Haakon Sverresson
@hsverresson.bsky.social
Learning from history is the essential survival skill.
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Riots, uprisings, revolutions are a part of a human history. Violence, including the one against oppressors, is imprinted in human biology. We cannot change a human biology, but we can create an environment, a “contract” for our society to minimize manifestation of the worst instincts.
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So he wants the military to break laws and the constitution. If you are in the military please remember you have a right to not follow unlawful orders.
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So he wants the military to break laws and the constitution. If you are in the military please remember you have a right to not follow unlawful orders.
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SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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In a normal Department of Justice not run by hacks and sycophants and malicious clowns, Lindsey Halligan would resign and the indictment against James Comey would be dismissed.
Halligan should be disbarred. She altered a court document without showing the grand jury.
Halligan should be disbarred. She altered a court document without showing the grand jury.
@rparloff.bsky.social reporting that the DOJ just admitted to the judge that Halligan never presented the second indictment to the grand jury…
Halligan is a train wreck in real time
Halligan is a train wreck in real time
And here is that episode going into detail with this amazing order wherein Lindsey Halligan gets TORCHED by a federal judge:
youtu.be/go8ax8sBrZE?...
youtu.be/go8ax8sBrZE?...
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In a normal Department of Justice not run by hacks and sycophants and malicious clowns, Lindsey Halligan would resign and the indictment against James Comey would be dismissed.
Halligan should be disbarred. She altered a court document without showing the grand jury.
Halligan should be disbarred. She altered a court document without showing the grand jury.
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$236M for a painting is sheer insanity. That money could have done so much good for so many- can’t even imagine being so rich and yet have such poor character.
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
$236M for a painting is sheer insanity. That money could have done so much good for so many- can’t even imagine being so rich and yet have such poor character.
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
“Anthropic says that Claude has built-in safeguards to help prevent this from happening, but the attackers were able to circumvent this.
The first thing they did was to convince the LLM that it was working for a cybersecurity company.”
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The first thing they did was to convince the LLM that it was working for a cybersecurity company.”
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Anthropic says it has foiled the first-ever AI-orchestrated cyber attack, originating from China — company alleges attack was run by Chinese state-sponsored group
AI just went from vibe hacking to a nation-state-sponsored cyberattack.
www.tomshardware.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Anthropic says that Claude has built-in safeguards to help prevent this from happening, but the attackers were able to circumvent this.
The first thing they did was to convince the LLM that it was working for a cybersecurity company.”
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The first thing they did was to convince the LLM that it was working for a cybersecurity company.”
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Republicans said no.
So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.
Let’s protect Christians in Nigeria!!!
All the while shooting a Christian pastor with pepper balls and oppressing Christian immigrants.
abcnews.go.com/US/faith-lea...
All the while shooting a Christian pastor with pepper balls and oppressing Christian immigrants.
abcnews.go.com/US/faith-lea...
Faith leaders blocked by ICE from delivering Communion to immigrants speak out
Faith leaders denounced ICE and DHS for rejecting access to administer Communion to immigrants being held at an Illinois facility on Día de los Muertos.
abcnews.go.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Let’s protect Christians in Nigeria!!!
All the while shooting a Christian pastor with pepper balls and oppressing Christian immigrants.
abcnews.go.com/US/faith-lea...
All the while shooting a Christian pastor with pepper balls and oppressing Christian immigrants.
abcnews.go.com/US/faith-lea...
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I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is being viewed by former and current career prosecutors as an alarming whitewashing of history.
‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records | CNN Politics
The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is b...
www.cnn.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is being viewed by former and current career prosecutors as an alarming whitewashing of history.
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Forget about politics & policy, Americans have lots of trouble understanding basic demographic information about their own country. YouGov did a survey in 2022 asking Americans basic demographic questions like what % of the country is white, Hispanic, are transgender, etc. and the results are WILD.
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Forget about politics & policy, Americans have lots of trouble understanding basic demographic information about their own country. YouGov did a survey in 2022 asking Americans basic demographic questions like what % of the country is white, Hispanic, are transgender, etc. and the results are WILD.
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Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
But if that’s not enough, “The actual amount enrollees pay in 2026 will be far, far higher because the enhanced premium subsidies will disappear.”
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
Obamacare enrollees get first look at 2026 prices as premiums soar | CNN Politics
Premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage will skyrocket 26%, on average, next year, according to a KFF analysis released Tuesday evening, just days before open enrollment starts on November 1. The pr...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
But if that’s not enough, “The actual amount enrollees pay in 2026 will be far, far higher because the enhanced premium subsidies will disappear.”
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
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“You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why having wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn’t Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous
You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why having wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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The first Gilded Age was an era of conspicuous consumption.
The second Gilded Age that we're living in is an era of conspicuous corruption.
Look no further than the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom — and what business they have with the government.
The second Gilded Age that we're living in is an era of conspicuous corruption.
Look no further than the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom — and what business they have with the government.
Here’s What Trump’s Ballroom Donors Want - The American Prospect
The price tag on Donald Trump’s garish White House ballroom, now up to $350 million, keeps increasing. That’s because th
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October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The first Gilded Age was an era of conspicuous consumption.
The second Gilded Age that we're living in is an era of conspicuous corruption.
Look no further than the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom — and what business they have with the government.
The second Gilded Age that we're living in is an era of conspicuous corruption.
Look no further than the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom — and what business they have with the government.