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Private equity’s latest victim? Your grandma’s nursing home.
Private equity’s latest victim? Your grandma’s nursing home.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Private equity’s latest victim? Your grandma’s nursing home.
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Johnson's major achievements are jamming through a regressive "big beautiful" bill chock full of politically disastrous items and ensuring Congress remained entirely prone (and often out of session) as Trump seized dictatorial power.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
New in PN: Mike Johnson's downward spiral
"His speakership is a story of chaos and failure at a time when he and his party should be racking up wins. Apparently, the Lord played a trick on his humble servant: He may have given Johnson the job, but He didn’t say he’d be any good at it."
"His speakership is a story of chaos and failure at a time when he and his party should be racking up wins. Apparently, the Lord played a trick on his humble servant: He may have given Johnson the job, but He didn’t say he’d be any good at it."
Mike Johnson's downward spiral
Speaker of the House is a tough job. But he's particularly bad at it.
www.publicnotice.co
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Johnson's major achievements are jamming through a regressive "big beautiful" bill chock full of politically disastrous items and ensuring Congress remained entirely prone (and often out of session) as Trump seized dictatorial power.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
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Once again he attacks a woman asking him questions. Female journalists don't have a chance with him right now. And men won't ask the right questions.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Once again he attacks a woman asking him questions. Female journalists don't have a chance with him right now. And men won't ask the right questions.
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I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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What's so upsetting about the My Lai massacre is that the victims had no idea what was going on; other than U.S. troops came in blasting away. My Lai wasn't an enemy outpost. It was just a village.
The boat stikes gives the same vibe. Especially not knowing whether they were fisherman or not. 😔
The boat stikes gives the same vibe. Especially not knowing whether they were fisherman or not. 😔
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What's so upsetting about the My Lai massacre is that the victims had no idea what was going on; other than U.S. troops came in blasting away. My Lai wasn't an enemy outpost. It was just a village.
The boat stikes gives the same vibe. Especially not knowing whether they were fisherman or not. 😔
The boat stikes gives the same vibe. Especially not knowing whether they were fisherman or not. 😔
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In this Tom Cotton speculates that one of the shipwrecked men “taking off his tshirt” was a hostile act that required his execution by missile from miles away.
One of the most insane, sickening things I’ve ever heard from a US leader
One of the most insane, sickening things I’ve ever heard from a US leader
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In this Tom Cotton speculates that one of the shipwrecked men “taking off his tshirt” was a hostile act that required his execution by missile from miles away.
One of the most insane, sickening things I’ve ever heard from a US leader
One of the most insane, sickening things I’ve ever heard from a US leader
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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WELKER: “Why should death without due process be the punishment? 🇺🇸 doesn't shoot people at the border who are bringing drugs in… Are you saying we should start shooting people at the border?” 🎯
COTTON: “No, I'm not, Kristen.” 😕
COTTON: “No, I'm not, Kristen.” 😕
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WELKER: “Why should death without due process be the punishment? 🇺🇸 doesn't shoot people at the border who are bringing drugs in… Are you saying we should start shooting people at the border?” 🎯
COTTON: “No, I'm not, Kristen.” 😕
COTTON: “No, I'm not, Kristen.” 😕
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For policymakers, lawmakers, commentators and the public:
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable
A deep dive on the international law applicable to the U.S. military's lethal operations against suspected drug boats
www.justsecurity.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For policymakers, lawmakers, commentators and the public:
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
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It's because they have never intended to have a plan. They just want the ACA to go away. That is their plan.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: "I've heard so many people in the Republican conference rail on the ACA, rail on Obamacare, rail on the premium tax credits…They have never offered a better alternative…They still have not been able to put together an articulable plan."
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's because they have never intended to have a plan. They just want the ACA to go away. That is their plan.
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Next week, people in more than 20 states could lose federal funding for SNAP benefits due to a threat from President Trump’s Agriculture Department. Michigan AG @dananessel.bsky.social and Hawaii AG Anne Lopez discuss the Administration’s latest attack on food aid.
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Next week, people in more than 20 states could lose federal funding for SNAP benefits due to a threat from President Trump’s Agriculture Department. Michigan AG @dananessel.bsky.social and Hawaii AG Anne Lopez discuss the Administration’s latest attack on food aid.
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Marc Elias sits down with Faiz Shakir, founder of More Perfect Union and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders
PAY ATTENTION: Corporations Are Destroying Democracy | Faiz Shakir
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Marc Elias sits down with Faiz Shakir, founder of More Perfect Union and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders
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“A Congress even modestly attentive to the rule of law would surely want to know the circumstances surrounding these and other grants of clemency as well as their aftermath.” But thanks to SCOTUS’s Trump v. U.S., all this will remain a mystery. Jeff Toobin explains:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
Opinion | What We’ll Never Know About the Trump Pardons
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“A Congress even modestly attentive to the rule of law would surely want to know the circumstances surrounding these and other grants of clemency as well as their aftermath.” But thanks to SCOTUS’s Trump v. U.S., all this will remain a mystery. Jeff Toobin explains:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
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Marc Elias discusses populist economics with Faiz Shakir and more. An important discussion on how the Democratic Party is evolving.
Marc Elias discusses populist economics with Faiz Shakir and more. An important discussion on how the Democratic Party is evolving.
PAY ATTENTION: Corporations Are Destroying Democracy | Faiz Shakir
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
youtu.be/wV_-rqtsj68?...
Marc Elias discusses populist economics with Faiz Shakir and more. An important discussion on how the Democratic Party is evolving.
Marc Elias discusses populist economics with Faiz Shakir and more. An important discussion on how the Democratic Party is evolving.
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BRENNAN: When Trump says "affordability is a con job," his approval on the economy is down to 36%. Don't you need to show you feel the pain?
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
BRENNAN: When Trump says "affordability is a con job," his approval on the economy is down to 36%. Don't you need to show you feel the pain?
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
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Kaitlyn Collins spells Kaitlyn with a “K”. Trump calls her stupid while misspelling her name.
Trump‘s juvenile name-calling, (Piggy, low IQ, individual, stupid, nasty) Is that an all-time high.
Who is the actual stupid nasty one?
Trump‘s juvenile name-calling, (Piggy, low IQ, individual, stupid, nasty) Is that an all-time high.
Who is the actual stupid nasty one?
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Kaitlyn Collins spells Kaitlyn with a “K”. Trump calls her stupid while misspelling her name.
Trump‘s juvenile name-calling, (Piggy, low IQ, individual, stupid, nasty) Is that an all-time high.
Who is the actual stupid nasty one?
Trump‘s juvenile name-calling, (Piggy, low IQ, individual, stupid, nasty) Is that an all-time high.
Who is the actual stupid nasty one?
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Bessent on grocery prices being up: "Beef is one component. Thanksgiving turkey was down 16%"
(Note the shit-eating grin on Bessent's face as he says this)
(Note the shit-eating grin on Bessent's face as he says this)
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bessent on grocery prices being up: "Beef is one component. Thanksgiving turkey was down 16%"
(Note the shit-eating grin on Bessent's face as he says this)
(Note the shit-eating grin on Bessent's face as he says this)
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The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
Good Sunday morning everyone!
December 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good Sunday morning everyone!
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Stronger fuel economy standards would have lowered fuel costs by $23 billion and prevented more than 710 million metric tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere by 2050.
The Trump administration has once again sided with polluters over clean air and water and the well-being of ordinary Americans.
The Trump administration has once again sided with polluters over clean air and water and the well-being of ordinary Americans.
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Stronger fuel economy standards would have lowered fuel costs by $23 billion and prevented more than 710 million metric tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere by 2050.
The Trump administration has once again sided with polluters over clean air and water and the well-being of ordinary Americans.
The Trump administration has once again sided with polluters over clean air and water and the well-being of ordinary Americans.
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The know this country is changing, much to their distain, so if you can't cheat vote tallies, you take away the rights of dual citizens so they can't vote
If passed it could & will strip millions of Americans of their citizenship making them stateless
thejusticeguy.substack.com/p/a-bill-tha...
If passed it could & will strip millions of Americans of their citizenship making them stateless
thejusticeguy.substack.com/p/a-bill-tha...
A Bill That Would Strip Millions of Their American Citizenship
A bill that would give agencies the power to erase citizenship without a judge
thejusticeguy.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The know this country is changing, much to their distain, so if you can't cheat vote tallies, you take away the rights of dual citizens so they can't vote
If passed it could & will strip millions of Americans of their citizenship making them stateless
thejusticeguy.substack.com/p/a-bill-tha...
If passed it could & will strip millions of Americans of their citizenship making them stateless
thejusticeguy.substack.com/p/a-bill-tha...
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"The Trump administration has privately informed European allies that Washington will no longer remain NATO’s primary conventional defense provider beyond 2027, three people familiar with classified conversations this week told Kyiv Post."
US Promises Pre-Christmas Arms Boost for Ukraine, Pushes for Europe-Led NATO by 2027
Senior US defense officials warned European partners that while military aid to Kyiv is set to rise, Washington will no longer anchor NATO’s conventional defenses past 2027.
www.kyivpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"The Trump administration has privately informed European allies that Washington will no longer remain NATO’s primary conventional defense provider beyond 2027, three people familiar with classified conversations this week told Kyiv Post."