CMHoskins
@cmhoskins.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, animal lover, lover of all things artistic. Seeking truth to power and journalistic freedom.
True. North. Strong. Free.
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya
Don't make me block you.
True. North. Strong. Free.
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya
Don't make me block you.
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It would be all too easy to overlook this case with everything else that's going on, but it's too important to miss, so I wrote a rare midday post. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It would be all too easy to overlook this case with everything else that's going on, but it's too important to miss, so I wrote a rare midday post. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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I don't know about you but I'm getting some serious Grinch vibes here.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I don't know about you but I'm getting some serious Grinch vibes here.
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DOJ argues that, if the National Guard is properly federalized at any point, any decision to extend it is unreviewable.
Breyer: “Like diamonds, it’s forever. That’s the position of the federal government.”
Although DOJ pushes back on that as a fact, they acknowledge that is their legal argument.
Breyer: “Like diamonds, it’s forever. That’s the position of the federal government.”
Although DOJ pushes back on that as a fact, they acknowledge that is their legal argument.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
DOJ argues that, if the National Guard is properly federalized at any point, any decision to extend it is unreviewable.
Breyer: “Like diamonds, it’s forever. That’s the position of the federal government.”
Although DOJ pushes back on that as a fact, they acknowledge that is their legal argument.
Breyer: “Like diamonds, it’s forever. That’s the position of the federal government.”
Although DOJ pushes back on that as a fact, they acknowledge that is their legal argument.
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The NYTimes' suit against the DoD over press access restrictions is "the only way to put an end to the Trump administration’s multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity," @trevortimm.bsky.social says.
Read @brianstelter.bsky.social's story:
Read @brianstelter.bsky.social's story:
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business
The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, DC, names the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chief Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, as defendants.
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The NYTimes' suit against the DoD over press access restrictions is "the only way to put an end to the Trump administration’s multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity," @trevortimm.bsky.social says.
Read @brianstelter.bsky.social's story:
Read @brianstelter.bsky.social's story:
I don't know about you but I'm getting some serious Grinch vibes here.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I don't know about you but I'm getting some serious Grinch vibes here.
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"Let me tell give you a look behind the curtain of how most media companies view their audiences." It is not the way we view ours.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oG7JSa
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oG7JSa
Saving the Liberal Order. Together.
Be real. Plus: The slow death of NATO continues.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Let me tell give you a look behind the curtain of how most media companies view their audiences." It is not the way we view ours.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oG7JSa
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oG7JSa
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I know we were all expecting a different outcome and are deeply shocked by this result but please try to restrain yourselves
(look at his fucking reaction when he sees the medal! this fucking guy! all of these fucking guys!)
(look at his fucking reaction when he sees the medal! this fucking guy! all of these fucking guys!)
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I know we were all expecting a different outcome and are deeply shocked by this result but please try to restrain yourselves
(look at his fucking reaction when he sees the medal! this fucking guy! all of these fucking guys!)
(look at his fucking reaction when he sees the medal! this fucking guy! all of these fucking guys!)
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And there it is. The State Department will now be Musk’s lawyers.
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And there it is. The State Department will now be Musk’s lawyers.
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And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
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"I’ve written at length about police abuse and wrongful convictions. I’ve seen and interviewed and known the people hurt by bad cops and prosecutors. Trump’s payout isn’t just corrupt and cynical, it’s among the most outrageous and infuriating of his many abuses of power." @radleybalko.bsky.social
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"I’ve written at length about police abuse and wrongful convictions. I’ve seen and interviewed and known the people hurt by bad cops and prosecutors. Trump’s payout isn’t just corrupt and cynical, it’s among the most outrageous and infuriating of his many abuses of power." @radleybalko.bsky.social
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New Orleans is getting ready
Both of my favorite local businesses had these on their doors this morning. Levee Baking Co and Molly’s Rise and Shine.
#nolasky #photography #fuckice
#nolasky #photography #fuckice
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New Orleans is getting ready
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Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
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A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
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The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
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This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
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the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
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ah but you see sam, if the kids get liver cancer that just means they were meant to get it and Nature is doing its job
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
ah but you see sam, if the kids get liver cancer that just means they were meant to get it and Nature is doing its job
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
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It’s giving Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It’s giving Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch
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The Golden Age.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Golden Age.
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COLLINS: You're expected to get the FIFA peace prize. What you say to people who say it conflicts with your pledge to strike Venezuela?
TRUMP: I've settled 8 wars. I don't know that I'm getting it. I've been hearing about a peace prize and I'm here to represent our country. But I did settle 8 wars.
TRUMP: I've settled 8 wars. I don't know that I'm getting it. I've been hearing about a peace prize and I'm here to represent our country. But I did settle 8 wars.
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
COLLINS: You're expected to get the FIFA peace prize. What you say to people who say it conflicts with your pledge to strike Venezuela?
TRUMP: I've settled 8 wars. I don't know that I'm getting it. I've been hearing about a peace prize and I'm here to represent our country. But I did settle 8 wars.
TRUMP: I've settled 8 wars. I don't know that I'm getting it. I've been hearing about a peace prize and I'm here to represent our country. But I did settle 8 wars.
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Putin threatened to kill everyone in Europe again with his nuclear weapons.
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Putin threatened to kill everyone in Europe again with his nuclear weapons.
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This is the burning dinghy that murderer and war criminal Pete Hegseth wants the American people to believe needed to be destroyed over fear that the two survivors were going to get back into the burning dinghy they were clinging to and make a drug delivery. 😳👇
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is the burning dinghy that murderer and war criminal Pete Hegseth wants the American people to believe needed to be destroyed over fear that the two survivors were going to get back into the burning dinghy they were clinging to and make a drug delivery. 😳👇
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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The Trump Administration is once again stealing directly from the Nazi playbook. Just substitute Jews for migrants. Trump (along with Bannon & Miller) has been pushing this “migrant crime” hysteria since his 5th day in office. See this story from March 2017: www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...
March 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trump Administration is once again stealing directly from the Nazi playbook. Just substitute Jews for migrants. Trump (along with Bannon & Miller) has been pushing this “migrant crime” hysteria since his 5th day in office. See this story from March 2017: www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...