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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 41m

Annette Dionne, the last surviving Dionne quintuplet, has died at 91.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...

Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2h

Trump wants no more Epstein files released, and the whole Epstein story to go away. Why could that be?

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 2h

"While President Donald Trump’s peace plan appears to be holding, albeit with regular Israeli airstrikes, the crisis endures."

That is one hell of a load-bearing "albeit."

Top-end iPhones on sale in Gaza as food and medicine trickle into territory

Phones are compact and profitable, so traders can import them more easily than bulky or restricted items like formula, medical supplies or construction materials.

www.nbcnews.com

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2h

People have no idea what a premium we have enjoyed and what losing it will cost us

Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 6h

This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism

So long, American exceptionalism

For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’

giftarticle.ft.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2h

An internally logically inconsistent post by Trump, something often observed in people who are experiencing cognitive decline. If it were just Democrats in the Epstein files, he’d logically welcome more pages. The fact he’s frantically posting this suggests he’s concerned about info on himself.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: “Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, & work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them”

Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, and work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get back to helping our Country! The Radical Left doesn’t want people talking about TRUMP & REPUBLICAN SUCCESS, only a long ago dead Jeffrey Epstein - Just another Witch Hunt!!!

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2h

Even 58% of Republicans, & 54% of MAGA Republicans, believe Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela. Perhaps his military expansionism is an issue on which he’s on the wrong side of his America First base.

Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 4h

Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: “Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, & work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them”

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

ICE’s Operation Buckeye has detained more than 200, Ohio group says
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

ICE's Operation Buckeye has detained more than 200, Ohio group says

The Cleveland-based Ohio Immigrant Alliance says 214 people in the Columbus area were detained by ICE agents from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23.

www.dispatch.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

Jasmine Crockett says Kamala Harris encouraged her Senate run while urging her to stay safe

The Texas congresswoman says safety concerns have shaped conversations with Kamala Harris and other lawmakers as she runs for Senate

thegrio.com/2025/12/26/j...

Jasmine Crockett says Kamala Harris encouraged her Senate run while urging her to stay safe

Jasmine Crockett says Kamala Harris encouraged her Senate run, as the Texas congresswoman opens up about security concerns.

thegrio.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

‘He doesn't care about you': Trump ripped for proposing marble armrests at Kennedy Center
www.alternet.org/trump-kenned...

'He doesn't care about you': Trump ripped for proposing marble armrests at Kennedy Center

After bolting his name over the name of the president for which it memorializes, President Donald Trump now plans to replace armrests at the Kennedy Center with slabs of rock.“Potential Marble armrest...

www.alternet.org

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

Ohio State’s right-wing, pro-Trump President, Ted Carter, has minimized the importance of the NIH cuts to OSU research. Here, once again, is OSU’s student newspaper speaking truth to power in a way Carter consistently refuses to.
www.thelantern.com/projects/pro...

The Cost of Cuts: How NIH Funding Cuts Disrupted Ohio State Research

The Independent Student Voice of Ohio State

www.thelantern.com

Ritchie Torres @ritchietorres.bsky.social · 3h

Lillian Bonsignore is a 31-year veteran of the FDNY.

The far right never lets facts get in the way of their narrative.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

A repugnant post about @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social by the morally bankrupt Lucas County Republican Party. A great reason to vote for her against whoever runs under that local party’s banner.
www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...

Facebook post about Rep. Kaptur, Epstein files was ‘poor judgment,’ local GOP says

A since-deleted Facebook post falsely claiming that U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) was named in documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey ...

www.toledoblade.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

I’m not commenting on this particular decision, but as a general matter I’d encourage 2028 hopefuls to defy the left. The swing voters who determine presidential elections in swing states are in the middle. We don’t need a repeat of the 2020 cycle in which everyone was chasing after Bernard’s views.

Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 3h

President Trump's net job approval among Republicans has been trending down and is now close to first-term levels.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

metaphor alert www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Video: Statue of Liberty Replica Collapses in Brazil

Strong winds knocked over a replica of the Statue of Liberty outside of a department store in southern Brazil. There were no injuries, according to Brazilian local media.

www.nytimes.com

Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 4h

Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free

Sophia Cai @sophiacai.bsky.social · 4h

🚨NEW: TRUMP told me he delayed Nigeria strikes by a day so they would occur on Christmas.

“They were going to do it earlier, and I said ‘Nope, let’s give a Christmas present.’ ….They didn’t think it was coming but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’

Trump’s comments come ahead of his Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy, who will bring with him a new 20-point plan to end the war.

www.politico.com

Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 4h

With Flu everywhere, we summarized indications of Tamiflu, the importance of early testing and early treatment.

Of course, we also emphasize that this year’s vaccine remains strongly protective against severe pneumonia.

Science Careers @sciencecareers.bsky.social · 4h

"I was learning the value of working with intention rather than urgency, and of leaving room for the parts of life that can’t be scheduled." #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4amLGwn

An illustration of a woman carrying a big clock. The hedline is: I was a ‘go, go, go’ academic. A fellowship abroad transformed my approach

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 5h

You can follow Pope Leo or you can follow Franklin Graham, but you can't follow both as a Christian because only one of them (Pope Leo) is a Christian. These two men do not represent the same faith.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 6h

This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism

So long, American exceptionalism

For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’

giftarticle.ft.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized

Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.

Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized

www.nytimes.com

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 6h

All on the Same Page? Comparing European Populist Radical Right Governments’ Foreign Policy towards China
@fpajrnl.bsky.social
Lunting Wu

academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

All on the Same Page? Comparing European Populist Radical Right Governments’ Foreign Policy towards China

Abstract. Do European populist radical right (EPRR) governments converge in their engagement with China? If not, what explains their divergence? While prio

academic.oup.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

Never underestimate the degree of bigotry that exists in elite circles in this country.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

The judge who wrote this, Beryl A. Woods, is an Obama appointee who got her JD at Columbia University. She went on to work for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Pat Leahy's leadership. Reinforcing the stereotype of how cloistered & ignorant of American higher ed Ivy League law grads are.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 9h

Striking nativist editorializing by the federal judge who just upheld the $100,000 tax on high-skill immigrants.

She opines that it’s “troubling” that universities hire talent from abroad at all, instead of only native grads.

Then admits (!) that opinion is irrelevant (So why write it? Venting?)

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

Shockingly (sarcasm), there's no White House statement on the beginning of Kwanzaa.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

The judge who wrote this, Beryl A. Woods, is an Obama appointee who got her JD at Columbia University. She went on to work for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Pat Leahy's leadership. Reinforcing the stereotype of how cloistered & ignorant of American higher ed Ivy League law grads are.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 9h

Striking nativist editorializing by the federal judge who just upheld the $100,000 tax on high-skill immigrants.

She opines that it’s “troubling” that universities hire talent from abroad at all, instead of only native grads.

Then admits (!) that opinion is irrelevant (So why write it? Venting?)

“For instance,
nine of AAU’s members submitted declarations on behalf of their universities disclosing that they employed, in
total, approximately 4,500 H-1B employees, including as faculty and in research positions, see ECF Nos. 18-8 to
18-16—raising puzzling questions about why these same academic institutions are not producing sufficient numbers
of adequately skilled American faculty and researchers—or whether other factors are at play—but those questions
range far beyond the purview of the current case to answer.”

James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 6h

As the seven days of Kwanzaa begin, I extend my warmest wishes to all celebrating.

Let us all remember the wisdom of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa, especially the values of unity and faith. May your celebrations be filled with hope and light.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

I'm hoping my Cubs will be signing Tatsuya Imai soon!

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