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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
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Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy. n.pr/48B7WBv
Trump struggles to find his economic messaging amid voter skepticism
Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy. n.pr/48B7WBv
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Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs given more jail time by US judge than prosecutors sought
Do Kwon, the entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost $40bn (£29.8bn) three years ago and caused the sector to crash, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud.
The South Korean, 34, had pleaded guilty to two counts of US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
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Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait. #DreamAct action.momsrising.org/sign/immigra...
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait.
SIGN NOW: DREAMers, TPS recipients & Asylees deserve stability & dignity!
action.momsrising.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait. #DreamAct action.momsrising.org/sign/immigra...
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Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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This is abuse. It is verbal violence, denigrating a woman for simply doing her job. It is racist, misogynistic, white supremacist abuse. Plain and simple.
“You’re the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. A terrible reporter.”
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is abuse. It is verbal violence, denigrating a woman for simply doing her job. It is racist, misogynistic, white supremacist abuse. Plain and simple.
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Any country that closes the Department of Education while Opening the Department of War has failed.
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Any country that closes the Department of Education while Opening the Department of War has failed.
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Sometimes, courts really can check abuses of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey
Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes, courts really can check abuses of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The Golden Age.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Golden Age.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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“…an analysis from nonprofit organization Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, which found that less than 1.7 million acres of USFS land had been burned, thinned or treated in the first nine months of 2025 — compared to a 3.6 million acre average per year over the previous four years.”
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“…an analysis from nonprofit organization Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, which found that less than 1.7 million acres of USFS land had been burned, thinned or treated in the first nine months of 2025 — compared to a 3.6 million acre average per year over the previous four years.”
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Keep embarrassing him. He hates it!
Forget ‘America First.’ Their new slogan is ‘America… just five more minutes.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Keep embarrassing him. He hates it!
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You know it takes a lot for me to say that an image is perfect
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
You know it takes a lot for me to say that an image is perfect
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Every time he brags about that cognitive test, I’m reminded it’s the one where you have to identify a picture of a lion. The fact that he thinks it’s an achievement might actually be the test.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Every time he brags about that cognitive test, I’m reminded it’s the one where you have to identify a picture of a lion. The fact that he thinks it’s an achievement might actually be the test.
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To be clear, Trump has removed this from American days of commemoration. But yesterday, Monday, December 1, 2025 was World Aids Day. We have lost far too many wonderful people to this terrible disease- in the US and throughout the world- nearly 41 million souls. The day should be marked.
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
To be clear, Trump has removed this from American days of commemoration. But yesterday, Monday, December 1, 2025 was World Aids Day. We have lost far too many wonderful people to this terrible disease- in the US and throughout the world- nearly 41 million souls. The day should be marked.
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My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.