Chuck Darwin
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Trump has confirmed our essential indictment of him
- that he cares about himself and not about us, the country, our democracy, our future.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
- that he cares about himself and not about us, the country, our democracy, our future.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
OK. The Senate Voted To Re-Open The Government. What Do We Do Now? Some Early Thoughts
I am going live with Stuart Stevens at noon ET today. Join us - we have a lot to talk about.....
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Trump has confirmed our essential indictment of him
- that he cares about himself and not about us, the country, our democracy, our future.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
- that he cares about himself and not about us, the country, our democracy, our future.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
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Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
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It absolutely rules that Joyce Carol Oates was like "Elon Musk has never watched a movie, never read a book, never grieved the loss of a friend or celebrated the success of somebody he loves..."
And Musk's reaction is "Actually, I've loved some movies."
And Musk's reaction is "Actually, I've loved some movies."
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It absolutely rules that Joyce Carol Oates was like "Elon Musk has never watched a movie, never read a book, never grieved the loss of a friend or celebrated the success of somebody he loves..."
And Musk's reaction is "Actually, I've loved some movies."
And Musk's reaction is "Actually, I've loved some movies."
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Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
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The Trump Administration has been unable to provide a legal justification for the lethal military strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific. Rep. Moulton and a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the President this week demanding answers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Trump Administration has been unable to provide a legal justification for the lethal military strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific. Rep. Moulton and a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the President this week demanding answers.
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Absolutely insane.
Republicans always find more ways to put your tax dollars in the pockets of billionaires.
But when it comes to health care & food for working people—they shut down the government.
Republicans always find more ways to put your tax dollars in the pockets of billionaires.
But when it comes to health care & food for working people—they shut down the government.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Absolutely insane.
Republicans always find more ways to put your tax dollars in the pockets of billionaires.
But when it comes to health care & food for working people—they shut down the government.
Republicans always find more ways to put your tax dollars in the pockets of billionaires.
But when it comes to health care & food for working people—they shut down the government.
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Germany received its P-8A Poseidon from the US last week, calling the aircraft a major upgrade for finding and hunting submarines.
NATO allies have been gearing up for submarine hunts. Germany's first new Poseidon just arrived.
Germany received its P-8A Poseidon from the US last week, calling the aircraft a major upgrade for finding and hunting submarines.
www.businessinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Germany received its P-8A Poseidon from the US last week, calling the aircraft a major upgrade for finding and hunting submarines.
Paragon and NSO Group make spyware that can hack into a phone without a user knowing.
The software can take control of a phone, allowing the user to read a targeted individual’s texts, listen to calls, track their location, and transform any mobile phone into a listening device or remote camera.
The software can take control of a phone, allowing the user to read a targeted individual’s texts, listen to calls, track their location, and transform any mobile phone into a listening device or remote camera.
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Paragon and NSO Group make spyware that can hack into a phone without a user knowing.
The software can take control of a phone, allowing the user to read a targeted individual’s texts, listen to calls, track their location, and transform any mobile phone into a listening device or remote camera.
The software can take control of a phone, allowing the user to read a targeted individual’s texts, listen to calls, track their location, and transform any mobile phone into a listening device or remote camera.
Twice over the summer, large groups of Russian nationals were expelled from the U.S,
and at least two of them were arrested immediately after returning to Russia.
Russians who applied for asylum in the U.S. are now undocumented immigrants
and at least two of them were arrested immediately after returning to Russia.
Russians who applied for asylum in the U.S. are now undocumented immigrants
Thousands of Russians have applied for asylum in the U.S. since 2022. Trump’s ICE raids could land many of them in Putin’s prisons. — Meduza
In the 10 months since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, U.S. federal immigration agents have begun carrying out frequent raids of American cities in search of people to deport. Twice over the ...
meduza.io
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Twice over the summer, large groups of Russian nationals were expelled from the U.S,
and at least two of them were arrested immediately after returning to Russia.
Russians who applied for asylum in the U.S. are now undocumented immigrants
and at least two of them were arrested immediately after returning to Russia.
Russians who applied for asylum in the U.S. are now undocumented immigrants
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Department of Education to remove from all unionized employees’ emails automated messages, which blamed Democratic senators for the shutdown
The responses violated the employees' First Amendment rights, Cooper ruled.
The responses violated the employees' First Amendment rights, Cooper ruled.
Judge Orders ED Remove Partisan Out-of-Office Messages
A federal judge sided with the American Federation of Government Employees in its challenge to the Trump administration sending partisan, automated out-of-office messages from Department of Education ...
www.insidehighered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Department of Education to remove from all unionized employees’ emails automated messages, which blamed Democratic senators for the shutdown
The responses violated the employees' First Amendment rights, Cooper ruled.
The responses violated the employees' First Amendment rights, Cooper ruled.
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FEDERAL WEBSITES ARE PLASTERED WITH MAGA PROPAGANDA.
IT IS'NT LEGAL
The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to blame Democrats for the shutdown
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
IT IS'NT LEGAL
The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to blame Democrats for the shutdown
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Federal Websites Are Plastered With MAGA Propaganda. Is It Legal?
The Trump administration is plastering federal websites with propaganda blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Does it violate the Hatch Act?
www.rollingstone.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
FEDERAL WEBSITES ARE PLASTERED WITH MAGA PROPAGANDA.
IT IS'NT LEGAL
The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to blame Democrats for the shutdown
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
IT IS'NT LEGAL
The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to blame Democrats for the shutdown
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If you’re not an active social media user, you may not know that
Donald Trump has a difficult time staying awake in the Oval Office
That’s because national media have, in the main, ignored it.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-strugg...
Donald Trump has a difficult time staying awake in the Oval Office
That’s because national media have, in the main, ignored it.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-strugg...
Trump struggles to stay awake in Oval Office – The Moderate Voice
If you’re not an active social media user, you may not know that Donald Trump had a difficult time staying awake in the Oval Office on Thursday. That’s because national media have, in the main, ignore...
themoderatevoice.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you’re not an active social media user, you may not know that
Donald Trump has a difficult time staying awake in the Oval Office
That’s because national media have, in the main, ignored it.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-strugg...
Donald Trump has a difficult time staying awake in the Oval Office
That’s because national media have, in the main, ignored it.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-strugg...
Programs such as Campaign University serve as the “next stage” of religion-driven political movements
Past movements encouraged churchgoers to become activists, but Campaign University stands out for training Christian conservatives to seek public office.
Past movements encouraged churchgoers to become activists, but Campaign University stands out for training Christian conservatives to seek public office.
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Programs such as Campaign University serve as the “next stage” of religion-driven political movements
Past movements encouraged churchgoers to become activists, but Campaign University stands out for training Christian conservatives to seek public office.
Past movements encouraged churchgoers to become activists, but Campaign University stands out for training Christian conservatives to seek public office.
A Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
-- And No, it isn't Rudy Giuliani
A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
-- And No, it isn't Rudy Giuliani
A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
-- And No, it isn't Rudy Giuliani
A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
-- And No, it isn't Rudy Giuliani
A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
Trump says targeted boat crews are narco-terrorists.
AP findings show otherwise
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
AP findings show otherwise
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Trump says targeted boat crews are narco-terrorists. AP findings show otherwise
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Trump says targeted boat crews are narco-terrorists.
AP findings show otherwise
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
AP findings show otherwise
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
An agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with ensuring that electronic messages on the devices of its workforce comply with public records laws admitted last week that
🔥it has stopped using software to do so.
🔥it has stopped using software to do so.
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 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
An agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with ensuring that electronic messages on the devices of its workforce comply with public records laws admitted last week that
🔥it has stopped using software to do so.
🔥it has stopped using software to do so.
Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’
– The error was to report what Trump says at all.
He lies
He trolls
He flip-flops
Stop reporting what Trump says
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
– The error was to report what Trump says at all.
He lies
He trolls
He flip-flops
Stop reporting what Trump says
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates
BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resign
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’
– The error was to report what Trump says at all.
He lies
He trolls
He flip-flops
Stop reporting what Trump says
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
– The error was to report what Trump says at all.
He lies
He trolls
He flip-flops
Stop reporting what Trump says
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
“It’s hard to see any pathway here where tariffs end,” said Georgetown trade law professor Kathleen Claussen.
“I am pretty convinced he could rebuild the tariff landscape he has now using other authorities.”
apnews.com/article/tari...
“I am pretty convinced he could rebuild the tariff landscape he has now using other authorities.”
apnews.com/article/tari...
Trump has other tariff options if the Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court will leave the United States “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if it strikes down the tariffs he imposed this...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“It’s hard to see any pathway here where tariffs end,” said Georgetown trade law professor Kathleen Claussen.
“I am pretty convinced he could rebuild the tariff landscape he has now using other authorities.”
apnews.com/article/tari...
“I am pretty convinced he could rebuild the tariff landscape he has now using other authorities.”
apnews.com/article/tari...
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down.
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million American...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, who had refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the 2015 ruling in
Obergefell v. Hodges.
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, who had refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the 2015 ruling in
Obergefell v. Hodges.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, who had refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the 2015 ruling in
Obergefell v. Hodges.
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, who had refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the 2015 ruling in
Obergefell v. Hodges.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can continue their practice of counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.
COP30,
the UN’s annual climate conference is called the “COP of truth.”
Global temperatures are now on track to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius within the next decade -- the key threshold the 2015 Paris Agreement was supposed to prevent us from crossing.
the UN’s annual climate conference is called the “COP of truth.”
Global temperatures are now on track to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius within the next decade -- the key threshold the 2015 Paris Agreement was supposed to prevent us from crossing.
Listen: Big promises for COP30, missing players, and the climate finance gap
The world has gathered for what’s called the “COP of truth.” Tens of thousands of delegates, activists, and journalists have descended on Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the UN’s annual climate conference. ...
euobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
COP30,
the UN’s annual climate conference is called the “COP of truth.”
Global temperatures are now on track to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius within the next decade -- the key threshold the 2015 Paris Agreement was supposed to prevent us from crossing.
the UN’s annual climate conference is called the “COP of truth.”
Global temperatures are now on track to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius within the next decade -- the key threshold the 2015 Paris Agreement was supposed to prevent us from crossing.
Government spyware carries a “huge abuse temptation” for government customers.
Scott-Railton said spyware “needs to be treated like the threat to democracy and elections that it is.”
Scott-Railton said spyware “needs to be treated like the threat to democracy and elections that it is.”
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Government spyware carries a “huge abuse temptation” for government customers.
Scott-Railton said spyware “needs to be treated like the threat to democracy and elections that it is.”
Scott-Railton said spyware “needs to be treated like the threat to democracy and elections that it is.”
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.