Chickylala
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"There are times when you must speak. Not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don't speak they have changed you." - Unknown
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"There are times when you must speak. Not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don't speak they have changed you." - Unknown
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FBI's Dan Bongino reportedly finished as deputy director: 'Agents counting down days'
Bongino isn't planning on returning to work for the rest of the month and reportedly plans to make his departure formal in the coming weeks.
www.rawstory.com/dan-bongino-...
Bongino isn't planning on returning to work for the rest of the month and reportedly plans to make his departure formal in the coming weeks.
www.rawstory.com/dan-bongino-...
FBI's Dan Bongino reportedly finished as deputy director: 'Agents counting down days'
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino isn't planning on returning to work for the rest of the month and reportedly plans to make his departure formal in the coming weeks.The former Secret Service agent-turn...
www.rawstory.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
FBI's Dan Bongino reportedly finished as deputy director: 'Agents counting down days'
Bongino isn't planning on returning to work for the rest of the month and reportedly plans to make his departure formal in the coming weeks.
www.rawstory.com/dan-bongino-...
Bongino isn't planning on returning to work for the rest of the month and reportedly plans to make his departure formal in the coming weeks.
www.rawstory.com/dan-bongino-...
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Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to o...
apnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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This summarizes the problem with SCOTUS' decision to overturn Humphreys.
KIM: I want to read you a quote & see if you agree with it. 'Congress long ago determined that the FCC is an independent expert agency.' Is that correct?
CARR: Senator, there has been a sea change in the law & approach since I wrote that sentence
KIM: Yes you did. You said it in front of Congress
CARR: Senator, there has been a sea change in the law & approach since I wrote that sentence
KIM: Yes you did. You said it in front of Congress
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This summarizes the problem with SCOTUS' decision to overturn Humphreys.
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"Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Robert Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie, all from Pennsylvania, and Mike Lawler of New York signed on Wednesday morning, pushing it to the magic number of 218."
Mike Johnson can go cry in a corner!
#Pinks
#Healthcare
Mike Johnson can go cry in a corner!
#Pinks
#Healthcare
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care. They signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced p...
apnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Robert Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie, all from Pennsylvania, and Mike Lawler of New York signed on Wednesday morning, pushing it to the magic number of 218."
Mike Johnson can go cry in a corner!
#Pinks
#Healthcare
Mike Johnson can go cry in a corner!
#Pinks
#Healthcare
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Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Why Aren’t Dems Going After Trump’s Tariffs?
They don’t work and Americans hate them. Layup.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
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"The biggest problem with Saturday's broadcast is that Weiss and Kirk are total zeroes. Weiss is not cut out for this kind of hosting gig: Every time she spoke in the town hall, she sounded like she was rehearsing a book report in the mirror." defector.com/cbs-news-hit...
CBS News Hitches Its Wagon To These Two Duds | Defector
Last Wednesday, newly minted CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss dropped the big news. As she walked through the CBS newsroom, Weiss looked into the camera, mechanically moved her hands around, and ga...
defector.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"The biggest problem with Saturday's broadcast is that Weiss and Kirk are total zeroes. Weiss is not cut out for this kind of hosting gig: Every time she spoke in the town hall, she sounded like she was rehearsing a book report in the mirror." defector.com/cbs-news-hit...
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NOW
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NOW
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
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Despite the efforts from the guy who has a gold-level healthcare plan heavily subsidized by taxpayer dollars, Democrats have joined forces with four sane republicans to force a vote to extend the ACA tax credits to keep Americans from seeing major spikes in healthcare costs next year.
Live updates: 4 Republicans force House vote on extending ACA subsidies, defying Speaker Johnson
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vole on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subs...
apnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Despite the efforts from the guy who has a gold-level healthcare plan heavily subsidized by taxpayer dollars, Democrats have joined forces with four sane republicans to force a vote to extend the ACA tax credits to keep Americans from seeing major spikes in healthcare costs next year.
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But not investigating Larry summers relationship with… the pedophile?????
Harvard officials are reportedly secretly investigating two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Larry Summers
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
But not investigating Larry summers relationship with… the pedophile?????
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We are *barely* seeing the depth of corruption in this regime....
#Kushner
#Serbia
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#Kushner
#Serbia
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Kushner’s Serbian boondoggle collapses amid corruption scandal
This week, Jared Kushner abruptly canceled his plans to build Trump Tower Belgrade after the project became enmeshed in a criminal corruption scandal involving Serbian government officials.
popular.info
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We are *barely* seeing the depth of corruption in this regime....
#Kushner
#Serbia
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#Kushner
#Serbia
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A professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home, and authorities have launched a homicide investigation
MIT Professor Fatally Shot At His Home, Police Launch Homicide Investigation
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.
www.huffpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home, and authorities have launched a homicide investigation
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This is illegal! The Trump administration is instructing managers across the federal government (regardless of employee performance) to ensure that at least 80 percent of staff receive a 3 out of 5 rating, making them easier to terminate and easier to justify in court.
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is illegal! The Trump administration is instructing managers across the federal government (regardless of employee performance) to ensure that at least 80 percent of staff receive a 3 out of 5 rating, making them easier to terminate and easier to justify in court.
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President Zelenskyy: Ukraine plans to access $247B in frozen Russian assets over several years, starting with $47-53B in 2026. "Even €210B will not be enough. The amount of losses is three times higher," he said in The Hague.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/16/z...
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Zelenskyy: Russia’s frozen $240 billion covers one-third of war damages, will fund weapons instead of reconstruction
Ukraine expects to receive €40-45 billion in 2026 from frozen Russian assets held in the EU, the first installment of a multi-year plan to access €210 billion total, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
euromaidanpress.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
President Zelenskyy: Ukraine plans to access $247B in frozen Russian assets over several years, starting with $47-53B in 2026. "Even €210B will not be enough. The amount of losses is three times higher," he said in The Hague.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/16/z...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/16/z...
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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The real revelation in the recent interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is not in what she said, but in how Trump’s supporters are spinning it, Jonathan Chait argues. theatln.tc/90BTHkRI
December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The real revelation in the recent interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is not in what she said, but in how Trump’s supporters are spinning it, Jonathan Chait argues. theatln.tc/90BTHkRI
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I’d also like to point out that you cannot surround Venezuela with an armada.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’d also like to point out that you cannot surround Venezuela with an armada.
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
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NY AG Letitia James has sued UPS for stealing millions in wages from its seasonal holiday workers.
UPS' CEO made over $24M last year — over 436x her median worker's pay.
This is a reminder that states can step up and protect workers when Trump's federal government refuses to.
UPS' CEO made over $24M last year — over 436x her median worker's pay.
This is a reminder that states can step up and protect workers when Trump's federal government refuses to.
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NY AG Letitia James has sued UPS for stealing millions in wages from its seasonal holiday workers.
UPS' CEO made over $24M last year — over 436x her median worker's pay.
This is a reminder that states can step up and protect workers when Trump's federal government refuses to.
UPS' CEO made over $24M last year — over 436x her median worker's pay.
This is a reminder that states can step up and protect workers when Trump's federal government refuses to.
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28K likes, 2,350 comments - lucia_guernsey on December 14, 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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⚖️ TODAY
A three-day hearing over a GOP request to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map — which was devised as a counter to Texas’ new gerrymander — begins today. Republicans argue the new map is unconstitutional.
A three-day hearing over a GOP request to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map — which was devised as a counter to Texas’ new gerrymander — begins today. Republicans argue the new map is unconstitutional.
🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
⚖️ TODAY
A three-day hearing over a GOP request to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map — which was devised as a counter to Texas’ new gerrymander — begins today. Republicans argue the new map is unconstitutional.
A three-day hearing over a GOP request to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map — which was devised as a counter to Texas’ new gerrymander — begins today. Republicans argue the new map is unconstitutional.
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In a world of ugly vile comments from trump
about the passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife Michele
Let us all be a Rob Reiner
Thank you @calltoactivism.bsky.social
Thank you Rob Reiner
A national treasure
And our hearts break
Condolences to his family
about the passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife Michele
Let us all be a Rob Reiner
Thank you @calltoactivism.bsky.social
Thank you Rob Reiner
A national treasure
And our hearts break
Condolences to his family
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In a world of ugly vile comments from trump
about the passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife Michele
Let us all be a Rob Reiner
Thank you @calltoactivism.bsky.social
Thank you Rob Reiner
A national treasure
And our hearts break
Condolences to his family
about the passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife Michele
Let us all be a Rob Reiner
Thank you @calltoactivism.bsky.social
Thank you Rob Reiner
A national treasure
And our hearts break
Condolences to his family
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“If people wearing ski masks & tactical gear with no visible ID swarmed your workplace to take your coworkers away...could you tell the difference between fed law enforcement & a kidnapping?…We should not have to live in fear of masked, armed agents.” --ACLU www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-e...
Snapshot: Enough With the Masked Men
State and federal lawmakers are pushing back against terrorizing federal agents who hide behind masks
www.americaamerica.news
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“If people wearing ski masks & tactical gear with no visible ID swarmed your workplace to take your coworkers away...could you tell the difference between fed law enforcement & a kidnapping?…We should not have to live in fear of masked, armed agents.” --ACLU www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-e...