Jim Naughton
@jimnaughton.bsky.social
Formerly: Episcopal comms guy, NYT Sports, WaPo Style, Daily Orange. Currently, thrilled about my new granddaughter, trying to write something. He/him
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The Big 10 championship game tonight features two Midwest schools that have had to deal with significant threats to academic freedom this year.
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Big 10 championship game tonight features two Midwest schools that have had to deal with significant threats to academic freedom this year.
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New: Alleged traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were not heading toward the US, Adm Bradley told lawmakers yesterday, per people briefed.
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New: Alleged traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were not heading toward the US, Adm Bradley told lawmakers yesterday, per people briefed.
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
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The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
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December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
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In his excellent biography of William F. Buckley Jr., Sam Tanenhaus notes that "as far as white Southerners were concerned, both the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Amendments weren't really part of the Constitution." In 1957, Buckley called them "inorganic accretions" (p. 380).
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In his excellent biography of William F. Buckley Jr., Sam Tanenhaus notes that "as far as white Southerners were concerned, both the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Amendments weren't really part of the Constitution." In 1957, Buckley called them "inorganic accretions" (p. 380).
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Lines, there's a shampoo CEO that styles himself as a warlord and bankrolls the Claremont Institute and runs his own post-apocalyptic secret society. I promise you I am not making this up.
Sorry what is this insane screed?!
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Lines, there's a shampoo CEO that styles himself as a warlord and bankrolls the Claremont Institute and runs his own post-apocalyptic secret society. I promise you I am not making this up.
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Do you ever think God is being too patient with us in our depravity? Do you ever look around and think, you know, God's punishing wrath just might be overdue?
Trump supporter Naomi Villalba is a big fan of the strikes on the boat in Venezuela and is somehow trying to use Jesus as her justification for this.
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do you ever think God is being too patient with us in our depravity? Do you ever look around and think, you know, God's punishing wrath just might be overdue?
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This is disgusting. Dr. RACHEL LEVINE saved countless Pennsylvanians during a century-once pandemic. This goes against everything Republicans stand for: free will. www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
Pa. transgender health leader’s name changed on federal portrait in act of ‘bigotry’
Dr. Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to win Senate confirmation when she became President Biden's assistant secretary of health in 2021.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is disgusting. Dr. RACHEL LEVINE saved countless Pennsylvanians during a century-once pandemic. This goes against everything Republicans stand for: free will. www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
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ICE detained an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor in full uniform because an agent said he had “reasonable suspicion” he was in the U.S. illegally.
They refused to recognize his military ID — the same ID he used to deploy, the same ID that proves his status.
They refused to recognize his military ID — the same ID he used to deploy, the same ID that proves his status.
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
ICE detained an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor in full uniform because an agent said he had “reasonable suspicion” he was in the U.S. illegally.
They refused to recognize his military ID — the same ID he used to deploy, the same ID that proves his status.
They refused to recognize his military ID — the same ID he used to deploy, the same ID that proves his status.
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This country hates grown women so much we elected a toddler POTUS twice
Mockler: It's honestly humiliating that other countries are treating our president like a child, like a baby. It's like if I created a peace prize and I gave it to myself. I'm like, I'm just going to keep this medal on all night. Our president is an actual child
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This country hates grown women so much we elected a toddler POTUS twice
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”Folks, it’s not really about anything that’s all that complicated. At its core, it’s about giving every American an opportunity to be treated with the basic decency, dignity and respect they all deserve.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/biden-lgbtq-award.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Biden Slams Republicans for Using L.G.B.T.Q. Identity as ‘Political Football’
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December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
”Folks, it’s not really about anything that’s all that complicated. At its core, it’s about giving every American an opportunity to be treated with the basic decency, dignity and respect they all deserve.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/biden-lgbtq-award.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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The Justice Department has canceled millions in grants that help the more than 450,000 people who leave prison each year rebuild their lives, harming not just them but their families and communities too. bit.ly/3KpuBYb
Canceled DOJ Grants Threaten Bipartisan Work to Support People Released from Prison
The cuts undermine public safety and years of bipartisan cooperation on state and federal reentry work.
www.brennancenter.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Justice Department has canceled millions in grants that help the more than 450,000 people who leave prison each year rebuild their lives, harming not just them but their families and communities too. bit.ly/3KpuBYb
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Presidents can’t rescind birthright citizenship.
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www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... @brennancenter.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Presidents can’t rescind birthright citizenship.
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www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... @brennancenter.org
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"In the days following the event, the woman says she hasn’t been able to sleep, is in physical pain from the way she was handled by the agents, and keeps reliving what happened. “The way I was treated left me feeling traumatized, humiliated, degraded, and unheard.”"
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
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The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"In the days following the event, the woman says she hasn’t been able to sleep, is in physical pain from the way she was handled by the agents, and keeps reliving what happened. “The way I was treated left me feeling traumatized, humiliated, degraded, and unheard.”"
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It's the 160th anniversary of the United States' refounding, the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's the 160th anniversary of the United States' refounding, the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
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This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Align U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries
ALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to begin the
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December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
They keep digging the cellar deeper.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
They keep digging the cellar deeper.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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Now that Trump has been awarded the FIFA War is Peace Prize, we expect the FIFA Ignorance is Strength prize to be hotly contested by the members of the Texas and Oklahoma legislatures bullying their universities.
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Now that Trump has been awarded the FIFA War is Peace Prize, we expect the FIFA Ignorance is Strength prize to be hotly contested by the members of the Texas and Oklahoma legislatures bullying their universities.
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...