The Orphan
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Fight, damn it.
Fight, damn it.
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🇺🇸🇯🇵 U.S. B-52 bombers flew with Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, in what Tokyo called a show of force responding to recent Chinese and Russian military activity, - Reuters
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🇺🇸🇯🇵 U.S. B-52 bombers flew with Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, in what Tokyo called a show of force responding to recent Chinese and Russian military activity, - Reuters
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Inside the Secret Network Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants Amid Trump’s ICE Onslaught talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/insi...
Inside the Secret Network Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants Amid Trump’s ICE Onslaught
They call them the “forgotten migrants.” Of the approximately 11 million undocumented...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Inside the Secret Network Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants Amid Trump’s ICE Onslaught talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/insi...
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🇭🇺 Presidential Hungary: How Orbán Seeks to Rule Indefinitely
‼️ While Ukraine is accused of “antidemocratic tendencies” because wartime conditions make elections impossible, Orbán is advancing steps toward authoritarian rule.
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‼️ While Ukraine is accused of “antidemocratic tendencies” because wartime conditions make elections impossible, Orbán is advancing steps toward authoritarian rule.
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Presidential Hungary: How Orbán Seeks to Rule Indefinitely
While Ukraine is accused of “antidemocratic tendencies” because wartime conditions make elections impossible, the closest European partner of the United Sta
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December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🇭🇺 Presidential Hungary: How Orbán Seeks to Rule Indefinitely
‼️ While Ukraine is accused of “antidemocratic tendencies” because wartime conditions make elections impossible, Orbán is advancing steps toward authoritarian rule.
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‼️ While Ukraine is accused of “antidemocratic tendencies” because wartime conditions make elections impossible, Orbán is advancing steps toward authoritarian rule.
Read more ⤵️
theukrainianreview.info/presidential...
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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
The seismic echoes of capsizing icebergs falling from Thwaites Glacier have been detected for the first time.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
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December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
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yeah right that’s why emissions are going down every year
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
yeah right that’s why emissions are going down every year
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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yeah right that’s why emissions are going down every year
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
yeah right that’s why emissions are going down every year
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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⚡️US House approves defense bill granting Ukraine $400 million a year in military aid through 2027.
The bill upholds many of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security policies but places limits on his ability to reduce American troops in Europe and withhold support to Kyiv.
The bill upholds many of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security policies but places limits on his ability to reduce American troops in Europe and withhold support to Kyiv.
US House approves defense bill granting Ukraine $400 million a year in military aid through 2027
The $900 billion spending package upholds many of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security policies but places limits on his ability to reduce American troops in Europe and withhold support to ...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
⚡️US House approves defense bill granting Ukraine $400 million a year in military aid through 2027.
The bill upholds many of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security policies but places limits on his ability to reduce American troops in Europe and withhold support to Kyiv.
The bill upholds many of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security policies but places limits on his ability to reduce American troops in Europe and withhold support to Kyiv.
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Making previously eradicated diseases great again 🙄
“We are faced with ongoing transmission that we anticipate will go on for many more weeks,” Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist, [said]…
Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday. “That is a significant increase in our cases in a short period of time”
Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday. “That is a significant increase in our cases in a short period of time”
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Making previously eradicated diseases great again 🙄
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⚡️US sides with Russia in UN resolution on Chornobyl disaster.
Washington's representative said the U.S. voted against the resolution not because it opposed nuclear safety measures, but because it objected to references to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Washington's representative said the U.S. voted against the resolution not because it opposed nuclear safety measures, but because it objected to references to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
US sides with Russia on UN resolution on Chornobyl disaster
Washington's representative said the U.S. voted against the resolution not because it opposed nuclear safety measures, but because it objected to references to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Dev...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
⚡️US sides with Russia in UN resolution on Chornobyl disaster.
Washington's representative said the U.S. voted against the resolution not because it opposed nuclear safety measures, but because it objected to references to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Washington's representative said the U.S. voted against the resolution not because it opposed nuclear safety measures, but because it objected to references to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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⚡️Ukraine war latest live: US presses Ukraine, not Russia, to pull back troops for proposed Donbas buffer zone – FT reports
Ukraine war latest updates: US not demanding Russian withdrawal from eastern border of proposed Donbas demilitarized zone, FT reports (5)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 5 times today. The U.S. is pressing Ukraine, but not Russia, to pull back troops from Donetsk and Luhans...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: US presses Ukraine, not Russia, to pull back troops for proposed Donbas buffer zone – FT reports
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This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
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Trump demands loyalty from his judicial nominees. As Emil Bove demonstrated this week, his nominees are very comfortable with displaying that loyalty in public.
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Emil Bove Went to a Trump Rally Because He Supports Donald Trump
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump demands loyalty from his judicial nominees. As Emil Bove demonstrated this week, his nominees are very comfortable with displaying that loyalty in public.
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The request came from the Center for American Rights, a nonprofit law firm that has played a prominent role in the news-distortion investigations spearheaded by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses
NPR and PBS stations targeted by group involved in Carr’s news-distortion probes.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The request came from the Center for American Rights, a nonprofit law firm that has played a prominent role in the news-distortion investigations spearheaded by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
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Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
Indiana Senate Republicans Defy Trump Admin and Reject Gerrymandered Maps
Despite months of mounting and concerted pressure from the Trump administration, the...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
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@joshtpm.bsky.social argues that you can have democratic self-government (and the possibility of Democrats ever actually being in power), or you can have this Supreme Court. But not both.
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Democratic Voters and the Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Six
I’ve noted many times the central role of Supreme Court reform to...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social argues that you can have democratic self-government (and the possibility of Democrats ever actually being in power), or you can have this Supreme Court. But not both.
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Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
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If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
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Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
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Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
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Both Trump and Lindbergh’s grandfathers fled their homelands, a step ahead of law enforcement, a factual inconvenience that their grandsons never mentioned in their campaigns against others fleeing similar dire circumstances.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Both Trump and Lindbergh’s grandfathers fled their homelands, a step ahead of law enforcement, a factual inconvenience that their grandsons never mentioned in their campaigns against others fleeing similar dire circumstances.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...