@leneveu.bsky.social
Writing a cozy mystery novel set in NYC about Covid and moral injury. Townie in Cambridge MA.
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I would think Maduro has head of state immunity from prosecution under international law (with exception for grave human rights violations, see, e.g., Pinochet)
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I would think Maduro has head of state immunity from prosecution under international law (with exception for grave human rights violations, see, e.g., Pinochet)
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Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
S.3567
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
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STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
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A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
Details at congress.gov
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
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Respectfully (Garrett is smarter than me), nobody citing the Manhattan Project is responding to Miller. He said "sixty years" for a reason: 1965 was when Hart-Celler scrapped the strict quota system that prioritized white European immigration and banned most non-white immigration.
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Respectfully (Garrett is smarter than me), nobody citing the Manhattan Project is responding to Miller. He said "sixty years" for a reason: 1965 was when Hart-Celler scrapped the strict quota system that prioritized white European immigration and banned most non-white immigration.
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Perhaps I can help this research effort.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
Shamp’s Senate Bill 1070 would direct the #Arizona Dept of Health Services to conduct or support research to “advance the understanding of Trump Derangement Syndrome, including its origins, manifestations and long-term effects on individuals, communities and public discourse.”
Arizona lawmaker wants state to study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
What, your heart isn't bursting with love for the commander in chief? Are you feeling OK?
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Perhaps I can help this research effort.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r... via @statnews.com
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent
John Quackenbush built a lab that is at the forefront of human genetics research and bioinformatics. Trump administration cuts have put it in danger of collapse.
www.statnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r... via @statnews.com
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Nationwide, a new protest tactic is spreading. It’s getting under ICE’s skin in a way polite marches haven't. People gather at hotels where ICE thugs stay after raids & make it impossible for business to continue as usual. Drums. Chants. Hours of noise. Not random chaos, but deliberate disruption.
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nationwide, a new protest tactic is spreading. It’s getting under ICE’s skin in a way polite marches haven't. People gather at hotels where ICE thugs stay after raids & make it impossible for business to continue as usual. Drums. Chants. Hours of noise. Not random chaos, but deliberate disruption.
You just need to add to your prompt "include a novel discovery." Simple.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🧊✈️ NOW: ICE goons arrange white bags carrying the personal effects of chained humans that they will transport south on this creepy white Avelo jet (tail: N803XT) from Seattle’s Boeing Field.
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🧊✈️ NOW: ICE goons arrange white bags carrying the personal effects of chained humans that they will transport south on this creepy white Avelo jet (tail: N803XT) from Seattle’s Boeing Field.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
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surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Luboks are folk art prints popular in 17th-19thC Russia. They were often satirical. This one shows a popular character, the Cat of Kazan. Text: “The Cat of Kazan,lives gloriously, manages agreeably, & farts sweetly.” This may have been a caricature of Peter the Great. Woodcut print, c. 1881
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Luboks are folk art prints popular in 17th-19thC Russia. They were often satirical. This one shows a popular character, the Cat of Kazan. Text: “The Cat of Kazan,lives gloriously, manages agreeably, & farts sweetly.” This may have been a caricature of Peter the Great. Woodcut print, c. 1881
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Stephen Miller said that the children of immigrants fail society.
Fun Fact:
Of the 6 American winners of science Nobels this year, 3 were born outside the US. The émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry & medicine now stands at 40 percent.
#Pinks
🧪 🎁🖇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
Fun Fact:
Of the 6 American winners of science Nobels this year, 3 were born outside the US. The émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry & medicine now stands at 40 percent.
#Pinks
🧪 🎁🖇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Stephen Miller said that the children of immigrants fail society.
Fun Fact:
Of the 6 American winners of science Nobels this year, 3 were born outside the US. The émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry & medicine now stands at 40 percent.
#Pinks
🧪 🎁🖇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
Fun Fact:
Of the 6 American winners of science Nobels this year, 3 were born outside the US. The émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry & medicine now stands at 40 percent.
#Pinks
🧪 🎁🖇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
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In 2000, measles was declared no longer endemic in the US, due to eradication campaigns. Everybody lived happily ever after, until Trump put anti-science cranks atop the nation’s health agencies. Now, unnecessary deaths & illnesses are rising. How this makes America great again is anyone’s guess.
Hundreds quarantined as measles outbreaks spread in two more states
“I’m back” — Measles . Like an unwanted guest who finally leaves, measles saw its deleterious effects on the nation finally end in 2000. America was declared free from endemic measles infection. After...
www.dailykos.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
In 2000, measles was declared no longer endemic in the US, due to eradication campaigns. Everybody lived happily ever after, until Trump put anti-science cranks atop the nation’s health agencies. Now, unnecessary deaths & illnesses are rising. How this makes America great again is anyone’s guess.
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It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
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“The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out”
So many scandals now but pay attention to this: DOJ has sued 14 states-12 led by Dems-to demand full unredacted voter files in order to turbocharge Trump voter suppression plans
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out”
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
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A reminder that the largest demographic of Americans on food aid are white MAGA voters. By far. No other demographic is even a close second.
This is the Trump regime’s cruelty to distract from its own failures by punishing those who didn’t vote for him.
This is the Trump regime’s cruelty to distract from its own failures by punishing those who didn’t vote for him.
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A reminder that the largest demographic of Americans on food aid are white MAGA voters. By far. No other demographic is even a close second.
This is the Trump regime’s cruelty to distract from its own failures by punishing those who didn’t vote for him.
This is the Trump regime’s cruelty to distract from its own failures by punishing those who didn’t vote for him.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
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Though Trump’s pardons can’t extend to state crimes, I think it’s worth pointing out the message being conveyed:
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Though Trump’s pardons can’t extend to state crimes, I think it’s worth pointing out the message being conveyed:
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...