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All the ‘Free Speech!’ centrists, leftists-turned-conservatives, Intellectual Dark Web types will have nothing to say about this dangerous and authoritarian trend. (They’re too busy policing placards at campus protests.)
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.
www.nytimes.com
In response real lovers of free speech should attach the adjective rapist to Trump as often as possible. Streisand the heck out of this settlement by rapist Trump with craven ABC.
Should pass a law that every statement like this counts as a political ad which is therefore billed to that political party of the incumbent political party.
Taxpayers should not be paying for partisan messaging.
Taxpayers should not be paying for partisan messaging.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Should pass a law that every statement like this counts as a political ad which is therefore billed to that political party of the incumbent political party.
Taxpayers should not be paying for partisan messaging.
Taxpayers should not be paying for partisan messaging.
Former Presidents of Brazil and France were convicted of crimes - and their executive branches continued to function.
Despite our stupid Supreme Court's view that Presidential immunity to prosecution is somehow normal in a democracy.
Despite our stupid Supreme Court's view that Presidential immunity to prosecution is somehow normal in a democracy.
France’s top court on Wednesday upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 reelection bid, in another blow to the former president’s legacy and reputation. https://to.pbs.org/4ik7ESA
France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012
The sentence can be served at home monitored with an electronic bracelet or other requirements set by a judge.
www.pbs.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Former Presidents of Brazil and France were convicted of crimes - and their executive branches continued to function.
Despite our stupid Supreme Court's view that Presidential immunity to prosecution is somehow normal in a democracy.
Despite our stupid Supreme Court's view that Presidential immunity to prosecution is somehow normal in a democracy.
What an embarrassment to the Nobel Prize Committee that they endorsed either a cynical liar or a delusional nut- in either case supporting war.
"I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro...rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
"I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro...rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What an embarrassment to the Nobel Prize Committee that they endorsed either a cynical liar or a delusional nut- in either case supporting war.
"I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro...rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
"I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro...rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
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Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
Tax the rich to fund health care and jobs is a fine message by the Democrats for the midterms.
But demanding we imprison corporate criminals - starting with Trump’s corrupt buddies - should share star billing in messaging to take back crime debate. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/trumps-par...
But demanding we imprison corporate criminals - starting with Trump’s corrupt buddies - should share star billing in messaging to take back crime debate. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/trumps-par...
Trump's Pardons for Corporate Crime: The Crime Issue Democrats Should Actually Run On
Corporate killers and thieves dwarf street crime—and Trump's pardons give Democrats the perfect way to refocus crime debate
nathannewman.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tax the rich to fund health care and jobs is a fine message by the Democrats for the midterms.
But demanding we imprison corporate criminals - starting with Trump’s corrupt buddies - should share star billing in messaging to take back crime debate. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/trumps-par...
But demanding we imprison corporate criminals - starting with Trump’s corrupt buddies - should share star billing in messaging to take back crime debate. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/trumps-par...
OpenAI denying legal principle that you can't leave broken glass on your sidewalk and then use defense that people shouldn't be walking in bare feet.
ChatGPT is definition of "attractive nuisance" for suicidal individuals and while it can claim shared liabiity, it shouldn't escape responsibility.
ChatGPT is definition of "attractive nuisance" for suicidal individuals and while it can claim shared liabiity, it shouldn't escape responsibility.
OpenAI today said that though Raine’s death is tragic, they’re not liable because he said he had suicidal ideation for years before using ChatGPT, and he also sought info on suicide from other online resources
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
OpenAI denying legal principle that you can't leave broken glass on your sidewalk and then use defense that people shouldn't be walking in bare feet.
ChatGPT is definition of "attractive nuisance" for suicidal individuals and while it can claim shared liabiity, it shouldn't escape responsibility.
ChatGPT is definition of "attractive nuisance" for suicidal individuals and while it can claim shared liabiity, it shouldn't escape responsibility.
That a gaslighting liar is lined up to take over running the Fed is going to be a signal to global financial markets to shift money to currencies not overseen by documented liars.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
That a gaslighting liar is lined up to take over running the Fed is going to be a signal to global financial markets to shift money to currencies not overseen by documented liars.
More stenography by national political reporter- repeating Trump lies without noting that ACA already sends money to people to choose their own health care.
What Trump "wants' is not to send money directly to people but to rip away consumer protections built into ACA.
What Trump "wants' is not to send money directly to people but to rip away consumer protections built into ACA.
NEW: Donald Trump says he wants ACA funds to end after 2025
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying if anything he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
More stenography by national political reporter- repeating Trump lies without noting that ACA already sends money to people to choose their own health care.
What Trump "wants' is not to send money directly to people but to rip away consumer protections built into ACA.
What Trump "wants' is not to send money directly to people but to rip away consumer protections built into ACA.
The level of abuse of government resources involved here, of defamation and politicization, is unprecedented.
Really do need Slotkin and Kelly to file defamation lawsuits against the various government officials making these statements, if only for the discovery of partisan plotting here.
Really do need Slotkin and Kelly to file defamation lawsuits against the various government officials making these statements, if only for the discovery of partisan plotting here.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The level of abuse of government resources involved here, of defamation and politicization, is unprecedented.
Really do need Slotkin and Kelly to file defamation lawsuits against the various government officials making these statements, if only for the discovery of partisan plotting here.
Really do need Slotkin and Kelly to file defamation lawsuits against the various government officials making these statements, if only for the discovery of partisan plotting here.
Trump nuking tourism to the US once again.
And any foreign tourist visiting a park without an annual pass will now pay $100 per person per day.
Imagine a large number of overseas folks moving their summer plans to another country at this point.
And any foreign tourist visiting a park without an annual pass will now pay $100 per person per day.
Imagine a large number of overseas folks moving their summer plans to another country at this point.
The Trump administration announced that starting Jan. 1, the cost of an annual national park pass for non-U.S. residents will jump from $80 to $250 more than triple the current price.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump nuking tourism to the US once again.
And any foreign tourist visiting a park without an annual pass will now pay $100 per person per day.
Imagine a large number of overseas folks moving their summer plans to another country at this point.
And any foreign tourist visiting a park without an annual pass will now pay $100 per person per day.
Imagine a large number of overseas folks moving their summer plans to another country at this point.
I love juries but they shouldn't be the ones judging the cost-benefit analysis on safety measures.
If money is spent on accessible elevators instead of screen doors, a jury gets to punish the city?
And why isn't city paying out billions for far more car deaths from unsafe street design?
If money is spent on accessible elevators instead of screen doors, a jury gets to punish the city?
And why isn't city paying out billions for far more car deaths from unsafe street design?
MTA has started to pay the price for procrastinating on the three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022. ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn...
MTA ordered to pay $81.7 million to woman struck by subway in Brooklyn
The jury determined that the MTA had failed to install safety barriers or other protective devices.
ny1.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I love juries but they shouldn't be the ones judging the cost-benefit analysis on safety measures.
If money is spent on accessible elevators instead of screen doors, a jury gets to punish the city?
And why isn't city paying out billions for far more car deaths from unsafe street design?
If money is spent on accessible elevators instead of screen doors, a jury gets to punish the city?
And why isn't city paying out billions for far more car deaths from unsafe street design?
Resigning in protest is usually a pretty weak move, but if a handful of GOP House members did so, they could deliver control to the Democrats - especially with MTG already leaving.
Bacon's seat in particular could easily flip to the Dems, which could be an election that flips the chamber.
Bacon's seat in particular could easily flip to the Dems, which could be an election that flips the chamber.
NEW: Rep. Don Bacon tells @axios.com he was “so angry” last week about the Trump admin’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace deal that he considered resigning in protest.
He ultimately decided against it, he says, but not before giving Mike Johnson an earful. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
He ultimately decided against it, he says, but not before giving Mike Johnson an earful. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
Scoop: GOP Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan
Rep. Don Bacon said he was "so angry" at Trump's proposed Ukraine plan that he "thought about" resigning in protest.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Resigning in protest is usually a pretty weak move, but if a handful of GOP House members did so, they could deliver control to the Democrats - especially with MTG already leaving.
Bacon's seat in particular could easily flip to the Dems, which could be an election that flips the chamber.
Bacon's seat in particular could easily flip to the Dems, which could be an election that flips the chamber.
As a former Scout, this pisses me off- but also seems politically idiotic since Scout participation is likely disproportionately from Republican families.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As a former Scout, this pisses me off- but also seems politically idiotic since Scout participation is likely disproportionately from Republican families.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
So defending manufacturing workers was always an extortion scheme on behalf of the tech oligarchs.
As soon as Europe cancels in taxes on the profits of the oligarchs, Trump is happy to dump steel workers. Just pawns in the game.
As soon as Europe cancels in taxes on the profits of the oligarchs, Trump is happy to dump steel workers. Just pawns in the game.
US tells EU to rethink tech rules to secure lower steel duties www.courthousenews.com/us-tells-eu-...
US tells EU to rethink tech rules to secure lower steel duties
While the EU wants the U.S. to lower its 50% duties on steel and aluminum, Washington is demanding Brussels rolls back green and digital rules it says harm U.S. firms.
www.courthousenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So defending manufacturing workers was always an extortion scheme on behalf of the tech oligarchs.
As soon as Europe cancels in taxes on the profits of the oligarchs, Trump is happy to dump steel workers. Just pawns in the game.
As soon as Europe cancels in taxes on the profits of the oligarchs, Trump is happy to dump steel workers. Just pawns in the game.
Most relevant take here.
Kelly is a civilian now and if Trump wants to try a domestic charge of sedition, go for it.
But don't pervert the military court system with this kind of stuff.
Kelly is a civilian now and if Trump wants to try a domestic charge of sedition, go for it.
But don't pervert the military court system with this kind of stuff.
Back in 2022, a divided D.C. Circuit panel *upheld* the military's constitutional power to court-martial retired servicemembers even for *post-retirement* offenses:
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
cases.justia.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Most relevant take here.
Kelly is a civilian now and if Trump wants to try a domestic charge of sedition, go for it.
But don't pervert the military court system with this kind of stuff.
Kelly is a civilian now and if Trump wants to try a domestic charge of sedition, go for it.
But don't pervert the military court system with this kind of stuff.
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Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
Would be incredible if this happened. Would avoid insanity like the partisans in the Warren-Bernie camps ripping each other apart as happened in 2020, instead encouraging the kind of mutual support we saw between Lander and Mamdani in NYC.
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Would be incredible if this happened. Would avoid insanity like the partisans in the Warren-Bernie camps ripping each other apart as happened in 2020, instead encouraging the kind of mutual support we saw between Lander and Mamdani in NYC.
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
This is a centrist proposal - but it's one most "centrists" oppose because what makes most Democrats "centrists" is having extremist positions defending corporate interests that the majority of Americans oppose.
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is a centrist proposal - but it's one most "centrists" oppose because what makes most Democrats "centrists" is having extremist positions defending corporate interests that the majority of Americans oppose.
Slotkin really does suck, trashing Biden for own political benefit. And yes, aside from inflation, the economy under Biden was the best it had been in decades, with manufacturing jobs expanding and lower-income workers actually seeing real wages rise.
Dem centrists always piss on other Dems.
Dem centrists always piss on other Dems.
Slotkin: "He's trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, the Epstein files and economy. He's tweeting 'the economy is the best it's ever been' -- amazing considering the public isn't stupid. It reminded me of Joe Biden. Biden tried to tell us for a year that the economy was great."
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Slotkin really does suck, trashing Biden for own political benefit. And yes, aside from inflation, the economy under Biden was the best it had been in decades, with manufacturing jobs expanding and lower-income workers actually seeing real wages rise.
Dem centrists always piss on other Dems.
Dem centrists always piss on other Dems.
If Trump manages to abolish the filibuster, the long-term impact of his Presidency will likely be radically progressive - since it means the next time Democrats take back the government, a multi-decade backlog of progressive laws will get enacted.
"What once seemed like a dignified brake on hasty lawmaking now blocks even routine governance," U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent writes. https://wapo.st/4iiAAKS
Opinion | It’s time to end the filibuster
Senate Republicans should not shy from doing what Democrats are certain to do.
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If Trump manages to abolish the filibuster, the long-term impact of his Presidency will likely be radically progressive - since it means the next time Democrats take back the government, a multi-decade backlog of progressive laws will get enacted.
My contrarian view on AI is that humanities will be most sought after degree within a few years, because AI is going to eat many specialized technical skills but providing original content, having high-level editorial skills, and extracting info from original sources will be harder to unemploy.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My contrarian view on AI is that humanities will be most sought after degree within a few years, because AI is going to eat many specialized technical skills but providing original content, having high-level editorial skills, and extracting info from original sources will be harder to unemploy.
I will also note that the majority of Democrats voted against the resolution- so Jeffries was voting not as leader of the party but as a factional leader attacking other factions.
He has the right to do that - but he shouldn't be in the position of party leader if that's the role he wants.
He has the right to do that - but he shouldn't be in the position of party leader if that's the role he wants.
Chi Osse @chiosse.bsky.social slamming Hakeem Jeffries for feeding MAGA corporate propaganda attacking socialists in the Democratic Party and abroad.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I will also note that the majority of Democrats voted against the resolution- so Jeffries was voting not as leader of the party but as a factional leader attacking other factions.
He has the right to do that - but he shouldn't be in the position of party leader if that's the role he wants.
He has the right to do that - but he shouldn't be in the position of party leader if that's the role he wants.
Chi Osse @chiosse.bsky.social slamming Hakeem Jeffries for feeding MAGA corporate propaganda attacking socialists in the Democratic Party and abroad.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Chi Osse @chiosse.bsky.social slamming Hakeem Jeffries for feeding MAGA corporate propaganda attacking socialists in the Democratic Party and abroad.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
A majority of Jeffries district voted for a socialist for mayor - so maybe Jeffries should look for a different job.
The resolution as passed said "Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States."
Just absolute betrayal for the person who wants to be Democratic Speaker to vote to attack members of his own party this way.
Just absolute betrayal for the person who wants to be Democratic Speaker to vote to attack members of his own party this way.
House passes bill condemning European allies, such as Socialist Workers Party running Spain, the Social Democrats running Denmark, and other socialist parties.
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
House passes bill condemning "horrors of socialism" as NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives in Washington
The House passed a bill condemning socialism hours before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, arrived in Washington, D.C.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The resolution as passed said "Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States."
Just absolute betrayal for the person who wants to be Democratic Speaker to vote to attack members of his own party this way.
Just absolute betrayal for the person who wants to be Democratic Speaker to vote to attack members of his own party this way.
House passes bill condemning European allies, such as Socialist Workers Party running Spain, the Social Democrats running Denmark, and other socialist parties.
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
House passes bill condemning "horrors of socialism" as NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives in Washington
The House passed a bill condemning socialism hours before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, arrived in Washington, D.C.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
House passes bill condemning European allies, such as Socialist Workers Party running Spain, the Social Democrats running Denmark, and other socialist parties.
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
And denouncing socialism advocated by Democrats like AOC & Mamdani
Hakeem Jeffries voted for it.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...