Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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So yeah, if you're represented by a Republican in a district that was carried by less than 20 points, tomorrow would be a good day to call and demand that the ACA subsidies continue.
The good news is Republicans in Congress are shitting their pants right about now
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So yeah, if you're represented by a Republican in a district that was carried by less than 20 points, tomorrow would be a good day to call and demand that the ACA subsidies continue.
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Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
"You can criticize me for not having a journalism degree…
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
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It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.
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“crime against humanity”
think of the Nazis’s multiple programs of summary execution of civilians and captured soldiers in uniform
think of the Nazis’s multiple programs of summary execution of civilians and captured soldiers in uniform
In describing the killing spree at sea, if people want to invoke an international crime, the former prosecutor for the ICC has offered a more accurate term than "war crime" (there is no war).
From my recent piece in Foreign Affairs.
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
From my recent piece in Foreign Affairs.
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“crime against humanity”
think of the Nazis’s multiple programs of summary execution of civilians and captured soldiers in uniform
think of the Nazis’s multiple programs of summary execution of civilians and captured soldiers in uniform
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A +14 shift to the Dems in a very red district applied nationwide next year means a solidly blue House and a chance to retake the Senate against an extremely unfavorable map.
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A +14 shift to the Dems in a very red district applied nationwide next year means a solidly blue House and a chance to retake the Senate against an extremely unfavorable map.
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His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs.
Trump on Walz: "You look at what he's done with Somalia where Somalia, which is barely a country -- they have no anything, they just run around killing each other. When I see somebody like Ilhan Omar, I always watch her, for years I've watched her complain about our Constitution ... "
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs.
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Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
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The interesting thing about the TN-07 vote is that Van Epps doesn’t seem like a terrible candidate—the 15 point swing in favor of Democrats isn’t primarily a candidate effect.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The interesting thing about the TN-07 vote is that Van Epps doesn’t seem like a terrible candidate—the 15 point swing in favor of Democrats isn’t primarily a candidate effect.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
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Good point from @swin24.bsky.social and team here: Trump and Hegseth suddenly refusing to take credit for the second strike, after they've spent weeks sadistically yukking it up over their killings, is a key tell:
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
Trump Admin Lawyers Now Warn Boat Strike May Be Illegal, as Hegseth Passes the Buck
‘If the Washington Post is right, then a crime was committed,’ a Trump admin lawyer tells Zeteo, as Pete Hegseth tries to pass the buck.
zeteo.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Good point from @swin24.bsky.social and team here: Trump and Hegseth suddenly refusing to take credit for the second strike, after they've spent weeks sadistically yukking it up over their killings, is a key tell:
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
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a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?
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Interesting. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Lawsuit Challenging Border Patrol’s Use of Force in Chicago Area Is Dropped
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Interesting. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Hackers can use the AI on your computer to performing tasks on behalf of the attacker, including finding passwords and logins for cryptocurrency.
The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
While artificial intelligence powers the offense, defense guidance is spotty and fewer officials are in a position to help fend off hackers and spies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hackers can use the AI on your computer to performing tasks on behalf of the attacker, including finding passwords and logins for cryptocurrency.
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“AEA’s action on Tuesday is a particularly stinging rebuke for one of the economics world’s most decorated members. It is the first time the body has publicly announced such a ban, according to its secretary-treasurer.”
www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
Top Economics Group Bans Larry Summers for Life
The American Economic Association rebuked the former Treasury secretary amid scrutiny over his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.wsj.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“AEA’s action on Tuesday is a particularly stinging rebuke for one of the economics world’s most decorated members. It is the first time the body has publicly announced such a ban, according to its secretary-treasurer.”
www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
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This is wretched and abhorrent.
These targeted people are neighbors, friends, and valued Minnesotans and Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
These targeted people are neighbors, friends, and valued Minnesotans and Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is wretched and abhorrent.
These targeted people are neighbors, friends, and valued Minnesotans and Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
These targeted people are neighbors, friends, and valued Minnesotans and Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Although we might not win, Dems will have significantly improved their margins
You can track the vote count here
Gift
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
You can track the vote count here
Gift
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tennessee Seventh Congressional District Special Election Results 2025: Behn vs. Van Epps (Gift Article)
Get live results and maps from the 2025 Tennessee congressional special election.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Although we might not win, Dems will have significantly improved their margins
You can track the vote count here
Gift
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
You can track the vote count here
Gift
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ in Anti-Immigrant Tirade
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
![Page 3: Guidance
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USCIS will conduct a thorough review on a case-by-case basis to assess benefit eligibility including whether:
1. The alien is listed in the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) as a Known or Suspected
Terrorist (KST) under Tier 1 or Tier 2 classifications or is included in Tier 3 or Tier 4 of the
TSDS with significant derogatory information related to the alien.
2. The alien is connected to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization described in sections 212(a)(3)(A), (B), or (F), or 237(a)(4)(A) or (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
3. The alien is linked to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization that may pose a risk of serious harm or danger to the community, including criminal conduct described in INA 101(a)(43), 212(a)(1)(A)(iii), 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(4)(A)(ii).
4. The alien is unable to establish their identity as outlined in PP 10949."'
This process ensures that USCIS exercises its full authority to protect national security and public safety while adhering to the provisions of the INA and applicable laws. USCIS has considered that this direction may result in delay to the adjudication of some pending applications and has weighed that consequence against the urgent need for the agency to ensure that applicants are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible. Ultimately, USCIS has determined that the burden of processing delays that will fall on some applicants is necessary and appropriate in this instance, when weighed against the agency's obligation to protect and preserve national security.
Within 90 days of issuance of this memorandum, USCIS will prioritize a list for review, interview, re-interview, and referral to ICE and other law enforcement agencies as appropriate, and, in consultation with the [two other offices] issue operational guidance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiflg3ofmvb5gya5mycqjtkvis6ltjx6n7j2bxd5basepl67uqtqay@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
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Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
again @gelliottmorris.com says behn still has a chance but damn 3 points in this district is 🦇💩
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
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Hang on, I'm heading over to the grocery store to get some popcorn. www.action4liberty.com/corrupt_fisc...
Corrupt Fischbach Puppets Give CD7 Chair Bret Bussman Removal Papers
Expanding Individual Freedoms by Reducing Government Control
www.action4liberty.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Hang on, I'm heading over to the grocery store to get some popcorn. www.action4liberty.com/corrupt_fisc...
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The new CDC #2 has a history of supporting medical gibberish.
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The new CDC #2 has a history of supporting medical gibberish.
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
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Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"