Lyda Astrove
@lydaa.bsky.social
Love flamingos, alligators, sharks, beagles. Autism mom. Lawyer. Ponte Vedra Beach gal. Running. Baseball.
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The top U.S. military officer overseeing operations in Latin America met privately with lawmakers, days before he is due to step down prematurely amid tension with the Trump administration over its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.
Admiral pushed out by Hegseth meets privately with lawmakers
Adm. Alvin Holsey, who oversees military operations in Latin America, has voiced concern about the Trump administration’s activities there.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The top U.S. military officer overseeing operations in Latin America met privately with lawmakers, days before he is due to step down prematurely amid tension with the Trump administration over its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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Breaking:
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Breaking:
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
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The @ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists is hiring a science policy director. For the right person, this is a dream job.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The @ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists is hiring a science policy director. For the right person, this is a dream job.
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A fair trade off: extreme weather, species extinction, loss of habitable land, and more disease in exchange for bringing back the Woody. Hooray.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A fair trade off: extreme weather, species extinction, loss of habitable land, and more disease in exchange for bringing back the Woody. Hooray.
Mr “Peace Prize”
“We’re gonna start doing those strikes on land, too.”
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mr “Peace Prize”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... “Hegseth is unqualified and incompetent, and he should have been fired months ago.”
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... “Hegseth is unqualified and incompetent, and he should have been fired months ago.”
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Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
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The U.S. manufacturing slump deepened in November - Reuters
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The U.S. manufacturing slump deepened in November - Reuters
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Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
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You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
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"The appalling spectacle of Republican Senators refusing to uphold their oath of office is not a difference of opinion on foreign affairs. It is the coerced behavior of the influence of the Russian Federation. Because Trump is compromised, and they follow Trump, they are compromised."
The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"The appalling spectacle of Republican Senators refusing to uphold their oath of office is not a difference of opinion on foreign affairs. It is the coerced behavior of the influence of the Russian Federation. Because Trump is compromised, and they follow Trump, they are compromised."
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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Maybe Hegseth and Trump could also send 500 National Guard members to Kentucky, to help administer pertussis vaccines.
Since saving lives is their thing.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
Since saving lives is their thing.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Maybe Hegseth and Trump could also send 500 National Guard members to Kentucky, to help administer pertussis vaccines.
Since saving lives is their thing.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
Since saving lives is their thing.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
Pay up!
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Pay up!
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NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
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Trump is often cast as a “lame duck” president, but Lincoln Project co-founder @therickwilson.bsky.social thinks Trump won’t leave office until he “burns it all down.” His second term gives him a “greater sense of autonomy,” unrestrained by tradition or law. #Velshi
The “lame duck” myth: Trump won’t depart until he ‘burns it all down’
Donald Trump is often cast as a “lame duck” president, but Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson argues that Trump’s second term has given him an even “greater sense of autonomy,” unrestrained by tradition or law. Wilson warns that Trump’s need to remain the center of attention means he’ll grow even more chaotic and dangerous if he feels sidelined.
www.msnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump is often cast as a “lame duck” president, but Lincoln Project co-founder @therickwilson.bsky.social thinks Trump won’t leave office until he “burns it all down.” His second term gives him a “greater sense of autonomy,” unrestrained by tradition or law. #Velshi