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Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
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Yes. “Restoring the integrity of the news is a difficult task” is quite a thing for someone with zero experience in news to say to accomplished reporters about their work. (Opinion journalism =/= news journalism, speaking as someone who has worked in both)
lol I just can’t believe she’s comfortable talking to people who put together “60 Minutes” like this
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yes. “Restoring the integrity of the news is a difficult task” is quite a thing for someone with zero experience in news to say to accomplished reporters about their work. (Opinion journalism =/= news journalism, speaking as someone who has worked in both)
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usually it’s such a hack move to say “watch this video that _____ doesn’t want you to see” but this is one of those rare situations where it’s 100% appropriate
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
usually it’s such a hack move to say “watch this video that _____ doesn’t want you to see” but this is one of those rare situations where it’s 100% appropriate
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NEW: Watchdog group Public Citizen files federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Trump Administration seeking copy of contract to construct new White House ballroom
Here it is: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here it is: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in PUBLIC CITIZEN v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-04468) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12151061) filed by PUBLIC CITIZEN. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons NPS, # 3 Summons DOI, # 4 Summons AG, # 5 S...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW: Watchdog group Public Citizen files federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Trump Administration seeking copy of contract to construct new White House ballroom
Here it is: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here it is: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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There are plenty of obvious reasons to do this: Nobody under the age of 30 actually uses the site! You're rewarding Elon Musk!
But the most important thing is that some politicians and consultants are stewing in bot-driven, expensive Nazi propaganda, and it's giving them really bad, cruel ideas.
But the most important thing is that some politicians and consultants are stewing in bot-driven, expensive Nazi propaganda, and it's giving them really bad, cruel ideas.
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There are plenty of obvious reasons to do this: Nobody under the age of 30 actually uses the site! You're rewarding Elon Musk!
But the most important thing is that some politicians and consultants are stewing in bot-driven, expensive Nazi propaganda, and it's giving them really bad, cruel ideas.
But the most important thing is that some politicians and consultants are stewing in bot-driven, expensive Nazi propaganda, and it's giving them really bad, cruel ideas.
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Already unacceptable to use LLMs to draft filings and even worse, if you do, not to have checked the citations. But if you ARE going to do that, why of all LLMs out there would you use *GROK*?
An attorney couldn't stop using Grok (?!) to help draft filings, producing "a flood of tainted filings" & apparently triggering the implosion of a law firm & 3 lawyers' careers 🤖😵 The court called her misconduct "particularly egregious & prolific"
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Already unacceptable to use LLMs to draft filings and even worse, if you do, not to have checked the citations. But if you ARE going to do that, why of all LLMs out there would you use *GROK*?
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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US Congressman from IL (D) takes the time to debunk a janky oped here 🧵
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
US Congressman from IL (D) takes the time to debunk a janky oped here 🧵
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Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
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Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
The delay means the White House is in apparent conflict with a law President Donald Trump signed in November.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
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You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
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UAlbany, one of those, NY state universities, has been hovering around 4 percent tenure track Black faculty since ever. I am THE Black tenure track political scientists. These folks are just little liars.
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
UAlbany, one of those, NY state universities, has been hovering around 4 percent tenure track Black faculty since ever. I am THE Black tenure track political scientists. These folks are just little liars.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Trump calling Somalis "garbage" -- "He's talking about Americans. We are doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, we are elected representatives of our state. These vile comments and this creepy obsession that he has on me and Somali-Americans really is dangerous and beneath the office"
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar on Trump calling Somalis "garbage" -- "He's talking about Americans. We are doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, we are elected representatives of our state. These vile comments and this creepy obsession that he has on me and Somali-Americans really is dangerous and beneath the office"
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THE DAY AHEAD: Epstein Files deadline day. Here’s what to expect
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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To Miller, striking drug ops could encourage brown people to stay out of the US. Rubio wanted regime change. Hegseth wanted to win something. Everyone liked a strike on Venezuela, even if drug pretext was fiction & DOJ hadn’t approved yet www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Stephen Miller’s hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into deadly boat strikes
President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, had a plan to target Mexican drug cartels. That strategy morphed into lethal boat strikes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
To Miller, striking drug ops could encourage brown people to stay out of the US. Rubio wanted regime change. Hegseth wanted to win something. Everyone liked a strike on Venezuela, even if drug pretext was fiction & DOJ hadn’t approved yet www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix.
But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger.
It reeks of corruption.
Bondi must recuse herself.
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith makes his argument behind closed doors on Capitol Hill: “The basis for those charges rest entirely with President Trump”
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
youtube.com/shorts/bHT3H...
Jack Smith makes his argument to Congress “The basis for those charges rest entirely w/ Pres. Trump”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM