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OK, so the government ethics office will now be disbanded by Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
F.A.A. Chief Failed to Divest Airline Holdings as Promised, Ethics Agency Says
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December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
OK, so the government ethics office will now be disbanded by Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Statistically, being pregnant, and giving birth are the most dangerous things that most women will ever do in their lives. There is a reason we regulate medical practitioners. The system is not perfect, but it’s better than the alternative. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer’s life after free birth, Victorian coroner hears
Stacey Warnecke, 30, died after giving birth to a son at her Melbourne home accompanied by an unregulated doula
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Statistically, being pregnant, and giving birth are the most dangerous things that most women will ever do in their lives. There is a reason we regulate medical practitioners. The system is not perfect, but it’s better than the alternative. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
If these crimes were committed by any organization that was not a religion, that organization would have been banned long ago and it’s leaders imprisoned. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers
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December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If these crimes were committed by any organization that was not a religion, that organization would have been banned long ago and it’s leaders imprisoned. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Great! Can we court marshal Hegseth? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview
Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in Caribbean
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December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Great! Can we court marshal Hegseth? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Talk about first world problems, there is a shortage of giant holiday decorations. Unfortunately, there also seems to be a shortage of tiny violins. www.thestreet.com/retail/home-...
Home Depot problem is costing customers a fortune
For many people, holiday planning starts early in the year as the catalogs come in and they begin making plans for what they will be buying during the festive
www.thestreet.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Talk about first world problems, there is a shortage of giant holiday decorations. Unfortunately, there also seems to be a shortage of tiny violins. www.thestreet.com/retail/home-...
This is chilling. It sounds like it will not be long before criticizing ICE online. Get you a visit from hoodlums with assault weapons. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Authorities monitor online criticism of New Orleans immigration crackdown
Officials track public sentiment, noting negative impact of ‘videos with sounds of children crying’ as parents arrested
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is chilling. It sounds like it will not be long before criticizing ICE online. Get you a visit from hoodlums with assault weapons. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Finally!
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Finally!
This recent analysis confirms that the oft repeated trope, that Republicans would kill 100 innocent people rather than let one guilty person escape, is accurate. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Rhetoric vs Reality on Immigrants’ Health Care Spending
This JAMA Forum discusses eligibility restrictions for emergency Medicaid coverage, cuts to health care coverage for legal immigrants, and the broader pattern of health care cuts made by the Trump adm...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This recent analysis confirms that the oft repeated trope, that Republicans would kill 100 innocent people rather than let one guilty person escape, is accurate. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
WTF? Trump essentially declares his own birthday a national holiday?
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
WTF? Trump essentially declares his own birthday a national holiday?
Republicans demonstrate that they have completely sold out and would approve of any crime committed by the Trump regime. Any member of Trump's administration could shoot someone in the middle of 5th avenue and they would call it legal. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Top Military Officers Show Lawmakers Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack
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December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Republicans demonstrate that they have completely sold out and would approve of any crime committed by the Trump regime. Any member of Trump's administration could shoot someone in the middle of 5th avenue and they would call it legal. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Attempted murder of a head of state. In EU airspace. That sounds like an act of war against the EU.
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Attempted murder of a head of state. In EU airspace. That sounds like an act of war against the EU.
China supplies most of the fentanyl precursor. I will believe Trump’s rhetoric when he sends a reaper drown into Chinese airspace. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US
Trump signals imminent land strikes in Venezuela, blaming a navy admiral for a deadly September attack
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December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
China supplies most of the fentanyl precursor. I will believe Trump’s rhetoric when he sends a reaper drown into Chinese airspace. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Unfortunately, based on his treatment of people who are actually working, I cannot imagine Musk being OK with giving money to non-working people so that they can participate in other activities...like eating. fortune.com/2025/12/01/f...
Forget the four-day workweek, Elon Musk predicts you won't have to work at all in ‘less than 20 years' | Fortune
“The advancements in AI and robotics will bring us to the point where working is optional,” billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk says
fortune.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Unfortunately, based on his treatment of people who are actually working, I cannot imagine Musk being OK with giving money to non-working people so that they can participate in other activities...like eating. fortune.com/2025/12/01/f...
If this website is not scrupulously factual, which nothing in this administration is, it is a clear actionable first amendment violation. Bring on the lawyers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If this website is not scrupulously factual, which nothing in this administration is, it is a clear actionable first amendment violation. Bring on the lawyers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Another thing I love about Tucson. Hint: this isn’t Tucson.
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Another thing I love about Tucson. Hint: this isn’t Tucson.
Since the AC was not working, it is hard to criticize these women for taking their sweaters off. They may have an action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Two women kicked off Spirit Airlines flight for wearing crop tops
Friends say they felt ‘like criminals’ after a male flight attendant told them to ‘put something on’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Since the AC was not working, it is hard to criticize these women for taking their sweaters off. They may have an action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
In other words, "You can keep your convent as long as you stop making us look as horrible as we are. " www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media
Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials say
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In other words, "You can keep your convent as long as you stop making us look as horrible as we are. " www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Once again @nytimes is too cowardly to turn on comments for any article that shows Israel in a bad light. It does not matter what these two may have done, they should have been detained and tried, not executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows
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November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Once again @nytimes is too cowardly to turn on comments for any article that shows Israel in a bad light. It does not matter what these two may have done, they should have been detained and tried, not executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Seems that the shooter got PTSD from supporting a US unit committing war crimes. Then Trump turned on the Afghan refugees back in July. While tragic, we need to remember that US behavior created this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Suspected Shooter Was in a ‘Zero Unit’ in Afghanistan. Here’s What We Know.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Seems that the shooter got PTSD from supporting a US unit committing war crimes. Then Trump turned on the Afghan refugees back in July. While tragic, we need to remember that US behavior created this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Let’s remember that the Trump administration has turned on Afghans who helped us during the war, stripping them of legal status and targeting them for deportation. Is it surprising that one of them would snap when betrayed? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
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November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Let’s remember that the Trump administration has turned on Afghans who helped us during the war, stripping them of legal status and targeting them for deportation. Is it surprising that one of them would snap when betrayed? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
It is standard practice to tightly regulate and limit access to anything that is fatal if misused. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It is standard practice to tightly regulate and limit access to anything that is fatal if misused. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Unarmed children get shot by crazed gunman, the Republicans send thoughts and prayers. National Guard troops who were never supposed to be DC get shot by a crazed gunman and the republicans send 500 troops. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Two National Guard Members in Critical Condition After Shooting Near White House
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Unarmed children get shot by crazed gunman, the Republicans send thoughts and prayers. National Guard troops who were never supposed to be DC get shot by a crazed gunman and the republicans send 500 troops. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
250 years ago, whites in power gave Native Americans blankets laden with Smallpox. Today, they are trying to convince Native Americans to not get vaccinated. Different mechanism but it looks like a similar goal. www.propublica.org/article/indi...
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
250 years ago, whites in power gave Native Americans blankets laden with Smallpox. Today, they are trying to convince Native Americans to not get vaccinated. Different mechanism but it looks like a similar goal. www.propublica.org/article/indi...