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Wiles lies to try to duck blame.
"In the interview, Wiles took issue with the quote about [Musk's] drug use. 'That’s ridiculous, I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.' But Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
"In the interview, Wiles took issue with the quote about [Musk's] drug use. 'That’s ridiculous, I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.' But Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wiles lies to try to duck blame.
"In the interview, Wiles took issue with the quote about [Musk's] drug use. 'That’s ridiculous, I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.' But Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
"In the interview, Wiles took issue with the quote about [Musk's] drug use. 'That’s ridiculous, I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.' But Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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BREAKING: US unemployment rate rises to 4.6%, the highest since September 2021.
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
BREAKING: US unemployment rate rises to 4.6%, the highest since September 2021.
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Torture
Amnesty International described a punishment "box" at the Florida immigrant detention camp.
@attackerman.bsky.social noted how it echoed a CIA black site torture tool.
I tracked down two former inmates who said they saw it with their own eyes.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
@attackerman.bsky.social noted how it echoed a CIA black site torture tool.
I tracked down two former inmates who said they saw it with their own eyes.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Two Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Inmates Allege Migrant Detainees Were Confined in a Tiny ‘Box’ at Times
Their accounts match recent reports from Amnesty International describing the conditions at the detention facility as “torture.”
www.notus.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Torture
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Heads up:
The ACA discharge petitions are now very much live:
House GOP Rep Kiggans said she won't sign Jeffries ACA dp which forces a vote on a 3 yr ACA extension
But it looks like Jeffries might be able to get there ..
And if he doesn't Gottheimer's dp for a 1 yr extension could
Read this:
The ACA discharge petitions are now very much live:
House GOP Rep Kiggans said she won't sign Jeffries ACA dp which forces a vote on a 3 yr ACA extension
But it looks like Jeffries might be able to get there ..
And if he doesn't Gottheimer's dp for a 1 yr extension could
Read this:
Slick Mike screwed up
Yesterday he blocked House GOP mods from an ACA amendment to GOP healthcare bill
Valadao, Firzpatrick, Lawler & Kiggins are feeling homeless on ACA credits
And moving "into the arms of Dems" 👇
Jeffries only needs 4 GOP sigs on his ACA dp
What now?
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
Yesterday he blocked House GOP mods from an ACA amendment to GOP healthcare bill
Valadao, Firzpatrick, Lawler & Kiggins are feeling homeless on ACA credits
And moving "into the arms of Dems" 👇
Jeffries only needs 4 GOP sigs on his ACA dp
What now?
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
House GOP’s health care week goes awry
This week was designed to give the House GOP a way to push back on attacks over health care costs. Instead, leadership has facilitated an intraparty brawl.
punchbowl.news
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Heads up:
The ACA discharge petitions are now very much live:
House GOP Rep Kiggans said she won't sign Jeffries ACA dp which forces a vote on a 3 yr ACA extension
But it looks like Jeffries might be able to get there ..
And if he doesn't Gottheimer's dp for a 1 yr extension could
Read this:
The ACA discharge petitions are now very much live:
House GOP Rep Kiggans said she won't sign Jeffries ACA dp which forces a vote on a 3 yr ACA extension
But it looks like Jeffries might be able to get there ..
And if he doesn't Gottheimer's dp for a 1 yr extension could
Read this:
December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The Chief of the Defence Staff has warned the UK's 'sons and daughters' may need to be ready to fight, following a separate speech from the Head of MI6, who also warned of Russia's growing threat.
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Chief of the Defence Staff has warned the UK's 'sons and daughters' may need to be ready to fight, following a separate speech from the Head of MI6, who also warned of Russia's growing threat.
He's at it again!
President Trump sued the BBC on Monday, seeking at least $5 billion in damages for alleging defamation over how a documentary aired shortly before the 2024 election edited a speech he delivered on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/t...
Trump hits BBC with lawsuit over Jan. 6 speech editing
He's seeking at least $5 billion in damages over how a documentary edited Trump's speech on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
He's at it again!
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1. In Alaska, the right wing govt handpicked doctors to the Medical Board to ban trans youth care.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
Anti-Trans Alaskan State Medical Board Doctor Charged With CSAM, Home Goes Up In Flames
Last week Dr. Ryan McDonough was arrested on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Over the weekend, his family home went up in flames.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1. In Alaska, the right wing govt handpicked doctors to the Medical Board to ban trans youth care.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
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1. Maria Shriver obviously comes from a very political family and has supported candidates for office, like her now-former husband Arnold Schwarzenegger and Barack Obama, but for the most part she has always chosen to focus on storytelling and journalism.
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
1. Maria Shriver obviously comes from a very political family and has supported candidates for office, like her now-former husband Arnold Schwarzenegger and Barack Obama, but for the most part she has always chosen to focus on storytelling and journalism.
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A recent study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A recent study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
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Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official
Kushner Scraps Trump Tower Belgrade After Officials Indicted
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official who helped clear a path for its development.
bloom.bg
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official
He's going after another man he is jealous of.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has escalated its probe of Sen. Mark Kelly into an official Command Investigation under military law, further targeting a sitting U.S. senator for constitutionally protected speech.
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
He's going after another man he is jealous of.
Read it to him and make him comment on it!
Mike Johnson dodged and says he won’t give running commentary when I ask about Trump doubling down on his Rob Reiner comments
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Read it to him and make him comment on it!
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Southlake Texas Apple Store this weekend -- sound on...
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Southlake Texas Apple Store this weekend -- sound on...
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Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board for defamation
Now the defendants are demanding his tax returns, psych records, and prescription history as part of discovery
Now the defendants are demanding his tax returns, psych records, and prescription history as part of discovery
December 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board for defamation
Now the defendants are demanding his tax returns, psych records, and prescription history as part of discovery
Now the defendants are demanding his tax returns, psych records, and prescription history as part of discovery
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Hegseth slow destruction of the Pentagon continues. Resources to be moved away from Europe.
Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military — The Washington Post
If adopted, the changes would fulfill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo and slash the number of four-star generals.
apple.news
December 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hegseth slow destruction of the Pentagon continues. Resources to be moved away from Europe.
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Areas of Tukwila, Kent, and Renton are under GO NOW evacuation notice. (This is around where I grew up.)
Dam break at the Green River levee.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
GO NOW: Flash flood warning issued for Tukwila area after Green River levee failure
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flash flood warning for west central King County, Washington, following the failure of the Green River Leve
komonews.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Areas of Tukwila, Kent, and Renton are under GO NOW evacuation notice. (This is around where I grew up.)
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🚨BREAKING: Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🚨BREAKING: Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California is providing its own version of the CDC - “a shield” - to provide reliable health information at a time when it’s lacking in the rest of the US, Governor Gavin Newsom announced.
It’s not a Shadow CDC, he stressed, not at that federal level, but it will have links with the WHO.
It’s not a Shadow CDC, he stressed, not at that federal level, but it will have links with the WHO.
December 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
California is providing its own version of the CDC - “a shield” - to provide reliable health information at a time when it’s lacking in the rest of the US, Governor Gavin Newsom announced.
It’s not a Shadow CDC, he stressed, not at that federal level, but it will have links with the WHO.
It’s not a Shadow CDC, he stressed, not at that federal level, but it will have links with the WHO.
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"There is no man smaller than a coward at a hero's wake."
Irish proverb
Irish proverb
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"There is no man smaller than a coward at a hero's wake."
Irish proverb
Irish proverb
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A US Air Force refuelling tanker near Venezuela almost collided with a Jet Blue passenger jet.
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
‘It’s outrageous’ - JetBlue pilot decries near collision with US military aircraft
The passenger plane originating out of Curacao halted its ascent to avoid hitting the US Air Force aircraft near Venezuela.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A US Air Force refuelling tanker near Venezuela almost collided with a Jet Blue passenger jet.
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump wants to scrap federal taxes on gambling winnings, encouraging more gambling even as Americans lost $71 billion to the industry in 2024. One of his top donors, Miriam Adelson, runs one of the world’s largest casino empires.
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump wants to scrap federal taxes on gambling winnings, encouraging more gambling even as Americans lost $71 billion to the industry in 2024. One of his top donors, Miriam Adelson, runs one of the world’s largest casino empires.
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Real reporting:
“ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across…the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak…to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help. We collected medical files, diaries, meeting notes and photographs documenting cholera’s devastation after essential services stopped.”
“ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across…the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak…to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help. We collected medical files, diaries, meeting notes and photographs documenting cholera’s devastation after essential services stopped.”
Rubio has repeatedly insisted the govt is restarting life-saving foreign aid.
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Real reporting:
“ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across…the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak…to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help. We collected medical files, diaries, meeting notes and photographs documenting cholera’s devastation after essential services stopped.”
“ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across…the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak…to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help. We collected medical files, diaries, meeting notes and photographs documenting cholera’s devastation after essential services stopped.”
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One reason why Republicans won't extend expiring ACA subsidies?
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One reason why Republicans won't extend expiring ACA subsidies?
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.