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🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳https://substack.com/@willpattiz/note/c-181152274?r=41g5&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Will Pattiz (@willpattiz)
The Trump administration has finally identified the real culprit behind America’s wildfire crisis. Trees.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a bold new wildfire strategy this week – to protect ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Federal judge busts the IRS in its illegal data-sharing scheme with DHS where IRS was giving ICE confidential info of undocumented immigrants WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES to help ICE find & deport them.
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
Judge SLAMS Trump Admin Over ILLEGAL ICE Data LEAK!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Federal judge busts the IRS in its illegal data-sharing scheme with DHS where IRS was giving ICE confidential info of undocumented immigrants WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES to help ICE find & deport them.
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
My breakdown of this shocking news and the judge’s scathing order.
youtu.be/Aq3tqpT-c0U?...
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This weeks newsletter: I wrote about cartoons that make obscure references
Obscure References
Too Niche for My Own Good
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November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This weeks newsletter: I wrote about cartoons that make obscure references
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This weeks newsletter: the origin of my Evil Squirrel cartoons, and a little timeline on its evolution:
Origin of an Evil Squirrel
A Cartoon Timeline.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This weeks newsletter: the origin of my Evil Squirrel cartoons, and a little timeline on its evolution:
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Martin: You see a clear pattern of Brian Mast not voting in the interests of this district. Taken all together, with the right candidate, we can absolutely flip this district blue.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Martin: You see a clear pattern of Brian Mast not voting in the interests of this district. Taken all together, with the right candidate, we can absolutely flip this district blue.
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#ProudBlue #Pinks
It’s time for justice to prevail. Bondi and Halligan should be disbarred for misconduct and lying to the American people at the request of DJT, a wannabe dictator, using the DOJ as his personal law firm to attack those he perceives as enemies.
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
It’s time for justice to prevail. Bondi and Halligan should be disbarred for misconduct and lying to the American people at the request of DJT, a wannabe dictator, using the DOJ as his personal law firm to attack those he perceives as enemies.
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred.
Only way to deter other lawyers.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#ProudBlue #Pinks
It’s time for justice to prevail. Bondi and Halligan should be disbarred for misconduct and lying to the American people at the request of DJT, a wannabe dictator, using the DOJ as his personal law firm to attack those he perceives as enemies.
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
It’s time for justice to prevail. Bondi and Halligan should be disbarred for misconduct and lying to the American people at the request of DJT, a wannabe dictator, using the DOJ as his personal law firm to attack those he perceives as enemies.
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
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Could This TN Special Election Help End Mike Johnson's Speakership BEFORE The Midterms?
www.wonkette.com/p/could-this...
www.wonkette.com/p/could-this...
Could This TN Special Election Help End Mike Johnson's Speakership BEFORE The Midterms?
Reckon let's try!
www.wonkette.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Could This TN Special Election Help End Mike Johnson's Speakership BEFORE The Midterms?
www.wonkette.com/p/could-this...
www.wonkette.com/p/could-this...
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Goldmine Stream Falls
Arietta, NY
Arietta, NY
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Goldmine Stream Falls
Arietta, NY
Arietta, NY
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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What “Republican” who defines their existence through state rights & freedom therein would support (or vote) banning states from doing what they deem correct in their interest?
Of course this is rhetorical.
This GOP is a top-down driven system of sycophants and cowards—and why I’m no longer in it.
Of course this is rhetorical.
This GOP is a top-down driven system of sycophants and cowards—and why I’m no longer in it.
Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What “Republican” who defines their existence through state rights & freedom therein would support (or vote) banning states from doing what they deem correct in their interest?
Of course this is rhetorical.
This GOP is a top-down driven system of sycophants and cowards—and why I’m no longer in it.
Of course this is rhetorical.
This GOP is a top-down driven system of sycophants and cowards—and why I’m no longer in it.
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Hey.
It’s insane out there. Truly.
This Thanksgiving around the table, if anyone talks about space aliens, interdimensional beings or Jan 6 as a “peaceful” day, you may lovingly throw cranberry sauce at them.
PSA to fight credulity and lack of critical thought.
It’s insane out there. Truly.
This Thanksgiving around the table, if anyone talks about space aliens, interdimensional beings or Jan 6 as a “peaceful” day, you may lovingly throw cranberry sauce at them.
PSA to fight credulity and lack of critical thought.
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey.
It’s insane out there. Truly.
This Thanksgiving around the table, if anyone talks about space aliens, interdimensional beings or Jan 6 as a “peaceful” day, you may lovingly throw cranberry sauce at them.
PSA to fight credulity and lack of critical thought.
It’s insane out there. Truly.
This Thanksgiving around the table, if anyone talks about space aliens, interdimensional beings or Jan 6 as a “peaceful” day, you may lovingly throw cranberry sauce at them.
PSA to fight credulity and lack of critical thought.
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Remember that in this period Trump's voice was hoarse in a WH presser and he said he was screaming about a country--he may not even have said tariffs--but the next day or two they took off the coffee tariffs.
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Remember that in this period Trump's voice was hoarse in a WH presser and he said he was screaming about a country--he may not even have said tariffs--but the next day or two they took off the coffee tariffs.
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🇺🇸⚡️ In both recordings of the conversations published by Bloomberg, only one interlocutor remains unchanged - Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov, - Ukraine context
Which suggests that it was his phone that was "wiretapped", the "leak" could have taken place purposefully and precisely from the Russian side.
Which suggests that it was his phone that was "wiretapped", the "leak" could have taken place purposefully and precisely from the Russian side.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🇺🇸⚡️ In both recordings of the conversations published by Bloomberg, only one interlocutor remains unchanged - Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov, - Ukraine context
Which suggests that it was his phone that was "wiretapped", the "leak" could have taken place purposefully and precisely from the Russian side.
Which suggests that it was his phone that was "wiretapped", the "leak" could have taken place purposefully and precisely from the Russian side.
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Five authors, including researchers, have published a passionate opinion piece in France's most prestigious daily newspaper, reminding readers that the fate of Europe is currently at stake.
Read and share.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Read and share.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Five authors, including researchers, have published a passionate opinion piece in France's most prestigious daily newspaper, reminding readers that the fate of Europe is currently at stake.
Read and share.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Read and share.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
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Someone very close to Putin once explained to me that Putin thinks that all Westerners can be bought. We have no values; only a price. Dmitriev's prominent role in drafting the latest "peace plan" underscores that Putin assessment. I hope Putin is wrong. I fear for some, he might be right.
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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What if, on #CyberMonday, we take the $$ we WOULD have given to Amazon, Target, Starbucks, WaPo, etc and used it to subscribe to independent media?
We could call it #MediaMonday and it would change the lives of independent journalists.
We could call it #MediaMonday and it would change the lives of independent journalists.
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What if, on #CyberMonday, we take the $$ we WOULD have given to Amazon, Target, Starbucks, WaPo, etc and used it to subscribe to independent media?
We could call it #MediaMonday and it would change the lives of independent journalists.
We could call it #MediaMonday and it would change the lives of independent journalists.
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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This Postman butterfly paused on the Lantana just long enough to catch the red band and white patches in a quiet moment at the Butterfly Pavilion.
If you enjoy new perspectives, stick around for more.
#Photography #Butterfly #MacroPhotography #ScottKissPhoto
If you enjoy new perspectives, stick around for more.
#Photography #Butterfly #MacroPhotography #ScottKissPhoto
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This Postman butterfly paused on the Lantana just long enough to catch the red band and white patches in a quiet moment at the Butterfly Pavilion.
If you enjoy new perspectives, stick around for more.
#Photography #Butterfly #MacroPhotography #ScottKissPhoto
If you enjoy new perspectives, stick around for more.
#Photography #Butterfly #MacroPhotography #ScottKissPhoto
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And since pressure remains the only language Russia responds to, we will continue to increase it until there is a genuine willingness to engage on a credible path toward peace.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And since pressure remains the only language Russia responds to, we will continue to increase it until there is a genuine willingness to engage on a credible path toward peace.
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We need strong transatlantic cooperation. Because it delivers.
Take the significant impact of our coordinated and successive waves of sanctions against the Russian economy.
They are shrinking the resources Russia has to wage its war of aggression.
Take the significant impact of our coordinated and successive waves of sanctions against the Russian economy.
They are shrinking the resources Russia has to wage its war of aggression.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We need strong transatlantic cooperation. Because it delivers.
Take the significant impact of our coordinated and successive waves of sanctions against the Russian economy.
They are shrinking the resources Russia has to wage its war of aggression.
Take the significant impact of our coordinated and successive waves of sanctions against the Russian economy.
They are shrinking the resources Russia has to wage its war of aggression.
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Today, the partners of the Coalition of the Willing convened to discuss ongoing negotiations toward a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
In recent days and hours, we have seen solid and encouraging progress.
We welcomed the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during our call.
In recent days and hours, we have seen solid and encouraging progress.
We welcomed the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during our call.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today, the partners of the Coalition of the Willing convened to discuss ongoing negotiations toward a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
In recent days and hours, we have seen solid and encouraging progress.
We welcomed the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during our call.
In recent days and hours, we have seen solid and encouraging progress.
We welcomed the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during our call.