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Some liberal commentators continue to comment on the great disorder present in immigration under Joe Biden, without saying a word about the very substantial decrease in immigration during his last year in office and the fact that a bipartisan immigration bill likely to be enacted was killed by DT.
December 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Some liberal commentators continue to comment on the great disorder present in immigration under Joe Biden, without saying a word about the very substantial decrease in immigration during his last year in office and the fact that a bipartisan immigration bill likely to be enacted was killed by DT.
AI Overview on Texas voucher program and certain Muslim school:
A prominent Texas politician is currently attempting to have certain Islamic schools barred from the state's new school voucher program...specifically targeting schools based on their alleged connections to a Muslim advocacy group
A prominent Texas politician is currently attempting to have certain Islamic schools barred from the state's new school voucher program...specifically targeting schools based on their alleged connections to a Muslim advocacy group
December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
AI Overview on Texas voucher program and certain Muslim school:
A prominent Texas politician is currently attempting to have certain Islamic schools barred from the state's new school voucher program...specifically targeting schools based on their alleged connections to a Muslim advocacy group
A prominent Texas politician is currently attempting to have certain Islamic schools barred from the state's new school voucher program...specifically targeting schools based on their alleged connections to a Muslim advocacy group
AI Overview:
“…the modern slang term ’woke‘ -- alert to racial & social injustice —has roots in African American Vernacular English but draws conceptually from biblical calls for wakefulness, watchfulness, and awareness of spiritual or societal truths.“
“…the modern slang term ’woke‘ -- alert to racial & social injustice —has roots in African American Vernacular English but draws conceptually from biblical calls for wakefulness, watchfulness, and awareness of spiritual or societal truths.“
December 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
AI Overview:
“…the modern slang term ’woke‘ -- alert to racial & social injustice —has roots in African American Vernacular English but draws conceptually from biblical calls for wakefulness, watchfulness, and awareness of spiritual or societal truths.“
“…the modern slang term ’woke‘ -- alert to racial & social injustice —has roots in African American Vernacular English but draws conceptually from biblical calls for wakefulness, watchfulness, and awareness of spiritual or societal truths.“
From Time Magazine:
AI data centers are relying heavily on fossil fuels and stand to add millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. [And there is also massive water usage for cooling that will pose serious problems.]
AI data centers are relying heavily on fossil fuels and stand to add millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. [And there is also massive water usage for cooling that will pose serious problems.]
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From Time Magazine:
AI data centers are relying heavily on fossil fuels and stand to add millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. [And there is also massive water usage for cooling that will pose serious problems.]
AI data centers are relying heavily on fossil fuels and stand to add millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. [And there is also massive water usage for cooling that will pose serious problems.]
From Time Magazine:
Big Tech lobbyists are calling upon Congress to pass AI-friendly rules, while industry backers say they plan to spend hundreds of millions against proregulation candidates in the coming midterms….
The Administration has worked … to slash regulations [on] … data centers….
Big Tech lobbyists are calling upon Congress to pass AI-friendly rules, while industry backers say they plan to spend hundreds of millions against proregulation candidates in the coming midterms….
The Administration has worked … to slash regulations [on] … data centers….
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From Time Magazine:
Big Tech lobbyists are calling upon Congress to pass AI-friendly rules, while industry backers say they plan to spend hundreds of millions against proregulation candidates in the coming midterms….
The Administration has worked … to slash regulations [on] … data centers….
Big Tech lobbyists are calling upon Congress to pass AI-friendly rules, while industry backers say they plan to spend hundreds of millions against proregulation candidates in the coming midterms….
The Administration has worked … to slash regulations [on] … data centers….
Eric Schmidt in Time Magazine:
The greatest risk America faces is winning the AI frontier & still losing the AI era.
Building the most powerful systems matters little if other nations deploy them more effectively.
The greatest risk America faces is winning the AI frontier & still losing the AI era.
Building the most powerful systems matters little if other nations deploy them more effectively.
December 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Eric Schmidt in Time Magazine:
The greatest risk America faces is winning the AI frontier & still losing the AI era.
Building the most powerful systems matters little if other nations deploy them more effectively.
The greatest risk America faces is winning the AI frontier & still losing the AI era.
Building the most powerful systems matters little if other nations deploy them more effectively.
From history and social sciences it appears that socially cohesive groups have existed & can exist without significantly demonizing those outside the group & regarding them as enemies, although demonizing does frequently occur. Groups/societies can flourish without demonizing the other.
December 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From history and social sciences it appears that socially cohesive groups have existed & can exist without significantly demonizing those outside the group & regarding them as enemies, although demonizing does frequently occur. Groups/societies can flourish without demonizing the other.
Washington Post:
“ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses//
Rather than shuttling detainees around the country to wherever detention space is available, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement aims to speed up deportations by establishing a deliberate feeder system….”.
“ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses//
Rather than shuttling detainees around the country to wherever detention space is available, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement aims to speed up deportations by establishing a deliberate feeder system….”.
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Washington Post:
“ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses//
Rather than shuttling detainees around the country to wherever detention space is available, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement aims to speed up deportations by establishing a deliberate feeder system….”.
“ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses//
Rather than shuttling detainees around the country to wherever detention space is available, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement aims to speed up deportations by establishing a deliberate feeder system….”.
AI Overview on the Relationship Between Malignant Narcissism and Sadism:
Malignant narcissism and sadism are closely linked, with sadism often seen as a core component of malignant narcissism,
Malignant narcissism and sadism are closely linked, with sadism often seen as a core component of malignant narcissism,
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
AI Overview on the Relationship Between Malignant Narcissism and Sadism:
Malignant narcissism and sadism are closely linked, with sadism often seen as a core component of malignant narcissism,
Malignant narcissism and sadism are closely linked, with sadism often seen as a core component of malignant narcissism,
Washington Post:
Internal discussions reveal how the agency [ICE] has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for arrest videos.
Internal discussions reveal how the agency [ICE] has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for arrest videos.
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Washington Post:
Internal discussions reveal how the agency [ICE] has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for arrest videos.
Internal discussions reveal how the agency [ICE] has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for arrest videos.
Daniel Byman, Gaza’s New Normal,
Foreign Affairs, 12/23/25:
“… something like the current situation may represent Gaza’s future: limited but persistent violence and mini crises rather than progress toward development, peace, and greater stability.”
Foreign Affairs, 12/23/25:
“… something like the current situation may represent Gaza’s future: limited but persistent violence and mini crises rather than progress toward development, peace, and greater stability.”
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Daniel Byman, Gaza’s New Normal,
Foreign Affairs, 12/23/25:
“… something like the current situation may represent Gaza’s future: limited but persistent violence and mini crises rather than progress toward development, peace, and greater stability.”
Foreign Affairs, 12/23/25:
“… something like the current situation may represent Gaza’s future: limited but persistent violence and mini crises rather than progress toward development, peace, and greater stability.”
Lincoln Mitchell:
…while…Democrats may…win on affordability in 2026, to assume both free & fair elections in 2028 & the regime leaving power if they lose is a mistake.
While the economy is a major concern, the biggest problem posed by the Trump regime is fascism, not mishandling of the economy.
…while…Democrats may…win on affordability in 2026, to assume both free & fair elections in 2028 & the regime leaving power if they lose is a mistake.
While the economy is a major concern, the biggest problem posed by the Trump regime is fascism, not mishandling of the economy.
December 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lincoln Mitchell:
…while…Democrats may…win on affordability in 2026, to assume both free & fair elections in 2028 & the regime leaving power if they lose is a mistake.
While the economy is a major concern, the biggest problem posed by the Trump regime is fascism, not mishandling of the economy.
…while…Democrats may…win on affordability in 2026, to assume both free & fair elections in 2028 & the regime leaving power if they lose is a mistake.
While the economy is a major concern, the biggest problem posed by the Trump regime is fascism, not mishandling of the economy.
Heather CR
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D. Vance said, to great applause: “The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God we always will be, a Christian nation.”
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D. Vance said, to great applause: “The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God we always will be, a Christian nation.”
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Heather CR
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D. Vance said, to great applause: “The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God we always will be, a Christian nation.”
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D. Vance said, to great applause: “The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God we always will be, a Christian nation.”
The Atlantic, The Truth About Immigration That MAGA Doesn’t Acknowledge
American families rely on immigrants to take care of their children.
By Olga Khazan
DECEMBER 19, 2025, 9:40 AM ET
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[And out of fear, these immigrants are becoming unavailable by the thousands.]
American families rely on immigrants to take care of their children.
By Olga Khazan
DECEMBER 19, 2025, 9:40 AM ET
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[And out of fear, these immigrants are becoming unavailable by the thousands.]
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The Atlantic, The Truth About Immigration That MAGA Doesn’t Acknowledge
American families rely on immigrants to take care of their children.
By Olga Khazan
DECEMBER 19, 2025, 9:40 AM ET
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[And out of fear, these immigrants are becoming unavailable by the thousands.]
American families rely on immigrants to take care of their children.
By Olga Khazan
DECEMBER 19, 2025, 9:40 AM ET
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[And out of fear, these immigrants are becoming unavailable by the thousands.]
From Heather:
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post reported today on a court filing by lawyers for the government that claims it is legal for the administration to distribute federal money only to Republican-dominated states,
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post reported today on a court filing by lawyers for the government that claims it is legal for the administration to distribute federal money only to Republican-dominated states,
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
From Heather:
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post reported today on a court filing by lawyers for the government that claims it is legal for the administration to distribute federal money only to Republican-dominated states,
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post reported today on a court filing by lawyers for the government that claims it is legal for the administration to distribute federal money only to Republican-dominated states,
An outstanding article not to be missed:
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What Can Reverse Democratic Decline?
Steven Levitsky, Lucan A. Way, and Daniel Ziblatt
Foreign Affairs
January/February 2026
Published on December 11, 2025
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What Can Reverse Democratic Decline?
Steven Levitsky, Lucan A. Way, and Daniel Ziblatt
Foreign Affairs
January/February 2026
Published on December 11, 2025
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
An outstanding article not to be missed:
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What Can Reverse Democratic Decline?
Steven Levitsky, Lucan A. Way, and Daniel Ziblatt
Foreign Affairs
January/February 2026
Published on December 11, 2025
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What Can Reverse Democratic Decline?
Steven Levitsky, Lucan A. Way, and Daniel Ziblatt
Foreign Affairs
January/February 2026
Published on December 11, 2025
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder conducts outstanding climate research that is crucial for scientific understanding of Earth systems, & it provides early warnings of natural disasters. But this administration appears ready to shut down this beacon of scientific research.
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder conducts outstanding climate research that is crucial for scientific understanding of Earth systems, & it provides early warnings of natural disasters. But this administration appears ready to shut down this beacon of scientific research.
AI Overview on Unemployment:
“… the U.S. unemployment rate recently hit 4.6% in November 2025, its highest level in over four years, … signaling a cooling labor market …driven partly by federal layoffs and people re-entering the workforce, though underlying trends suggest ongoing weakening….”
“… the U.S. unemployment rate recently hit 4.6% in November 2025, its highest level in over four years, … signaling a cooling labor market …driven partly by federal layoffs and people re-entering the workforce, though underlying trends suggest ongoing weakening….”
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
AI Overview on Unemployment:
“… the U.S. unemployment rate recently hit 4.6% in November 2025, its highest level in over four years, … signaling a cooling labor market …driven partly by federal layoffs and people re-entering the workforce, though underlying trends suggest ongoing weakening….”
“… the U.S. unemployment rate recently hit 4.6% in November 2025, its highest level in over four years, … signaling a cooling labor market …driven partly by federal layoffs and people re-entering the workforce, though underlying trends suggest ongoing weakening….”
Black vs White Employment from Axios Macro:
• Roughly 76% of the Black prime-age population were employed as of November, about 6 percentage points less than the comparable measure for white workers.
• Roughly 76% of the Black prime-age population were employed as of November, about 6 percentage points less than the comparable measure for white workers.
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Black vs White Employment from Axios Macro:
• Roughly 76% of the Black prime-age population were employed as of November, about 6 percentage points less than the comparable measure for white workers.
• Roughly 76% of the Black prime-age population were employed as of November, about 6 percentage points less than the comparable measure for white workers.
A number of Democratic commentators still suggest that president Trump is making the same mistake Joe Biden made of telling people the economy is good while the people themselves don’t feel it’s good at all. But while Biden attempted to explain the nature of his agenda and ask for patience,
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
A number of Democratic commentators still suggest that president Trump is making the same mistake Joe Biden made of telling people the economy is good while the people themselves don’t feel it’s good at all. But while Biden attempted to explain the nature of his agenda and ask for patience,
An excerpt from Heather Cox Richardson:
‘[Thomas] Paine had no doubt that patriots would create a new nation, eventually, because the cause of human self-determination was just. But how long it took to establish that new nation would depend on how much effort people put into success.
‘[Thomas] Paine had no doubt that patriots would create a new nation, eventually, because the cause of human self-determination was just. But how long it took to establish that new nation would depend on how much effort people put into success.
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
An excerpt from Heather Cox Richardson:
‘[Thomas] Paine had no doubt that patriots would create a new nation, eventually, because the cause of human self-determination was just. But how long it took to establish that new nation would depend on how much effort people put into success.
‘[Thomas] Paine had no doubt that patriots would create a new nation, eventually, because the cause of human self-determination was just. But how long it took to establish that new nation would depend on how much effort people put into success.
S. Baum in Erin in the Morning:
Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt//
The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.
Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt//
The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
S. Baum in Erin in the Morning:
Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt//
The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.
Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt//
The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.
“… several pieces of Biden administration legislation and executive actions are linked to the upsurge in massive data centers, primarily by incentivizing AI development, boosting semiconductor manufacturing, and expanding the power grid.
December 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“… several pieces of Biden administration legislation and executive actions are linked to the upsurge in massive data centers, primarily by incentivizing AI development, boosting semiconductor manufacturing, and expanding the power grid.
Introduction to AI Overview:
“… federal drug prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades during the past year (2025). This decline is primarily attributed to a shift in law enforcement priorities and resources toward immigration enforcement.“
“… federal drug prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades during the past year (2025). This decline is primarily attributed to a shift in law enforcement priorities and resources toward immigration enforcement.“
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Introduction to AI Overview:
“… federal drug prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades during the past year (2025). This decline is primarily attributed to a shift in law enforcement priorities and resources toward immigration enforcement.“
“… federal drug prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades during the past year (2025). This decline is primarily attributed to a shift in law enforcement priorities and resources toward immigration enforcement.“
If our experience of time is an illusion &, therefore, our experience of reality is illusory, why be concerned about this experienced but illusory world? Why should one care about what is experienced as real if in fact it is not real, only illusory. Why care even about life and death matters?
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If our experience of time is an illusion &, therefore, our experience of reality is illusory, why be concerned about this experienced but illusory world? Why should one care about what is experienced as real if in fact it is not real, only illusory. Why care even about life and death matters?