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EV charger funding. Tax incentives to buy EVs. Permits for wind energy projects. All gone. But tax incentives to extract more oil and gas were expanded by Trump and GOP-controlled Congress. There has been victory after victory for Hamm and his group, Domestic Energy Producers, in Trump's second term
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
EV charger funding. Tax incentives to buy EVs. Permits for wind energy projects. All gone. But tax incentives to extract more oil and gas were expanded by Trump and GOP-controlled Congress. There has been victory after victory for Hamm and his group, Domestic Energy Producers, in Trump's second term
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Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
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Updated with statement from Tesla pr firm& more details from the judge’s order adopted by CA DMV with modified penalty - www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Updated with statement from Tesla pr firm& more details from the judge’s order adopted by CA DMV with modified penalty - www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.
Melanobatrachus indicus, each the size of a fingertip, is the only species in its family, and lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. Their miraculous spots do not indicate poison, as people sometimes assume, but are thought to be used as a mode of communication, according to Rajkumar K P, a Zoological Society of London fellow and researcher. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
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He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Firing experienced public employees in order to hire party supporters sounds like a spoils system.
Vance is talking at a company owned by a billionaire family (the Uihleins) that have funded election denial and massive tax loopholes designed for them.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
Vance is talking at a company owned by a billionaire family (the Uihleins) that have funded election denial and massive tax loopholes designed for them.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Firing experienced public employees in order to hire party supporters sounds like a spoils system.
Vance is talking at a company owned by a billionaire family (the Uihleins) that have funded election denial and massive tax loopholes designed for them.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
Vance is talking at a company owned by a billionaire family (the Uihleins) that have funded election denial and massive tax loopholes designed for them.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
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This picture is so perfect. There's Susie in the middle, a confused and exhausted look on her face like she's a harried mom trying to keep a chaotic household in order...surrounded on her left by dead eyed psychopaths she hopes she won't have to bail out of jail and smarmy sycophants on her right.
December 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This picture is so perfect. There's Susie in the middle, a confused and exhausted look on her face like she's a harried mom trying to keep a chaotic household in order...surrounded on her left by dead eyed psychopaths she hopes she won't have to bail out of jail and smarmy sycophants on her right.
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A big thing I learned from this is that Susie Wiles spent her childhood managing her alcoholic, famous father Pat Summerall...& that Trump likes her in part because he's a pathetic starfucker who thinks she and Pat have "good genes." She's managing Trump "an alcoholic personality" as she did her dad
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A big thing I learned from this is that Susie Wiles spent her childhood managing her alcoholic, famous father Pat Summerall...& that Trump likes her in part because he's a pathetic starfucker who thinks she and Pat have "good genes." She's managing Trump "an alcoholic personality" as she did her dad
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Q: “Americans are still reporting that they’re experiencing high costs of groceries and other living expenses. How does the administration plan to lower those costs?”
Vance: "It's going to take a bit of time…The average American family is a thousand dollars richer than they were 11 months ago."
Vance: "It's going to take a bit of time…The average American family is a thousand dollars richer than they were 11 months ago."
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Q: “Americans are still reporting that they’re experiencing high costs of groceries and other living expenses. How does the administration plan to lower those costs?”
Vance: "It's going to take a bit of time…The average American family is a thousand dollars richer than they were 11 months ago."
Vance: "It's going to take a bit of time…The average American family is a thousand dollars richer than they were 11 months ago."
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Just a few years ago this depraved post, based on a fake Rob Reiner tweet, would have rightfully got Loomer cancelled as a legitimate public voice.
Thanks to Trump plunging American discourse into the sewer, it's now rewarded with high engagement.
The MAGA movement is an assault on human decency.
Thanks to Trump plunging American discourse into the sewer, it's now rewarded with high engagement.
The MAGA movement is an assault on human decency.
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just a few years ago this depraved post, based on a fake Rob Reiner tweet, would have rightfully got Loomer cancelled as a legitimate public voice.
Thanks to Trump plunging American discourse into the sewer, it's now rewarded with high engagement.
The MAGA movement is an assault on human decency.
Thanks to Trump plunging American discourse into the sewer, it's now rewarded with high engagement.
The MAGA movement is an assault on human decency.
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The US unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, its highest in more than four years, fueling questions about the American economy’s strength. Job losses in June, August and October mean the US economy has shed jobs in three out of the past six months. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
U.S. Unemployment Rose in November Despite Job Gains
The 4.6% rate is the highest in more than four years, fueling questions about the U.S. economy’s underlying strength.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The US unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, its highest in more than four years, fueling questions about the American economy’s strength. Job losses in June, August and October mean the US economy has shed jobs in three out of the past six months. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Elon Musk is expected to back the GOP in next year's midterms with a financial package that could give the Republican Party a "huge boost.
Bitter Trump feud cools as Elon Musk eyes handing GOP 'huge boost' for midterms
Elon Musk is expected to back the GOP in next year's midterms with a financial package that could give the Republican Party a "huge boost."Insiders speaking to Axios claim the Tesla CEO could offer his support to Donald Trump and the Republican Party at the 2026 election, despite previously saying h...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Elon Musk is expected to back the GOP in next year's midterms with a financial package that could give the Republican Party a "huge boost.
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Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
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History shows where this leads. In Nazi Germany, emergency security commands centralized forces for internal threats. In Cold War Latin America, militaries were given domestic security roles. In each case civilian oversight weakened & strict repression followed.This structure repeats that logic 3/3🧵
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
History shows where this leads. In Nazi Germany, emergency security commands centralized forces for internal threats. In Cold War Latin America, militaries were given domestic security roles. In each case civilian oversight weakened & strict repression followed.This structure repeats that logic 3/3🧵
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A new Army command would control troops, equipment, & rapid response for border security & internal crises. This shifts planning & authority from civilian agencies to the military chain of command. It shortens deployment timelines & normalizes soldiers as the default response inside the country 2/3🧵
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A new Army command would control troops, equipment, & rapid response for border security & internal crises. This shifts planning & authority from civilian agencies to the military chain of command. It shortens deployment timelines & normalizes soldiers as the default response inside the country 2/3🧵
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This plan restructures military logistics so the US is planned like a combat zone. NORTHCOM & SOUTHCOM would be folded into one command with shared intelligence, forces, & contingency plans. That means domestic scenarios are mapped, resourced, & exercised the same way foreign operations are
1/3🧵
1/3🧵
Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military
If adopted, the changes would fulfill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo and slash the number of four-star generals.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This plan restructures military logistics so the US is planned like a combat zone. NORTHCOM & SOUTHCOM would be folded into one command with shared intelligence, forces, & contingency plans. That means domestic scenarios are mapped, resourced, & exercised the same way foreign operations are
1/3🧵
1/3🧵
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Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
reut.rs
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
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“the S.E.C. had eased up on more than 60 percent of the crypto cases that were ongoing when Mr. Trump returned to the White House, moving to pause litigation…or outright dismiss the cases…many of these firms had something in common: financial ties to Mr. Trump.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“the S.E.C. had eased up on more than 60 percent of the crypto cases that were ongoing when Mr. Trump returned to the White House, moving to pause litigation…or outright dismiss the cases…many of these firms had something in common: financial ties to Mr. Trump.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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This is getting lost: For weeks Trump officials had the option to remove Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, but refused to do so. Instead they kept trying to send him somewhere more dangerous. Costa Rica wasn't cruel and dehumanizing enough.
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is getting lost: For weeks Trump officials had the option to remove Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, but refused to do so. Instead they kept trying to send him somewhere more dangerous. Costa Rica wasn't cruel and dehumanizing enough.
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
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Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
DHS cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) from receiving federal funding, according to CCRGV.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Instacart’s “dynamic pricing” makes NYT Page One ..
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Instacart’s “dynamic pricing” makes NYT Page One ..
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social