@crhumphreys.bsky.social
Reformed sports reporter. Current civil servant. I love my cats and UVA sports. Go Hoos.
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"Just as pitching Trump on a Riviera where millions of Gazans once lived, Bibi Netanyahu solicited Trump’s assistance in genocide, so has Dmitriev convinced Trump to sell out the Western order by turning the nuclear plant they stole into fuel for a data center."
Donald Trump Will Piss Away the Western Order Investing in Jared Kushner's Imagined Business Savvy
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Donald Trump Will Piss Away the Western Order Investing in Jared Kushner's Imagined Business Savvy - emptywheel
Throw enough goodies at my son-in-law and I will betray Europe, Donald Trump seems to be saying. And that's all it took.
www.emptywheel.net
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Just as pitching Trump on a Riviera where millions of Gazans once lived, Bibi Netanyahu solicited Trump’s assistance in genocide, so has Dmitriev convinced Trump to sell out the Western order by turning the nuclear plant they stole into fuel for a data center."
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As a reminder:
Nov. 4, 2024
Russia was responsible for sending two incendiary devices to DHL logistics hubs in Germany and the United Kingdom in July as part of a wider sabotage campaign to possibly start fires aboard aircraft bound for North America
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Nov. 4, 2024
Russia was responsible for sending two incendiary devices to DHL logistics hubs in Germany and the United Kingdom in July as part of a wider sabotage campaign to possibly start fires aboard aircraft bound for North America
share.google/1jELzkS1Rniy...
Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says
The case is the latest example of a wider Russian sabotage campaign to disrupt Western support for Ukraine, officials say.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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"The only group of people that he has consistently shown empathy for though, throughout his life are men who are accused of sexual harassment and assault."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"The only group of people that he has consistently shown empathy for though, throughout his life are men who are accused of sexual harassment and assault."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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Feed grampy a bite of cake and send him back to bed.
“Deadhead Fed hair”.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Feed grampy a bite of cake and send him back to bed.
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I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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AP: “Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, some more than five months… Attorneys highlighted the government’s own admissions to longer custody times, contaminated food, lack of medical care…” apnews.com/article/immi...
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
AP: “Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, some more than five months… Attorneys highlighted the government’s own admissions to longer custody times, contaminated food, lack of medical care…” apnews.com/article/immi...
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Donald Trump's longer NSS completely delivers on Russia's demands. As I feared would happen in the transition when Russia was calling in his debts, he's ceding Europe to Putin.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
‘Make Europe Great Again’ and more from a longer version of the National Security Strategy
A fuller version reviewed by Defense One outlines the Trump administration’s plans for shedding old relationships and creating new ones.
www.defenseone.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Donald Trump's longer NSS completely delivers on Russia's demands. As I feared would happen in the transition when Russia was calling in his debts, he's ceding Europe to Putin.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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Blake Lively, you may recall, alleged that "It Ends With Us" director/actor Justin Baldoni, whom she is suing for sexual harassment, organized a coordinated smear campaign against her on social media.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Blake Lively is not the first star to allegedly be targeted by 'astroturfing'
In a social media ecosystem already rife with misogyny, racism and aggression, experts say it's remarkably easy to shape the narrative around a public figure through "astroturfing".
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Blake Lively, you may recall, alleged that "It Ends With Us" director/actor Justin Baldoni, whom she is suing for sexual harassment, organized a coordinated smear campaign against her on social media.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Remember the burst of posts in October claiming Taylor Swift was a Nazi/trade wife/selling SS merch? It was a bot farm.
AND: Researchers "discovered 'a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift Nazi narrative & those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively."
AND: Researchers "discovered 'a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift Nazi narrative & those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively."
Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack
Data analysis from startup GUDEA reveals inauthentic social media network that pushed false narrative about her ties to MAGA world and white supremacy
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Remember the burst of posts in October claiming Taylor Swift was a Nazi/trade wife/selling SS merch? It was a bot farm.
AND: Researchers "discovered 'a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift Nazi narrative & those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively."
AND: Researchers "discovered 'a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift Nazi narrative & those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively."
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The Republicans really haven’t given healthcare policy even a few moments of thought. Every idea is just “take what insurance already is and make it less.”
Marshall on the GOP healthcare plan: "The other thing I would do is establish an invisible high-risk insurance pool, a reinsurance pool. And when people reach a certain amount of spending, say for cancer, they would go into this reinsurance pool & that protects everybody from a preexisting issue"
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Republicans really haven’t given healthcare policy even a few moments of thought. Every idea is just “take what insurance already is and make it less.”
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Trump repeatedly calls Susie Wiles "Susie Trump" 😳
December 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump repeatedly calls Susie Wiles "Susie Trump" 😳
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BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
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China has resumed buying US soybeans but not at the rate set by goals in a trade agreement with Trump. China previously ceased buying US soybeans — they were the biggest buyer at the time — over trade disputes.
Ragland said the current situation is the worst he’s ever seen in decades of farming.
Ragland said the current situation is the worst he’s ever seen in decades of farming.
Soybean Association President Slams Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout as ‘Band-Aid on an Open Wound’
Soybean Association President Slams Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout as ‘Band-Aid on an Open Wound’
Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland dismissed Donald Trump's $12 billion bailout to farmers as a "band aid on an open wound" during a CNN appearance.
The post Soybean Association President Slams Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout as ‘Band-Aid on an Open Wound’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
China has resumed buying US soybeans but not at the rate set by goals in a trade agreement with Trump. China previously ceased buying US soybeans — they were the biggest buyer at the time — over trade disputes.
Ragland said the current situation is the worst he’s ever seen in decades of farming.
Ragland said the current situation is the worst he’s ever seen in decades of farming.
@decodingfoxnews.bsky.social Ag Sec Brooke Rollins thanked Hannity for being such a valuable "mouthpiece" on his radio show in his first segment in the 4 pm block
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@decodingfoxnews.bsky.social Ag Sec Brooke Rollins thanked Hannity for being such a valuable "mouthpiece" on his radio show in his first segment in the 4 pm block
I was hate listening to Hannity's show on the way home from work and in the 15 minutes I can stomach I got to hear Ag Sec Brooke Rollins thank Hannity for being such a valuable "mouthpiece"
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I was hate listening to Hannity's show on the way home from work and in the 15 minutes I can stomach I got to hear Ag Sec Brooke Rollins thank Hannity for being such a valuable "mouthpiece"
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Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators as they abused children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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💰SCOOP: Hungary is in advanced talks with Russia on a plan to bypass US sanctions on Serbia’s mostly Russian-owned NIS oil firm by having a Hungarian firm buy shares. My sources say this is foreign minister Péter Szijjártó’s main topic at today’s Moscow trip—just 11 days after Orbán's Kremlin visit.
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
💰SCOOP: Hungary is in advanced talks with Russia on a plan to bypass US sanctions on Serbia’s mostly Russian-owned NIS oil firm by having a Hungarian firm buy shares. My sources say this is foreign minister Péter Szijjártó’s main topic at today’s Moscow trip—just 11 days after Orbán's Kremlin visit.
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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino recently admitted to lying as a political pundit. @GrahamDavidA on media personalities turned administrators and their complex relationship with the truth, in The Atlantic Daily:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Dan Bongino Admits to Lying During His Pundit Days
Before he joined the FBI, Bongino spread bogus claims about the January 6 pipe bomber—and now says he did it because he was getting paid.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino recently admitted to lying as a political pundit. @GrahamDavidA on media personalities turned administrators and their complex relationship with the truth, in The Atlantic Daily:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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If I had to bet, I'd bet no Republican health care bill gets voted on. They've nearly all voted or not voted to uninsure 15 million.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If I had to bet, I'd bet no Republican health care bill gets voted on. They've nearly all voted or not voted to uninsure 15 million.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
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One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments. n.pr/4a4N3zD
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
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As long as there are quotas to feed the privately owned detention facilities, this will not stop!!!
BREAKING: A Burnsville family says ICE stormed their home with no warrant, broke doors, searched every room, and held U.S. citizens at gunpoint — all after following a couple home from the grocery store. The man they detained had a valid work permit.
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As long as there are quotas to feed the privately owned detention facilities, this will not stop!!!
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We all know Trump belittles women because he hates women and because normalizing the mistreatment of women is one of the perks of Trumpism and authoritarianism in general.
Quiet, Piggy
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We all know Trump belittles women because he hates women and because normalizing the mistreatment of women is one of the perks of Trumpism and authoritarianism in general.
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Nobody saw nothin', says President Mob Boss.
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation..."
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
BLS to Skip October PPI Report
The BLS will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation, and will instead roll those figures into a postponed November report to be published on Jan. 14.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nobody saw nothin', says President Mob Boss.