MLeity
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related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
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the entire thing is a spectacle based on a professional provacateur who comically gut put in charge of CBS news interviewing the bereaved wife of a far right political rabble rouser. No big mystery why adverts are squeamish. anyone w a media background says no shit
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
the entire thing is a spectacle based on a professional provacateur who comically gut put in charge of CBS news interviewing the bereaved wife of a far right political rabble rouser. No big mystery why adverts are squeamish. anyone w a media background says no shit
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ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
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New in PN: @kevinmkruse.bsky.social on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we’ve never seen from a president before."
www.publicnotice.co
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New in PN: @kevinmkruse.bsky.social on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
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Well would ya look at that
It seems Trump, in fact, was involved enough in the Indiana gerrymandering fight to know which obscure state Senators voted against it
And his pride was wounded enough that-like the small minded, petty villain he is-he’s plotting revenge against them
It seems Trump, in fact, was involved enough in the Indiana gerrymandering fight to know which obscure state Senators voted against it
And his pride was wounded enough that-like the small minded, petty villain he is-he’s plotting revenge against them
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well would ya look at that
It seems Trump, in fact, was involved enough in the Indiana gerrymandering fight to know which obscure state Senators voted against it
And his pride was wounded enough that-like the small minded, petty villain he is-he’s plotting revenge against them
It seems Trump, in fact, was involved enough in the Indiana gerrymandering fight to know which obscure state Senators voted against it
And his pride was wounded enough that-like the small minded, petty villain he is-he’s plotting revenge against them
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Loomer got the NSA deputy director nom pulled
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Loomer got the NSA deputy director nom pulled
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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I’ve sat in the rooms where decisions like this get made. Where someone asks, “Can we do this?”
And someone else says, “Who’s going to stop us?”
Trump. DOJ. FEMA. Courts. Elections. Same playbook. Higher stakes.
And someone else says, “Who’s going to stop us?”
Trump. DOJ. FEMA. Courts. Elections. Same playbook. Higher stakes.
Saturday Morning Covfefe: 5 Things That Matter
Five stories. One pattern.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’ve sat in the rooms where decisions like this get made. Where someone asks, “Can we do this?”
And someone else says, “Who’s going to stop us?”
Trump. DOJ. FEMA. Courts. Elections. Same playbook. Higher stakes.
And someone else says, “Who’s going to stop us?”
Trump. DOJ. FEMA. Courts. Elections. Same playbook. Higher stakes.
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The right will come for Bari Weiss eventually. She's queer and Jewish, and they will not tolerate her once she's served their purposes.
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The right will come for Bari Weiss eventually. She's queer and Jewish, and they will not tolerate her once she's served their purposes.
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anyway merry christmas everyone
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
anyway merry christmas everyone
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
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Donald Trump has decided that CNN must be sold to a conservative owner. But someone gave their pronouns at a PTA meeting last week. I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Donald Trump has decided that CNN must be sold to a conservative owner. But someone gave their pronouns at a PTA meeting last week. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a fearsome warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
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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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It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
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So wait. Will their theory be (1) this time prosecutors other than Halligan will present to the grand jury so it’s different, or (2) now we’ve done some sort of double secret blessing of Halligan’s position so it’s different, or (3) fuck the law?
Breaking on MS NOW: The Trump Justice Department is considering seeking another indictment of James Comey this week in the Eastern District of Virginia. It might be going before a grand jury today.
This would be in lieu of appealing the ruling from last week dismissing the case against Comey.
This would be in lieu of appealing the ruling from last week dismissing the case against Comey.
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
So wait. Will their theory be (1) this time prosecutors other than Halligan will present to the grand jury so it’s different, or (2) now we’ve done some sort of double secret blessing of Halligan’s position so it’s different, or (3) fuck the law?
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The word “kinetic” doesn’t legalize murder
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The word “kinetic” doesn’t legalize murder
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Fox News legal contributor Andy McCarthy knocks down Hegseth's defense:
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
‘We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal’ Is Not a Defense | National Review
The laws of war, incorporated in the federal war crimes statute, prohibit the killing of people who have been rendered hors de combat.
www.nationalreview.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Fox News legal contributor Andy McCarthy knocks down Hegseth's defense:
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
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This is what Americans elected in 2024: a man who had clearly demonstrated his unwillingness to accept unwelcome information. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’s doing the same thing now.
Trump Tells Voters: Don’t Believe Your Lying Wallets
From elections to the economy, he keeps denying reality.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is what Americans elected in 2024: a man who had clearly demonstrated his unwillingness to accept unwelcome information. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’s doing the same thing now.
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Xi forcefully implied that if Trump really wants big, beautiful trade deal to boast about at home, the US must formally accept that China’s sovereign right to Taiwan..
Suspicions grow that Trump may ultimately subordinate defence of Taiwan to detente with China.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Suspicions grow that Trump may ultimately subordinate defence of Taiwan to detente with China.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Xi forcefully implied that if Trump really wants big, beautiful trade deal to boast about at home, the US must formally accept that China’s sovereign right to Taiwan..
Suspicions grow that Trump may ultimately subordinate defence of Taiwan to detente with China.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Suspicions grow that Trump may ultimately subordinate defence of Taiwan to detente with China.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.