in Thailand-Cambodia tensions on Friday, holding calls with representatives from the two nations, a White House official said.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump:
“I just made peaceful settlement with Pol Pot, a good friend. Thank you for your attention.”
“I just made peaceful settlement with Pol Pot, a good friend. Thank you for your attention.”
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Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
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Bondi announces investigation into Epstein ties to Trump’s Democratic adversaries
Bondi announces investigation into Epstein ties to Trump’s Democratic adversaries
Move diverges from July memo negating need for further inquiries, and comes amid intense Trump campaign to block files
Pam Bondi announced on Friday afternoon that she had assigned Jay Clayton, the interim US attorney for the southern district of New York, to lead the investigation into Donald Trump’s political adversaries and their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, hours after the president directed her to do so.
“Jay Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country, and I’ve asked him to take the lead,” the US attorney general said of the lawyer, who also served as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during Trump’s first administration. “As with all matters, the department will pursue this with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American people.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Bondi announces investigation into Epstein ties to Trump’s Democratic adversaries
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
‘Hitler has only got one Ball’ - British WW2 Song [Remastered]
YouTube video by Imperial Britannia
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November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Grab a spot on the couch and join Life After Cars co-authors Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and I for a chat in the Shed. It's a great intro to their book and the important work they're doing!
youtu.be/dfJmSIY1sDc
youtu.be/dfJmSIY1sDc
Life After Cars Authors in the BikePortland Shed
YouTube video by BikePortland
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November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Grab a spot on the couch and join Life After Cars co-authors Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and I for a chat in the Shed. It's a great intro to their book and the important work they're doing!
youtu.be/dfJmSIY1sDc
youtu.be/dfJmSIY1sDc
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Imaginary US Atty Lindsey Halligan filed a "Notice Correcting the Record" this afternoon in the Comey prosecution.
I was pretty sure she was lying & spent about an hour spelunking documents to prove it. I should have just read @emptywheel.bsky.social instead!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/14/l...
I was pretty sure she was lying & spent about an hour spelunking documents to prove it. I should have just read @emptywheel.bsky.social instead!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/14/l...
Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's Story Gets Stupider - emptywheel
Lindsey Halligan now claims that she got at least two indictments out of one grand jury presentment. And Pam Bondi thinks that's cool.
www.emptywheel.net
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Imaginary US Atty Lindsey Halligan filed a "Notice Correcting the Record" this afternoon in the Comey prosecution.
I was pretty sure she was lying & spent about an hour spelunking documents to prove it. I should have just read @emptywheel.bsky.social instead!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/14/l...
I was pretty sure she was lying & spent about an hour spelunking documents to prove it. I should have just read @emptywheel.bsky.social instead!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/14/l...
97.5% racism.
Fuk u DHS/ice/BP and SCOTUS , esp kavanaugh.
Fuk u DHS/ice/BP and SCOTUS , esp kavanaugh.
NEWS: Internal Homeland Security documents on 600+ detainees to be released prove that the vast majority of immigrants detained in Chicago area are "low" public safety risk, even by the government's loose standards. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
97.5% racism.
Fuk u DHS/ice/BP and SCOTUS , esp kavanaugh.
Fuk u DHS/ice/BP and SCOTUS , esp kavanaugh.
Unelect the mayor of broadview. Sheer clown of a mayor.
Broadview's mayor keeps calling the protesters "out of towners." Every time we are there, we talk to people from the town on the front lines.
(Also this is a tiny town y'all, it's reasonable for someone in like...Brookfield or Melrose Park to feel like this is their community as well!)
(Also this is a tiny town y'all, it's reasonable for someone in like...Brookfield or Melrose Park to feel like this is their community as well!)
Twenty-one people were arrested Friday morning during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview following a skirmish in which several police officers were injured.
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Unelect the mayor of broadview. Sheer clown of a mayor.
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Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
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Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
JFC.
President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination for the Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks emerged, to become deputy general counsel of the General Services Administration.
Trump moves loyalist to GSA posting after previous nomination fell apart
Paul Ingrassia had withdrawn his nomination as head of Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks and other controversies.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
JFC.
Beyond fukt.
Fuk the student. Fuq Indiana Sen banks. And fuk Benner, the dean of the school of social work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Fuk the student. Fuq Indiana Sen banks. And fuk Benner, the dean of the school of social work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Beyond fukt.
Fuk the student. Fuq Indiana Sen banks. And fuk Benner, the dean of the school of social work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Fuk the student. Fuq Indiana Sen banks. And fuk Benner, the dean of the school of social work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Humanitarian and foreign-affairs professionals agree that what is happening in Darfur now is on a scale unlike anything seen in the conflict so far. Why is so little being done? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JSJ3Gq
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Humanitarian and foreign-affairs professionals agree that what is happening in Darfur now is on a scale unlike anything seen in the conflict so far. Why is so little being done? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JSJ3Gq
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HANNITY: I keep hearing from Democrats, 'Nazi, fascist, racist, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini.' Is that incitement? Do you believe that impacts unstable people
BONDI: It is freedom of speech, but it does. They probably couldn't even define a 'fascist'
BONDI: It is freedom of speech, but it does. They probably couldn't even define a 'fascist'
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns & Money [1989]
YouTube video by What's for afters?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Re-Striping Berwyn contraflow lanes, at a few sections, from Damen to washtenaw! No striping since May 2025! @andrefor40th.bsky.social
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Announcing the 2026 People's Budget! - 40th Ward of Chicago
Voting for the 2026 People’s Budget is open! Vote by December 31st, 2025. The 2026 People’s Budget is officially open for voting! From now until December 31st, 2025, 40th Ward residents ages 14+ can v...
40thward.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Re-Striping Berwyn contraflow lanes, at a few sections, from Damen to washtenaw! No striping since May 2025! @andrefor40th.bsky.social
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40thward.org/2025/10/anno...
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Drove the car to glenbrook hospital for orthopedic appointment. Too much far.
All the inland northern ‘burbs are stroad-towns. I couldn’t imagine riding a bike on most of the streets in that area. Yikes. 😬
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All the inland northern ‘burbs are stroad-towns. I couldn’t imagine riding a bike on most of the streets in that area. Yikes. 😬
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Drove the car to glenbrook hospital for orthopedic appointment. Too much far.
All the inland northern ‘burbs are stroad-towns. I couldn’t imagine riding a bike on most of the streets in that area. Yikes. 😬
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All the inland northern ‘burbs are stroad-towns. I couldn’t imagine riding a bike on most of the streets in that area. Yikes. 😬
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When Texas seceded from the US in 1861, it issued a proclamation declaring that Blacks "were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race." Could one even mention this fact in a history class at Texas A&M under these new guidelines?
“Texas A&M University System regents voted Thursday to limit how instructors may discuss matters like gender identity and race ideology in classrooms, tightening the rules in a conservative state where debates over academic freedom have flared for months.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
When Texas seceded from the US in 1861, it issued a proclamation declaring that Blacks "were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race." Could one even mention this fact in a history class at Texas A&M under these new guidelines?