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My quick and dirty thoughts on Trump's short-sighted, stupid, and self-defeating ban on foreign made drones.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
The USA Bans Foreign-Made Drones, in Trump's Grand Idiot Tradition
It's December 23rd, and the USA has officially banned the import of all foreign made drones and "critical components."
Here's a very quick and dirty run-down of my thoughts.
Although if you'd like t...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My quick and dirty thoughts on Trump's short-sighted, stupid, and self-defeating ban on foreign made drones.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
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I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
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Getting ready for Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Getting ready for Christmas.
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We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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The public: "We are desperate for help with the cost of living. Please do something."
Trump administration: "Penis."
Trump administration: "Penis."
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The public: "We are desperate for help with the cost of living. Please do something."
Trump administration: "Penis."
Trump administration: "Penis."
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
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December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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getting more and more clear that the WH has nothing left to offer on econ policy except zero sum lebensraum posting
Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
getting more and more clear that the WH has nothing left to offer on econ policy except zero sum lebensraum posting
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Deaths Caused By Trump Stopping Funding To USAID
221,787 Adults
461,260 Children
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
221,787 Adults
461,260 Children
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter
Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.
www.impactcounter.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Deaths Caused By Trump Stopping Funding To USAID
221,787 Adults
461,260 Children
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
221,787 Adults
461,260 Children
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
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@zeteo.com Compare and contrast Donald Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder with Biden and Harris's responses to Charlie Kirk's murder.
There is no 'both sides'. Just one side - Trump - that is cruel, sociopathic, unhinged.
There is no 'both sides'. Just one side - Trump - that is cruel, sociopathic, unhinged.
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
@zeteo.com Compare and contrast Donald Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder with Biden and Harris's responses to Charlie Kirk's murder.
There is no 'both sides'. Just one side - Trump - that is cruel, sociopathic, unhinged.
There is no 'both sides'. Just one side - Trump - that is cruel, sociopathic, unhinged.
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Under Trump, the SEC has eased up on more than 60% of the crypto cases that were ongoing when he took office in January.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Under Trump, the SEC has eased up on more than 60% of the crypto cases that were ongoing when he took office in January.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
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Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
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The epítome of the two parties is that Democrats actually designed and passed a popular and effective health care plan so Republicans could spend fifteen years talking about how terrible it is, winning elections on it, and doing nothing about it.
Your reminder that Republicans have had 15 years to come with their version of affordable healthcare for America and have failed and/or never intended on doing so.
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The epítome of the two parties is that Democrats actually designed and passed a popular and effective health care plan so Republicans could spend fifteen years talking about how terrible it is, winning elections on it, and doing nothing about it.
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Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
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this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
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TV news having trouble triaging an antisemitic mass murder on Chanukah, a mass shooting at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, and the apparent murder of one of America’s most beloved movie directors
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
TV news having trouble triaging an antisemitic mass murder on Chanukah, a mass shooting at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, and the apparent murder of one of America’s most beloved movie directors
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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The Pentagon diverted at least $2 billion from its core missions this year to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, a group of Democratic lawmakers said in a report released on Wednesday.
$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
Democratic lawmakers said in a report that shifting Defense Department funding to support the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has hurt military readiness.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Pentagon diverted at least $2 billion from its core missions this year to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, a group of Democratic lawmakers said in a report released on Wednesday.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up