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JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
When I was a judicial law clerk in Montana, Pres Bush flew into the Billings airport for a rally.
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
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Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
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This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
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In this companion piece I have to painstakingly explain how Matt Taibbi
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
And here is a supplementary companion piece on my Substack in which I include Matt Taibbi's 1800+ word response to questions in full, in the interests of fairness. (Note: this one is for the nerds)
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
Disinformation Wars: The Extended Edition
Want to see several people argue over *extremely granular* detail? This is your lucky day!
www.jamesrball.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In this companion piece I have to painstakingly explain how Matt Taibbi
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
1) gets our research backwards in an incomprehensible way
2) points to emails chains we weren’t on as evidence of things we did
3) imputes plans between tech & govt that happened 6mo before our election project existed, to us
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
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Why are we putting the lives of US military members at risk in support of blatantly illegal acts? Doesn't anybody in the Congress take their oath seriously?
December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Why are we putting the lives of US military members at risk in support of blatantly illegal acts? Doesn't anybody in the Congress take their oath seriously?
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this excellent review of oral arguments in trump v. slaughter gets to the profound dishonesty of the conservative majority — the refusal to own the consequences of their actions
SlaughterHouse 9
The Unitary Executive Theory Ascendant – Sort of
harrylitman.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
this excellent review of oral arguments in trump v. slaughter gets to the profound dishonesty of the conservative majority — the refusal to own the consequences of their actions
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Many Millennials were first introduced to urban planning through SimCity, a remarkably realistic city-building game complete with municipal budgets, zoning ordinances, and utilities. But there’s one aspect of city planning the creators were forced to fudge...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
Who Wants to Play SimParkingLot?
The original urban planning game wanted to model real life cities. One grim reality of American urbanism held it back.
www.planetizen.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Many Millennials were first introduced to urban planning through SimCity, a remarkably realistic city-building game complete with municipal budgets, zoning ordinances, and utilities. But there’s one aspect of city planning the creators were forced to fudge...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
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New York City just went 12 calendar days without a single homicide, raising new concerns about Zohran Mamdani's approach to law enforcement.
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New York City just went 12 calendar days without a single homicide, raising new concerns about Zohran Mamdani's approach to law enforcement.
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I don't think Vance is delusional enough to think that MAGA will rally around him for that long, but he knows that pushing the 25th A solution would be seen as a stab in the back by them and so he'd never try.
But Dems should still talk about it, if only to highlight how far off the rails we are
But Dems should still talk about it, if only to highlight how far off the rails we are
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I don't think Vance is delusional enough to think that MAGA will rally around him for that long, but he knows that pushing the 25th A solution would be seen as a stab in the back by them and so he'd never try.
But Dems should still talk about it, if only to highlight how far off the rails we are
But Dems should still talk about it, if only to highlight how far off the rails we are
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I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
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at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
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Army Reddit is having fun with this news
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Army Reddit is having fun with this news
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"The watchlist is not a little sunglasses icon. It is a scope with someone’s sight that you would think of on a gun for precision. That to me is terrifying. It is threatening. You don’t have to be very far between the lines, between figuring out what a watchlist might mean."
A conversation with Wellesley’s only professor on Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist
Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” drew a surge of attention following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, on Sept. 10, prompting professors on the list to brac...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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If I were Dan Goldman I think I would be feeling a sudden, overwhelming urge to spend more time with my family.
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If I were Dan Goldman I think I would be feeling a sudden, overwhelming urge to spend more time with my family.
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Proud to be supporting @rephaleystevens.bsky.social in filing articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
WE NEED YOUR HELP for the long fight ahead of us.
Go to standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr and sign your name to our petition!
stevens.house.gov/media/press-...
WE NEED YOUR HELP for the long fight ahead of us.
Go to standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr and sign your name to our petition!
stevens.house.gov/media/press-...
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against RFK Jr.
Stevens: “Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has turned his back on science, on public health, and on the American people – spreading conspiracies and lies, driving up costs, and putting lives at risk” W...
stevens.house.gov
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Proud to be supporting @rephaleystevens.bsky.social in filing articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
WE NEED YOUR HELP for the long fight ahead of us.
Go to standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr and sign your name to our petition!
stevens.house.gov/media/press-...
WE NEED YOUR HELP for the long fight ahead of us.
Go to standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr and sign your name to our petition!
stevens.house.gov/media/press-...
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This exchange drives me nuts. Neither the interviewer nor Bazelon acknowledges that 1) abortion rights are really popular! and 2) what ICE is doing is hugely unpopular!
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This exchange drives me nuts. Neither the interviewer nor Bazelon acknowledges that 1) abortion rights are really popular! and 2) what ICE is doing is hugely unpopular!
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🧵; the more serious problem here is that Congress (and the executive) do not have the will (for partisan reasons for Rs, b/c of timid institutionalism for many Ds) to curb the power of a self-aggrandizing court that is committed to a top-down project of reconstructing longstanding institutions.
1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🧵; the more serious problem here is that Congress (and the executive) do not have the will (for partisan reasons for Rs, b/c of timid institutionalism for many Ds) to curb the power of a self-aggrandizing court that is committed to a top-down project of reconstructing longstanding institutions.
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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 12:43 AM
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!"
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#empiresuicidewatch 95
when ideology and loyalty to the emperor replaces the most basic analysis / history / facts policy is bound to be disastrous.
when ideology and loyalty to the emperor replaces the most basic analysis / history / facts policy is bound to be disastrous.
GOP's new line: China duped us!! “We were ahead of them by a mile, by 10 miles on the internal combustion engine,”....But then the Chinese “went into EVs, and then they convinced the Western world to go into EVs and play their game.”
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December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#empiresuicidewatch 95
when ideology and loyalty to the emperor replaces the most basic analysis / history / facts policy is bound to be disastrous.
when ideology and loyalty to the emperor replaces the most basic analysis / history / facts policy is bound to be disastrous.
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It's so weird that we traded delis for coffee shops entirely because no one knew how much a fancy coffee cost and so they could just charge whatever for it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It's so weird that we traded delis for coffee shops entirely because no one knew how much a fancy coffee cost and so they could just charge whatever for it.
refuse to get old: youtu.be/v1ooe4KDzMo?...
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings (Live 2025)
YouTube video by Pat Mastelotto
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December 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
refuse to get old: youtu.be/v1ooe4KDzMo?...
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What’s remarkable about Scott is that her philanthropy isn’t an effort to offset the moral choices made in earning her fortune, as was the case for the Carnegies et al. As far I can tell, it’s just unadulterated beneficence.
NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion.
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What’s remarkable about Scott is that her philanthropy isn’t an effort to offset the moral choices made in earning her fortune, as was the case for the Carnegies et al. As far I can tell, it’s just unadulterated beneficence.