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The_Nose_knows @caliwash83.bsky.social · Dec 31
@bsky.app official request: can we add an editing function? I'm pretty sure my sausage thumbs generate one grammatical or typographical error for every five posts I make. Totally undermines my thoughts and opinions when I use the wrong form of "their".
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ricksteves.bsky.social
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
DOJ's Epstein excuses on Xitter and the responding community notes are turning into Matryoshka dolls.
Screencap of a DOJ RT of a Todd Blanche Tweet, both of which have had Xitter Community Notes added. Original Blanche Tweet (as capped): Today, the Department of Justice publicly released materials related to Jeffrey Epstein under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims. Community note: Additional Context: The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law on Nov 19, 2025, requires the DOJ to release all unclassified Epstein-related records by Dec 19, 2025, with limited redactions allowed only for victim info or active investigations. congress.gov/bill/119th-con… DOJ RT: Photos and other materials will continue being reviewed and redacted consistent with the law in an abundance of caution as we receive additional information. Community Note: The law requires that all files should have already been released. Excessive redactions to protect politically exposed persons, such as President Donald Trump, are not permitted. Files have been retracted for no legitimate reason and without explanation. congress.gov/119/plaws/publ… pbs.org/newshour/polit…
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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electproject.bsky.social
If you spin the coverup of Trump's pedophilia then you are actively engaged in the coverup, too
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
The DOJ released a slice of its massive files on Jeffrey Epstein, a much-anticipated disclosure that revealed new details about the government’s investigation into Epstein’s sex crimes and opulent life.
What’s in Epstein files so far? Celebrities, Clinton, few Trump mentions
The Justice Department’s first release of Epstein files is heavy on photos of Bill Clinton, light on mentions of President Donald Trump and mostly lacking revelations.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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edzitron.com
I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
Companies have also struggled with Al's lack of consistency. Jeremy Nielsen, general manager at North American railroad service provider Cando Rail and Terminals, said the company recently tested an Al chatbot for employees to study internal safety reports and training materials. But Cando ran into a surprising stumbling block: the models couldn't consistently and correctly summarize the Canadian Rail Operating Rules, a roughly 100-page document that lays out the safety standards for the industry. Sometimes the models forgot or misinterpreted the rules; other times they invented them from whole cloth. Al researchers say models often struggle to recall what appears in the middle of a long document. Cando has dropped the project for now, but is testing other ideas. So far the company has spent $300,000 on developing Al products. "We all thought it'd be the easy button," Nielsen said. "And that's just not what happened."
December 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Fox News poll shows approval for members of the Trump administration
JD Vance: -8
Rubio: -5
RFK Jr: -12
Hegseth: -19
Kristi Noem: -13
static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/...
static.foxnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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sbagen.bsky.social
This, too, is outrageous -- firing an immigration judge because he granted asylum to six people. Trump's folks have made clear they want "deportation judges." Just rejecting any semblance of due process. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda
Christopher Day was fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum to migrants at a high rate
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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irhottakes.bsky.social
Paul and Tate getting their brains turned to mashed potatoes the moment they stepped in the ring with somebody in the same weight class who isn't afraid to punch back feels like God flashing a big red warning sign to our country.
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
A guy from Portugal was the killer, so Krisi Noem uses that to ban immigration from Africa. Just finding every opportunity she can to be racist.

www.cbsnews.com/news/noem-al...
Noem says Brown shooting suspect got U.S. visa through diversity lottery, announces pause to program
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Manuel Neve...
www.cbsnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
MAHA Wins
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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meredithshiner.com
Extremely cool and also a reminder that conservatives in America campaigned so hard against HPV vaccination because they thought getting a vaccine to prevent cancer by preventing HPV would make a bunch of teenagers have sex
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 8h
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination. Across women screened at all ages, biopsy confirmed pre-cancer (HSIL) detection rates have also declined, by 21%, most likely reflecting a lower detection of disease among participants returning for their second round of HPV-based screening. Lower rates are expected, as most prevalent disease was detected and treated in the first round (age-standardised rate per 1,000 women screened was 7.5 in 2024, compared to 9.6 in 2019, the corresponding year in the first round of HPV screening) (indicator 3).
December 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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dandrezner.bsky.social
"Vladimir Putin was interested in meeting Witkoff... There was just one thing: Witkoff would be expected to come alone, without any CIA handlers, diplomats or even an interpreter, a person familiar with the outreach said." www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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crampell.bsky.social
Why might GOP's refusal to extend the ACA subsidies be a political loser?
Well, in new polling, record-high share of Americans say it's the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. Also... (short 🧵)
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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deanobeidallah.bsky.social
Trump didn’t just meet the 14-year-old child Epstein was abusing--he put her in his beauty pageant. The dump of Epstein documents has raised questions about Epstein introducing Trump to a 14 year old victim in 1994. But Trump did worse than remain silent deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-didn...
Trump didn’t just meet the 14-year-old child Epstein was abusing--he put her in his beauty pageant
Did Trump create a pipeline between the pageant and Epstein?
deanobeidallah.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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electproject.bsky.social
What about the ones never posted?
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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trbrtc.bsky.social
U.S. border agents caused a traffic incident, then exploded into the home of the driver, a U.S. citizen, arresting him for alleged damage to federal property. Here's the latest from Visual Investigations, on Border Patrol's militarized tactics in cities: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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electproject.bsky.social
If you want to protect little girls (and boys) also impeach RFK Jr
rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 10h
Ro Khanna & Thomas Massie drafting impeachment against Pam Bondi over Epstein files. Massie says there’s twelve to fifteen Republicans who would support impeachment.

Brian Tyler Cohen
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
Question: When the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights division tweets out a false statement about an individual that results in them being barraged with death threats based on their religion and ethnicity, which governmental agency would look into whether that student’s Civil Rights had been infringed?
AAGHarmeetDhillon & @AAGDhillon Concerning. Jordan Schachtel • @JordanSchachtel • Dec 16 Brown University is mass deleting a series of celebratory articles on its website relating to , a foreign born Palestinian student in its Middle East studies dept. participated in the Hamas encampments at Brown & wrote in articl... Show more 9:23 AM • Dec 17, 2025
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
abc7chicago.com/post/bulgari...
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
abc7chicago.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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kateinkharkiv.bsky.social
U.S intelligence report.

So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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kateinkharkiv.bsky.social
Hypnotic video of the Ukrainian defense lines in the Zaporizhzhia region
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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mc2x.bsky.social
It would be especially terrible if people used a good VPN when interacting with this website. And if they're uploading attachments, they really shouldn't remove the file's metadata beforehand using a free site like metadata2go or exifremover. Would hate to see pranksters preserve their privacy
andreagrimes.com Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 3d
Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
Texas Women’s Privacy Act Complaint Form (SB 8) | Office of the Attorney General
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act requires a political subdivision or state agency, including public schools, open enrollment charter schools, and state institutions of higher education, to designate each...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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mulchy.bsky.social
ice's phoenix field office special response team at the tpusa convention
laurajedeed.bsky.social Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, these are real ICE agents in the TPUSA merch room. Everyone is getting selfies taken with them. This seems fine
Four guys in paramilitary camo standing in front of a Bearcat and talking to people
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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janeespenson.bsky.social
Wait. It's real? I assumed it was satire. I ASSUMED IT WAS SATIRE! Is life... satire now?
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d
Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.

If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
Trump just announced his own Hunger Games
In case you needed a reminder that we're living in a fascist hellscape.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
In 2016, when Russia first moved to demand payback for getting Trump elected, they tested two envoys to get to Trump. First, a buddy of Jared Kushner's. Then, W/DMITRIEV SPECIFICALLY, W/Erik Prince.

Prince & Bannon then deleted texts about what went on.

The plan has literally not changed at all.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?

Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?

But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.

Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Today, those structures are virtually absent. America has had no ambassador in Moscow since June. There is no assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia. The State Department assigned a small group of staffers to support Witkoff, but members of that team, and others across the administration, have struggled to get summaries of Witkoff's foreign meetings. Longtime allies in
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM