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Host: Details from inside a Texas detention facility describing limited access to drinkable water, worms, moldy food, and being denied medical care. One mother who was detained with her daughter said, 'It's a prison here. It is truly a living hell. All of the children here are suffering.'
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Host: Details from inside a Texas detention facility describing limited access to drinkable water, worms, moldy food, and being denied medical care. One mother who was detained with her daughter said, 'It's a prison here. It is truly a living hell. All of the children here are suffering.'
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SHARE NOW: Texas just got a whole lot louder. Jasmine Crockett is running for the United States Senate and Republicans should be terrified. She’s smart, fearless, relentless, and she doesn’t back down from anybody. This is the matchup Texas deserves. Let’s go.
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
SHARE NOW: Texas just got a whole lot louder. Jasmine Crockett is running for the United States Senate and Republicans should be terrified. She’s smart, fearless, relentless, and she doesn’t back down from anybody. This is the matchup Texas deserves. Let’s go.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) will potentially treat opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi to all U.S. law enforcement agencies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will potentially treat opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi to all U.S. law enforcement agencies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out. -- terrfic story from @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H-1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out. -- terrfic story from @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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1. CNN and CNBC recently announced partnerships with Kalshi, a prediction market that lets you place bets on the news.
Now, every story is a casino game.
Although Kalshi's popularity has exploded, it remains relatively small and vulnerable to political manipulation.
Now, every story is a casino game.
Although Kalshi's popularity has exploded, it remains relatively small and vulnerable to political manipulation.
The casino-fication of news
New partnerships between the prediction market Kalshi and cable TV networks will transform every news event into a betting opportunity.
popular.info
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
1. CNN and CNBC recently announced partnerships with Kalshi, a prediction market that lets you place bets on the news.
Now, every story is a casino game.
Although Kalshi's popularity has exploded, it remains relatively small and vulnerable to political manipulation.
Now, every story is a casino game.
Although Kalshi's popularity has exploded, it remains relatively small and vulnerable to political manipulation.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm reut.rs/4poLKAg
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump's economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a soybean farm to comply with the ethics agreement he signed last January when he joined the administration.
reut.rs
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm reut.rs/4poLKAg
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Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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"Bradley told lawmakers that the orders he received from Hegseth were to kill the individuals on the approved target list, which included everyone on the boat, then destroy the drugs and sink the boat, those sources said."
They were civilians.
They were civilians.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Bradley told lawmakers that the orders he received from Hegseth were to kill the individuals on the approved target list, which included everyone on the boat, then destroy the drugs and sink the boat, those sources said."
They were civilians.
They were civilians.
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A small community of Afghan immigrants have made Bellingham, Wash., their home. After one of their own allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers, the community grapples with fear and sorrow. n.pr/3Kfwrec
National Guard shooting leaves fear and sorrow in Bellingham, Washington
A small community of Afghan immigrants have made Bellingham, Wash., their home. After one of their own allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers, the community grapples with fear and sorrow.
n.pr
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A small community of Afghan immigrants have made Bellingham, Wash., their home. After one of their own allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers, the community grapples with fear and sorrow. n.pr/3Kfwrec
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All she needed was a Chance
December 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
All she needed was a Chance
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This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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Breaking news: A vaccine advisory panel has voted to end the long-standing recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine — the most significant change to the childhood immunization schedule under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CDC panel makes most sweeping revision to child vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.
The panel voted to eliminate a long-standing recommendation for every newborn to receive a hepatitis B shot, excluding those born to mothers testing negative.
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Breaking news: A vaccine advisory panel has voted to end the long-standing recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine — the most significant change to the childhood immunization schedule under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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1. Cars are the biggest source of climate pollution in the country.
2. Transportation is the biggest household expense after rent/mortgage.
2. State and local gov't could cut these numbers by about 25% in five years without any federal policy.
Somebody solve this for me, what should we do? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
2. Transportation is the biggest household expense after rent/mortgage.
2. State and local gov't could cut these numbers by about 25% in five years without any federal policy.
Somebody solve this for me, what should we do? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
1. Cars are the biggest source of climate pollution in the country.
2. Transportation is the biggest household expense after rent/mortgage.
2. State and local gov't could cut these numbers by about 25% in five years without any federal policy.
Somebody solve this for me, what should we do? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
2. Transportation is the biggest household expense after rent/mortgage.
2. State and local gov't could cut these numbers by about 25% in five years without any federal policy.
Somebody solve this for me, what should we do? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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Industries with large immigrant workforces, such as construction, are asking for federal relief as they combat labor shortages and raids.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break
As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Industries with large immigrant workforces, such as construction, are asking for federal relief as they combat labor shortages and raids.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
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Breaking news: Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary RFK Jr. are planning to vote on ending the practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether shots are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Breaking news: Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary RFK Jr. are planning to vote on ending the practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether shots are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"Trump rarely faces direct consequences for his shameful rhetoric. That’s because in the past Republicans have largely refused to abandon him no matter what he says or does. But there are signs that's now changing."
Trump's ugly Thanksgiving meltdown
It's getting so bad that even Republicans are starting to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Trump rarely faces direct consequences for his shameful rhetoric. That’s because in the past Republicans have largely refused to abandon him no matter what he says or does. But there are signs that's now changing."
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So are we going to war with Venezuela?
@jvl.bsky.social unpacks this and more in his latest Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-ven...
@jvl.bsky.social unpacks this and more in his latest Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-ven...
Trump’s Venezuela “No-Fly Zone” Is a Dangerous Joke
Plus: War crimes and TACO time.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So are we going to war with Venezuela?
@jvl.bsky.social unpacks this and more in his latest Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-ven...
@jvl.bsky.social unpacks this and more in his latest Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-ven...
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
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November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Report shows Trump administration cut $500 million in funding for food banks
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
ProPublica Reporter Nicole Santa Cruz joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to discuss new reporting revealing the Trump admin. cut $500 million in funding for programs that help food banks nationwide feed those in need.
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@timmiller.bsky.social: "Andry Hernández Romero was a makeup artist and a hairdresser. He came to this country and he went through the CBP One app. He tried to do it the right way. And what we did is we picked him up, put him on a plane, and sent him to that El Salvador hell hole."
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "Andry Hernández Romero was a makeup artist and a hairdresser. He came to this country and he went through the CBP One app. He tried to do it the right way. And what we did is we picked him up, put him on a plane, and sent him to that El Salvador hell hole."