@lethajeffers.bsky.social
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I volunteer to personally remove all this shit, inside and outside, free-of-charge when the time comes -- and the time *will* come.
Simple explanation: it’s because of the dementia, so he doesn’t lose his way.
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I volunteer to personally remove all this shit, inside and outside, free-of-charge when the time comes -- and the time *will* come.
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"As masked agents dragged the woman from her car, wrestled her to the ground and forced handcuffs on her, she yelled, 'I’m a US citizen. Please help me! This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'
She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Woman forcefully detained in Keys was driving ‘illegal’ boyfriend’s car, feds say
The woman in medical scrubs, who was a U.S. citizen, was yanked from her car and wrestled to the ground by federal immigration agents in a Key Largo traffic stop Wednesday before she was released.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"As masked agents dragged the woman from her car, wrestled her to the ground and forced handcuffs on her, she yelled, 'I’m a US citizen. Please help me! This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'
She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Crimes against humanity.
"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
‘A sad, cruel moment’: 58 Florida children leaving US amid parent deportations
“The only losers are the children.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Crimes against humanity.
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The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
Alabama wants to lower the bar for executing disabled people—if SCOTUS lets it
The case law is clear: There's more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump's justices care?
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
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A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv's uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.
As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks
A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv's uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.
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"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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Please join us for a special live, one-time-only online watchalong of "The Last Class" TOMORROW at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET.
More details here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-join-us-for-a-live-showing
More details here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-join-us-for-a-live-showing
Please join us for a live showing of “The Last Class” film
A one-time-only watchalong screening on December 8
robertreich.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Please join us for a special live, one-time-only online watchalong of "The Last Class" TOMORROW at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET.
More details here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-join-us-for-a-live-showing
More details here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-join-us-for-a-live-showing
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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Meet Thomas. Thomas depends on the ACA tax credits to access preventative health care services.
He and millions of Americans are facing difficult economic choices as Trump and Republicans continue to refuse to extend these tax credits.
He and millions of Americans are facing difficult economic choices as Trump and Republicans continue to refuse to extend these tax credits.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Meet Thomas. Thomas depends on the ACA tax credits to access preventative health care services.
He and millions of Americans are facing difficult economic choices as Trump and Republicans continue to refuse to extend these tax credits.
He and millions of Americans are facing difficult economic choices as Trump and Republicans continue to refuse to extend these tax credits.
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“The Tennessee Holler amplified the video and wrote ‘@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.’”
We sure did! 👋🏽
2paragraphs.com/2025/12/maga...
We sure did! 👋🏽
2paragraphs.com/2025/12/maga...
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“The Tennessee Holler amplified the video and wrote ‘@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.’”
We sure did! 👋🏽
2paragraphs.com/2025/12/maga...
We sure did! 👋🏽
2paragraphs.com/2025/12/maga...
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Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Mt Spurr and the moon today🌕🗻🏔️#HowDoYouAlaska
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Mt Spurr and the moon today🌕🗻🏔️#HowDoYouAlaska
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The Indiana state House just passed a new congressional map that'd make the state's delegation all Republican (9-0, up from 7-2 now).
Now, up to the Senate, which has been resistant: They're taking it up Monday. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Now, up to the Senate, which has been resistant: They're taking it up Monday. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
House passes Indiana redistricting bill 57-41; bill now moves to Senate
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to redraw congressional districts, splitting Marion County into four. Democrats criticize the move as diluting minority voices.
www.wishtv.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Indiana state House just passed a new congressional map that'd make the state's delegation all Republican (9-0, up from 7-2 now).
Now, up to the Senate, which has been resistant: They're taking it up Monday. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Now, up to the Senate, which has been resistant: They're taking it up Monday. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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WASH POST says JEFF YASS, the billionaire who dumped millions into TN-7 to get Van Epps past @aftynbehn.bsky.social & Jody Barrett, is “driven almost entirely” by private school VOUCHERS (for the rich) aka the war on public schools.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
WASH POST says JEFF YASS, the billionaire who dumped millions into TN-7 to get Van Epps past @aftynbehn.bsky.social & Jody Barrett, is “driven almost entirely” by private school VOUCHERS (for the rich) aka the war on public schools.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Biden: So, folks, that's my message to all of us today, to all who love our country, to all of us are dismayed by the present state of the union: it's time to get up, get up and fight back. Get up. Continue to fight. What's the fight all about? Protecting the constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Biden: So, folks, that's my message to all of us today, to all who love our country, to all of us are dismayed by the present state of the union: it's time to get up, get up and fight back. Get up. Continue to fight. What's the fight all about? Protecting the constitution.
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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What in the actual fuck
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
What in the actual fuck
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Here is the time series. 2025 beat the record set in 2024; which beat the record set in 2023.
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Here is the time series. 2025 beat the record set in 2024; which beat the record set in 2023.
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NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
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This evening we can see a super moon!!
Earthlings will not see another supermoon until 2043
Earthlings will not see another supermoon until 2043
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This evening we can see a super moon!!
Earthlings will not see another supermoon until 2043
Earthlings will not see another supermoon until 2043
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I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
A member of the House Republican caucus said this.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me