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this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
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"we were left an economic mess from the trump administration. employment in decline. factories closing. americans dead. my recovery act brought back the jobs. my inflation bill has factories -- clean factories -- employing millions. detroit is back -- and its green!" - shit biden could have said
I don’t recall hearing Biden or any Democrat with a microphone saying “we are climbing out of the recession and shortages that Trump left us” back in 2021. Their “strategy” was to not talk about Trump at all, insanely letting him push the narrative that his presidency ended in 2019.
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"we were left an economic mess from the trump administration. employment in decline. factories closing. americans dead. my recovery act brought back the jobs. my inflation bill has factories -- clean factories -- employing millions. detroit is back -- and its green!" - shit biden could have said
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Fascists weaponize denial; tech vultures monetize it.
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fascists weaponize denial; tech vultures monetize it.
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It's not just lazy fiction, it's bad fiction. Consider the energy it takes to launch:
- starlink sats are 1250kg,
- it takes effectively 500 gigajoules to get that to LEO
(41.25GJ for the payload but then you have an entire rocket around it).
Let's pretend it had 8x H100 GPUs, using ~5kW
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- starlink sats are 1250kg,
- it takes effectively 500 gigajoules to get that to LEO
(41.25GJ for the payload but then you have an entire rocket around it).
Let's pretend it had 8x H100 GPUs, using ~5kW
1/
once again this is not a real thing Elon Musk is going to actually accomplish, this is a lazy fiction designed to inject the looming Space X IPO with memestock fantasy magic
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's not just lazy fiction, it's bad fiction. Consider the energy it takes to launch:
- starlink sats are 1250kg,
- it takes effectively 500 gigajoules to get that to LEO
(41.25GJ for the payload but then you have an entire rocket around it).
Let's pretend it had 8x H100 GPUs, using ~5kW
1/
- starlink sats are 1250kg,
- it takes effectively 500 gigajoules to get that to LEO
(41.25GJ for the payload but then you have an entire rocket around it).
Let's pretend it had 8x H100 GPUs, using ~5kW
1/
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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Venezuela's just the first of many, and they're hoping other places will just fold instead of getting into a protracted air and ground war after this one.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Venezuela's just the first of many, and they're hoping other places will just fold instead of getting into a protracted air and ground war after this one.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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What the hell are we doing?
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What the hell are we doing?
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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if the movie doesn't include a scene depicting bolsonaro getting attacked by a large bird while he had covid, why would they even bother making it
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
if the movie doesn't include a scene depicting bolsonaro getting attacked by a large bird while he had covid, why would they even bother making it
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the balance hasn't remained constant, but people have long wrongly seen the NYT as a liberal publication that feels the need to bend over backwards for conservatives to fight bias charges, when in fact it's a conservative publication aimed at convincing liberals. they're more open about that now
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
the balance hasn't remained constant, but people have long wrongly seen the NYT as a liberal publication that feels the need to bend over backwards for conservatives to fight bias charges, when in fact it's a conservative publication aimed at convincing liberals. they're more open about that now
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Some music I think is probably more fun to create than it is to listen to.
#XPNCountdown
#XPNCountdown
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Some music I think is probably more fun to create than it is to listen to.
#XPNCountdown
#XPNCountdown
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We are proud to endorse @nateforutah.bsky.social in #UT01!
Nate Blouin’s campaign draws a clear line in the sand: he refuses the tainted money of pro-war lobbyists and demands an end to U.S. complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🎉 ENDORSEMENT ALERT! 🎉
We are proud to endorse @nateforutah.bsky.social in #UT01!
Nate Blouin’s campaign draws a clear line in the sand: he refuses the tainted money of pro-war lobbyists and demands an end to U.S. complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
We are proud to endorse @nateforutah.bsky.social in #UT01!
Nate Blouin’s campaign draws a clear line in the sand: he refuses the tainted money of pro-war lobbyists and demands an end to U.S. complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
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Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
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4. BREAKING
In a new video statement, the Interior Minister of Benin says that the coup has been thwarted and that the people of Benin are urged to resume their normal activities.
In a new video statement, the Interior Minister of Benin says that the coup has been thwarted and that the people of Benin are urged to resume their normal activities.
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
4. BREAKING
In a new video statement, the Interior Minister of Benin says that the coup has been thwarted and that the people of Benin are urged to resume their normal activities.
In a new video statement, the Interior Minister of Benin says that the coup has been thwarted and that the people of Benin are urged to resume their normal activities.
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1. BREAKING
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
1. BREAKING
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
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I don't consider the Supreme Court to be legitimate. I also know that the Democratic party is not up to the challenge of disempowering the court so the illegitimate court will continue to exist for years to come. Folks will have to figure out how to move with this in mind.
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I don't consider the Supreme Court to be legitimate. I also know that the Democratic party is not up to the challenge of disempowering the court so the illegitimate court will continue to exist for years to come. Folks will have to figure out how to move with this in mind.
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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oh boy i can't wait to watch all the exciting sporting events arranged by the openly corrupt organization that just bribed the president on tv
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
oh boy i can't wait to watch all the exciting sporting events arranged by the openly corrupt organization that just bribed the president on tv
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Neighbors alerted me to an ICE raid happening down the street so I went down there to help. It’s a fucking warzone. Smoke, pepper bullets, screaming. The street is blocked off with community members fighting back. All because they are raiding a fucking taco restaurant. What the fuck is going ON.
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Neighbors alerted me to an ICE raid happening down the street so I went down there to help. It’s a fucking warzone. Smoke, pepper bullets, screaming. The street is blocked off with community members fighting back. All because they are raiding a fucking taco restaurant. What the fuck is going ON.
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nobody wants you to come to Chicago, Kristi Noem
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
nobody wants you to come to Chicago, Kristi Noem
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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Local police officials feeling obligated to encourage locals to call local police if they're unsure if they're encountering federal law enforcement — because of federal law enforcement tactics — strikes me as significant development.
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Local police officials feeling obligated to encourage locals to call local police if they're unsure if they're encountering federal law enforcement — because of federal law enforcement tactics — strikes me as significant development.
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Happening now: Protest projections across from venue where Trump's censor-in-chief Brendan Carr is speaking.
Photo credit: @notaaroncraig.bsky.social
#resistcensorship
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#resistcensorship
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Happening now: Protest projections across from venue where Trump's censor-in-chief Brendan Carr is speaking.
Photo credit: @notaaroncraig.bsky.social
#resistcensorship
Photo credit: @notaaroncraig.bsky.social
#resistcensorship