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Jackal. GenXer. Avid knitter and stoker, beginner in embroidery. I don’t automatically follow back. I block a lot.
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Quit saying that the DOGE incels are underage. “A person who commits a crime while aged eighteen or older may not be tried under the Act but must be proceeded against as an adult.” United States v. Smith, 675 F. Supp. 307, 312 (E.D.N.C. 1987) www.justice.gov/archives/jm/...
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Those men and women did not serve and die in that war so that a corrupt and degenerate man and the party that supports him could surrender this country to fascism at home and abroad.
My dad served, as did my grandad, my uncle and everyone else. In their memory, I resist.
My dad served, as did my grandad, my uncle and everyone else. In their memory, I resist.
Today, we recognize the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. We owe a great debt to the men and women who bravely served during WWII to win the war. We will always honor their memory and sacrifice, including by working to protect the world they fought to create.
December 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Those men and women did not serve and die in that war so that a corrupt and degenerate man and the party that supports him could surrender this country to fascism at home and abroad.
My dad served, as did my grandad, my uncle and everyone else. In their memory, I resist.
My dad served, as did my grandad, my uncle and everyone else. In their memory, I resist.
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I think an important thing to understand about brofluencer ideology is that they do not just deny that being toxic and shitty makes you a less appealing partner, they insist that women are only genuinely attracted to toxic and shitty men and being kind will instead make women lose respect for you.
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I think an important thing to understand about brofluencer ideology is that they do not just deny that being toxic and shitty makes you a less appealing partner, they insist that women are only genuinely attracted to toxic and shitty men and being kind will instead make women lose respect for you.
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I was born in 1952, and it was 1995 when I first heard of the incarceration. My kid was in 2nd grade, and she had to do a project about it. I would bet there are a lot of Americans who still don't know that this happened.
My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I was born in 1952, and it was 1995 when I first heard of the incarceration. My kid was in 2nd grade, and she had to do a project about it. I would bet there are a lot of Americans who still don't know that this happened.
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Why are we acting like this is a surprise development. DOING ILLEGAL SHIT AND AVOIDING BANKING LAWS IS WHY THEY WANT CRYPTO IT IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ILLEGAL SHIT
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Why are we acting like this is a surprise development. DOING ILLEGAL SHIT AND AVOIDING BANKING LAWS IS WHY THEY WANT CRYPTO IT IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ILLEGAL SHIT
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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This is because Donald Trump is a self-recruited Russian asset, and has been for over 30 years.
As are many of the people he has brought into the government, like Hegseth, Colby, and others.
As are many of the people he has brought into the government, like Hegseth, Colby, and others.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is because Donald Trump is a self-recruited Russian asset, and has been for over 30 years.
As are many of the people he has brought into the government, like Hegseth, Colby, and others.
As are many of the people he has brought into the government, like Hegseth, Colby, and others.
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We're going to have to talk about the role of lawyers in the administration's lawless activities.
How is writing an OLC opinion that the law allows things that it doesn't allow not conspiracy?
Remember that the Nazis had lawyers make genocide legal.
How is writing an OLC opinion that the law allows things that it doesn't allow not conspiracy?
Remember that the Nazis had lawyers make genocide legal.
As I told @cnn.com, there's nothing to justify any of the lethal maritime strikes.
There's no armed conflict.
The administration has engaged in very real killing in a make-believe armed conflict.
And even in the admin's legal fantasy land, attacking the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
There's no armed conflict.
The administration has engaged in very real killing in a make-believe armed conflict.
And even in the admin's legal fantasy land, attacking the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
Pleased to speak with Fredricka Whitfield on @cnn.com today.
Explained that the legal problems with the killing spree at sea far go beyond the September 2nd incident.
Premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is called murder.
And there is no armed conflict.
Explained that the legal problems with the killing spree at sea far go beyond the September 2nd incident.
Premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is called murder.
And there is no armed conflict.
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We're going to have to talk about the role of lawyers in the administration's lawless activities.
How is writing an OLC opinion that the law allows things that it doesn't allow not conspiracy?
Remember that the Nazis had lawyers make genocide legal.
How is writing an OLC opinion that the law allows things that it doesn't allow not conspiracy?
Remember that the Nazis had lawyers make genocide legal.
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Make America Derail Again.
Technology from 1971. 🤦♀️
‘Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems’
apnews.com/article/auto...
‘Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems’
apnews.com/article/auto...
Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems
The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Make America Derail Again.
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The story, over and over again, of metals companies.
The mothballed salt plant and smelter will take at least $100 million to clean up, EPA says.
US Magnesium’s bankruptcy leaves a looming question: Who will pay to clean up its mess?
The mothballed salt plant and smelter will take at least $100 million to clean up, EPA says.
www.sltrib.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The story, over and over again, of metals companies.
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What Senator Cotton says here would be a bad defense for the Germans convicted in WWI and WWII war crimes trials -- including for firing on shipwrecked in fully operational lifeboats.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What Senator Cotton says here would be a bad defense for the Germans convicted in WWI and WWII war crimes trials -- including for firing on shipwrecked in fully operational lifeboats.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
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Everyone up and down that chain of command is complicit in murder.
Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Everyone up and down that chain of command is complicit in murder.
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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5. FWIW, that's also why, if the pro-Constitutional Democracy factions of the U.S. political order ever get the trifecta, they can't wait to pass their reforms. They can't spend time hashing them out in committee. They need prêt à passer legislation.
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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"For profit" was never what the Far Right wanted.
They wanted to kill higher education, period.
They wanted to kill higher education, period.
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"For profit" was never what the Far Right wanted.
They wanted to kill higher education, period.
They wanted to kill higher education, period.
#knitsky apparently all the Lily Sugar & Cream yarn in the mistletoe colorway is sold out or expensive (I checked Michaels’, Herrschners, Mary Maxim & Amazon) so I may sacrifice the yarn I was planning to weave and knit it up instead. Also, I need to try a variation of the MDK towel w/ strap
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#knitsky apparently all the Lily Sugar & Cream yarn in the mistletoe colorway is sold out or expensive (I checked Michaels’, Herrschners, Mary Maxim & Amazon) so I may sacrifice the yarn I was planning to weave and knit it up instead. Also, I need to try a variation of the MDK towel w/ strap
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This is terrible. One model I've seen predicts hundreds of entirely preventable, hard deaths in the nearish future because of it.
But what terrifies me is that this is just a one shot in the ongoing campaign against vaccination in the US.
All of which is based on lies that have a long history. 1/
But what terrifies me is that this is just a one shot in the ongoing campaign against vaccination in the US.
All of which is based on lies that have a long history. 1/
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is terrible. One model I've seen predicts hundreds of entirely preventable, hard deaths in the nearish future because of it.
But what terrifies me is that this is just a one shot in the ongoing campaign against vaccination in the US.
All of which is based on lies that have a long history. 1/
But what terrifies me is that this is just a one shot in the ongoing campaign against vaccination in the US.
All of which is based on lies that have a long history. 1/
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🧵!!!!!
“The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.“
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’
The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.
www.404media.co
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Every time someone tells Musk no, he acts out & throws a tantrum. He presents a clear & present danger to the United States, NATO & its member states, the EU & its member states, & most other nation-states. He should be dealt with accordingly.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Every time someone tells Musk no, he acts out & throws a tantrum. He presents a clear & present danger to the United States, NATO & its member states, the EU & its member states, & most other nation-states. He should be dealt with accordingly.
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The Far Right justices probably think they can carve out specific limits while granting trump the extraordinary power of determining who gets to be an American with full rights and who doesn't. Not caring that trump and his thugs will go hog wild and take away rights of everyone who are not MAGA.
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump can unilaterally limit the constitutional right to citizenship granted to virtually every person born in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Bid To Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Far Right justices probably think they can carve out specific limits while granting trump the extraordinary power of determining who gets to be an American with full rights and who doesn't. Not caring that trump and his thugs will go hog wild and take away rights of everyone who are not MAGA.
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6) So his first experience was "a colossal waste of time that could have been handled in 15 minutes by a legal aid clinic kid."
... that also happens to be propping up the entire US economy.
We're cooked, chat 6/6
... that also happens to be propping up the entire US economy.
We're cooked, chat 6/6
December 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
6) So his first experience was "a colossal waste of time that could have been handled in 15 minutes by a legal aid clinic kid."
... that also happens to be propping up the entire US economy.
We're cooked, chat 6/6
... that also happens to be propping up the entire US economy.
We're cooked, chat 6/6
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December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Not a lawyer, but if James Comey can have his case dismissed because Halligan isn’t a real US attorney what’s to stop every single defendant Halligan charges from doing the exact same thing?
A federal judge found Lindsey Halligan’s appointment invalid.
The Justice Dept has seized on the lack of an explicit order to fire her to keep her in place.
NYT describes this as "The Justice Dept’s unusual approach."
The approach: if there isn't a specific law/ruling against it, we can do it.
The Justice Dept has seized on the lack of an explicit order to fire her to keep her in place.
NYT describes this as "The Justice Dept’s unusual approach."
The approach: if there isn't a specific law/ruling against it, we can do it.
Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Not a lawyer, but if James Comey can have his case dismissed because Halligan isn’t a real US attorney what’s to stop every single defendant Halligan charges from doing the exact same thing?
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Worth remembering that Trump is not just an authoritarian, but a fascist authoritarian.
Fascism boils down to the belief that there's a "natural" order where the physically strong violently dominate the weak.
If a fascist strongman's base perceives him as enfeebled, he is politically fucked
Fascism boils down to the belief that there's a "natural" order where the physically strong violently dominate the weak.
If a fascist strongman's base perceives him as enfeebled, he is politically fucked
…propagandize about Trump’s “stamina.” This is a taxpayer funded messaging operation aimed at propping up a sagging authoritarian cult of personality.
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Worth remembering that Trump is not just an authoritarian, but a fascist authoritarian.
Fascism boils down to the belief that there's a "natural" order where the physically strong violently dominate the weak.
If a fascist strongman's base perceives him as enfeebled, he is politically fucked
Fascism boils down to the belief that there's a "natural" order where the physically strong violently dominate the weak.
If a fascist strongman's base perceives him as enfeebled, he is politically fucked
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I think it’s worse than that.
They’re not just uncaring about the Reconstruction Amendments, they are *actively hostile to them.*
The entire conservative enterprise is founded on the sure knowledge that all men are NOT created equal; that some are meant to rule and some are meant to serve.
They’re not just uncaring about the Reconstruction Amendments, they are *actively hostile to them.*
The entire conservative enterprise is founded on the sure knowledge that all men are NOT created equal; that some are meant to rule and some are meant to serve.
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I think it’s worse than that.
They’re not just uncaring about the Reconstruction Amendments, they are *actively hostile to them.*
The entire conservative enterprise is founded on the sure knowledge that all men are NOT created equal; that some are meant to rule and some are meant to serve.
They’re not just uncaring about the Reconstruction Amendments, they are *actively hostile to them.*
The entire conservative enterprise is founded on the sure knowledge that all men are NOT created equal; that some are meant to rule and some are meant to serve.
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Considering that I was largely correct about how the war in Ukraine would develop and where Europe would eventually find itself, I will allow myself to share a few thoughts on how I see things unfolding for us in the future:
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Considering that I was largely correct about how the war in Ukraine would develop and where Europe would eventually find itself, I will allow myself to share a few thoughts on how I see things unfolding for us in the future: