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Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 other lethal boat strikes, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.
Secretary-on-the-Defensive Pete Hegseth’s Dept. of War (Crimes)
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. strikes on September 2. Thes...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 other lethal boat strikes, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.
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Notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith ‘could have been stopped’ five times during decades of offending
Notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith ‘could have been stopped’ five times during decades of offending
Queensland report details series of ‘missed opportunities’ over 20 years where action could have been taken to detect or stop abuse
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Notorious serial paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith “could have been stopped, and should have been stopped”, Queensland’s attorney-general has said, after the state released a landmark report into the catastrophic system failures that enabled the abuse.
Griffith was sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences against 73 victims, mostly young girls aged between three and five. Most of the offending occurred while he was employed at childcare centres in Queensland between 2003 and 2022. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith ‘could have been stopped’ five times during decades of offending
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Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center's annual performance of "The Nutcracker" have plummeted under the new leadership of President Donald Trump, who took over as the organization's chairman earlier this year, CNN reported Saturday.
Ticket sales plummet at Kennedy Center amid Trump’s takeover: ‘Costs are huge!’
Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center’s annual performance of “The Nutcracker” have plummeted under the new leadership of President Donald Trump, who took over as the organization’s chairman earlier this year, CNN reported Saturday.According to internal sales data obtained and reviewed by CNN, ticket ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center's annual performance of "The Nutcracker" have plummeted under the new leadership of President Donald Trump, who took over as the organization's chairman earlier this year, CNN reported Saturday.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.
Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.
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Remind me again why so few women reports rape !!!
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Remind me again why so few women reports rape !!!
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Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
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NEW: This week, Democracy Docket exposed another Trump loyalist burrowed into DOJ working to seize state voter data. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court handed Trump a green light to rig the 2026 midterms in Texas. But pro-democracy advocates aren’t backing down
This Week at Democracy Docket: DOJ’s Latest Anti-Voting Lawyer — and SCOTUS Saves Trump Again
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW: This week, Democracy Docket exposed another Trump loyalist burrowed into DOJ working to seize state voter data. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court handed Trump a green light to rig the 2026 midterms in Texas. But pro-democracy advocates aren’t backing down
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Ron Grossman: There are echoes of World War II in Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine
Ron Grossman: There are echoes of World War II in Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would make Russia a winner. This proposed appeasement echoes World War II.
trib.al
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ron Grossman: There are echoes of World War II in Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine
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GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
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Our lead counsel @andrewbakaj.bsky.social on @agpambondi.govpeeps.com new memo redefining dissent as domestic terrorism.
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
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"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
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Whistleblower Aid Slams DOJ “Antifa-aligned extremists” Memo for Redefining Dissent as Domestic Terrorism - Whistleblower Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2025 – In response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo, instructing federal law enforcement to target loosely defined “extremist groups”, Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal C...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our lead counsel @andrewbakaj.bsky.social on @agpambondi.govpeeps.com new memo redefining dissent as domestic terrorism.
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
"Under this directive, what is a children’s television show today could be designated as Antifa tomorrow."
Read more. ⬇️
whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
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Layoff announcements top 1.1 million, most since 2020 pandemic
Layoff announcements top 1.1 million, most since 2020 pandemic
Employers haven’t announced this many layoffs in a year since the pandemic in 2020.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Layoff announcements top 1.1 million, most since 2020 pandemic
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Oh no you didn't
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Oh no you didn't
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What we're not going to do is somehow pretend Kirk is on the same comparison level as the fucking pope!
December 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What we're not going to do is somehow pretend Kirk is on the same comparison level as the fucking pope!
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Charlie Kirks death had no influence on anything and we've already fucking forgotten him.
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Charlie Kirks death had no influence on anything and we've already fucking forgotten him.
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Putting Chuckie McNeckholes in the same headline as The Freakin' Pope is certainly a choice. A bad one, sure, but a choice.
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Putting Chuckie McNeckholes in the same headline as The Freakin' Pope is certainly a choice. A bad one, sure, but a choice.
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That’s not the award he deserves…
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That’s not the award he deserves…
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SELL
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
SELL
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Only dear leader’s birthday matters!
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Only dear leader’s birthday matters!
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Denver scaled back a street safety project after pushback from the family of Colorado's wealthiest man.
While the city told the public that construction was the hold up, @spencersoicher.bsky.social obtained internal city emails showing the issue was "high level" community concerns.
While the city told the public that construction was the hold up, @spencersoicher.bsky.social obtained internal city emails showing the issue was "high level" community concerns.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Denver scaled back a street safety project after pushback from the family of Colorado's wealthiest man.
While the city told the public that construction was the hold up, @spencersoicher.bsky.social obtained internal city emails showing the issue was "high level" community concerns.
While the city told the public that construction was the hold up, @spencersoicher.bsky.social obtained internal city emails showing the issue was "high level" community concerns.
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Hundreds of 911 calls from the deadly Texas floods in July have been released by authorities.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hundreds of 911 calls from the deadly Texas floods in July have been released by authorities.
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Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
Would you like a three-year-old used iPhone for almost $500?
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December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
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Despite their brazen attempt to steal and destroy information from multiple government agencies, the men lacked knowledge of the database commands needed to cover up their alleged crimes.
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Despite their brazen attempt to steal and destroy information from multiple government agencies, the men lacked knowledge of the database commands needed to cover up their alleged crimes.
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NEW: A D.C. Circuit three-judge panel “paves the way to autocracy,” upholding Trump’s firings of two officials at independent agencies: Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox.
Court ‘Paves Way to Autocracy’ by Upholding Trump’s Independent Agency Firings
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
NEW: A D.C. Circuit three-judge panel “paves the way to autocracy,” upholding Trump’s firings of two officials at independent agencies: Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox.