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Woke up screaming. All views are my own, at least at the time of posting. Elder millennial loving middle age.

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L'il @marontheweb.bsky.social · Nov 10
Guys the literal reading at mass today was anticapitalist Jesus driving the merchants out of the temple

I wish I were kidding.
John 2:13 et seq Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, "Take these out of here, and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
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marisakabas.bsky.social
wow that was stupid but i guess at least he didn’t declare war with venezuela
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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theonion.com
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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volts.wtf
Moderate (on strip-searching 12yos) to win!
jonathancohn.bsky.social Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.

Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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jeisinger.bsky.social
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.

The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.

@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy

www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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propublica.org
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.

(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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protecttruth.bsky.social
yes. And there was a long window between Election Day and RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing in which this info if made public could have changed the course of history and saved the lives of children.

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clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d
seems notable that there's been little independent reporting by media/political reporters into the key national interest parts of this melodrama.
his psychological abuse and manipulation of her, the lies he told publicly denying the relationship, his knowledge of Olivia’s wiretapping scheme against Trump at Mar-a- Lago, perhaps some of his bad poetry. This reporting could arguably be seen as “damaging.” But, of course, so is a lot of reporting. To keep it from the public before Election Day, as Bobby demanded, Olivia had to turn it into a criminal offense. So she manufactured out of whole cloth an allegation that I threatened to reveal this information only if she didn’t pay back our book advance, and then, in the ultimate narcissistic fantasy, she also alleged I blackmailed her into returning to our relationship. She did all of this without providing a single shred of evidence—not one text, email, or witness. Nothing. In Washington, D.C., the process for obtaining a two-week temporary protection order requires neither hard evidence nor a response from the counterparty. If a valid reason has been claimed, a temporary order is generally issued. The opportunity for the other party to contest the order and any claims in the application only arises later in the process. Importantly, a plaintiff making allegations in a court filing is also broadly protected from defamation claims, as is any reporter citing them. Olivia could make up anything she wanted in her application for the protection order, confident that the allegations would be widely circulated in the media, and that I would never be able to sue her or her lawyer for defamation as long as they didn’t make the same claims publicly—and they never did. The court that handles these orders is designed to act swiftly to protect actual victims of abuse, often women in imminent danger. This system is designed to cut through the bureaucratic red tape of the legal system for applicants facing serious threats. Bobby and Olivia weaponized the system to inject a series of fantastical lies about me into the media—and to stop my reporting about them
December 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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lisaguerrero.bsky.social
Omg
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
a wealth tax is a winning issue.
scribeguy.bsky.social Michael Hawthorne @scribeguy.bsky.social · 3d
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
the hat on shein vs the hat they deliver
Obama in a suit and black cowboy hat. The hat appears to be of good quality. Trump in a suit and white cowboy hat. The hat appears to be of lower quality.
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
"Troops in the Continental Army swore to defend the country against 'King George, his heirs and successors, and his and their abettors, assistants, and adherents.'”

In 1789 the oath became allegiance to the Constitution.

But I like the original too.

#NoKings

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Why Today’s Army-Navy Game Is Different
Deploying to US cities is not the mission our soldiers signed up for.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
B. No Order of Removal Exists for Abrego Garcia No such order of removal exists for Abrego Garcia. When Abrego Garcia was first wrongly expelled to El Salvador, the Court struggled to understand the legal authority for even seizing him in the first place. At the first hearing in Abrego I, the Court inquired of Respondents’ counsel: The Court: I want to ask, though, the very specific question, if there is a final order of removal, what . . . document got this process started? There is no warrant for his arrest by an order of removal. There is no statement of probable cause. There’s no charge. There’s no report that says that anyone saw Mr. Abrego Garcia doing anything illegal or criminal. So what is the actual document that gave these officers the authority to start this process? Counsel: That is not in the record, and the government has not put that into the record. And that’s the best I can do. Abrego I, ECF No. 33 at 21:11–22. The Court continued to press counsel about the existence of a removal order and was told plainly that none can be found: The Court: Okay. So if there’s a Title 8 removal order, there would be an order of removal that’s being executed, and we don’t have one for Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? . . . Do you have that order? . . . Is it in the record? Counsel: I do not have that order. It is not in the record. Id. at 23:7–24:4. Since that time, Respondents have never produced an order of removal despite Abrego Garcia hinging much of his jurisdictional and legal arguments on its non-existence. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 68–69; ECF No. 32 at 10, 15–17, 27; ECF No. 87 at 11–12. Indeed, Respondents twice sponsored the testimony of ICE officials whose job it is to effectuate removal orders, and who candidly admitted to having never seen one for Abrego Garcia. See ECF No. 107 at 30:16–22 (testimony of Cantú) (“Q: Based upon your many years of experience you described to us, you know what a final order of removal looks like, right, sir? Cantú: I do. Q: And have you seen a final order of removal in regard to Mr. Abrego Garcia? Cantú: I have not.”). See also Abrego I, ECF No. 234 at 46:6–12 (testimony of interim Assistant Director for ICE Removal Operations, Thomas Giles (“Giles”)) (“Q: You have not seen the final order of removal, have you, sir? Giles: What do you mean by that? Q: I mean, you have not seen a piece of paper that represents the final order of removal vis-a-vis Mr. Abrego Garcia, correct? Giles: No, I have not.”).15 Based on this, the Court concludes that no order of removal exists.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 8d
Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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atherton.bsky.social
Every legal story now is either

Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach

or

In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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truthout.org
A leaked memo by U.S. AG Pam Bondi directs the FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. Bondi’s effort targets “not just the left,” but “anyone who isn’t a Trump supporter.”
Journalist Reveals FBI Is Offering a “Bounty” for Reporting “Anti-Trump Thought”
A leaked DOJ memo directs the FBI to review records from the past five years, says Ken Klippenstein.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
“One thing in the law is that all of these execute orders are supposed to be transmitted to the committees of jurisdiction, House Armed Services, Senate, within 30 days. They have not transmitted a single execute order to us since Trump became president…”

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Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates
"The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table."
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December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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51st.news
"Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English Language Arts curriculum at Deal Middle School," @aaronweso.bsky.social writes.

"The new curriculum removes all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum."
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
Crypto's main function is money laundering, and it should be regulated out of existence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
What the fuck when did they start asking good questions and then following up with more questions? is this guy going to get fired or something
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?

TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded

BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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atrupar.com
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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jaywillis.net
Pretty notable, in my view, that Kagan points out the Supreme Court's pro-gerrymandering decision in Texas is a step-by-step instruction manual for states to draw discriminatory maps while ducking judicial review, and the majority has...nothing to say in response www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Texas is not on “the eve of an election,” as was true in the case the majority cites. Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, 589 U. S. 423, 424 (2020) (per curiam); see ante, at 2. The election there was five days after the injunction. Similarly, the election in Purcell was “just weeks” away. 549 U. S., at 4. Here, Election Day is eleven months from now. Even the primary election (which Texas could change) is in March. The District Court care- fully listed the various “election preparations” underway to switch to the 2025 map. App. 144. On the other hand, the court noted how the 2021 map—which the injunction rein- stated—was, in a real sense, the status quo. See id., at 145. Officials, candidates, and voters are all familiar with it from the last two election cycles. Until late last summer, every- one expected that map to govern 2026 too. And indeed, it will be used in a special runoff election in the State’s largest county on January 31, 2026. So, the District Court properly concluded, “[a]n injunction in this case would not cause sig- nificant disruption.” Id., at 144. Except to the extent all of us live in election season all the time, the 2026 congres- sional election is not well underway. 16 ABBOTT v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS KAGAN, J., dissenting And even supposing it is now the ninth or tenth hour, whose choice was that? It was of course the Texas legisla- ture that decided to change its map six months before a March primary. The plaintiffs could not have moved any faster: They requested an injunction before the new law was even signed. And to try to speed the litigation, they de- clined discovery. (That decision, by the way, probably ac- counted for their failure to submit an alternative map, which to be probative must be based on the State’s particu- lar districting criteria. See supra, at 13 n.) The District Court moved expeditiously too, issuing its 160-page opinion (on November 18) just a month after post-hearing briefing concluded. No one dilly-dallied in this case. The District Court ruled as “late” as it did because the legislature en- acted a new map less than three months before. If Purcell prevents such a ruling, it gives every State the opportunity to hold an unlawful election. The District Court, once again aptly, made the point: Were judicial re- view so broadly foreclosed, then to implement even a “bla- tantly unconstitutional map,” the “Legislature would need only to pass” it on a schedule like this one. App. 154–155. That cannot be the law—except of course that today it is. According to the majority, Texas had a free pass to redis- trict in August 2025 for the 2026 House elections. See ante, at 2. All that the plaintiffs can hope for is better luck in 2028.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
Pete Hegseth * G @PeteHegseth X.com Your wish is our command, Andrew. Just sunk another narco boat. Andrew Kolvet • @AndrewKolvet • 3h Every new attack aimed at Pete Hegseth makes me want another narco drug boat blown up and sent to the bottom of the ocean. x.com/SenSchumer/sta...
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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lincolnproject.us
Wednesday: affordability is a con job
Thursday: here's new floor plans for a golden ballroom expansion
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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ohiocapitaljournal.com
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday expanded its legal campaign to force states to turn over voter lists containing sensitive personal information, suing six more states that have refused to provide the data ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
Justice Department sues 6 more states for voter lists • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday expanded its legal campaign to force states to turn over voter lists containing sensitive personal information, suing six more states that have refused to…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM