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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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BREAKING: We’re honored to represent the American Academy of Pediatrics after nearly $12 million of their federal public-health funding was cut in an attempt to retaliate against them for speaking out against the admin’s health policies.
We will stop this blatant abuse of power in court.
We will stop this blatant abuse of power in court.
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING: We’re honored to represent the American Academy of Pediatrics after nearly $12 million of their federal public-health funding was cut in an attempt to retaliate against them for speaking out against the admin’s health policies.
We will stop this blatant abuse of power in court.
We will stop this blatant abuse of power in court.
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A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas present’ for homeless neighbors
Five years after the Lynnwood Hygiene Center opened, serving hundreds in poverty, the landlord planned to sell. Steves stepped in to buy it.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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She, and I can’t stress this enough, is a fucking loser. Folks give her money because she’s a blond, white loser. All these other things in the world don’t get proper funding because losers want to give their resources and join forces with a fellow loser to do loserific shit.
NEW: Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing media figure, made $474,313 last year from the conservative nonprofit org, the Leadership Institute. More striking than her total comp was the way it was structured.
For @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/business/med...
For @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/business/med...
Leadership Perks: Riley Gaines Scored Big Bonus From Nonprofit
Gaines, the former Kentucky swimmer turned OutKick commentator, banked $474,313 from the conservative political organization in 2024.
www.sportico.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
She, and I can’t stress this enough, is a fucking loser. Folks give her money because she’s a blond, white loser. All these other things in the world don’t get proper funding because losers want to give their resources and join forces with a fellow loser to do loserific shit.
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Have you ever wondered about experiences Black elders in your family have had but never shared? Now is your opportunity to make sure those stories don’t get lost. https://capitalbnews.org/oralhistoryproject/
Help Preserve Black History by Sharing Your Story
Capital B is building an archive of Black oral history, told in your voices and words.
capitalbnews.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Have you ever wondered about experiences Black elders in your family have had but never shared? Now is your opportunity to make sure those stories don’t get lost. https://capitalbnews.org/oralhistoryproject/
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Photographer Malcolm Pinckney credits his morning green tea for motivating him as he recently reached 50 years since he started snapping and shooting for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks). Oh, and also a love for the job.
Photographer Malcolm Pinckney hits 50 years of capturing NYC’s greenest spaces
Photographer Malcolm Pinckney credits his morning green tea for motivating him as he recently reached 50 years since he started snapping.
amsterdamnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Photographer Malcolm Pinckney credits his morning green tea for motivating him as he recently reached 50 years since he started snapping and shooting for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks). Oh, and also a love for the job.
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In all, Dayana, a U.S. Citizen, was stopped three different times in roughly the same area of Key Largo and around the same time of day
NOV 7: Dayana is stopped, her husband, the passenger, is detained and taken by #immigration agents
NOV 15: Dayana is stopped, then let go
DEC 3: This happened 👇
NOV 7: Dayana is stopped, her husband, the passenger, is detained and taken by #immigration agents
NOV 15: Dayana is stopped, then let go
DEC 3: This happened 👇
December 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
In all, Dayana, a U.S. Citizen, was stopped three different times in roughly the same area of Key Largo and around the same time of day
NOV 7: Dayana is stopped, her husband, the passenger, is detained and taken by #immigration agents
NOV 15: Dayana is stopped, then let go
DEC 3: This happened 👇
NOV 7: Dayana is stopped, her husband, the passenger, is detained and taken by #immigration agents
NOV 15: Dayana is stopped, then let go
DEC 3: This happened 👇
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Had to go check out the full segment. Their parents never pressured them to be musicians and they ultimately let them decide where they wanted to take it, they only asked that they worked hard 😭.
youtu.be/YTb_B43q1-4?...
youtu.be/YTb_B43q1-4?...
How the 7 Kanneh-Mason siblings became classical music sensations
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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December 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Had to go check out the full segment. Their parents never pressured them to be musicians and they ultimately let them decide where they wanted to take it, they only asked that they worked hard 😭.
youtu.be/YTb_B43q1-4?...
youtu.be/YTb_B43q1-4?...
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D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up. n.pr/3YIJurW
In Memoriam 2025: The Musicians We Lost
D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up. n.pr/3YIJurW
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We should deeply consider the systems that force people to prove themselves out of poverty
The cashier at Target should be able to work full-time and afford their bills with a little left over. That’s not radical.
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We should deeply consider the systems that force people to prove themselves out of poverty
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice. n.pr/49mlYXT
Student loan borrowers in default may soon see their wages garnished
About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice. n.pr/49mlYXT
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Because "disruptors" have typically never done ANYTHING. They re-invent the wheel; they lie and cheat, and make shit up, and we need to stop pretending that "disruption" is a net positive, or that "disruptors" are anything but grifters
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Because "disruptors" have typically never done ANYTHING. They re-invent the wheel; they lie and cheat, and make shit up, and we need to stop pretending that "disruption" is a net positive, or that "disruptors" are anything but grifters
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Listening to Cyrus Chestnut's magisterial version of A Charlie Brown Christmas to get in the spirit, set the vibes, alldat:
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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December 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Listening to Cyrus Chestnut's magisterial version of A Charlie Brown Christmas to get in the spirit, set the vibes, alldat:
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The American College Theatre Festival has suspended its affiliation with the Kennedy Center after nearly six decades of partnership. www.broadwayworld.com/article/Amer...
American College Theatre Festival Suspends Affiliation With Kennedy Center
The American College Theatre Festival announced it has suspended its long-standing affiliation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing a misalignment of values while confirming its national and regional programs will continue.
www.broadwayworld.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The American College Theatre Festival has suspended its affiliation with the Kennedy Center after nearly six decades of partnership. www.broadwayworld.com/article/Amer...
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She survived a storm. The house didn’t.
For 40 years, Malissa Whitehead called this place home. She fears it could collapse on her at any moment.
For decades, she reached out for help. Now, she’s turning to her community to hold onto her American dream.
capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...
For 40 years, Malissa Whitehead called this place home. She fears it could collapse on her at any moment.
For decades, she reached out for help. Now, she’s turning to her community to hold onto her American dream.
capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...
This Mississippi Delta Home Could Collapse Before Help Arrives
She works two jobs and can’t afford to pay for costly repairs. She’s called on congressional leaders and celebrities to no avail.
capitalbnews.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
She survived a storm. The house didn’t.
For 40 years, Malissa Whitehead called this place home. She fears it could collapse on her at any moment.
For decades, she reached out for help. Now, she’s turning to her community to hold onto her American dream.
capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...
For 40 years, Malissa Whitehead called this place home. She fears it could collapse on her at any moment.
For decades, she reached out for help. Now, she’s turning to her community to hold onto her American dream.
capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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I hate Rahm Emanuel so much that the word hate doesn't actually suffice. I need a more specific word to capture the feelings I accumulated across years of fighting his austerity measures, and demanding justice for people who died because of him — and for Laquan McDonald, whose murder he covered up.
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I hate Rahm Emanuel so much that the word hate doesn't actually suffice. I need a more specific word to capture the feelings I accumulated across years of fighting his austerity measures, and demanding justice for people who died because of him — and for Laquan McDonald, whose murder he covered up.
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CECOT has a max capacity of 40,000.
There are over 50,000 Black men in solitary confinement in the US today.
Black men are most likely to be falsely arrested and charged while 100% innocent. You can be in jail for over a year before your trial. During that time you can be forced to do slave labor.
There are over 50,000 Black men in solitary confinement in the US today.
Black men are most likely to be falsely arrested and charged while 100% innocent. You can be in jail for over a year before your trial. During that time you can be forced to do slave labor.
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
CECOT has a max capacity of 40,000.
There are over 50,000 Black men in solitary confinement in the US today.
Black men are most likely to be falsely arrested and charged while 100% innocent. You can be in jail for over a year before your trial. During that time you can be forced to do slave labor.
There are over 50,000 Black men in solitary confinement in the US today.
Black men are most likely to be falsely arrested and charged while 100% innocent. You can be in jail for over a year before your trial. During that time you can be forced to do slave labor.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
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White women getting people fired for holding them to a standard part 83737383)
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
White women getting people fired for holding them to a standard part 83737383)
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Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
This articulates my exact feelings about San Francisco, the tech industry, & the entire social crisis of Capitalism we are all facing. Ms. Solnit writes with fierce precision & grace, connecting the dots with damning evidence rather than hyperbole.
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rebecca Solnit · In the Shadow of Silicon Valley: Losing San Francisco
I don’t know whether these billionaires know what a city is, but I do know that they have laid their hands on the city...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
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Something grotesquely ironic that as news —which tried to be buried by the editor of CBS News—comes to light abt the vileness at CECOT the authors of Project 2025, who advocated for mass deportations, are having an internal war bc some were not cruel enough for Heritage and are fleeing to VP Pence
December 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Something grotesquely ironic that as news —which tried to be buried by the editor of CBS News—comes to light abt the vileness at CECOT the authors of Project 2025, who advocated for mass deportations, are having an internal war bc some were not cruel enough for Heritage and are fleeing to VP Pence