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I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
December 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
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NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
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They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
December 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
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The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
Trump’s latest climate attack: Offshore wind farms
The administration halts offshore wind projects, citing dubious “national security risks.”
www.motherjones.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
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NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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So the "most transparent president in history" won't let Jack Smith's testimony become public. He's got them holding back tens of thousands of Epstein documents, haven't seen his taxes, his school records, and no one knows why the East Wing was destroyed before he even had ballroom plans. Yeah.
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So the "most transparent president in history" won't let Jack Smith's testimony become public. He's got them holding back tens of thousands of Epstein documents, haven't seen his taxes, his school records, and no one knows why the East Wing was destroyed before he even had ballroom plans. Yeah.
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Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
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Companies buy SIM cards in bulk around the world to then sell SMS verification as a service to users creating fake online accounts.
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Want to sway an election? Here’s how much fake online accounts cost
Systematic price monitoring sheds light on economics of online manipulation
scim.ag
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Companies buy SIM cards in bulk around the world to then sell SMS verification as a service to users creating fake online accounts.
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Her slide deck from yesterday’s epidemiological crime scene can be found here:
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
www.cdc.gov
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Her slide deck from yesterday’s epidemiological crime scene can be found here:
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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Any vaccine on this slide for the U.S. but not for Denmark is what Trump wants to get rid of, thanks to FDA employee Tracy Beth Hoeg, who has zero understanding of the U.S. public health system.
HepB, RSV, rotavirus, Covid19, flu, chickenpox, HepA and meningitis.
HepB, RSV, rotavirus, Covid19, flu, chickenpox, HepA and meningitis.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Any vaccine on this slide for the U.S. but not for Denmark is what Trump wants to get rid of, thanks to FDA employee Tracy Beth Hoeg, who has zero understanding of the U.S. public health system.
HepB, RSV, rotavirus, Covid19, flu, chickenpox, HepA and meningitis.
HepB, RSV, rotavirus, Covid19, flu, chickenpox, HepA and meningitis.
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
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There’s no telling how many similar stories are not being told for fear of retaliation.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
Senator Murray Condemns Egregious Use of Force by ICE as Constituent is Mauled by Attack Dog, Demands Release from NWIPC to Receive Appropriate Medical Care - Senator Patty Murray
***(WARNING: Graphic Content) Photos of Wilmer’s injuries, photos of Wilmer and his children, and partial video of his detainment are available to the press HERE*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen...
www.murray.senate.gov
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
There’s no telling how many similar stories are not being told for fear of retaliation.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
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"On September 11, 2001, [Abigail Spanberger's pick to be VA Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Security] Stanley Meador...responded to the Pentagon moments after the attack"; "received a [VA] 'Declaration of Valor' for his actions during the response." bluevirginia.us/2025/12/gove...
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"On September 11, 2001, [Abigail Spanberger's pick to be VA Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Security] Stanley Meador...responded to the Pentagon moments after the attack"; "received a [VA] 'Declaration of Valor' for his actions during the response." bluevirginia.us/2025/12/gove...
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I've been doing a lot of TV lately, but easily my favorite thing is "The Professor Is In," a segment in which we step back from the news cycle and teach economics. That's my true love. With news that Trump might be about to appoint a new Fed chair, we explain: What does the Fed Chair do?
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I've been doing a lot of TV lately, but easily my favorite thing is "The Professor Is In," a segment in which we step back from the news cycle and teach economics. That's my true love. With news that Trump might be about to appoint a new Fed chair, we explain: What does the Fed Chair do?
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Perspective from @drdebhoury.bsky.social on the destruction of the CDC and public health, and the lack of action in response
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time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Perspective from @drdebhoury.bsky.social on the destruction of the CDC and public health, and the lack of action in response
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
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I tried to do the latter here, with an assist from @cingraham.bsky.social.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/18/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/18/t...
The United States Can't Afford the Opportunity Cost of Stephen Miller's Bigotry - emptywheel
Americans can't have nice things -- the nice things they used to have -- because Republicans in Congress gave much of money spent on government employees who give you nice things and instead gave it t...
www.emptywheel.net
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I tried to do the latter here, with an assist from @cingraham.bsky.social.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/18/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/18/t...
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If you call them conspiracy *fictions* or conspiracy *myths* right from the start, then you don't have to put so much work into refuting things that are demonstrably false. It is a big labor-saving device.
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you call them conspiracy *fictions* or conspiracy *myths* right from the start, then you don't have to put so much work into refuting things that are demonstrably false. It is a big labor-saving device.
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Getting a work-authorized SSN does not automatically entitle someone to receive Social Security benefits. The SSA requires that beneficiaries meet other strict eligibility rules (e.g., valid immigration status, sufficient work credits, lawful presence). 


December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Getting a work-authorized SSN does not automatically entitle someone to receive Social Security benefits. The SSA requires that beneficiaries meet other strict eligibility rules (e.g., valid immigration status, sufficient work credits, lawful presence).