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For those asking about sentencing, the 1505 charge carries a 5-year maximum, but Judge Dugan's guideline sentence will be much lower, because she's a first-time offender & there are mitigating factors. And of course, there will be an appeal before the conviction becomes final.
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
For those asking about sentencing, the 1505 charge carries a 5-year maximum, but Judge Dugan's guideline sentence will be much lower, because she's a first-time offender & there are mitigating factors. And of course, there will be an appeal before the conviction becomes final.
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Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
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Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era. We attempted to calculate how much TSU has been shorted. @tennesseelookout.com and @wpln.bluesky.social.
How much has Tennessee State University been underfunded? Here are 4 calculations • Tennessee Lookout
Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era.
tennesseelookout.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era. We attempted to calculate how much TSU has been shorted. @tennesseelookout.com and @wpln.bluesky.social.
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The first half hour of Trump's first public event of the day, surrounded by a crowd of people, and he's falling asleep
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The first half hour of Trump's first public event of the day, surrounded by a crowd of people, and he's falling asleep
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
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Every new Trump Epstein revelation is somehow both shocking and not a surprise at all.
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every new Trump Epstein revelation is somehow both shocking and not a surprise at all.
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He is profoundly unwell.
Breaking news: The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
He is profoundly unwell.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
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The City Bar has released a report examining a broad pattern of conduct by President Trump and his Administration that reflects an ongoing abuse of presidential power and a grave breach of the public trust, and calls on Congress to reclaim its power as a co-equal branch: bit.ly/49jfeKj
The Abuse of Presidential Power and Breach of Public Trust | New York City Bar Association
Read how the NYC Bar Association examines the pattern of conduct by President Trump and his administration.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The City Bar has released a report examining a broad pattern of conduct by President Trump and his Administration that reflects an ongoing abuse of presidential power and a grave breach of the public trust, and calls on Congress to reclaim its power as a co-equal branch: bit.ly/49jfeKj
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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On yet another week where gun violence has claimed far too many lives, a gun advocacy group and Michigan Republicans are trying to repeal my commonsense Red Flag Law, a law that is **saving** lives.
Not on my watch.
Not on my watch.
McMorrow: Red flag law is saving lives
I will never forget the devastated parents I met with after the Oxford High School and Michigan State shootings. Their lives were shattered.
www.detroitnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On yet another week where gun violence has claimed far too many lives, a gun advocacy group and Michigan Republicans are trying to repeal my commonsense Red Flag Law, a law that is **saving** lives.
Not on my watch.
Not on my watch.
Grrr!
The science behind gender-affirming care has been endorsed by every major medical organization. This isn't about science or medicine. It's about the discomfort many non-trans people feel over the *existence* of trans people.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Grrr!
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At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
There Have Been Fewer Mass Shootings In The US This Year—But Still Averaging More Than One Per Day
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
www.forbes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
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FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
Gag!
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Gag!
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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Brought to you by DOGE and two billionaires who don't care about the consequences of their actions.
Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’
A report obtained by The Post says the U.S. Forest Service’s trails are deteriorating rapidly due to staff cuts under the Trump administration, posing risks to visitors.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Brought to you by DOGE and two billionaires who don't care about the consequences of their actions.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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My investigators are back with more on our follow the money investigation into Epstein.
Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
Exclusive | Senators Press FBI Over Failure to Investigate Epstein’s Lawyer and Accountant
The FBI never interviewed Darren Indyke or Richard Kahn about their work for Epstein; they deny knowing about Epstein’s crimes.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My investigators are back with more on our follow the money investigation into Epstein.
Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
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US government is going to extreme lengths to help Putin and hurt Ukraine.
Now threatening European states that if they use Russian assets to help Ukraine, they will have to pay it all back.
Trump is desperate to give Putin his money back.
Now threatening European states that if they use Russian assets to help Ukraine, they will have to pay it all back.
Trump is desperate to give Putin his money back.
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
US government is going to extreme lengths to help Putin and hurt Ukraine.
Now threatening European states that if they use Russian assets to help Ukraine, they will have to pay it all back.
Trump is desperate to give Putin his money back.
Now threatening European states that if they use Russian assets to help Ukraine, they will have to pay it all back.
Trump is desperate to give Putin his money back.
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More needs to be said about the links between the rise of authoritarian politics and the popularity of authoritarian “fitness” and “diet” regimes. Concentrating on religion ignores the creeping authoritarian push in many secular areas of society.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More needs to be said about the links between the rise of authoritarian politics and the popularity of authoritarian “fitness” and “diet” regimes. Concentrating on religion ignores the creeping authoritarian push in many secular areas of society.
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Important.
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Important.
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While wearing a custom sequined jacket, Education Secretary Linda McMahon repeatedly refers to FAFSA as "FAFA."
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
While wearing a custom sequined jacket, Education Secretary Linda McMahon repeatedly refers to FAFSA as "FAFA."
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Here's a story.
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here's a story.