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So Miller has been trying to use VZ as an excuse for years.
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
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I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
So Miller has been trying to use VZ as an excuse for years.
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
bsky.app/profile/asha...
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
bsky.app/profile/asha...
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Boom goes the dynamite
BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Boom goes the dynamite
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This article discusses seizing Venezuelan oil to cut off a crucial lifeline for Maduro (as markets game Ven debt)
But Binance runs the crypto exchange that gives Venezuela access to capital — the founder of which POTUS pardoned after large “donations” from Binance
www.ft.com/content/a8be...
But Binance runs the crypto exchange that gives Venezuela access to capital — the founder of which POTUS pardoned after large “donations” from Binance
www.ft.com/content/a8be...
Investors pile into Venezuelan debt in regime change bet
Bonds have risen sharply to the highest level since 2019 as the Trump administration increases pressure on Maduro
www.ft.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This article discusses seizing Venezuelan oil to cut off a crucial lifeline for Maduro (as markets game Ven debt)
But Binance runs the crypto exchange that gives Venezuela access to capital — the founder of which POTUS pardoned after large “donations” from Binance
www.ft.com/content/a8be...
But Binance runs the crypto exchange that gives Venezuela access to capital — the founder of which POTUS pardoned after large “donations” from Binance
www.ft.com/content/a8be...
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“Why should I care if criminals are killed?” I see this comment everywhere. Here’s why it matters: these boat strikes aren’t war, they’re law enforcement. When the government can execute people without trial, the rule of law collapses. Due process protects Americans and U.S. service members.
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Why should I care if criminals are killed?” I see this comment everywhere. Here’s why it matters: these boat strikes aren’t war, they’re law enforcement. When the government can execute people without trial, the rule of law collapses. Due process protects Americans and U.S. service members.
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Gov. Mills will allow bill limiting police collaboration with ICE to become law
Gov. Mills will allow bill limiting police collaboration with ICE to become law
Mills announced her decision in an op-ed in the Press Herald Monday, citing recent actions of the Trump administration.
www.pressherald.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Gov. Mills will allow bill limiting police collaboration with ICE to become law
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I'll admit that I'm partial to it because one of the heroes of the story is an archive hound named Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga who uncovers the smoking gun that exposed the racist lie that justified internment.
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'll admit that I'm partial to it because one of the heroes of the story is an archive hound named Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga who uncovers the smoking gun that exposed the racist lie that justified internment.
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If you haven't listened to @maddow.bsky.social's new podcast series Burn Order, then you should remedy that asap. It's a very timely and well-told story about the last time (before now) that the US invoked the Alien Enemies Act in an unconstitutional manner.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: BURN ORDER
Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order au...
www.ms.now
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you haven't listened to @maddow.bsky.social's new podcast series Burn Order, then you should remedy that asap. It's a very timely and well-told story about the last time (before now) that the US invoked the Alien Enemies Act in an unconstitutional manner.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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The person who helped locate the Brown shooter is an immigrant. The person in Sydney who tackled one of the shooters is Muslim. Sometimes the people who are most willing to help others are from communities that know first-hand how much hatred threatens the values we need to live together.
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The person who helped locate the Brown shooter is an immigrant. The person in Sydney who tackled one of the shooters is Muslim. Sometimes the people who are most willing to help others are from communities that know first-hand how much hatred threatens the values we need to live together.
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🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: “The man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed. The father-of-two has been hailed a hero after pouncing on one of the gunmen and wrestling a rifle from his arms.” thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
December 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: “The man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed. The father-of-two has been hailed a hero after pouncing on one of the gunmen and wrestling a rifle from his arms.” thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
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No, Jews around the world don't suffer because of the actions of the government of Israel. Jews around the world suffer because antisemites use the actions of the government of Israel to justify attacks on Jews. And if you make the same association, you're also an antisemite.
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
No, Jews around the world don't suffer because of the actions of the government of Israel. Jews around the world suffer because antisemites use the actions of the government of Israel to justify attacks on Jews. And if you make the same association, you're also an antisemite.
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At first, the Trump administration cut USAID and military aid to Ukraine, reducing existing programs to a minimum. Then it imposed tariffs on the EU. Now it acts surprised that it has little leverage in negotiations, as all sides ignore Trump’s sporadic demands and tantrums
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
At first, the Trump administration cut USAID and military aid to Ukraine, reducing existing programs to a minimum. Then it imposed tariffs on the EU. Now it acts surprised that it has little leverage in negotiations, as all sides ignore Trump’s sporadic demands and tantrums
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💯 percent this
“Congress has largely been focused on the double-tap strike. But the consensus among experts is that the entirety of the strikes is illegal.”
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
💯 percent this
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This week a district court granted Maine League's request to intervene on behalf of Maine voters & their lawful right to keep personal data private. They allege that personal information may be unlawfully shared if the DOJ succeeds in their litigation. www.lwv.org/legal-center... @lwvme.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This week a district court granted Maine League's request to intervene on behalf of Maine voters & their lawful right to keep personal data private. They allege that personal information may be unlawfully shared if the DOJ succeeds in their litigation. www.lwv.org/legal-center... @lwvme.bsky.social
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Elon and his crew destroyed hundreds of veteran owned businesses. Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the VA this year were with veteran-owned businesses. Some contracts were helping the VA register cancer patients or provide health care support to vets. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it.
Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Elon and his crew destroyed hundreds of veteran owned businesses. Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the VA this year were with veteran-owned businesses. Some contracts were helping the VA register cancer patients or provide health care support to vets. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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MUST READ: @willsommer.bsky.social with a deep dive on Candace Owens and how she is engulfing the entire MAGA/America First movement.
Read False Flag, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Read False Flag, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Candace?
Right-wing media figures join together to counter her conspiracy theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
www.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
MUST READ: @willsommer.bsky.social with a deep dive on Candace Owens and how she is engulfing the entire MAGA/America First movement.
Read False Flag, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Read False Flag, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
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She’s getting absolutely SMOKED. Good.
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
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
She’s getting absolutely SMOKED. Good.
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“I think it’s Russian propaganda,” Nick Fuentes on Candace Owens’s obsession with Brigitte Macron.
And now she’s suggesting her radicalized fanbase target Ukrainian refugees by reporting them to law enforcement and god knows what else.
And now she’s suggesting her radicalized fanbase target Ukrainian refugees by reporting them to law enforcement and god knows what else.
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“I think it’s Russian propaganda,” Nick Fuentes on Candace Owens’s obsession with Brigitte Macron.
And now she’s suggesting her radicalized fanbase target Ukrainian refugees by reporting them to law enforcement and god knows what else.
And now she’s suggesting her radicalized fanbase target Ukrainian refugees by reporting them to law enforcement and god knows what else.
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The lawyers still working at places like DoD OGC know exactly what they're doing and need to be disbarred after this
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The lawyers still working at places like DoD OGC know exactly what they're doing and need to be disbarred after this
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“The internet is fake,” says Keith Presley, GUDEA’s founder and CEO, only half-jokingly. He notes that some 50 percent of the web is now made up of bots. “This is something that we’ve seen escalate on our corporate side — this type of espionage, or working to damage someone’s reputation.”
Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack
Data analysis from startup GUDEA reveals inauthentic social media network that pushed false narrative about her ties to MAGA world and white supremacy
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“The internet is fake,” says Keith Presley, GUDEA’s founder and CEO, only half-jokingly. He notes that some 50 percent of the web is now made up of bots. “This is something that we’ve seen escalate on our corporate side — this type of espionage, or working to damage someone’s reputation.”
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If I hear any of you saying “Florida is in play for Democrats" after this Miami mayoral election, I will turn this car around.
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If I hear any of you saying “Florida is in play for Democrats" after this Miami mayoral election, I will turn this car around.
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🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”