Mendel
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I was reminded today of one of my favorite stories we did this year: on how Hawaii's Supreme Court keeps releasing opinions that denounce the U.S. Supreme Court. boltsmag.org/hawaii-supre...
Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS - Bolts
The justices ruled that Hawaii’s constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process for Hawaii residents—unlike, they said, the Roberts Court.
boltsmag.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I was reminded today of one of my favorite stories we did this year: on how Hawaii's Supreme Court keeps releasing opinions that denounce the U.S. Supreme Court. boltsmag.org/hawaii-supre...
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The answer to this, by the way, is that it isn't about what Israel or Russia are doing at all.
It's about antisemitism, and the lack (thankfully) of any comparable anti-Russian bigotry.
Israel is an excuse for antisemitic violence. Not its cause
It's about antisemitism, and the lack (thankfully) of any comparable anti-Russian bigotry.
Israel is an excuse for antisemitic violence. Not its cause
I need some of the people insisting that attacks on Jews worldwide are the fault of Israel to explain the absence of attacks on Russians worldwide.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The answer to this, by the way, is that it isn't about what Israel or Russia are doing at all.
It's about antisemitism, and the lack (thankfully) of any comparable anti-Russian bigotry.
Israel is an excuse for antisemitic violence. Not its cause
It's about antisemitism, and the lack (thankfully) of any comparable anti-Russian bigotry.
Israel is an excuse for antisemitic violence. Not its cause
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I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
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that Maples quote, god DAMN
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
that Maples quote, god DAMN
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Oh hey we are getting a United States digital service
This one has Force in the name though so you know it’s not woke.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
This one has Force in the name though so you know it’s not woke.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year
Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.
www.nextgov.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh hey we are getting a United States digital service
This one has Force in the name though so you know it’s not woke.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
This one has Force in the name though so you know it’s not woke.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
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I’m not be cute when I say this: he stuck with it, for years even as he was widely mocked as fringe and trashed as a child murderer essentially. He didn’t care, he kept going. Hes now the nation’s top health official
Some people who aren’t psychotically evil should do that, but for good not evil
Some people who aren’t psychotically evil should do that, but for good not evil
Just awful. Infecting America with junk science, now from the very top. Without a doubt more Americans are going to get sick or die because of RFK Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’m not be cute when I say this: he stuck with it, for years even as he was widely mocked as fringe and trashed as a child murderer essentially. He didn’t care, he kept going. Hes now the nation’s top health official
Some people who aren’t psychotically evil should do that, but for good not evil
Some people who aren’t psychotically evil should do that, but for good not evil
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Fell for it again. Once more my poopy ass is on the dark web.
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Fell for it again. Once more my poopy ass is on the dark web.
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As Brit Hume says, when Pete Hegseth says he "has the back" of Admiral Bradley, he means he's plunging a knife into it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
As Brit Hume says, when Pete Hegseth says he "has the back" of Admiral Bradley, he means he's plunging a knife into it.
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"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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NYT knows perfectly well the DC shooter got asylum under Trump, but they get multiple orgasms at a chance to mention Biden's name again.
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it was reviewing all asylum cases that were approved under the Biden administration, signaling a broad crackdown in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members.
U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting
A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman accused the previous administration of failing to vet asylum applicants “on a massive scale.”
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NYT knows perfectly well the DC shooter got asylum under Trump, but they get multiple orgasms at a chance to mention Biden's name again.
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Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause
An astonishing 80 percent of the Louisiana's death sentences between 1976 and 2015 were later reversed.
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades.
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades.
He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction.
Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now under threat from the state’s Republican leadership.
boltsmag.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause
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As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
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“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
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November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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This is . . . off-putting. There's nothing here that projects the gravity of the situation or what's at stake. Quite the contrary. This conveys the message that it's all an exciting reality show with no real consequences for anyone. The imagery is just all wrong.
What a week and it’s only Tuesday. See me on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to talk all about it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This is . . . off-putting. There's nothing here that projects the gravity of the situation or what's at stake. Quite the contrary. This conveys the message that it's all an exciting reality show with no real consequences for anyone. The imagery is just all wrong.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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What happens after the failed shutdown vote today? “Many of us, including myself, are advocating for sticking around through Veterans Day," said Sen. Tillis
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
🟡 Semafor Washington, DC: Digging in | Semafor
In today’s edition: Republicans warn Trump to shift focus back to the economy, and shutdown momentum stalls.
www.semafor.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What happens after the failed shutdown vote today? “Many of us, including myself, are advocating for sticking around through Veterans Day," said Sen. Tillis
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...