@sqrrl1.bsky.social
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Donald Trump isn't interested in wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people and preserve competition in our economy — he's using it to reward his allies.
It's all out on the open.
It's all out on the open.
This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Donald Trump isn't interested in wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people and preserve competition in our economy — he's using it to reward his allies.
It's all out on the open.
It's all out on the open.
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First time in 28 years Miami has not elected a Republican mayor. Momentum.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall
The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
First time in 28 years Miami has not elected a Republican mayor. Momentum.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
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Folks are crashing out over Crockett. Guess what? Black folks are not taking the advice of the white Dem pundie class. They have never brought over white working class voters since 1965. Stop lining their pockets.
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Folks are crashing out over Crockett. Guess what? Black folks are not taking the advice of the white Dem pundie class. They have never brought over white working class voters since 1965. Stop lining their pockets.
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Which women? 👀
Large US companies have made progress – albeit slowly – over the past decade when it comes to increasing the number of women in management and leadership roles on every rung of the corporate ladder.
Corporate America ‘risks rolling back progress’ for women, says new report | CNN Business
Large US companies have made progress – albeit slowly – over the past decade when it comes to increasing the number of women in management and leadership roles on every rung of the corporate ladder.
www.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Which women? 👀
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Trump became unaffordable for the majority of Americans.
Trump claimed in a speech Tuesday that prices for consumers were “going down very substantially” as economic confidence among Americans remains near historic lows.
Trump Doubles Down On Affordability ‘Hoax’ View In Speech On Economy
Trump claimed in a speech Tuesday that prices for consumers were “going down very substantially” as economic confidence among Americans remains near historic lows.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Trump became unaffordable for the majority of Americans.
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No. I was there for both Reagan terms. I met the man. His administration did not move at anything remotely like this speed.
Actual historians of fascism--people like @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social & @nancymaclean.bsky.social --are very clear that Trump's speed has been unprecedented. Read their work.
Actual historians of fascism--people like @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social & @nancymaclean.bsky.social --are very clear that Trump's speed has been unprecedented. Read their work.
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No. I was there for both Reagan terms. I met the man. His administration did not move at anything remotely like this speed.
Actual historians of fascism--people like @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social & @nancymaclean.bsky.social --are very clear that Trump's speed has been unprecedented. Read their work.
Actual historians of fascism--people like @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social & @nancymaclean.bsky.social --are very clear that Trump's speed has been unprecedented. Read their work.
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Don't even look for MSM to fully or correctly cover that "rally" they've showed us who they are & what they do... it's not journalism.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Don't even look for MSM to fully or correctly cover that "rally" they've showed us who they are & what they do... it's not journalism.
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Pod save America, crooked media.. Lincoln project and others..
You’re not in charge of the party.. or more important than the party’s most loyal voters … you’re part but not in charge.
You’re not in charge of the party.. or more important than the party’s most loyal voters … you’re part but not in charge.
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Pod save America, crooked media.. Lincoln project and others..
You’re not in charge of the party.. or more important than the party’s most loyal voters … you’re part but not in charge.
You’re not in charge of the party.. or more important than the party’s most loyal voters … you’re part but not in charge.
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This guy and one other are the only ones who talk about the Democrats overperforming in every single election this year. Every. Single. Election. But..."messaging"..Y'all are playing around
Meanwhile, @emgisler.bsky.social may be on the verge of flipping an R+13 state House seat.
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This guy and one other are the only ones who talk about the Democrats overperforming in every single election this year. Every. Single. Election. But..."messaging"..Y'all are playing around
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I am happy we are flipping seats, but d*** i*, why couldn't you do this on November 5, 2024?
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I am happy we are flipping seats, but d*** i*, why couldn't you do this on November 5, 2024?
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CONGRATULATIONS to Eileen Higgins!
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
CONGRATULATIONS to Eileen Higgins!
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This is a big big deal
When we show up, we win! 🥳Congratulations @commisheileen.bsky.social
on your victory in Miami’s Mayoral race! The 1st woman elected Mayor of the city & the 1st Democrat in 28 years! Tonight’s victory is proof that when Democrats commit to year-round organizing, we can win.
on your victory in Miami’s Mayoral race! The 1st woman elected Mayor of the city & the 1st Democrat in 28 years! Tonight’s victory is proof that when Democrats commit to year-round organizing, we can win.
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is a big big deal
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I don’t know if Jasmine Crockett can win the senate seat in Texas… but what i do know …
Whenever a down ballot dem needs help raising money or brand awareness
They call her
Whenever a down ballot dem needs help raising money or brand awareness
They call her
December 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I don’t know if Jasmine Crockett can win the senate seat in Texas… but what i do know …
Whenever a down ballot dem needs help raising money or brand awareness
They call her
Whenever a down ballot dem needs help raising money or brand awareness
They call her
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PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
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Step one: Don’t let anybody in from outside.
Step two: Don’t let anybody out from inside.
It’s the Soviet way.
Step two: Don’t let anybody out from inside.
It’s the Soviet way.
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Step one: Don’t let anybody in from outside.
Step two: Don’t let anybody out from inside.
It’s the Soviet way.
Step two: Don’t let anybody out from inside.
It’s the Soviet way.
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark, via @anneapplebaum.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark, via @anneapplebaum.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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It just keeps getting worse.
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It just keeps getting worse.
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In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Hell yes, Democratic candidate Eric Gisler just won the HD-121 special election in Georgia and has officially flipped the seat from red to blue in a district that the orange felon won by 12 points, a major surprising upset. Much more of this please. 💙👊
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hell yes, Democratic candidate Eric Gisler just won the HD-121 special election in Georgia and has officially flipped the seat from red to blue in a district that the orange felon won by 12 points, a major surprising upset. Much more of this please. 💙👊
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Instant all-timer here:
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Instant all-timer here:
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Hooooleeee buckets, kids.
Per the Civiqs and Gallup folks, Trump’s underwater in Ohio,44% to 51%:
www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2...
Per the Civiqs and Gallup folks, Trump’s underwater in Ohio,44% to 51%:
www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2...
Trump approval rating in Ohio drops to lowest point of 2025
President Donald Trump's approval rating in Ohio is at a new low 10 months into his second term.
www.cantonrep.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hooooleeee buckets, kids.
Per the Civiqs and Gallup folks, Trump’s underwater in Ohio,44% to 51%:
www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2...
Per the Civiqs and Gallup folks, Trump’s underwater in Ohio,44% to 51%:
www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2...