@cometsncats.bsky.social
I'll write something up one of these days. Probably.
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DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
October 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
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New: 68 years after its founding, the Justice Department's "once-revered" Civil Rights Division is facing "near destruction," 200+ former DOJ employees warned.
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
Ex-employees of US Justice Department blast 'destruction' of civil rights unit
More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing "destruction" of its Civil Rights Division, saying President Donald Trump's administrat...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New: 68 years after its founding, the Justice Department's "once-revered" Civil Rights Division is facing "near destruction," 200+ former DOJ employees warned.
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
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NEW, from me: One startling stat captures just how badly the year went for the GOP.
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the......
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW, from me: One startling stat captures just how badly the year went for the GOP.
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.
That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
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Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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Reporter: What happens to the oil on that ship?
Trump: Well, we keep it, I guess... I assume we're going to keep the oil.
Trump: Well, we keep it, I guess... I assume we're going to keep the oil.
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reporter: What happens to the oil on that ship?
Trump: Well, we keep it, I guess... I assume we're going to keep the oil.
Trump: Well, we keep it, I guess... I assume we're going to keep the oil.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
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Better accessibility fonts than Calibri: Verdana, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Tacoma, Lexend and Andika. A good guide here: accessibility.uncg.edu/make-content....
accessibility.uncg.edu
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Better accessibility fonts than Calibri: Verdana, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Tacoma, Lexend and Andika. A good guide here: accessibility.uncg.edu/make-content....
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A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
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A man, a former guard at CoreCivic, is now presenting what has to be at least 4000 pages of documents. Emails, letters, photos, all documenting the history of violent abuse and mismanagement by CoreCivic. Photos of a coworker’s injuries, testimony of her having to sell furniture to just to get by.
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A man, a former guard at CoreCivic, is now presenting what has to be at least 4000 pages of documents. Emails, letters, photos, all documenting the history of violent abuse and mismanagement by CoreCivic. Photos of a coworker’s injuries, testimony of her having to sell furniture to just to get by.
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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 2:41 AM
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...
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Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
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Whoever came up with titles for the subsections was having fun.
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Whoever came up with titles for the subsections was having fun.
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
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Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
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Mike Benz, who does not know which finger is his pinky, is now a "special government employee" at USAID, where he is attempting to investigate its "pernicious influence."
You'd think this guy would be too dumb even for the Trump regime. Nope!!!
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
You'd think this guy would be too dumb even for the Trump regime. Nope!!!
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Mike Benz, who does not know which finger is his pinky, is now a "special government employee" at USAID, where he is attempting to investigate its "pernicious influence."
You'd think this guy would be too dumb even for the Trump regime. Nope!!!
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
You'd think this guy would be too dumb even for the Trump regime. Nope!!!
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 9! May as well throw in a couple more magnolias (I like magnolias)
Plein air studies of individual magnolia blossoms in watercolor
Plein air studies of individual magnolia blossoms in watercolor
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 9! May as well throw in a couple more magnolias (I like magnolias)
Plein air studies of individual magnolia blossoms in watercolor
Plein air studies of individual magnolia blossoms in watercolor
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
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CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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Someone clever go model what this would mean with Cretaceous spreading rates....
⚒️ Article: Earthquakes influence the amount of hydrothermal iron entering the ocean over the Australian Antarctic Ridge, which can support phytoplankton blooms by relieving surface iron limitation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Southern Ocean net primary production influenced by seismically modulated hydrothermal iron - Nature Geoscience
Earthquakes influence the amount of hydrothermal iron entering the ocean over the Australian Antarctic Ridge, which can support phytoplankton blooms by relieving surface iron limitation, according to ...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Someone clever go model what this would mean with Cretaceous spreading rates....
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EXCLUSIVE: In a joint statement to me, key senators @heinrich.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov & @schatz.bsky.social oppose the NEPA overhaul Republicans are moving through the House and say they won’t move a permitting reform package without policy boosting transmission and renewable energy
Exclusive: Key Senate Democrats Oppose Permitting Bill
A trio of powerful climate hawks are throwing their weight against the SPEED Act.
heatmap.news
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In a joint statement to me, key senators @heinrich.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov & @schatz.bsky.social oppose the NEPA overhaul Republicans are moving through the House and say they won’t move a permitting reform package without policy boosting transmission and renewable energy
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I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?