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@quitodelacruz.bsky.social
Ent. Netw. Data Mgmt. Softw. Dev. — EMC
Tier 1 ICT Ent. Biz Dev. & Tech. Prod. Dev. — First Pacific
Dartmouth Coll. Majors: Econ. (Corp. Finance, Intl. Trade & Finance), CS (Software Engineering, OSes & Networking); Minor: History
Phillips Exeter Academy
Tier 1 ICT Ent. Biz Dev. & Tech. Prod. Dev. — First Pacific
Dartmouth Coll. Majors: Econ. (Corp. Finance, Intl. Trade & Finance), CS (Software Engineering, OSes & Networking); Minor: History
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
propub.li
I will keep on saying it: This is the Silicon Valley billionaires' cleansing project to get the United States to Year 0. It goes well beyond just stripping the nation of its wealth/assets and eventually privatizing everything in sight by handing themselves contracts...
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BREAKING: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
The move comes days after Paramount was bested by Netflix in a competitive bidding process to buy Warner Bros.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
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NEW: Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW: Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Sauer - "obviously" "inferior officers" are problematic.
(this would mean POTUS can fire not just agency heads, but a lot of other people too)
EK - how about employees?
Sauer - we haven't challenged those
EK - ok, not yet ... I know what you don't challenge you're missing the point.
(this would mean POTUS can fire not just agency heads, but a lot of other people too)
EK - how about employees?
Sauer - we haven't challenged those
EK - ok, not yet ... I know what you don't challenge you're missing the point.
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sauer - "obviously" "inferior officers" are problematic.
(this would mean POTUS can fire not just agency heads, but a lot of other people too)
EK - how about employees?
Sauer - we haven't challenged those
EK - ok, not yet ... I know what you don't challenge you're missing the point.
(this would mean POTUS can fire not just agency heads, but a lot of other people too)
EK - how about employees?
Sauer - we haven't challenged those
EK - ok, not yet ... I know what you don't challenge you're missing the point.
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Kavanaugh: "Tell me how the Fed is different"
Sauer: "It's different"
Kavanaugh: Great! (implied.)
Kagan steps in, voice near shaking with disdain/disbelief at what the Court is about to do - setting up a fight about which entities exercise enough exec power that POTUS must be able to fire them.
Sauer: "It's different"
Kavanaugh: Great! (implied.)
Kagan steps in, voice near shaking with disdain/disbelief at what the Court is about to do - setting up a fight about which entities exercise enough exec power that POTUS must be able to fire them.
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Kavanaugh: "Tell me how the Fed is different"
Sauer: "It's different"
Kavanaugh: Great! (implied.)
Kagan steps in, voice near shaking with disdain/disbelief at what the Court is about to do - setting up a fight about which entities exercise enough exec power that POTUS must be able to fire them.
Sauer: "It's different"
Kavanaugh: Great! (implied.)
Kagan steps in, voice near shaking with disdain/disbelief at what the Court is about to do - setting up a fight about which entities exercise enough exec power that POTUS must be able to fire them.
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The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
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Lol of course he is
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Lol of course he is
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Between this, de-naturalization, abolishing birth-right citizenship and banning dual citizenships, the Trump Admin will create a legion of deeply resentful anti-American former Americans at the same time it severs military and intelligence ties with allies around the world.
But whatever...
But whatever...
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Between this, de-naturalization, abolishing birth-right citizenship and banning dual citizenships, the Trump Admin will create a legion of deeply resentful anti-American former Americans at the same time it severs military and intelligence ties with allies around the world.
But whatever...
But whatever...
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Biden ('s administration) sent two jets a week of deportees to Columbia (among other things). In normal clothing, on chartered flights, for years.
Trump sent flight of shackled people in military jets, with no landing approval. Reality show host's take on being tough.
The cruelty is the point.
Trump sent flight of shackled people in military jets, with no landing approval. Reality show host's take on being tough.
The cruelty is the point.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Biden ('s administration) sent two jets a week of deportees to Columbia (among other things). In normal clothing, on chartered flights, for years.
Trump sent flight of shackled people in military jets, with no landing approval. Reality show host's take on being tough.
The cruelty is the point.
Trump sent flight of shackled people in military jets, with no landing approval. Reality show host's take on being tough.
The cruelty is the point.
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People who have reached this point have gone through a lengthy vetting process already, as legal residents and now applicants for citizenship. If a discrepancy arises - and maybe it does - you notify them and pause to figure out if it can be fixed. You don't treat them like criminals.
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
People who have reached this point have gone through a lengthy vetting process already, as legal residents and now applicants for citizenship. If a discrepancy arises - and maybe it does - you notify them and pause to figure out if it can be fixed. You don't treat them like criminals.
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This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
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This year, companies have laid off more than 1.1 million US workers. It’s only the sixth time since 1993 that there have been more than 1.1 million job cuts through November. Meanwhile, the world has more billionaires than ever. This math doesn't math. www.wsj.com/economy/bill...
The World Has More Billionaires Than Ever
Soaring tech valuations and stock-market gains have boosted the number of billionaires and the wealth they hold.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
This year, companies have laid off more than 1.1 million US workers. It’s only the sixth time since 1993 that there have been more than 1.1 million job cuts through November. Meanwhile, the world has more billionaires than ever. This math doesn't math. www.wsj.com/economy/bill...
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This guy gets it
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This guy gets it
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Puck News: Up to 20 Republicans in the House are expected to announce retirements in the coming weeks. To at least some extent this reflects a crisis of confidence in Speaker Mike Johnson. puck.news/johnsons-car...
Johnson’s Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus
Up to 20 more House Republicans may announce retirements soon as legislative gridlock, Trump’s falling approval, and 2026 midterm fears drive exodus.
puck.news
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Puck News: Up to 20 Republicans in the House are expected to announce retirements in the coming weeks. To at least some extent this reflects a crisis of confidence in Speaker Mike Johnson. puck.news/johnsons-car...
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
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“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
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Trump may call the affordability crisis a “con job,” but working people know the truth every time they pay for housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries, or energy. Americans deserve a life they can see, feel and afford. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump struggles to persuade Americans to ignore affordability issues
A president who has often seemed to float above the laws of politics confronts a new political reality.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Trump may call the affordability crisis a “con job,” but working people know the truth every time they pay for housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries, or energy. Americans deserve a life they can see, feel and afford. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Anxious masculinity is rough.
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Anxious masculinity is rough.
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*Literally* beclowning themselves
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
*Literally* beclowning themselves
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when you're a size 8 but the 10 was on sale
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
when you're a size 8 but the 10 was on sale
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You have to be fucking kidding me with this shit!
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
December 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You have to be fucking kidding me with this shit!
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
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NYT is running like a fifty thousand word front pager today on a sad old man who used to be president, and it has so little new information that it feels like either a hit job or a reaaaally late assignment. *clap clap* keep up people, we have other conversations to have
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NYT is running like a fifty thousand word front pager today on a sad old man who used to be president, and it has so little new information that it feels like either a hit job or a reaaaally late assignment. *clap clap* keep up people, we have other conversations to have
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It’s really important that people spit in Wurman’s and Barnett’s faces when they see them on campus and at conferences, and not let this “my friend” shit slide
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s really important that people spit in Wurman’s and Barnett’s faces when they see them on campus and at conferences, and not let this “my friend” shit slide
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right. yeah man you figured it out where countless generations of lawyers couldn't.
December 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
right. yeah man you figured it out where countless generations of lawyers couldn't.
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It’s also plainly absurd that someone just happened to discover the true meaning of the common law that just evaded everyone else for 800 years in a few weeks of work. I don’t even know what to do with that.
the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
December 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s also plainly absurd that someone just happened to discover the true meaning of the common law that just evaded everyone else for 800 years in a few weeks of work. I don’t even know what to do with that.
...But it's actually how the majority of older White Right-wing/Republicans with whom I interact online (they usually also resort to name-calling, lies, personal insults, etc.) believe that Trump and his allies should rule.
the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
...But it's actually how the majority of older White Right-wing/Republicans with whom I interact online (they usually also resort to name-calling, lies, personal insults, etc.) believe that Trump and his allies should rule.