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People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
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Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth submitted a criminal referral to the Justice Department over alleged constitutional violations — including warrantless arrests and the use of excessive force — by federal immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Durbin, Duckworth seek criminal probe of Chicago's immigration blitz — even after Trump leaves office
The senators cited at least 50 documented instances of immigration agents breaking car windows, entering private property and pepper-spraying and body-slamming U.S. citizens.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth submitted a criminal referral to the Justice Department over alleged constitutional violations — including warrantless arrests and the use of excessive force — by federal immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Interesting to see someone w/no experience in TV news pull a 60 Minutes story the correspondent said was vetted by lawyers and editors. Wonder if Weiss will ever say exactly why she pulled the story? Or if CBS News new ombudsman will somehow surface? https://loom.ly/SnYFb1w
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Interesting to see someone w/no experience in TV news pull a 60 Minutes story the correspondent said was vetted by lawyers and editors. Wonder if Weiss will ever say exactly why she pulled the story? Or if CBS News new ombudsman will somehow surface? https://loom.ly/SnYFb1w
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All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
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Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
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Andrew Weissman: A responsible DOJ would have had a press conference, and they would have talked through the measures they took. You know that there is a problem when they do this through a short-form announcement on Fox News that doesn't address any of our questions
December 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Andrew Weissman: A responsible DOJ would have had a press conference, and they would have talked through the measures they took. You know that there is a problem when they do this through a short-form announcement on Fox News that doesn't address any of our questions
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Power shortages predicted - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics ...
Power shortages predicted - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
A recent study published by three state agencies warns electricity shortages are coming to Illinois. The shortages will start in PJM’s regional transmission system by 2029, with the shortage hitting...
www.illinoistimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Power shortages predicted - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics ...
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US Treasury quietly removed sanctions from several companies previously accused of supplying Russia's military - from Cyprus, Dubai, Turkey, and Finland - offering no explanation for the move.
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
US Treasury quietly removed sanctions from several companies previously accused of supplying Russia's military - from Cyprus, Dubai, Turkey, and Finland - offering no explanation for the move.
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House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
December 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
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“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense,” said Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society about the claims made in Kory's book that chlorine dioxide is a miracle treatment for a wide range of ailments.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense,” said Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society about the claims made in Kory's book that chlorine dioxide is a miracle treatment for a wide range of ailments.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Home sellers are giving up at 'unusually high rate,' says new Realtor report
Home sellers are giving up at 'unusually high rate,' says new Realtor report
Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the highest delisting rate since Realtor.com began tracking the seasonal trend in 2022.
cnb.cx
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Home sellers are giving up at 'unusually high rate,' says new Realtor report
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He's not known for being smart.
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
He's not known for being smart.
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hearing @karenattiah.bsky.social speak in person about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi drove some emotional truths home that can, simply put, never be conveyed online or via video or even through my beloved written word.
go see people.
speak with them.
listen to them.
*exist* in *community*.
go see people.
speak with them.
listen to them.
*exist* in *community*.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
hearing @karenattiah.bsky.social speak in person about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi drove some emotional truths home that can, simply put, never be conveyed online or via video or even through my beloved written word.
go see people.
speak with them.
listen to them.
*exist* in *community*.
go see people.
speak with them.
listen to them.
*exist* in *community*.
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At least 60 people arrested in Hinds County have been jailed in its detention facilities for over three months—including at least five for more than a year—with no indictment filed against them and no pathway to a trial in sight.
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Dozens Locked in Hinds County’s Jails Without an Indictment—Some for Over a Year
At least 60 people arrested in Hinds County have been jailed in its detention facilities for over three months with no indictment filed against them.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
At least 60 people arrested in Hinds County have been jailed in its detention facilities for over three months—including at least five for more than a year—with no indictment filed against them and no pathway to a trial in sight.
buff.ly/Z0Exzpl
buff.ly/Z0Exzpl
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lol
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
lol
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
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Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United | Congresswoman Summer Lee share.google/2wnIsxfasX6G...
Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Photos | Press Conference | Bill Text
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December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United | Congresswoman Summer Lee share.google/2wnIsxfasX6G...
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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That information Hegseth shared on the Signal chat derived from a classified email that Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, then the commander overseeing U.S. operations in the Middle East, had sent through secure channels to senior defense officials.
The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols designed to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
That information Hegseth shared on the Signal chat derived from a classified email that Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, then the commander overseeing U.S. operations in the Middle East, had sent through secure channels to senior defense officials.
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This is insane, but a fun side note: former Overstock CEO and Maria Butina honeypot victim Patrick Byrne as been MIA (after his lawyer was arrested) in a defamation suit brought against him by Hunter Biden. A judge found him in default and Biden has filed a $33.3M default judgement request.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is insane, but a fun side note: former Overstock CEO and Maria Butina honeypot victim Patrick Byrne as been MIA (after his lawyer was arrested) in a defamation suit brought against him by Hunter Biden. A judge found him in default and Biden has filed a $33.3M default judgement request.
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Not sure the "we're totally responsible for all the illegal murderings, except this one, which people are upset about, so we didn't order that one" is going to stick.
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Not sure the "we're totally responsible for all the illegal murderings, except this one, which people are upset about, so we didn't order that one" is going to stick.
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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WSJ is matching WaPo while Team Hegseth leaked exonerating lies to NYT
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
WSJ is matching WaPo while Team Hegseth leaked exonerating lies to NYT