Chip Warden
@lgw4.bsky.social
writer of software & prose; ttrpg player; sf fan; he/they/him/them; blocker extraordinaire of racists, misogynists, homophobes, transphobes, tech gatekeepers, and content hosted on substack; hometown: Seymour's Bay, NJ
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"He said the battleships would not only feature the "biggest guns" ever carried on a U.S. warship but also would carry nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missiles. The first of the new battleships will be christened the USS Defiant."
asia.nikkei.com/politics/def...
asia.nikkei.com/politics/def...
Trump unveils plan for 'Trump-class' battleships to boost US sea power
'Golden Fleet' project would eventually expand to cover 20-25 new vessels
asia.nikkei.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"He said the battleships would not only feature the "biggest guns" ever carried on a U.S. warship but also would carry nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missiles. The first of the new battleships will be christened the USS Defiant."
asia.nikkei.com/politics/def...
asia.nikkei.com/politics/def...
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Ho ho h...<sounds of choking>
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Ho ho h...<sounds of choking>
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Weiss said she didn't air it said because it doesn't break new ground. Plenty of 60 Minutes segments don't break new ground.
And even so, fine, that editing critique is usually incorporated in early drafts of projects, not right before they are about to air.
And even so, fine, that editing critique is usually incorporated in early drafts of projects, not right before they are about to air.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Weiss said she didn't air it said because it doesn't break new ground. Plenty of 60 Minutes segments don't break new ground.
And even so, fine, that editing critique is usually incorporated in early drafts of projects, not right before they are about to air.
And even so, fine, that editing critique is usually incorporated in early drafts of projects, not right before they are about to air.
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Just watched the whole 60 Minutes CECOT episode. It's a pretty standard segment for 60 Minutes, taking something that's been reported on in other publications and formats and telling it to a wider audience with first person, on camera accounts. It's not earth shattering, but it is newsworthy.
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Just watched the whole 60 Minutes CECOT episode. It's a pretty standard segment for 60 Minutes, taking something that's been reported on in other publications and formats and telling it to a wider audience with first person, on camera accounts. It's not earth shattering, but it is newsworthy.
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Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
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"Life as a bug was rough. Eating rotten food and scurrying around all day isn’t as fun as it sounds. But the worst part was all the essays college students were forced to write about how what happened to me was supposed to represent man’s inhumanity to man or whatever." "
My Name Is Gregor Samsa, and This Time I Woke Up as a Grad Student at Cal State San Bernardino
You’ve probably heard about the first time this happened to me. You know: guy goes to sleep, wakes up as a giant bug, freaks out his family, worrie...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Life as a bug was rough. Eating rotten food and scurrying around all day isn’t as fun as it sounds. But the worst part was all the essays college students were forced to write about how what happened to me was supposed to represent man’s inhumanity to man or whatever." "
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"Thanks to Weiss’ censorship, it may very well wind up being the most-talked-about CBS News story this year."
The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband
The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband
Once again, the Streisand effect is Streisanding
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Thanks to Weiss’ censorship, it may very well wind up being the most-talked-about CBS News story this year."
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Even if you were unaware with how central Hans Von Spakovsky has been to right wing conspiracies about nonexistent “voter fraud,” you would still be right to think it’s a bad sign that someone named Hans Von Spakovsky thinks Heritage has gone too far to the right
This is a pretty shocking mass exodus. Heritage's legal department is basically a ghost ship at this point. And I have to imagine they'll really have to dredge the absolute bottom of the barrel to restaff it at this point. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Breaking: Cully Stimson and Hans von Spakovsky Resign From Heritage
The Meese Center is basically empty now.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Even if you were unaware with how central Hans Von Spakovsky has been to right wing conspiracies about nonexistent “voter fraud,” you would still be right to think it’s a bad sign that someone named Hans Von Spakovsky thinks Heritage has gone too far to the right
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von Spakofsky was so incompetent when serving on Trump's first-term Voter Integrity Commission that Trump shut it down. You have to be really incompetent to win that achievement
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
von Spakofsky was so incompetent when serving on Trump's first-term Voter Integrity Commission that Trump shut it down. You have to be really incompetent to win that achievement
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The good news is that they’ll be hired as the new 60 Minutes correspondents, probably
Even if you were unaware with how central Hans Von Spakovsky has been to right wing conspiracies about nonexistent “voter fraud,” you would still be right to think it’s a bad sign that someone named Hans Von Spakovsky thinks Heritage has gone too far to the right
This is a pretty shocking mass exodus. Heritage's legal department is basically a ghost ship at this point. And I have to imagine they'll really have to dredge the absolute bottom of the barrel to restaff it at this point. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The good news is that they’ll be hired as the new 60 Minutes correspondents, probably
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Trump: We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population. They say Denmark, but Denmark has no military protection. They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago with a boat—well, we were there with boats too I’m sure.
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Trump: We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population. They say Denmark, but Denmark has no military protection. They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago with a boat—well, we were there with boats too I’m sure.
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“The United States of America had boats in Greenland in 1725,” said President Goodbrain
Trump: We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population. They say Denmark, but Denmark has no military protection. They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago with a boat—well, we were there with boats too I’m sure.
December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“The United States of America had boats in Greenland in 1725,” said President Goodbrain
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iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
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3/
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
3/
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
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2/ Here's Chief Judge Boasberg's ruling from tonight Dec. 22:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion – #215 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re 214 Order on Summary Judgment and Class Certification Motions. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on December 22, 2025. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 12/22/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
2/ Here's Chief Judge Boasberg's ruling from tonight Dec. 22:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
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lol at Bari not knowing about the distribution process for foreign markets and not asking and no one volunteering the information.
December 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
lol at Bari not knowing about the distribution process for foreign markets and not asking and no one volunteering the information.
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This version has already been removed. An archive remains here. www.icloud.com/photos/#/icl...
iCloud Photos - Apple iCloud
View, organize, and share photos and videos with iCloud Photos on the web. Changes will sync across your devices with iCloud.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Enterprising activists: this is a clarion call to project said video onto every important monument/wall in DC all night, every night.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Enterprising activists: this is a clarion call to project said video onto every important monument/wall in DC all night, every night.
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i've been spoiled by fast download speeds, but now i am humbled.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
i've been spoiled by fast download speeds, but now i am humbled.
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i've left my computer to download a copy of what i am told is a direct web rip of the segment (higher quality video and audio); i'll subtitle and split it into shareable chunks when i can. if someone wants to beat me to the punch, please go for it
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
i've left my computer to download a copy of what i am told is a direct web rip of the segment (higher quality video and audio); i'll subtitle and split it into shareable chunks when i can. if someone wants to beat me to the punch, please go for it
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It’s especially weird coming from people who’ve been around for a long time. Like, why have you started doing this? Why is our every interaction now about you being the only hero brave enough to take me down a peg?
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s especially weird coming from people who’ve been around for a long time. Like, why have you started doing this? Why is our every interaction now about you being the only hero brave enough to take me down a peg?
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i have basically given up on trying to get people to speak to me like i am a real person who exists
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
i have basically given up on trying to get people to speak to me like i am a real person who exists
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This has gotten epidemic recently and I’m sick of it too.
Not because I am somehow more important than you, but because many of you seem to think that because I have a fair amount of followers that I am no longer a person or a woman or someone with interiority. I am not an Account and I am not stupid. Talk to me nice or don’t talk to me twice
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This has gotten epidemic recently and I’m sick of it too.
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The walls are closing in.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie Threatens To Impeach Pam Bondi Over Heavily-Redacted Epstein Files
www.comicsands.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The walls are closing in.