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The Trump Administration must really think affordability is a hoax.
As the cost of living soars, they’re ending the SAVE plan, a program that has helped 7M borrowers keep payments affordable.
We should be helping working people stay afloat, not pushing them further into debt.
As the cost of living soars, they’re ending the SAVE plan, a program that has helped 7M borrowers keep payments affordable.
We should be helping working people stay afloat, not pushing them further into debt.
Trump administration moves to remove millions of student loan borrowers from payment pause
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 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump Administration must really think affordability is a hoax.
As the cost of living soars, they’re ending the SAVE plan, a program that has helped 7M borrowers keep payments affordable.
We should be helping working people stay afloat, not pushing them further into debt.
As the cost of living soars, they’re ending the SAVE plan, a program that has helped 7M borrowers keep payments affordable.
We should be helping working people stay afloat, not pushing them further into debt.
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These 14 states have 3 close Senate races (ME, MI, NH) and about 25 close Congressional races - close to half of the competitive federal races in the 2026 election.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
These 14 states have 3 close Senate races (ME, MI, NH) and about 25 close Congressional races - close to half of the competitive federal races in the 2026 election.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
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"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
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Our troops should be able to fix their own equipment.
It's outrageous that swampy corporate lobbyists and the politicians carrying their water stripped our military's "Right to Repair" out of the defense bill.
It's outrageous that swampy corporate lobbyists and the politicians carrying their water stripped our military's "Right to Repair" out of the defense bill.
Right now, greedy defense contractors are blocking our troops from fixing their own equipment.
Congress had a bipartisan plan to fix that, but lobbyists stopped it.
@deluzio.house.gov and I aren't giving up on this. Our troops should have the right to repair their own stuff.
Congress had a bipartisan plan to fix that, but lobbyists stopped it.
@deluzio.house.gov and I aren't giving up on this. Our troops should have the right to repair their own stuff.
Greedy defense contractors are blocking our troops from fixing their own equipment
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Our troops should be able to fix their own equipment.
It's outrageous that swampy corporate lobbyists and the politicians carrying their water stripped our military's "Right to Repair" out of the defense bill.
It's outrageous that swampy corporate lobbyists and the politicians carrying their water stripped our military's "Right to Repair" out of the defense bill.
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A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and finally address Appalachia’s devastating black lung crisis—has been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like it’s off the table entirely.
New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.
inthesetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and finally address Appalachia’s devastating black lung crisis—has been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like it’s off the table entirely.
New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
New for @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
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According to the republicans themselves this is an act of domestic terrorism….
Angry white male destroys anti-ICE nativity scene at one of the many churches across America taking part in the protest.
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
According to the republicans themselves this is an act of domestic terrorism….
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According to the lawsuit, ICE agents arrived in multiple white SUVs and wore green military-style uniforms and partially covered faces. Ruvalcaba, who is deaf and communicates primarily through sign language and visual cues, could not understand the verbal commands being shouted at him.
Deaf Utah man files federal civil rights lawsuit after encounter with ICE agents outside SLCC
A deaf Utah man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging he was injured during an encounter with ICE agents outside Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville campus.
kslnewsradio.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
According to the lawsuit, ICE agents arrived in multiple white SUVs and wore green military-style uniforms and partially covered faces. Ruvalcaba, who is deaf and communicates primarily through sign language and visual cues, could not understand the verbal commands being shouted at him.
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Worth reading the linked article, which is by a member of the Sierra Club opposing the rejection of the solar farm (contrary to the caricature of environment groups and renewables that seems to only have grown recently)
virginiamercury.com/2024/12/03/d...
virginiamercury.com/2024/12/03/d...
Data centers approved, solar farms rejected: What is going on in rural Virginia? • Virginia Mercury
Localities have continued to approve new data center proposals with little thought given to where and how they will get the power to serve them.
virginiamercury.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Worth reading the linked article, which is by a member of the Sierra Club opposing the rejection of the solar farm (contrary to the caricature of environment groups and renewables that seems to only have grown recently)
virginiamercury.com/2024/12/03/d...
virginiamercury.com/2024/12/03/d...
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NEW: The admin has approved @governorferguson.bsky.social request for an emergency declaration, meaning WA will have more federal resources as we respond to and recover from devastating storms and floods.
I will continue working with national and local partners to help folks across our state.
I will continue working with national and local partners to help folks across our state.
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEW: The admin has approved @governorferguson.bsky.social request for an emergency declaration, meaning WA will have more federal resources as we respond to and recover from devastating storms and floods.
I will continue working with national and local partners to help folks across our state.
I will continue working with national and local partners to help folks across our state.
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Look who’s circling Venezuela... During his interview of Maria Corina Machado, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale tells her: “We have a lot of friends here who’ve had to flee VZ & who are huge fans of yours, & we’re very excited to come back & invest & BUILD w/ u when u get to be a free country.” 1/
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Look who’s circling Venezuela... During his interview of Maria Corina Machado, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale tells her: “We have a lot of friends here who’ve had to flee VZ & who are huge fans of yours, & we’re very excited to come back & invest & BUILD w/ u when u get to be a free country.” 1/
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We @knightcolumbia.org filed a motion calling for the release of the Special Counsel's report on Trump's hoarding of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Members of the House Judiciary Committee filed a brief today echoing our call for the report's release. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
House Democrats to ask for release of Jack Smith classified documents report
Judiciary panel Democrats ask Aileen Cannon ahead of special counsel’s deposition next week
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We @knightcolumbia.org filed a motion calling for the release of the Special Counsel's report on Trump's hoarding of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Members of the House Judiciary Committee filed a brief today echoing our call for the report's release. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mikie Sherrill told police unions this year that she opposes giving subpoena power to local civilian police oversight boards.
That’s been a big demand of local officials & activists, for years — and more officials were elected on that platform this fall.
Important tensions on policing in Jersey:
That’s been a big demand of local officials & activists, for years — and more officials were elected on that platform this fall.
Important tensions on policing in Jersey:
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight - Bolts
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Mikie Sherrill told police unions this year that she opposes giving subpoena power to local civilian police oversight boards.
That’s been a big demand of local officials & activists, for years — and more officials were elected on that platform this fall.
Important tensions on policing in Jersey:
That’s been a big demand of local officials & activists, for years — and more officials were elected on that platform this fall.
Important tensions on policing in Jersey:
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Trump did an end run around Congress to try to BAN states from regulating AI by threatening lawsuits or lost funding.
No matter how much tech billionaires donate to Trump, he does not have the authority to make laws—Congress does. I’ll fight back against this corrupt move.
No matter how much tech billionaires donate to Trump, he does not have the authority to make laws—Congress does. I’ll fight back against this corrupt move.
Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation standard, limiting power of states
President Trump's executive order, which limits the power of states in regulating AI, is a win for big tech companies that have lobbied for a federal standard.
www.cnbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump did an end run around Congress to try to BAN states from regulating AI by threatening lawsuits or lost funding.
No matter how much tech billionaires donate to Trump, he does not have the authority to make laws—Congress does. I’ll fight back against this corrupt move.
No matter how much tech billionaires donate to Trump, he does not have the authority to make laws—Congress does. I’ll fight back against this corrupt move.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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NEW: I looked into MAGA darling Anduril's latest foreign partner, and its weapons are accused of fueling the ongoing genocide in Sudan. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...
Anduril Partners With UAE Bomb Maker Accused of Arming Sudan’s Genocide
Anduril calls itself an “arsenal of democracy.” So why is it partnering with the United Arab Emirates, an authoritarian monarchy to build drones?
theintercept.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: I looked into MAGA darling Anduril's latest foreign partner, and its weapons are accused of fueling the ongoing genocide in Sudan. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...
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NEW: A major shift in underway in recent months kicked into gear this week, with ICE trial attorneys around the country asking immigration "judges" to toss out *nearly all* asylum applications on the grounds of "safe third country" agreements with Uganda, Honduras, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEW: A major shift in underway in recent months kicked into gear this week, with ICE trial attorneys around the country asking immigration "judges" to toss out *nearly all* asylum applications on the grounds of "safe third country" agreements with Uganda, Honduras, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
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As lawyers, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett were involved in bringing this travesty of a case to SCOTUS, and they have now all joined Clarence Thomas—who voted with the majority here—as justices of the court.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As lawyers, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett were involved in bringing this travesty of a case to SCOTUS, and they have now all joined Clarence Thomas—who voted with the majority here—as justices of the court.
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If cost has kept you from picking up There Is No Place for Us (which is totally understandable), good news: the ebook is *$1.99* today—93% off!—on Kindle, B&N, Bookshop, and elsewhere.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone: 9780593237144 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If cost has kept you from picking up There Is No Place for Us (which is totally understandable), good news: the ebook is *$1.99* today—93% off!—on Kindle, B&N, Bookshop, and elsewhere.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
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Hearing now that Hochul is likely to veto the entire bill, amid resistance from the legislature to accept her gutted version.
BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
Hochul Caves to Big Tech on AI Safety Bill - The American Prospect
A bill that passed the New York legislature was completely gutted and substituted with language perceived as friendlier to the industry.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hearing now that Hochul is likely to veto the entire bill, amid resistance from the legislature to accept her gutted version.
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
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Hakeem Jeffries' AI Commission is littered with corporate and tech-friendly Dems. AI is wildly unpopular, yet too many national Democratic leaders are rejecting that reality in favor of wooing back Silicon Valley. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hakeem Jeffries' AI Commission is littered with corporate and tech-friendly Dems. AI is wildly unpopular, yet too many national Democratic leaders are rejecting that reality in favor of wooing back Silicon Valley. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
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So are we doing the Hunter Biden thing again?
Gift link.
Gift link.
Secret meetings between FBI and Ukraine negotiator spark concern
FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, have met with Ukraine’s top delegate amid a U.S. pressure campaign on Kyiv to trade land for peace.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So are we doing the Hunter Biden thing again?
Gift link.
Gift link.
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I am deadly serious when I say that any liberal Project 2028 people should be taking names of the civil servants who go way past their authority to do stuff like this.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That should be a career ending act of corruption
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am deadly serious when I say that any liberal Project 2028 people should be taking names of the civil servants who go way past their authority to do stuff like this.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
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this might be the first time i've seen a community note on x that serves as a punch line to the tweet
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
this might be the first time i've seen a community note on x that serves as a punch line to the tweet