Norm Borden
@normbord.bsky.social
Superannuated database and web developer. Former goat wrangler. I can be found just a little to the left of Bernie Sanders. Fan of the Oxford comma. Charter member, ANTIFA.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
Now why would he do that?
The US is dialing up pressure on the EU, with the White House lobbying members to block plans to to use frozen Russian central bank assets to help Ukraine: Here's your European Evening Briefing
Trump Dials Up Pressure to Keep EU From Tapping Kremlin Funds
Get caught up.
bloom.bg
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Now why would he do that?
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Opus Dei jurisprudence: "In the space of a generation, then, the Supreme Court’s attitude toward partisan gerrymandering has shifted from tolerating it as a necessary evil to embracing it as savvy politics."
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Opus Dei jurisprudence: "In the space of a generation, then, the Supreme Court’s attitude toward partisan gerrymandering has shifted from tolerating it as a necessary evil to embracing it as savvy politics."
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You just know Trump still has that medal on.
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
You just know Trump still has that medal on.
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Footage of the two men’s desperate final moments made some viewers nauseated, leading one to nearly vomit. “It was worse than we had been led to believe,” one person told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Footage of the two men’s desperate final moments made some viewers nauseated, leading one to nearly vomit. “It was worse than we had been led to believe,” one person told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The incident arrives amid a wider national debate on immigration policy and enforcement practices.
Democrat Says ICE Pepper-Sprayed Her, DHS Responds ‘Not True’
www.newsweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The incident arrives amid a wider national debate on immigration policy and enforcement practices.
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America, you are in a world of trouble. Your president is deranged, his sycophants support it and the party won't oppose him. Even though they know they should. As difficult as it must be to live through, watching from the outside is like watching a car crash unfold.
#FuckICE @aclu.org #FuckTrump
#FuckICE @aclu.org #FuckTrump
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
America, you are in a world of trouble. Your president is deranged, his sycophants support it and the party won't oppose him. Even though they know they should. As difficult as it must be to live through, watching from the outside is like watching a car crash unfold.
#FuckICE @aclu.org #FuckTrump
#FuckICE @aclu.org #FuckTrump
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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It did not take long after Donald Trump was awarded a "peace prize" from FIFA, the governing body for international soccer responsible for World Cup events, when the glitter started to come off the gold.
Trump's FIFA 'peace prize' parade gets rained on with resurfaced Nobel committee remarks
It did not take long after Donald Trump was awarded a “peace prize” from FIFA, the governing body for international soccer responsible for World Cup events, when the glitter started to come off the gold.On Friday afternoon, the president, who has been lobbying for Nobel Prize for years, attended a F...
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It did not take long after Donald Trump was awarded a "peace prize" from FIFA, the governing body for international soccer responsible for World Cup events, when the glitter started to come off the gold.
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“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
interc.pt
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
1 trillion ÷ 140 million = 0.00014. Does Elon feel the pain?
The European Commission announced Friday that it was fining Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, for the equivalent of $140 million, saying his company X had breached Europe’s Digital Services Act.
JD Vance, before the fine was even finalized, slammed the commission.
JD Vance, before the fine was even finalized, slammed the commission.
EU fines Elon Musk $140 million for violations of online safety rules. Vance calls it "censorship."
Don’t expect him to face similar hurdles in the US.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
1 trillion ÷ 140 million = 0.00014. Does Elon feel the pain?
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New: Alleged traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were not heading toward the US, Adm Bradley told lawmakers yesterday, per people briefed.
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New: Alleged traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were not heading toward the US, Adm Bradley told lawmakers yesterday, per people briefed.
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Now that the fog of murdering fishermen has dissipated, can we get back to the Epstein Files and maybe fold in some Andrew Tate?
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Now that the fog of murdering fishermen has dissipated, can we get back to the Epstein Files and maybe fold in some Andrew Tate?
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Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
Does he get that for murdering Columbian fishermen or for invading his nation's cities?
Apparently FIFA has learned quickly that the best way to get what you want from the Orange Man-Baby is to feed his narcissistic ego and give him gold.
Sickening.
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Sickening.
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@fifaworldcup26.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Does he get that for murdering Columbian fishermen or for invading his nation's cities?
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Today's Spiegel published a transcript of a conversation among European leaders in which they share a strong suspicion that Trump is planning to betray Ukraine—and NATO—and do a secret deal with Vladimir Putin.
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Today's Spiegel published a transcript of a conversation among European leaders in which they share a strong suspicion that Trump is planning to betray Ukraine—and NATO—and do a secret deal with Vladimir Putin.
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Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes are agreed: a race-based pogrom targeting Somalis is even better than one targeting Jews, but eventually all non-whites must go. This is MAGA's future.
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes are agreed: a race-based pogrom targeting Somalis is even better than one targeting Jews, but eventually all non-whites must go. This is MAGA's future.
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Gallup Poll shows Americans want a stronger policy supporting Ukraine and opposing Russia. They believe Trump's actions have been ill-advised and ineffective. In particular, Republicans have come once more to embrace the Ukraine cause.
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Gallup Poll shows Americans want a stronger policy supporting Ukraine and opposing Russia. They believe Trump's actions have been ill-advised and ineffective. In particular, Republicans have come once more to embrace the Ukraine cause.
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution
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When I have food that starts looking like this, I throw it out.
I suggest the United States does the same.
I suggest the United States does the same.
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
When I have food that starts looking like this, I throw it out.
I suggest the United States does the same.
I suggest the United States does the same.
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These sanctions were never serious, were never enforced, and now are being walked back. Why exactly?
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
These sanctions were never serious, were never enforced, and now are being walked back. Why exactly?