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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
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There is a simple test the NY Times fails miserably. Imagine the tone and the coverage if Biden had done or said the exact same things Trump does every day. We saw it in real time with endless coverage of Biden's age, yet Trump is a raving lunatic by comparison.
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There is a simple test the NY Times fails miserably. Imagine the tone and the coverage if Biden had done or said the exact same things Trump does every day. We saw it in real time with endless coverage of Biden's age, yet Trump is a raving lunatic by comparison.
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I will keep sharing how bad it would be if the Ellison’s owned Warner Bros.
Exclusive: Investors warm to Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros.
David Ellison and his team impressed Warner Bros. investors with their pitch — and their price tag.
www.semafor.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I will keep sharing how bad it would be if the Ellison’s owned Warner Bros.
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Indiana Republicans are under significant pressure to do something they know is wrong: rig the maps and silence voters.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Indiana Republicans are under significant pressure to do something they know is wrong: rig the maps and silence voters.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
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Oh look, it’s Trump pretending to save the day, by fixing a problem that he created with a bailout.
But it doesn’t solve the real problem. Farmers wouldn’t have been in this position if it weren’t for Trump’s insane tariff policy.
#TrumpInflationCrisis
But it doesn’t solve the real problem. Farmers wouldn’t have been in this position if it weren’t for Trump’s insane tariff policy.
#TrumpInflationCrisis
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Oh look, it’s Trump pretending to save the day, by fixing a problem that he created with a bailout.
But it doesn’t solve the real problem. Farmers wouldn’t have been in this position if it weren’t for Trump’s insane tariff policy.
#TrumpInflationCrisis
But it doesn’t solve the real problem. Farmers wouldn’t have been in this position if it weren’t for Trump’s insane tariff policy.
#TrumpInflationCrisis
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Dear friends in the freezing NE. Keep an eye out for our brothers & sisters who are unhoused. Help them get to a shelter if they choose. Otherwise give money, food, carry warm hat, gloves, socks to give
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Dear friends in the freezing NE. Keep an eye out for our brothers & sisters who are unhoused. Help them get to a shelter if they choose. Otherwise give money, food, carry warm hat, gloves, socks to give
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"In the offer that Paramount was talking about today ... [there's] $6 billion of synergies. Where do you think synergies come from? Cutting jobs. So we're not cutting jobs. We're making jobs." - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/n...
"Entirely expected": Netflix responds to Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
Ted Sarandos said Netflix is "super confident" in finalizing the deal.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"In the offer that Paramount was talking about today ... [there's] $6 billion of synergies. Where do you think synergies come from? Cutting jobs. So we're not cutting jobs. We're making jobs." - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/n...
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Sports executive Tim Leiweke faced charges of rigging the bid for a $375 million basketball arena.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Exclusive | A Round of Golf Changed Trump’s Tone on the Concert Industry
The president’s pardon of sports executive Tim Leiweke ended a major case from his Justice Department.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sports executive Tim Leiweke faced charges of rigging the bid for a $375 million basketball arena.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
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Most everything Trump tries to pull off to attack our Democracy is 'arbitrary and capricious'
Trump's war on wind dealt a blow as executive order deemed 'arbitrary and capricious'
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Judge deems Rump's ban on windpower projects "capricious"
This is some good news, and I didn’t see it posted here (bolding mine): Trump's war on wind dealt a blow as executive order deemed 'arbitrary and capricious' A federal judge dealt President Donald Tru...
www.dailykos.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Most everything Trump tries to pull off to attack our Democracy is 'arbitrary and capricious'
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President Zelenskyy will go down in history as a courageous leader.
Trump and Republicans will go down in history for being on the wrong side of history, as usual.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Trump and Republicans will go down in history for being on the wrong side of history, as usual.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
President Zelenskyy will go down in history as a courageous leader.
Trump and Republicans will go down in history for being on the wrong side of history, as usual.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Trump and Republicans will go down in history for being on the wrong side of history, as usual.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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When Piers Morgan becomes a hero, we are in weird times.
I’m glad he called this out. About time!
I’m glad he called this out. About time!
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When Piers Morgan becomes a hero, we are in weird times.
I’m glad he called this out. About time!
I’m glad he called this out. About time!
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apnews.com/article/epst... grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
apnews.com/article/epst... grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
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Straight talk from my friend and colleague @tessbridgeman.bsky.social.
Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
As new info makes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal killings look even worse, an expert in national security law explains why his case is imploding—and what must happen now to secure accountabi...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Straight talk from my friend and colleague @tessbridgeman.bsky.social.
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POLITICO: I wonder what grade you'd give the economy
TRUMP: A+
POLITICO: A+?
TRUMP: A+++++
TRUMP: A+
POLITICO: A+?
TRUMP: A+++++
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
POLITICO: I wonder what grade you'd give the economy
TRUMP: A+
POLITICO: A+?
TRUMP: A+++++
TRUMP: A+
POLITICO: A+?
TRUMP: A+++++
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Donald Trump isn't interested in wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people and preserve competition in our economy — he's using it to reward his allies.
It's all out on the open.
It's all out on the open.
This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Donald Trump isn't interested in wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people and preserve competition in our economy — he's using it to reward his allies.
It's all out on the open.
It's all out on the open.
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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Subscriptions.
If news outlets want more subscribers, try being actual reporters w/solidarity. If they lose access, so what. The pentagon reporters lost access & they’re still doing great reporting.
I’ll subscribe to news outlets whose reporters push back hard on this admin consistently.
If news outlets want more subscribers, try being actual reporters w/solidarity. If they lose access, so what. The pentagon reporters lost access & they’re still doing great reporting.
I’ll subscribe to news outlets whose reporters push back hard on this admin consistently.
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Subscriptions.
If news outlets want more subscribers, try being actual reporters w/solidarity. If they lose access, so what. The pentagon reporters lost access & they’re still doing great reporting.
I’ll subscribe to news outlets whose reporters push back hard on this admin consistently.
If news outlets want more subscribers, try being actual reporters w/solidarity. If they lose access, so what. The pentagon reporters lost access & they’re still doing great reporting.
I’ll subscribe to news outlets whose reporters push back hard on this admin consistently.
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Who is this directed at? The unnamed "reporters" in the room?
Name them.
Shame them publicly.
Name them.
Shame them publicly.
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Who is this directed at? The unnamed "reporters" in the room?
Name them.
Shame them publicly.
Name them.
Shame them publicly.
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I can’t understand why the next question in response to one of these toddler meltdowns isn’t, “Mr. President, do you want to apologize for the way you just treated my colleague?” Like throw it right back at him already. He’s clearly trying to bully down any remotely difficult question.
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I can’t understand why the next question in response to one of these toddler meltdowns isn’t, “Mr. President, do you want to apologize for the way you just treated my colleague?” Like throw it right back at him already. He’s clearly trying to bully down any remotely difficult question.
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This too bsky.app/profile/kevi...
The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This too bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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On Lawfare Daily, @noupside.bsky.social spoke to Jimmy Wales about his new book, “The Seven Rules of Trust,” how Wikipedia became one of the most trusted sites on the internet, and the outside pressure it’s come under—from American congressmen, to Russian censorship campaigns. youtu.be/gtp1u8X5JVY
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @noupside.bsky.social spoke to Jimmy Wales about his new book, “The Seven Rules of Trust,” how Wikipedia became one of the most trusted sites on the internet, and the outside pressure it’s come under—from American congressmen, to Russian censorship campaigns. youtu.be/gtp1u8X5JVY
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New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."