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Here I am now entertain me goddammit!
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The censorship lie is a major part of US foreign policy:
-Rubio instructed diplomats to “lobby” against online safety regulations in EU & UK
-tech companies are passing what is said in private meetings btwn CSOs & regulators to Trump admin
-US lawmakers harassing foreign regulators
-and now this:
-Rubio instructed diplomats to “lobby” against online safety regulations in EU & UK
-tech companies are passing what is said in private meetings btwn CSOs & regulators to Trump admin
-US lawmakers harassing foreign regulators
-and now this:
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 8:26 PM
The censorship lie is a major part of US foreign policy:
-Rubio instructed diplomats to “lobby” against online safety regulations in EU & UK
-tech companies are passing what is said in private meetings btwn CSOs & regulators to Trump admin
-US lawmakers harassing foreign regulators
-and now this:
-Rubio instructed diplomats to “lobby” against online safety regulations in EU & UK
-tech companies are passing what is said in private meetings btwn CSOs & regulators to Trump admin
-US lawmakers harassing foreign regulators
-and now this:
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This is tyranny.
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is tyranny.
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Such a large energy and water investment affects more than just Vienna, Deforest, and Windsor. The Yahara river flows into Cherokee Marsh and Lake Mendota(Madison, Waunakee, Middleton, etc). Utility changes of this size would also affect the entire region. None of us have a vote in this.
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Such a large energy and water investment affects more than just Vienna, Deforest, and Windsor. The Yahara river flows into Cherokee Marsh and Lake Mendota(Madison, Waunakee, Middleton, etc). Utility changes of this size would also affect the entire region. None of us have a vote in this.
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That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
ACIP may end universal Hep B vaccination today.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
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"[O]fficers 'offered to poorly tighten [the] hand restraints' during the warden's walk-through 'so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault' [on the warden] ... Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors, and promised not to injure them."
A warden was tasked with ending abuse at one of the highest security federal prisons in the U.S. But he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.
A Warden Tried to Fix an Abusive Prison. He Faced Death Threats.
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary, but he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"[O]fficers 'offered to poorly tighten [the] hand restraints' during the warden's walk-through 'so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault' [on the warden] ... Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors, and promised not to injure them."
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Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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Bullshit. Putin needs 18 months breathing space to rearm, reorganise and repopulate his Armed Forces. If he can get Trump to press Zelenskyy into freezing the conflict, Russia will be good to go for a major offensive in spring 2027.
Trump:
‘Putin wants the war to end — that’s the impression Whitkof and Kushner got after their meeting. I think he wants to return to a more normal life; he wants to return to trading with the U.S.instead of losing thousands of soldiers every week…He very much wants to reach a peace agreement.’
‘Putin wants the war to end — that’s the impression Whitkof and Kushner got after their meeting. I think he wants to return to a more normal life; he wants to return to trading with the U.S.instead of losing thousands of soldiers every week…He very much wants to reach a peace agreement.’
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bullshit. Putin needs 18 months breathing space to rearm, reorganise and repopulate his Armed Forces. If he can get Trump to press Zelenskyy into freezing the conflict, Russia will be good to go for a major offensive in spring 2027.
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
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Bernie said the exact same thing in October. Both of them are completely wrong. (And people think I'm making the Sanders thing up but nope, the hero of the working class thinks Trump is doing great at the border.) Brain rot.
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bernie said the exact same thing in October. Both of them are completely wrong. (And people think I'm making the Sanders thing up but nope, the hero of the working class thinks Trump is doing great at the border.) Brain rot.
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I love how people think what’s important is some stupid comment on CNN that nobody will remember a week from now, & not that less than 18 hours ago House Dems made Republicans spend a bunch of money to run 14 points behind Trump, likely leading to more Repub retirements.
he's gotta go
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I love how people think what’s important is some stupid comment on CNN that nobody will remember a week from now, & not that less than 18 hours ago House Dems made Republicans spend a bunch of money to run 14 points behind Trump, likely leading to more Repub retirements.
Not all the good ones die young. Read the whole thread for the story of an good life's work.
In 2012, President Obama awarded Doar the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his lifetime of service. Doar died in 2014 at age 92. He is remembered for his pursuit of justice and the rule of law and his courageous efforts to bring about social change. /end
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Not all the good ones die young. Read the whole thread for the story of an good life's work.
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Looks like Adm. Bradley plans to say he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to continue their drug run (AFTER THEY HAD BEEN BLOWN UP!), making them and the already-damaged vessel “legitimate targets for another attack.”
Sounds like absolute bullshit.
Sounds like absolute bullshit.
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Looks like Adm. Bradley plans to say he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to continue their drug run (AFTER THEY HAD BEEN BLOWN UP!), making them and the already-damaged vessel “legitimate targets for another attack.”
Sounds like absolute bullshit.
Sounds like absolute bullshit.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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SCOOP: Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale assisted the Honduran presidential campaign of Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate Trump endorsed.
Parscale says he had nothing to do with Trump's endorsement or his pardon of ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Parscale says he had nothing to do with Trump's endorsement or his pardon of ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Assisted Honduran Presidential Candidate
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
SCOOP: Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale assisted the Honduran presidential campaign of Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate Trump endorsed.
Parscale says he had nothing to do with Trump's endorsement or his pardon of ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Parscale says he had nothing to do with Trump's endorsement or his pardon of ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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look it's an admiral we're talking about, by USN standards these days this is profiles in courage shit
>believes the boat strikes might be illegal
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
look it's an admiral we're talking about, by USN standards these days this is profiles in courage shit
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Via a friend, the only time I can remember a President of Harvard as subject/hero of an editorial page cartoon.
(Context: Ongoing "Harvard about to cave" NYT coverage.)
(Context: Ongoing "Harvard about to cave" NYT coverage.)
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Via a friend, the only time I can remember a President of Harvard as subject/hero of an editorial page cartoon.
(Context: Ongoing "Harvard about to cave" NYT coverage.)
(Context: Ongoing "Harvard about to cave" NYT coverage.)
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They place their wink and nods to white supremacy and fascism everywhere. We ignore it at our peril.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
They place their wink and nods to white supremacy and fascism everywhere. We ignore it at our peril.
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Bond investors warned of Hassett as potential Fed chair over rate-cut fears, FT reports reut.rs/3KEYjIE
Bond investors warned of Hassett as potential Fed chair over rate-cut fears, FT reports
Bond investors have expressed concerns to the U.S. Treasury that Kevin Hassett could aggressively cut interest rates to align with President Donald Trump's preferences, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing several people familiar with the conversations.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Bond investors warned of Hassett as potential Fed chair over rate-cut fears, FT reports reut.rs/3KEYjIE
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Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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this is a completely unserious, bullshit plan, and everyone should say so
Hawley is pitching his colleagues — and Trump — on a new health care plan that would allow all tax payers to deduct up to $25K/person in medical expenses.
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley pitches new health care tax plan
The Missouri Republican is proposing making it easier for more tax payers to deduct medical expenses — and has pitched Donald Trump on the idea.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
this is a completely unserious, bullshit plan, and everyone should say so
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This is also the case for a lot of white evangelicals whose subculture is so all encompassing they can pretty much avoid real conversations with anyone who does not believe as they do.
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is also the case for a lot of white evangelicals whose subculture is so all encompassing they can pretty much avoid real conversations with anyone who does not believe as they do.