Tim McSweeney
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UCSD, UCLA, Hewlett-Packard, Tandem Computers, Cisco Systems, one forgettable startup; many 10Ks, 3x Bay-to-Breakers, 2x Marathons
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A gas line explosion caused a horrific scene in a Bay Area city on Thursday, injuring at least six people and starting a major neighborhood fire. Two people remained unaccounted for, an official said.
6 Injured and 2 Missing in Bay Area Neighborhood Gas Explosion
A gas line explosion in Hayward, Calif., sent multiple victims to the hospital and led to a fire that burned several houses. Two people remained unaccounted for, an official said.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A gas line explosion caused a horrific scene in a Bay Area city on Thursday, injuring at least six people and starting a major neighborhood fire. Two people remained unaccounted for, an official said.
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Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.
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The refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, has been struck and is burning.
This large refinery produces more than 15.7 million tons in oil products, annually.
This large refinery produces more than 15.7 million tons in oil products, annually.
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, has been struck and is burning.
This large refinery produces more than 15.7 million tons in oil products, annually.
This large refinery produces more than 15.7 million tons in oil products, annually.
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👀💀 It is reported by voenkors that the Russians shot their commander of "Espanyola" brigade during an attempted arrest.
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
👀💀 It is reported by voenkors that the Russians shot their commander of "Espanyola" brigade during an attempted arrest.
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Yikes!
"Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week"
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs for @forbes.com
"Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week"
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs for @forbes.com
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book—With RFK Revelation—Sells Just Over 1,000 Copies
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yikes!
"Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week"
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs for @forbes.com
"Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week"
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs for @forbes.com
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"It's not that we have a unitary executive, but we have a wayward executive...a corrupt executive," @gtconway.bsky.social tells @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social. "We have an executive who defies the law, who fails to execute the laws properly because he doesn't consider himself bound by the laws."
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"It's not that we have a unitary executive, but we have a wayward executive...a corrupt executive," @gtconway.bsky.social tells @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social. "We have an executive who defies the law, who fails to execute the laws properly because he doesn't consider himself bound by the laws."
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New from me in @prospect.org: ICE is opening a school inside one of their concentration camps and the outfit they picked to run it is a virtual education company that's been failing students for years. Stride, aka K12, was also accused of securities fraud just a few days ago.
For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison - The American Prospect
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. But the establishment of a school is really an effort to sanitize the extended det...
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New from me in @prospect.org: ICE is opening a school inside one of their concentration camps and the outfit they picked to run it is a virtual education company that's been failing students for years. Stride, aka K12, was also accused of securities fraud just a few days ago.
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Judge Xinis grants habeas for Abrego Garcia, ordering him released from ICE custody immediately.
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Memorandum Opinion – #110 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Paula Xinis on 12/11/2025. (kns, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
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December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Judge Xinis grants habeas for Abrego Garcia, ordering him released from ICE custody immediately.
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BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis orders the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis orders the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia case mystery:
After issuing a sealed order last week, a federal judge cancelled a hearing this week on Abrego's vindictive prosecution motion.
Trump's DOJ moved to partially reconsider the ruling, and the judge scheduled a sealed, ex-parte hearing tomorrow.
After issuing a sealed order last week, a federal judge cancelled a hearing this week on Abrego's vindictive prosecution motion.
Trump's DOJ moved to partially reconsider the ruling, and the judge scheduled a sealed, ex-parte hearing tomorrow.
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia case mystery:
After issuing a sealed order last week, a federal judge cancelled a hearing this week on Abrego's vindictive prosecution motion.
Trump's DOJ moved to partially reconsider the ruling, and the judge scheduled a sealed, ex-parte hearing tomorrow.
After issuing a sealed order last week, a federal judge cancelled a hearing this week on Abrego's vindictive prosecution motion.
Trump's DOJ moved to partially reconsider the ruling, and the judge scheduled a sealed, ex-parte hearing tomorrow.
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"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Good for Berman. More of this please
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.
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 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good for Berman. More of this please
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FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
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I hope you'll join @ninaburleigh.bsky.social of American Freakshow and me TODAY on Substack Live. Click here to tune in: steveschmidt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I hope you'll join @ninaburleigh.bsky.social of American Freakshow and me TODAY on Substack Live. Click here to tune in: steveschmidt.substack.com
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'the Pentagon’s top watchdog has concluded that the information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared in the chat could have put the mission, U.S. personnel, and national security at risk had it fallen into the wrong hands' www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
'the Pentagon’s top watchdog has concluded that the information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared in the chat could have put the mission, U.S. personnel, and national security at risk had it fallen into the wrong hands' www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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👀🚀 Rostov: Storm Shadow missile
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
👀🚀 Rostov: Storm Shadow missile
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NYPD brutally took down a woman, throwing in a couple of punches while she was down. 🤬
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NYPD brutally took down a woman, throwing in a couple of punches while she was down. 🤬
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
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Stripped of their homes, residents of occupied Mariupol are left with nothing but to beg occupiers for help and cling to fairytales about “compensatory housing.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Stripped of their homes, residents of occupied Mariupol are left with nothing but to beg occupiers for help and cling to fairytales about “compensatory housing.”
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Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
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The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
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Posted this on the Other Place and an alarming number of replies were basically like “war crimes are good, actually”
“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Posted this on the Other Place and an alarming number of replies were basically like “war crimes are good, actually”
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Being a woman on the internet is a lot of fun
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Being a woman on the internet is a lot of fun