Ariel
@ariely831.bsky.social
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Has anyone written a coherent, good-faith argument *against* a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, or in favor of the status quo? What is the argument lawmakers use when explaining why they don't want a vote on the matter? Having trouble finding.
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Has anyone written a coherent, good-faith argument *against* a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, or in favor of the status quo? What is the argument lawmakers use when explaining why they don't want a vote on the matter? Having trouble finding.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Good morning to everyone who didn’t extort a corrupt sporting body into creating a fake medal for them because they’re still in their fee-fees about getting repeatedly spurned by the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Good morning to everyone who didn’t extort a corrupt sporting body into creating a fake medal for them because they’re still in their fee-fees about getting repeatedly spurned by the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
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Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
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“Federal hiring for career jobs is supposed to be based on merit, not politics. You want the best people in the jobs, regardless of whether they’re Democrats or Republicans or independents, and that’s true regardless who’s in office," our own Ori Lev told @fedscoop.bsky.social about our lawsuit.
OPM ‘loyalty question’ pushes potential agency applicants away, court documents show
Pseudonymous declarations from four federal workers paint a picture of a policy “having its intended impact” of politicizing agency work, an attorney for the plaintiffs says.
fedscoop.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Federal hiring for career jobs is supposed to be based on merit, not politics. You want the best people in the jobs, regardless of whether they’re Democrats or Republicans or independents, and that’s true regardless who’s in office," our own Ori Lev told @fedscoop.bsky.social about our lawsuit.
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When mom makes you wear your perfect attendance medal for your school photo.
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
When mom makes you wear your perfect attendance medal for your school photo.
I know I say it a lot, but JFC
Always exciting for the White House when they can be sycophantic and racist in one move:
"National parks add Trump's birthday to list of fee-free days and remove MLK Day, Juneteenth"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
"National parks add Trump's birthday to list of fee-free days and remove MLK Day, Juneteenth"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
National parks add Trump's birthday to list of fee-free days and remove MLK Day, Juneteenth
The change to the schedule comes shortly after the Trump administration announced new fees for non-resident visitors.
www.cbsnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I know I say it a lot, but JFC
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
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Superior stock trading performance by US congressional leaders, from Shang-Jin Wei and Yifan Zhou www.nber.org/papers/w34524
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Superior stock trading performance by US congressional leaders, from Shang-Jin Wei and Yifan Zhou www.nber.org/papers/w34524
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Warning: dog bite images
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Sen. Murray urges release of man allegedly mauled by ICE dog
YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle
m.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Warning: dog bite images
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
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Apparently Trump is very unhappy about the reporting on his age, health, and recent tendency to fall asleep on camera during meetings. He gets very angry about it.
So keep it up.
newrepublic.com/post/204021/...
So keep it up.
newrepublic.com/post/204021/...
Trump, 79, Is Freaking Out About Stories That He’s a Tired Old Man
There have been multiple stories about Donald Trump’s apparent decline—and he is not happy about it.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Apparently Trump is very unhappy about the reporting on his age, health, and recent tendency to fall asleep on camera during meetings. He gets very angry about it.
So keep it up.
newrepublic.com/post/204021/...
So keep it up.
newrepublic.com/post/204021/...
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A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfae.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
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JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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Of course it was a Trump supporter.
Why would anyone else even bother?
Why would anyone else even bother?
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Of course it was a Trump supporter.
Why would anyone else even bother?
Why would anyone else even bother?
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It’s clear he’s selling pardons. It’s become a corrupt practice.
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s clear he’s selling pardons. It’s become a corrupt practice.
JFC
The new National Security Strategy of the U.S. contains some pretty explicit white nationalism:
“We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of
Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity.”
“We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of
Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity.”
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
JFC
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Breaking:
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Breaking:
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
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Remember when he claimed he won the “Michelin Man of the Year” Award when no such thing existed?
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Remember when he claimed he won the “Michelin Man of the Year” Award when no such thing existed?
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.