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Trumpflation:
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $400 million (it was supposed to cost $250 million less than two months ago)
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Trumpflation:
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Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
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UPDATE
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
UPDATE
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
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BREAKING >>>
Huge story from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social on the fight between Frequency Forward & the #FCC over a FOIA request tied to DOGE and potential conflicts of interest involving #Musk
www.theverge.com/policy/84506...
Huge story from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social on the fight between Frequency Forward & the #FCC over a FOIA request tied to DOGE and potential conflicts of interest involving #Musk
www.theverge.com/policy/84506...
What 1,000 pages of documents tell us about DOGE
An advocacy group is pushing for the agency to release more information.
www.theverge.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
BREAKING >>>
Huge story from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social on the fight between Frequency Forward & the #FCC over a FOIA request tied to DOGE and potential conflicts of interest involving #Musk
www.theverge.com/policy/84506...
Huge story from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social on the fight between Frequency Forward & the #FCC over a FOIA request tied to DOGE and potential conflicts of interest involving #Musk
www.theverge.com/policy/84506...
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I can’t believe I have to do this.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I can’t believe I have to do this.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
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I genuinely thought the LLM / AI thing would blow over as soon as anyone pointed out it was based on piracy and had no viable business plan. That we’re still talking about it, betting on it, is gobsmacking. It should be the Tamagotchi craze of our decade. It should be Pogs by now.
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I genuinely thought the LLM / AI thing would blow over as soon as anyone pointed out it was based on piracy and had no viable business plan. That we’re still talking about it, betting on it, is gobsmacking. It should be the Tamagotchi craze of our decade. It should be Pogs by now.
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From @pabloreports.bsky.social : “Were you satisfied with the answers you got in the classified Venezuela briefing?”
🔥 Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “OH HELL NO. That was a joke. That was not a serious intelligence briefing, it was the communication of opinion.”
🔥 Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “OH HELL NO. That was a joke. That was not a serious intelligence briefing, it was the communication of opinion.”
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
From @pabloreports.bsky.social : “Were you satisfied with the answers you got in the classified Venezuela briefing?”
🔥 Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “OH HELL NO. That was a joke. That was not a serious intelligence briefing, it was the communication of opinion.”
🔥 Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “OH HELL NO. That was a joke. That was not a serious intelligence briefing, it was the communication of opinion.”
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Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave https://aje.io/yrvbry
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave https://aje.io/yrvbry
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Breaking news: A federal judge suggested he would allow the Trump administration to continue work on its controversial ballroom addition, but gave the White House two weeks to file its still-unfinished ballroom plans.
Federal judge suggests White House ballroom construction may continue
Judge Richard J. Leon said Trump officials had two weeks to submit plans for their controversial addition. Historic preservationists are demanding an immediate halt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Breaking news: A federal judge suggested he would allow the Trump administration to continue work on its controversial ballroom addition, but gave the White House two weeks to file its still-unfinished ballroom plans.
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Actual data suggest we’re experiencing the result of a nationwide multi-family construction surge during the Biden era; a cresting wave of newly completed units has been coming on the market since the summertime. www.theguarantors.com/blog/owners-...
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Actual data suggest we’re experiencing the result of a nationwide multi-family construction surge during the Biden era; a cresting wave of newly completed units has been coming on the market since the summertime. www.theguarantors.com/blog/owners-...
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Did she know that when she said of her conversations with Trump, “He wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle,” she was underwriting a future war crimes indictment against him?
She’s *confessing* that Trump is engaged in the very *definition* of terrorism, *not* drug interdiction.
She’s *confessing* that Trump is engaged in the very *definition* of terrorism, *not* drug interdiction.
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Did she know that when she said of her conversations with Trump, “He wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle,” she was underwriting a future war crimes indictment against him?
She’s *confessing* that Trump is engaged in the very *definition* of terrorism, *not* drug interdiction.
She’s *confessing* that Trump is engaged in the very *definition* of terrorism, *not* drug interdiction.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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The Republican platform is simple: They want to sexually abuse children, and they want you to pay for it .
December 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Republican platform is simple: They want to sexually abuse children, and they want you to pay for it .
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Trump admin:
—Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.”
—Vance has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
—Musk is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
—Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
—Bondi “completely whiffed” the Epstein Files.
—Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.”
—Vance has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
—Musk is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
—Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
—Bondi “completely whiffed” the Epstein Files.
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump’s current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Trump admin:
—Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.”
—Vance has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
—Musk is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
—Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
—Bondi “completely whiffed” the Epstein Files.
—Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.”
—Vance has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.”
—Musk is “an avowed ketamine [user].”
—Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
—Bondi “completely whiffed” the Epstein Files.
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Hegseth tries to bury war crime video www.axios.com/2025/12/16/v...
Public won't see Venezuela second strike video: Hegseth
Lawmakers will see it, but the public won't.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hegseth tries to bury war crime video www.axios.com/2025/12/16/v...
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The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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#ICYMI, from our magazine: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#ICYMI, from our magazine: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
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Rights groups say demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to 'cage in' Palestinians https://aje.io/xd3ruq
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Rights groups say demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to 'cage in' Palestinians https://aje.io/xd3ruq
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Great point from @cnewman.bsky.social in this thread: Home Depot is becoming the locus point for immense human rights abuses, and it's time for Home Depot to take a side in this struggle. Chris suggests targeting it the same way the targeting of Tesla paid off:
I particularly hope every executive at The Home Depot reads this excellent @gregsargent.bsky.social piece about Stephen Miller's terrifying project to transform the United States. Why Home Depot...? (cont) newrepublic.com/article/2041... /1
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Great point from @cnewman.bsky.social in this thread: Home Depot is becoming the locus point for immense human rights abuses, and it's time for Home Depot to take a side in this struggle. Chris suggests targeting it the same way the targeting of Tesla paid off: