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North Carolina lawmakers have attempted to transfer control or partial control of at least 29 boards, entities or important executive powers in the past decade that had previously been under control of the governor.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it fina...
www.propublica.org
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
North Carolina lawmakers have attempted to transfer control or partial control of at least 29 boards, entities or important executive powers in the past decade that had previously been under control of the governor.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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This is a lot of words to say that DOJ is in violation of the statutory deadline and will take even longer to produce records that were due last week.
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a lot of words to say that DOJ is in violation of the statutory deadline and will take even longer to produce records that were due last week.
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JUST IN: DOJ tells judge feds can't delete classified info from Comey friend Daniel Richman's devices by Monday, asks for another week. Doc: DOJ can't carry out deletion of classified from Richman devices by Monday. Asks judge for another week storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Extension of Time to – #40 in RICHMAN v. United States (D.D.C., 1:25-mc-00170) – CourtListener.com
Emergency MOTION for Extension of Time to Comply by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Halligan, Lindsey) (Entered: 12/24/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
JUST IN: DOJ tells judge feds can't delete classified info from Comey friend Daniel Richman's devices by Monday, asks for another week. Doc: DOJ can't carry out deletion of classified from Richman devices by Monday. Asks judge for another week storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“Leo, who has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy, said Jesus' birth showed God's presence in every person as the pontiff led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics into Christmas at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.”
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Leo, who has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy, said Jesus' birth showed God's presence in every person as the pontiff led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics into Christmas at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.”
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The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
More:
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Nothing will ever be as funny as "At seven it's marginal" or him putting candy on the head of the Minion trick-or-treating.
Trump to child from Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania is great, we won Pennsylvania, actually three times. We won it a landslide.
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Nothing will ever be as funny as "At seven it's marginal" or him putting candy on the head of the Minion trick-or-treating.
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Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Many survivors came forward, and we began comparing notes and working with people in Congress.
As we started connecting the dots, we realized that some of us were sent to the same person in Hollywood for movie auditions. Some of us went to the same modeling agency…
As we started connecting the dots, we realized that some of us were sent to the same person in Hollywood for movie auditions. Some of us went to the same modeling agency…
December 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Many survivors came forward, and we began comparing notes and working with people in Congress.
As we started connecting the dots, we realized that some of us were sent to the same person in Hollywood for movie auditions. Some of us went to the same modeling agency…
As we started connecting the dots, we realized that some of us were sent to the same person in Hollywood for movie auditions. Some of us went to the same modeling agency…
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It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
NORAD's Santa Tracker began with a typo and a good sport
It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
n.pr
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
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Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
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Please disregard any efforts by the Trump administration to politicize or otherwise hijack the good game and generosity of Santa.
Some concepts are bigger than any one man or nation. It is on this night that we pursue "...peace, good will toward men"
Some concepts are bigger than any one man or nation. It is on this night that we pursue "...peace, good will toward men"
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Please disregard any efforts by the Trump administration to politicize or otherwise hijack the good game and generosity of Santa.
Some concepts are bigger than any one man or nation. It is on this night that we pursue "...peace, good will toward men"
Some concepts are bigger than any one man or nation. It is on this night that we pursue "...peace, good will toward men"
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And here begins the next step…
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And here begins the next step…
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Federal court throws out Trump admin’s challenge to NY’s Green Light Law permitting undocumented immigrants to obtain state-issued standard drivers licenses
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Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion for Summary Judgment AND Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim AND Order on Motion to File Amicus Brief – #32 in United States v...
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER. The Court hereby ORDERS that the unopposed Motions for Leave to File Amicus Briefs, Dkt. Nos. 17 , 29 , are GRANTED. The Court further ORDERS that Defendants' Motion...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Federal court throws out Trump admin’s challenge to NY’s Green Light Law permitting undocumented immigrants to obtain state-issued standard drivers licenses
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This renewed push for sex-segregated education is a counterrevolutionary project aimed at undoing constitutional equality and reinstating a rigid vision of sex roles under the guise of civic renewal.
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The Right-Wing Campaign to Bring Back Gender Segregation in Schools
The people who brought you “Project 2025” sure seem to be ramping up an attack on equality in higher ed.
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This renewed push for sex-segregated education is a counterrevolutionary project aimed at undoing constitutional equality and reinstating a rigid vision of sex roles under the guise of civic renewal.
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www.noaa.gov/news-release... 2024: “Nutrient pollution impacts water bodies across the country and in the Gulf of Mexico it has resulted in a dead zone, where low to no oxygen does not support fish and marine life.” 2025: Trump WH cuts 30% of NOAA budget, proposes abolishing research & prediction.
Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger than average, scientists find
NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th l...
www.noaa.gov
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
www.noaa.gov/news-release... 2024: “Nutrient pollution impacts water bodies across the country and in the Gulf of Mexico it has resulted in a dead zone, where low to no oxygen does not support fish and marine life.” 2025: Trump WH cuts 30% of NOAA budget, proposes abolishing research & prediction.
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We have a WH occupant who’s not a President of the United States. We have a Justice Dept & an AG not committed to justice. We have a Health & Human Services Secy dedicated to undermining health & dismantling services.
These are times that demand us to stay clear about what we value & who we love.
These are times that demand us to stay clear about what we value & who we love.
December 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We have a WH occupant who’s not a President of the United States. We have a Justice Dept & an AG not committed to justice. We have a Health & Human Services Secy dedicated to undermining health & dismantling services.
These are times that demand us to stay clear about what we value & who we love.
These are times that demand us to stay clear about what we value & who we love.
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They don’t want us to notice. They don’t care if we suffer. They don’t care if we were raped.
This is the first nationwide abortion ban under Trump. It likely won’t be the last.
Speak up.
This is the first nationwide abortion ban under Trump. It likely won’t be the last.
Speak up.
Trump-Vance Administration Bans Abortion Care and Counseling for Veterans in Secret - Democracy Forward
Our 2025 Impact Report is now live!
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
They don’t want us to notice. They don’t care if we suffer. They don’t care if we were raped.
This is the first nationwide abortion ban under Trump. It likely won’t be the last.
Speak up.
This is the first nationwide abortion ban under Trump. It likely won’t be the last.
Speak up.
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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🧊 WAREHOUSING HUMANS 😲
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🧊 WAREHOUSING HUMANS 😲
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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This is how Putin responds to Trump’s peacemaking ==>
Moscow has attacked Ukraine’s energy grid on a scale unseen in past years. Whereas last winter, a major Russian attack might have involved 100 drones and missiles, now it can send 500. www.wsj.com/world/christ...
Christmas in Ukraine Approaches With Power Grid in Crisis
Moscow has launched far more drones and missiles than in previous years, leaving energy supplies at a tipping point.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is how Putin responds to Trump’s peacemaking ==>
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Again: storing human beings in warehouses, like cargo. Like freight.
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Again: storing human beings in warehouses, like cargo. Like freight.
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The Gestapo coming to check on immigrant children. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
FBI, other criminal investigators drafted for welfare checks on migrant children
Trump administration officials say they want to protect young migrants from trafficking and violence. Advocates worry they’re being targeted for deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Gestapo coming to check on immigrant children. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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He’s lying
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
He’s lying
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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A coalition of Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the federal health department, calling a declaration that rejected gender-affirming care signed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an overreach of his authority. www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/g...
Nineteen states, D.C. sue HHS over gender-affirming care crackdown
Democratic-led states and D.C. have sued HHS, calling an RFK Jr. declaration that rejected gender-affirming care an overreach of its authority.
www.statnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A coalition of Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the federal health department, calling a declaration that rejected gender-affirming care signed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an overreach of his authority. www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/g...