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Glad Rolling Stone published this, especially given the loud silence from the rest of the media on this grim watershed moment in US political history.
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Glad Rolling Stone published this, especially given the loud silence from the rest of the media on this grim watershed moment in US political history.
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Night and day difference between the new State Superintendent (who seems like a decent man and someone committed to just doing a good job) and Ryan Walters who was the biggest disaster in OK politics in a generation.
www.koco.com/article/okla...
www.koco.com/article/okla...
Oklahoma State Department of Education responds to court blocking social studies standards
The department, which is now led by State Superintendent Lindel Fields, said it respects the court's decision and is committed to transparency.
www.koco.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Night and day difference between the new State Superintendent (who seems like a decent man and someone committed to just doing a good job) and Ryan Walters who was the biggest disaster in OK politics in a generation.
www.koco.com/article/okla...
www.koco.com/article/okla...
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Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen.
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Trump's DOJ has been ordered to embark on a sweeping crackdown on "left-wing domestic terrorism." Civil liberties experts warn it could lead to a level of politicized FBI surveillance of Americans not seen since the era of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO.
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Trump administration prepares sweeping crackdown on leftist networks
The Justice Department’s program to root out violent “Antifa” extremism is raising First Amendment concerns.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump's DOJ has been ordered to embark on a sweeping crackdown on "left-wing domestic terrorism." Civil liberties experts warn it could lead to a level of politicized FBI surveillance of Americans not seen since the era of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO.
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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"We're done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits," declares RFK Jr -- the guy who has fueled junk science and conspiracies for years about vaccine safety/efficacy and is now driving a resurgence in measles -- at event he holds to announce plans to punch down some more on trans youth.
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"We're done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits," declares RFK Jr -- the guy who has fueled junk science and conspiracies for years about vaccine safety/efficacy and is now driving a resurgence in measles -- at event he holds to announce plans to punch down some more on trans youth.
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Ashley MacIsaac Concert Cancelled After AI Falsely Identifies Him as Sex Offender
Ashley MacIsaac Concert Cancelled After AI Falsely Identifies Him as Sex Offender
Maritime fiddler Ashley MacIsaac was forced to cancel a concert this week after an AI search falsely identified him as a sex offender. He
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December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ashley MacIsaac Concert Cancelled After AI Falsely Identifies Him as Sex Offender
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NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
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December 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
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Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
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This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
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The world alternates between laughing and crying. Neither in a good way.
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The world alternates between laughing and crying. Neither in a good way.
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NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
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Harvard University is looking into disciplining students who recorded the school’s former president discussing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Harvard Investigates Students for Exposing Its Epstein Shame
The school is looking into disciplining students who recorded former President Larry Summers discussing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Harvard University is looking into disciplining students who recorded the school’s former president discussing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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What even are these numbers? The long list and the short list… receive interviews.
So the 48% and 42% got interviews… and the 34% is a made up number?
So the 48% and 42% got interviews… and the 34% is a made up number?
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What even are these numbers? The long list and the short list… receive interviews.
So the 48% and 42% got interviews… and the 34% is a made up number?
So the 48% and 42% got interviews… and the 34% is a made up number?
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Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
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The White House is now just explicitly stating its intent to kill and maim non-white people here and around the world and white men are *still* insisting they are at a societal disadvantage
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The White House is now just explicitly stating its intent to kill and maim non-white people here and around the world and white men are *still* insisting they are at a societal disadvantage
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A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
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Also I'm sorry but "fleshing out powerpoint presentations"? Who the fuck are you even employing that they need AI for a fuckass powerpoint presentation? Shit makes me feel insane
December 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Also I'm sorry but "fleshing out powerpoint presentations"? Who the fuck are you even employing that they need AI for a fuckass powerpoint presentation? Shit makes me feel insane
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Seconds to Chaos in Chicago: Car door ripped open and phone smashed to the ground as Citizen Records ICE in public.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Seconds to Chaos in Chicago: Car door ripped open and phone smashed to the ground as Citizen Records ICE in public.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
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Verify Palestinians by talking to them! You don't have to wait for an authority. They will make themselves very available to you if you need proof they're real. They will talk to you here & on other apps. Stop acting like you can't help people unless they have an official seal of approval.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Verify Palestinians by talking to them! You don't have to wait for an authority. They will make themselves very available to you if you need proof they're real. They will talk to you here & on other apps. Stop acting like you can't help people unless they have an official seal of approval.
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Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
Israel denies entry to Canadian MPs trying to reach occupied West Bank
Advocacy group urges sanctions on Israel after Canadian delegation, including six lawmakers, turned back to Jordan.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
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Forget all this. The President has no fucking authority to declare war on anyone.
International law is great. It's important. But this shit is illegal as a matter of AMERICAN law
International law is great. It's important. But this shit is illegal as a matter of AMERICAN law
It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Forget all this. The President has no fucking authority to declare war on anyone.
International law is great. It's important. But this shit is illegal as a matter of AMERICAN law
International law is great. It's important. But this shit is illegal as a matter of AMERICAN law