Well if this doesn't look like lighting the match so that Trump can put out the fire. That's his only hope for staying in power. Let's make sure he can't www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-r...
Civil rights groups sue to stop DOJ from closing office tasked with preventing unrest in cities
The Trump administration has for months planned to close the Justice Department Community Relations Service.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Well if this doesn't look like lighting the match so that Trump can put out the fire. That's his only hope for staying in power. Let's make sure he can't www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-r...
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X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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go.bsky.app/FZ3AeTH
Federal Judge has blocked the federal government from using IRS taxpayer information. Remember the nerds of Doge broke through all our tax information. They wanted to help them make ICE more efficient. But it is all illegal. 47000 tax payers affected follow and vote.
Federal Judge has blocked the federal government from using IRS taxpayer information. Remember the nerds of Doge broke through all our tax information. They wanted to help them make ICE more efficient. But it is all illegal. 47000 tax payers affected follow and vote.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
go.bsky.app/FZ3AeTH
Federal Judge has blocked the federal government from using IRS taxpayer information. Remember the nerds of Doge broke through all our tax information. They wanted to help them make ICE more efficient. But it is all illegal. 47000 tax payers affected follow and vote.
Federal Judge has blocked the federal government from using IRS taxpayer information. Remember the nerds of Doge broke through all our tax information. They wanted to help them make ICE more efficient. But it is all illegal. 47000 tax payers affected follow and vote.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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The fact that only 3 (by my count) Republican members of Congress have spoken out about the Witkoff situation shows how thoroughly corrupted and compromised the entire party has become from top to bottom. None of this is about just Trump - it is the entire political party.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The fact that only 3 (by my count) Republican members of Congress have spoken out about the Witkoff situation shows how thoroughly corrupted and compromised the entire party has become from top to bottom. None of this is about just Trump - it is the entire political party.
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I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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🚨 MAJOR NEWS: GOP Rep. Don Bacon is now calling for Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to be fired after the leaked transcript of him coaching a Putin adviser on how to butter up Trump into a Ukraine “peace” deal.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: GOP Rep. Don Bacon is now calling for Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to be fired after the leaked transcript of him coaching a Putin adviser on how to butter up Trump into a Ukraine “peace” deal.
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Trump envoy reportedly told kremlin official that #Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
by Joseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington
Steve Witkoff told yuri ushakov in October phone call that peace would require russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
by Joseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington
Steve Witkoff told yuri ushakov in October phone call that peace would require russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
Steve Witkoff told Yuri Ushakov in October phone call that peace would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump envoy reportedly told kremlin official that #Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
by Joseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington
Steve Witkoff told yuri ushakov in October phone call that peace would require russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
by Joseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington
Steve Witkoff told yuri ushakov in October phone call that peace would require russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff isn’t working for the US, or for humanity. He’s working for Vladimir Putin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff isn’t working for the US, or for humanity. He’s working for Vladimir Putin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The BBC is now so fearful of Trump that it edited a statement of opinion about Trump out of the broadcast of a speech by a respected historian. It is a measure of how dangerously pliant much of the press has become in the face of Trump's threats.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The BBC is now so fearful of Trump that it edited a statement of opinion about Trump out of the broadcast of a speech by a respected historian. It is a measure of how dangerously pliant much of the press has become in the face of Trump's threats.
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Bloomberg has audio files of Trump envoy Steve Witkoff coaching the Russians how to pitch their extreme Ukraine demands to Trump as a peace plan.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Bloomberg has audio files of Trump envoy Steve Witkoff coaching the Russians how to pitch their extreme Ukraine demands to Trump as a peace plan.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump claimed on social media on Sunday that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS”, - CNN
‼️ 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US…
‼️ 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US…
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump claimed on social media on Sunday that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS”, - CNN
‼️ 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US…
‼️ 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US…
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Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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And MAGA is still convinced that Twitter proves that their shitty movement is widely supported in the US 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And MAGA is still convinced that Twitter proves that their shitty movement is widely supported in the US 🙄
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Fascism built in.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fascism built in.
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FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable:
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable:
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
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This isn’t a “peace plan.” It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation. If implemented, it would turn this pro-Western, democratic nation, which has been courageously resisting Russian aggression since 2014, into a Kremlin colony. wapo.st/3XcRot6
Opinion | Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe
With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This isn’t a “peace plan.” It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation. If implemented, it would turn this pro-Western, democratic nation, which has been courageously resisting Russian aggression since 2014, into a Kremlin colony. wapo.st/3XcRot6
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For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
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Further regime isolation, targeted sanctions, and aid to CSOs and independent media can help us avoid whatever costs can be avoided.
And - stop treating Georgia just as a cautionary tale when it can be an easy victory and a breathtaking success story.
4/
And - stop treating Georgia just as a cautionary tale when it can be an easy victory and a breathtaking success story.
4/
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Further regime isolation, targeted sanctions, and aid to CSOs and independent media can help us avoid whatever costs can be avoided.
And - stop treating Georgia just as a cautionary tale when it can be an easy victory and a breathtaking success story.
4/
And - stop treating Georgia just as a cautionary tale when it can be an easy victory and a breathtaking success story.
4/
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⚡️'Outrage against human decency' – European MPs caution Trump against appeasing Russia in new open letter.
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ireland to North Macedonia.
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ireland to North Macedonia.
'Outrage against human decency' – European MPs caution Trump against appeasing Russia in new open letter
A group of European lawmakers has signed on to a letter cautioning U.S. President Donald Trump against pandering to Russia.
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ire...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
⚡️'Outrage against human decency' – European MPs caution Trump against appeasing Russia in new open letter.
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ireland to North Macedonia.
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ireland to North Macedonia.
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.