@lizbauch.bsky.social
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4/ GOP Chair Wicker and Ranking Member Reed, Senate Armed Services, "requested copies of the execute orders related to the strikes in September, without success. ... Bradley supported sharing the materials when asked by lawmakers Thursday but noted that he alone was not authorized to release them."
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
4/ GOP Chair Wicker and Ranking Member Reed, Senate Armed Services, "requested copies of the execute orders related to the strikes in September, without success. ... Bradley supported sharing the materials when asked by lawmakers Thursday but noted that he alone was not authorized to release them."
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3/ "Rep. Don Bacon (Nebraska), a member of the Armed Services Committee and a rare Republican who has openly criticized Hegseth, said he supported releasing the video of the Sept. 2 operation and called on Holsey to meet with the committee."
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
3/ "Rep. Don Bacon (Nebraska), a member of the Armed Services Committee and a rare Republican who has openly criticized Hegseth, said he supported releasing the video of the Sept. 2 operation and called on Holsey to meet with the committee."
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
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 12:38 AM
Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
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@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on the double-tap: "The notion that Hegseth didn't know what was going on for an hour or two is literally insane. In government, even at much lower levels, people are in instant contact—let alone at the level of being secretary of defense…It's ludicrous."
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on the double-tap: "The notion that Hegseth didn't know what was going on for an hour or two is literally insane. In government, even at much lower levels, people are in instant contact—let alone at the level of being secretary of defense…It's ludicrous."
Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State
The Supreme Court was simply hamstrung, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, unable to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
how a golf game with Trey Gowdy resulted in a presidential pardon for Tim Leiweke. If you are a convicted felon who didn't attack the Capitol on Jan 6 and do not know anyone who plays golf with Trump, your chances for a pardon are slim to none:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | A Round of Golf Changed Trump’s Tone on the Concert Industry
The president’s pardon of sports executive Tim Leiweke ended a major case from his Justice Department.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
how a golf game with Trey Gowdy resulted in a presidential pardon for Tim Leiweke. If you are a convicted felon who didn't attack the Capitol on Jan 6 and do not know anyone who plays golf with Trump, your chances for a pardon are slim to none:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Footage of the two men’s desperate final moments made some viewers nauseated, leading one to nearly vomit. “It was worse than we had been led to believe,” one person told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Footage of the two men’s desperate final moments made some viewers nauseated, leading one to nearly vomit. “It was worse than we had been led to believe,” one person told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Matt Wuerker, Politico
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Matt Wuerker, Politico
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Phil Klay's short essay drawing heavily on a passage from Augustine is easily the most impressive writing on the Hegseth/Trump boat strikes to appear in the pages of NYT. Kudos to Klay for this piece and to NYT for publishing it.
Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Phil Klay's short essay drawing heavily on a passage from Augustine is easily the most impressive writing on the Hegseth/Trump boat strikes to appear in the pages of NYT. Kudos to Klay for this piece and to NYT for publishing it.
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It's as if the court had decided sua sponte to document the malicious buffoonery of the prosecutors so that defense counsel will have a record to use when they seek sanctions, something which is surely coming.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It's as if the court had decided sua sponte to document the malicious buffoonery of the prosecutors so that defense counsel will have a record to use when they seek sanctions, something which is surely coming.
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This never happens. A "no true bill" is a once-in-10,000 visits kind of event. And then for the supervising magistrate judge to send the proposed indictment to be formally docketed with a notation of "no true bill" is even more exceptional.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This never happens. A "no true bill" is a once-in-10,000 visits kind of event. And then for the supervising magistrate judge to send the proposed indictment to be formally docketed with a notation of "no true bill" is even more exceptional.
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The principal foreign policy consequence of Trump's tariffs so far is this: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has responded to Donald Trump’s tariffs by very publicly cosying up to both Russia and China’s leaders www.economist.com/asia/2025/12...
Donald Trump looms over Vladimir Putin’s visit to India
America’s president is helping to make Indo-Russian relations great again
www.economist.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The principal foreign policy consequence of Trump's tariffs so far is this: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has responded to Donald Trump’s tariffs by very publicly cosying up to both Russia and China’s leaders www.economist.com/asia/2025/12...
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Former US ambo to Equatorial Guinea Mark Aquino writes NYT about conditions in the country's prisons (to which Trump is consigning immigration deportees)
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Former US ambo to Equatorial Guinea Mark Aquino writes NYT about conditions in the country's prisons (to which Trump is consigning immigration deportees)
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I worked for Frank Gehry. Because of him, I went to The Simpsons Halloween party, had a key to the Disney Concert Hall, met amazing artists. Frank was wonderful to me. When I left his office, he said you'll do big things, just try to stay out of politics. Sorry, Frank. Your memory is a blessing ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I worked for Frank Gehry. Because of him, I went to The Simpsons Halloween party, had a key to the Disney Concert Hall, met amazing artists. Frank was wonderful to me. When I left his office, he said you'll do big things, just try to stay out of politics. Sorry, Frank. Your memory is a blessing ❤️
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John Darków, Columbia Missourian
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
John Darków, Columbia Missourian
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I note with sadness and loss the death of my friend and client Frank Gehry. He was a man of exceptional warmth and depth, a man bent on doing good rather than just talking about it. Something I noted particularly in his talks with clients in the Gulf States where he was adamant about respect
Frank Gehry, who stretched architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96
His unearthly but brilliant designs, from Los Angeles to Bilbao, became global landmarks.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I note with sadness and loss the death of my friend and client Frank Gehry. He was a man of exceptional warmth and depth, a man bent on doing good rather than just talking about it. Something I noted particularly in his talks with clients in the Gulf States where he was adamant about respect
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Today in Tucson, ICE agents committed a criminal assault on a member of Congress, 18 USC § 351(e)
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today in Tucson, ICE agents committed a criminal assault on a member of Congress, 18 USC § 351(e)
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More details emerge. Two survivors amidst the wreckage of the small open boat waved frantically at an approaching drone, hoping to be rescued.
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
More details emerge. Two survivors amidst the wreckage of the small open boat waved frantically at an approaching drone, hoping to be rescued.
"...It is ...what “America First” means in foreign policy. It sets the terms for a soon-expected review of military power, and lays out the priorities for all those trying to interpret the president’s wishes. For many of readers, it will be profoundly alarming.
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Donald Trump’s bleak, incoherent foreign-policy strategy
Allies may panic; despots will cheer
www.economist.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"...It is ...what “America First” means in foreign policy. It sets the terms for a soon-expected review of military power, and lays out the priorities for all those trying to interpret the president’s wishes. For many of readers, it will be profoundly alarming.
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
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The New US National Security Strategy is to secure the victory of pro-Kremlin populist parties all across Europe: Reform in the UK, the Pétainist Rassemblement in France, the Nazi AfD in Germany, and so forth. In other words, the US and Russian strategies are identical.
The New US National Security Strategy
Trump Says Openly That the US Wants to Dominate Europe and Make it MAGA
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The New US National Security Strategy is to secure the victory of pro-Kremlin populist parties all across Europe: Reform in the UK, the Pétainist Rassemblement in France, the Nazi AfD in Germany, and so forth. In other words, the US and Russian strategies are identical.
