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Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots
Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software truthout.org/articles/ope...
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Trump’s record is abuse stacked on abuse: sexual abuse, abuse of power, abuse of truth, abuse of justice, abuse of public trust. And the fact he’s trying to erase a survivor’s hard-won justice is a blunt reminder that he’ll always abuse the principle of accountability. #3E #EndImpunity
Trump asks Supreme Court to toss E. Jean Carroll sex abuse verdict
President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to toss a jury’s verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s, according to the president’s person…
thehill.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Trump’s record is abuse stacked on abuse: sexual abuse, abuse of power, abuse of truth, abuse of justice, abuse of public trust. And the fact he’s trying to erase a survivor’s hard-won justice is a blunt reminder that he’ll always abuse the principle of accountability. #3E #EndImpunity
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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Trump calls Erika Kirk over for a kiss.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump calls Erika Kirk over for a kiss.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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Dem voters did amazing things.
Dem party leadership pissed it away within a week.
Dem party leadership pissed it away within a week.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Dem voters did amazing things.
Dem party leadership pissed it away within a week.
Dem party leadership pissed it away within a week.
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
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Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
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Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
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Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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You don't have to tell us that "actually we should be pissed at the GOP."
The only BlueSky users who don't hate the GOPs guts are all in Congress.
And that's the entire problem with congressional Dems tbh.
The only BlueSky users who don't hate the GOPs guts are all in Congress.
And that's the entire problem with congressional Dems tbh.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
You don't have to tell us that "actually we should be pissed at the GOP."
The only BlueSky users who don't hate the GOPs guts are all in Congress.
And that's the entire problem with congressional Dems tbh.
The only BlueSky users who don't hate the GOPs guts are all in Congress.
And that's the entire problem with congressional Dems tbh.
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Fetterman, you're done. We the people of PA didn't elect you to be the turncoat that you proved yourself to be today.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Fetterman, you're done. We the people of PA didn't elect you to be the turncoat that you proved yourself to be today.
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Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to end the government shutdown. Chris Murphy called it a mistake. Bernie Sanders called it “a very bad night.” And Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton accused Chuck Schumer of being ineffective & called for his removal.
‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal
Congressional Democrats are furious after eight colleagues voted with Republicans.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to end the government shutdown. Chris Murphy called it a mistake. Bernie Sanders called it “a very bad night.” And Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton accused Chuck Schumer of being ineffective & called for his removal.
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“A Reagan-appointed federal judge resigned from the lifetime position so he can speak out against what he believes are abject derelictions of duty and abuses of power within the Trump administration.” lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“A Reagan-appointed federal judge resigned from the lifetime position so he can speak out against what he believes are abject derelictions of duty and abuses of power within the Trump administration.” lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
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So while Trump was being booed at a football game, the Dems were caving. This was the easiest time ever to stand strong after the Mamdani win in NYC and ALL of VA turning blue.
We are absolutely FUKKKED.
We are absolutely FUKKKED.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
So while Trump was being booed at a football game, the Dems were caving. This was the easiest time ever to stand strong after the Mamdani win in NYC and ALL of VA turning blue.
We are absolutely FUKKKED.
We are absolutely FUKKKED.
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Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
Washington: 50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, story endures despite ballad’s myths
Gordon Lightfoot’s song both preserved and distorted the doomed ship’s history, Robin Washington writes.
www.startribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
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I've posted how Trump's exploitative treatment of air traffic controllers, expecting continued work without pay while rewarding "loyalty" shows his affinity for slavery, but here Jim Stewartson explains how it's much more precisely FEUDALISM.
www.mind-war.com/p/resistance...
www.mind-war.com/p/resistance...
Resistance Is Feudal
The neo-Ancien Régime of the PayPal Mafia requires medieval solutions.
www.mind-war.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've posted how Trump's exploitative treatment of air traffic controllers, expecting continued work without pay while rewarding "loyalty" shows his affinity for slavery, but here Jim Stewartson explains how it's much more precisely FEUDALISM.
www.mind-war.com/p/resistance...
www.mind-war.com/p/resistance...
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Bernie Sanders Tells Rachel Maddow Why Getting Mad At Chuck Schumer Alone Isn't The Answer
www.thedailypoliticususa.com
Bernie Sanders Tells Rachel Maddow Why Getting Mad At Chuck Schumer Alone Isn't The Answer
twp.ai
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Bernie Sanders Tells Rachel Maddow Why Getting Mad At Chuck Schumer Alone Isn't The Answer
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com OMG, stop mansplaining like we're all idiots. We know it's hard. They signed up for hard. The 8 were all veterans, this was not their 1st vote. Not even their 1st shutdown.
Does Bernie know? Do the other 38 Democratic know?
The party was coalescing. They fucked us.
Does Bernie know? Do the other 38 Democratic know?
The party was coalescing. They fucked us.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com OMG, stop mansplaining like we're all idiots. We know it's hard. They signed up for hard. The 8 were all veterans, this was not their 1st vote. Not even their 1st shutdown.
Does Bernie know? Do the other 38 Democratic know?
The party was coalescing. They fucked us.
Does Bernie know? Do the other 38 Democratic know?
The party was coalescing. They fucked us.