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This is guaranteed to make smoke come out of Trump's ears. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued Trump alleging that he can't demolish the East Wing and erect his ballroom without congressional approval. TRO hearing in DC district court next Tuesday.
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is guaranteed to make smoke come out of Trump's ears. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued Trump alleging that he can't demolish the East Wing and erect his ballroom without congressional approval. TRO hearing in DC district court next Tuesday.
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It's sickening that Trump basically appears to think "Look guys, I'm tormenting brown people!" is fulfilling his campaign promises. And that there is anybody in the voting public who sees it that way.
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It's sickening that Trump basically appears to think "Look guys, I'm tormenting brown people!" is fulfilling his campaign promises. And that there is anybody in the voting public who sees it that way.
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Breaking News: The Department of Homeland Security will require tourists on visas to submit DNA to enter the United States, biometrics, and other invasive personal information.
Why ask for DNA, though? I don’t understand why anyone with a functioning brain would agree to these excessive demands.
Why ask for DNA, though? I don’t understand why anyone with a functioning brain would agree to these excessive demands.
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Breaking News: The Department of Homeland Security will require tourists on visas to submit DNA to enter the United States, biometrics, and other invasive personal information.
Why ask for DNA, though? I don’t understand why anyone with a functioning brain would agree to these excessive demands.
Why ask for DNA, though? I don’t understand why anyone with a functioning brain would agree to these excessive demands.
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Even with all of Trump's threats, state GOPs are starting to realize that the MAGA brand is now toxic, and that giving into the MAGA agenda will only bring their own ruin.
Trump is growing weaker by the day, as Dems put up huge gains in special elections and his polls collapse.
Trump is growing weaker by the day, as Dems put up huge gains in special elections and his polls collapse.
BREAKING:
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
December 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Even with all of Trump's threats, state GOPs are starting to realize that the MAGA brand is now toxic, and that giving into the MAGA agenda will only bring their own ruin.
Trump is growing weaker by the day, as Dems put up huge gains in special elections and his polls collapse.
Trump is growing weaker by the day, as Dems put up huge gains in special elections and his polls collapse.
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Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
1/2
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
"Today’s ruling is a powerful affirmation that the rule of law still matters," Sandoval-Moshenberg said. "The Court made … clear that the govt cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority, and that every agency involved must now comply fully and promptly with the Court’s directives."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from ICE custody following judge's order
Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
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"More than 80 people are dead. Their deaths seem to have been unnecessary, unjustified, and unlawful. President Trump may not care. We should."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Caribbean Killings Were Unnecessary. Trump Just Proved It.
If we can seize an oil tanker, why did eighty people have to die?
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"More than 80 people are dead. Their deaths seem to have been unnecessary, unjustified, and unlawful. President Trump may not care. We should."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say reut.rs/4oS4Kq2
Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said.
reut.rs
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say reut.rs/4oS4Kq2
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Hundreds of kids in S Carolina are being quarantined right now because of a measles outbreak.
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hundreds of kids in S Carolina are being quarantined right now because of a measles outbreak.
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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"This is the first administration in my lifetime where you say, it could be worse than my actual worst case scenario... The darkness of this admin. is beyond anything I've ever seen."
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"This is the first administration in my lifetime where you say, it could be worse than my actual worst case scenario... The darkness of this admin. is beyond anything I've ever seen."
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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Another day.
Another failed effort to get a grand jury to indict @newyorkstateag.bsky.social Letitia James.
Another failed effort to get a grand jury to indict @newyorkstateag.bsky.social Letitia James.
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Another day.
Another failed effort to get a grand jury to indict @newyorkstateag.bsky.social Letitia James.
Another failed effort to get a grand jury to indict @newyorkstateag.bsky.social Letitia James.
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“Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the ‘biggest waves of censorship’ on its platforms in years.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the ‘biggest waves of censorship’ on its platforms in years.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Per new @kffhealthnews.org report, Trump administration has modified or removed gender identity and sexual orientation measures and metrics across three federal surveys: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS); National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Trump Administration Actions to Curb Data Collection Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) | KFF
This brief describes Trump Administration efforts to scale back or modify data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity variables in federal surveys. It specifically focuses on changes in ...
www.kff.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Per new @kffhealthnews.org report, Trump administration has modified or removed gender identity and sexual orientation measures and metrics across three federal surveys: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS); National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Jon welcomes @jonfavs.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social to ask how many years has 2025 been? The last new pod of 2025 drops tomorrow!
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jon welcomes @jonfavs.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social to ask how many years has 2025 been? The last new pod of 2025 drops tomorrow!
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The White House surely wants to see one of these ICE crackdowns lead to violent pushback. They've got untrained unqualified goons acting with impunity. It seems deliberately designed to provoke an incident.
But do the goons get this? Do they know the big plan is to get a couple of them killed?
But do the goons get this? Do they know the big plan is to get a couple of them killed?
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The White House surely wants to see one of these ICE crackdowns lead to violent pushback. They've got untrained unqualified goons acting with impunity. It seems deliberately designed to provoke an incident.
But do the goons get this? Do they know the big plan is to get a couple of them killed?
But do the goons get this? Do they know the big plan is to get a couple of them killed?
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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I didn’t realize this had posted: Why the Miami mayor race is about much more than the erosion of Trump’s 2024 Hispanic support. www.ms.now/opinion/demo...
Opinion | What Miami electing a Democratic mayor for the first time in three decades means for Trump
Philip Bump: A big Republican loss in a big Hispanic city hints at broader national trends.
www.ms.now
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I didn’t realize this had posted: Why the Miami mayor race is about much more than the erosion of Trump’s 2024 Hispanic support. www.ms.now/opinion/demo...