Ann K
@tannkennedy.bsky.social
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More: Lawmakers pressed officials on releasing the video, and the officials said it isn't their call. And they have no recording of radio traffic from the men, Rep Smith says.
Video and legal memo on broader strikes should be released. This should increase pressure:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Video and legal memo on broader strikes should be released. This should increase pressure:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
More: Lawmakers pressed officials on releasing the video, and the officials said it isn't their call. And they have no recording of radio traffic from the men, Rep Smith says.
Video and legal memo on broader strikes should be released. This should increase pressure:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Video and legal memo on broader strikes should be released. This should increase pressure:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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american reporters, you've got to call bullshit on this. vance, purveyor of hate/propaganda, wants the public to believe rules on, for instance, transparency in advertising and forms of deception on X are censorship.
don't fall for it.
don't fall for it.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
american reporters, you've got to call bullshit on this. vance, purveyor of hate/propaganda, wants the public to believe rules on, for instance, transparency in advertising and forms of deception on X are censorship.
don't fall for it.
don't fall for it.
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Also as the dissent points out, just because the impetus for a gerrymander might be partisan doesn't mean you get to do a racial gerrymander!
![In asserting instead that the court’s conclusion was “im-
plausible,” Texas argues that because it was trying to “max-
imize[ ] partisan advantage,” it would have relegated all ra-
cial considerations to the sidelines. Application 11. But
that claim is too simple by half, as this Court has previously
recognized. Because of the “strong correlation[s] between
race and voting behavior,” we have explained, States may
well avail themselves of “race-based districting for ulti-
mately political reasons”—that is, “to advance their parti-
san interests.” Cooper, 581 U. S., at 319, n. 15; see id., at
291, n. 1. So, for example, legislators may “think[ ] that a
proposed district is more ‘sellable’ as a race-based VRA com-
pliance measure than as a political gerrymander and will
accomplish much the same thing.” Id., at 308, n. 7. That is
just what the District Court found that key Texas lawmak-
ers thought in creating and supporting the redistricting
plan. See App. 3, 76; see supra, at 8. The District Court
knew—explained repeatedly—that partisan motives lay be-
neath the new map. See, e.g., App. 2–3, 76–77. But so too
the court found that race was all over it. The lawmakers
created new Republican seats while—indeed, by means of—
converting coalition districts into single-race majority-
minority districts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiabu52jsmlbbxiqqhanhhsaqewp4igllmlefchpekcmozqdx3adey@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Also as the dissent points out, just because the impetus for a gerrymander might be partisan doesn't mean you get to do a racial gerrymander!
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Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds. A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem."
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds
The former director of the Portland Housing Bureau says she was ousted for trying to advance City Council’s social housing policy and was unfairly blamed for revenue that went unspent prior to her app...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds. A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem."
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social
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Don't let the craziness with the Supreme Court distract from the big immigration story; people from 19 different countries, including Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba, are currently trapped in an immigration limbo, with their citizenship and green card applications (among others) put indefinitely on hold.
New from me and @daralind.bsky.social for @immcouncil.org: If you want to know what happened with the huge pause on immigration benefit processing at USCIS, check out our explainer here! www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration Responds to Tragedy By Putting Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants’ Lives On Hold - American Immigration Council
Trump has halted immigration processing, expanded travel-ban rules, and launched reviews that could upend cases approved over the last four years.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Don't let the craziness with the Supreme Court distract from the big immigration story; people from 19 different countries, including Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba, are currently trapped in an immigration limbo, with their citizenship and green card applications (among others) put indefinitely on hold.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026 elections.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A608
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. U. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[December 4, 2025]
With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are predicted to favor the State's dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map, then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what Texas had done.
North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new maps.
Respondents in this case challenged the new Texas map, contending that the legislature's motive was predominantly racial. A divided three-judge District Court agreed and enjoined the use of the new map in the 2026 elections. With the 2026 campaign underway, the State of Texas and several of its officials applied to this Court for a stay.
Based on our preliminary evaluation of this case, Texas satisfies the traditional criteria for interim relief.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibpud5vzmybiy4rh3a4imhlzri7czu36rhhfykmrisvcij4iwd5yu@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026 elections.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
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worth noting the literal impossibility of civil liability for the prosecutors for all this willfully malicious conduct
“[T]he Justice Department is determined to try again.”
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
worth noting the literal impossibility of civil liability for the prosecutors for all this willfully malicious conduct
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Legal per the Supreme Court btw
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 10:57 PM
Legal per the Supreme Court btw
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looking forward to the next supreme court case: affirmative action is mandatory, but only for conservative white men
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
looking forward to the next supreme court case: affirmative action is mandatory, but only for conservative white men
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For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
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art is for everybody, language is for everybody, ideas are for everybody, including nebraskans
www.klkntv.com/unl-professo...
www.klkntv.com/unl-professo...
UNL professors march through campus in New Orleans-style 'funeral' to protest proposed budget cuts
Students, alumni, faculty and community members came together to protest the $27.5 million in budget cuts.
www.klkntv.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
art is for everybody, language is for everybody, ideas are for everybody, including nebraskans
www.klkntv.com/unl-professo...
www.klkntv.com/unl-professo...
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Same survey says that more than a third of Republicans believe the moon landing was faked, including more than half of Republican men under 50. Conspiracism in the GOP is a huge problem but those numbers seem *really* high and I hope they're wrong! manhattan.institute/article/the-...
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Same survey says that more than a third of Republicans believe the moon landing was faked, including more than half of Republican men under 50. Conspiracism in the GOP is a huge problem but those numbers seem *really* high and I hope they're wrong! manhattan.institute/article/the-...
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Only tangentially related, but FUN FACT, gang: At least 9 Japanese medical schools, including the illustrious Tokyo Medical University, have been caught CHANGING THE SCORES on admission exams to exclude female applicants for the last 20 YEARS.
This is real! It happened!
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
This is real! It happened!
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Only tangentially related, but FUN FACT, gang: At least 9 Japanese medical schools, including the illustrious Tokyo Medical University, have been caught CHANGING THE SCORES on admission exams to exclude female applicants for the last 20 YEARS.
This is real! It happened!
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
This is real! It happened!
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
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From JD Vance on Houthi PC small group, the day after Signalgate broke:
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
From JD Vance on Houthi PC small group, the day after Signalgate broke:
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He also failed to preserve the Signal messages as required by law. Messages auto-deleted. Record-retention obligations were not met. IG states the transmission created avoidable operational risk by exposing strike-timing and aircraft-movement data over an unapproved channel to uncleared recipients.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
He also failed to preserve the Signal messages as required by law. Messages auto-deleted. Record-retention obligations were not met. IG states the transmission created avoidable operational risk by exposing strike-timing and aircraft-movement data over an unapproved channel to uncleared recipients.
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DoD IG confirms the Secretary copied operational details from a SECRET//NOFORN CENTCOM brief into a 19-person Signal chat that included a journalist. This occurred 2–4 hours before U.S. strikes in Yemen.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
DoD IG confirms the Secretary copied operational details from a SECRET//NOFORN CENTCOM brief into a 19-person Signal chat that included a journalist. This occurred 2–4 hours before U.S. strikes in Yemen.
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U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
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Homelessness and Housing are top issues in Portland. It would be unacceptable for the Mayor and staff to not show up to address the missing $21 MILLION dollars that Council was not informed about.
Council has subpoena powers and if the executive wants to force our hand, so be it. We will use it.
Council has subpoena powers and if the executive wants to force our hand, so be it. We will use it.
Portland City Council will meet today to discuss the "Homelessness to Housing Continuum."
The original idea was for it to be a venue for Mayor Wilson to talk about his homelessness plan. But per Wilson's office, it's not certain he'll show up.
(And bureau staff have been advised not to attend.)
The original idea was for it to be a venue for Mayor Wilson to talk about his homelessness plan. But per Wilson's office, it's not certain he'll show up.
(And bureau staff have been advised not to attend.)
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Homelessness and Housing are top issues in Portland. It would be unacceptable for the Mayor and staff to not show up to address the missing $21 MILLION dollars that Council was not informed about.
Council has subpoena powers and if the executive wants to force our hand, so be it. We will use it.
Council has subpoena powers and if the executive wants to force our hand, so be it. We will use it.
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Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
Her Baby Was In The NICU. She Was In ICE Detention
Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter’s difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
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NEW: Federal agents wearing tactical gear and wielding assault rifles busted into an apartment in Jackson Heights Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead, according to eyewitnesses and video obtained by THE CITY.
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Feds Bust into Jackson Heights Apartment Building In Pre-Dawn Raid
Dozens of agents wielding assault rifles took two middle-aged, Spanish-speaking people away in cuffs early Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead.
www.thecity.nyc
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW: Federal agents wearing tactical gear and wielding assault rifles busted into an apartment in Jackson Heights Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead, according to eyewitnesses and video obtained by THE CITY.
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Sen Cotton also believes that the invasion and occupation of Greenland should be a priority.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sen Cotton also believes that the invasion and occupation of Greenland should be a priority.
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Yeah it's pretty clear that Cotton was calling for the mass murder of Black people by the US military in that op ed. No other way to square these two.
This also really ought to put the entire “send in the troops” editorial episode in a much clearer context for everyone who decided the important takeaway was an “out of control” newsroom rather than y’know a sitting Senator calling for people to be shot in the street.
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yeah it's pretty clear that Cotton was calling for the mass murder of Black people by the US military in that op ed. No other way to square these two.
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In the case of the Babson College freshman detained at BOS on her way home to TX for Thxgiving, the govt's own timeline, as laid out by a judge, shows she was removed to Honduras, where she hasn't lived since she was 7, more than 17 hrs AFTER a court order barring her deportation had been issued.
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In the case of the Babson College freshman detained at BOS on her way home to TX for Thxgiving, the govt's own timeline, as laid out by a judge, shows she was removed to Honduras, where she hasn't lived since she was 7, more than 17 hrs AFTER a court order barring her deportation had been issued.
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This is an INCREDIBLE investigative story, told in the form of a graphic novel. Arrested by phone - a true story.
A must read
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A must read
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Arrested by Phone: A Graphic Novel
No texting. No visitors. No escape. She was caught in India’s new digital nightmare.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is an INCREDIBLE investigative story, told in the form of a graphic novel. Arrested by phone - a true story.
A must read
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A must read
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/