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Melissa Johnson
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22h
Tonight’s post starts with two mass shootings, at least one a terrorist incident, discusses the upcoming trial of a Wisconsin judge on DOJ charges, the Epstein file release date Friday, and something new—Trump selling immigration rights to the highest bidder. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
Saturday was shattered by two mass shootings.
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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 1d
Short video on encoding contextualization habits into muscle memory youtu.be/jw2q2cBVfsU?...
Critical Thinking with AI Mode: The fluid execution of Get it In
YouTube video by Mike Caulfield
youtu.be

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Hanukah!
a menorah with one lit candle and a shooting star in the sky
Alt: a menorah with one lit candle and a shooting star in the sky
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump on the shooting at Brown University: “Things can happen”

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d
December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state’s next governor.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 3d
I know everything is so fucked up and weird right now but I just want to remind everyone THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEWS.
famousceleb.co cameron @famousceleb.co · 3d
this is the cringiest shit I've ever seen

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3d
Hi folks:

For those asking, here's a link to this morning's "History Matters" conversation about Swiss gold bars, FIFA awards, QATAR jets, and why they're dangerous.

www.youtube.com/live/cVmh471...
Profiting Off the Presidency: Why Gold and Gifts Matter
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d
Republicans currently hold a very slender majority in the House. Control of the House determines whether subpoenas will be issued to hear from witnesses & obtain additional evidence to provide context for the Epstein pictures that were released this morning.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d
December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025
On Tuesday, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d
If you’ve lost track of the Calif. National Guard case, earlier this week, the Judge issued an important ruling. Why now, seemingly out of the blue? This post explains its significance, as Trump tries to create a national police force & deploy troops in US cities open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Judge Breyer on Trump's Continued Federalization of the California National Guard
Federal District Judge Charles Breyer issued a ruling in the California National Guard case earlier this week.
open.substack.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3d
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Time person of the year cover for 2025

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4d
Say it with me: The Trump administration MURDERED the men clinging to the boat.

#Murder

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4d
The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d
The Trump Administration got the Romanian government to lift the travel restrictions on the Tate brothers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 4d
Tomorrow on my live podcast, History Matters:

Profiting Off the Presidency:
Why the Gold and Gifts Matter

The founders and framers had STRONG feelings about public officials not accepting foreign gifts.

Why?

Let’s take a dive into corruption.

Friday 10AM ET
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d
At some point if you’re the government, & you understand what doing justice means, you let this case go. If a grand jury won’t indict, a trial jury definitely won’t convict. But it’s hard to move on when the boss wants to get revenge. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Administration fails again to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
A grand jury has refused to indict New York attorney general Letitia James, the second panel to refuse to do so, dealing a major setback to President Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d
1/ The government filed a motion to dissolve a judge's ban on deporting Abrego Garcia (this is in his civil case). Now, the Judge has ordered his immediate release & ordered the parties to jointly file a proposal on resolving the dissolve motion a week from today.

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 4d
This was a fun little one that is a good workshop example that an LLM is constrained by the knowledge in the underlying discourse. Also I say Gillian Anderson remembers her X-files scene wrong but I bring good evidence! youtu.be/I5DgXgI8BUY?...
Critical Thinking with AI Mode #64: In which I dispute Gillian Anderson's memory of things
YouTube video by Mike Caulfield
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d
Unlike Supreme Court Justices, the rest of the fed’l judiciary is governed by canons of ethics. Among other things, they’re not supposed to attend political events & should avoid even an appearance of impropriety. joycevance.substack.com/p/judicial-e...
Judicial Ethics
Yesterday, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove attended an event where Donald Trump spoke.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d
"The complaints against Bove may get traction or they may go nowhere. But that’s not the point. Federal judges shouldn’t engage in arguably improper behavior and then shrug it off by claiming they did it in their personal capacity." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Judicial Ethics
Yesterday, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove attended an event where Donald Trump spoke.
open.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5d
Yesterday I argued in the Supreme Court to defend a 50 year old law that prevent corruption in our campaign finance system. Meanwhile, Republicans are attacking the 60 year old Voting Rights Act in SCOTUS as well. We won't let them gut democracy without a fight.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5d
Someday we’ll live in a nation where there are repercussions for political leaders who break the law.

Where empathy matters.

Where community matters more than division and exclusion.

I have faith.