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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine – the same aims for which Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022.
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar121725
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar121725
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine – the same aims for which Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022.
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar121725
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar121725
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“The absence of a deportation order … is no scrivener’s error. Evan Bernick, an associate professor of law at Northern Illinois University, agreed: ‘You’re not fixing a typo. You’re literally creating a new order, out of nothing, that affects somebody’s rights.’”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/u...
Word of the Week: ‘Scrivener’ makes an appearance in the saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia | CNN
Hours after a federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia released last week, an immigration judge entered a document into the record correcting what they called a “scrivener’s error.”
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“The absence of a deportation order … is no scrivener’s error. Evan Bernick, an associate professor of law at Northern Illinois University, agreed: ‘You’re not fixing a typo. You’re literally creating a new order, out of nothing, that affects somebody’s rights.’”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Meta made about $3 billion in China last year from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Meta made about $3 billion in China last year from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
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"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
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 6:26 PM
"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
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This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
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Trump admin FCC chief Brendan Carr attacks corporate DEI initiatives, following the directive of Project 2025 -- he authored the chapter on the FCC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s D.E.I. Practices
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump admin FCC chief Brendan Carr attacks corporate DEI initiatives, following the directive of Project 2025 -- he authored the chapter on the FCC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
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It is not Sen. Mark Kelly who should be facing justice but, rather, Hegseth and the admiral who followed his order. wapo.st/49LrEvh
Opinion | No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
There’s a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It is not Sen. Mark Kelly who should be facing justice but, rather, Hegseth and the admiral who followed his order. wapo.st/49LrEvh
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NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
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It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
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Trump and his crime family wants the oil.
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trump and his crime family wants the oil.
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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“It is just as terrible to create a bill that would take away the reproductive autonomy of a man as it is to have no abortion allowed for a person who can become pregnant." -- @robinmarty.com
Pre-filed Alabama bill would require vasectomy as punishment for sex crimes | Alabama Reflector
An Alabama lawmaker pre-filed a bill for 2026 that would require defendants of rape and incest to get a vasectomy or be castrated if the crime resulted in pregnancy.
alabamareflector.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“It is just as terrible to create a bill that would take away the reproductive autonomy of a man as it is to have no abortion allowed for a person who can become pregnant." -- @robinmarty.com
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
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🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Republicans don't want my vote to count, the shitholes.
🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Republicans don't want my vote to count, the shitholes.
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A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
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Update: The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Update: The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
Did trump Lewinsky mamdani?
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Did trump Lewinsky mamdani?
The "F" in RFK Jr. stands for Felch
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The "F" in RFK Jr. stands for Felch
To fetch or not to fetch
www.dictionary.com/e/slang/felch/
www.dictionary.com/e/slang/felch/
The Origin And Meaning Of The Word "Felch"
This vulgar slang term is often used for its shock value.
www.dictionary.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
To fetch or not to fetch
www.dictionary.com/e/slang/felch/
www.dictionary.com/e/slang/felch/
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“Today, as the Roberts court rewrites the Constitution in the image of Trumpian autocracy…We are watching a rigged game, and Roberts set it up.”
I’m glad journalists are allowed to say this bc academics are often muzzled on this point by editorial niceties and disciplinary norms.
I’m glad journalists are allowed to say this bc academics are often muzzled on this point by editorial niceties and disciplinary norms.
🎯🎯Must read piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn by @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Today, as the Roberts court rewrites the Constitution in the image of Trumpian autocracy…We are watching a rigged game, and Roberts set it up.”
I’m glad journalists are allowed to say this bc academics are often muzzled on this point by editorial niceties and disciplinary norms.
I’m glad journalists are allowed to say this bc academics are often muzzled on this point by editorial niceties and disciplinary norms.
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To recap: Trump said Zohran isn’t a jihadist and is going to do a good job, even as Zohran still maintained Trump is a fascist.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
To recap: Trump said Zohran isn’t a jihadist and is going to do a good job, even as Zohran still maintained Trump is a fascist.