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Might need to watch this every day for the next 4 years. Dogs are the greatest teachers.
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The hostile bid Paramount is launching to get Warner is backed by the Saudis, Abu Dhabi, and Qataris (and Jared).
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The hostile bid Paramount is launching to get Warner is backed by the Saudis, Abu Dhabi, and Qataris (and Jared).
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
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I wonder how long it'll be before SCOTUS decides to tear down all vaccine requirements by mandating bullshit religious exemptions. Part of their overarching goal of destroying public school in part by making it unsafe for middle class parents to send their kids to
The Supreme Court asks Trump's Justice Department to weigh in on a pending challenge to New York's COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers, which lacks any exception for religious objections. Suggests that some justices are looking at this one closely. www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-f...
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I wonder how long it'll be before SCOTUS decides to tear down all vaccine requirements by mandating bullshit religious exemptions. Part of their overarching goal of destroying public school in part by making it unsafe for middle class parents to send their kids to
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In 1998, Thompson's actions & those of his crew were publicly recognised by the US Army as having "set the standard for all soldiers to follow".
But that was before 9/11, of course.
But that was before 9/11, of course.
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In 1998, Thompson's actions & those of his crew were publicly recognised by the US Army as having "set the standard for all soldiers to follow".
But that was before 9/11, of course.
But that was before 9/11, of course.
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More than that, his crew threatened to open fire on the murderers. He rescued civilians, returned to base to refuel, flew back, and rescued more civilians. Then he denounced the crimes to his HQ.
For all this he received death-threats throughout his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....
For all this he received death-threats throughout his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....
December 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
More than that, his crew threatened to open fire on the murderers. He rescued civilians, returned to base to refuel, flew back, and rescued more civilians. Then he denounced the crimes to his HQ.
For all this he received death-threats throughout his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....
For all this he received death-threats throughout his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....
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It’s also important to note that “white” as a category of people did not exist before the 17th century, and came into existence as a social construct largely as a way to justify why some people could be enslaved for life while others couldn’t.
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s also important to note that “white” as a category of people did not exist before the 17th century, and came into existence as a social construct largely as a way to justify why some people could be enslaved for life while others couldn’t.
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I would love to put Elon in a Time Machine so he could go to France or England in 1650 and ask people there how they feel about being “white” and part of “European society” so they could look at him like he has two heads.
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I would love to put Elon in a Time Machine so he could go to France or England in 1650 and ask people there how they feel about being “white” and part of “European society” so they could look at him like he has two heads.
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Europe is going on a huge military spending spree
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Europe is going on a huge military spending spree
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This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails
As Karoline Leavitt’s defense of Trump morphs into bizarre praise for his racism toward Somalis, a former White House official explains how the saga unmasks the deeper depravities consuming Trumpworld...
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
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So strange that CBS's $16 million payoff a few months ago didn't buy the company a reprieve from Trump's hostility
Trump demands an apology from CBS (or else!) says, "The only reason Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!)."
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So strange that CBS's $16 million payoff a few months ago didn't buy the company a reprieve from Trump's hostility
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Trump demands an apology from CBS (or else!) says, "The only reason Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!)."
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trump demands an apology from CBS (or else!) says, "The only reason Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!)."
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BREAKING: A tsunami as high as 10 feet could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore, the Japan Meteorological Agency said reut.rs/44iNwL0
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: A tsunami as high as 10 feet could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore, the Japan Meteorological Agency said reut.rs/44iNwL0
“We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.””
When we asked him about the loans, he hung up on us.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
When we asked him about the loans, he hung up on us.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.””
When we asked him about the loans, he hung up on us.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
When we asked him about the loans, he hung up on us.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
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An atmospheric river is coming to town, and here’s what it brings Portland: urban flooding, landslides, and downed trees taking out power lines.
Oregon’s Weeklong Deluge Will Flood Creeks and Fell Trees, Forecast Warns
Aaron Mesh
www.wweek.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
An atmospheric river is coming to town, and here’s what it brings Portland: urban flooding, landslides, and downed trees taking out power lines.
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“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice. Trump has deemed that this type of misrepresentation is sufficient to preclude someone from serving the country.”
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice. Trump has deemed that this type of misrepresentation is sufficient to preclude someone from serving the country.”
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I've outlined the structure and presumptions of the National Security Strategy so you can more easily see how much of it builds off wildly false assumptions about America's strength.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/08/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/08/t...
The National Security Strategy's Structure and Presumptions - emptywheel
Trump's National Security Strategy envisions sustaining American power by removing brown people and women from positions of power, sustaining a failed trade war, and dictating what Europe should be.
www.emptywheel.net
December 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I've outlined the structure and presumptions of the National Security Strategy so you can more easily see how much of it builds off wildly false assumptions about America's strength.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/08/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/08/t...
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A charming Bes jar, on display at the Petrie Museum of #Egyptian #Archaeology. Vessels with the face of the protective deity Bes were thought to impart his protection to their content.
📷 me
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📷 me
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December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A charming Bes jar, on display at the Petrie Museum of #Egyptian #Archaeology. Vessels with the face of the protective deity Bes were thought to impart his protection to their content.
📷 me
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📷 me
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*NYT rolling the wheel of synonyms*
"sidestepping norms"
"pushing the envelope"
"breaking with tradition"
"bold departure"
"expanding authority"
...ding-ding-ding...
"a major test"
"sidestepping norms"
"pushing the envelope"
"breaking with tradition"
"bold departure"
"expanding authority"
...ding-ding-ding...
"a major test"
The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether President Trump can fire independent government officials despite laws meant to protect them from politics, a major test for the justices to determine how far to expand presidential power.
Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials
The court’s conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, at least temporarily.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
*NYT rolling the wheel of synonyms*
"sidestepping norms"
"pushing the envelope"
"breaking with tradition"
"bold departure"
"expanding authority"
...ding-ding-ding...
"a major test"
"sidestepping norms"
"pushing the envelope"
"breaking with tradition"
"bold departure"
"expanding authority"
...ding-ding-ding...
"a major test"
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Pete Hegseth never has been — and never will be — qualified to be the United States Secretary of Defense.
He must resign.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
He must resign.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Why the new ‘Signalgate’ IG report is so damning for Pete Hegseth | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bad week just got worse. That’s after the long-awaited release Thursday of an inspector general’s report on his sharing of highly sensitive military attack plans on th...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pete Hegseth never has been — and never will be — qualified to be the United States Secretary of Defense.
He must resign.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
He must resign.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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When a Secretary of Defense mishandles classified material or issues unlawful orders, accountability isn't optional.
If leaders shrug it off, small failures become dangerous ones and those in uniform pay the price. We must stand for responsible and competent civilian leadership at the Pentagon.
If leaders shrug it off, small failures become dangerous ones and those in uniform pay the price. We must stand for responsible and competent civilian leadership at the Pentagon.
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
When a Secretary of Defense mishandles classified material or issues unlawful orders, accountability isn't optional.
If leaders shrug it off, small failures become dangerous ones and those in uniform pay the price. We must stand for responsible and competent civilian leadership at the Pentagon.
If leaders shrug it off, small failures become dangerous ones and those in uniform pay the price. We must stand for responsible and competent civilian leadership at the Pentagon.
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The IG report on “Signalgate” makes one fact impossible to ignore.
Classified information was exposed, and that exposure created avoidable risk for U.S. servicemembers.
That is the IG’s finding, not anyone’s opinion. This is why oversight exists. 🧵
Classified information was exposed, and that exposure created avoidable risk for U.S. servicemembers.
That is the IG’s finding, not anyone’s opinion. This is why oversight exists. 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The IG report on “Signalgate” makes one fact impossible to ignore.
Classified information was exposed, and that exposure created avoidable risk for U.S. servicemembers.
That is the IG’s finding, not anyone’s opinion. This is why oversight exists. 🧵
Classified information was exposed, and that exposure created avoidable risk for U.S. servicemembers.
That is the IG’s finding, not anyone’s opinion. This is why oversight exists. 🧵
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NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...