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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (including international reactions) is now updated due to 3 strikes on Monday
Overview as of December 16, 2025: 25 strikes; 95 reported killed; 2 known survivors
Overview as of December 16, 2025: 25 strikes; 95 reported killed; 2 known survivors
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
www.justsecurity.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (including international reactions) is now updated due to 3 strikes on Monday
Overview as of December 16, 2025: 25 strikes; 95 reported killed; 2 known survivors
Overview as of December 16, 2025: 25 strikes; 95 reported killed; 2 known survivors
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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“All our work is being destroyed.”
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“All our work is being destroyed.”
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
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A new report on civic freedoms concludes that "the US is no longer a functional democracy."
Congrats everyone. And a *special* congrats to the Harpers letter signatories, free-speech warriors, and "anti-woke" crusaders. You saved us from woke! Great work.
Congrats everyone. And a *special* congrats to the Harpers letter signatories, free-speech warriors, and "anti-woke" crusaders. You saved us from woke! Great work.
🇺🇸 America Just Got Downgraded: “The United States Is No Longer a Functional Democracy” — And Trump’s America Deserves Every Inch of It
When the world stops seeing you as a democracy, maybe stop acting like a dictatorship.
deanblundell.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A new report on civic freedoms concludes that "the US is no longer a functional democracy."
Congrats everyone. And a *special* congrats to the Harpers letter signatories, free-speech warriors, and "anti-woke" crusaders. You saved us from woke! Great work.
Congrats everyone. And a *special* congrats to the Harpers letter signatories, free-speech warriors, and "anti-woke" crusaders. You saved us from woke! Great work.
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The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone. n.pr/3KJ3iIq
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone. n.pr/3KJ3iIq
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This report should have panicked everyone on the left into concerted, coordinated effort to address the information asymmetry. But as far as I can tell it just came & went & Dems are still in "buy TV ads about affordability" mode.
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This report should have panicked everyone on the left into concerted, coordinated effort to address the information asymmetry. But as far as I can tell it just came & went & Dems are still in "buy TV ads about affordability" mode.
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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".. in his return to the presidency this year, Trump has seldom ventured across the country to anywhere other than his own clubs. .. Everyone around Trump, and everything he is seeing on TV and on his phone, is telling him that he’s right."
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
".. in his return to the presidency this year, Trump has seldom ventured across the country to anywhere other than his own clubs. .. Everyone around Trump, and everything he is seeing on TV and on his phone, is telling him that he’s right."
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"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump in his second term has put forward an ambitious vision to reshape America. Surrounding the president is a loose network of intellectuals who are attempting to provide his chaotic policy making with a coherent, overarching philosophy. An important new book by Laura K. Field maps it out.
MAGA’s Court Philosophers
Once mocked as unsophisticated, Donald Trump in his second term has put forward an ambitious vision to reshape America. Surrounding the president is a loose network of intellectuals who provide his po...
jacobin.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump in his second term has put forward an ambitious vision to reshape America. Surrounding the president is a loose network of intellectuals who are attempting to provide his chaotic policy making with a coherent, overarching philosophy. An important new book by Laura K. Field maps it out.
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
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"The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health" hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health" hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
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Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
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REUTERS tries to quantify Trump’s “sweeping campaign of retaliation against perceived enemies ..”
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
REUTERS tries to quantify Trump’s “sweeping campaign of retaliation against perceived enemies ..”
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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“Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem" | Article by Kat O'Brien for @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social:
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem
Substack creators and Substack audiences are supporting a platform that profits off of promoting dangerous antiscience content – at the expense of public health.
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem" | Article by Kat O'Brien for @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social:
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
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A reminder that Donald Trump has been in office for almost a year, and his family has made nearly $2 billion in profits from crypto, personal gifts, and legal settlements. https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
Trump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
www.americanprogress.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A reminder that Donald Trump has been in office for almost a year, and his family has made nearly $2 billion in profits from crypto, personal gifts, and legal settlements. https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
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The U.S. threatened Venezuelan leaders who challenged Maduro, and even funded plans to “create crisis situations” that facilitate U.S. involvement. Maureen Tkacik reveals the corrupt history of U.S. involvement in Venezuela: trib.al/0cQyi2D
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The U.S. threatened Venezuelan leaders who challenged Maduro, and even funded plans to “create crisis situations” that facilitate U.S. involvement. Maureen Tkacik reveals the corrupt history of U.S. involvement in Venezuela: trib.al/0cQyi2D