Carolinka K
@chernakrime.bsky.social
Singer, recorder player, pinball wiz. Living in the blue. My great great grandfather fought for the Union and so do I. My MtDNA is from Yakutsk - winter is always coming - so be prepared.
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Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
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Jill makes a strong case that this US Senate is derelict and dangerous. I’d say ditto the House, th exec branch, and SCOTUS. Whatever MAGA touches it destroys.
Worst ever? This Senate is a non-stop, multiple-choice horror show, from dangerous appointees to health care failures to dereliction of its constitutional duties. I talk with Senate expert @irashapiro.bsky.social about its betrayals in my latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/worst-sena...
www.thebulwark.com/p/worst-sena...
Worst. Senate. Ever.
Republican senators surrendered to Trump, and now they own this catastrophe.
www.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Jill makes a strong case that this US Senate is derelict and dangerous. I’d say ditto the House, th exec branch, and SCOTUS. Whatever MAGA touches it destroys.
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Worst Senate ever when we needed them to be the best and stand up to Trump who is the worst president ever...
Worst ever? This Senate is a non-stop, multiple-choice horror show, from dangerous appointees to health care failures to dereliction of its constitutional duties. I talk with Senate expert @irashapiro.bsky.social about its betrayals in my latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/worst-sena...
www.thebulwark.com/p/worst-sena...
Worst. Senate. Ever.
Republican senators surrendered to Trump, and now they own this catastrophe.
www.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Worst Senate ever when we needed them to be the best and stand up to Trump who is the worst president ever...
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“Today’s most serious national-security vulnerabilities involving AI stem not from too much oversight, but from the absence of it,” former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel argues.
Trump’s AI-Regulation Ban Is a Threat to National Security
The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Today’s most serious national-security vulnerabilities involving AI stem not from too much oversight, but from the absence of it,” former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel argues.
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Beckwith’s now deleted post was a reply to this post from Heritage.
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Beckwith’s now deleted post was a reply to this post from Heritage.
I just want to remind everyone this holiday season, that every time someone defies Trump, an angel gets its wings.
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I just want to remind everyone this holiday season, that every time someone defies Trump, an angel gets its wings.
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The U.S. and Venezuela are on the brink of war? Did the FIFA Peace Prize mean nothing to Trump?
December 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The U.S. and Venezuela are on the brink of war? Did the FIFA Peace Prize mean nothing to Trump?
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Last night, Eileen Higgins defeated her MAGA opponent to become Miami’s next mayor — the first Democratic-aligned candidate to win this seat in nearly 30 years.
This is a massive flip: In 2021, the Republican incumbent won re-election by more than 60 points. Last night, Higgins won by 19 points.
This is a massive flip: In 2021, the Republican incumbent won re-election by more than 60 points. Last night, Higgins won by 19 points.
Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Last night, Eileen Higgins defeated her MAGA opponent to become Miami’s next mayor — the first Democratic-aligned candidate to win this seat in nearly 30 years.
This is a massive flip: In 2021, the Republican incumbent won re-election by more than 60 points. Last night, Higgins won by 19 points.
This is a massive flip: In 2021, the Republican incumbent won re-election by more than 60 points. Last night, Higgins won by 19 points.
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Nearly half of Americans said they find groceries, utility bills, health care, housing and transportation difficult to afford, according to The POLITICO Poll conducted last month by Public First.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Poll: Here’s what Americans’ affordability problems look like
Results from The POLITICO Poll paint a grim portrait of Americans’ spending constraints across nearly every part of their lives.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nearly half of Americans said they find groceries, utility bills, health care, housing and transportation difficult to afford, according to The POLITICO Poll conducted last month by Public First.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
more exerpts follow...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
more exerpts follow...
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Homes in the West and South, with “greater climate risks, saw the most widespread losses over the past year.”
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
Where homes are losing value most
Most homeowners still "have plenty to feel good about," Zillow says.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Homes in the West and South, with “greater climate risks, saw the most widespread losses over the past year.”
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
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"No mainstream reporter has the stomach to say, 'By the way, this administration lies all the time and we should assume this is a lie too' after every unsupported statement." They should, because it's true. lnk.thebulwark.com/3KP4z0z
Donald Trump and the Power of the Little Lie
The war against Venezuela isn’t about drugs. It’s about the destruction of regular order.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"No mainstream reporter has the stomach to say, 'By the way, this administration lies all the time and we should assume this is a lie too' after every unsupported statement." They should, because it's true. lnk.thebulwark.com/3KP4z0z
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Move comes with concern rife that Minsk, alongside ally Russia, is using hybrid warfare and testing NATO.
Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus
Move comes with concern rife that Minsk, alongside ally Russia, is using hybrid warfare and testing NATO.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Move comes with concern rife that Minsk, alongside ally Russia, is using hybrid warfare and testing NATO.
Rand Paul is correct. Words I don’t say lightly. But here we are; glad there are still some people on that side with a smidge of a conscience.
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Rand Paul is correct. Words I don’t say lightly. But here we are; glad there are still some people on that side with a smidge of a conscience.
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America’s Nero
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
America’s Nero
Sure, cause the problem, then take credit for a quick sloppy fix.
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sure, cause the problem, then take credit for a quick sloppy fix.
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First, it was members of his Cabinet, then members of Bill Pulte's family and now the President himself.
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
First, it was members of his Cabinet, then members of Bill Pulte's family and now the President himself.
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Trump’s National Security Strategy “abandons its allies, ignores clear threats, and treats national security as an extension of a domestic political struggle,” Thomas Wright argues.
A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats
The administration’s new policy shows less concern for the American homeland than for building an illiberal world order.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Trump’s National Security Strategy “abandons its allies, ignores clear threats, and treats national security as an extension of a domestic political struggle,” Thomas Wright argues.
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Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...