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reading the morning newspaper is a realistic benediction of the day--Hegel
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Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oreoboros
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Did an opposition campaign write this post?
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s next mayor, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Did an opposition campaign write this post?
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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“Sorry we went to the Supreme Court to block your food stamps. We were busy moving $500 million.” 🤡
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Sorry we went to the Supreme Court to block your food stamps. We were busy moving $500 million.” 🤡
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Take this for instance. He is a civil servant. He is not speaking in a private capacity.
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Take this for instance. He is a civil servant. He is not speaking in a private capacity.
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I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench for this status hearing in the case dealing with use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
Ahead of a status (3pm CT) in Judge Sara Ellis' case involving the feds' use of force against protesters and journalists, plaintiffs have filed a new notice of alleged violations.
This excerpt addresses the claim that someone opened fire on agents last weekend:
This excerpt addresses the claim that someone opened fire on agents last weekend:
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench for this status hearing in the case dealing with use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
whether Kevin Hassett is mendacious or ignorant or some of both is of no concern to me
as a voter, it's clear that he and Trump are not fighting for me
as a voter, it's clear that he and Trump are not fighting for me
Kevin Hassett lies shamelessly: "The price of groceries has gone up almost not at all this year."
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
whether Kevin Hassett is mendacious or ignorant or some of both is of no concern to me
as a voter, it's clear that he and Trump are not fighting for me
as a voter, it's clear that he and Trump are not fighting for me
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GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
GIMENEZ: If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, Biden would've shown it to us when he had control of the files
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
C: Then why is this White House fighting to not release them?
G: Uh, look, uh, like I said, I, I, you know, I don't know why there's, there's a fight but uhh uhh
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NEW: So, the courtroom at the "Broadview 6" arraignment in Chicago yesterday featured lotsa Methodist pastors.
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Methodist pastors march into courtroom with 'boring suburban dad' indicted for protesting
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,’ said a Chicago area UMC pastor.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NEW: So, the courtroom at the "Broadview 6" arraignment in Chicago yesterday featured lotsa Methodist pastors.
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
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Holy shit: Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer has FAR MORE than an 18-minute gap.
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Holy shit: Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer has FAR MORE than an 18-minute gap.
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
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What makes people furious is of course how the NYT uses its own wide discretion about what to pursue, what to beat the drum on, when to have qualms about running with something, and when to just put it out there. There’s the rules, and then there’s the rules about when you apply the rules.
here at the Paper of Record, when an open white supremacist leaks someone's college application in an attempt to imply he got unfair race-based special treatment, even though he was rejected, we know what to do: publish it immediately prospect.org/2025/07/09/2...
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What makes people furious is of course how the NYT uses its own wide discretion about what to pursue, what to beat the drum on, when to have qualms about running with something, and when to just put it out there. There’s the rules, and then there’s the rules about when you apply the rules.
the people of Illinois elected Pritzker
he has some legitimate sovereignty in Illinois (so long as he's upholding state law and not trying to override federal law)
Bovino is disrespecting the voters who elected Pritzker
he has some legitimate sovereignty in Illinois (so long as he's upholding state law and not trying to override federal law)
Bovino is disrespecting the voters who elected Pritzker
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
the people of Illinois elected Pritzker
he has some legitimate sovereignty in Illinois (so long as he's upholding state law and not trying to override federal law)
Bovino is disrespecting the voters who elected Pritzker
he has some legitimate sovereignty in Illinois (so long as he's upholding state law and not trying to override federal law)
Bovino is disrespecting the voters who elected Pritzker
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Wolff asking Epstein's advice on hot questions for a Trump interview:
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Wolff asking Epstein's advice on hot questions for a Trump interview:
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Any day now, I expect Trump to claim he is also a survivor and that his name should be redacted from the Epstein files.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Any day now, I expect Trump to claim he is also a survivor and that his name should be redacted from the Epstein files.
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Was Trump covering up the Epstein files to protect the New York Times?
What do they have on him??
What do they have on him??
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Was Trump covering up the Epstein files to protect the New York Times?
What do they have on him??
What do they have on him??
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More US adults identify with no religion (29%) than with the Catholic Church (19%) or evangelical Protestant denominations (23%).
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
More US adults identify with no religion (29%) than with the Catholic Church (19%) or evangelical Protestant denominations (23%).
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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This is what many of us call “the system.” It’s sadly not inconceivable at all: in 5minutes I can make a list of a dozen people who have aided/slashed/covered for predators, or been one with NDAs, still working in fields (including mine) with little notice. Women fear calling out. For good reason.
"Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein" is a phrase that first appeared in newspapers in March 2011 and appeared regularly from that point onward. it is INCONCEIVABLE to me that this many people were still associating with him!!
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is what many of us call “the system.” It’s sadly not inconceivable at all: in 5minutes I can make a list of a dozen people who have aided/slashed/covered for predators, or been one with NDAs, still working in fields (including mine) with little notice. Women fear calling out. For good reason.
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“.. The New York Times reached out to the girl’s lawyer .. who agreed to confirm some basic biographical information about her client, providing details for the first time of how the girl’s circumstances led her to her encounters with Mr. Gaetz ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
@nytimes.com
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November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“.. The New York Times reached out to the girl’s lawyer .. who agreed to confirm some basic biographical information about her client, providing details for the first time of how the girl’s circumstances led her to her encounters with Mr. Gaetz ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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It's a little known fact, but Thune does not have total control of the floor. Any senator can file cloture and force a vote.
(Schumer filed cloture despite being minority leader on an amendment to force the release of the Epstein files; Republicans voted to block.)
www.c-span.org/clip/us-sena...
(Schumer filed cloture despite being minority leader on an amendment to force the release of the Epstein files; Republicans voted to block.)
www.c-span.org/clip/us-sena...
Democratic Leader Schumer Forces Vote on Amendment to Defense Bill Directing AG to Release of Epstein Files
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer files Cloture on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Bill. The amendment would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Epstein files.
www.c-span.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's a little known fact, but Thune does not have total control of the floor. Any senator can file cloture and force a vote.
(Schumer filed cloture despite being minority leader on an amendment to force the release of the Epstein files; Republicans voted to block.)
www.c-span.org/clip/us-sena...
(Schumer filed cloture despite being minority leader on an amendment to force the release of the Epstein files; Republicans voted to block.)
www.c-span.org/clip/us-sena...
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Senator John Fetterman is in the hospital after falling and hitting his head; diagnosed with a flare-up of a serious heart condition called ventricular fibrillation, per spx tweet.
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Senator John Fetterman is in the hospital after falling and hitting his head; diagnosed with a flare-up of a serious heart condition called ventricular fibrillation, per spx tweet.
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Lutnick is the current Secretary of Commerce and Epstein sent this email three months before he died.
Epstein mocked Trump for “leaving his nose print on the glass” while watching young women, wrote that Trump knew about illicit activity tied to Mar-a-Lago, and visited “many times,” and noted Trump’s planned visit to his neighbor Howard Lutnick’s house.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Lutnick is the current Secretary of Commerce and Epstein sent this email three months before he died.
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Redaction immediately following "Trump is gross" is intriguing. Remember that the principal justification for redactions is protecting the victims. Here it would be important to pursue the question of why this was redacted and whether the victim will consent to revealing what lies beneath.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Redaction immediately following "Trump is gross" is intriguing. Remember that the principal justification for redactions is protecting the victims. Here it would be important to pursue the question of why this was redacted and whether the victim will consent to revealing what lies beneath.