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Pirro: "They ought to kiss the ground that the president decided to make DC safe again, because this place was wild. Wild."
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Pirro: "They ought to kiss the ground that the president decided to make DC safe again, because this place was wild. Wild."
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Alright. That means the Supreme Court would let democrats keep their re-drawn maps, too, right? Right?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Alright. That means the Supreme Court would let democrats keep their re-drawn maps, too, right? Right?
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They made a mistake from the beginning, not just morally but tactically, in gleefully releasing all their boat murder snuff films and blasting them out wall-to-wall so everyone sees them a million times. Can hardly plead now 'no, this one would be too gruesome, we don't release that kind of stuff.'
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
They made a mistake from the beginning, not just morally but tactically, in gleefully releasing all their boat murder snuff films and blasting them out wall-to-wall so everyone sees them a million times. Can hardly plead now 'no, this one would be too gruesome, we don't release that kind of stuff.'
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted a stay, allowing Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026, delivering a major win for President Donald Trump and his unprecedented national effort to rig the upcoming midterm elections.
SCOTUS Allows Texas to Use Racially Gerrymandered Map in 2026 Midterm Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted a stay, allowing Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026, delivering a major win for President Donald Trump and his unprecedented national effort to rig the upcoming midterm elections.
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This will backfire on republicans. Bet.
NEWS
The Roberts Court rescues Trump’s agenda on the emergency docket again — this time, with a stay of a lower court order blocking racially gerrymandered Texas maps.
The liberal justices dissent.
The Roberts Court rescues Trump’s agenda on the emergency docket again — this time, with a stay of a lower court order blocking racially gerrymandered Texas maps.
The liberal justices dissent.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This will backfire on republicans. Bet.
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Yes. And lawyers in the admin, once informed of details, knew how fucking bad it was and told senior colleagues, and then the scapegoating began zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yes. And lawyers in the admin, once informed of details, knew how fucking bad it was and told senior colleagues, and then the scapegoating began zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
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Presidential Walk of Fatigue
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Presidential Walk of Fatigue
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A grand jury rejects a new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, an AP source says.
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A grand jury rejects a new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, an AP source says.
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Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
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Talked with @gregsargent.bsky.social about the TN special election, what we learned from @runforsomething.net’s red to blue flips, & how scary it is that Trump’s brain is just melting jello between his ears. Fun! newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Transcript: Angry Trump Loses 2026 Plot as GOP Panics: “Flashing Red”
As Trump fumes over Democratic attacks that are plainly working, a progressive organizer explains why Tuesday’s special election result is good news—and how Democrats can sustain momentum through 2026...
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Talked with @gregsargent.bsky.social about the TN special election, what we learned from @runforsomething.net’s red to blue flips, & how scary it is that Trump’s brain is just melting jello between his ears. Fun! newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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The most genuinely human Trump ever seems to me is when he’s desperately fighting to stay awake.
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The most genuinely human Trump ever seems to me is when he’s desperately fighting to stay awake.
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Dozy Don making a lot of appearances recently
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Dozy Don making a lot of appearances recently
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Trump on a hot mic to African leaders: "That's a big deal. They like. People like it." (Note his hand)
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump on a hot mic to African leaders: "That's a big deal. They like. People like it." (Note his hand)
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Speaker Johnson thinks Americans worried about affordability need to just “relax”
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Speaker Johnson thinks Americans worried about affordability need to just “relax”
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Trump falsely claimed that all documents signed by Biden are now “invalid” because they were allegedly authorized using autopen. The president’s attack comes days after revelations that Trump himself has recently relied on mass-signature processes.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump falsely claimed that all documents signed by Biden are now “invalid” because they were allegedly authorized using autopen. The president’s attack comes days after revelations that Trump himself has recently relied on mass-signature processes.
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The public deserves full transparency on the Epstein files. It’s horrific to imagine what happened in these rooms.
It’s time for the President to release ALL the files, now.
It’s time for the President to release ALL the files, now.
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The public deserves full transparency on the Epstein files. It’s horrific to imagine what happened in these rooms.
It’s time for the President to release ALL the files, now.
It’s time for the President to release ALL the files, now.
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Trump has been played over and over again by Putin.
From the summit in Alaska, to the 28-point plan that was a Trojan Horse for Putin's demands, to today — he has betrayed the cause of freedom in Ukraine.
We all want peace. He is prolonging the war and the suffering.
From the summit in Alaska, to the 28-point plan that was a Trojan Horse for Putin's demands, to today — he has betrayed the cause of freedom in Ukraine.
We all want peace. He is prolonging the war and the suffering.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump has been played over and over again by Putin.
From the summit in Alaska, to the 28-point plan that was a Trojan Horse for Putin's demands, to today — he has betrayed the cause of freedom in Ukraine.
We all want peace. He is prolonging the war and the suffering.
From the summit in Alaska, to the 28-point plan that was a Trojan Horse for Putin's demands, to today — he has betrayed the cause of freedom in Ukraine.
We all want peace. He is prolonging the war and the suffering.
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*Exactly* right. (From @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, in an explainer by @charliesavage.bsky.social.) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
*Exactly* right. (From @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, in an explainer by @charliesavage.bsky.social.) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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At Art Basel, Beeple's installation displays robot dogs with the heads of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg pooping NFTs.
Genius we always need more Art 💙🤖.
Genius we always need more Art 💙🤖.
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
At Art Basel, Beeple's installation displays robot dogs with the heads of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg pooping NFTs.
Genius we always need more Art 💙🤖.
Genius we always need more Art 💙🤖.
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JUST IN: The NY Times lawsuit names names, saying the Pentagon's new press restrictions violate the First Amendment by forcing out journalists who ask adversarial questions and replacing them with avowed MAGA supporters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
JUST IN: The NY Times lawsuit names names, saying the Pentagon's new press restrictions violate the First Amendment by forcing out journalists who ask adversarial questions and replacing them with avowed MAGA supporters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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One more thing that doesn’t make sense:
If these guys were in the water for an hour, why didn’t we send a boat to pick them up, arrest them, interrogate them, and get more intelligence on these drug ops that are threatening our country?
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
If these guys were in the water for an hour, why didn’t we send a boat to pick them up, arrest them, interrogate them, and get more intelligence on these drug ops that are threatening our country?
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
They had been floating in the Caribbean for over an hour, and they were going to keep running drugs?
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One more thing that doesn’t make sense:
If these guys were in the water for an hour, why didn’t we send a boat to pick them up, arrest them, interrogate them, and get more intelligence on these drug ops that are threatening our country?
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
If these guys were in the water for an hour, why didn’t we send a boat to pick them up, arrest them, interrogate them, and get more intelligence on these drug ops that are threatening our country?
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump
"One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."
"One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump
"One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."
"One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."
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The entire U.S. population is in the low hundreds of millions (340m), meaning that according to NoemMath, nearly all of us were on track for a cocaine-related death. I am so grateful to have been saved.
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The entire U.S. population is in the low hundreds of millions (340m), meaning that according to NoemMath, nearly all of us were on track for a cocaine-related death. I am so grateful to have been saved.
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2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. New York City
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. New York City
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i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this