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This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
Donald Trump foments and supports violence against anyone who disagrees with him.
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Reports indicate the shooting was at the entrance to the Farragut West Metro station. That's been common in DC since the Guard was deployed, you see them standing around at the street level, usually in pairs. It's possible they were doing that rather than guarding the White House as such.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reports indicate the shooting was at the entrance to the Farragut West Metro station. That's been common in DC since the Guard was deployed, you see them standing around at the street level, usually in pairs. It's possible they were doing that rather than guarding the White House as such.
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An employee of #FEMA has been fired after signing an open letter warning the country about the dangers the agency posed under current leadership.
#TrumpCrimeFamily #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Billionaires #FederalistSociety #Environment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Bribery
@marisakabas.bsky.social
#TrumpCrimeFamily #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Billionaires #FederalistSociety #Environment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Bribery
@marisakabas.bsky.social
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
An employee of #FEMA has been fired after signing an open letter warning the country about the dangers the agency posed under current leadership.
#TrumpCrimeFamily #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Billionaires #FederalistSociety #Environment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Bribery
@marisakabas.bsky.social
#TrumpCrimeFamily #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Billionaires #FederalistSociety #Environment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Bribery
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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Moldova's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to hand him a note of protest after six Russian drones flew into Moldova's airspace during the massive attack on Ukraine.
A Russian drone that fell down in Moldova was placed by the Foreign Ministry for the ambassador's visit.
A Russian drone that fell down in Moldova was placed by the Foreign Ministry for the ambassador's visit.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Moldova's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to hand him a note of protest after six Russian drones flew into Moldova's airspace during the massive attack on Ukraine.
A Russian drone that fell down in Moldova was placed by the Foreign Ministry for the ambassador's visit.
A Russian drone that fell down in Moldova was placed by the Foreign Ministry for the ambassador's visit.
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Awful. Trump admin is deporting a 23-year-old NC woman who came here at the age of 14 as an unaccompanied minor. Her father was murdered and mother died of cancer. All she has are two traffic citations, per this report from Charlotte Observer's Dan Kane:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Awful. Trump admin is deporting a 23-year-old NC woman who came here at the age of 14 as an unaccompanied minor. Her father was murdered and mother died of cancer. All she has are two traffic citations, per this report from Charlotte Observer's Dan Kane:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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new level of victim-blaming just dropped:
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT's terms of use.
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch
OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT's terms of use.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
new level of victim-blaming just dropped:
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
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It really is something that Elon personally tanked the EV side of the business and his plan to turn things around is "robots" and investors haven't crushed each other trying to get out the door
Tesla's EU sales were down 48.5% in October, and are down 30% in a year-to-date when EV sales are up 26%.
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It really is something that Elon personally tanked the EV side of the business and his plan to turn things around is "robots" and investors haven't crushed each other trying to get out the door
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This paper provides strong evidence that downzoning is associated with reduced construction and increased spatialized segregation. Don’t do it if you want a more equitable city!
Read the whole thing: findingspress.org/article/1474...
Read the whole thing: findingspress.org/article/1474...
Downzoning Chicago: How Local Land Use Policy Has Reduced Housing Construction and Reinforced Segregation | Published in Findings
By Yonah Freemark, George Kisiel. Downzonings were used by US cities in the postwar period to preserve neighborhood character. These land-use policies were associated with lower housing supply, higher...
findingspress.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This paper provides strong evidence that downzoning is associated with reduced construction and increased spatialized segregation. Don’t do it if you want a more equitable city!
Read the whole thing: findingspress.org/article/1474...
Read the whole thing: findingspress.org/article/1474...
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america: too corrupt to function
Georgia prosecutor kills the historic racketeering case against Trump and allies | CNN Politics
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the cha...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
america: too corrupt to function
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Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Elites are capitulating on the core values of the institutions they steward
This isn’t nibbling at the edges
A whole class of people who attained power and privilege devoid of duty and responsibility
This isn’t nibbling at the edges
A whole class of people who attained power and privilege devoid of duty and responsibility
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Elites are capitulating on the core values of the institutions they steward
This isn’t nibbling at the edges
A whole class of people who attained power and privilege devoid of duty and responsibility
This isn’t nibbling at the edges
A whole class of people who attained power and privilege devoid of duty and responsibility
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Here's how Trump turned the presidency into a personal piggybank:
-Charging millions for access at Mar-a-Lago.
-Trump Wines sold in Coast Guard exchanges.
-$300M in private donations for a WH ballroom.
-23 Trump properties developed abroad while in office.
Should we go on?
-Charging millions for access at Mar-a-Lago.
-Trump Wines sold in Coast Guard exchanges.
-$300M in private donations for a WH ballroom.
-23 Trump properties developed abroad while in office.
Should we go on?
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here's how Trump turned the presidency into a personal piggybank:
-Charging millions for access at Mar-a-Lago.
-Trump Wines sold in Coast Guard exchanges.
-$300M in private donations for a WH ballroom.
-23 Trump properties developed abroad while in office.
Should we go on?
-Charging millions for access at Mar-a-Lago.
-Trump Wines sold in Coast Guard exchanges.
-$300M in private donations for a WH ballroom.
-23 Trump properties developed abroad while in office.
Should we go on?
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In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
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a number of people suggesting the ICE arrest of bruna ferreira was targeted because she’s karoline leavitt’s brother’s ex. don’t have enough info yet to say, but reminds me of the family in tom homan’s tiny rural town that just happened to be tipped off to feds and abducted earlier this year.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
a number of people suggesting the ICE arrest of bruna ferreira was targeted because she’s karoline leavitt’s brother’s ex. don’t have enough info yet to say, but reminds me of the family in tom homan’s tiny rural town that just happened to be tipped off to feds and abducted earlier this year.
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Emerson finds TN-7 basically ~tied ahead of Tuesday election, with Trump underwater in a district he won by 22.
A winnable race for Dems.
If R’s lose this race their ability to control the House *this year* is a real issue.
Link to donate to Dem Aftyn Behn here: secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
A winnable race for Dems.
If R’s lose this race their ability to control the House *this year* is a real issue.
Link to donate to Dem Aftyn Behn here: secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Emerson finds TN-7 basically ~tied ahead of Tuesday election, with Trump underwater in a district he won by 22.
A winnable race for Dems.
If R’s lose this race their ability to control the House *this year* is a real issue.
Link to donate to Dem Aftyn Behn here: secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
A winnable race for Dems.
If R’s lose this race their ability to control the House *this year* is a real issue.
Link to donate to Dem Aftyn Behn here: secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
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Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
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RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
I actually think it’s okay to take a ridiculous scandal seriously when it involves a wingnut conspiracy theorist in charge of things like vaccine policy and pandemic preparedness
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
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Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
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Nothing to worry about, just a US official advising our nuclear-armed adversary how to manipulate the President of the United States, a notoriously weak-minded mark
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Nothing to worry about, just a US official advising our nuclear-armed adversary how to manipulate the President of the United States, a notoriously weak-minded mark
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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somewhere between 10/7 and today, an economic and ideological split happened where the largest donors to a bunch of Jewish community institutions decided that a tidal wave of antisemitism was coming, and also that antisemitism consists exclusively of antizionism. not even Holocaust denial counts.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
somewhere between 10/7 and today, an economic and ideological split happened where the largest donors to a bunch of Jewish community institutions decided that a tidal wave of antisemitism was coming, and also that antisemitism consists exclusively of antizionism. not even Holocaust denial counts.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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4 images that perfectly tell a California story:
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
4 images that perfectly tell a California story:
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments