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“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”
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Out today: “Surveillance technologies rarely stay cabined to their original purpose, expanding their reach and scale without any ability of ordinary citizens to push back.”
Under Operation Lone Star, Texas State Police More than Doubled Their Drone Fleet
The Department of Public Safety has acquired an army of unmanned aerial vehicles—nearly as large as the U.S. Border Patrol's.
www.texasobserver.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Out today: “Surveillance technologies rarely stay cabined to their original purpose, expanding their reach and scale without any ability of ordinary citizens to push back.”
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Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
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New video from Kryvyi Rih after the drone attack on Pres Zelenskyy's home city.
There's been no update from the local council since the original announcement of 2 injuries.
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There's been no update from the local council since the original announcement of 2 injuries.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
New video from Kryvyi Rih after the drone attack on Pres Zelenskyy's home city.
There's been no update from the local council since the original announcement of 2 injuries.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
There's been no update from the local council since the original announcement of 2 injuries.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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With immigration scams on the rise, Mission Local compiled a guide, with the advice of social workers and attorneys, on how to identify scams.
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Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Mission Local has put together this guide on how to identify immigration scams. Attorneys say that immigration scams are on the rise.
missionlocal.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
With immigration scams on the rise, Mission Local compiled a guide, with the advice of social workers and attorneys, on how to identify scams.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-b...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-b...
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the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
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Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Carr declares that the FCC is not an independent agency.
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Carr declares that the FCC is not an independent agency.
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NEW: Jack Smith told lawmakers he developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn his election loss.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: Jack Smith told lawmakers he developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn his election loss.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Harvard officials are reportedly secretly investigating two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Larry Summers
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Harvard officials are reportedly secretly investigating two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Larry Summers
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome place.
He ate at this restaurant every day. When he didn’t show, the chef saved his life.
Charlie Hicks, 78, a regular at the Shrimp Basket stopped showing up. The chef went looking for him and ended up saving his life.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome place.
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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Airport security officials around the country are sharing passenger data with federal immigration authorities. Oakland airport is in the dark about whether that’s happening here.
Flying OAK this holiday season? TSA might be sharing your name with ICE
Airport security officials around the country are sharing passenger data with federal immigration authorities. Oakland airport is in the dark about whether that’s happening here.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Airport security officials around the country are sharing passenger data with federal immigration authorities. Oakland airport is in the dark about whether that’s happening here.
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A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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Rights groups say demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to 'cage in' Palestinians https://aje.io/xd3ruq
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Rights groups say demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to 'cage in' Palestinians https://aje.io/xd3ruq
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Jurors acquitted Epps of murder but rejected his self-defense claim, also finding him guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.
San Francisco filmmaker Kevin Epps convicted of manslaughter in 2016 killing
Jurors acquitted Epps of murder but rejected his self-defense claim, also finding him guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jurors acquitted Epps of murder but rejected his self-defense claim, also finding him guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.
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In this new release in our Civic Media Series, Michael Swerdlow writes, “We must accept that there is no new business model and no philanthropist who will save our free press. We, as the public, must do that work ourselves."
Read the full piece 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/to-s...
Read the full piece 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/to-s...
To save the free press, newsgathering must be reclaimed as a public trust
Michael Swerdlow on the necessity of publicly funding the news media.
objectivejournalism.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In this new release in our Civic Media Series, Michael Swerdlow writes, “We must accept that there is no new business model and no philanthropist who will save our free press. We, as the public, must do that work ourselves."
Read the full piece 👇
objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/to-s...
Read the full piece 👇
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"To use someone's tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin."
Jack White Calls Out 'Egomaniac Loser' Donald Trump for Unhinged Reaction to Rob Reiner's Death
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"To use someone's tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin."
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NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
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Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
Michigan House blocks funding for Flint water crisis programs
Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims and potentially the RxKids expansion.
www.abc12.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of American government. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...
Trump signs order intended to block states from regulating AI • Ohio Capital Journal
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of American government. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...
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NEW: Lawyers for media outlets argue the feds “can’t have it both ways” by refusing to release body-cam video of the Marimar Martinez shooting:
“The government is promulgating one version of events while refusing to disclose the videos, photographs and text messages that it maintains corroborate it”
“The government is promulgating one version of events while refusing to disclose the videos, photographs and text messages that it maintains corroborate it”
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
NEW: Lawyers for media outlets argue the feds “can’t have it both ways” by refusing to release body-cam video of the Marimar Martinez shooting:
“The government is promulgating one version of events while refusing to disclose the videos, photographs and text messages that it maintains corroborate it”
“The government is promulgating one version of events while refusing to disclose the videos, photographs and text messages that it maintains corroborate it”
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David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he found put him in touch with cybercriminals who made a wire transfer of $85,000 from his bank account.
Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Refused a Refund.
A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he found put him in touch with cybercriminals who made a wire transfer of $85,000 from his bank account.
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The DOJ has confirmed that Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured Jan. 6 police officers.
With this action, the president is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the deadly riot. trib.al/8UHhq9Z
With this action, the president is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the deadly riot. trib.al/8UHhq9Z
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The DOJ has confirmed that Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured Jan. 6 police officers.
With this action, the president is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the deadly riot. trib.al/8UHhq9Z
With this action, the president is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the deadly riot. trib.al/8UHhq9Z