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The Prerogative State
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Prerogative State
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
Insane.
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment. www.wired.com/story/the-mi...
The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Insane.
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If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
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Alaska National Guard helping ICE generates an environment of fear. Not just for undocumented immigrants but for folks here legally and even for US citizens who might be mistaken for undocumented immigrants.
Check out coverage at the Alaska Beacon: alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/02/g...
#akleg #alaska
Check out coverage at the Alaska Beacon: alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/02/g...
#akleg #alaska
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Alaska National Guard helping ICE generates an environment of fear. Not just for undocumented immigrants but for folks here legally and even for US citizens who might be mistaken for undocumented immigrants.
Check out coverage at the Alaska Beacon: alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/02/g...
#akleg #alaska
Check out coverage at the Alaska Beacon: alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/02/g...
#akleg #alaska
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
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This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Sometimes I just want to grab certain elected Democrats and shake them silly while yelling "Norms aren't norms if you don't enforce them!"
Also "Norms aren't norms if you're the only one following them!"
Also "Norms aren't norms if you're the only one following them!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sometimes I just want to grab certain elected Democrats and shake them silly while yelling "Norms aren't norms if you don't enforce them!"
Also "Norms aren't norms if you're the only one following them!"
Also "Norms aren't norms if you're the only one following them!"
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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i keep thinking about how they're doing a massive, rushed, and shadily funded construction project literally right on top of the PEOC
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
i keep thinking about how they're doing a massive, rushed, and shadily funded construction project literally right on top of the PEOC
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It’s particularly cool that Alaska is represented in this video by the most conservative town in the entire state.
There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s particularly cool that Alaska is represented in this video by the most conservative town in the entire state.
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hey this seems bad
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
hey this seems bad
Cry me a river.
Short sellers blame retail investors for worst returns since 2020 on.ft.com/46PPjsv
Short sellers blame retail investors for worst returns since 2020
Rally in heavily shorted stocks comes as AI hype and hopes of lower rates push S&P 500 to record highs
on.ft.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Cry me a river.
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"Mount McKinley"
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"Mount McKinley"
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Soooooo can we circle back to this crazy plan? Seems pertinent all of a sudden.
October 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Soooooo can we circle back to this crazy plan? Seems pertinent all of a sudden.
Thus truth 10,000 times.
Related to last RS: learning about the granular history of the Civil Rights movement, it's astonishing how much it was "we're losing, this is doing nothing, what are we doing?" over and over until...they win. It's truly heartening how *not* inevitable it was in the moment.
October 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Thus truth 10,000 times.
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One reason I stick around is that it's great to see - and I am not kidding -when someone actually follows the convo and gets the point
I believe Tom's point is that MAGA and Trump are fascists, their world view is fascist, but the US govt is not a consolidated, consummate, fascism regime. It's current status is probably a competitive authoritarian government, or at least backsliding rapidly into that category 6 mo's in
October 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
One reason I stick around is that it's great to see - and I am not kidding -when someone actually follows the convo and gets the point
@crisesnotes.bsky.social
If a CR passes, agencies will receive appropriations at levels not reflective of recent grant cancelations and firings made by Executive branch. The agencies would get billions in excess funds. These billions will be a huge slush fund for Trump's cronies at these agencies.
If a CR passes, agencies will receive appropriations at levels not reflective of recent grant cancelations and firings made by Executive branch. The agencies would get billions in excess funds. These billions will be a huge slush fund for Trump's cronies at these agencies.
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
@crisesnotes.bsky.social
If a CR passes, agencies will receive appropriations at levels not reflective of recent grant cancelations and firings made by Executive branch. The agencies would get billions in excess funds. These billions will be a huge slush fund for Trump's cronies at these agencies.
If a CR passes, agencies will receive appropriations at levels not reflective of recent grant cancelations and firings made by Executive branch. The agencies would get billions in excess funds. These billions will be a huge slush fund for Trump's cronies at these agencies.
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So much for working a final two weeks in good faith, we’ve all already been locked out of our email accounts.
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
So much for working a final two weeks in good faith, we’ve all already been locked out of our email accounts.
This is true. The light brought into the world with Guttenberg is about to be extinguished.
We all laughed at the "pivot to video" and then it destroyed the world and began a thousand years of darkness.
September 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is true. The light brought into the world with Guttenberg is about to be extinguished.
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This is the way.
Shout out to the place where my 13yo takes art classes (not naming it) for their pro-active measures to keep ICE out, protecting these kids so they have somewhere safe to create and learn and grow.
September 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is the way.