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NEW: President Trump is urging Judge Aileen Cannon to keep Jack Smith's final report secret indefinitely.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW: President Trump is urging Judge Aileen Cannon to keep Jack Smith's final report secret indefinitely.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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well, it's not like there are lessons to learn here
what was the joke, "two bald old men fighting over a comb"? but way more people than I thought got killed, and all because a military dictatorship wanted to distract from a failing economy
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
well, it's not like there are lessons to learn here
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this is the smug expression of a guy who knows they're lying but also knows nobody will do anything about it
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
this is the smug expression of a guy who knows they're lying but also knows nobody will do anything about it
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
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Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
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"what would you say you do here, mike"
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"what would you say you do here, mike"
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Yeah, this. I worry not only about what might happen, but that if something does happen this is all going to get much, much worse.
I, a lib, do not love suddenly being deeply concerned about national security as a real issue instead of a bullshit smoke screen for a runaway police state
I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yeah, this. I worry not only about what might happen, but that if something does happen this is all going to get much, much worse.
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"By our Law, all Ministerial Officers are accountable for their Actions: The Authority of Superiours, though the King himself, cannot justifie inferiour Officers, much less Ministers of State, if they should execute illegal Commands."
-Rev. William Sherlock, May 1688
-Rev. William Sherlock, May 1688
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"By our Law, all Ministerial Officers are accountable for their Actions: The Authority of Superiours, though the King himself, cannot justifie inferiour Officers, much less Ministers of State, if they should execute illegal Commands."
-Rev. William Sherlock, May 1688
-Rev. William Sherlock, May 1688
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There was a tweet some years back that was like "Being a Democrat is like going to a concert where the band is telling everyone to calm down the whole time" and I think about it a lot
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There was a tweet some years back that was like "Being a Democrat is like going to a concert where the band is telling everyone to calm down the whole time" and I think about it a lot
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you’re 12 years old. ask jeeves just hit the market. and you can search for one thing.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
you’re 12 years old. ask jeeves just hit the market. and you can search for one thing.
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Former Republicans just don't have the learned helplessness toward politicians that lifelong Democrats do
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Former Republicans just don't have the learned helplessness toward politicians that lifelong Democrats do
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the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
Is it possible that there are now issues where I am to the right of Bill Kristol??
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
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"and the combat decisions HE has made"
takes some real warfighting skill to toss someone under the bus *with* your statement of unqualified support
takes some real warfighting skill to toss someone under the bus *with* your statement of unqualified support
The buck stops here.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"and the combat decisions HE has made"
takes some real warfighting skill to toss someone under the bus *with* your statement of unqualified support
takes some real warfighting skill to toss someone under the bus *with* your statement of unqualified support
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The buck stops here.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The buck stops here.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
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Lane Kiffin: Yoga Lout both checks out on the merits and is appropriately on-brand for him in that it is unappealing in ways I hadn't previously conceived of.
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lane Kiffin: Yoga Lout both checks out on the merits and is appropriately on-brand for him in that it is unappealing in ways I hadn't previously conceived of.
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"Lane Kiffin had a dog just for PR purposes" is my Carl Hiaasen "I quit because Florida keeps making up real stories even I couldn't make up"
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Lane Kiffin had a dog just for PR purposes" is my Carl Hiaasen "I quit because Florida keeps making up real stories even I couldn't make up"
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hot yoga ladies are on his ass
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
hot yoga ladies are on his ass
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his name isn't Jaxson Smart, bro
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
his name isn't Jaxson Smart, bro
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TSA sets $45 fee for USA passengers without a REAL ID | AP News
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
TSA sets $45 fee for USA passengers without a REAL ID | AP News
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
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Sounds like the new chair of ACIP, Kirk Milhoan, is even worse than the last one. This week's meeting will undoubtedly try to undo decades of science-based vaccine recommendations.
"The new leader of [ACIP] recently claimed that Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for a rise in cancer cases, and that the vast majority of women who get the vaccine in their first trimester have miscarriages."
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
New ACIP chair compares Covid requirements to Holocaust, says shots caused cancer, miscarriages
CDC vaccine panel chair Kirk Milhoan claimed Covid vaccines cause cancer, high miscarriage rates, and compared vaccine cards to Holocaust armbands in a YouTube video.
endpoints.news
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Sounds like the new chair of ACIP, Kirk Milhoan, is even worse than the last one. This week's meeting will undoubtedly try to undo decades of science-based vaccine recommendations.
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But tell me again how Democrats need to meet these voters where they are.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
But tell me again how Democrats need to meet these voters where they are.
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Texas Tech has decided it wants to be a football program affiliated with something equivalent to an air conditioning repair school
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Texas Tech has decided it wants to be a football program affiliated with something equivalent to an air conditioning repair school
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big news everyone, we finally got Norway to join the EU.
First time I’ve seen a post complaining about (((Norwegians)))
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
big news everyone, we finally got Norway to join the EU.