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NEW: The U.S. Senate is a mess. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley wants to fix it, from the inside.
He's on a one-man crusade to reform the filibuster by forcing lawmakers to actually do more than lift a pinkie to stop things in their tracks.
He's onto something there.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He's on a one-man crusade to reform the filibuster by forcing lawmakers to actually do more than lift a pinkie to stop things in their tracks.
He's onto something there.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Commentary: The U.S. Senate is a mess. He wants to fix it, from the inside
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkeley is waging a largely one-man crusade to reform the Senate filibuster. He sees it as a way to help end obstructionism and address the Senate's increasing dysfunction.
www.latimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: The U.S. Senate is a mess. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley wants to fix it, from the inside.
He's on a one-man crusade to reform the filibuster by forcing lawmakers to actually do more than lift a pinkie to stop things in their tracks.
He's onto something there.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He's on a one-man crusade to reform the filibuster by forcing lawmakers to actually do more than lift a pinkie to stop things in their tracks.
He's onto something there.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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The regime has unleashed its goons on anyone with brown or black skin. It's morally repugnant, un-American and must end.
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The regime has unleashed its goons on anyone with brown or black skin. It's morally repugnant, un-American and must end.
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The Trump administration continues to insist that “nothing bad is happening” even as millions of Americans struggle with cost-of-living pressures.
Billionaire Launches Tone Deaf Attack on Affordability Critics
As the commerce secretary insisted the economy was “great,” Trump complained about “fake polls” showing otherwise.
trib.al
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Trump administration continues to insist that “nothing bad is happening” even as millions of Americans struggle with cost-of-living pressures.
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A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. https://to.pbs.org/4q6BaOp
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.
to.pbs.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. https://to.pbs.org/4q6BaOp
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Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
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This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
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How the Tates rose from a fringe corner of the internet to become a cause célèbre on the right and managed to win release from Romania after years of forging alliances with Trump's advisers and family. Blockbuster story by Megan Twohey and @bellakwai.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How the Tates rose from a fringe corner of the internet to become a cause célèbre on the right and managed to win release from Romania after years of forging alliances with Trump's advisers and family. Blockbuster story by Megan Twohey and @bellakwai.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance - Law360 Pulse
U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct ...
www.law360.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
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Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
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María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize speech celebrated Venezuelans who resisted oppression and vowed that democracy, dignity, and loved ones will return home.
Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize speech: A call to resist tyranny and reclaim democracy
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize speech celebrated Venezuelans who resisted oppression and vowed that democracy, dignity, and loved ones will return home.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize speech celebrated Venezuelans who resisted oppression and vowed that democracy, dignity, and loved ones will return home.
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I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
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My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
When I was a judicial law clerk in Montana, Pres Bush flew into the Billings airport for a rally.
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
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Zohran Mamdani didn’t mince words when asked about Kristi Noem or her ICE-agent cronies.
Rising Dem Star Welcomes War With ICE Barbie and Her Goons
Trump’s chosen Democrat is undeterred by ICE.
trib.al
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Zohran Mamdani didn’t mince words when asked about Kristi Noem or her ICE-agent cronies.
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It’s clear the feds are intent on stoking fear and provoking Minnesotans.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It’s clear the feds are intent on stoking fear and provoking Minnesotans.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
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Our goals are simple & straightfoward: Remove the Fascist Regime, Abolish ICE, Medicare-for-All, End Endless Wars, Make Billionaires Pay, & Overturn Citizens United.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our goals are simple & straightfoward: Remove the Fascist Regime, Abolish ICE, Medicare-for-All, End Endless Wars, Make Billionaires Pay, & Overturn Citizens United.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
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With more instances of Donald Trump appearing fatigued or forgetful, Americans are again seeing evidence of a president who lacks the energy to do his demanding job, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Enfeebling of the President
Trump is showing signs that he’s lost the physical stamina to do the job.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
With more instances of Donald Trump appearing fatigued or forgetful, Americans are again seeing evidence of a president who lacks the energy to do his demanding job, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
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GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's "not afraid" of being called "Islamophobic" and that, instead of making peace with Palestinians, "destroy them first."
This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's "not afraid" of being called "Islamophobic" and that, instead of making peace with Palestinians, "destroy them first."
This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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anyone else feel like a lot of recent news stories were pushed to exhaust us so we'd be too tired to say much about the recent designations of civil rights groups as terrorist organizations and people being compiled into fbi watchlist groups for expressing anti-christian and pro-lgbt views?
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
anyone else feel like a lot of recent news stories were pushed to exhaust us so we'd be too tired to say much about the recent designations of civil rights groups as terrorist organizations and people being compiled into fbi watchlist groups for expressing anti-christian and pro-lgbt views?
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Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
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Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND THE ECHR - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
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The Trump regime is trying to normalize misogyny. Unfortunately, it’s too many people in this country that don’t have the balls to stand up against him. This pattern of abuse is only going to get worse folks! What is it going to take⁉️
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Trump regime is trying to normalize misogyny. Unfortunately, it’s too many people in this country that don’t have the balls to stand up against him. This pattern of abuse is only going to get worse folks! What is it going to take⁉️
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y