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Henry Fitzgerald
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Retired old dude, grew up near Boston, lives there now, but lived in Austin for a while.
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sistergf.bsky.social
Finally 👏👏👏👏💙💙🇺🇸
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 43m
BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis orders the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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atrupar.com
CNN dredged of a clip of Tom Cotton going on TV in 2018 and lying about Trump describing countries with Brown and black people as "shit holes," even though he was *in the meeting* when Trump made that comment, which he now admits he made
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
As David Hume says, the linkage of wealth to moral and social superiority is a perversion of reason with no basis in fact. Lutnick himself is proof that you can be an idiot, a moral midget, and very wealthy. Indeed, this is a Wall Street commonplace.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Lutnick: "We should be bringing in the best and brightest, and that's what Donald Trump is changing about our immigration system. Let's expedite the best and brightest who are gonna give a million dollars to the US to prove they're at the top of the list."
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Pay attention
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Eight months ago vs today. 🤡

@atrupar.com @cnbc.com @cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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motherjones.com
New Orleans is watching you
New Orleans is watching you
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Trump has decided to raid the federal treasury for the benefit of his faithful Jan 6 MAGA rioters. An unprecedented scheme, likely to be implemented through collusive litigation.
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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reuters.com
UK hospitals facing 'worst case scenario' from super flu, doctors warn reut.rs/4rQTKeZ
UK hospitals facing 'worst case scenario' from super flu, doctors warn
Hospitals in Britain are facing a "worst case scenario" from a wave of super flu, healthcare bosses warned on Thursday, as flu hospitalisations jumped 55% in a week.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Evergreen post 👇🏼
joycewhitevance.bsky.social Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Feb 15
If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Between Medicaid cuts and physician burnout we are heading towards a collapse of primary care in the U.S., along with a mass exodus from public health and science.

And I don't blame doctors. They didn't get into medicine to spend their hours refuting crackpot Facebook theories.
Doctors are doing everything they can, yet many of us feel increasingly exhausted, disillusioned, and isolated. I hear this constantly from colleagues across infectious diseases, primary care, pediatrics, and public health. We are all carrying the same weight and spending our days trying to counter fear and fiction while public trust erodes. The emotional toll is profound — moral injury from trying to protect patients but being unable to break through the disinformation shaping their choices, burnout from debating the facts repeatedly, and sadness from watching preventable illnesses occur.
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
The WaPo editorial board expresses its heartfelt appreciation to Pam Bondi for her efforts to secure the repeal by SCOTUS of he Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965—both of which were enthusiastically endorsed by the WaPo editorial board.
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Started / Going
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Congressional Republicans once again placed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in their crosshairs Wednesday, holding the second hearing so far this year on the landmark pro-voting law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP Aims to Weaken Key Federal Protection Against Voter Purges
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Clearly Pirates of the Caribbean provides he inspiration for the current misadventures of Trump and Hegseth.
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16h
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Graeme Keyes, Irish Daily Mail
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Yeah, piracy. Piracy is a reason. Good? Not so much.
craigbrittain.com Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 17h
Trump: The oil tanker in Venezuela was seized for a very good reason.
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
In the most consequential decision of his tenure, Mike Johnson announces that 24 million Americans will be cut off from healthcare insurance as a result of his call to defund Obamacare subsidies. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Obamacare subsidies not extended in GOP bill leaving 24M Americans with dire choices
This comes as the Senate tees up a vote on its plan for its own health care bill
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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DC ALERT: No clue why, but more than a dozen National Guard are lined up on U Street in NW DC right now, west of 14th Street.
National Guard on the sides of the sidewalk on U St. Guard standing
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Something Pamela Jo Bondi has expunged from the Epstein Files: anything to do with Melania Trump’s connection with Jeffrey Epstein. Melania knew him *before* Trump. Epstein introduced Melania to Donald on Epstein’s plane, where they immediately had sex. I wonder if she was procured for that purpose.
December 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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This is still VERY illegal. The Trump admin says anyone who pays $1 million will be deemed to have "exceptional business ability" and become eligible for an employment-based immigrant visa.

But there's nothing stopping someone from just getting a loan or using parents' money.
Sec. 2. The Gold Card. (a) The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a "Gold Card" program authorizing an alien who makes an unrestricted gift to the Department of Commerce under 15 U.S.C. 1522 (or for whom a corporation or similar entity makes such a gift) to establish eligibility for an immigrant visa using an expedited process, to the extent consistent with law and public safety and national security concerns. The requisite gift amount shall be $1 million for an individual donating on his or her own behalf and $2 million for a corporation or similar entity donating on behalf of an individual. (b) in adjudicating visa applications, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with applicable law, treat the gift specified in subsection (a) of this section as evidence of eligibility under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(1)(A), of exceptional business ability and national benefit under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(A), and of eligibility for a national-interest waiver under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B).
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM