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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons
There are now more guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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#WATCH | The Indonesian Hospital was a vital lifesaving facility in northern Gaza.
Today, it has been destroyed, turned into a camp for Israeli soldiers, and Hanukkah candles were lit on its ruins.
Israel is the main reason for antisemitism
Today, it has been destroyed, turned into a camp for Israeli soldiers, and Hanukkah candles were lit on its ruins.
Israel is the main reason for antisemitism
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#WATCH | The Indonesian Hospital was a vital lifesaving facility in northern Gaza.
Today, it has been destroyed, turned into a camp for Israeli soldiers, and Hanukkah candles were lit on its ruins.
Israel is the main reason for antisemitism
Today, it has been destroyed, turned into a camp for Israeli soldiers, and Hanukkah candles were lit on its ruins.
Israel is the main reason for antisemitism
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"Bondi terror shooting should spark new gun reform measures"
"No city dweller needs six firearms and this is where old-fashioned Australian commonsense needs to kick in."
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bondi...
"No city dweller needs six firearms and this is where old-fashioned Australian commonsense needs to kick in."
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bondi...
www.theaustralian.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"Bondi terror shooting should spark new gun reform measures"
"No city dweller needs six firearms and this is where old-fashioned Australian commonsense needs to kick in."
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bondi...
"No city dweller needs six firearms and this is where old-fashioned Australian commonsense needs to kick in."
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bondi...
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The ruling scorches the Trump administration’s “extraordinary” and “troubling” handling of this whole case, suggesting it’s been utterly lawless and rife with malicious abuses of power. trib.al/QsPdekv
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Ábrego García Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Ábrego García from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The ruling scorches the Trump administration’s “extraordinary” and “troubling” handling of this whole case, suggesting it’s been utterly lawless and rife with malicious abuses of power. trib.al/QsPdekv
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Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges' https://aje.io/u1qf7q
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges' https://aje.io/u1qf7q
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Disagreement about having the picture book, “Call Me Max,” about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
Library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy
Disagreement about having a picture book about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Disagreement about having the picture book, “Call Me Max,” about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
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What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
We need independent regulatory agencies to contain him
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December 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
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“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”
Trump is “basically shutting down the legal immigration system”
In response to the DC shooting, the administration is blocking pathways for rule-following and vulnerable immigrants.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”
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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70 newrepublic.com/article/2043... via @newrepublic.com
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
newrepublic.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70 newrepublic.com/article/2043... via @newrepublic.com
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There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/gcWulzo
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/gcWulzo
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A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border 'territories' in Trat province.
Thailand launches new offensive as Cambodia halts all border crossings
A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border 'territories' in Trat province.
www.aljazeera.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border 'territories' in Trat province.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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The Philippine coastguard claims the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were also repeatedly blocked.
Philippines says fishermen hurt, boat damaged in China coastguard skirmish
The Philippine coastguard claims the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were also repeatedly blocked.
www.aljazeera.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Philippine coastguard claims the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were also repeatedly blocked.
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Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week.
New attacks along Thailand-Cambodia as deadly fighting enters second week
Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week.
www.aljazeera.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week.
What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
We need independent regulatory agencies to contain him
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Unaccompanied migrant children being sent to Texas border to be deported, lawyers say
Unaccompanied migrant children being sent to Texas border to be deported, lawyers say
Dozens of unaccompanied migrant children are being sent by the Trump administration to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas to await deportation, Border Report has learned.
myfox8.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Unaccompanied migrant children being sent to Texas border to be deported, lawyers say
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Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year’s elections.
Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part …
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year’s elections.
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2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
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Top Illinois Democrats have signaled they would move to counter a potential congressional remap in Indiana, which could get a vote this week.
As Indiana Republicans move toward redistricting, Pritzker warns Illinois ‘won’t stand idly by’
chicago.suntimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Top Illinois Democrats have signaled they would move to counter a potential congressional remap in Indiana, which could get a vote this week.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after a new military artificial intelligence website appeared to fail immediately.
'Broke in under an hour': Hegseth mocked as he unveils 'future of warfare' — and it fails
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after a new military artificial intelligence website appeared to fail immediately."The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI," Hegseth said in an announcement posted to X on Tuesday. "And that's why today we are unleashing genAI.mil. Th...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after a new military artificial intelligence website appeared to fail immediately.