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Political junkie. Lives off eucalyptus. She/Her. BLM. Stop Asian Hate. Trans lives matter. Free Palestine. Please no DMs.
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One thing I can't emphasize enough: experiencing a feeling, even negative or ugly ones that you wish you didn't feel, doesn't define you as a person. Feelings and emotions are inherently neutral; it's what you do with them and about them that makes all the difference.
NEW COLUMN: She grew up in a household defined by emotional abuse and isolation. How can she make sure that she doesn’t bring this cycle into her relationships?
ASK DR. NERDLOVE: I Want To Break My Family’s Cycle of Emotional Abuse!
ASK DR. NERDLOVE: I Want To Break My Family’s Cycle of Emotional Abuse!
I Want To Break My Family's Cycle of Emotional Abuse!
She grew up in a household defined by emotional abuse and isolation. How can she make sure that she doesn't bring this cycle into her relationships?
www.doctornerdlove.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
One thing I can't emphasize enough: experiencing a feeling, even negative or ugly ones that you wish you didn't feel, doesn't define you as a person. Feelings and emotions are inherently neutral; it's what you do with them and about them that makes all the difference.
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From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
“A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent allegedly used his gun and badge to force his way into hotel rooms and rob and sexually assault at least four prostitutes in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, according to federal charges made public Tuesday.”
Border Patrol agent charged with robbing, raping women in Chicago suburbs in 2022
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
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BREAKING: "Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown. Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes."
Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown
Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: "Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown. Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes."
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Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance - Law360 Pulse
U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct ...
www.law360.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
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Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B. https://cnn.it/4q0lMD6
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B. https://cnn.it/4q0lMD6
This is the sort of shit you get when a tech guy takes over a media business. The solution to everything is a computer or a program.
Yeah, well, maybe they can get some AI to listen to this because I don't think people will.
Yeah, well, maybe they can get some AI to listen to this because I don't think people will.
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is the sort of shit you get when a tech guy takes over a media business. The solution to everything is a computer or a program.
Yeah, well, maybe they can get some AI to listen to this because I don't think people will.
Yeah, well, maybe they can get some AI to listen to this because I don't think people will.
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Other objections aside, this sees like a particularly foolish endeavor in a medium that (and this is hard for a scripted fiction guy like me to acknowledge) is almost entirely driven by parasocial fascination with idiosyncratic hosts.
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Other objections aside, this sees like a particularly foolish endeavor in a medium that (and this is hard for a scripted fiction guy like me to acknowledge) is almost entirely driven by parasocial fascination with idiosyncratic hosts.
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If we get through this, we’re gonna owe a lot of it to the mysterious alchemy of the grand jury process.
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If we get through this, we’re gonna owe a lot of it to the mysterious alchemy of the grand jury process.
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the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
Thinking back to how people were "hysterical" for calling trump white supremacist and now he's doing nordic theory on the campaign trail
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
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The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
Congrats again to the people who continuously said Biden did nothing about student loans for four years! www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/s...
Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers
The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
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I'm usually a "prioritize winning elections over winning factional fights" guy but that goes out the window with anything these group chat psychos touch. We have to crush them or they'll turn the Democratic Party into Labour
like incredible takeaway from a huge overperformance by Democrats in fucking *TN*
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I'm usually a "prioritize winning elections over winning factional fights" guy but that goes out the window with anything these group chat psychos touch. We have to crush them or they'll turn the Democratic Party into Labour
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takeaways:
- pushing back against lies just amplifies them :(((((
- 40% of activity from one "wave" of this attack were from bots
- “a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift ‘Nazi’ narrative and those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively,”
- pushing back against lies just amplifies them :(((((
- 40% of activity from one "wave" of this attack were from bots
- “a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift ‘Nazi’ narrative and those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively,”
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
takeaways:
- pushing back against lies just amplifies them :(((((
- 40% of activity from one "wave" of this attack were from bots
- “a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift ‘Nazi’ narrative and those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively,”
- pushing back against lies just amplifies them :(((((
- 40% of activity from one "wave" of this attack were from bots
- “a significant user overlap between accounts pushing the Swift ‘Nazi’ narrative and those active in a separate astroturf campaign attacking Blake Lively,”
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We're sharing one section at a time over the course of this week, but you can read ahead! Find Parts 3-5 by scrolling down on our series page:
Sick in a Hospital Town: As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We're sharing one section at a time over the course of this week, but you can read ahead! Find Parts 3-5 by scrolling down on our series page:
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14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
projects.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
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5/ Maude Burke’s relatives told ProPublica a different story from what the hospital had announced: Burke hadn’t fully recovered, and was readmitted only days after she was discharged.
She died shortly after, the family said.
She died shortly after, the family said.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
5/ Maude Burke’s relatives told ProPublica a different story from what the hospital had announced: Burke hadn’t fully recovered, and was readmitted only days after she was discharged.
She died shortly after, the family said.
She died shortly after, the family said.
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1/ It was the height of the pandemic, but Phoebe Putney Memorial had good news: At 99 years old, Maude Burke was the oldest COVID-19 patient they were discharging.
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1/ It was the height of the pandemic, but Phoebe Putney Memorial had good news: At 99 years old, Maude Burke was the oldest COVID-19 patient they were discharging.
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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one of the more interesting rumors i've heard about Mr Beast is that there's been a fair number of engagement data faking for the past three or four years, and it has started to come up among advertisers after the awful Beast Game Show had miserable ratings
Genuinely incredibly fascinating study in what marketing vectors lead to literally zero sales here, wowwww
kotaku.com/king-meat-gl...
kotaku.com/king-meat-gl...
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
one of the more interesting rumors i've heard about Mr Beast is that there's been a fair number of engagement data faking for the past three or four years, and it has started to come up among advertisers after the awful Beast Game Show had miserable ratings
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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folks we are into “breaking gerrymanders” territory here
we are going to win
we are going to win
This Georgia flip is in a district that the GOP drew to drown Democratic voters in Athens into a neighboring red county, Oconee.
But tonight, Dems in Athens were out in FULL FORCE to swamp that gerrymander.
But tonight, Dems in Athens were out in FULL FORCE to swamp that gerrymander.
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
folks we are into “breaking gerrymanders” territory here
we are going to win
we are going to win
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Times New Roman makes it hard for anyone to read. Calibri is AOD compliant in Ontario, and it’s much nicer looking. TNR is from the 1980’s. These people are fuckheads and I can’t wait for them to kick the bucket. Seriously.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Times New Roman makes it hard for anyone to read. Calibri is AOD compliant in Ontario, and it’s much nicer looking. TNR is from the 1980’s. These people are fuckheads and I can’t wait for them to kick the bucket. Seriously.
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Never forget 9/11, unless you’re Trump, Jared Kushner, and Paramount chasing a Warner Bros. takeover bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Qatar’s QIA so they can continue consolidating the media landscape. Remind me how this is “America First” or making anything great.
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Never forget 9/11, unless you’re Trump, Jared Kushner, and Paramount chasing a Warner Bros. takeover bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Qatar’s QIA so they can continue consolidating the media landscape. Remind me how this is “America First” or making anything great.
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To clarify, it is so hard to give these diseases to kids this age with any food that’s readily available in this country, and you’d really have to go out of your way, and these are very slow-to-develop, painful conditions that cause overt, outward signs of sickness and suffering for quite some time…
A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
To clarify, it is so hard to give these diseases to kids this age with any food that’s readily available in this country, and you’d really have to go out of your way, and these are very slow-to-develop, painful conditions that cause overt, outward signs of sickness and suffering for quite some time…
The details are coming out fast and furious about the 9/2 vessel strike.
US Army Ret. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social gives REAL insight into what went down that day & why the Trump Administration’s “lethality over legality” is destroying America’s credibility.
youtu.be/Sk4wvE7G8Fo?...
US Army Ret. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social gives REAL insight into what went down that day & why the Trump Administration’s “lethality over legality” is destroying America’s credibility.
youtu.be/Sk4wvE7G8Fo?...
FURIOUS Retired General UNLEASHES on Trump Over BOAT STRIKES
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM