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two major mayoral elections in 4 days (yes it never ends):
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
The Democratic mayor of Albuquerque, Tim Keller, faces a runoff next week against a former Republican sheriff, Darren White. White has pledged to repeal an executive order from Keller that limits local collaboration with ICE.
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, from... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
two major mayoral elections in 4 days (yes it never ends):
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
Miami, which Democrats are trying to flip.
Albuquerque, which the GOP is trying to flip.
try living in a country that DOESN'T have a functioning/existing postal system. Not everything can be sent online; do you want to pay big $$ to private couriers? Also, USPS provides vital services to rural areas! (You know, the rural areas that MAGA republicans consider the "heart of the USA")
I am happy to pay $30 a year for USPS Prime, which delivers mail daily to my home
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
try living in a country that DOESN'T have a functioning/existing postal system. Not everything can be sent online; do you want to pay big $$ to private couriers? Also, USPS provides vital services to rural areas! (You know, the rural areas that MAGA republicans consider the "heart of the USA")
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👇🎯 The Post Office is a friggin’ miracle, one of the actual original functions of the Republic, & the government is not a business.
I am happy to pay $30 a year for USPS Prime, which delivers mail daily to my home
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
👇🎯 The Post Office is a friggin’ miracle, one of the actual original functions of the Republic, & the government is not a business.
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Worth noting that Trump has pardoned zero of the heartwarming redemption stories. Zero. Every pardon is a guy who got caught doing obvious evil shit and is unrepentant. Many of whom did their shit either in Trump’s benefit of paid him. And the motive is ego or grift or both. Every time.
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Worth noting that Trump has pardoned zero of the heartwarming redemption stories. Zero. Every pardon is a guy who got caught doing obvious evil shit and is unrepentant. Many of whom did their shit either in Trump’s benefit of paid him. And the motive is ego or grift or both. Every time.
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Everyday they have to find a way to coddle the old man but we were told a woman is too emotional to be president.
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Everyday they have to find a way to coddle the old man but we were told a woman is too emotional to be president.
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A judge has ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the 2005 & 2007 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act compels the DOJ, FBI and federal prosecutors by 19 December to disclose the tranche of materials amassed during investigations into Epstein.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act compels the DOJ, FBI and federal prosecutors by 19 December to disclose the tranche of materials amassed during investigations into Epstein.
Jeffrey Epstein: US judge orders unsealing of grand jury records from abandoned case
A similar request was rejected earlier this year, but a law passed by Congress last month overrides it.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A judge has ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the 2005 & 2007 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act compels the DOJ, FBI and federal prosecutors by 19 December to disclose the tranche of materials amassed during investigations into Epstein.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act compels the DOJ, FBI and federal prosecutors by 19 December to disclose the tranche of materials amassed during investigations into Epstein.
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My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
Why are we hearing
about hospital admissions
rising in the UK and Canada
but not in the US?
I said I did not know.
And so she answered:
Because in the US
no one can afford
to go to a hospital.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
Why are we hearing
about hospital admissions
rising in the UK and Canada
but not in the US?
I said I did not know.
And so she answered:
Because in the US
no one can afford
to go to a hospital.
And then neither of us laughed.
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
Why are we hearing
about hospital admissions
rising in the UK and Canada
but not in the US?
I said I did not know.
And so she answered:
Because in the US
no one can afford
to go to a hospital.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
Why are we hearing
about hospital admissions
rising in the UK and Canada
but not in the US?
I said I did not know.
And so she answered:
Because in the US
no one can afford
to go to a hospital.
And then neither of us laughed.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Commissioner Dr. James McDonald: “We continue to recommend that every baby receive this vaccine within 24 hours of delivery, & that infants born to a person with hepatitis B receive it within 12 hours.” NY's unchanged recommendations: health.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/2025-12-05_acip_votes.htm
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Commissioner Dr. James McDonald: “We continue to recommend that every baby receive this vaccine within 24 hours of delivery, & that infants born to a person with hepatitis B receive it within 12 hours.” NY's unchanged recommendations: health.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/2025-12-05_acip_votes.htm
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December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
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Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
Americans' refusals to accept apparent abuses of power by the federal government indicate that the political winds may be starting to shift.
www.justsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
a bit of good news
Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center. It will be a major upgrade from previously confusing notices.
IRS Must Make Those Confusing Math-Error Notices Easier To Understand
Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
a bit of good news
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The Trump National Security Strategy is an act of vandalism against the things that actually make our country strong, safe, and prosperous.
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The Trump National Security Strategy is an act of vandalism against the things that actually make our country strong, safe, and prosperous.
this is nuts
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
this is nuts
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If there’s one thing you’d think Congress could do without controversy, it’s renaming post offices.
But this week, a House committee quietly pulled Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to rename one in Brookland for Chuck Brown, D.C.’s godfather of go-go.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social has the story:
But this week, a House committee quietly pulled Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to rename one in Brookland for Chuck Brown, D.C.’s godfather of go-go.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social has the story:
Wilson Building Bulletin: The Chuck Brown post office is no-go
Also: D.C. gets no deference from Congress, and there won't be a referendum on the tipped wage (though the fight isn't over)
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If there’s one thing you’d think Congress could do without controversy, it’s renaming post offices.
But this week, a House committee quietly pulled Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to rename one in Brookland for Chuck Brown, D.C.’s godfather of go-go.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social has the story:
But this week, a House committee quietly pulled Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to rename one in Brookland for Chuck Brown, D.C.’s godfather of go-go.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social has the story:
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This is not policy. Just insanity
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is not policy. Just insanity
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Fox says that "1.1 million job cuts" in 2025 "could be good news for the president"
(This is 54% increase from 2024)
(This is 54% increase from 2024)
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Fox says that "1.1 million job cuts" in 2025 "could be good news for the president"
(This is 54% increase from 2024)
(This is 54% increase from 2024)
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"Only twice since 2008"
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Only twice since 2008"
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This, of course, as a complete lie, but that's the new Pentagon and Pentagon Press Corp for you, completely untrustworthy.
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This, of course, as a complete lie, but that's the new Pentagon and Pentagon Press Corp for you, completely untrustworthy.
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U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
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Are you struggling with gift ideas? Why not get some fun merch that helps support rescue animals? We have 2026 calendars, shirts, stickers, mugs, and lots more!🎁
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December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Are you struggling with gift ideas? Why not get some fun merch that helps support rescue animals? We have 2026 calendars, shirts, stickers, mugs, and lots more!🎁
Printify Shop (calendars and more): merrymac-farm-sanctuary.printify.me
Bonfire Shop (clothes and more): www.bonfire.com/store/merrym...
Printify Shop (calendars and more): merrymac-farm-sanctuary.printify.me
Bonfire Shop (clothes and more): www.bonfire.com/store/merrym...
unparalleled corruption—and I doubt Jr would have made this kind of money had he been born into a different family.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
unparalleled corruption—and I doubt Jr would have made this kind of money had he been born into a different family.
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again