ERIC COOPER
@ericooper.bsky.social
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Rochester, NY (Formerly Charleston, Buffalo, NF)
Rochester, NY (Formerly Charleston, Buffalo, NF)
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
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Sounds like … a good argument? 😵💫😬
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sounds like … a good argument? 😵💫😬
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Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
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At least one other boat, the one with the Colombian fisherman, was adrift and displaying a distress signal with its engine out of the water. To attack a disabled vessel in distress and signaling for assistance is basically in the same category as killing shipwrecked survivors clinging to wreckage.
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
At least one other boat, the one with the Colombian fisherman, was adrift and displaying a distress signal with its engine out of the water. To attack a disabled vessel in distress and signaling for assistance is basically in the same category as killing shipwrecked survivors clinging to wreckage.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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David Whamond, Toronto Star
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
David Whamond, Toronto Star
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Uhhhh so isn't this essentially a blanket ban of journalists and editors from getting an H-1B visa?
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Uhhhh so isn't this essentially a blanket ban of journalists and editors from getting an H-1B visa?
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December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Holy cow! NPR used the R-word to describe Trump's statements about Somali-Americans & Somali immigrants. Used it correctly & appropriately. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is the first time I've seen a mainstream media outlet call one of Trump's racist deeds racist.
This is the first time I've seen a mainstream media outlet call one of Trump's racist deeds racist.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who came to the U.S. from Somalia, about President Trump's racist tirade against Somali immigrants. n.pr/4oxkCha
Ilhan Omar says Trump attacks on Somali immigrants 'deflect attention' from scrutiny
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who came to the U.S. from Somalia, about President Trump's racist tirade against Somali immigrants.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Holy cow! NPR used the R-word to describe Trump's statements about Somali-Americans & Somali immigrants. Used it correctly & appropriately. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is the first time I've seen a mainstream media outlet call one of Trump's racist deeds racist.
This is the first time I've seen a mainstream media outlet call one of Trump's racist deeds racist.
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Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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🚨The Oversight Committee has received files related to Jeffrey Epstein from JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank & the U.S. Virgin Islands. Oversight Dems intend to release files to the public in the days ahead.
Mr. President, release the files, NOW.
Mr. President, release the files, NOW.
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🚨The Oversight Committee has received files related to Jeffrey Epstein from JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank & the U.S. Virgin Islands. Oversight Dems intend to release files to the public in the days ahead.
Mr. President, release the files, NOW.
Mr. President, release the files, NOW.
How is this issue, of all things, the one Trump gets right?
President Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US despite concerns
Trump Wants Asia’s ‘Cute’ Kei Cars to be Made and Sold in US
President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven safely on American roads.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
How is this issue, of all things, the one Trump gets right?
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Another bombshell! WSJ reporting that Hegseth pushed Adm. Alvin Holsey to resign because of his belief that the strikes Trump ordered were illegal.
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Another bombshell! WSJ reporting that Hegseth pushed Adm. Alvin Holsey to resign because of his belief that the strikes Trump ordered were illegal.
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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When you read this regime's putrid comments about Somali immigrants, you should be aware that 58% of them were born here. Of the remaining 42%, 87% are naturalized citizens which takes years of strict law-abiding, an English/civics test, and the Oath of Allegiance.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When you read this regime's putrid comments about Somali immigrants, you should be aware that 58% of them were born here. Of the remaining 42%, 87% are naturalized citizens which takes years of strict law-abiding, an English/civics test, and the Oath of Allegiance.
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My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
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The rhetoric today is nearly indistinguishable from Know-Nothing rhetoric about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The rhetoric today is nearly indistinguishable from Know-Nothing rhetoric about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.
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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) have introduced legislation in Congress that directs HUD to write "model code language, best practices, and technical guidelines" for single-stair buildings up to five stories docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/...
docs.house.gov
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) have introduced legislation in Congress that directs HUD to write "model code language, best practices, and technical guidelines" for single-stair buildings up to five stories docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/...
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As a reminder: The USIP building was raided and taken over by DOGE (with assistance from federal and local law enforcement) despite being an independent agency and owner of the building. Litigation is ongoing, but Trump does not own this building.
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
As a reminder: The USIP building was raided and taken over by DOGE (with assistance from federal and local law enforcement) despite being an independent agency and owner of the building. Litigation is ongoing, but Trump does not own this building.
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This is so, so easy. You just say:
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
BERMAN: How many of the 40,000 people born in Somalia living in Minnesota do you consider to be garbage?
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is so, so easy. You just say:
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
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In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice, we talked with Alex Horowitz about Pew's important research — possibly the first of its kind in the U.S.? — evaluating fire safety outcomes for multifamily housing, measured as the risk of dying in a building fire.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice, we talked with Alex Horowitz about Pew's important research — possibly the first of its kind in the U.S.? — evaluating fire safety outcomes for multifamily housing, measured as the risk of dying in a building fire.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
This is great. Hardly looks real.
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is great. Hardly looks real.
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this is what DPW asked for when they didn't put any trees in. also drivers have lost their fucking minds and it's time for a regression to the mean (throwing bricks)
Car driving down Broad Ripple Ave sidewalk @indypedcrisis.info @indyvisionzero.info @safestreetsindy.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
this is what DPW asked for when they didn't put any trees in. also drivers have lost their fucking minds and it's time for a regression to the mean (throwing bricks)