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so it begins.
“..Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 p.m. .. The number of Mr. Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 percent.”
@nytimes.com
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
so it begins.
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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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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Readers of The New York Times found out that Putin’s wishlist is actually a “U.S. plan to end the war with Russia.” Most of their story is just official quotes. “That’s not reporting; it’s stenography.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/cZtBibx
Putin, Trump, and the Inept New York Times - The American Prospect
How could the Times so totally bungle the story of Russia’s latest peace plan and Trump’s capitulation?
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Readers of The New York Times found out that Putin’s wishlist is actually a “U.S. plan to end the war with Russia.” Most of their story is just official quotes. “That’s not reporting; it’s stenography.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/cZtBibx
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Saudi Arabia can’t even afford MBS’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump, @freddydeknatel.bsky.social writes.
MBS’ Vanity Projects Are Bleeding Saudi Arabia Dry
Saudi Arabia can’t even afford Mohammed bin Salman’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Saudi Arabia can’t even afford MBS’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump, @freddydeknatel.bsky.social writes.
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Shortly after the Commerce Department became the largest shareholder of Intel, Trump personally purchased between the $1 million and $5 million of Intel's corporate debt.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shortly after the Commerce Department became the largest shareholder of Intel, Trump personally purchased between the $1 million and $5 million of Intel's corporate debt.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Horrific. Being done with our tax dollars and in our name.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Horrific. Being done with our tax dollars and in our name.
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Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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👀 NEW CBS poll: Seven in 10 Americans (including over half of Republicans!) say they would oppose the US taking military action inside Venezuela.
These numbers couldn’t be more emphatic against Trump and Rubio’a dumb and dangerous adventure around Venezuela:
www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
These numbers couldn’t be more emphatic against Trump and Rubio’a dumb and dangerous adventure around Venezuela:
www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
👀 NEW CBS poll: Seven in 10 Americans (including over half of Republicans!) say they would oppose the US taking military action inside Venezuela.
These numbers couldn’t be more emphatic against Trump and Rubio’a dumb and dangerous adventure around Venezuela:
www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
These numbers couldn’t be more emphatic against Trump and Rubio’a dumb and dangerous adventure around Venezuela:
www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
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"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
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 1:52 PM
"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
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FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. @wttw.bsky.social
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Federal Agents Repeatedly Lied About What They Did During Aggressive Immigration Raids: Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis used a blistering 233-page ruling to painstakingly detail how agents falsely asserted in court and in official reports that they had been confronted with unrelenti...
news.wttw.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. @wttw.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
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“The Department of War" is looking to potentially court marshal Sen. Mark Kelly for joining the video. This is purely retaliatory.
President Trump has called forth the military in much more alarming ways, pitting them against Americans as he’s released them into the city streets. trib.al/el8oAhG
President Trump has called forth the military in much more alarming ways, pitting them against Americans as he’s released them into the city streets. trib.al/el8oAhG
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“The Department of War" is looking to potentially court marshal Sen. Mark Kelly for joining the video. This is purely retaliatory.
President Trump has called forth the military in much more alarming ways, pitting them against Americans as he’s released them into the city streets. trib.al/el8oAhG
President Trump has called forth the military in much more alarming ways, pitting them against Americans as he’s released them into the city streets. trib.al/el8oAhG
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Cause there's a chance that they could appoint a real prosecutor, appropriately, and that prosecutor could re-bring these stupid cases.
But, remember, no *actually qualified* prosecutor was willing to bring these cases.
But, remember, no *actually qualified* prosecutor was willing to bring these cases.
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Cause there's a chance that they could appoint a real prosecutor, appropriately, and that prosecutor could re-bring these stupid cases.
But, remember, no *actually qualified* prosecutor was willing to bring these cases.
But, remember, no *actually qualified* prosecutor was willing to bring these cases.
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At Pentonville at 9 am #OnThisDay in 1910 John Ellis executed the murderer of Cora Crippen. That decade he also hanged poisoner Frederick Seddon and Sir Roger Casement, whilst he played an executioner in a drama on the life of Charlie Peace in 1927. #CM150 #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #medhist
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At Pentonville at 9 am #OnThisDay in 1910 John Ellis executed the murderer of Cora Crippen. That decade he also hanged poisoner Frederick Seddon and Sir Roger Casement, whilst he played an executioner in a drama on the life of Charlie Peace in 1927. #CM150 #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #medhist
Of course he didn’t
Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Of course he didn’t
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Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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The same people who think they are being censored when people don’t want to invite them to parties.
Lisa McClain refuses to unequivocally condemn threats of violence against Democratic members of Congress who Trump said should be put to death, and says, "there are consequences. You can have freedom of speech, but freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences."
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The same people who think they are being censored when people don’t want to invite them to parties.
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this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
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gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.