First Mudge
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“This Machine Kills Fascists.”
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Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are pressing leaders of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Meta for details on their donations to support President Trump’s White House ballroom.
Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations
Lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ask if Nvidia, Apple, Meta and others made donations in exchange for favorable treatment.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are pressing leaders of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Meta for details on their donations to support President Trump’s White House ballroom.
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I’m losing it. They know that Gen X is the only demo they have any footing with and so they are going all in on the nostalgia slop for them.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m losing it. They know that Gen X is the only demo they have any footing with and so they are going all in on the nostalgia slop for them.
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Los Angeles folks:
Instead of holiday shopping at an evil mega-corporation, why not shop local this season instead?
From vintage Godzilla collectibles to cursed taxidermy objects, @marinamasako.bsky.social has got you covered. Bonus: all locations are easily @metrolosangeles.bsky.social accessible!
From vintage Godzilla collectibles to cursed taxidermy objects, @marinamasako.bsky.social has got you covered. Bonus: all locations are easily @metrolosangeles.bsky.social accessible!
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Los Angeles folks:
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25 years ago, I wrote this evil little Xmas nugget. In 2011, I narrated it at Disney with the help of my colleague Jim, an audio designer. If you've not listened, I think you'll mightily enjoy it. ((Please excuse the grammar error early on!))
Bonus Christmas Flash 2011 - Coming Home | PseudoPod
“My mouth is sour with whiskey and the loaded shotgun lays heavily across my lap in my sofa chair. This is my Christmas Eve ritual.” Read the full text here: Gothic.
pseudopod.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
25 years ago, I wrote this evil little Xmas nugget. In 2011, I narrated it at Disney with the help of my colleague Jim, an audio designer. If you've not listened, I think you'll mightily enjoy it. ((Please excuse the grammar error early on!))
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Timeline cleanse! 🥰
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Timeline cleanse! 🥰
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This quote from one House GOP woman, speaking on condition of anonymity, suggests a good old fashioned Feminine Mystique “click” moment: “We aren’t taken seriously. You have women who are very accomplished, very successful, who have earned the merit, who aren’t given the time of the day.”
Shocking to see Stefanik, Greene, and Mace figure out they're disposable to MAGA. It's almost as if they lent their being to a movement that doesn't even recognize their humanity.
Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson
Female lawmakers in the House GOP conference have had some high-profile splits with leadership in recent weeks. Some are heading for the exits.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This quote from one House GOP woman, speaking on condition of anonymity, suggests a good old fashioned Feminine Mystique “click” moment: “We aren’t taken seriously. You have women who are very accomplished, very successful, who have earned the merit, who aren’t given the time of the day.”
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everyday i learn about a new empty headed idiot who happily gobbles up the administration's slop in defense of the utterly indefensible
Batya might be just fine with a dudetrustme basis for a terrorist designation, but Americans with a functioning moral compass actually expect a plausible public rationale for who is to be treated as a terrorist in our name.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
everyday i learn about a new empty headed idiot who happily gobbles up the administration's slop in defense of the utterly indefensible
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NEW: Pete Kegseth's "Fog of war, we didn't see them" line is a load of BS. The Pentagon knew there were survivors and murdered them. apnews.com/article/trum...
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEW: Pete Kegseth's "Fog of war, we didn't see them" line is a load of BS. The Pentagon knew there were survivors and murdered them. apnews.com/article/trum...
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I love that @kairyssdal.bsky.social took time at the end of yesterday’s Marketplace to say that this is a minor consequence for what he did, and it’s not enough.
Former U.S. treasury secretary Larry Summers has been banned from the American Economic Association over his close ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Larry Summers Banned from American Economic Association Over Close Ties to Epstein
Former U.S. treasury secretary and former Harvard President Larry Summers has been banned from the American Economic Association over his close ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Recently revealed emails show Summers stayed in close contact with Epstein …
www.democracynow.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I love that @kairyssdal.bsky.social took time at the end of yesterday’s Marketplace to say that this is a minor consequence for what he did, and it’s not enough.
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NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
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I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
A coordinated campaign to drive trans people out of public life
Parker Molloy on the latest Oklahoma anti-trans work
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
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What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
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Scapegoating is a sign of true leadership 😒
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Scapegoating is a sign of true leadership 😒
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In a settlement with four Republican-led states, the DHS has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — a dramatic expansion of federal data that voting rights advocates have long warned could supercharge wrongful purges and threaten voter privacy.
DHS Agrees to Overhaul Federal Immigration System for Mass Voter Screenings
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In a settlement with four Republican-led states, the DHS has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — a dramatic expansion of federal data that voting rights advocates have long warned could supercharge wrongful purges and threaten voter privacy.
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Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
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“the combat decisions HE has made”
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“the combat decisions HE has made”
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Yep, let’s have the active duty guy take the fall
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Yep, let’s have the active duty guy take the fall
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All the more reason to shop at Costco over Target or Amazon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
All the more reason to shop at Costco over Target or Amazon.
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If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
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Turns out Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie, is as repulsive to our values as he is. She wouldn’t recognize “due process” if it rode in and arrested her husband one day.
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Turns out Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie, is as repulsive to our values as he is. She wouldn’t recognize “due process” if it rode in and arrested her husband one day.
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The GOP has seized the opportunity to wallow in the gutter racism that is one of its most basic defining characteristics
These are screenshots from an actual DHS press release that just went out offering "self-deportation" as a "gift" to "illegal aliens" this holiday season.
This administration is truly repugnant.
This administration is truly repugnant.
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The GOP has seized the opportunity to wallow in the gutter racism that is one of its most basic defining characteristics
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It's day one of our week of action to stop online ID checks! Quote this post with your thoughts: Why is opposing age verification important to you? How does it impact you? www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's day one of our week of action to stop online ID checks! Quote this post with your thoughts: Why is opposing age verification important to you? How does it impact you? www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Happy birthday, Mom.
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Happy birthday, Mom.
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