Genesee
@geneseedreams.bsky.social
Bookish, politically interested and engaged, sports fan, arc bent toward justice.
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The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
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The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
The person charged with enforcing the laws is himself a law breaker. In such a state, do laws even have any legitimacy?
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
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I’ve never heard of using this standard for redactions before…
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’ve never heard of using this standard for redactions before…
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FYI: this is the kind of stuff he's gonna do over the next few days to keep attention off the Epstein files, or the fact that Bondi is gonna withhold them.
NEW: He’s renaming the Kennedy Center. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
FYI: this is the kind of stuff he's gonna do over the next few days to keep attention off the Epstein files, or the fact that Bondi is gonna withhold them.
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It seems that Grok has the answers sometimes.
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It seems that Grok has the answers sometimes.
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Tomorrow is the deadline for the WH to release the Epstein files that they've been stonewalling
@democracydefendersfund.org is suing the DOJ for these files & if––no WHEN––files are left out, we will be right there in court to get them! 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
@democracydefendersfund.org is suing the DOJ for these files & if––no WHEN––files are left out, we will be right there in court to get them! 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline for the WH to release the Epstein files that they've been stonewalling
@democracydefendersfund.org is suing the DOJ for these files & if––no WHEN––files are left out, we will be right there in court to get them! 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
@democracydefendersfund.org is suing the DOJ for these files & if––no WHEN––files are left out, we will be right there in court to get them! 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Republicans fought release of Epstein materials every step of the way, are now refusing to release the second strike boat video, and won’t let Jack Smith testify in public. They constantly hide everything they are doing from the American people.
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Republicans fought release of Epstein materials every step of the way, are now refusing to release the second strike boat video, and won’t let Jack Smith testify in public. They constantly hide everything they are doing from the American people.
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Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
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KLOBUCHAR: You've launched investigations into every major broadcast network except Fox. Is that correct?
CARR: I don't know if that's true or not. We do have investigations going on NPR and PBS. We have a number of investigations.
(That's a yes)
CARR: I don't know if that's true or not. We do have investigations going on NPR and PBS. We have a number of investigations.
(That's a yes)
Amy Klobuchar just tore FCC Chair Brendan Chair a new one over his hypocritical stance that Trump supporters deserve all the free speech but liberals shouldn't get any at all
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
KLOBUCHAR: You've launched investigations into every major broadcast network except Fox. Is that correct?
CARR: I don't know if that's true or not. We do have investigations going on NPR and PBS. We have a number of investigations.
(That's a yes)
CARR: I don't know if that's true or not. We do have investigations going on NPR and PBS. We have a number of investigations.
(That's a yes)
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We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
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Just asking for the class, was that *before* or *after* he condemned an entire generation to die horribly from AIDS while he obliterated all the union protections that kept the rich from exploiting everyone? I’ll hang up and listen.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Just asking for the class, was that *before* or *after* he condemned an entire generation to die horribly from AIDS while he obliterated all the union protections that kept the rich from exploiting everyone? I’ll hang up and listen.
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The Epstein files are due in three days. Let’s start a war to distract. Is this really the no forever wars mantra y’all voted for maga???
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Epstein files are due in three days. Let’s start a war to distract. Is this really the no forever wars mantra y’all voted for maga???
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"The Bill of Rights devotes more space to criminal procedure than any other topic—and that’s no accident. The Framers understood the threat posed by a despotic regime." @foxmike90.bsky.social celebrates today's Bill of Rights Day.
Parchment Barriers v. The Carceral State: The Bill of Rights at 234
The history of the Bill of Rights is a history of struggle—between the state’s desire for efficiency and control and the individual’s right to liberty and fair procedure.
www.cato.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"The Bill of Rights devotes more space to criminal procedure than any other topic—and that’s no accident. The Framers understood the threat posed by a despotic regime." @foxmike90.bsky.social celebrates today's Bill of Rights Day.
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Not just normalized, but quasi-valorized in the NYT: bsky.app/profile/prof...
Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Donald Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after talks in Berlin
Germany says US to provide security guarantees as Kyiv and Washington admit differences on territorial issues
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December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Not just normalized, but quasi-valorized in the NYT: bsky.app/profile/prof...
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Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
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Follow F1? Can you please explain what’s happened to Sir Lewis?
Follow F1? Can you please explain what’s happened to Sir Lewis?
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Follow F1? Can you please explain what’s happened to Sir Lewis?
Follow F1? Can you please explain what’s happened to Sir Lewis?
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Trump is an infirm, sundowning grifter owned by a collection of notorious criminals and it's not even a secret. If this were a functioning country we would have already ended this.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump is an infirm, sundowning grifter owned by a collection of notorious criminals and it's not even a secret. If this were a functioning country we would have already ended this.
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BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.