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one thing that receives almost no attention is that the only reason he ran for president again is because he had to to avoid prosecution for a litany of crimes, the whole plan was: 1). Take shelter in SCOTUS-granted immunity. 2). Loot.
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
one thing that receives almost no attention is that the only reason he ran for president again is because he had to to avoid prosecution for a litany of crimes, the whole plan was: 1). Take shelter in SCOTUS-granted immunity. 2). Loot.
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They gonna charge you for not having the thing that ICE says isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on when they try to kidnap you?
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
They gonna charge you for not having the thing that ICE says isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on when they try to kidnap you?
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Like, for example, what does the US Department of Defense use as a literal example of a "clearly illegal order?"
Why, it's firing upon shipwrecked sailors! JFC
Why, it's firing upon shipwrecked sailors! JFC
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Like, for example, what does the US Department of Defense use as a literal example of a "clearly illegal order?"
Why, it's firing upon shipwrecked sailors! JFC
Why, it's firing upon shipwrecked sailors! JFC
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This is very good. I like to remind people that headlines in the 80s would (regularly!) talk about people who drank lattes or ate sushi as exotic, self-indulgent yuppies with obscure tastes. Media constantly made fun of “haute cuisine” meals with tiny portions because fine dining was bad.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is very good. I like to remind people that headlines in the 80s would (regularly!) talk about people who drank lattes or ate sushi as exotic, self-indulgent yuppies with obscure tastes. Media constantly made fun of “haute cuisine” meals with tiny portions because fine dining was bad.
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Here’s this year’s Books We Love—but thanks to lots of work by lots of people, you can also look over all the Books We Love years back to 2013. It’s a remarkable project, and I can say that because I have nothing to do with it. (/fin)
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here’s this year’s Books We Love—but thanks to lots of work by lots of people, you can also look over all the Books We Love years back to 2013. It’s a remarkable project, and I can say that because I have nothing to do with it. (/fin)
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When asked about the death of a W. Virginia National Guardsman, the President of the United States bragged about his electoral margin in her state.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
When asked about the death of a W. Virginia National Guardsman, the President of the United States bragged about his electoral margin in her state.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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they're gonna give the robots human rights and healthcare before they give it to you
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
they're gonna give the robots human rights and healthcare before they give it to you
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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I regret to inform you that I have finally broken down and done a direct-to-camera and I ESPECIALLY regret to inform you that I enjoyed it and will probably do more
The Trump administration has a new mass deportation playbook.
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I regret to inform you that I have finally broken down and done a direct-to-camera and I ESPECIALLY regret to inform you that I enjoyed it and will probably do more
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Today is Free Friday at Defector! Everything we post on Bluesky all through the weekend will be a gift link. 🎁
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today is Free Friday at Defector! Everything we post on Bluesky all through the weekend will be a gift link. 🎁
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That’s the thing about these “throwaway” votes, they build the hegemony for concrete consequences down the line.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
That’s the thing about these “throwaway” votes, they build the hegemony for concrete consequences down the line.
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The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
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These degrees aren’t professional for the purposes of loans but these fields will still require them. The goal is to make it prohibitive to the poor, women and minorities.
And if you look at how some of these fields have treated women and minorities there won’t be much pushback.
And if you look at how some of these fields have treated women and minorities there won’t be much pushback.
I think this should get more media attention, but it won't. People are just going to find out the hard way.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
These degrees aren’t professional for the purposes of loans but these fields will still require them. The goal is to make it prohibitive to the poor, women and minorities.
And if you look at how some of these fields have treated women and minorities there won’t be much pushback.
And if you look at how some of these fields have treated women and minorities there won’t be much pushback.
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"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
Beautifully written & reasoned 3 min read. “To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
Commentary from a cool prof in 🧵
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Commentary from a cool prof in 🧵
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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I just met with a friend who told me she and her husband have to drop their health insurance next month because they can’t afford the inflated premiums. “All we know to do is take vitamins & stay off ladders.” They voted for her, not him but we all suffer because of those who voted for him, not her.
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I just met with a friend who told me she and her husband have to drop their health insurance next month because they can’t afford the inflated premiums. “All we know to do is take vitamins & stay off ladders.” They voted for her, not him but we all suffer because of those who voted for him, not her.
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6.1 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, and that's made possible by 223,000 cabin crew members who keep flights in the air. But those 223k professionals combined earn less than half of what Elon will bring in if he gets his trillion dollar bonus. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #teslatakedown
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
6.1 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, and that's made possible by 223,000 cabin crew members who keep flights in the air. But those 223k professionals combined earn less than half of what Elon will bring in if he gets his trillion dollar bonus. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #teslatakedown
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Mary Trump called her uncle a “lifelong hardcore misogynist” following his curt remark to a female reporter, adding that it would be an insult to pigs to call Trump one.
trib.al/Z5Z8QP1
trib.al/Z5Z8QP1
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Mary Trump called her uncle a “lifelong hardcore misogynist” following his curt remark to a female reporter, adding that it would be an insult to pigs to call Trump one.
trib.al/Z5Z8QP1
trib.al/Z5Z8QP1
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The Trump administration is prosecuting journalist Tim Burke for exposing Tucker Carlson's whitewashing of antisemite Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Tim Burke
Defending press freedom for the next generation
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Trump administration is prosecuting journalist Tim Burke for exposing Tucker Carlson's whitewashing of antisemite Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up against @bubbaprog.xyz's prosecution.
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Reflections on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a…
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reflections on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
I love these people:
Barry Petchesky simply wakes up a few Monday mornings a year with a Jaguars Junction submission in his inbox, to do with as he chooses. Defector 2025 Annual Report.
Barry Petchesky simply wakes up a few Monday mornings a year with a Jaguars Junction submission in his inbox, to do with as he chooses. Defector 2025 Annual Report.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I love these people:
Barry Petchesky simply wakes up a few Monday mornings a year with a Jaguars Junction submission in his inbox, to do with as he chooses. Defector 2025 Annual Report.
Barry Petchesky simply wakes up a few Monday mornings a year with a Jaguars Junction submission in his inbox, to do with as he chooses. Defector 2025 Annual Report.
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?