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[The Atlantic]: Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin. By Anne Applebaum
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin. By Anne Applebaum
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
[The Atlantic]: Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin. By Anne Applebaum
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin. By Anne Applebaum
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label
Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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"They call it 'violence' when we refuse to die quietly."
Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov
Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"They call it 'violence' when we refuse to die quietly."
Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov
Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov
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Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats
A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.
www.dispatch.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
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Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/t...
The world celebrated Ohio's most important cultural site. Like so much else, that's controversial • Ohio Capital Journal
Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/t...
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Erasing history.
September 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Erasing history.
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The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
August 1, 2024 at 9:36 PM
The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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President Trump has ordered American flags at half-staff after the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk—something he did not do when Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated months ago.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
President Trump has ordered American flags at half-staff after the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk—something he did not do when Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated months ago.
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trib.al/VwZm4tn
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Charlie believed violence was ok… as long as we get to keep the second amendment
September 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Charlie believed violence was ok… as long as we get to keep the second amendment
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US Trump regime, under the direction of JD Vance attempted to coup d'état President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, after the "you didn't say thank you" White House ambush in March.
The US tried to recruit Ukraine's UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi who told them to get fucked & rejected their calls.
The US tried to recruit Ukraine's UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi who told them to get fucked & rejected their calls.
August 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
US Trump regime, under the direction of JD Vance attempted to coup d'état President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, after the "you didn't say thank you" White House ambush in March.
The US tried to recruit Ukraine's UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi who told them to get fucked & rejected their calls.
The US tried to recruit Ukraine's UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi who told them to get fucked & rejected their calls.
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Northeast Ohio is a big part of Trump deportation network www.clevescene.com/news/northea...
Northeast Ohio Is a Big Part of Trump Deportation Network
Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley are playing a big role
www.clevescene.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Northeast Ohio is a big part of Trump deportation network www.clevescene.com/news/northea...
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US accused of conducting hostile campaign designed to destabilize Denmark, a close democratic ally
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Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland reports – DW – 08/27/2025
Denmark has summoned the US head of mission in Copenhagen over alleged covert US influence efforts in Greenland. The move comes after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the island — and even hin...
amp.dw.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
US accused of conducting hostile campaign designed to destabilize Denmark, a close democratic ally
amp.dw.com/en/denmark-s...
amp.dw.com/en/denmark-s...
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I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)
"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
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Commentary: What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. DeWine opened by sending National Guard troops to DC? His participation in Trump's military occupation of the nation's capital to target American civilians makes DeWine directly complicit in whatever comes next. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/20/o...
Ohio Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump's military occupation • Ohio Capital Journal
What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opened by sending National Guard troops to D.C.? His participation in Trump's military takeover of the nation's capital to target American civilians makes…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Commentary: What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. DeWine opened by sending National Guard troops to DC? His participation in Trump's military occupation of the nation's capital to target American civilians makes DeWine directly complicit in whatever comes next. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/20/o...
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“Between Jan. 1, 2024 and March 24, 2025, Huffman’s political action committee (PAC) Huffman for Ohio accepted $60,999 from Jimmy and Dee Haslam, according to campaign finance reports. The couple are among the Ohio House speaker’s largest individual donors.”
The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium • Ohio Capital Journal
As Ohio lawmakers decide the fate of Cleveland Browns stadium funding, the Ohio Capital Journal reviewed political donations to lawmakers from Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the last 15 month...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Between Jan. 1, 2024 and March 24, 2025, Huffman’s political action committee (PAC) Huffman for Ohio accepted $60,999 from Jimmy and Dee Haslam, according to campaign finance reports. The couple are among the Ohio House speaker’s largest individual donors.”