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🚫MAGA 🚫Nudity 🚫Haters I mute rage baiters … my views are my own. Review the literature on logical fallacies, then we'll talk. https://www.logicalfallacies.org
🚫MAGA 🚫Nudity 🚫Haters I mute rage baiters … my views are my own. Review the literature on logical fallacies, then we'll talk. https://www.logicalfallacies.org
It will be very hard to choose one vote among the many glaring options for 2025 Lie of the Year. What's your vote? www.politifact.com/article/2025...
PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies
“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from Ed...
www.politifact.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It will be very hard to choose one vote among the many glaring options for 2025 Lie of the Year. What's your vote? www.politifact.com/article/2025...
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YouTube video by Soledad O'Brien
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December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Under the Miscellaneous Receipts Act, any money paid to the fed. gov't must be deposited in the Treasury, unless Congress says otherwise.
Congress gave Commerce narrow authority to accept and spend gifts. The administration is trying to use it to evade the MRA by labeling these payments as “gifts.”
Congress gave Commerce narrow authority to accept and spend gifts. The administration is trying to use it to evade the MRA by labeling these payments as “gifts.”
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Under the Miscellaneous Receipts Act, any money paid to the fed. gov't must be deposited in the Treasury, unless Congress says otherwise.
Congress gave Commerce narrow authority to accept and spend gifts. The administration is trying to use it to evade the MRA by labeling these payments as “gifts.”
Congress gave Commerce narrow authority to accept and spend gifts. The administration is trying to use it to evade the MRA by labeling these payments as “gifts.”
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This is not a sign that Ukraine is winning the land war, but its an important sign that the doom laden narrative (ukraine has "no cards" Ukraine will collapse) is wrong. Watch out, this narrative is being used to try and convince Europeans that Ukraine must take a terrible deal.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is not a sign that Ukraine is winning the land war, but its an important sign that the doom laden narrative (ukraine has "no cards" Ukraine will collapse) is wrong. Watch out, this narrative is being used to try and convince Europeans that Ukraine must take a terrible deal.
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People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?
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Trump's DOJ Tries AND FAILS for a 3rd Time to Successfully Prosecute Letitia James
youtu.be/WdnfUj8nJeE?...
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Trump's DOJ Tries AND FAILS for a 3rd Time to Successfully Prosecute Letitia James
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Trump's DOJ Tries AND FAILS for a 3rd Time to Successfully Prosecute Letitia James
youtu.be/WdnfUj8nJeE?...
youtu.be/WdnfUj8nJeE?...
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so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
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BREAKING NEWS: Republican lawmakers rejected a bill to extend ACA subsidies, which will cause millions to go without health care.
Their vote could force families to choose between heating their homes, putting food on the table, and taking their kids to the doctor.
Their vote could force families to choose between heating their homes, putting food on the table, and taking their kids to the doctor.
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Republican lawmakers rejected a bill to extend ACA subsidies, which will cause millions to go without health care.
Their vote could force families to choose between heating their homes, putting food on the table, and taking their kids to the doctor.
Their vote could force families to choose between heating their homes, putting food on the table, and taking their kids to the doctor.
worth the read: the NATO longview
"I understand why the fear feels plausible. I also know that the same tune has been heard multiple times before in NATO’s history. Yet every time, the strong security alliance has always bounced back."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the non-death of NATO: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
@markhertling.bsky.social on the non-death of NATO: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
worth the read: the NATO longview
for the blues fans, like me
Today on LUNCHBOX Blues at www.bluesmusicfan.com I'll be spinning tunes from Tom Hambridge, Buddy Guy, Dave Keyes, Michael Bourne, Mississippi MacDonald, Roomful of Blues, Mick Clarke, Manu Lanvin, Bob Corritore, Mud Morganfield, Candice Ivory, Devon Allman, Mark Cameron, & Randy Lee Riviere
December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
for the blues fans, like me
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The Trump administration is taking drastic action to shut down legal immigration after the tragic shooting of two national guard soldiers by an Afghan immigrant. Targeting legal immigration — people who have followed the rules — is the wrong strategy. 🧵
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Trump administration is taking drastic action to shut down legal immigration after the tragic shooting of two national guard soldiers by an Afghan immigrant. Targeting legal immigration — people who have followed the rules — is the wrong strategy. 🧵
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Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Trump dismissing Epstein files as an issue is all about ‘self-protection,’ says @raskin.house.gov youtu.be/j5XQcjkwc3o?...
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Trump dismissing Epstein files as an issue is all about ‘self-protection,’ says @raskin.house.gov youtu.be/j5XQcjkwc3o?...
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The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
The Balancing Monsters of Love: Leonard Cohen on the Saints Among Us
On loving the world enough to surrender to the laws of gravity and chance.
www.themarginalian.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
Feynman
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Feynman
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BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Democrats push back against FBI, DOJ investigation threats targeting six Members of Congress for releasing a video simply reiterating current law—military members do not have to obey unlawful or illegal orders.
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Democrats push back against FBI, DOJ investigation threats targeting six Members of Congress for releasing a video simply reiterating current law—military members do not have to obey unlawful or illegal orders.
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Democrats need just four Republican signatures to force a vote on ACA tax credits and make health insurance more affordable in America.
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Democrats need just four Republican signatures to force a vote on ACA tax credits and make health insurance more affordable in America.
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Speaker Johnson refuses to budge.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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NEW investigative report: "Things will get really nasty." Hedge funds. Brokerages. Billionaires. Jeffrey Epstein’s financial ties on and off Wall Street were broader than previously known, a cache of emails @bloomberg.com obtained earlier this year reveals
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
How Epstein’s Wall Street Contacts Helped Him Build Wealth and Power
The disgraced financier maintained an abundance of access across the finance industry and was willing to play hardball to secure wealth and influence.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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each SCOTUS capitulation is another nail in the coffin of US democracy
Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-ftc...
SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
www.lawdork.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
each SCOTUS capitulation is another nail in the coffin of US democracy
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Every House Democrat has signed a discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
We only need a few House Republicans to join us and save health care for millions of Americans.
We only need a few House Republicans to join us and save health care for millions of Americans.
Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of Americans pay for health insurance will expire in less than a month.
Households will probably face spiking insurance costs next year if a bipartisan deal can’t be reached.
Households will probably face spiking insurance costs next year if a bipartisan deal can’t be reached.
Health insurance costs could spike, as bipartisan ACA deal looks less likely
With a ticking clock and no clear bipartisan path forward, extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies is becoming more challenging.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Every House Democrat has signed a discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
We only need a few House Republicans to join us and save health care for millions of Americans.
We only need a few House Republicans to join us and save health care for millions of Americans.
This makes me sick. this is my country. how do we turn this around, someone tell me.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This makes me sick. this is my country. how do we turn this around, someone tell me.
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Day 1384 of Russia's illegal (full) invasion of its neighbour - a second invasion in 8 years.
There will be a third too, and other countries seeing unwelcome visits from war criminals pretending to be peacemakers.
Today 4 European leaders meet - have they the balls to say "no"?
There will be a third too, and other countries seeing unwelcome visits from war criminals pretending to be peacemakers.
Today 4 European leaders meet - have they the balls to say "no"?
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Day 1384 of Russia's illegal (full) invasion of its neighbour - a second invasion in 8 years.
There will be a third too, and other countries seeing unwelcome visits from war criminals pretending to be peacemakers.
Today 4 European leaders meet - have they the balls to say "no"?
There will be a third too, and other countries seeing unwelcome visits from war criminals pretending to be peacemakers.
Today 4 European leaders meet - have they the balls to say "no"?