digby
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Seems like every day some senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr is pissed off at him about something.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Seems like every day some senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr is pissed off at him about something.
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Ohh boy. It's like Iraq without any pretexts
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ohh boy. It's like Iraq without any pretexts
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Probably a good idea for the enlisted personnel to read up a little bit about the Nuremberg trials. That didn't work out very well for some people.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Probably a good idea for the enlisted personnel to read up a little bit about the Nuremberg trials. That didn't work out very well for some people.
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Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers
In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital cu...
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
That's the brain worm talking I don't care what Nuzzi says.
“One day [trump] sat on the plane with me. We were talking about Syria, and he drew a map of the Mideast for me. And it was a perfect map,” Kennedy told me. “Then he drew in the troop strength of each country, and also the troop strength on various borders.”
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
That's the brain worm talking I don't care what Nuzzi says.
Where does he find the time what with all the redecorating and partying with oligarchs?
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Where does he find the time what with all the redecorating and partying with oligarchs?
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Not only are generations fake, they’re also something we basically invented a few decades ago. Compare when generations occurred (shaded areas) with when we settled on their names.
From this week’s newsletter: www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
From this week’s newsletter: www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Not only are generations fake, they’re also something we basically invented a few decades ago. Compare when generations occurred (shaded areas) with when we settled on their names.
From this week’s newsletter: www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
From this week’s newsletter: www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
FFS. Rubio says that today was a very positive development, huge progress! The best day they've ever had!!
Of course, it's just the US and Russia at the table and they all agree Ukraine should surrender and give Putin everything he wants.
Ukraine has not been consulted.
Of course, it's just the US and Russia at the table and they all agree Ukraine should surrender and give Putin everything he wants.
Ukraine has not been consulted.
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
FFS. Rubio says that today was a very positive development, huge progress! The best day they've ever had!!
Of course, it's just the US and Russia at the table and they all agree Ukraine should surrender and give Putin everything he wants.
Ukraine has not been consulted.
Of course, it's just the US and Russia at the table and they all agree Ukraine should surrender and give Putin everything he wants.
Ukraine has not been consulted.
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on Black Friday, at 12 Noon, Rte 9 (Russell St.,) Hadley, MA
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on Black Friday, at 12 Noon, Rte 9 (Russell St.,) Hadley, MA
just outside of Home Depot
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November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 WESTERN MA - Join our Home Depot protest
on Black Friday, at 12 Noon, Rte 9 (Russell St.,) Hadley, MA
just outside of Home Depot
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
on Black Friday, at 12 Noon, Rte 9 (Russell St.,) Hadley, MA
just outside of Home Depot
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
Right. It will all be so much better if you're wearing fancy clothes when you're stuck in the airport for 12 extra hours. You just feel happier. It's common sense.
FOX: During the Biden administration, there was a push for greater passenger rights. They wanted to have airlines compensate people if there was a delay or cancelation. But that is something the Trump admin has said they don't want to do
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Right. It will all be so much better if you're wearing fancy clothes when you're stuck in the airport for 12 extra hours. You just feel happier. It's common sense.
Then why didn't he just say that? Any normal person would have calmly said, "Of course no one should follow illegal orders and we do not issue them." Instead he got hysterical and basically said "how dare they say not to follow my illegal orders! I'll give any orders I want & they WILL follow them."
WELKER: Are you confident that every order President Trump gives is lawful?
BESSENT: What I am confident of is that this was a display of gross, gross negligence here
WELKER: But are you confident that every order President Trump is lawful?
BESSENT: I am confident of that
BESSENT: What I am confident of is that this was a display of gross, gross negligence here
WELKER: But are you confident that every order President Trump is lawful?
BESSENT: I am confident of that
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Then why didn't he just say that? Any normal person would have calmly said, "Of course no one should follow illegal orders and we do not issue them." Instead he got hysterical and basically said "how dare they say not to follow my illegal orders! I'll give any orders I want & they WILL follow them."
FFS..
Bessent: "Ezra Klein took the mask off. He said, 'This wasn't about healthcare. This was about stopping totalitarianism.' Democrats haven't been able to stop President Trump in the courts, they haven't been able to stop him in the media. So they had to harm the American people."
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
FFS..
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🤞I have been holding this screenshot since '16 hoping one day this sociopath reveals himself. And what do yo know - Lizza would have been 42. A bunch of empty careerists. www.gq.com/story/inside...
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
🤞I have been holding this screenshot since '16 hoping one day this sociopath reveals himself. And what do yo know - Lizza would have been 42. A bunch of empty careerists. www.gq.com/story/inside...
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I, for one, have only really thought about the VRA through the prism of federal elections, not local elections.
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I, for one, have only really thought about the VRA through the prism of federal elections, not local elections.
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
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we appear to be on to version six of this story
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
we appear to be on to version six of this story
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Should note: Pew is showing us mass ideological groupings, which don't necessarily aligns with elites. Elites dominate ideological discourse, but what trickles down, much less is accepted, is quite contingent. So no surprise elites being more tightly, coherently organized & mischaracterizing masses.
Two parties but 3 ideological groupings?
Not according to Pew, who's been tracking this for decades, with periodic updates using cluster analysis. 2021 snapshot here: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Not according to Pew, who's been tracking this for decades, with periodic updates using cluster analysis. 2021 snapshot here: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Should note: Pew is showing us mass ideological groupings, which don't necessarily aligns with elites. Elites dominate ideological discourse, but what trickles down, much less is accepted, is quite contingent. So no surprise elites being more tightly, coherently organized & mischaracterizing masses.
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Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
Russian state TV praises Trump's 28-point peace plan
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
Certain phrases in Trump’s proposed deal seem to be using Russian language.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Speaking as someone with vivid childhood memories of my family remaining glued to Fairbanks radio stations for critical community updates and even personal messages in the days following the '64 earthquake, and who later worked in Alaskan broadcasting for 13 years, I find this particularly enraging.
KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
revealnews.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Speaking as someone with vivid childhood memories of my family remaining glued to Fairbanks radio stations for critical community updates and even personal messages in the days following the '64 earthquake, and who later worked in Alaskan broadcasting for 13 years, I find this particularly enraging.
There really is no doubt, is there? The White House leaked the draft to Axios and made a bunch of comments. It's halfwit Witkoffs baby.He thinks he made a "deal" because he got some business stuff in there for the U.S.
Trump was busy redecorating the White House pantry and didn't know about it.
Trump was busy redecorating the White House pantry and didn't know about it.
I'm skeptical that Trump's make Ukraine surrender plan wasn't real.
Trump envoy Witkoff negotiated it, details and threats to Ukraine were public for multiple days, and Rubio didn't dispute it then, only after the plan got a bad reception and rejected by Europe.
Look like attempting to save face.
Trump envoy Witkoff negotiated it, details and threats to Ukraine were public for multiple days, and Rubio didn't dispute it then, only after the plan got a bad reception and rejected by Europe.
Look like attempting to save face.
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
There really is no doubt, is there? The White House leaked the draft to Axios and made a bunch of comments. It's halfwit Witkoffs baby.He thinks he made a "deal" because he got some business stuff in there for the U.S.
Trump was busy redecorating the White House pantry and didn't know about it.
Trump was busy redecorating the White House pantry and didn't know about it.
That dog sure looks like it's about to get wagged.
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
That dog sure looks like it's about to get wagged.