@fishhookpando.bsky.social
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
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Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
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This is the cruelty of MAGA and Trump supporters. It should never be forgotten.
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
ICE deports Austin college student, en route to surprise her family for holiday
19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza dreamed of helping her father start a tailor shop when she graduated from college. This Thanksgiving, ICE deported her as she flew home to surprise her family.
www.statesman.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This is the cruelty of MAGA and Trump supporters. It should never be forgotten.
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
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According to Reuters, over 600 Americans were fired, suspended or investigated over social media posts about Charlie Kirk.
That’s not including those who had their visas revoked & were deported.
There’s no free speech anymore.
Which is why we need to keep speaking up
They can’t punish everyone.
That’s not including those who had their visas revoked & were deported.
There’s no free speech anymore.
Which is why we need to keep speaking up
They can’t punish everyone.
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
According to Reuters, over 600 Americans were fired, suspended or investigated over social media posts about Charlie Kirk.
That’s not including those who had their visas revoked & were deported.
There’s no free speech anymore.
Which is why we need to keep speaking up
They can’t punish everyone.
That’s not including those who had their visas revoked & were deported.
There’s no free speech anymore.
Which is why we need to keep speaking up
They can’t punish everyone.
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National public health “leadership” (hi RFK Jr 🙄) keeps poisoning public health with lies.
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
National public health “leadership” (hi RFK Jr 🙄) keeps poisoning public health with lies.
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
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How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
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ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
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After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A National Guardsmen shot point-blank near White House perimeter—17th & H NW-about 2:20 pm, critical from head wound.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A National Guardsmen shot point-blank near White House perimeter—17th & H NW-about 2:20 pm, critical from head wound.
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The volume of water needed to cool the servers in data centers has become a nationwide resource issue.
Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The volume of water needed to cool the servers in data centers has become a nationwide resource issue.
Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
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President Trump has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel negotiations with the government there.
Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela
The president has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel communications with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
President Trump has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel negotiations with the government there.
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Trump pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — who pled guilty to money laundering charges.
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Trump pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — who pled guilty to money laundering charges.
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social hired former FTC Chair Lina Khan to run his transition team. She's an excellent pick with an eye for rooting out how big corporations are making your life unaffordable. One way they're doing that? Surveillance pricing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social hired former FTC Chair Lina Khan to run his transition team. She's an excellent pick with an eye for rooting out how big corporations are making your life unaffordable. One way they're doing that? Surveillance pricing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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You’ve probably never heard of the DHS system known as SAVE, which the agency has historically used to confirm individuals are citizens.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
New docs show DHS is gathering driver's license data in voter fraud crusade
Experts worry the Trump administration will use the info to disenfranchise voters.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You’ve probably never heard of the DHS system known as SAVE, which the agency has historically used to confirm individuals are citizens.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
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Demand Congress support the discharge petition that will force a vote on extending ACA tax credits:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Demand Congress support the discharge petition that will force a vote on extending ACA tax credits:
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Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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