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NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
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As a reminder, the US leads high-income nations in traffic deaths. One key factor in that American exceptionalism is the way automobile safety is regulated (or not).
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As a reminder, the US leads high-income nations in traffic deaths. One key factor in that American exceptionalism is the way automobile safety is regulated (or not).
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US DOGE Service says on LinkedIn: "Both the temporary org and U.S. DOGE Service (previously U.S. Digital Service) are still operational."
NEW: DOGE no longer exists as a "centralized entity," according to the head of the government’s personnel agency --- But the longstanding White House tech team Trump used to house DOGE continues to work on tech projects throughout federal agencies.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
US DOGE Service says on LinkedIn: "Both the temporary org and U.S. DOGE Service (previously U.S. Digital Service) are still operational."
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A federal judge in Denver today ruled that ICE agents have routinely carried out illegal arrests in Colorado, and ordered the agency to better document detentions so their legality could be monitored // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests
The 66-page decision came three weeks after four immigrants testified that ICE agents had arrested them without warrants and without first checking to see whether they were likely to flee.
www.denverpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A federal judge in Denver today ruled that ICE agents have routinely carried out illegal arrests in Colorado, and ordered the agency to better document detentions so their legality could be monitored // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
“The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
“The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
“The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
“The lower prices stem from the Medicare negotiation program created under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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"I know they are inking the deal this week. Or next week."
Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"I know they are inking the deal this week. Or next week."
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Depositions and other exhibits in a key Chicago case have now been made public. They are full of lies. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Depositions and other exhibits in a key Chicago case have now been made public. They are full of lies. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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He ruins everything.
Trump on the turkeys he's about to pardon: "I shouldn't say this. I was gonna call them Chuck and Nancy. But then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people. I wouldn't pardon them. I wouldn't care what Melania told me."
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
He ruins everything.
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Stephen Miller: "But that line killed in the rehearsal"
Trump: "Instead of pardons, some of my more enthusiastic staffers were already drafting the paperwork to ship Gobble and Waddle straight to the Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador."
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Stephen Miller: "But that line killed in the rehearsal"
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Fox euphemizes Trump's lies about gas prices as a "conflicting view"
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fox euphemizes Trump's lies about gas prices as a "conflicting view"
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I will take this dumb take as a flimsy springboard to show the absolutely exquisite apple pie that my friend made of me and my husband for our wedding
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I will take this dumb take as a flimsy springboard to show the absolutely exquisite apple pie that my friend made of me and my husband for our wedding
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Ron Paul is 100% spot on.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ron Paul is 100% spot on.
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Trump says Jared Kushner might be going to the Kremlin to meet with Putin
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Trump says Jared Kushner might be going to the Kremlin to meet with Putin
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Recently, the U.S. President threatened to sue the BBC for $1B for misleading footage. Several execs resigned, and Trump rejoiced. Now they've overcorrected, editing out lines critical of Trump because of "legal advice.”
Translation: Trump’s threats worked precisely as intended. trib.al/s1Za19p
Translation: Trump’s threats worked precisely as intended. trib.al/s1Za19p
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Recently, the U.S. President threatened to sue the BBC for $1B for misleading footage. Several execs resigned, and Trump rejoiced. Now they've overcorrected, editing out lines critical of Trump because of "legal advice.”
Translation: Trump’s threats worked precisely as intended. trib.al/s1Za19p
Translation: Trump’s threats worked precisely as intended. trib.al/s1Za19p
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
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Trump and RFK Jr. are committing mass murder. I wish that was an exaggeration instead of a cold, hard fact.
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump and RFK Jr. are committing mass murder. I wish that was an exaggeration instead of a cold, hard fact.
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.