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"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." -Angela Davis
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Neither Netflix nor the Paramount/Trump/Saudi Arabia group should own Warner Bros. Both deals are absurd - terrible for consumers and democracy.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Neither Netflix nor the Paramount/Trump/Saudi Arabia group should own Warner Bros. Both deals are absurd - terrible for consumers and democracy.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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On International Anti-Corruption Day, it’s worth remembering how Trump has turned the pardon power into a pay-to-play enterprise to reward wealthy donors and political allies while leaving victims in the dust 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
On International Anti-Corruption Day, it’s worth remembering how Trump has turned the pardon power into a pay-to-play enterprise to reward wealthy donors and political allies while leaving victims in the dust 🧵
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A Democratic Party not having an explicit platform of reforming the Judicial Branch after today is not a party I want to vote for.
The strongly worded letters have to stop someday.
The strongly worded letters have to stop someday.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A Democratic Party not having an explicit platform of reforming the Judicial Branch after today is not a party I want to vote for.
The strongly worded letters have to stop someday.
The strongly worded letters have to stop someday.
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it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
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“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
There’s only one way to interpret the 14th Amendment: exactly how it's written. Birthright citizenship isn’t up for debate.
There’s only one way to interpret the 14th Amendment: exactly how it's written. Birthright citizenship isn’t up for debate.
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
There’s only one way to interpret the 14th Amendment: exactly how it's written. Birthright citizenship isn’t up for debate.
There’s only one way to interpret the 14th Amendment: exactly how it's written. Birthright citizenship isn’t up for debate.
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The people in this administration who love to call themselves Christians and Americans demonstrate every single day why they're really not either one.
Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA, and US government agencies are sanctioning this as an operating principle on a daily basis:
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The people in this administration who love to call themselves Christians and Americans demonstrate every single day why they're really not either one.
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won’t change, industry and officials say | CNN
Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to t...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
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Top Democrats called on Sunday for the release of classified video of the U.S. military’s first operation targeting a boat in the Caribbean in early September, an attack that has faced heavy scrutiny in part for its follow-up strike that killed two survivors.
Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Top Democrats called on Sunday for the release of classified video of the U.S. military’s first operation targeting a boat in the Caribbean in early September, an attack that has faced heavy scrutiny in part for its follow-up strike that killed two survivors.
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Jimmie Duncan walked out of prison and into his parents’ arms after 27 years on death row. He spent Thanksgiving with his family, then celebrated his 57th birthday.
“We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said.
But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over.
W/ @veritenews.org
“We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said.
But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over.
W/ @veritenews.org
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Jimmie Duncan walked out of prison and into his parents’ arms after 27 years on death row. He spent Thanksgiving with his family, then celebrated his 57th birthday.
“We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said.
But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over.
W/ @veritenews.org
“We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said.
But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over.
W/ @veritenews.org
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
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Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
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I feel like if the Court tries to nullify birthright citizenship then House Democrats should commit to impeaching all the Republican justices as soon as they get a majority. Even if the Senate won’t convict, make them make a spectacle out of it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I feel like if the Court tries to nullify birthright citizenship then House Democrats should commit to impeaching all the Republican justices as soon as they get a majority. Even if the Senate won’t convict, make them make a spectacle out of it.
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
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BREAKING: A grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James
This is a BIG win for the rule of law & a clear rebuke of Trump’s attempts to weaponize the justice system for political retaliation
Political prosecutions have no place in our democracy
Read👇 - TN www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
This is a BIG win for the rule of law & a clear rebuke of Trump’s attempts to weaponize the justice system for political retaliation
Political prosecutions have no place in our democracy
Read👇 - TN www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BREAKING: A grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James
This is a BIG win for the rule of law & a clear rebuke of Trump’s attempts to weaponize the justice system for political retaliation
Political prosecutions have no place in our democracy
Read👇 - TN www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
This is a BIG win for the rule of law & a clear rebuke of Trump’s attempts to weaponize the justice system for political retaliation
Political prosecutions have no place in our democracy
Read👇 - TN www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
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District Court: The Court has considered an entire record of evidence and renders a conclusion based on that rigorous examination of facts.
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
a woman is standing in front of a wall and says that 's the rules that ... i 've just made up .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a wall and says that 's the rules that ... i 've just made up .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
District Court: The Court has considered an entire record of evidence and renders a conclusion based on that rigorous examination of facts.
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!