Mariner's Tribble
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Lover of all things Star Trek. Lefty, lezzie, okie.
News/politics junkie since Watergate.
News/politics junkie since Watergate.
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The WH closing this to press tells me Trump was afraid of being shown up LOL.
1. lol
2. today's White House meeting with Mamdani is currently scheduled as "closed press," which means it might not be much of a showdown
2. today's White House meeting with Mamdani is currently scheduled as "closed press," which means it might not be much of a showdown
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The WH closing this to press tells me Trump was afraid of being shown up LOL.
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A wild animal is at its most dangerous when it is cornered. That goes double when the animal is also stupid.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A wild animal is at its most dangerous when it is cornered. That goes double when the animal is also stupid.
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In today's Laurels/Darts, I interview Jessica Schulberg, the Huffpost reporter who has extensively covered an unjust Oklahoma death-penalty case.
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In today's Laurels/Darts, I interview Jessica Schulberg, the Huffpost reporter who has extensively covered an unjust Oklahoma death-penalty case.
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
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TRUMP IS GOING TO BE SO MAD: Mexico crowned Miss Universe
Mexico’s Fatima Bosch crowned Miss Universe winner | CNN
Bosch has been named Miss Universe 2025 in a scandal-hit competition where she emerged as a fan favorite after she was berated by a Thai pageant director, triggering a walk out by contestants.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
TRUMP IS GOING TO BE SO MAD: Mexico crowned Miss Universe
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Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
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Fox asked voters about the economy and accidentally ran a negative ad against Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Fox asked voters about the economy and accidentally ran a negative ad against Trump.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Dems made it damn clear that military members should refuse ILLEGAL orders. Every time weasels like Mike Johnson try to gaslight and claim Dems are urging military to disobey orders, reporters must clarify that Dems specified illegal orders, then ask if they think illegal orders should be followed.
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dems made it damn clear that military members should refuse ILLEGAL orders. Every time weasels like Mike Johnson try to gaslight and claim Dems are urging military to disobey orders, reporters must clarify that Dems specified illegal orders, then ask if they think illegal orders should be followed.
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“‘Congressman, why do you hate Palestinians so much?’ Congressman Fine: activates Airplane Mode on his soul. Did AIPAC install a mute button?
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“‘Congressman, why do you hate Palestinians so much?’ Congressman Fine: activates Airplane Mode on his soul. Did AIPAC install a mute button?
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he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
Has JD Vance done anything as VP besides go on podcasts and complain?
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
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No shock here: The Guardian notes several phrases in the U.S. peace proposal to Ukraine appear to be directly translated from Russian.
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
No shock here: The Guardian notes several phrases in the U.S. peace proposal to Ukraine appear to be directly translated from Russian.
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
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JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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When the Senate reached a deal to reopen the government, it included a special provision enabling several Republican senators to sue the federal government and collect $500,000 in taxpayer money for being targeted in Jack Smith’s investigation.
Senators Scramble to Disown the Sweetheart Deal They Gave Themselves
Some lawmakers want to repeal the sneaky $500,000 payout.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When the Senate reached a deal to reopen the government, it included a special provision enabling several Republican senators to sue the federal government and collect $500,000 in taxpayer money for being targeted in Jack Smith’s investigation.
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Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
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In a normal world, this should be an immense scandal in Europe.
Le Monde has a long article describing the hellish life of Nicolas Guillou, a French judge at the ICC in The Hague, due to U.S. sanctions punishing him for authorizing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes in Gaza.
Guillou's daily existence has been transformed into a Kafkaesque nightmare. He cannot: open or maintain accounts with Google, Amazon, Apple, or any US company; make hotel reservations (Expedia canceled his booking in France hours after he made it); conduct online commerce, since he can't know if the packaging is American; use any major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex are all American); access normal banking services, even with non-American banks, as banks worldwide close sanctioned accounts; conduct virtually any financial transaction.
He describes it as being "economically banned across most of the planet," including in his own country, France, and where he works, the Netherlands.
That's the real shocking aspect of this: the Americans are:
- punishing a European citizen
- for doing his job in Europe
- applying laws Europe officially supports
- at an institution based in Europe
- that Europe helped create and fund
and Europe is not only doing essentially nothing to protect him, they're actively enforcing America's sanctions against their own citizen - European banks closing his accounts, European companies refusing him service, European institutions standing by while Washington destroys a European judge's life on European soil.
Again, in a normal world, European leaders and citizens should be absolutely outraged about this. But we've so normalized the hollowing out of European sovereignty that the sight of a European citizen being economically executed on European soil for upholding European law is treated, at best, as an unfortunate technical complication in transatlantic
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Ice melts in the South
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ice melts in the South
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what a great idea!
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
what a great idea!
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Rep. Lauren said nope. bsky.app/profile/unde...
Today it was revealed that the Coast Guard would no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. Unacceptable. I just met with Admiral Lunday, and got his committment to publish a new policy. Hate has no place in our armed services.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Rep. Lauren said nope. bsky.app/profile/unde...
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Thud.
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thud.
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MAGA Mike always has them working hard.
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
MAGA Mike always has them working hard.
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I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”