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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's threats against the six Democratic lawmakers who posted the video reminding active troops they must refuse unlawful orders, is already set up to fail, MS NOW's Chris Hayes said on Tuesday evening.

'Clear violation of military law': MS NOW host says Hegseth doomed his own lawmaker threat

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's threats against the six Democratic lawmakers who posted the video reminding active troops they must refuse unlawful orders, is already set up to fail, MS NOW's Chris Hayes said on Tuesday evening.That's because, he said, he has left a paper trail making clear he i...

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November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM

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Charlie Alice Raya

@charlie-alice-raya.org

At #cop30 corporations & governments have proven again that they don’t serve people & planet.

Burning fossil fuels, using plastic, deforestation, overfishing are not options.

I love this little story which is both magic & tragic. But maybe it adds perspective.

#photography #resist #stopoil

Ji & Jo jumped

‘It stinks!’ Jo, the green pixie with the red feather, exclaimed.
‘But it glitters and looks very smooth,’ Ji, the blue pixie with the black shell as hat, returned. ‘It reminds me of that brown lake, you remember? What them humans call cho-co-la-te. It was delicious! I’ll never forget how we swam in it.’
‘And got ladled out of it.’ Jo chuckled. It had been fun climbing onto the rim of the ladle and letting their feet dangle while dripping with that delicious brown stuff. Ji was right, that had been something. ‘Do you think this could be delicious, too?’ Jo asked doubtfully and pointing at the black mass.
Ji shrugged. ‘I’m thinking, it’s hiding something. Why else would it stink this much? Take my hand?’
Jo took a deep breath and smiled. He loved adventures with Ji.
Jo took Ji’s hand, they laughed and jumped into an open barrel of crude oil.
And that was that.

Only it wasn’t quite.

To be continued …

JI & JO GET EVERYWHERE

Jo and Ji laughed, flew through the air, hand in hand, and landed with a big splash in the middle of a barrel of crude oil.
There was still laughter on their pixie faces when the black mass swallowed them.
‘Oops!’ were their last exclamations.

They died several deaths: drowning, poisoning, heart failure and shock all claimed their lives.

But nothing dies in absolute terms. The pixie souls moved on, true. But every single cell of and in the pixies’ bodies, well, those went on millions of journeys. Because, just like the remains of plants, animals and humans, the pixies’ remains became part of this black mass — and Ji’s soul wondered whether it stank so much as a warning that crude oil is not only a bringer of death but also a grave of the dead — NOT TO BE DISTURBED.

Well, to track down the stories of every cell of Ji’s and Jo’s pixie bodies would take a storyteller’s lifetime, at the very least. Maybe other storytellers will recount the story of the toenail cells on Ji’s pinki toe, or the story of that one blood cell in Jo’s heart, or the one cell that used to be part of that bit of snot in Ji’s nose.

I will follow the trace of two particular cells which held on to each other the moment the pixies’ hands had touched.

To be continued …

A NEW JOURNEY

I call these two inseparable cells JoJi.
Of course, at first JoJi was still part of the clasping hands as the dead bodies of the pixies Ji & Jo drifted back to the black surface in the crude oil. Just then a lit was dropped down on the barrel.
It was quite a long and bumpy journey to the oil refinery, and on the way the bodies of the pixies got fully absorbed by the fossil mass, thanks to some of the remaining pixie dust. Towards the end of this drive, JoJi was separated from what used to be two fully grown wee pixies.
JoJi became part of a gasoline delivery to a big city. A day later, JoJi was burned in the engines of a red car. Travelling on in the exhaust fume, JoJi landed in the lungs of a fifty-something man called Luke. He was in love and smiling.
Some weeks later, Luke died of asthma. Not because of JoJi. He had just lived in the big city for too long and inhaled too much of the polluted air.
JoJi was buried with Luke’s body in a cemetery in his hometown.
And this is it for me because I am not keen on telling the story of worms who ate their way through this lovely man, one of them carrying JoJi to new realms, and probably dying from digesting Luke’s black lungs.

November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM

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Charles Keener

@charleskeener.bsky.social

The mainstream media have been concerned with the politics, policies, and propaganda of Donald Trump’s terms in office, but have virtually ignored the central question of his presidency: Is Trump psychologically fit to be president of the United States and commander in chief?

November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM

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Charles Keener

@charleskeener.bsky.social

Trump is clearly losing his bearings, and there is no one in the White House who can calm him or get him to modify his actions or his provocative statements. Trump’s irrational and impulsive behavior is becoming particularly worrisome.

November 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM

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DemCastDonGA

@donshantajr.bsky.social

...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???

November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM

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Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

Kirakosian: We have this Border Patrol agent and he’s literally in his pajamas… he takes it upon himself to march down the street to confront these kids. And then he confronts our client and he points his loaded firearm directly at the 17-year-old…

November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

British explorer Felicity Aston is the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica 😮 --from coast to coast, relying only on her own strength. ⛷️

#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing

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Felicity Aston MBE, the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica, during her 2012 expedition. She is sitting on the ice in a green Berghaus expedition jacket with a Union Jack patch, fur-rimmed hood up, looking off into the distance. Her red pulk sled is behind her under a vast white horizon. Inset portrait shows her smiling warmly in a green fleece.

Map of Felicity Aston’s historic 2011–2012 solo crossing of Antarctica. The red-and-black dotted line traces her 1,744 km route: starting November 25, 2011 ,from the Ross Ice Shelf (green dot), skiing across the Transantarctic Mountains, past Leverett Glacier, the geographic South Pole, up the Antarctic Plateau, and finishing at Hercules Inlet (red dot) in the upper left of the map.

November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM

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PlanetF1

@planetf1com.bsky.social

Bono did not hold back on Antonelli's penalty in Vegas

www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-h...

November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes

@dashannestokes.com

Desperate Donny posting this West Point plaque that completely undermines his own attacks on Dem leaders raises serious questions about whether Trump is aware of his surroundings and his own actions, has dementia, or is in any way fit to remain in office.

November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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Senthorun S. Raj

@senthorun.bsky.social

“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”

Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈

EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland

Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds

www.theguardian.com

November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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Khashoggi's Ghost

@urocklive1.bsky.social

I'm really curious who leaked that audio. And why.

John Jackson
@hissgoescobra
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The Witkoff-Ushakov call was leaked. It was leaked by someone in the intelligence community. Wherever you are, I salute you. For that to happen, there must be grave, deep concern for what is happening. There is a Russian operation controlling our foreign policy.

November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM

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Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.

November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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Cole Wist

@colewist.bsky.social

Ron Paul is 100% spot on.

November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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Dr Abeba Birhane

@abeba.bsky.social

can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop

Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.

November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.

November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM

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Steven Beschloss

@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social

No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.

November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM

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Adam Parkhomenko

@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social

It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.

November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court APPOINTS three-judge panel to hear lawsuit brought by my law firm on behalf of voters seeking new congressional boundaries in time for the 2026 election. www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...

🚨 Bothfeld v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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Jack Hopkins-The Original

@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social

When Mark Kelly spoke to the troops, he wasn’t talking politics. He was reinforcing the pillars of a free country.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.

November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊

@carolmac80.bsky.social

November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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Michael McFaul

@mcfaulmike.bsky.social

Before Witkoff meets with Putin again, I wish he'd stop in Kyiv and meet some mothers who lost their sons & daughters fighting against Putin's invading army on the frontline, or talk with some kids who lost their grandmas in Putin's drone attacks, or meet some warriors without limbs...

November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.

November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

I have no idea why media continues to hype this person as a serious political commentator, but to go even further and float him as a viable presidential candidate is just farcical.