Samuraigrandma
@criticalthinking1.bsky.social
Colorado proud. Struggling with the treatment of my people, women, LQGBT. The assault on our democracy needs to be stopped. Democrat PO Douglas County
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
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Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
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Center for Countering Disinformation💙💛
❗️russian propaganda continues to discredit Ukrainian military by manipulating criminal news.
The fake was created by replacing the headline and adding made-up details. This is a typical tactic of russian propaganda.
❗️russian propaganda continues to discredit Ukrainian military by manipulating criminal news.
The fake was created by replacing the headline and adding made-up details. This is a typical tactic of russian propaganda.
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Center for Countering Disinformation💙💛
❗️russian propaganda continues to discredit Ukrainian military by manipulating criminal news.
The fake was created by replacing the headline and adding made-up details. This is a typical tactic of russian propaganda.
❗️russian propaganda continues to discredit Ukrainian military by manipulating criminal news.
The fake was created by replacing the headline and adding made-up details. This is a typical tactic of russian propaganda.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Seconds to Chaos in Chicago: Car door ripped open and phone smashed to the ground as Citizen Records ICE in public.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Seconds to Chaos in Chicago: Car door ripped open and phone smashed to the ground as Citizen Records ICE in public.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the delayed jobs numbers “may be distorted” and should be viewed with a “somewhat skeptical eye.”
Unemployment Jumped To 4.6% In November—Higher Than Expected
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the delayed jobs numbers “may be distorted” and should be viewed with a “somewhat skeptical eye.”
www.forbes.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the delayed jobs numbers “may be distorted” and should be viewed with a “somewhat skeptical eye.”
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The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
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THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR RIGHT TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR RIGHT TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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Realizing that she screwed up monumentally, Susie Wiles issued a tweet which-of course-attacked Vanity Fair
But if you read this post closely, you’ll see that not once does she claim the quotes are inaccurate
Not. Once.
But if you read this post closely, you’ll see that not once does she claim the quotes are inaccurate
Not. Once.
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Realizing that she screwed up monumentally, Susie Wiles issued a tweet which-of course-attacked Vanity Fair
But if you read this post closely, you’ll see that not once does she claim the quotes are inaccurate
Not. Once.
But if you read this post closely, you’ll see that not once does she claim the quotes are inaccurate
Not. Once.
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In Rialto, California, ICE goons arrested an individual who they ran over. The identity of the person being run over is unknown, as it is unclear whether they are an immigrant or a watchdog member.
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
In Rialto, California, ICE goons arrested an individual who they ran over. The identity of the person being run over is unknown, as it is unclear whether they are an immigrant or a watchdog member.
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Next Dem president might be tempted to look into the funding for Vought’s Center for Renewing America to see if there was some oil industry patronage involved.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Next Dem president might be tempted to look into the funding for Vought’s Center for Renewing America to see if there was some oil industry patronage involved.
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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Don't misunderstand me, she is fucking evil.
She made an active, conscious, VERBALLY EXPLICIT decision to take her trauma and make it everyone else's problem, on an unimaginable scale.
I mean Jesus fucking Christ, she is the poster child for why publicly funded therapy would be a public good
She made an active, conscious, VERBALLY EXPLICIT decision to take her trauma and make it everyone else's problem, on an unimaginable scale.
I mean Jesus fucking Christ, she is the poster child for why publicly funded therapy would be a public good
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Don't misunderstand me, she is fucking evil.
She made an active, conscious, VERBALLY EXPLICIT decision to take her trauma and make it everyone else's problem, on an unimaginable scale.
I mean Jesus fucking Christ, she is the poster child for why publicly funded therapy would be a public good
She made an active, conscious, VERBALLY EXPLICIT decision to take her trauma and make it everyone else's problem, on an unimaginable scale.
I mean Jesus fucking Christ, she is the poster child for why publicly funded therapy would be a public good
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THE BIG FEATURE
“I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
Hiding out with an immigrant family in ICE-occupied Memphis.
SAMANTHA MICHAELS
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
Hiding out with an immigrant family in ICE-occupied Memphis.
SAMANTHA MICHAELS
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
THE BIG FEATURE
“I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
Hiding out with an immigrant family in ICE-occupied Memphis.
SAMANTHA MICHAELS
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
Hiding out with an immigrant family in ICE-occupied Memphis.
SAMANTHA MICHAELS
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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She’s way smarter than that. As is Putin.Wiles was a co-chair for a firm that lobbied for Kremlin-linked oligarchs and Chinese surveillance companies. A lobbyist, who recommended Wiles to run Trump’s campaign, worked for a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin and Rosneft.
Disbelief as White House suggests Susie Wiles may not have known she was on record - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/susie-wiles-...
Disbelief as White House suggests Susie Wiles may not have known she was on record
Despite having about a year's worth of interviews — 11 to be exact — for an in-depth Vanity Fair story, White House insiders scrambled on Tuesday, suggesting to CNN that President Donald Trump's Chief...
www.rawstory.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
She’s way smarter than that. As is Putin.Wiles was a co-chair for a firm that lobbied for Kremlin-linked oligarchs and Chinese surveillance companies. A lobbyist, who recommended Wiles to run Trump’s campaign, worked for a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin and Rosneft.
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Outrageous
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Outrageous
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I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.