thought-bubble.bsky.social
@thought-bubble.bsky.social
(retired) lawyer, engineer; full-time hornet nest kicker. Plays travel ice hockey and travel futbol (soccer). Officially an old chick; resistance since before it was a thing
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Trump’s recent decision to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost local residents tens of millions of dollars. It will hit a working-class region that voted overwhelmingly for Trump last year, helping him win the crucial swing state.
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire ...
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Five-byline alert: 🚨

David Sacks “has 708 tech investments .. that could be aided directly or indirectly by his policies, according to a New York Times analysis

“The tech bros are out of control,” said Steve Bannon.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.

Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied

Source: TAG24
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Judge considers holding Kristi Noem in contempt of court over El Salvador deportations - NewsBreak
Washington DC - A federal judge has launched in inquiry that could result in potential contempt charges against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Ba
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I remember Joe Manchin being absolutely effusive that the Inflation Reduction Act would bring millions of dollars to create jobs for renewable energy in West Virginia.... now Trump is killing these opportunities.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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There are news reports that Hegseth personally issued orders to “kill everybody” on a boat accused of drug trafficking

A group of former JAGs explains that "both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."

www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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"'History’s eyes are on the Supreme Court,' she said.

'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Turns out that the reminder from Congressional Democrats that members of the military shouldn’t follow illegal orders was timely. Read the details here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
“You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what was said in the video made by six Democratic members of Congress.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Pope Leo's envoy to the United States is raising the alarm on JD Vance’s political ideology — warning it’s authoritarianism disguised as religion.
Pope Leo XIV’s US Ambassador Rips Vance’s “Post-Liberal” Crusade in Newly Discovered Speech
In a once-secret address now brought to light, Pope Leo's envoy to America delivers a stinging critique of JD Vance’s “post-liberal” Catholic movement — warning it flirts with authoritarianism.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.

www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Just your regular reminder that Donald Trump is an adjudicated rapist
Analysis | Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll
What the jury found Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll was in fact rape, as commonly understood, even if it didn't fit New York law's narrow definition, says Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
He seems like a nice guy…
Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files.

His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.

@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:
Rep. Clay Higgins’ racist tweet is only the tip of the iceberg
His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
He seems like a nice guy …
Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files.

His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.

@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:
Rep. Clay Higgins’ racist tweet is only the tip of the iceberg
His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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NEW: Lindsey Halligan apparently told the grand jury in the Comey case that they should indict on promised future evidence, and that Comey is guilty until proven innocent. Check out my chat with @klasfeldreports.com about this incredible ruling today: www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM