Gene Ouye
@gkouye.bsky.social
I'll have to think of something intelligent to put here - but for now, I'm not thrilled with other social media apps. Government is us and it should work for the people, not billionaires and corporations... neurodivergent... oops, out of space...
Robert Hubbell addresses a lot of the crap from yesterday, including the latest bullshit from the supreme court. He recommends expanding it to 27 justices, and he addresses two common objections to expanding its size:
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Thursday served as a bracing reminder of the damage Trump is inflicting
December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robert Hubbell addresses a lot of the crap from yesterday, including the latest bullshit from the supreme court. He recommends expanding it to 27 justices, and he addresses two common objections to expanding its size:
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"“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said."
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December 4, 2025
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said."
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Wow... I only learned a few months ago that in the summer, when the sun is high in the sky, the moon at night is low in the sky. And in the winter, when the sun stays low, the moon is high. Tonight that hit home. Last summer I stood in this same spot and took a picture of the super moon...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wow... I only learned a few months ago that in the summer, when the sun is high in the sky, the moon at night is low in the sky. And in the winter, when the sun stays low, the moon is high. Tonight that hit home. Last summer I stood in this same spot and took a picture of the super moon...
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...and then the last super moon of the year over Burlingame...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
...and then the last super moon of the year over Burlingame...
There were some really interesting clouds over Burlingame this afternoon...
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
There were some really interesting clouds over Burlingame this afternoon...
Joyce Vance on four legal big deals today: the Inspector General's report on Hegseth and the Signal group chat, Admiral Bradley's "defense" of the boat attack, the grand jury and Letitia James, and dissension in the supreme court on Texas redistricting.
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The Military Under Trump
And more...
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Joyce Vance on four legal big deals today: the Inspector General's report on Hegseth and the Signal group chat, Admiral Bradley's "defense" of the boat attack, the grand jury and Letitia James, and dissension in the supreme court on Texas redistricting.
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(Fri 5.Dec) #waffle1414 4/5
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🔥 streak: 436
🧞 #wafflegenius
wafflegame.net
Well that just sucked — my finger was slightly off a letter I was trying to swap and I moved the wrong one. This one is tough to find the words...
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🔥 streak: 436
🧞 #wafflegenius
wafflegame.net
Well that just sucked — my finger was slightly off a letter I was trying to swap and I moved the wrong one. This one is tough to find the words...
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) #waffle1414 4/5
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🔥 streak: 436
🧞 #wafflegenius
wafflegame.net
Well that just sucked — my finger was slightly off a letter I was trying to swap and I moved the wrong one. This one is tough to find the words...
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🔥 streak: 436
🧞 #wafflegenius
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Well that just sucked — my finger was slightly off a letter I was trying to swap and I moved the wrong one. This one is tough to find the words...
(Fri 5.Dec) #Polygonle 1223 4/6︎
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www.polygonle.com
Oops.. forgot what the pattern was and entered an impossible word for my 3rd try... 🙄😄
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www.polygonle.com
Oops.. forgot what the pattern was and entered an impossible word for my 3rd try... 🙄😄
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) #Polygonle 1223 4/6︎
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www.polygonle.com
Oops.. forgot what the pattern was and entered an impossible word for my 3rd try... 🙄😄
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Oops.. forgot what the pattern was and entered an impossible word for my 3rd try... 🙄😄
(Fri 5.Dec) #Wordle 1,630 3/6
#Wordle_NYT
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 94/49
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 89/44
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 87/93 😄
"No one in our sample of 245,431 completed Wordles faced this scenario!"
Overall 88 skill/62 luck
Was just rushing so used my 1st 2 default starters, then quickly thought of 2 words, tried one and it hit 😄
#Wordle_NYT
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 94/49
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 89/44
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 87/93 😄
"No one in our sample of 245,431 completed Wordles faced this scenario!"
Overall 88 skill/62 luck
Was just rushing so used my 1st 2 default starters, then quickly thought of 2 words, tried one and it hit 😄
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) #Wordle 1,630 3/6
#Wordle_NYT
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 94/49
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 89/44
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 87/93 😄
"No one in our sample of 245,431 completed Wordles faced this scenario!"
Overall 88 skill/62 luck
Was just rushing so used my 1st 2 default starters, then quickly thought of 2 words, tried one and it hit 😄
#Wordle_NYT
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 94/49
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 89/44
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 87/93 😄
"No one in our sample of 245,431 completed Wordles faced this scenario!"
Overall 88 skill/62 luck
Was just rushing so used my 1st 2 default starters, then quickly thought of 2 words, tried one and it hit 😄
(Fri 5.Dec) 🙂 Daily #Quordle 1411
5️⃣7️⃣
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Oops, entered a typo that was a valid word (and one that already had been eliminated 🙄)... but had enough tries left to finish
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Oops, entered a typo that was a valid word (and one that already had been eliminated 🙄)... but had enough tries left to finish
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) 🙂 Daily #Quordle 1411
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
Oops, entered a typo that was a valid word (and one that already had been eliminated 🙄)... but had enough tries left to finish
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
Oops, entered a typo that was a valid word (and one that already had been eliminated 🙄)... but had enough tries left to finish
(Fri 5.Dec) Daily #1391
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sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
Too many 50-50s along with a few tricky words
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sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
Too many 50-50s along with a few tricky words
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) Daily #1391
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sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
Too many 50-50s along with a few tricky words
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sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
Too many 50-50s along with a few tricky words
(Fri 5.Dec) #Pips #109 Easy 🟢
0:19 🍪
Not high stress
Pips #109 Medium 🟡
2:21
Someone walked into my office and started talking to me in the middle of this one... 🙄
Pips #109 Hard 🔴
1:50
0:19 🍪
Not high stress
Pips #109 Medium 🟡
2:21
Someone walked into my office and started talking to me in the middle of this one... 🙄
Pips #109 Hard 🔴
1:50
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
(Fri 5.Dec) #Pips #109 Easy 🟢
0:19 🍪
Not high stress
Pips #109 Medium 🟡
2:21
Someone walked into my office and started talking to me in the middle of this one... 🙄
Pips #109 Hard 🔴
1:50
0:19 🍪
Not high stress
Pips #109 Medium 🟡
2:21
Someone walked into my office and started talking to me in the middle of this one... 🙄
Pips #109 Hard 🔴
1:50
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Dementia Donnie fell asleep againnn.
Are we just gonna keep pretending this is normal?
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December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"What emerges from both events is the same unmistakable pattern: Trump colonizes every space—peace accords, holiday ceremonies, diplomatic milestones—and turns them into theaters of self-promotion."
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Trump Ruins a Historic Peace Accord by Talking
And does the same thing at the annual tree lighting ceremony
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December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"What emerges from both events is the same unmistakable pattern: Trump colonizes every space—peace accords, holiday ceremonies, diplomatic milestones—and turns them into theaters of self-promotion."
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December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, described the footage of the September 2 strike as “one of the most troubling things” he has seen in his time in office."
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NEWS: Lawmaker Horrified After Watching Video of Possible War Crimes as Pressure Grows on Hegseth and White House
Good afternoon everyone.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, described the footage of the September 2 strike as “one of the most troubling things” he has seen in his time in office."
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"Speaker Mike Johnson faces a political apocalypse that could end his House majority and speakership early. And it’s largely thanks to four horsewomen who are busy fomenting disarray and destruction in his conference."
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Four Horsewomen of the GOP Apocalypse
Greene, Mace, Stefanik and Luna have it out for Speaker Mike Johnson.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"Speaker Mike Johnson faces a political apocalypse that could end his House majority and speakership early. And it’s largely thanks to four horsewomen who are busy fomenting disarray and destruction in his conference."
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The Governor Newsom Press Office responds to some blathering from the current Pentagon Sycophant Press Corps
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December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Governor Newsom Press Office responds to some blathering from the current Pentagon Sycophant Press Corps
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"The worldwide trend in planning greenways and parks for top-down profit has led to some seriously problematic outcomes for residents—including rapid gentrification."
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Parks, Greenways, And The Unequal Economy
What does the park of the future look like?
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"The worldwide trend in planning greenways and parks for top-down profit has led to some seriously problematic outcomes for residents—including rapid gentrification."
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"Hitler blamed Poland for invading them.
"Putin blamed Ukraine for invading them.
"Trump is blaming Venezuela for invading them.
"Blaming the victim is the oldest trick in the book...
"America is now a Nazi dictatorship."
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"Putin blamed Ukraine for invading them.
"Trump is blaming Venezuela for invading them.
"Blaming the victim is the oldest trick in the book...
"America is now a Nazi dictatorship."
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Nazi Germans didn’t think of Hitler as a dictator. They thought he was the messiah.
There is so much MAGA yokels don't know about Hitler. That's why they can't see that Trump is imitating Hitler step by step.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Hitler blamed Poland for invading them.
"Putin blamed Ukraine for invading them.
"Trump is blaming Venezuela for invading them.
"Blaming the victim is the oldest trick in the book...
"America is now a Nazi dictatorship."
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"Putin blamed Ukraine for invading them.
"Trump is blaming Venezuela for invading them.
"Blaming the victim is the oldest trick in the book...
"America is now a Nazi dictatorship."
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"The United States government is being accused of torture today. Amnesty International reports severe human rights abuses at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Miami’s Krome detention center..."
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Major Breaking News Updates
Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump. Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage. Bombshell report shows Trump engaged in torture
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"The United States government is being accused of torture today. Amnesty International reports severe human rights abuses at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Miami’s Krome detention center..."
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"tell me, is it a bad thing when the leader of your party is a drooling halfwit serenely convinced of his own brilliance?"
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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
His brain is turning into sh*t
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"tell me, is it a bad thing when the leader of your party is a drooling halfwit serenely convinced of his own brilliance?"
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"Democrat Mary Robichaux pulled off a big upset in the city of Roswell, Georgia on Tuesday, handily defeating the incumbent Republican mayor by more than 6 points. Another great sign of widespread momentum for the resistance."
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Slotkin’s Defiance, Democrat’s Upset Victory In Georgia, and New Epstein Revelations Show The Tide Is Turning On Trump
Exposing the maga rot
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Democrat Mary Robichaux pulled off a big upset in the city of Roswell, Georgia on Tuesday, handily defeating the incumbent Republican mayor by more than 6 points. Another great sign of widespread momentum for the resistance."
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"Rep. Shri Thanedar announced he will introduce impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth citing allegations tied to Signalgate and a reported follow-up strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat"
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NEWS: First Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Hegseth as His Conduct Faces Deepening Congressional Scrutiny
Good morning everyone, we are heading into one of the most consequential news days of the year.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Rep. Shri Thanedar announced he will introduce impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth citing allegations tied to Signalgate and a reported follow-up strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat"
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