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carolyn0909.bsky.social
@carolyn0909.bsky.social
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abdohassan.bsky.social
3 short whistles = ICE is in the neighborhood

3 long whistles = ICE is kidnapping somebody
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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thcarter123.bsky.social
Boycott the Kennedy Center until we get it back.

Entertainers and patrons, please boycott every invitation, every show from free to the most glitzy, classy.

I dont care if they are handing out free tickets, free drinks and $100 gift cards.

Do not go!

www.cbsnews.com/news/kennedy...
Board of Kennedy Center votes to change its name to Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
www.cbsnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
There has been far less coverage of Trump's corruption than I would have liked this year; nevertheless he is paying for it in polls.

2 summary stories today, plus huge development.

New Yorker:

www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Trump's promise of $1,776 for service members last night -- which was supposed to be a tariff thing -- is in fact theft from increased housing allowances.

www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Speaker Johnson loves to run when things get tough. That's not leadership, that’s cowardice. We are supposed to be in till Friday. He has decided that our last day is going to be tomorrow.” (Epstein files deadline is Friday)
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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governor.ca.gov
Trump tonight:

Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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thcarter123.bsky.social
If any MSM actually reported and connected the dots, Id drop dead of surprise.

Relevant or irrelevant?

Mark Paoletta, a capo in the Leonard Leo Catholic mafia, is the muscle behind Vought.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
carolyn0909.bsky.social
@melissafreerange.bsky.social x.com/piperk/statu...

I knew I'd seen this somewhere. Per our discussion yesterday.12/16
x.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Hero!
joshisimmigration.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @joshisimmigration.bsky.social · 3d
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
As you look at this ugly example of gender affirming medical intervention, remember that Trump never stops talking about Leavitt's "lips that don't stop-op-op-op, like a little machine gun."
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d
Once had a conversation with a photographer who explained that a portrait wasn't supposed to offer dermatological documentation. He would gently blur photos (keeping the eyes and mouth crisp) to present people in the best light.

Just thinking of that as I look at this photo of Leavitt in VF.
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The other thing being missed: USAID had a number of successful programs to halt VZ migration in the region (in Colombia). Those got shut down and now Trump threatens both VZ and Colombia. What does that do to refugee movement?
aphclarkson.bsky.social Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 6d
It is telling how even high quality outlets like the America's Quarterly podcast often don't think through scenarios where Trump's violent incompetence might cause an electoral collapse of the US Right or even more chaos in Venezuela that affect his ability to shape outcomes
aphclarkson.bsky.social Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 6d
Whether it is analysis of Trump or Xi's supposed bids for world domination there is so much geopolitical hype that ignores the domestic weakness of great powers
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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kackbro.bsky.social
Agree 💯 With Jennifer Welch.....
December 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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cajunblue.bsky.social
🚨Representative Thompson calls Michael Glasheen (somebody for the FBI) out for claiming that ANTIFA is the #1 domestic terrorist organization in the United States. Glasheen attempts to compare ANTIFA to Al-Qaeda and ISIS, but Rep. Thompson cuts him off.
~ Uploaded to IG by the Huffington Post
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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melissafreerange.bsky.social
And so they should!
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 7d
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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therickydavila.bsky.social
Fascist republicans called President Obama a communist after bailing out the
Auto Industry on the condition that it be paid back.

The orange felon’s bailouts for “farmers” have cost taxpayers quadruple the amount and he doesn’t have to pay a single dollar back.

Racism.
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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cwebbonline.com
I feel this in my bones…

THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.

We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.

I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The American Worker
Is all of us
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
She has done great work!! Hire her!!
nicolefoy.bsky.social Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 11d
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year

My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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USS W. Virginia; Messman Doris Miller; Code Talkers WWII; Franklin Roosevelt
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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cwebbonline.com
Nightmare before Christmas ☠️ 🌲

Happy holidays, everyone.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Reup: We know that Afghan counterinsurgency veteran Rahmanullah Lakanwal passed multiple vettings before he allegedly murdered Sarah Beckstrom. The Afghan counterinsurgency veteran who FAILED his subsequent vetting, before murdering, is Whiskey Pete Hegseth.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
Murder - emptywheel
We don't know why Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly targeted two members of West Virginia's National Guard, just like we don't know the real reason Pete Hegseth keeps targeting boats for murder in the Ca...
www.emptywheel.net
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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jasondogwood.bsky.social
Nike Founder Phil Knight gave $3 million to Republicans in Oregon. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda wore a trump-vance T-Shirt & MAGA hat at a NASCAR event in Japan. Both men are powerful & have everything they could ever need but still chose to support oppression. Shop accordingly. #BoycottMAGA
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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mahalomalama.bsky.social
#WeThePeople
#NoDictators
#Resist
In a country where ordinary citizens had the courage to give their lives to down a plane headed for mass tragedy (Flight 93), it is inconceivable that elected Republicans can't summon the courage to challenge an © out-of-control president.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Nancy Pelosi smirks, only backwards, and in high heels.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The title graphic for a NYT story titled, "'In Triage Every Day': a Beleaguered Speaker Says He's Overwhelmed." It has a fuzzy picture of Mike Johnson and an American flag.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM