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A wonderful reminder from physicist and author Sean M. Carroll. 📖
December 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A wonderful reminder from physicist and author Sean M. Carroll. 📖
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Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
![arrests in Illinois. The State and the Government disagree about whether the immigration officers have violated the Constitution in making certain immigration stops and arrests. The basic constitutional rules governing that dispute are longstanding and clear: The Fourth Amendment requires that immigration stops must be based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence, stops must be brief, arrests must be based on probable cause, and officers must not employ excessive force. Moreover, the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity. Cf. Whren v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 813 (1996) (“[T]he Constitution prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race”). This application does not require us to delve into the parties’ underlying dispute and to determine whether any particular immigration encounter or series of encounters in Illinois has violated those basic constitutional principles.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreiftd2dsbnwupyavikifhpranzsrgae4czsegm4dlyrwdixfumxmwi@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
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In fact, Texas has now definitively surpassed California as the largest producer of utility-scale solar in the US
California still leads in total solar due to its much larger rooftop program, but Texas has reached 68% of California's output compared to 55% in the 12 months prior
California still leads in total solar due to its much larger rooftop program, but Texas has reached 68% of California's output compared to 55% in the 12 months prior
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In fact, Texas has now definitively surpassed California as the largest producer of utility-scale solar in the US
California still leads in total solar due to its much larger rooftop program, but Texas has reached 68% of California's output compared to 55% in the 12 months prior
California still leads in total solar due to its much larger rooftop program, but Texas has reached 68% of California's output compared to 55% in the 12 months prior
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Here's one that works. youtu.be/ATpVvTvLTXc?...
First part of banned 60 Minutes CERCOT episode
YouTube video by Lee Drake
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here's one that works. youtu.be/ATpVvTvLTXc?...
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CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
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NEWS: Dan Richman — key figure in now-dismissed Comey case — wins motion for return of materials seized from his devices.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
![Richman's [l] Motion for Return of Property and ORDER the Government to return to
4 of 46
ichman the image of his computer that was made in 2017; any files obtained from his
vomo University email accounts) or his Apple iCloud accounts) in 2019 or 2020 that are in
the Government's possession; any copies of the image or files obtained from Petitioner
Richman's email or iCloud accounts that are in the Government's possession; and any materials
directly
obtained or extracted from those files that are in the Government's possession
(collectively, the "covered materials").
In order to "protect access to" the files at issue and preserve their availability for lawful
"use in later proceedings," see Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(g), and as an exercise of the Court's equitable
discretion to fashion a remedy that is appropriate under all the circumstances, the Court shall
further ORDER that, before returning the covered materials to Petitioner Richman, the
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Case 1:25-mc-00170-CKK Document 21 |
Filed 12/12/25 Page 4 of 46
Government may create one complete electronic copy of those materials and deposit that copy,
under seal, with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which shall have
supervisory authority over access to this material, for future access pursuant to a lawful search
warrant and judicial order. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia may then
exercise its discretion to decide whether to allow Petitioner Richman an opportunity to move to
quash any such warrant before it is executed.
The Court shall further ORDER the Attorney General of the United States or her
designee to certify, no later than 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, December 15, 2025, that the Government has (1) returned the covered materials to Petitioner Richman; (2) not retained any
additional copy or copies of the covered materials; (3) not provided any copy or copies of the
covered materials to any other person, except for one copy that may be filed, under seal, in the
U.S.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreiba2sbewkvptjeho6jqkofqdenvqrdk7st25xrwa7fhy7cbosaqnm@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
NEWS: Dan Richman — key figure in now-dismissed Comey case — wins motion for return of materials seized from his devices.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
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Breaking News: Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats.
Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map
Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Breaking News: Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats.
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I got documents that give insight into the Tennessee car magnate who
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
Trump Nominee Reveals Financial Ties to Lawmakers, Christian Groups in Documents to Senators
Lee Beaman, who is up for a seat on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board, has no prior experience in utilities. His confirmation vote was delayed.
www.notus.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I got documents that give insight into the Tennessee car magnate who
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
What?
“Deadhead Fed hair”.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What?
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Wins 2025 hands down
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wins 2025 hands down
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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And there's the motive.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And there's the motive.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is horrible. I can’t imagine how angry and ugly a person is inside to say something as offensive as this.
President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the U.S. as he sought to refocus public attention on his anti-immigration rhetoric.
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is horrible. I can’t imagine how angry and ugly a person is inside to say something as offensive as this.
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"The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam."
—Donald Trump
Dems had better use that clip in heavy rotation.
—Donald Trump
Dems had better use that clip in heavy rotation.
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam."
—Donald Trump
Dems had better use that clip in heavy rotation.
—Donald Trump
Dems had better use that clip in heavy rotation.
Dozy Don.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dozy Don.
Couldn’t agree more. He’s out of touch and being shielded by people around him on purpose so they can do what they want.
".. in his return to the presidency this year, Trump has seldom ventured across the country to anywhere other than his own clubs. .. Everyone around Trump, and everything he is seeing on TV and on his phone, is telling him that he’s right."
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Couldn’t agree more. He’s out of touch and being shielded by people around him on purpose so they can do what they want.
It’s hard to believe this is real. But it is. #completejoke
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It’s hard to believe this is real. But it is. #completejoke
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solar is about to pass natural gas for power generation in California. good stuff www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
solar is about to pass natural gas for power generation in California. good stuff www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
I could not agree more with this. Also get off X ffs.
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I could not agree more with this. Also get off X ffs.
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