"Eliot Higgins, one of the founders of the open-source intelligence site Bellingcat, wrote of the MAGA revelations: ”This is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.”
The Very Big Business of Lying To You
Turns out "America First" is hugely profitable overseas
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Eliot Higgins, one of the founders of the open-source intelligence site Bellingcat, wrote of the MAGA revelations: ”This is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.”
"Those are catastrophic declines for any agency claiming to focus on “the worst criminals.” And taken together, they paint a clear picture: HSI, once heavily engaged in long-term investigations of trafficking networks, has been transformed into a mass-immigration-arrest machine."
As Immigration Arrests Soar, Drug and Weapons Arrests Fall Sharply
Citing internal government documents that have not yet been made public, The New York Times is reporting that Homeland Security arrests for drugs and weapons trafficking have fallen sharply as the age...
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Those are catastrophic declines for any agency claiming to focus on “the worst criminals.” And taken together, they paint a clear picture: HSI, once heavily engaged in long-term investigations of trafficking networks, has been transformed into a mass-immigration-arrest machine."
Kevin Kallaugher
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Kevin Kallaugher
"The Wall Street Journal reports that one provision being pushed by some Republicans is a demand to strip transgender health care from plans receiving ACA subsidies, a move that could significantly restrict access for transgender people nationwide who rely on subsidized plans for their care."
Republicans Privately Pushing Anti-Trans Funding Ban For ACA Subsidy Deal After Shutdown Compromise
The proposal, which was first detailed in the Wall Street Journal, could harm transgender people even in blue states if it becomes part of the negotiated deal.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"The Wall Street Journal reports that one provision being pushed by some Republicans is a demand to strip transgender health care from plans receiving ACA subsidies, a move that could significantly restrict access for transgender people nationwide who rely on subsidized plans for their care."
“I regularly search for the best conservative defense of these actions. Most of the time, I find nothing.” What I found here is more revealing than nothing. Conservative legal analysts on Fox calling the prosecution “incoherent” while their employer argues executives can defy court orders."
The Corruption Requires the Stupidity
When one stares into the abyss ...
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“I regularly search for the best conservative defense of these actions. Most of the time, I find nothing.” What I found here is more revealing than nothing. Conservative legal analysts on Fox calling the prosecution “incoherent” while their employer argues executives can defy court orders."
Kevin Kallaugher
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Kevin Kallaugher
"A duopolistic political system herds us into allegiance with public relation fronts like the Dems and the GOP, which express emotional sentiments like tolerance and empathy and anger and violence. Both are bankrolled by the wealth class that benefits regardless of what happens at the polls."
The Game They Make Us Play: Capitalism as a Ticking Time-Bomb
We're standing at the end of a disastrous cycle that has played out time and time again.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"A duopolistic political system herds us into allegiance with public relation fronts like the Dems and the GOP, which express emotional sentiments like tolerance and empathy and anger and violence. Both are bankrolled by the wealth class that benefits regardless of what happens at the polls."
“We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants. We are going to buy from establishments that respect our right to live in a free society."
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants. We are going to buy from establishments that respect our right to live in a free society."
Sigh . . . follow the money.
It leads right to the corruption, and usually, the government.
It leads right to the corruption, and usually, the government.
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
prospect.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sigh . . . follow the money.
It leads right to the corruption, and usually, the government.
It leads right to the corruption, and usually, the government.
"The disclosure of these exchanges highlights the problematic approach Witkoff has adopted toward Russia. The special envoy, meanwhile, has never visited Ukraine. The White House, for its part, did not dispute the authenticity of the recordings on Tuesday."
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Leaked transcripts unveil Trump envoy's closeness to Russians: 'I have the utmost respect for President Putin'
Bloomberg has revealed conversations illustrating the close relationship between the Steve Witkoff and his contacts in Moscow.
www.lemonde.fr
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"The disclosure of these exchanges highlights the problematic approach Witkoff has adopted toward Russia. The special envoy, meanwhile, has never visited Ukraine. The White House, for its part, did not dispute the authenticity of the recordings on Tuesday."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
"Multiple media outlets have reported that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is overseeing the inquiry into Pulte and Martin’s antics. Turns out having two high profile cases fall apart on the same day makes the DOJ a little jumpy about unqualified goobers mucking around in their cases."
Bill Pulte and Ed Martin's shitposting legal strategy
It's backfired so spectacularly that now *they're* the ones being investigated.
www.publicnotice.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Multiple media outlets have reported that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is overseeing the inquiry into Pulte and Martin’s antics. Turns out having two high profile cases fall apart on the same day makes the DOJ a little jumpy about unqualified goobers mucking around in their cases."
I wish it were a hoax.
"According to the Bloomberg recording, Witkoff offered no deterrent message. Rather, he advised a senior Russian official on how best to flatter and influence an American president whose sensitivity to praise has been extensively documented in U.S. and foreign reporting."
"According to the Bloomberg recording, Witkoff offered no deterrent message. Rather, he advised a senior Russian official on how best to flatter and influence an American president whose sensitivity to praise has been extensively documented in U.S. and foreign reporting."
The Great Betrayal: How a U.S. Envoy Helped Russia Shape a Plan Against an American Ally
Steve Witkoff’s guidance to Vladimir Putin’s top adviser reveals a foreign-policy process captured by private channels, Russian influence, and the abandonment of an ally at war.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I wish it were a hoax.
"According to the Bloomberg recording, Witkoff offered no deterrent message. Rather, he advised a senior Russian official on how best to flatter and influence an American president whose sensitivity to praise has been extensively documented in U.S. and foreign reporting."
"According to the Bloomberg recording, Witkoff offered no deterrent message. Rather, he advised a senior Russian official on how best to flatter and influence an American president whose sensitivity to praise has been extensively documented in U.S. and foreign reporting."
"Currie found that Halligan’s appointment violated not only the law, but also the appointment clause of the US Constitution, which requires the president to obtain the “advice and consent of the Senate”. That means that all of Halligan’s actions are invalid."
November 24, 2025
U.S.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Currie found that Halligan’s appointment violated not only the law, but also the appointment clause of the US Constitution, which requires the president to obtain the “advice and consent of the Senate”. That means that all of Halligan’s actions are invalid."
"Hargett has not explained how the state law or Trump’s executive order apply to books in Tenn public libraries. The law Hargett cited, the “Dismantling DEI Departments Act,” passed this year, prohibits any state or municipal government agency from having any offices or institutions related to DEI."
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or...
popular.info
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Hargett has not explained how the state law or Trump’s executive order apply to books in Tenn public libraries. The law Hargett cited, the “Dismantling DEI Departments Act,” passed this year, prohibits any state or municipal government agency from having any offices or institutions related to DEI."
