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flresister.bsky.social @flresister.bsky.social · Oct 23
Lil Mikey claims to know nothing, and the Speaker is not doing the simplest of jobs like having the House in session to negotiate a shutdown and swearing in a new Representative.
After persistent obfuscation and dereliction of official duties, typically an employee like Lil Mikey would be fired.
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emptywheel.bsky.social
This is what it took to shame Kristi Noem into letting an Irish green card holder who bouncing $80 in 2 checks 10 years ago free after 5 months in detention:

A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses

www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
ICE Releases Grandma With Green Card After 5 Months in Time for Christmas
Donna Hughes Brown's case was highlighted during a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
www.star-telegram.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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cwebbonline.com
You guys caught this too, right?

“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”

Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
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December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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dredecopp.bsky.social
Top: DOJ release
Bottom: Previously available transcript
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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brucedlittle.bsky.social
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.

"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
"any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty"

Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power
Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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jesseltaylor.bsky.social
One of the late Obama scandals was his AG meeting with Bill Clinton briefly on a tarmac
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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jonathanslater.bsky.social
Always remain calm
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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maxberger.bsky.social
One of girls Epstein abused claims that Epstein introduced her to Trump at Mar-a-Lago when she was 14:

“Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, referring to Doe, "This is a good one, right?" Trump smiled and nodded in agreement. They both chuckled.”

www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
Nothing to see here, just a right wing hyper-nationalist government going to their party’s youth event sponsored by a group with a martyred leader they’ve pledged to avenge, recruiting people to join their masked police force devoted to removing auslanders from ze homeland.
DEPARTAL Department of Homel... * • Follow 1d・ DHS is at Turning Point USA's Amfest! We're looking for American patriots willing to defend the homeland, and honor the vision of America Charlie Kirk fought for. Swing by our tables to learn more! DECIDE AMERICA'S FUTURE POLICE Security • Homeland Security nd PORICE Homeland Security MPOLICE RESCUE RISE POTENTIA & DEFEND THE HOMELAND Homeland Security 凸 5.5K 3.2K 233
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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maxberger.bsky.social
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
It’s really strange the vice president of the United States is a white supremacist, who says white supremacist slogans, who publicly praises and follows the work of white supremacists, and it’s simply not mentioned or discussed in political media
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
New doc: A letter Epstein appears to have sent from jail to Larry Nassar referencing "our president."

"Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Bari Weiss doesn't want you to see this unless it includes "the other side" from an administration official
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 3d
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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annabower.bsky.social
NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Case 1:25-cv-04480 Document 1 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 18 INTRODUCTION This is a lawsuit to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("the Kennedy Center"). Shortly after President Kennedy's assassination, Congress designated the Kennedy Center as the sole national memorial to the late President within the nation's capital. Because Congress named the center by statute, changing the Kennedy Center's name requires an act of Congress. But on December 18 and 19, 2025—in scenes more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than the American republic the sitting President and his handpicked loyalists renamed this storied center after President Trump. This is a flagrant violation of the rule of law, and it flies in the face of our constitutional order. Congress intended the Center to be a living memorial to President Kennedy-and a crown jewel of the arts for all Americans, irrespective of party. Unless and until this Court intervenes, Defendants will continue to defy Congress and thwart the law for improper ends. 2. For decades, the Kennedy Center has served as a renowned hub for the arts in the nation's capital. But when Defendant Trump entered office for his second term in January 2025, he became fixated on controlling the Kennedy Center. In February 2025, in a norm-shattering development, Defendant Trump ousted members of the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees; installed sycophants in their place; orchestrated the firing of the Kennedy Center's President; and installed Defendant Richard Grenell, who served in the first Trump Administration, to lead the Kennedy Center. In a stunning move, Defendant Trump even appointed himself to the Board, after which his handpicked Board elected him as Chair. The ongoing politicization of the Kennedy Center has had grave consequences for the institution. Major figures have broken their ties with the Kennedy Center, and public reporting has found that nearly half of the Kennedy Center's tickets now go…
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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jooltman.bsky.social
When you watch this know that US Federal BOP uses extreme heat, threat of sexual violence, withholds basic medical treatment and medicines, and many other similar horrors, right here on US soil. In lovely Danbury, CT. @humanrightswatch.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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donmarie940.bsky.social
Taxpayers paid during #Trump 1st term - soybean farmer bailout - China
December 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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saletan.bsky.social
This @peterbakernyt.bsky.social paragraph is a perfect summary of our descent into authoritarianism.

He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
December 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Stein: What is typical after a storm like this is that the federal government provides about 50, 60, even 70 percent of the damages in relief dollars to help a region recover from a massive hit. So far, North Carolina has received about 11 percent.
December 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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fredguttenberg.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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liberteny.bsky.social
Hold a second... UNETHICAL D'Esposito in charge of what⁉️⁉️⁉️
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
www.ms.now
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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opdeatheaters.bsky.social
The DOJ is continuing to redact more mentions of Donald Trump found in the Epstein files.

On the left the original version, on the right today’s version.

Source: justice.gov/multimedia/C...

#OpDeathEaters
Case 1:15-cv-07438LA PomenD 3121 Fed 08/24 Page 16 of 16 several girls at any one time. She confided in me about her casual "friendship" with Donald. Mr Trump definitely seemed to have a thing for her and she told me how he kept going on about how he liked her "pert nipples". Donald Trump liked flicking and sucking her nipples until they were raw. One evening when we were showering together she showed me her nipples. They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them. I also know she had sexual relations with Trump at Jeffery's NY mansion on regular occasions as once met Jen for coffee, just before she was going to meet Trump and Epstein together at his mansion. I will shortly start forwarding you, all the emails which I have managed to save. They include the following: I moved from Edinburgh to New York in September 2006, where shortly after I was introduced to Jeffery Epstein by Natalie. A couple months later, after he constantly stalked me around Edinburgh, I moved to New York to get as far away from him as possible and to start a new life. I will send you that photo, amongst others as soon as I am able to fly back to the UK next week as I definitely, 100% have it all in my little storage box. I also have other photo's of the Epstein girls and 1, whilst on the Island including a couple of pictures of me with Sergey Brin and his then finance Anne Wojcicki. I met the pair when they visited the Island for the day as Sergey wanted try out his new kite surfing equipment as he had only just started kite surfing and was very eager to try out his new equipment with us girls. Case 1:15-cv-0743 LA Pomen?61 Fiel2122 Page 16 of 16 several girls at any one time. She confided in me about her casual "friendship" with definitely seemed to have a thing for her and she told me how he kept going on about how he liked her "pert nipples". liked flicking and sucking her nipples until they were raw. One evening when we were showering together she showed me her nipples. They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them. I also know she had sexual relations with at Jeffery's NY mansion on regular occasions as I once met for coffee, just before she was going to meet and Epstein together at his mansion. I will shortly start forwarding you, all the emails which I have managed to save. They include the following: I moved from Edinburgh to New York in September 2006, where shortly after I was introduced to Jeffery Epstein by A couple months later, I moved to New York I will send you that photo, amongst others as soon as I am able to fly back to the UK next week as I definitely, 100% have it all in my little storage box. I also have other photo's of the Epstein girls and 1, whilst on the Island including a couple of pictures of me with and his then finance . I met the pair when they visited the Island for the day as wanted try out his new kite surfing equipment as he had only just started kite surfing and was very eager to try out his new equipment with us girls.
December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
DOJ's Epstein excuses on Xitter and the responding community notes are turning into Matryoshka dolls.
Screencap of a DOJ RT of a Todd Blanche Tweet, both of which have had Xitter Community Notes added. Original Blanche Tweet (as capped): Today, the Department of Justice publicly released materials related to Jeffrey Epstein under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims. Community note: Additional Context: The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law on Nov 19, 2025, requires the DOJ to release all unclassified Epstein-related records by Dec 19, 2025, with limited redactions allowed only for victim info or active investigations. congress.gov/bill/119th-con… DOJ RT: Photos and other materials will continue being reviewed and redacted consistent with the law in an abundance of caution as we receive additional information. Community Note: The law requires that all files should have already been released. Excessive redactions to protect politically exposed persons, such as President Donald Trump, are not permitted. Files have been retracted for no legitimate reason and without explanation. congress.gov/119/plaws/publ… pbs.org/newshour/polit…
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM