Elliot the Almost Ready
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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
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THIS is who is behind those masks, grabbing people off the street:
"A Cincinnati ICE agent has been arrested on domestic violence charges."
Police have been to the residence 22 times. 22 times. Does he still work for ICE? No sign that he's been fired...
www.wcpo.com/news/crime/c...
"A Cincinnati ICE agent has been arrested on domestic violence charges."
Police have been to the residence 22 times. 22 times. Does he still work for ICE? No sign that he's been fired...
www.wcpo.com/news/crime/c...
Cincinnati ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges, accused of choking woman
Samuel Saxon, 47, is accused of putting a woman in a chokehold, 'causing visible injuries on her neck,' in the hallway of their Corryville apartment complex, according to an affidavit.
www.wcpo.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
THIS is who is behind those masks, grabbing people off the street:
"A Cincinnati ICE agent has been arrested on domestic violence charges."
Police have been to the residence 22 times. 22 times. Does he still work for ICE? No sign that he's been fired...
www.wcpo.com/news/crime/c...
"A Cincinnati ICE agent has been arrested on domestic violence charges."
Police have been to the residence 22 times. 22 times. Does he still work for ICE? No sign that he's been fired...
www.wcpo.com/news/crime/c...
"There was a mass exodus of lawyers earlier this year after political appointees removed career managers, detailed employees to menial work, unilaterally dropped cases, and made it clear the division’s focus would be enforcing Donald Trump’s priorities."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Over 200 ex-staffers decry destruction of DoJ civil rights arm: ‘America deserves better’
Former employees from justice department’s civil rights division accuse Trump administration of purging experts
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"There was a mass exodus of lawyers earlier this year after political appointees removed career managers, detailed employees to menial work, unilaterally dropped cases, and made it clear the division’s focus would be enforcing Donald Trump’s priorities."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual Winter Solstice display, first erected in 1995, is back up in the Wisconsin state Capitol rotunda in Madison for the 30th year in a row!
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual Winter Solstice display, first erected in 1995, is back up in the Wisconsin state Capitol rotunda in Madison for the 30th year in a row!
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Zohran Mamdani’s field operation embraced outreach and de-emphasized scripts in its strategy to reach voters directly, said eight campaign officials, volunteers and political observers, offering a potential road map for Democratic canvassing efforts in the midterm elections and beyond.
What Democrats can take from Zohran Mamdani's outreach efforts for 2026
Mamdani’s field operation embraced risk and de-emphasized scripts to reach voters directly, eight campaign officials, volunteers and political observers told NBC News.
nbcnews.to
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s field operation embraced outreach and de-emphasized scripts in its strategy to reach voters directly, said eight campaign officials, volunteers and political observers, offering a potential road map for Democratic canvassing efforts in the midterm elections and beyond.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
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Looks like Trump is bringing China to its knees with his tariffs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b... The pathetic part of the story is that his aides are too scared to tell Trump, so he just lives in his dementia dreams
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Looks like Trump is bringing China to its knees with his tariffs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b... The pathetic part of the story is that his aides are too scared to tell Trump, so he just lives in his dementia dreams
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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This could probably be done with simple legislation. Article 3 says almost nothing about how the Supreme Court operates. It mentions that a chief justice will exist, but that’s about it. There are essentially no constitutional rules about how they hear or decide cases.
I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This could probably be done with simple legislation. Article 3 says almost nothing about how the Supreme Court operates. It mentions that a chief justice will exist, but that’s about it. There are essentially no constitutional rules about how they hear or decide cases.
I'm starting to think that we need to get rid of the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court and put every issue that comes up to a direct vote of the people.
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BREAKING: The Indiana House votes 57-41 to advance a Trump-approved congressional map that could eliminate both of the state’s Democratic districts. The map now heads to the state Senate, which is expected to take it up when it convenes Monday.
Indiana House Passes Trump Gerrymander, Sending Map to Uncertain Senate Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I'm starting to think that we need to get rid of the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court and put every issue that comes up to a direct vote of the people.
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This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
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 3:20 PM
This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
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SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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In 2017, Trump called up Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to tell him what a great job he was doing with the drug problem. Duterte told the media Trump said he did it "the right way"
Duterte is awaiting trial in Hague right now for what he did.
edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/p...
Duterte is awaiting trial in Hague right now for what he did.
edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In 2017, Trump called up Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to tell him what a great job he was doing with the drug problem. Duterte told the media Trump said he did it "the right way"
Duterte is awaiting trial in Hague right now for what he did.
edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/p...
Duterte is awaiting trial in Hague right now for what he did.
edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/p...
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This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
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New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Trump has given a full and unconditional pardon to entertainment executive Tim Leiweke—whom his own Justice Department indicted on charges of “orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university” in Austin. trib.al/qU7UmJr
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump has given a full and unconditional pardon to entertainment executive Tim Leiweke—whom his own Justice Department indicted on charges of “orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university” in Austin. trib.al/qU7UmJr
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For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
floodlightnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
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Trump’s pardon for Henry Cuellar is part of a truly ridiculous pro-corruption pattern, spanning both of his terms.
The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s pardon for Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar fits a pro-corruption pattern
Trump appears to have a soft spot for politicians accused or convicted of corruption charges, regardless of party.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump’s pardon for Henry Cuellar is part of a truly ridiculous pro-corruption pattern, spanning both of his terms.
The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Good reminder that Trump was guilty of an egregious crime simply in Georgia, let alone the rest of the country, and should have served a significant stint in prison. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Last Big Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped
The U.S. justice and political systems have shown that they can’t hold the president and his allies to account for trying to steal the 2020 election.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Good reminder that Trump was guilty of an egregious crime simply in Georgia, let alone the rest of the country, and should have served a significant stint in prison. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Guess who suggested that illegal orders should be ignored when Obama was president?
2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Guess who suggested that illegal orders should be ignored when Obama was president?