Khashoggi's Ghost
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Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine.
Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this.
#IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine.
Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this.
#IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
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Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
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Seizing Russian frozen assets is only about political will. All the other arguments are just about cowering the fact that the will is missing.
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Seizing Russian frozen assets is only about political will. All the other arguments are just about cowering the fact that the will is missing.
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Just sent out this piece. The whole idea that Trump's sanctions on Russian oil were meant to hurt Putin is collapsing on all fronts. Indian and Chinese purchases are up and there are no secondary sanctions to be found. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Trump Russian Oil Sanctions Con Is Collapsing
And Why It Matters
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Just sent out this piece. The whole idea that Trump's sanctions on Russian oil were meant to hurt Putin is collapsing on all fronts. Indian and Chinese purchases are up and there are no secondary sanctions to be found. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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The free world, if it is to remain free, must stop taking Ukraine’s unbelievable bravery for granted!
By refusing to send a clear, unambiguous stop now signal, Europe and America create the very vacuum that keeps pulling Russian violence westward.
open.substack.com/pub/chakhoya...
By refusing to send a clear, unambiguous stop now signal, Europe and America create the very vacuum that keeps pulling Russian violence westward.
open.substack.com/pub/chakhoya...
Three ways Russia's criminal war ends
Plus one path to peace the Free World should aim for, but doesn't
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The free world, if it is to remain free, must stop taking Ukraine’s unbelievable bravery for granted!
By refusing to send a clear, unambiguous stop now signal, Europe and America create the very vacuum that keeps pulling Russian violence westward.
open.substack.com/pub/chakhoya...
By refusing to send a clear, unambiguous stop now signal, Europe and America create the very vacuum that keeps pulling Russian violence westward.
open.substack.com/pub/chakhoya...
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There's just too much cowardice, too much defeatism, excuses about not destabilizing Russia, a strong will among some to return to business as usual, the false idea that Russia cannot be beaten. Only Ukraine spills its blood. But Ukraine will eventually win because otherwise it will be exterminated.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
There's just too much cowardice, too much defeatism, excuses about not destabilizing Russia, a strong will among some to return to business as usual, the false idea that Russia cannot be beaten. Only Ukraine spills its blood. But Ukraine will eventually win because otherwise it will be exterminated.
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The excuse for Europe not to support Ukraine with air and ground units was that Russia is a nuclear power. When it was clear Putin would not use nukes the excuse became any war with Russia is too risky. Now the front line is the frozen assets and now that's too risky for some too.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The excuse for Europe not to support Ukraine with air and ground units was that Russia is a nuclear power. When it was clear Putin would not use nukes the excuse became any war with Russia is too risky. Now the front line is the frozen assets and now that's too risky for some too.
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Jose’s legs were crushed & his family can’t contact him or ensure he’s getting medical attention.
Rodney Taylor has been held since March without access to his prosthetics.
Bayron Marin had his leg broken & was chained to a hospital bed under a fake name for 37 days
Rodney Taylor has been held since March without access to his prosthetics.
Bayron Marin had his leg broken & was chained to a hospital bed under a fake name for 37 days
UPDATE: I've heard from Jose's family. He's apparently been transferred to an ICE detention center in TX, but it's been days since they've been able to speak with him.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
December 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Jose’s legs were crushed & his family can’t contact him or ensure he’s getting medical attention.
Rodney Taylor has been held since March without access to his prosthetics.
Bayron Marin had his leg broken & was chained to a hospital bed under a fake name for 37 days
Rodney Taylor has been held since March without access to his prosthetics.
Bayron Marin had his leg broken & was chained to a hospital bed under a fake name for 37 days
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BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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Judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday night blocked D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg from beginning his scheduled Alien Enemies Act case contempt proceedings next week.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
Breaking: D.C. Circuit's Trump appointees again block Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry
DOJ keeps going to the D.C. Circuit, where Trump appointees on the court have repeatedly stopped the district court's effort to hold the Trump admin accountable.
www.lawdork.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday night blocked D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg from beginning his scheduled Alien Enemies Act case contempt proceedings next week.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
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There are some prominent trump allies think this admin needs to be even more ruthless and not even wait for preemptive pardons. Top trump outside legal adviser Mike Davis tells us the Trump DOJ needs to just jail the Dems who would try to prove/charge Trump officials in the future, because per Mike…
“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There are some prominent trump allies think this admin needs to be even more ruthless and not even wait for preemptive pardons. Top trump outside legal adviser Mike Davis tells us the Trump DOJ needs to just jail the Dems who would try to prove/charge Trump officials in the future, because per Mike…
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
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Jealous
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Jealous
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Democrats should commit now to not recognizing any pardons issued in advance of charges. Tell Trump administration officials that preemptive pardons will not be honored by a future Democratic administration and that criminals will be arrested.
"Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration"
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
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The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
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Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Democrats should commit now to not recognizing any pardons issued in advance of charges. Tell Trump administration officials that preemptive pardons will not be honored by a future Democratic administration and that criminals will be arrested.
Wow.
Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do something, then share control of the motions needed to complete the task.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Wow.
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Best news of the day and a real sign of AI progress.
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Best news of the day and a real sign of AI progress.
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volume off, just watch kirk's face and tell me it doesn't just ooze malevolence
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
volume off, just watch kirk's face and tell me it doesn't just ooze malevolence
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Dan Richman is a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading authority on criminal procedure—not exactly an ideal target for Fourth Amendment violations.
I’d love to see what his Crim Pro exam looks like this year.
I’d love to see what his Crim Pro exam looks like this year.
NEWS: Dan Richman — key figure in now-dismissed Comey case — wins motion for return of materials seized from his devices.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
Judge finds his rights were violated, orders that DOJ can only access data pursuant to lawful warrant.
Order could complicate efforts to re-indict Comey.
![Richman's [l] Motion for Return of Property and ORDER the Government to return to
4 of 46
ichman the image of his computer that was made in 2017; any files obtained from his
vomo University email accounts) or his Apple iCloud accounts) in 2019 or 2020 that are in
the Government's possession; any copies of the image or files obtained from Petitioner
Richman's email or iCloud accounts that are in the Government's possession; and any materials
directly
obtained or extracted from those files that are in the Government's possession
(collectively, the "covered materials").
In order to "protect access to" the files at issue and preserve their availability for lawful
"use in later proceedings," see Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(g), and as an exercise of the Court's equitable
discretion to fashion a remedy that is appropriate under all the circumstances, the Court shall
further ORDER that, before returning the covered materials to Petitioner Richman, the
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Case 1:25-mc-00170-CKK Document 21 |
Filed 12/12/25 Page 4 of 46
Government may create one complete electronic copy of those materials and deposit that copy,
under seal, with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which shall have
supervisory authority over access to this material, for future access pursuant to a lawful search
warrant and judicial order. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia may then
exercise its discretion to decide whether to allow Petitioner Richman an opportunity to move to
quash any such warrant before it is executed.
The Court shall further ORDER the Attorney General of the United States or her
designee to certify, no later than 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, December 15, 2025, that the Government has (1) returned the covered materials to Petitioner Richman; (2) not retained any
additional copy or copies of the covered materials; (3) not provided any copy or copies of the
covered materials to any other person, except for one copy that may be filed, under seal, in the
U.S.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreiba2sbewkvptjeho6jqkofqdenvqrdk7st25xrwa7fhy7cbosaqnm@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Dan Richman is a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading authority on criminal procedure—not exactly an ideal target for Fourth Amendment violations.
I’d love to see what his Crim Pro exam looks like this year.
I’d love to see what his Crim Pro exam looks like this year.
Really not sure why we want health insurance companies like this whose only goal is to make a profit off of our healthcare. Nobody but the insurance companies benefit from this, and we all get worse healthcare for more money.
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Really not sure why we want health insurance companies like this whose only goal is to make a profit off of our healthcare. Nobody but the insurance companies benefit from this, and we all get worse healthcare for more money.
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The context: this ties to a Trump decision dating to the first 72 hours of his administration to stand down all cybersecurity operations targeting Russia, creating an open gap for Russian influence operations.
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The context: this ties to a Trump decision dating to the first 72 hours of his administration to stand down all cybersecurity operations targeting Russia, creating an open gap for Russian influence operations.
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So the GOP unveiled a healthcare plan with no ACA extensions.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
So the GOP unveiled a healthcare plan with no ACA extensions.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
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Looks like we need to re-normalize Zooming into conferences.
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Looks like we need to re-normalize Zooming into conferences.
Least surprising news ever.
"Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration"
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Least surprising news ever.
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
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What in the world??
US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says reut.rs/3XURCoX
US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says
A U.S. special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and seized military-related articles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing U.S. officials.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What in the world??
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NEW!! Senator Shaheen Condemns 'Unprecedented' Steps to Silence Georgian Citizens
The top Senate Democrat on foreign policy warns GD's repressive laws and crackdown on opposition 'align squarely with Moscow’s interests' as democratic future is threatened.
www.facebook.com/a.raufoglu/p...
The top Senate Democrat on foreign policy warns GD's repressive laws and crackdown on opposition 'align squarely with Moscow’s interests' as democratic future is threatened.
www.facebook.com/a.raufoglu/p...
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
NEW!! Senator Shaheen Condemns 'Unprecedented' Steps to Silence Georgian Citizens
The top Senate Democrat on foreign policy warns GD's repressive laws and crackdown on opposition 'align squarely with Moscow’s interests' as democratic future is threatened.
www.facebook.com/a.raufoglu/p...
The top Senate Democrat on foreign policy warns GD's repressive laws and crackdown on opposition 'align squarely with Moscow’s interests' as democratic future is threatened.
www.facebook.com/a.raufoglu/p...