Andrew is All Elite
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I block fascists/bots/AI. I welcome people who know how to unplug from the internet.
I block fascists/bots/AI. I welcome people who know how to unplug from the internet.
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It is not healthy to be perpetually online. Read paper books. Meditate. Go sit outside. Go for walks daily. Take care of yourself. Block out the noise so that you can be useful and not used up. 2025 will require much of each of us. Don’t waste these last few precious weeks before chaos strikes.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools:
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools:
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
The world feels very heavy and overwhelming today. It is days like today that I am grateful for @necrosoftgames.com’s Demonschool. Probably my GOTY. With a balanced battle system with so many good characters and moments, it’s a joy to play. Thanks for making a good game, @brandon.insertcredit.com ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The world feels very heavy and overwhelming today. It is days like today that I am grateful for @necrosoftgames.com’s Demonschool. Probably my GOTY. With a balanced battle system with so many good characters and moments, it’s a joy to play. Thanks for making a good game, @brandon.insertcredit.com ❤️
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Are they also reaching out to US evangelical groups? The ones who claimed to be their "partners" and sent groups on short-term missions trips to paint schools and teach kids songs? Samaritan's Purse who sends over all the Christmas shoeboxes?
Christian leaders from 10 African nations are sounding the alarm on the impact of USAID being dismantled. As the funding cuts have left clinics without staff and medicine — resulting in a surge of deadly diseases — clergy urge their governments to fund health systems.
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African Christian Leaders and Health Nonprofits Seek to Fill Gaps After USAID Cuts
In wake of USAID dismantling, leaders from 10 African nations called for more local funding to restore health care resources to fight disease.
julieroys.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Are they also reaching out to US evangelical groups? The ones who claimed to be their "partners" and sent groups on short-term missions trips to paint schools and teach kids songs? Samaritan's Purse who sends over all the Christmas shoeboxes?
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Amazon has now backed out of this project after sustained community opposition.
But this fight isn't over, and another tech giant could try to step into Amazon's place.
But this fight isn't over, and another tech giant could try to step into Amazon's place.
Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Amazon has now backed out of this project after sustained community opposition.
But this fight isn't over, and another tech giant could try to step into Amazon's place.
But this fight isn't over, and another tech giant could try to step into Amazon's place.
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Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
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While several media reports have suggested that DOGE has all but fizzled out, it’s far from dead. DOGE affiliates are scattered across the federal government. Meanwhile, the DOGE ethos remains fully in force.
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
While several media reports have suggested that DOGE has all but fizzled out, it’s far from dead. DOGE affiliates are scattered across the federal government. Meanwhile, the DOGE ethos remains fully in force.
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Trump laid the blame on Hegseth, and now Hegseth is laying the blame on Bradley. Is Bradley going to lay the blame on the 20-year-old naval man they ordered to fire the missile next? What a bunch of spineless little shits.
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Trump laid the blame on Hegseth, and now Hegseth is laying the blame on Bradley. Is Bradley going to lay the blame on the 20-year-old naval man they ordered to fire the missile next? What a bunch of spineless little shits.
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Per PFF, where #Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen ranks in NFL since bye week
Sacks: No. 3-t
Pressures: No. 2
Win-Rate: No. 3
True Pass Set Pressures: No. 1
True Pass Set Win-Rate: No. 3
TPS = no RPO, play-action, or screens.
Sacks: No. 3-t
Pressures: No. 2
Win-Rate: No. 3
True Pass Set Pressures: No. 1
True Pass Set Win-Rate: No. 3
TPS = no RPO, play-action, or screens.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Per PFF, where #Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen ranks in NFL since bye week
Sacks: No. 3-t
Pressures: No. 2
Win-Rate: No. 3
True Pass Set Pressures: No. 1
True Pass Set Win-Rate: No. 3
TPS = no RPO, play-action, or screens.
Sacks: No. 3-t
Pressures: No. 2
Win-Rate: No. 3
True Pass Set Pressures: No. 1
True Pass Set Win-Rate: No. 3
TPS = no RPO, play-action, or screens.
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They’re normalizing murder.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
What's Trump gaining by blowing up boats in the Caribbean?
It's the same as the deportations: first criminals, then undocumented, next revoke documentation, then naturalization, now anyone "not compatible"... Next?
He's preparing Americans to accept using the military to blow up domestic targets
It's the same as the deportations: first criminals, then undocumented, next revoke documentation, then naturalization, now anyone "not compatible"... Next?
He's preparing Americans to accept using the military to blow up domestic targets
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
They’re normalizing murder.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
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I sometimes think of the multiverse in which Al Gore won in 2000. I wonder what is happening over there
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
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December 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I sometimes think of the multiverse in which Al Gore won in 2000. I wonder what is happening over there
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Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
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In a settlement with four Republican-led states, the DHS has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — a dramatic expansion of federal data that voting rights advocates have long warned could supercharge wrongful purges and threaten voter privacy.
DHS Agrees to Overhaul Federal Immigration System for Mass Voter Screenings
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In a settlement with four Republican-led states, the DHS has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — a dramatic expansion of federal data that voting rights advocates have long warned could supercharge wrongful purges and threaten voter privacy.
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Aaaaaand…this is exactly why the six lawmakers needed to remind servicemembers about not obeying unlawful orders (this will get driven home when Hegseth gets a pardon but no one else does)
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Aaaaaand…this is exactly why the six lawmakers needed to remind servicemembers about not obeying unlawful orders (this will get driven home when Hegseth gets a pardon but no one else does)
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In the immortal words of the great 21st century poet Ludacris:
“Move, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way,
Get out the way, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way”
“Move, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way,
Get out the way, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way”
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In the immortal words of the great 21st century poet Ludacris:
“Move, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way,
Get out the way, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way”
“Move, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way,
Get out the way, bitch (gender neutral), get out the way”
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As someone who has had multiple MRIs, competent doctors don’t send you in for an MRI like it’s a blood pressure test.
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
A million Trump crypto fun bucks says there's more scans they aren't releasing. Unflattering ones.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donald Trump's MRI test results released by White House doctor
The release comes as Democrats have been pushing to see the results amid concerns about Trump's age.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
As someone who has had multiple MRIs, competent doctors don’t send you in for an MRI like it’s a blood pressure test.
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
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I played in the NFL, which, I promise you, has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have, and where cost really isn’t an issue.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
I agree it’s a bit unusual. But I would think the president has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have and the cost isn’t really an issue.
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I played in the NFL, which, I promise you, has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have, and where cost really isn’t an issue.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
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On this day 70 yrs ago-Dec. 1, 1955-Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus to a white man who demanded it from her. Her subsequent arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Parks became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
On this day 70 yrs ago-Dec. 1, 1955-Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus to a white man who demanded it from her. Her subsequent arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Parks became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
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What is happening in Indiana is a profound threat to our democracy.
Trump has unleashed a vote-my-way-or-risk-your-life climate on Republican legislators that makes democracy near impossible.
For starters, all of us should be flooding these legislators with thanks and support for braving this.
Trump has unleashed a vote-my-way-or-risk-your-life climate on Republican legislators that makes democracy near impossible.
For starters, all of us should be flooding these legislators with thanks and support for braving this.
“.. I believe these threats are a result of the redistricting pressure on Indiana," state Sen. Jean Leising said Monday in a statement, saying that she was the target of a pipe bomb threat over the weekend.
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
What is happening in Indiana is a profound threat to our democracy.
Trump has unleashed a vote-my-way-or-risk-your-life climate on Republican legislators that makes democracy near impossible.
For starters, all of us should be flooding these legislators with thanks and support for braving this.
Trump has unleashed a vote-my-way-or-risk-your-life climate on Republican legislators that makes democracy near impossible.
For starters, all of us should be flooding these legislators with thanks and support for braving this.
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House Judiciary Democrats are investigating Kash Patel's reported use of a government jet to visit his girlfriend and take other personal trips.
"Why should American taxpayers be footing the bill for private jets every time you decide to hang out with your golf buddies…?" tinyurl.com/3km7j6dt
"Why should American taxpayers be footing the bill for private jets every time you decide to hang out with your golf buddies…?" tinyurl.com/3km7j6dt
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
House Judiciary Democrats are investigating Kash Patel's reported use of a government jet to visit his girlfriend and take other personal trips.
"Why should American taxpayers be footing the bill for private jets every time you decide to hang out with your golf buddies…?" tinyurl.com/3km7j6dt
"Why should American taxpayers be footing the bill for private jets every time you decide to hang out with your golf buddies…?" tinyurl.com/3km7j6dt
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
May the grim reaper come soon
There is no such thing as a ‘preventive MRI.’ This is not a thing.
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
White House Releases Trump's MRI Report
Imaging of heart and abdomen was 'preventive,' White House doctor says
www.medpagetoday.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
May the grim reaper come soon
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There is no such thing as a ‘preventive MRI.’ This is not a thing.
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
White House Releases Trump's MRI Report
Imaging of heart and abdomen was 'preventive,' White House doctor says
www.medpagetoday.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There is no such thing as a ‘preventive MRI.’ This is not a thing.
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
When something that doesn’t exist gets done anyway, it’s reasonable to ask: what was the real reason? 🤔
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
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Jaguars Already Catch Big Break For Colts Matchup www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/...
Jaguars Already Catch Big Break For Colts Matchup
The Indianapolis Colts will be without a key player when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend.
www.si.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jaguars Already Catch Big Break For Colts Matchup www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/...