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and the next thing I knew...still a democrat who can't find her glasses.
#womensrights
RESIST RESIST RESIST
absolutely no chats
#womensrights
RESIST RESIST RESIST
absolutely no chats
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Sounds like #Trumpstein is an accomplice at the very least. Of course, the likelihood of him *just* being an accomplice, versus a full-on participant, is pretty slim.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
'My friends will get hurt': Trump blew up over threats to expose Epstein accomplices
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed new details about her split with President Donald Trump over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.The retiring Republican congresswoman spoke to the New...
www.rawstory.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sounds like #Trumpstein is an accomplice at the very least. Of course, the likelihood of him *just* being an accomplice, versus a full-on participant, is pretty slim.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
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(🎁 Article)
"The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week... a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government..."
No one was killed, but this is the first known operation there
#Pinks
"The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week... a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government..."
No one was killed, but this is the first known operation there
#Pinks
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
(🎁 Article)
"The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week... a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government..."
No one was killed, but this is the first known operation there
#Pinks
"The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week... a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Maduro government..."
No one was killed, but this is the first known operation there
#Pinks
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Interesting aspect of this one: Trump had argued his decisions on the Guard were effectively unreviewable by the courts. Apparently, SCOTUS isn’t quite ready to put itself completely out of business.
Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in “exceptional” circumstances.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Interesting aspect of this one: Trump had argued his decisions on the Guard were effectively unreviewable by the courts. Apparently, SCOTUS isn’t quite ready to put itself completely out of business.
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
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A country that had begun to make progress in believing women is regressing. In this environment, it becomes more and more difficult for victims to come forward, which means that the people committing crimes against them are going to get away with it. Again.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Which Side Is DOJ on: The Epstein Files
With apologies for writing about such a serious topic as we enter the Christmas holidays, these developments seemed too important to ignore.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A country that had begun to make progress in believing women is regressing. In this environment, it becomes more and more difficult for victims to come forward, which means that the people committing crimes against them are going to get away with it. Again.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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All of last week’s Civil Discourse columns in one convenient place! Easy to catch up on the news and analysis you may have missed over the holiday. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
Here’s the highlight reel of the past week’s posts and events.
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
All of last week’s Civil Discourse columns in one convenient place! Easy to catch up on the news and analysis you may have missed over the holiday. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Trump is deploying his DOJ in a defensive stance designed to protect him at all costs, while calling the files a Democratic hoax. But really, he could do the survivors a great service by sharing what he knows. joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-l...
December 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump is deploying his DOJ in a defensive stance designed to protect him at all costs, while calling the files a Democratic hoax. But really, he could do the survivors a great service by sharing what he knows. joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-l...
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Get caught up: SCOTUS rules in the Illinois Nat'l Guard case, some hints the judge in Abrego Garcia's criminal case is actively pursuing claims of vindictive prosecution, & the prospect of accountability for DOJ for its faulty release of the Epstein Files. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The Week Ahead
Happy almost New Year!
joycevance.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Get caught up: SCOTUS rules in the Illinois Nat'l Guard case, some hints the judge in Abrego Garcia's criminal case is actively pursuing claims of vindictive prosecution, & the prospect of accountability for DOJ for its faulty release of the Epstein Files. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave
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5/ Take a look at last night's column and if you like what you see, join the Civil Discourse community so you can keep the tangle of news the Trump administration tosses at us every day and understand what matters. Giving up is unforgivable. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The Week Ahead
Happy almost New Year!
joycevance.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
5/ Take a look at last night's column and if you like what you see, join the Civil Discourse community so you can keep the tangle of news the Trump administration tosses at us every day and understand what matters. Giving up is unforgivable. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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4/This week, DOJ owes Congress an explanation of where it stands on compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and let's just say, they're not doing so well. Might Congress show some spine here?
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
4/This week, DOJ owes Congress an explanation of where it stands on compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and let's just say, they're not doing so well. Might Congress show some spine here?
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1/Here's a sample of what you get if you sign up (including free subscriptions) to my newsletter, Civil Discourse: Every Sunday night, I write a column called "The Week Ahead," so you know what to expect for developments at the intersection of law & politics. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The Week Ahead
Happy almost New Year!
joycevance.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
1/Here's a sample of what you get if you sign up (including free subscriptions) to my newsletter, Civil Discourse: Every Sunday night, I write a column called "The Week Ahead," so you know what to expect for developments at the intersection of law & politics. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...
A Very Stephen Miller Christmas
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...
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Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor
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“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
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as an aside i am fascinated by this whole effort to make katie miller a thing. she’s incredibly off-putting and totally vacant behind the eyes!
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
as an aside i am fascinated by this whole effort to make katie miller a thing. she’s incredibly off-putting and totally vacant behind the eyes!
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this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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+1 to this. i have taken to trying to do a 30 minute jog on the treadmill most days and it has done wonders for my health and general state of mind.
not gonna evangelize about it but tbh coming to understand the value of cardio is one of the biggest positive changes I've made of any kind to my adult life, for whatever that's worth
Fitness gurus are always knocking cardio. Well, the elliptical is super effectively for weight loss. It’s low impact so you can do it for long time periods, every day. I can burn 800-1000 calories in an hour. I can do it daily. I lost 100 lbs once doing nothing but that damned boring elliptical.
December 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
+1 to this. i have taken to trying to do a 30 minute jog on the treadmill most days and it has done wonders for my health and general state of mind.
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The article accepts the idea that New College was a liberal enclave, and what is happening now is a rebalancing. I think this view is fundamentally wrong, embracing the assumptions of those who see their job as to save campuses from liberalism by any means necessary.
December 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The article accepts the idea that New College was a liberal enclave, and what is happening now is a rebalancing. I think this view is fundamentally wrong, embracing the assumptions of those who see their job as to save campuses from liberalism by any means necessary.
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A really important piece. The times when we have opened our country to talented people from around the world are among the moments when America has been truly great. Trump is destroying that legacy and fomenting unconscionable racism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A really important piece. The times when we have opened our country to talented people from around the world are among the moments when America has been truly great. Trump is destroying that legacy and fomenting unconscionable racism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
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youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections bluevirginia.us/2025/12/poli...
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections
I included this Politico story ("The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here’s Who’s Winning.") in the morning news clips today, but I liked the part about Youngkin winning "The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politi...
bluevirginia.us
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet