@krathe.bsky.social
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “did not comply” with the Pentagon’s policies when he used a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes by U.S. forces in Yemen earlier this year, the department’s inspector general said in a report released on Thursday. Here’s what else we learned from the report.
Takeaways From the Pentagon Investigation on Hegseth’s Use of Signal
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “did not comply” with the Pentagon’s policies when he used a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes by U.S. forces in Yemen earlier this year, the department’s inspector general said in a report released on Thursday. Here’s what else we learned from the report.
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A deadly strike raises stark questions about America’s anti-drug war
Lawmakers demand answers about Pete Hegseth’s boat-bombing campaign
A deadly strike raises stark questions about America’s anti-drug war
econ.st
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A deadly strike raises stark questions about America’s anti-drug war
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Congress launched inquiries and lawmakers from both parties raised the possibility of war crimes after a report that the U.S. targeted survivors of a strike on an alleged drug boat.
Congress Opens Inquiries After Report That U.S. Targeted Boat-Strike Survivors
Lawmakers from both parties say events as described in a Washington Post article, if accurate, might amount to war crimes.
on.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congress launched inquiries and lawmakers from both parties raised the possibility of war crimes after a report that the U.S. targeted survivors of a strike on an alleged drug boat.
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When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Thank you, Rep. Jayapal, for keeping us apprised of the details, albeit ghastly, in Chicago.
Last month, I led an immigration shadow hearing in Chicago. What happened there is beyond belief.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thank you, Rep. Jayapal, for keeping us apprised of the details, albeit ghastly, in Chicago.
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A Trump administration request to the Supreme Court to deploy troops in Chicago contains factual errors, mischaracterizing the responsiveness of local police and the actions of protesters, our Visual Investigations team found. nyti.ms/43T7qfn
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
The Trump administration has claimed the police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos and audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events involving a shooting, a protest, a car crash and a police radio call.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A Trump administration request to the Supreme Court to deploy troops in Chicago contains factual errors, mischaracterizing the responsiveness of local police and the actions of protesters, our Visual Investigations team found. nyti.ms/43T7qfn
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The six Democrats in Congress who recorded a video informing troops that they could refuse illegal orders said they were being investigated by the FBI. The inquiry is part of a campaign by the Trump administration to seek retribution against the president’s perceived political enemies.
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video
The move came one day after the Pentagon said it was investigating Senator Mark Kelly for his participation in the video.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The six Democrats in Congress who recorded a video informing troops that they could refuse illegal orders said they were being investigated by the FBI. The inquiry is part of a campaign by the Trump administration to seek retribution against the president’s perceived political enemies.
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EPA is abandoning its defense of air pollution standards—and abandoning its mission to protect us.
I’m embarrassed on behalf of Lee Zeldin that he’s willing to do this to the Environmental Protection Agency.
I’m embarrassed on behalf of Lee Zeldin that he’s willing to do this to the Environmental Protection Agency.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
EPA is abandoning its defense of air pollution standards—and abandoning its mission to protect us.
I’m embarrassed on behalf of Lee Zeldin that he’s willing to do this to the Environmental Protection Agency.
I’m embarrassed on behalf of Lee Zeldin that he’s willing to do this to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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A group of Democratic lawmakers said the FBI had requested interviews with them after they appeared in a video that criticized the Trump administration and called for troops to disobey unlawful orders.
Democratic Lawmakers Say FBI Is Targeting Them Over Calls to Disobey Unlawful Orders
President Trump had criticized six Democrats over a video they posted, saying they should be put on trial for sedition.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A group of Democratic lawmakers said the FBI had requested interviews with them after they appeared in a video that criticized the Trump administration and called for troops to disobey unlawful orders.
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Woodburn joins multiple other local governments declaring an emergency.
Oregon city declares state of emergency in response to federal immigration enforcement
Woodburn joins multiple other local governments declaring an emergency.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Woodburn joins multiple other local governments declaring an emergency.
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I’m close to speechless on this one:
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m close to speechless on this one:
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An off-duty ICE agent threatened a random Hispanic teenager with a gun as he was driving. He pulled him from the vehicle and started to demand that he prove he was here legally. THE ICE AGENT WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT. Pretty much the same assaults we're seeing every day
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
An off-duty ICE agent threatened a random Hispanic teenager with a gun as he was driving. He pulled him from the vehicle and started to demand that he prove he was here legally. THE ICE AGENT WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT. Pretty much the same assaults we're seeing every day
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The U.S. is pressing the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution that would enshrine President Trump’s Gaza peace plan — which is vague on the future of the Gaza Strip — in international law with little room for negotiation, according to a senior U.S. official and diplomats.
U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza
The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. is pressing the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution that would enshrine President Trump’s Gaza peace plan — which is vague on the future of the Gaza Strip — in international law with little room for negotiation, according to a senior U.S. official and diplomats.
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As New York is considering creating its own mobile crisis service, is there any chance that the original scheme will be able to return to its hometown of Eugene, Oregon?
The rise and fall of America’s model mobile crisis service
What went wrong with a scheme started by hippies and praised by Zohran Mamdani
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
As New York is considering creating its own mobile crisis service, is there any chance that the original scheme will be able to return to its hometown of Eugene, Oregon?
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Trump can shovel money at Argentina and Republicans can shovel money at billionaires, but there’s no time for working families? There are no funds for health care?
I cannot accept that.
I cannot accept that.
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump can shovel money at Argentina and Republicans can shovel money at billionaires, but there’s no time for working families? There are no funds for health care?
I cannot accept that.
I cannot accept that.
It’s past time:
It’s been 44 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her congressional race.
Mike Johnson knows she’ll be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files so he’s done everything he can to prevent her from taking office.
Speaker Johnson, do your job and swear her in.
Mike Johnson knows she’ll be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files so he’s done everything he can to prevent her from taking office.
Speaker Johnson, do your job and swear her in.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It’s past time:
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Can your senator. No matter who they are.
Inside a tense, three-hour meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday, a fiery Senator Bernie Sanders urged Democrats not to yield to Republicans without a real victory on health care. He was armed with fresh polling that showed voters would punish the party for giving up with nothing in return.
Emboldened Democrats mobilize against centrists’ emerging shutdown deal | CNN Politics
Hours before the first major elections since President Donald Trump’s win last November, Sen. Bernie Sanders offered a stern warning for Democrats about the party’s secret talks to end the shutdown.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Can your senator. No matter who they are.
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Month-long paid vacation for House Republicans
$172 million private jets for Kristi Noem
New ballroom for Trump
While they raise your health care costs and don’t pay federal workers
$172 million private jets for Kristi Noem
New ballroom for Trump
While they raise your health care costs and don’t pay federal workers
October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Month-long paid vacation for House Republicans
$172 million private jets for Kristi Noem
New ballroom for Trump
While they raise your health care costs and don’t pay federal workers
$172 million private jets for Kristi Noem
New ballroom for Trump
While they raise your health care costs and don’t pay federal workers
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
-Robert Reich
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
-Robert Reich
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
-Robert Reich
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
-Robert Reich
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Trump’s ICE has detained more than 170 U.S. citizens this year — something they have no authority to do.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
thehill.com/homenews/556...
This is absolutely unacceptable.
thehill.com/homenews/556...
thehill.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump’s ICE has detained more than 170 U.S. citizens this year — something they have no authority to do.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
thehill.com/homenews/556...
This is absolutely unacceptable.
thehill.com/homenews/556...
Hmmm, think there’s a political connection here?
October 21, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Hmmm, think there’s a political connection here?
