decitect
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Building a more perfect union; Bay Area denizen
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Read this whole thread, and Greg's whole piece. Flagrant and malicious abuses of power indeed. Kudos to Judge Xinis for being wise and firm.
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Read this whole thread, and Greg's whole piece. Flagrant and malicious abuses of power indeed. Kudos to Judge Xinis for being wise and firm.
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While ICE continues to torment Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Maryland, federal prosecutors in Tennessee are trying to rig his forthcoming trial by suppressing any discussion of his unlawful deportation or the suspicious favors witnesses will get in exchange for their testimony. slate.com/news-and-pol...
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
While ICE continues to torment Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Maryland, federal prosecutors in Tennessee are trying to rig his forthcoming trial by suppressing any discussion of his unlawful deportation or the suspicious favors witnesses will get in exchange for their testimony. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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We need to ensure that the productivity gains from AI benefit everyone, not just the corporations and shareholders who own the technology. UBI provides economic security and bargaining power to workers, and recognizes that all members of society deserve to share in our collective prosperity.
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We need to ensure that the productivity gains from AI benefit everyone, not just the corporations and shareholders who own the technology. UBI provides economic security and bargaining power to workers, and recognizes that all members of society deserve to share in our collective prosperity.
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AP News: "Rain drenches tent camps in central Gaza as winter storm continues in the war-battered enclave."
Keep the suffering civilians in your hearts. Bear witness. And give. They rely on donations to survive.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem. And others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
Keep the suffering civilians in your hearts. Bear witness. And give. They rely on donations to survive.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem. And others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
AP News: "Rain drenches tent camps in central Gaza as winter storm continues in the war-battered enclave."
Keep the suffering civilians in your hearts. Bear witness. And give. They rely on donations to survive.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem. And others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
Keep the suffering civilians in your hearts. Bear witness. And give. They rely on donations to survive.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem. And others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
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The book “Mindf*ck” is a must read (as is “Careless People”).
I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK
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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The book “Mindf*ck” is a must read (as is “Careless People”).
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
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For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
Gaza's displaced face storm disaster with almost nothing
For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
www.aljazeera.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
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Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases. (Hank Van Ess)
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases. (Hank Van Ess)
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President Trump says he's pardoning Tina Peters even though the law says he can't pardon state charges.
Colorado's AG tells me Peters isn't getting out while the claim is litigated.
Colorado's AG tells me Peters isn't getting out while the claim is litigated.
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
President Trump says he's pardoning Tina Peters even though the law says he can't pardon state charges.
Colorado's AG tells me Peters isn't getting out while the claim is litigated.
Colorado's AG tells me Peters isn't getting out while the claim is litigated.
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NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year. n.pr/4iUnX8X
The Best Albums of 2025
NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year. n.pr/4iUnX8X
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Thank you, Sen Jim Abeler (R-MN)
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Thank you, Sen Jim Abeler (R-MN)
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"We're not going to give in," Weiser said. "Those who cave in, those who are folders, they're the ones who end up sacrificing."
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"We're not going to give in," Weiser said. "Those who cave in, those who are folders, they're the ones who end up sacrificing."
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AG Weiser says President Trump's attempt to expand presidential pardon power to state charges is "an off the wall legal theory."
"It's total garbage," Weiser said. "Any lawyer who argues in favor of this should be embarrassed and ashamed."
"It's total garbage," Weiser said. "Any lawyer who argues in favor of this should be embarrassed and ashamed."
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
AG Weiser says President Trump's attempt to expand presidential pardon power to state charges is "an off the wall legal theory."
"It's total garbage," Weiser said. "Any lawyer who argues in favor of this should be embarrassed and ashamed."
"It's total garbage," Weiser said. "Any lawyer who argues in favor of this should be embarrassed and ashamed."
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AG Weiser says Colorado will not release Tina Peters from the state prison in Pueblo if Peters' attorneys or representatives of President Trump show up and attempt to remove her from state custody.
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
AG Weiser says Colorado will not release Tina Peters from the state prison in Pueblo if Peters' attorneys or representatives of President Trump show up and attempt to remove her from state custody.
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NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Colorado will not release Tina Peters after President Trump announced he is pardoning her state-level convictions.
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Colorado will not release Tina Peters after President Trump announced he is pardoning her state-level convictions.
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
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I’m just leaving this here…
Dr. Walter Kornbluth (ca. 1984, colorized) after a rough week of hand-shaking.
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’m just leaving this here…
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If you’re running for Congress, maybe talk about passing a bill to refund everyone the difference in their health premiums for 2026 if republicans fail to pass ACA subsidy extensions.
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
If you’re running for Congress, maybe talk about passing a bill to refund everyone the difference in their health premiums for 2026 if republicans fail to pass ACA subsidy extensions.
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Update: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a US immigration detention facility shortly before 5pm today and headed home to Maryland, his lawyer confirmed, after a federal judge ruled this morning that the Trump administration lacked valid legal grounds to keep him in custody
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Abrego Garcia Wins Latest Bid to Be Released From US Custody
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant at the center of political and legal battles as a symbol of President Donald Trump’s…
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Update: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a US immigration detention facility shortly before 5pm today and headed home to Maryland, his lawyer confirmed, after a federal judge ruled this morning that the Trump administration lacked valid legal grounds to keep him in custody
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🚨 Senate Republicans just voted to more than double avg. health insurance premiums for 24 million Americans.
Today would be a good day to help Democrats flip the Senate. #Blue26
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December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🚨 Senate Republicans just voted to more than double avg. health insurance premiums for 24 million Americans.
Today would be a good day to help Democrats flip the Senate. #Blue26
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Today would be a good day to help Democrats flip the Senate. #Blue26
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The most crucial thing about this scandal remains that Nuzzi wanted to suppress damaging information to both help Trump *and* to protect Kennedy's chances of becoming the Secretary of Child Murder should he win, and it worked: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/a-ma...
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The most crucial thing about this scandal remains that Nuzzi wanted to suppress damaging information to both help Trump *and* to protect Kennedy's chances of becoming the Secretary of Child Murder should he win, and it worked: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/a-ma...
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Something JOYFUL … 🌲♥️🌲
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Something JOYFUL … 🌲♥️🌲
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office has issued a release on the economic and social impact of Operation Midway Blitz, citing Chalkbeat, WBEZ and other news outlets.
Operation Midway Blitz: The Economic and Human Costs to Illinois Communities
CHICAGO — Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump Administration's deployment of federal agents that began in September, turned Illinois neighborhoods...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office has issued a release on the economic and social impact of Operation Midway Blitz, citing Chalkbeat, WBEZ and other news outlets.