detmits
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This is your casual reminder that executive orders are not laws.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
BREAKING: Trump says he will sign an executive order this week that will limit states’ ability to regulate AI.
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is your casual reminder that executive orders are not laws.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
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SCOTUS seems to be preparing for more pretzel logic. 🥨 joycevance.substack.com/p/monday-in-...
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
SCOTUS seems to be preparing for more pretzel logic. 🥨 joycevance.substack.com/p/monday-in-...
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A $12 billion bailout, where the funds are all taxpayer dollars from an internal USDA account.
Taxpayer dollars.
Taxpayer dollars.
Trump administration readies up to $12 billion for initial farm aid payment
Until recently, officials were still working to determine how much aid would be needed to help farmers recover from their losses.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A $12 billion bailout, where the funds are all taxpayer dollars from an internal USDA account.
Taxpayer dollars.
Taxpayer dollars.
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And the second you give any censorship ammo to the right, they will use it on bullshit crusades to clear queer people and anyone who isn't saltine cracker ass white out of the visible part of the culture. If you really want an understanding of US censorship culture, read about the comics code. If..
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And the second you give any censorship ammo to the right, they will use it on bullshit crusades to clear queer people and anyone who isn't saltine cracker ass white out of the visible part of the culture. If you really want an understanding of US censorship culture, read about the comics code. If..
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"The Bureau of Labor Statistics will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation..."
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
BLS to Skip October PPI Report
The BLS will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation, and will instead roll those figures into a postponed November report to be published on Jan. 14.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation..."
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...
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In email announcing new schedule for some data delayed by shutdown, BEA says some more statistics are being discontinued. These data relate to foreign investment in the US -- which Trump loves to claim he's boosting.
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In email announcing new schedule for some data delayed by shutdown, BEA says some more statistics are being discontinued. These data relate to foreign investment in the US -- which Trump loves to claim he's boosting.
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Given that the Russians quite literally drafted our capitulation plan for Ukraine one has to wonder about whether there wasn’t at least a bit of cutting and pasting here.
"The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe."
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
It was the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
www.reuters.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Given that the Russians quite literally drafted our capitulation plan for Ukraine one has to wonder about whether there wasn’t at least a bit of cutting and pasting here.
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Make America Weak Again is Trump's real slogan.
Trump's 'childlike grifter' inner circle is putting the US at risk: military expert
www.rawstory.com/trump-grifte...
Trump's 'childlike grifter' inner circle is putting the US at risk: military expert
www.rawstory.com/trump-grifte...
Trump's 'childlike grifter' inner circle is putting the US at risk: military expert
The security of the US grows weaker by the day as some of the highest-profile members of Donald Trump’s cabinet are spending too much time playing to the MAGA crowd for “clicks’ and adulation, and not...
www.rawstory.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Make America Weak Again is Trump's real slogan.
Trump's 'childlike grifter' inner circle is putting the US at risk: military expert
www.rawstory.com/trump-grifte...
Trump's 'childlike grifter' inner circle is putting the US at risk: military expert
www.rawstory.com/trump-grifte...
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What an interesting coincidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an interesting coincidence.
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The Mayor has budgeted $5 million for a ShotSpotter replacement for CPD.
You really could not have a clearer illustration of the choices between community resources vs state surveillance, and so far, as usual, the choice is state surveillance.
You really could not have a clearer illustration of the choices between community resources vs state surveillance, and so far, as usual, the choice is state surveillance.
NEW — Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources, one resident writes.
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
OPINION: The Chicago Public Library budget is under threat. Let’s remember what libraries do for us • The TRiiBE
Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources.
thetriibe.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Mayor has budgeted $5 million for a ShotSpotter replacement for CPD.
You really could not have a clearer illustration of the choices between community resources vs state surveillance, and so far, as usual, the choice is state surveillance.
You really could not have a clearer illustration of the choices between community resources vs state surveillance, and so far, as usual, the choice is state surveillance.
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The 22nd MEU has been providing assistance to Jamaica for the last month. Just because no one pays attention to US disaster response doesn’t mean the it’s not routine for Marines. It’s why they’re based forward.
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The 22nd MEU has been providing assistance to Jamaica for the last month. Just because no one pays attention to US disaster response doesn’t mean the it’s not routine for Marines. It’s why they’re based forward.
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
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cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
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The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
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Chat Control has seen many different iterations over the years, and now that it’s coming up on final negotiations, what the proposal does and doesn’t protect can be confusing. Here’s what’s going on. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the
www.eff.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Chat Control has seen many different iterations over the years, and now that it’s coming up on final negotiations, what the proposal does and doesn’t protect can be confusing. Here’s what’s going on. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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WSJ story on pardon of Honduras' drug-trafficker ex-president notes his role in “Próspera, a libertarian ‘startup city’ backed by Silicon Valley investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.”
“A Thiel spokesman said Thiel wasn’t involved in the pardon.”
🎁 link:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“A Thiel spokesman said Thiel wasn’t involved in the pardon.”
🎁 link:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
WSJ story on pardon of Honduras' drug-trafficker ex-president notes his role in “Próspera, a libertarian ‘startup city’ backed by Silicon Valley investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.”
“A Thiel spokesman said Thiel wasn’t involved in the pardon.”
🎁 link:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“A Thiel spokesman said Thiel wasn’t involved in the pardon.”
🎁 link:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
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When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
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Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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Is the United States about to shoot down commercial jets flying over South America?
This, unfortunately, is now a serious question.
This, unfortunately, is now a serious question.
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Is the United States about to shoot down commercial jets flying over South America?
This, unfortunately, is now a serious question.
This, unfortunately, is now a serious question.