Noah Berlatsky
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Noah Berlatsky
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like, newsmax's legal analyst says it's a war crime. deep red state R senators and congressman are onboard with investigations. he is out there on the limb alone and is sawing it off.
Doubling down, Hegseth does not just deny that he is accountable in any way, but even said that these attacks have "only just begun.”
I just can’t imagine this is gonna play out the way he thinks it is. A federal report on “signalgate” is also about to be released.
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
I just can’t imagine this is gonna play out the way he thinks it is. A federal report on “signalgate” is also about to be released.
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Hegseth says he missed survivors in boat strike as scrutiny mounts - UPI.com
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited "the fog of war" in justifying a military strike that killed two survivors of an alleged drug boat.
www.upi.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
like, newsmax's legal analyst says it's a war crime. deep red state R senators and congressman are onboard with investigations. he is out there on the limb alone and is sawing it off.
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Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
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Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
sort of wonder if Bezos fires george will now.
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
sort of wonder if Bezos fires george will now.
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You hate to see it.
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You hate to see it.
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the avg special swing for special elections in the 2026 cycle is 13 points to the left, according to The Downballot -- so we are seeing an above average shift here in TN-07, even with Trump's late intervention docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
the avg special swing for special elections in the 2026 cycle is 13 points to the left, according to The Downballot -- so we are seeing an above average shift here in TN-07, even with Trump's late intervention docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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If anywhere near this level of differential turnout and crossover voting happens in 2026... GGs GOP
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If anywhere near this level of differential turnout and crossover voting happens in 2026... GGs GOP
to be fair, it's not like he made a nazi salute on national tv or anything. how is the media supposed to be sure?
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
to be fair, it's not like he made a nazi salute on national tv or anything. how is the media supposed to be sure?
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not the point but this is literally impossible to measure when a completely different set of ethnicities was considered white 100 and 50 years ago????
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
not the point but this is literally impossible to measure when a completely different set of ethnicities was considered white 100 and 50 years ago????
kind of the best hope for the gop now is that the SC strikes down the tariffs.
which is probably a significant factor in Rs on the court being willing to strike down the tariffs. 1
which is probably a significant factor in Rs on the court being willing to strike down the tariffs. 1
a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
kind of the best hope for the gop now is that the SC strikes down the tariffs.
which is probably a significant factor in Rs on the court being willing to strike down the tariffs. 1
which is probably a significant factor in Rs on the court being willing to strike down the tariffs. 1
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It's not like US television news is particularly pro Palestine, it clearly isn't, but Israel's behavior has been so atrocious and openly genocidal that even slanted news coverage on CNN makes Israeli behavior look awful.
Yeah I mean hell Christiane Amanpour has been showing footage of the totally obliterated neighborhoods of Gaza for literally two years, has done stories on the rapes at the Sde Teiman torture camp, interviewed Mustafa Barghouti, talked to Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It's not like US television news is particularly pro Palestine, it clearly isn't, but Israel's behavior has been so atrocious and openly genocidal that even slanted news coverage on CNN makes Israeli behavior look awful.
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I get that people want to emphasize the monstrousness of Trump and his lackeys by finding and highlighting their most “innocent” possible victims but by placing that emphasis you are missing the point - the state does not get to summarily execute people it accused committing a crime without a trial
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I get that people want to emphasize the monstrousness of Trump and his lackeys by finding and highlighting their most “innocent” possible victims but by placing that emphasis you are missing the point - the state does not get to summarily execute people it accused committing a crime without a trial
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America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
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A Democrat won ROSWELL?! …Roswell GEORGIA? Holy Shit.
Mary Robichaux, a former Democratic lawmaker, has won the mayor's office tonight in Roswell, Georgia, ousting a Republican incumbent.
This was one of a dozen elections that Bolts was tracking tonight in our guide that's now updated with results.
This was one of a dozen elections that Bolts was tracking tonight in our guide that's now updated with results.
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, from... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A Democrat won ROSWELL?! …Roswell GEORGIA? Holy Shit.
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Tomorrow, our City Council is taking concrete action to support our immigrant community: passing a budget that restores funding for immigration defense and naturalization support, taking steps to ensure our police officers uphold our separation ordinance and use-of-force policy, and more.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Tomorrow, our City Council is taking concrete action to support our immigrant community: passing a budget that restores funding for immigration defense and naturalization support, taking steps to ensure our police officers uphold our separation ordinance and use-of-force policy, and more.
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Today, the president said some of the most racist, vile shit I’ve ever heard said out loud about our Somali neighbors, friends, and family members. And it’s not just words—he also launched new attacks on our community because we’ve dared to try to build an inclusive, multiracial society.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today, the president said some of the most racist, vile shit I’ve ever heard said out loud about our Somali neighbors, friends, and family members. And it’s not just words—he also launched new attacks on our community because we’ve dared to try to build an inclusive, multiracial society.
I totally forgot I'd published this. (It sat around for more than a decade.) www.newfeathersanthology.com/triangle-hos...
Triangle Hospital
Triangle Hospital Noah Berlatsky You might not know that but sometimes a triangle does wrong. Like one once had porcupine hair. So they took her to the triangle hospital so she would not keep...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I totally forgot I'd published this. (It sat around for more than a decade.) www.newfeathersanthology.com/triangle-hos...
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
so, the reason that specials etc. are not always very predictive is that a lot can happen in a year. presidential approval isn't static. if trump's much more popular in a year, midterms will be much less dire for gop. if he's much less popular...
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
so, the reason that specials etc. are not always very predictive is that a lot can happen in a year. presidential approval isn't static. if trump's much more popular in a year, midterms will be much less dire for gop. if he's much less popular...
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A recap of tonight's special election in TN-07 (plus a WAY-TOO-EARLY model of the 2026 midterms).
A swing of 13 points would put Dems over 250 seats in the U.S. House. A more reasonable scenario—say, D+6—still gives them the House, and maybe the Senate.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-s...
A swing of 13 points would put Dems over 250 seats in the U.S. House. A more reasonable scenario—say, D+6—still gives them the House, and maybe the Senate.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-s...
What the special election in Tennessee's Seventh District means for the 2026 midterms
Republicans held a Trump +22 seat — but by only 9 points. A swing half as large would give Democrats the U.S. House in 2026, and put the Senate clearly in play
www.gelliottmorris.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
A recap of tonight's special election in TN-07 (plus a WAY-TOO-EARLY model of the 2026 midterms).
A swing of 13 points would put Dems over 250 seats in the U.S. House. A more reasonable scenario—say, D+6—still gives them the House, and maybe the Senate.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-s...
A swing of 13 points would put Dems over 250 seats in the U.S. House. A more reasonable scenario—say, D+6—still gives them the House, and maybe the Senate.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-s...
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Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
Democratic voters are really, really angry.
Aftyn Behn is going to fall a little short here but the shift from 2024 in today's election in central Tennessee is looking like ~15 or so points to the left.
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Democratic voters are really, really angry.
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Aftyn Behn is going to fall a little short here but the shift from 2024 in today's election in central Tennessee is looking like ~15 or so points to the left.
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Aftyn Behn is going to fall a little short here but the shift from 2024 in today's election in central Tennessee is looking like ~15 or so points to the left.
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07