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Jayne Starkey @jaynestarkey.bsky.social · 13h
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froomkin.bsky.social Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 13h
Here's my list of the essential truths about our current crisis that are routinely missing from New York Times coverage: presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
What are those seminal truths that supply essential context to the daily news report? Here’s my list: That the United States has become an authoritarian state, with armed soldiers on city streets; immigrant neighbors abducted and disappeared by masked agents; the state seizing stakes of companies; political opponents targeted with criminal probes; educational institutions extorted into obedience; media organizations paying tribute to the ruler. This is reality. That Trump is personally deranged and debilitated. That he operates almost entirely in a bubble world of lies and fantasies. That he makes things up, is misled by his staff, and often doesn’t know what they are doing. That white Christian nationalism and virulent racism are primary drivers in this administration. That misinformation and lies are not coincidental to the Trump agenda, they are essential to it. That Trump is engaged in a massively corrupt scheme to enrich himself, his family, and his oligarch friends. That Trump is leading what is effectively a criminal enterprise – openly violating the law at almost every turn. That the Trump administration is systemically diminishing hard-fought civil and human rights for women, for immigrants, for brown people, and for trans people. That the Republican Party of the past no longer exists. It is no longer serious or credible. That the nation’s historic checks and balances, through the separation of powers, have collapsed. That the federal government – especially the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security – has been so weaponized against Trump’s political opponents that nothing it says can be trusted without evidence. That Trump’s cruelty and racism have been fully embraced by the MAGA movement and by federal agents terrorizing and abducting immigrants.
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jfallows.bsky.social
Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.

We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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english.lemonde.fr
US Federal Reserve cuts rates amid division among governors over the state of the US economy
US Federal Reserve cuts rates amid division among governors over the state of the US economy
On December 10, the US central bank reduced its rates by a quarter point. Donald Trump is expected to name the successor to its chair, Jerome Powell, in the coming days.
www.lemonde.fr
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h
David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.

Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.

nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Sources say Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has told people close to Trump he was unaware of the broadcast until the day it ran, as was Jeff Shell, president of Paramount Skydance, and Weiss. • "They're saying those guys went rogue and when Paramount Skydance found out about it, they were caught flatfooted," said one person with direct knowledge of the matter. The sources say paramount's brass insists that "60 Minutes" staffers kept them mostly in the dark about the controversial interview that aired Sunday night - which provoked Trump to declare that Paramount Skydance and its management "ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP." "Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE!" Trump added of the Ellisons.
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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volts.wtf
A DOJ memo to federal prisons explicitly instructs them to stop enforcing anti-rape laws against transgender & intersex prisoners.

We are governed by monsters.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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en.france24.com
🇯🇵 The alert of a ‘megaquake’ comes after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck late Monday off the Pacific coast of Aomori, raising the likelihood of another quake of equal or greater strength in the same area.

Watch the video for more ▶️
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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ohiocapitaljournal.com
A federal judge in Philadelphia became the fourth last month to rule against the Trump administration by blocking its demand for the identities and medical records of transgender children being treated at one the nation’s preeminent pediatric hospitals. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/trans...
Transgender health advocates see long fight to keep children's medical records private • Ohio Capital Journal
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) sued to quash a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice in June.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Look at this chart.

Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?

Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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brennancenter.org
Trump's threats to denaturalize citizens is part of the administration’s larger effort to redefine who is an American. bit.ly/4adIy67
Trump’s Push to Redefine Who Counts as American
Threats of denaturalization are the latest attack on immigrants — but they won’t stand up in court.
www.brennancenter.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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propublica.org
Read @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social's 2023 investigation into Gregg Phillips here:
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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abenewman.bsky.social
Great (and at times hard) conversation w/ @maxbergmann.bsky.social + Kristine Berzina on what the US national security strategy means for Europe.
erep.csis.org CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program @erep.csis.org · 15h
ICYMI: Tune in to the audio-only version of the conversation on the #Eurofile feed, wherever you get your podcasts.

🎙️ @maxbergmann.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social + Kristine Berzina
🔗: www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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brennancenter.org
As we look ahead to the 2026 midterms, "for the first time in American history, the federal government is actively waging an effort to undermine the elections," @mawaldman.bsky.social tells @davidfrum.bsky.social:
How Trump’s Plan to Steal the 2026 Elections Could Fail | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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wired.com
The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign.
2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’
The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign.
wrd.cm
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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theintellectualist.bsky.social
At an “affordability” kickoff in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump called affordability a “hoax,” touted sweeping cost and border claims, then launched dehumanizing attacks on immigrants and rivals.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
Trump Calls ‘Affordability’ a Hoax in Mount Pocono, Then Turns Rally Into Broadside on Immigrants and Rivals.
At his December 9, 2025 rally at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., President Donald Trump attacked Democrats’ focus on “affordability,” calling it a “hoax.”
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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theintellectualist.bsky.social
🚨Europe says Russia-linked parcel bombs were a rehearsal for burning U.S.-bound cargo planes in flight—an alleged 9/11-scale mass-casualty strike disguised as an accident—as Trump keeps praising Putin.

theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europe-rus...
Europe: Russia Tested ‘Accidental’ Fires on U.S.-Bound Planes as Trump Praises Putin, Stirring 9/11 Fears
Investigators say July 2024 incendiary parcels were a test run for aviation attacks, as Europe warns of a widening Russian sabotage campaign.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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jenrubin.bsky.social
this is a lede
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
It’s the Most Violently Ill Time of the Year
Norovirus is back, it's brutal, and it doesn't care about your hand sanitizer.
substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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jayrosen.bsky.social
"Readers are not asking the Times to print propaganda or stump for Democrats. In my view, they simply want the Times to be more clear-eyed and honest about the depth of the crisis this country currently faces." — @froomkin.bsky.social

Sad but accurate, Dan.
presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
New York Times editor Joe Kahn misunderstands what the readers want | Press Watch
They want the Times to be more honest, not more partisan
presswatchers.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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digby56.bsky.social
The GOP strategy is to convince voters that the economy last year was the worst in history but everything's better now? I can see why they do this.Trump convinced tens of millions that they had lived through the best economy the world has ever seen in his first term so relentless repetition works.
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s tariff relief money to farmers is duct tape on a broken pipe
The $12 billion aid package announced at the White House is far less than farmers have had to pay in increased prices this year thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
www.ms.now
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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jenrubin.bsky.social
Send a duck to help the impeachment of the Secretary of Quackery... www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
SUFS Campaign to Impeach and Remove RFK Jr — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
RFK Jr. is endangering our families, threatening our health, and destroying our place as the world leader in biomedical research. Impeachment is an extreme option, but Bobby is an extreme threat and m...
www.standupforscience.net
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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weareufd.bsky.social
SCOTUS is about to legalize what Congress banned after Watergate:
Laundering massive donations through political parties to buy influence.

Nixon did it with milk money.

Trump’s Court wants to bring it back and call it “free speech.”
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Revive a Key Feature of Nixon-Era Corruption
The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in NRSC v. FEC, a case cooked up by the GOP itself.
slate.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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edgeofsports.bsky.social
Big news no one is covering. My latest - along with Chuck Modiano - for @thenation.com "FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes". The complaint is being filed with the ICC in under two weeks. This does explain that FIFA Peace Prize a tad.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes
A coming filing with the ICC accuses FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and UEFA’s Aleksander Čeferin of crimes against humanity for their financial support of settlement clubs.
www.thenation.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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lincolnproject.us
Your family should get less this holiday season, while Trump gets a golden ballroom.
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
How did this kid go from cub reporter out of Yale to being interviewed as a sage party strategist in like 20 minutes?
tvhilton.bsky.social Tom Hilton @tvhilton.bsky.social · 16h
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 5:16 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
This is very well put from @adamserwer.bsky.social. I'd add that the lack of GOP criticism of Trump's vile racism toward Somalis, including many US citizens, reveals broad GOP embrace of ethnonationalism:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM