Gift link. The administration has committed ten billion dollars of our money with no discernible process or due diligence. An ex-official: “You know, he meets with somebody, he likes them and so, well, let’s do a deal.””
I keep asking myself: what happened to the appropriations clause?
I keep asking myself: what happened to the appropriations clause?
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Gift link. The administration has committed ten billion dollars of our money with no discernible process or due diligence. An ex-official: “You know, he meets with somebody, he likes them and so, well, let’s do a deal.””
I keep asking myself: what happened to the appropriations clause?
I keep asking myself: what happened to the appropriations clause?
The Great Depression.
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The Great Depression.
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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am I even awake right now?
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
am I even awake right now?
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A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
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Cosign.
bailing out SVB (beyond the usual $250k per account) was such a bad move, in terms of policy and politics. People–supposedly guys good with money–that irresponsible shouldn't get made whole.
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Cosign.
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On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people.
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
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This is really a layup.
Congressional stock trading has to be stopped. It’s corrupt, it’s deceptive, and I can’t believe it does not adversely affect critical decisions. We should pay them all a good wage and enable people across the economic spectrum to be able to compete.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is really a layup.
🤣
prepare to be shocked:
*WHITE HOUSE TO DELAY HEALTHCARE PROPOSAL
*WHITE HOUSE TO DELAY HEALTHCARE PROPOSAL
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🤣
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He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
Opinion | He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
Daniel Burnett: A 61-year-old Tennessee man was arrested for sharing a meme during the moral panic following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
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This is a crazy story:
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
2 lawsuits seek return of Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Friday that the state is filing a lawsuit to force the federal government to return a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport. Lincoln County and t...
www.opb.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is a crazy story:
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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DOJ settles the RealPage case.
Some legitimate changes to its business practices but nobody's getting convicted for price fixing.
nypost.com/2025/11/24/b...
Some legitimate changes to its business practices but nobody's getting convicted for price fixing.
nypost.com/2025/11/24/b...
Exclusive | DOJ settles case accusing real estate tech firm RealPage of enabling landlords to collude on sky-high rents
The Justice Department has settled its case against real estate tech firm RealPage, which faced bombshell allegations of building algorithms that allowed landlords to illegally collude to jack up r…
nypost.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
DOJ settles the RealPage case.
Some legitimate changes to its business practices but nobody's getting convicted for price fixing.
nypost.com/2025/11/24/b...
Some legitimate changes to its business practices but nobody's getting convicted for price fixing.
nypost.com/2025/11/24/b...
Thread. I agree, though I think economic stuff is a larger part than I think Dave Roberts does. Three interlocking issues: first, it’s just insane how much more competitive everything is. This is partly because many people who didn’t have opportunities before now do, which is of course great, but…
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thread. I agree, though I think economic stuff is a larger part than I think Dave Roberts does. Three interlocking issues: first, it’s just insane how much more competitive everything is. This is partly because many people who didn’t have opportunities before now do, which is of course great, but…
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So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
I remember wondering, after the Iraq war, whether we might have even a short period of time when we understood that starting wars is serious business, never to be spoken of cavalierly. I gloomily suspected not. I wish I had been wrong.
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I remember wondering, after the Iraq war, whether we might have even a short period of time when we understood that starting wars is serious business, never to be spoken of cavalierly. I gloomily suspected not. I wish I had been wrong.
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
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The arrest of “Cxrpse,” founder of the violent extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM), exposes the horrifying reality of online extremist networks. Victims were coerced into self-harm and exploitation as the group glorified mass murderers and promoted neo-Nazi-inspired violence.
Read more:
Read more:
Founder of No Lives Matter Arrested on Child Abuse and Terrorism Charges
The founder of the violent extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM) has been arrested on child abuse and terrorism charges. Identified as “Justin B.,” he allegedly operated online as “Cxrpse,” promoting ...
globalextremism.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The arrest of “Cxrpse,” founder of the violent extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM), exposes the horrifying reality of online extremist networks. Victims were coerced into self-harm and exploitation as the group glorified mass murderers and promoted neo-Nazi-inspired violence.
Read more:
Read more:
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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.
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This is what I mean when I say the regime will make it hurt. They will take his pension, his access to health benefits, his family’s access, to punish him for essentially just reading regulation. How much will that affect a member of Congress? I dunno. But they’d try to withhold those benefits too.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is what I mean when I say the regime will make it hurt. They will take his pension, his access to health benefits, his family’s access, to punish him for essentially just reading regulation. How much will that affect a member of Congress? I dunno. But they’d try to withhold those benefits too.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Thread.
Charging minimum premiums would in itself like cut enrollment by about a million 1/
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thread.