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This is my favorite line from Judge Breyer's ruling today:
"Yet it is also a core right of the people to be able to gather in protest of their government and its policies—even when doing so is provocative, and even when doing so causes inconvenience."
"Yet it is also a core right of the people to be able to gather in protest of their government and its policies—even when doing so is provocative, and even when doing so causes inconvenience."
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is my favorite line from Judge Breyer's ruling today:
"Yet it is also a core right of the people to be able to gather in protest of their government and its policies—even when doing so is provocative, and even when doing so causes inconvenience."
"Yet it is also a core right of the people to be able to gather in protest of their government and its policies—even when doing so is provocative, and even when doing so causes inconvenience."
Good luck getting any money out of the Trump Administration, especially since Washington is a blue state & the governor is a Democrat. Besides, does FEMA even exist anymore?
Earlier today, I signed an emergency declaration in response to intense flooding.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Good luck getting any money out of the Trump Administration, especially since Washington is a blue state & the governor is a Democrat. Besides, does FEMA even exist anymore?
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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To clarify: These mobilization plans work like wildfire mobilization (except for floods). It’s not used often. What happens is resources are gathered from around the state from jurisdictions that may not need a swift rescue team right now. These wouldn’t necessarily come from the State Patrol.
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
To clarify: These mobilization plans work like wildfire mobilization (except for floods). It’s not used often. What happens is resources are gathered from around the state from jurisdictions that may not need a swift rescue team right now. These wouldn’t necessarily come from the State Patrol.
They gave up Crimea, & look where it's gotten them.
To yield or not to yield the Donbas to Russia is at the heart of Zelensky's dilemma
To yield or not to yield the Donbas to Russia is at the heart of Zelensky's dilemma
The peace plan put forward by the US calls for Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the parts of the Donbas it still controls in exchange for vague security guarantees at the end of the war. Both the Ukrainian political class and society at large remain fiercely opposed to such a proposal.
www.lemonde.fr
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
They gave up Crimea, & look where it's gotten them.
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I want to encourage all Washingtonians to listen carefully to alerts from your county and emergency management departments. If you receive an evacuation order, please follow that order. It’s critical to your safety.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I want to encourage all Washingtonians to listen carefully to alerts from your county and emergency management departments. If you receive an evacuation order, please follow that order. It’s critical to your safety.
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Chief Batiste of the State Patrol has authorized an All-Risk Mobilization Plan in support of the recent Flood Event in Snohomish & Skagit counties. Specifically, there's a request for 4 swift water rescue teams, swift water technicians, boats and operators & a rescue swimmer. #wawx
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Chief Batiste of the State Patrol has authorized an All-Risk Mobilization Plan in support of the recent Flood Event in Snohomish & Skagit counties. Specifically, there's a request for 4 swift water rescue teams, swift water technicians, boats and operators & a rescue swimmer. #wawx
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Yup, they got the sanctioned tanker. THANK GOD, I was legit worried he just ordered the US Navy to commit actual piracy. Lololol. This is 100% defensible, even tho a lot of people are gonna really hate hearing that.
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Yup, they got the sanctioned tanker. THANK GOD, I was legit worried he just ordered the US Navy to commit actual piracy. Lololol. This is 100% defensible, even tho a lot of people are gonna really hate hearing that.
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Feels more and more like a cold war between Europe and Trump's America, doesn't it? www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Exclusive | U.S. Blueprint to Rewire Economies of Russia, Ukraine Sets Off Clash With Europe
Undisclosed appendices to current peace proposals detail the Trump administration’s plan to unlock frozen Russian funds held in Europe and bring Moscow in from the cold.
www.wsj.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Feels more and more like a cold war between Europe and Trump's America, doesn't it? www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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easy prediction: Fetterman will take the Sinema route and not run for a second term
he hates the job, his constituents despise him, and he’d much rather cash in at some centrist think tank or private equity consultancy than get obliterated in a primary
he hates the job, his constituents despise him, and he’d much rather cash in at some centrist think tank or private equity consultancy than get obliterated in a primary
Pennsylvania - Fetterman Approvals Among:
Overall: 39%
Republicans: 56%
Democrats: 31%
Independents: 30%
Emerson / Nov 23, 2025
Overall: 39%
Republicans: 56%
Democrats: 31%
Independents: 30%
Emerson / Nov 23, 2025
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
easy prediction: Fetterman will take the Sinema route and not run for a second term
he hates the job, his constituents despise him, and he’d much rather cash in at some centrist think tank or private equity consultancy than get obliterated in a primary
he hates the job, his constituents despise him, and he’d much rather cash in at some centrist think tank or private equity consultancy than get obliterated in a primary
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Washington State Gov Bob Ferguson declares statewide emergency due to flooding
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
Governor Ferguson declares statewide emergency responding to major flooding | Governor Bob Ferguson
governor.wa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Washington State Gov Bob Ferguson declares statewide emergency due to flooding
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
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Safety tip!
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Safety tip!
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
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I mean, it has been forever, but now it's really blatantly, obviously, textbook piracy.
Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
WATCH: U.S. forces seize oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I mean, it has been forever, but now it's really blatantly, obviously, textbook piracy.
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Trump is actually bragging about the size of the oil tanker he pirated.
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Trump is actually bragging about the size of the oil tanker he pirated.
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Everywhere you look there is an opening for leadership.
What an irony that the Democratic consultant-pundit class fell into a poll-following Popularist obsession at a time of such volatility
What an irony that the Democratic consultant-pundit class fell into a poll-following Popularist obsession at a time of such volatility
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Everywhere you look there is an opening for leadership.
What an irony that the Democratic consultant-pundit class fell into a poll-following Popularist obsession at a time of such volatility
What an irony that the Democratic consultant-pundit class fell into a poll-following Popularist obsession at a time of such volatility
He mostly says the right things, but when he doesn't, the cracks show & you see the Republican underneath - which suggests that it's all just lip service & he wouldn't actually follow thru with any of it.
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
He mostly says the right things, but when he doesn't, the cracks show & you see the Republican underneath - which suggests that it's all just lip service & he wouldn't actually follow thru with any of it.
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It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times
Historic flooding underway in Western Washington.
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Historic flooding underway in Western Washington.
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
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Researchers found a specific glitch in how anxious people weigh the future
Researchers found a specific glitch in how anxious people weigh the future
A new study finds that while most people make better decisions when reminded of future outcomes, those with high anxiety remain fixated on short-term emotional comfort, fueling a cycle of avoidance.
www.psypost.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Researchers found a specific glitch in how anxious people weigh the future
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At some point we’re openly at war right? Like I know the fear of this is big in Venezuela but we’re blatantly being the aggressors here
*US SEIZES OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
At some point we’re openly at war right? Like I know the fear of this is big in Venezuela but we’re blatantly being the aggressors here
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Venezuela's just the first of many, and they're hoping other places will just fold instead of getting into a protracted air and ground war after this one.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Venezuela's just the first of many, and they're hoping other places will just fold instead of getting into a protracted air and ground war after this one.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
And I know what you're thinking: Didn't the creation of Dubai require slaves? Yes! Good point! Noodle on that for a minute.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!