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here is a graph that shows the percent difference between the single year age death rates in mixed-party and Republican voting states between them and the Democratic voting states. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population
The general patterns in these data points is the Republican voting states consistently has higher death rates than the mixed party states and they generally have higher death rates than Democratic voting states. The dots are highest among the under age 20. After age 20 both lines go down to age 30 where the Republican voting states increase some to age 50 after which the steady decline to about 120 percent of Democrats to age 84. The mixed party states have a line of dots that bounce around 120% all the way to the end. I averaged the percent for Republican voting states aged 20 and under and. got a 149.95, a number that rounds to 50% higher. Think about it, in the United States state politics have substantial effects on death rates and I have seen nothing that tells people who are looking to move. As a demographer I cannot help but think the fact this kind of differences in death rates makes it logical that people moving and expecting to raise children should consider it. In mixed party states they experienced 796,154 under age 85 deaths and if they died at Democratic states death rate that would have been 681,718, They would have prevented about 114,436 deaths. In Republican voting states there were 927,382 under age 85 deaths, at Democratic state rates that would have been 796,154. That is 131,228 or 16.5 percent fewer. As I have done this over several years I have found the mixed party States have been steadily moving closer to the Republican voting states while the Democratic voting states have only shown a very small portion of that same trend. Here are the states in each of the three categories I put the states in for the above calculations. Dem Mix Rep CA AZ AL CO GA AK CT IA AR DE MI FL DC MN ID HI NH IN IL NC KS ME OH KY MD PA LA MA TX MS NV WI MO NJ MT NM NE NY ND OR OK RI SC VT SD VA TN WA UT WV WY
December 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.

When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
lemondloulou.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
Who’s the Parasite Now? This Newly Discovered ‘Fairy Lantern’ Flower.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Your president is spending 11% more days at his private company’s properties and 25% more days playing golf than at this point in his first term.
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Trump has visited a Trump Organization property on 123 days of the 340 days of his second term in office. He has likely played golf on 85 days. That is a visit to a property on 36.2 percent of all of the days he's served since Jan. 20, 2025, and a likely round of golf on 25.0 percent of days. At that pace, he would likely play golf on 366 days by Jan. 20, 2029, bringing his two-term total to 625 days. He has visited a Trump property on 78.1 percent of weekend days during his second term, with a likely round of golf on 70.8 percent of weekend days. At this point in his first term, he had visited a Trump Organization property on 111 days and likely played golf on 68 days.
December 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
This is what it took to shame Kristi Noem into letting an Irish green card holder who bouncing $80 in 2 checks 10 years ago free after 5 months in detention:

A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses

www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
ICE Releases Grandma With Green Card After 5 Months in Time for Christmas
Donna Hughes Brown's case was highlighted during a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
www.star-telegram.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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chadloder.bsky.social
Question for #lawsky -- do ongoing criminal acts in furtherance of a conspiracy to obstruct justice tend to reset the clock on a statute of limitations?

I and about 80 million other Americans would like to know.
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
lemondloulou.bsky.social
Donald J. Trump is the Biggest Loser.
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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stevenmazie.bsky.social
BREAKING: by an apparent vote of 7–2, the Supreme Court has *denied* President Trump‘s plea to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
UPDATE: Dataset 8 is now live: www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-...
December 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J.G.G., et al., Plaintiffs, LIYANARA SÁNCHEZ, as next friend on behalf of FRENGEL REYES MOTA, et al., Petitioners-Plaintiffs, V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Respondents-Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB) MEMORANDUM OPINION Nine months ago, six Venezuelan men were hustled out of a detention center in Texas, loaded onto planes, and shipped to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador with no explanation and no opportunity to challenge the reason for their hasty removal. On behalf of themselves and a putative class of similarly situated detainees, they have turned to the courts to vindicate their constitutional right to due process. These efforts have precipitated multiple trips up and down the assorted tiers of the federal judiciary, complicated by their subsequent transfer to and release in their native Venezuela. After the D.C. Circuit vacated this Court's prior preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs have again moved for an order enjoining the Government to facilitate their return to the United States to pursue their individual habeas claims. The parties then agreed to consolidate this Motion into Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. The Court ultimately finds that the United States maintained constructive custody over Plaintiffs while they were imprisoned in El Salvador, thus affording the Court habeas jurisdiction 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 215 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 43 over this action. In addition, it will certify a class of Plaintiffs who were removed on March 15 and seek to enforce their right to a hearing. On the merits, the Court concludes that this class was denied their due-process rights and will thus require the Government to facilitate their ability to obtain such hearing. Our law requires no less. ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS that: 1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; 2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED; 3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and 4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5, 2026. 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 214 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 2 /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG United States District Judge
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Kristen Welker will be "interviewing" Todd Blanche on MTP tomorrow.

Do you think she'll ask why Ghislaine got moved and has a puppy?
Will she ask why Blanche ordered the kidnapping of Ras Baraka?
Will she ask about Trump's witch hunt against Comey and James?
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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mckonomy.bsky.social
Started:
China promises to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by end of 2025.

Going:
Latest Agriculture Department data show China has purchased 3.8 million metric tons.
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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mckonomy.bsky.social
Defacing a national monument. I can only imagine the question Joseph Welch would ask Karoline Leavitt. Or Donald Trump.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
A key to understand how the Bondi DOJ may be trying to hide information on other men implicated in Epstein's crimes:

Note how Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's letter to Congress says DOJ is redacting information not only permitted by the Epstein Act but also ... the Privacy Act.⬇️
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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In YouGov polling this week, less than half of Republicans said they strongly approved of Trump. www.ms.now/opinion/poll...
December 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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ivanthek.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Please start floating the idea of Congress subpoenaing Maurene Comey to publicly testify about the Epstein investigation.
December 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
lemondloulou.bsky.social
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
dunno who that is at White House podium that warrants redaction?
redacted photos from Epstein files redacted photos from Epstein files
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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repbeatty.bsky.social
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?

It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.

It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
lemondloulou.bsky.social
Judging by the look on Susie Wiles face, we should all be worried.
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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pamspaulding.bsky.social
Bongino isn't waiting for Ka$h to get the humiliating boot...

He's learned it's a lot easier (and more lucrative) to be on the outside bitching, moaning and making up conspiracies.

🧾 www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
So Miller has been trying to use VZ as an excuse for years.

I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.

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asharangappa.bsky.social Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10d
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
busbyj2.bsky.social Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 10d
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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amandalitman.bsky.social
Fun @runforsomething.net fact: In all of 2025, we elected 166 new people to state & local offices across 21 states. This was not an off year!
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM