Thomas Shrack
@tshrack.bsky.social
a busted stitch in the patchwork of the flag
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This quota approach seems guaranteed to breed systematic due process violations
The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
What this will mean, in practice, that if you are deemed an enemy of the administration, they will pore through your citizenship application paperwork looking for some reason to retroactively disqualify you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This quota approach seems guaranteed to breed systematic due process violations
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Still think anything these people do is for the kids ?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has canceled millions of dollars in grants awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it said on Wednesday, including ones the group said were aimed at reducing sudden infant death and early detection of autism.
US Health Department cancels millions of dollars in grants to American Academy of Pediatrics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has canceled millions of dollars in grants awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it said on Wednesday, including ones the group said were aimed at reducing sudden infant death and early detection of autism.
reut.rs
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Still think anything these people do is for the kids ?
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One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
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Also what if I told the media here was not this punk trash whining about refs, which is banal, but engaging in overt antisemitism using his NFL position to promote it?
December 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Also what if I told the media here was not this punk trash whining about refs, which is banal, but engaging in overt antisemitism using his NFL position to promote it?
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the fact that it got this far breaks my fucking heart. i would love it not to go further. pls call yr senators (if you are in il, durbin was one of the senators who voted for the recent military bill with transphobic provisions attached, so like …)
Breaking: House Republicans pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize doctors that provide gender-affirming care for trans kids. Her bill imposes jail time penalties up to 10 years. Now, it's headed to the Senate where it is not likely to advance as it would need 7 Democrats to sign on
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
the fact that it got this far breaks my fucking heart. i would love it not to go further. pls call yr senators (if you are in il, durbin was one of the senators who voted for the recent military bill with transphobic provisions attached, so like …)
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is asking U.S. oil companies if they’re interested in returning to Venezuela once Maduro is toppled, per sources familiar with the discussions.
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is asking U.S. oil companies if they’re interested in returning to Venezuela once Maduro is toppled, per sources familiar with the discussions.
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
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This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
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Three Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez, and Davis) joined the Republicans to pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's federal ban on gender affirming care through the House of Representatives.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Three Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez, and Davis) joined the Republicans to pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's federal ban on gender affirming care through the House of Representatives.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people.
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This is beautiful.
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is beautiful.
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everything is so fucking stupid
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
everything is so fucking stupid
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Your based Christian nationalist administration, sir:
December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Your based Christian nationalist administration, sir:
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>hey guys we’re gonna do Operation Iraqi Freedom But Actually For The Oil Too This Time
>It’s gonna be super easy 3 Day SMO To Caracas
>Totally no insurgency I promise
>And you get to try and extract/refine some of the shittiest oil on the planet all the while
>Hey where are you going come back
>It’s gonna be super easy 3 Day SMO To Caracas
>Totally no insurgency I promise
>And you get to try and extract/refine some of the shittiest oil on the planet all the while
>Hey where are you going come back
incredible that they can’t even get big oil on board with this (if not really surprising, 25 years is a long time)
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
>hey guys we’re gonna do Operation Iraqi Freedom But Actually For The Oil Too This Time
>It’s gonna be super easy 3 Day SMO To Caracas
>Totally no insurgency I promise
>And you get to try and extract/refine some of the shittiest oil on the planet all the while
>Hey where are you going come back
>It’s gonna be super easy 3 Day SMO To Caracas
>Totally no insurgency I promise
>And you get to try and extract/refine some of the shittiest oil on the planet all the while
>Hey where are you going come back
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incredible that they can’t even get big oil on board with this (if not really surprising, 25 years is a long time)
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
incredible that they can’t even get big oil on board with this (if not really surprising, 25 years is a long time)
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i wonder what this totally brave soul is doing right now
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
i wonder what this totally brave soul is doing right now
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congress is voting later this week to criminalize trans care for minors and i now spend my days watching people i used to work with totally pretend like that isn’t happening
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
congress is voting later this week to criminalize trans care for minors and i now spend my days watching people i used to work with totally pretend like that isn’t happening
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it's so cool that he was able to run for president again and people elected him. just awesome stuff.
NEW: Jack Smith told lawmakers he developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn his election loss.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
it's so cool that he was able to run for president again and people elected him. just awesome stuff.
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Amazing interview with a clownish local billionaire who is one of NYC's biggest conservative political figures, and firmly in the Too Dumb To Have A Conversation With tranche of humanity. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/john-catsi...
John Catsimatidis on Donald Trump, Immigration, and New York Republicans
The New York Editorial Board's interview with businessman John Catsimatidis.
nyeditorialboard.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Amazing interview with a clownish local billionaire who is one of NYC's biggest conservative political figures, and firmly in the Too Dumb To Have A Conversation With tranche of humanity. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/john-catsi...
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Help I’m transforming into a dog and an egg at the same time
Amazing interview with a clownish local billionaire who is one of NYC's biggest conservative political figures, and firmly in the Too Dumb To Have A Conversation With tranche of humanity. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/john-catsi...
John Catsimatidis on Donald Trump, Immigration, and New York Republicans
The New York Editorial Board's interview with businessman John Catsimatidis.
nyeditorialboard.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Help I’m transforming into a dog and an egg at the same time
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LOL
Brendan Carr is confronted with his own 2018 comments before Congress where he said that the FCC is an independent agency.
Brendan Carr is confronted with his own 2018 comments before Congress where he said that the FCC is an independent agency.
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
LOL
Brendan Carr is confronted with his own 2018 comments before Congress where he said that the FCC is an independent agency.
Brendan Carr is confronted with his own 2018 comments before Congress where he said that the FCC is an independent agency.
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every person pushing AI fundamentally believes that they, personally, are superior to AI, but that AI is superior to each one of the rest of us
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
every person pushing AI fundamentally believes that they, personally, are superior to AI, but that AI is superior to each one of the rest of us
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with @chrisforsyth.bsky.social, Doug McCombs, Tom Malach, @ryanjewell.bsky.social, and special guest Rick Rizzo at Judson and Moore in Chicago in April 2023
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
with @chrisforsyth.bsky.social, Doug McCombs, Tom Malach, @ryanjewell.bsky.social, and special guest Rick Rizzo at Judson and Moore in Chicago in April 2023
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i wrote about the trans people who tell their stories at the texas capitol, even if lawmakers aren't listening: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Transgender Texans dismayed after testifying in Austin
"It's tiring to pour your heart out to lawmakers, and they're not listening."
www.chron.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
i wrote about the trans people who tell their stories at the texas capitol, even if lawmakers aren't listening: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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Pelosi didn't burn vulnerable Democrats the way Johnson is burning vulnerable Republicans. He's taking the side of extremists, because they are loud and he's a coward. Pelosi didn't play that game and her caucus trusted her leadership.
Gosh, I wonder how many discharge petitions there were under Speaker Pelosi. (I don't wonder, actually.)
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pelosi didn't burn vulnerable Democrats the way Johnson is burning vulnerable Republicans. He's taking the side of extremists, because they are loud and he's a coward. Pelosi didn't play that game and her caucus trusted her leadership.
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For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
There's no hard data, so it's impossible to know for sure, but I suspect the number of adult children cutting off their parents isn't significantly higher than it used to be, and what's actually new is that the children are now explaining it in therapy terms rather than simply ceasing contact.
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
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wake up babe, new "I Love My Cybertruck but Regretably [sic] I Don't Have Something Positive to Say" content just dropped
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “I Love My Truck, but Regretably I Don’t Have Something Positive to Say.” He adds, “The Windows Keep Going Down On Their Own In The Middle Of A 6-hour Road Trip In The C...
A Cybertruck owner reports a strange problem he faced during a recent cold-weather road trip. He notes that the windows suddenly began to lower on their own, leaving him exposed to the cold during his...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
wake up babe, new "I Love My Cybertruck but Regretably [sic] I Don't Have Something Positive to Say" content just dropped
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...