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· Nov 24
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Day 1388 of Ukraine's fight for life, both the individual and the state.
A majority of people now think the war is coming to an end. But funnily enough the Ukrainians and Russians don't think so.
Here's Friday's daily thread:
A majority of people now think the war is coming to an end. But funnily enough the Ukrainians and Russians don't think so.
Here's Friday's daily thread:
December 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Day 1388 of Ukraine's fight for life, both the individual and the state.
A majority of people now think the war is coming to an end. But funnily enough the Ukrainians and Russians don't think so.
Here's Friday's daily thread:
A majority of people now think the war is coming to an end. But funnily enough the Ukrainians and Russians don't think so.
Here's Friday's daily thread:
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The Senate blocked a bill to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, all but ensuring they will expire at the end of the year.
Senate blocks Democrats’ bill to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies
The chamber also blocked a Republican bill to give Americans up to $1,500 to spend on health care instead of extending the subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Senate blocked a bill to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, all but ensuring they will expire at the end of the year.
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The U.S. House approved a measure overturning President Trump’s executive order eliminating union rights at federal agencies, but it is unlikely to pass the Senate because Republicans largely oppose it.
House votes to repeal Trump order ending union rights at federal agencies
Twenty-two Republicans joined with Democrats to overturn the order, but it faces steep odds in the Senate.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The U.S. House approved a measure overturning President Trump’s executive order eliminating union rights at federal agencies, but it is unlikely to pass the Senate because Republicans largely oppose it.
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Breaking news: President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to sue states that enact AI regulations deemed harmful to U.S. “global AI dominance,” reinforcing the White House’s industry-friendly tech stance despite pushback.
Trump defies GOP critics by signing controversial order threatening states over AI laws
Trump’s latest executive order attempts to punish states that regulate artificial intelligence technology, a policy that has triggered division in the GOP.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Breaking news: President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to sue states that enact AI regulations deemed harmful to U.S. “global AI dominance,” reinforcing the White House’s industry-friendly tech stance despite pushback.
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HUD is investigating the city of Boston for alleged housing discrimination, accusing officials of pushing “racial equity into every layer of operations in City government” and favoring Black and Latino residents in some programs.
HUD investigating Boston for alleged housing discrimination
The move marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s overhaul of fair housing enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
HUD is investigating the city of Boston for alleged housing discrimination, accusing officials of pushing “racial equity into every layer of operations in City government” and favoring Black and Latino residents in some programs.
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President Trump has launched a “gold card” visa program offering expedited U.S. residency for $1 million, raising legal and ethical concerns. https://wapo.st/4j1p72I
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
President Trump has launched a “gold card” visa program offering expedited U.S. residency for $1 million, raising legal and ethical concerns. https://wapo.st/4j1p72I
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
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Breaking news: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, over records related to the 2020 election, escalating the Trump administration’s efforts to boost the president’s false claims that his loss to Joe Biden was rigged.
DOJ sues Georgia county as Trump pushes debunked 2020 election fraud claims
President Donald Trump has increasingly pressured his administration to find widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite those claims having been debunked and dismissed in dozens of cases by ...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, over records related to the 2020 election, escalating the Trump administration’s efforts to boost the president’s false claims that his loss to Joe Biden was rigged.
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A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
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This week, we had big votes on health care. It continues to be an issue I hear a lot about, and I will work with anyone who is serious. But unfortunately, Washington seems to be incapable of having a bipartisan conversation about lowering costs. youtube.com/shorts/VImsr...
Will people have health insurance next year?
This week, we had big votes on health care. It continues to be an issue I hear a lot about, and I will work with anyone who is serious. But unfortunately, Washington seems to be incapable of having a…
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This week, we had big votes on health care. It continues to be an issue I hear a lot about, and I will work with anyone who is serious. But unfortunately, Washington seems to be incapable of having a bipartisan conversation about lowering costs. youtube.com/shorts/VImsr...
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Americans know that our health care system is broken. This week is a vote on a band-aid. But I believe we need to fundamentally reimagine health care in America. To me, that's a nationwide public insurance plan.
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Americans know that our health care system is broken. This week is a vote on a band-aid. But I believe we need to fundamentally reimagine health care in America. To me, that's a nationwide public insurance plan.
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Frigid Upper midwest, abnormally warm arctic.
Consistent with a warming planet.
Frigid Upper midwest, abnormally warm arctic.
Consistent with a warming planet.
Frigid Polar Vortex Over US, Warm Anomalies Over Arctic
We’re shivering under temperatures about 12 F colder than usual, making the upper midwest feel like January rather than pre-Christmas. Not that unusual to have snow on the ground at this time…
thinc.blog
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Frigid Upper midwest, abnormally warm arctic.
Consistent with a warming planet.
Frigid Upper midwest, abnormally warm arctic.
Consistent with a warming planet.
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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Oops. Vlad Putin pokes US dependency on Russian nuclear fuel
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Putin Puts Finger on Key US Nuclear Fuel Dependency
Ooops. India Today: Calling out Donald Trump’s hypocrisy, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that the US continues to purchase uranium from Russia, key to producing nuclear reactor fue…
thinc.blog
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oops. Vlad Putin pokes US dependency on Russian nuclear fuel
thinc.blog/2025/12/05/p...
thinc.blog/2025/12/05/p...
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In this week's Intel Briefing, we're covering three important topics:
1️⃣ Rising energy costs and the aftermath of Michigan's ice storm
2️⃣ Negotiations with (and without) Ukraine
3️⃣ Progress since the 2021 Oxford shooting
youtu.be/ho5d8aUruPE
1️⃣ Rising energy costs and the aftermath of Michigan's ice storm
2️⃣ Negotiations with (and without) Ukraine
3️⃣ Progress since the 2021 Oxford shooting
youtu.be/ho5d8aUruPE
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Brief: Energy Costs, Ukraine, and Progress Since the Oxford Shooting
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In this week's Intel Briefing, we're covering three important topics:
1️⃣ Rising energy costs and the aftermath of Michigan's ice storm
2️⃣ Negotiations with (and without) Ukraine
3️⃣ Progress since the 2021 Oxford shooting
youtu.be/ho5d8aUruPE
1️⃣ Rising energy costs and the aftermath of Michigan's ice storm
2️⃣ Negotiations with (and without) Ukraine
3️⃣ Progress since the 2021 Oxford shooting
youtu.be/ho5d8aUruPE
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WATCH: Trump received the first FIFA peace prize, finally earning the peace prize he desperately wanted. Meanwhile, he is “fuming” over media reports of his declining mental and physical health. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2oj...
Trump accepts FIFA peace prize despite ‘fuming’ over media coverage of his age
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
WATCH: Trump received the first FIFA peace prize, finally earning the peace prize he desperately wanted. Meanwhile, he is “fuming” over media reports of his declining mental and physical health. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2oj...
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Conspiracy theory: “They’re hiding the inflation data!”
Boring reality: “We sent the data nerds home for six weeks and they couldn’t collect it.”
As usual, never attribute to malice what can be explained by budget dysfunction.
Boring reality: “We sent the data nerds home for six weeks and they couldn’t collect it.”
As usual, never attribute to malice what can be explained by budget dysfunction.
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Conspiracy theory: “They’re hiding the inflation data!”
Boring reality: “We sent the data nerds home for six weeks and they couldn’t collect it.”
As usual, never attribute to malice what can be explained by budget dysfunction.
Boring reality: “We sent the data nerds home for six weeks and they couldn’t collect it.”
As usual, never attribute to malice what can be explained by budget dysfunction.
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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Absolutely hilarious.
When we tell Europe, essentially to go fuck themselves, favor Russia over Ukraine and slap tariffs on our allies and we're surprised when they don't want to buy our stuff.
I mean. . . . 🙄
When we tell Europe, essentially to go fuck themselves, favor Russia over Ukraine and slap tariffs on our allies and we're surprised when they don't want to buy our stuff.
I mean. . . . 🙄
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Absolutely hilarious.
When we tell Europe, essentially to go fuck themselves, favor Russia over Ukraine and slap tariffs on our allies and we're surprised when they don't want to buy our stuff.
I mean. . . . 🙄
When we tell Europe, essentially to go fuck themselves, favor Russia over Ukraine and slap tariffs on our allies and we're surprised when they don't want to buy our stuff.
I mean. . . . 🙄
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We've seen this administration use these harassment tactics on the private sector, on law firms, on universities. I will not back down from speaking up for our country.
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We've seen this administration use these harassment tactics on the private sector, on law firms, on universities. I will not back down from speaking up for our country.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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I just read the Signalgate report. The unclassified version will be released tomorrow for the American public to judge for themselves.
The report reinforced what was already publicly known: @SecDef used a personal cell phone and an unclassified app to share sensitive operational information... (1/4)
The report reinforced what was already publicly known: @SecDef used a personal cell phone and an unclassified app to share sensitive operational information... (1/4)
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I just read the Signalgate report. The unclassified version will be released tomorrow for the American public to judge for themselves.
The report reinforced what was already publicly known: @SecDef used a personal cell phone and an unclassified app to share sensitive operational information... (1/4)
The report reinforced what was already publicly known: @SecDef used a personal cell phone and an unclassified app to share sensitive operational information... (1/4)