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'Patrimonialism' - is a form of governance in which the ruler governs on the basis of personal loyalties which are derived from patron-client relations, personal allegiances, kin ties and combinations thereof.
AKA #Corruption
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This poor child, this poor mom. This is just evil.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.

She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.

“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The Justice Department is Being Systematically Dismantled: Stacey Young Explains... fascinating and horrifying open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Justice Department is Being Systematically Dismantled: Stacey Young Explains
"You are not seeing career DOJ lawyers violate rules. You’re not. You’re seeing a lot of them resign because they refuse to follow illegal or unethical orders."
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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“A few other GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term.” — Punchbowl

Jake Sherman added: “since this ran this morning -- 4 hours ago? -- ive gotten countless text messages from House Republicans agreeing with this sentiment.“
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Trump expected to propose two-year ACA subsidy extension as deadline nears, report says reut.rs/4reC9xz
Trump expected to propose two-year ACA subsidy extension as deadline nears, report says
The White House is preparing to unveil a health policy framework that would extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies for two years, Politico reported on Monday, as President Donald Trump moves to shape congressional negotiations ahead of looming premium hikes.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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latest sham investigation just dropped
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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It's frustrating that we are getting technologies that really will transform our lives, and we should be thinking carefully about what that means, but the possibility of thoughtful discussion is being squelched by a stream of soul-crushing visions and wild hyperbole coming from Silicon Valley.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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I agree!
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Sorkin: “The White House said that China was going to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans…by January. We're now just about a month and a half away from that. They have, according to the USDA report, only made two big purchases…in total, 332,000 metric tons..."
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year.
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more
Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year. Wholesale turkey prices are expected to be up more than 40% as a result.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I had friends who almost died from CO2 poisoning in ~similar mishaps (or maybe construction related, it was 25+ years ago). Working CO2/fire detectors is #1 thing you can do to protect self/family/roommates.
Got the furnace serviced today and the guy asked about carbon monoxide detectors so it’s a good day to share my favorite reason for ensuring your CO detectors are fully functional as the winter approaches:
Carbon monoxide is never funny, but one of my best friend’s CO alarm went off at about 11pm after a particularly cold OU-Texas weekend Saturday.

They had had their roof replaced and the vent of their HVAC was not reconnected to the outside air so when the heater kicked on CO just flooded the attic
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.

President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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"This wasn’t a state dinner, but it was a state funeral for a billionaire class whose gusher is rapidly running dry."
The rack of lamb has been devoured, but the putrid stench of oil and death lingers from the appalling dinner where America's business elites toasted the killer of a D.C. journalist, Jamal Khashoggi

How "woke corporations" became accessories to murder. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Our community agreed that rising energy bills, poor insulation, and inefficient housing are forcing many families into dangerously cold homes
‘A national disgrace’: Readers on energy poverty this winter
www.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Lindsey Graham said in 2015: if we nominate this guy, the party will be destroyed and we will deserve it. I think about that often.
Finally, the media worm is turning on Trump:

*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls

On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A reminder if you’re flying this week
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean
Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean
US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump’

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb joins @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social to discuss Trump facing mounting losses last week in court on numerous fronts, both personal and presidential.
Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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the culture war/political divide is obviously real. but stuff like this shows it's also heavily amplified by essentially synthetic actors. researchers know this but the extent is notable. the platforms like this engagement. this is a desired outcome for them. fraying the social fabric for ad revenue
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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like...it's very very grim.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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in classic Musk fashion, what could have been an act of real transparency for the platform was rolled out so quickly that the feature had all kinds of errors. basically assuring that anyone could claim whatever they wanted. or make up fake screenshots. a nightmare!
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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genuinely: a russian nesting doll of bullshit that bad actors are using to cast aspersions on basically anything they want
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Hellsite is toast.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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The fact that this took so long should be a cause for reckoning. One thing we have to understand is, most people aren't changing their news sources when their news sources are embarrassingly wrong and late, and we need to deal with that urgently and swiftly
Finally, the media worm is turning on Trump:

*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls

On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Finally, the media worm is turning on Trump:

*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls

On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM