@flakwamet.bsky.social
A pro-democracy activist in Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado is going to ruin her reputation by sucking up to Trump. You'd think she'd know better than to support an authoritarian takeover of the US, but I guess she's just looking at short term benefits to her fight against Maduro.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado vows to bring award back to Venezuela
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said she planned to take her award back to Venezuela, but declined to say on Thursday when she would return to her home country after leaving in great s...
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado is going to ruin her reputation by sucking up to Trump. You'd think she'd know better than to support an authoritarian takeover of the US, but I guess she's just looking at short term benefits to her fight against Maduro.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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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...
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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 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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...
Trump has federal agencies tied up on trying to persecute his "hit list" of political opponents and on threatening universities & companies that won't bow to his tyranny.
We are at the greatest risk of attack from foreign agents while he has our intelligence & law enforcement agencies diverted.
We are at the greatest risk of attack from foreign agents while he has our intelligence & law enforcement agencies diverted.
US has failed to stop massive Chinese cyber campaign, warns senator on.ft.com/4pBw90D
US has failed to stop massive Chinese cyber campaign, warns senator
Staff reductions at vital agencies have undermined efforts to tackle ‘Salt Typhoon’ hack, says Mark Warner
on.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump has federal agencies tied up on trying to persecute his "hit list" of political opponents and on threatening universities & companies that won't bow to his tyranny.
We are at the greatest risk of attack from foreign agents while he has our intelligence & law enforcement agencies diverted.
We are at the greatest risk of attack from foreign agents while he has our intelligence & law enforcement agencies diverted.
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“The spines of the Indiana Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped,” Jonathan Chait argues.
The Indiana Vote Is an Inflection Point
The spines of the state’s Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“The spines of the Indiana Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped,” Jonathan Chait argues.
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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 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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.
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BREAKING: DOJ is trying to BLOCK testimony in the criminal contempt proceedings against the government. The plaintiffs just filed an important response. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/plaintiffs...
Plaintiffs in the Alien Enemies Act Contempt Proceedings File a Blistering Response
The government wants to block testimony from a DOJ lawyer and whistleblower Erez Reuveni next week because they’re trying to protect Emil Bove. The plaintiffs respond.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
BREAKING: DOJ is trying to BLOCK testimony in the criminal contempt proceedings against the government. The plaintiffs just filed an important response. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/plaintiffs...
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Today, less than 3% of the ocean is highly protected. To make real progress for the planet, world leaders must fulfill their promises to protect 30% of their national waters.
Join me and demand that they take action at only.one/30x30 #Ocean30x30
only.one/act/30x30?ut...
Join me and demand that they take action at only.one/30x30 #Ocean30x30
only.one/act/30x30?ut...
Tell World Leaders to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030
Only 2.9% of the ocean is “highly protected” so far. In December 2022, at COP 15, world leaders finally committed to protect 30% by 2030. Now it’s time to hold them to their promise.
only.one
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Today, less than 3% of the ocean is highly protected. To make real progress for the planet, world leaders must fulfill their promises to protect 30% of their national waters.
Join me and demand that they take action at only.one/30x30 #Ocean30x30
only.one/act/30x30?ut...
Join me and demand that they take action at only.one/30x30 #Ocean30x30
only.one/act/30x30?ut...
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This was the predictable outcome of eight Senate Democrats caving to Trump last month — but it doesn’t have to be this way. Next year, we have the opportunity to elect Democrats who will actually use their power and fight back.
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This was the predictable outcome of eight Senate Democrats caving to Trump last month — but it doesn’t have to be this way. Next year, we have the opportunity to elect Democrats who will actually use their power and fight back.
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Unfortunately, the leverage Democrats had to extract real policy changes was squandered under Schumer’s failed leadership. Instead of holding the line to force negotiations on a real solution, he allowed a surrender that Republicans seized as fuel for the fire for their extremist healthcare agenda.
Obamacare costs look set to spike for millions of Americans as Senate votes fail - BBC News
The issue has caused a rift among Republicans, with healthcare set to be a campaign issue in next year's midterm elections.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Unfortunately, the leverage Democrats had to extract real policy changes was squandered under Schumer’s failed leadership. Instead of holding the line to force negotiations on a real solution, he allowed a surrender that Republicans seized as fuel for the fire for their extremist healthcare agenda.
This is a new troubling front in Trump's war on the world. I'm not even sure if his other strongman buddies go this far (but now that the idea is out there I'm sure they'll follow his lead.) I hope all foreign tourists boycott the US.
#TrumpTyranny
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#TrumpTyranny
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U.S. to mandate checks of some tourists' social media history from past 5 years
Tourists from countries including Britain, Japan, France, and Australia will now be expected to provide their social media history to visit to the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is a new troubling front in Trump's war on the world. I'm not even sure if his other strongman buddies go this far (but now that the idea is out there I'm sure they'll follow his lead.) I hope all foreign tourists boycott the US.
#TrumpTyranny
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/u...
#TrumpTyranny
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/u...
Looks like Rubio (once considered one of the more sane Cabinet members before he embarrassed himself at Trump's syncophantic Cabinet meetings) has now fully immersed himself in the Trump anti-woke kool-aid tilting at windmills.
#ImcompetantCabinet
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#ImcompetantCabinet
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Calibri font is the latest casualty in the Trump administration's war on diversity and inclusion
Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed U.S. diplomats worldwide to use Times New Roman 14-point font for official documents, reversing a Biden-era directive to use Calibri.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Looks like Rubio (once considered one of the more sane Cabinet members before he embarrassed himself at Trump's syncophantic Cabinet meetings) has now fully immersed himself in the Trump anti-woke kool-aid tilting at windmills.
#ImcompetantCabinet
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
#ImcompetantCabinet
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Which is why the GOP is working so hard to gerrymander districts to lock in their control of Congress. They want a Congress that doesn't represent the majority of voters. And SCOTUS is aiding & abetting. They side with the Tech Bros that think average Americans should just let them run the country.
Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in new poll
Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in new poll
The White House plans to make affordability a key selling point for Republicans across the board as the 2026 midterm elections come into focus.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Which is why the GOP is working so hard to gerrymander districts to lock in their control of Congress. They want a Congress that doesn't represent the majority of voters. And SCOTUS is aiding & abetting. They side with the Tech Bros that think average Americans should just let them run the country.
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Ossoff: "This is one of the most consequential votes this Senate will take all year. By saying yea or nay to the clerk of the Senate later today, senators will decide whether people live or die. Senators will decide whether Georgians & folks across the country are financially ruined or have a shot."
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ossoff: "This is one of the most consequential votes this Senate will take all year. By saying yea or nay to the clerk of the Senate later today, senators will decide whether people live or die. Senators will decide whether Georgians & folks across the country are financially ruined or have a shot."
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If ANY Republican in Congress says Mark Kelly committed “sedition” by telling troops to disobey unlawful orders, ask them if they voted yes on the most recent NDAA. Because if they did, they also told the troops to disobey unlawful orders by authorizing the latest UCMJ.
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If ANY Republican in Congress says Mark Kelly committed “sedition” by telling troops to disobey unlawful orders, ask them if they voted yes on the most recent NDAA. Because if they did, they also told the troops to disobey unlawful orders by authorizing the latest UCMJ.
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Every judge overseeing any federal case needs to start from the position that this government is unlawful and has a strong criminal history.
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Every judge overseeing any federal case needs to start from the position that this government is unlawful and has a strong criminal history.
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Donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/veter...
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The Republican Party is a traitor party, actively working to undermine democracy and impose a Trump dictatorship. They show us that sad fact every day.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Republican Party is a traitor party, actively working to undermine democracy and impose a Trump dictatorship. They show us that sad fact every day.
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THOMPSON: You blamed the shooting of Guardsmen solely on Joe Biden. Who approved the asylum for this same person?
KRISTI NOEM: This individual that came in---
THOMPSON: No. I want to know who approved----
NOEM: *keeps talking over Thompson*
T: I don't want to file perjury charges against you
KRISTI NOEM: This individual that came in---
THOMPSON: No. I want to know who approved----
NOEM: *keeps talking over Thompson*
T: I don't want to file perjury charges against you
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
THOMPSON: You blamed the shooting of Guardsmen solely on Joe Biden. Who approved the asylum for this same person?
KRISTI NOEM: This individual that came in---
THOMPSON: No. I want to know who approved----
NOEM: *keeps talking over Thompson*
T: I don't want to file perjury charges against you
KRISTI NOEM: This individual that came in---
THOMPSON: No. I want to know who approved----
NOEM: *keeps talking over Thompson*
T: I don't want to file perjury charges against you
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The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oIF0MJ
Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift
Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oIF0MJ
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BREAKING: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democratic members of Congress are asking for an independent review of the Epstein case files to determine whether any of the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of the release of those files by next week.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
BREAKING: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democratic members of Congress are asking for an independent review of the Epstein case files to determine whether any of the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of the release of those files by next week.
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Be fair. This was just a routine Kavanaugh stop
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Be fair. This was just a routine Kavanaugh stop
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When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
Free speech advocates have accused Donald Trump of “shredding civil liberties” and “censorship pure and simple” after the White House said it planned to require visa applicants from dozens of countries to provide social media, phone and email histories for vetting before being allowed into the US.
In a move that some commentators compared to China and others warned would decimate tourism to the US, including the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the Department for Homeland Security said it was planning to apply the rules to visitors from 42 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany and Japan, if they want to enter the US on the commonly used Esta visa waiver. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
And yet Trump administration is actively working to prohibit states from regulating AI because AI billionaires have bought Congress with political donations. Nothing will change until we get big money out of politics.
We tested AI toys for kids.
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
And yet Trump administration is actively working to prohibit states from regulating AI because AI billionaires have bought Congress with political donations. Nothing will change until we get big money out of politics.
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Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.