Patrick Polley
@patrickpoll.bsky.social
Physics teacher, military historian, Ph.D. in experimental physics, University of Florida 1985
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NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
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NEW: 20 million Americans face health care premium spikes. Trump briefly floated a fix, but House Republicans instantly revolted.
@citizencohn.bsky.social dives into the GOP’s health care chaos and the abortion fight now threatening any deal in The Breakdown.
lnk.thebulwark.com/3LZ5Hz0?utm_...
@citizencohn.bsky.social dives into the GOP’s health care chaos and the abortion fight now threatening any deal in The Breakdown.
lnk.thebulwark.com/3LZ5Hz0?utm_...
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NEW: 20 million Americans face health care premium spikes. Trump briefly floated a fix, but House Republicans instantly revolted.
@citizencohn.bsky.social dives into the GOP’s health care chaos and the abortion fight now threatening any deal in The Breakdown.
lnk.thebulwark.com/3LZ5Hz0?utm_...
@citizencohn.bsky.social dives into the GOP’s health care chaos and the abortion fight now threatening any deal in The Breakdown.
lnk.thebulwark.com/3LZ5Hz0?utm_...
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🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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"Recently, I found myself asking: What would military theorist Carl von Clausewitz say about the quest for peace between Russia and Ukraine? Perhaps he might write a letter like the one below."
@markhertling.bsky.social channels the "On War" author on Ukraine: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
@markhertling.bsky.social channels the "On War" author on Ukraine: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Recently, I found myself asking: What would military theorist Carl von Clausewitz say about the quest for peace between Russia and Ukraine? Perhaps he might write a letter like the one below."
@markhertling.bsky.social channels the "On War" author on Ukraine: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
@markhertling.bsky.social channels the "On War" author on Ukraine: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
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Word of the Day: Stagflation. So "stag-" is stagnation. That's when the economy slows, sometimes when it goes backward... there's roughly a 1 in 3 chance of a recession over the next year... "-flation" is inflation., and inflation currently has remained stubbornly high"
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Word of the Day: Stagflation. So "stag-" is stagnation. That's when the economy slows, sometimes when it goes backward... there's roughly a 1 in 3 chance of a recession over the next year... "-flation" is inflation., and inflation currently has remained stubbornly high"
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Consumer confidence falls to lowest in seven months as concerns grow about high prices and a weakening job market https://cnn.it/4ririCu
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Consumer confidence falls to lowest in seven months as concerns grow about high prices and a weakening job market https://cnn.it/4ririCu
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President Donald Trump and his economic team often respond to concerns about the affordability crisis by touting how much cheaper gasoline is than under his predecessor. For the vast majority of 2025, this was a legitimate bragging point for the White House.
Until now. https://cnn.it/3M0s8np
Until now. https://cnn.it/3M0s8np
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
President Donald Trump and his economic team often respond to concerns about the affordability crisis by touting how much cheaper gasoline is than under his predecessor. For the vast majority of 2025, this was a legitimate bragging point for the White House.
Until now. https://cnn.it/3M0s8np
Until now. https://cnn.it/3M0s8np
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggests travelers dress more formally and follow common courtesy guidelines as part of the Trump administration's "Civility Campaign" ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggests travelers dress more formally and follow common courtesy guidelines as part of the Trump administration's "Civility Campaign" ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Peter Thiel, the great theologian
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Peter Thiel, the great theologian
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The company said the weight loss and diabetes treatment drug failed to show any significant reduction in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients.
Novo Nordisk Stock Plummets After Ozempic-Maker’s Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Fails
The company said the weight loss and diabetes treatment drug failed to show any significant reduction in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The company said the weight loss and diabetes treatment drug failed to show any significant reduction in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients.
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⚡️Update: At least 1 killed, 7 injured in mass Russian attack on Kyiv.
Emergency workers are still searching for additional victims who may be trapped in a burning apartment building, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Emergency workers are still searching for additional victims who may be trapped in a burning apartment building, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Ukrainian homes burn as Russian missiles hit Kyiv — at least 1 killed, 7 injured in mass attack
Several multistory residential buildings caught fire and at least one person has been killed in what the Energy Ministry called "a massive combined attack...on infrastructure facilities."
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
⚡️Update: At least 1 killed, 7 injured in mass Russian attack on Kyiv.
Emergency workers are still searching for additional victims who may be trapped in a burning apartment building, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Emergency workers are still searching for additional victims who may be trapped in a burning apartment building, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
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Former Sen. Doug Jones, whose 2017 election renewed hope for Alabama Democrats, has announced that he is running for governor of Alabama in 2026. https://cnn.it/48xr5Ee
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Former Sen. Doug Jones, whose 2017 election renewed hope for Alabama Democrats, has announced that he is running for governor of Alabama in 2026. https://cnn.it/48xr5Ee
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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“The Justice Department should never have brought such an astoundingly shoddy case” against James Comey, @qjurecic.bsky.social argued in September. That decision, she added, was “an indication of how thoroughly Trump has been able to corrupt the department.”
The Comey Indictment Is an Embarrassment
The Justice Department should never have brought such a shoddy case.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“The Justice Department should never have brought such an astoundingly shoddy case” against James Comey, @qjurecic.bsky.social argued in September. That decision, she added, was “an indication of how thoroughly Trump has been able to corrupt the department.”
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Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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3/ And whether they can reindict at all is questionable. Judge Currie suggest otherwise in dicta, writing that an "invalid indictment...cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed," relying on district court decisions in Maryland and Illinois.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
3/ And whether they can reindict at all is questionable. Judge Currie suggest otherwise in dicta, writing that an "invalid indictment...cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed," relying on district court decisions in Maryland and Illinois.
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Hegseth gets cut out of Russian-Ukraine talks, scrambles to find ways to please the King and save his pathetic ass.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hegseth gets cut out of Russian-Ukraine talks, scrambles to find ways to please the King and save his pathetic ass.
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There is a dawning realization, even within the Trumpian swamp of grift, that Kash Patel is turning out to be a clueless, ethically-tone deaf cretin. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Kash's Turn in the Barrel
Plus: MAGA's foreign troll farms
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There is a dawning realization, even within the Trumpian swamp of grift, that Kash Patel is turning out to be a clueless, ethically-tone deaf cretin. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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My MVP for this week: I've discovered some folks who could do a much better job running American trade policy. #Econ101 #GoBlue #TeachEcon
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My MVP for this week: I've discovered some folks who could do a much better job running American trade policy. #Econ101 #GoBlue #TeachEcon
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"That is why the principle of Farmers’ Right to Know must be the foundation of Virginia policy. Not a mere slogan, but a concrete policy: transparency, testing, disclosure, accountability — all before irreversible harm occurs."
Farmers deserve to know what’s being spread on their land | Guest column
Farming families deserve full transparency about what is being applied to their land and into their water. Yet Sewage sludge marketed as “biosolids” fertilizer is increasingly being found to contain P...
richmond.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"That is why the principle of Farmers’ Right to Know must be the foundation of Virginia policy. Not a mere slogan, but a concrete policy: transparency, testing, disclosure, accountability — all before irreversible harm occurs."
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"I've got a lot of empathy for J.D. Vance here asking for patience...I was talking to my partner last night and I asked her for patience. I'm trying to work on having a better personality...I'm not all the way there yet right now." And maybe that's how we should interpret JD's views on the economy.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"I've got a lot of empathy for J.D. Vance here asking for patience...I was talking to my partner last night and I asked her for patience. I'm trying to work on having a better personality...I'm not all the way there yet right now." And maybe that's how we should interpret JD's views on the economy.