southpaw
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Ketamine is a hell of a drug
The wealthiest person in the world says you shouldn’t give away money because in the future everyone will be rich
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ketamine is a hell of a drug
This quota approach seems guaranteed to breed systematic due process violations
The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
What this will mean, in practice, that if you are deemed an enemy of the administration, they will pore through your citizenship application paperwork looking for some reason to retroactively disqualify you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This quota approach seems guaranteed to breed systematic due process violations
My beautiful wife @pollymosendz.bsky.social helps her mom run a jewelry and handmade textiles studio. They make beautiful things, and if you’re in need of holiday gifts, I hope you’ll check out their catalog. www.etsy.com/shop/Silkand...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My beautiful wife @pollymosendz.bsky.social helps her mom run a jewelry and handmade textiles studio. They make beautiful things, and if you’re in need of holiday gifts, I hope you’ll check out their catalog. www.etsy.com/shop/Silkand...
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I asked @aoc.bsky.social about why she posted this tweet, and she said “because JD Vance is a goober, man.”
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I asked @aoc.bsky.social about why she posted this tweet, and she said “because JD Vance is a goober, man.”
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
Federal agents, including CBP Commander Bovino, back in Evanston Wednesday - Evanston RoundTable
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal agents were in at least two places in Evanston on Wednesday morning and reportedly took several
evanstonroundtable.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
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First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
The former Assemblies of God minister was indicted in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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When asked later today, Johnson will assure reporters he hasn’t het had time to read about the results of this vote
Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When asked later today, Johnson will assure reporters he hasn’t het had time to read about the results of this vote
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As a white guy who's gotten numerous jobs that he probably wasn't qualified for if you're grumbling you're just not white guying hard enough.
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As a white guy who's gotten numerous jobs that he probably wasn't qualified for if you're grumbling you're just not white guying hard enough.
Two former FBI Directors, at least
Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two former FBI Directors, at least
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It is true that few Americans vote on stuff like this but I will say: what they do abroad, they will find ways to do as much of that at home that they can get away with.
The rate of reported death isn’t as skyrocketing high but there are absolutely numerous voters and non voters here who know…
The rate of reported death isn’t as skyrocketing high but there are absolutely numerous voters and non voters here who know…
NEW: Here's the searing tale of one woman's struggle to feed her family after the Trump Administration imposed a man-made food crisis.
Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It is true that few Americans vote on stuff like this but I will say: what they do abroad, they will find ways to do as much of that at home that they can get away with.
The rate of reported death isn’t as skyrocketing high but there are absolutely numerous voters and non voters here who know…
The rate of reported death isn’t as skyrocketing high but there are absolutely numerous voters and non voters here who know…
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"[Elon probably] knew it would be horrifying to others. But he decided that it was a better approach to shut it down, fire everybody, shut them out, and then go rebuild."
A test of whether the U.S. can recover its moral health after all this is whether we hold Elon Musk, genocidaire, accountable.
A test of whether the U.S. can recover its moral health after all this is whether we hold Elon Musk, genocidaire, accountable.
This is horrible. Trump and his crew shut down USAID, which has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, and they had no idea what they were doing or what would be the consequences. Completely immoral.
(From the VF story on Susan Wiles.)
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
(From the VF story on Susan Wiles.)
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"[Elon probably] knew it would be horrifying to others. But he decided that it was a better approach to shut it down, fire everybody, shut them out, and then go rebuild."
A test of whether the U.S. can recover its moral health after all this is whether we hold Elon Musk, genocidaire, accountable.
A test of whether the U.S. can recover its moral health after all this is whether we hold Elon Musk, genocidaire, accountable.
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NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“Rekeya Frazier is the sister of Darnella Frazier, who as a teenager in 2020 recorded the bystander video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police.” www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Judge frees couple charged with 'kidnapping' immigration agent as defense challenges government's account
Attorneys for a couple charged with driving to a police station with an HSI agent in their car dispute the government’s account of the incident. A judge released both from jail pending trial.
www.mprnews.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“Rekeya Frazier is the sister of Darnella Frazier, who as a teenager in 2020 recorded the bystander video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police.” www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Federal public defender Jean Brandl represents Frazier, who’s Black, and said her client did not know the agents were law enforcement.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Federal public defender Jean Brandl represents Frazier, who’s Black, and said her client did not know the agents were law enforcement.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
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Goals.
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Goals.
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The Dread Pirate Richardson.
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Dread Pirate Richardson.
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There should be a constitutional mechanism for removing a president. Not impeachment, something that actually works, maybe like a catapult
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
There should be a constitutional mechanism for removing a president. Not impeachment, something that actually works, maybe like a catapult
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I like Heather Cox Richardson. She’s a nice lady IRL who has clearly read a lot of books.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I like Heather Cox Richardson. She’s a nice lady IRL who has clearly read a lot of books.
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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ellison bought paramount for $8B and the free press for $150M, you don’t spend this kind of money on something you are trying to intentionally destroy, these people are all just dumbshits
I know that everyone is like “oh the whole point of this is to destroy CBS, they actually want to run it into the ground” and I’m sure plenty of folks will be happy if they do
but David Ellison and Bari Weiss don’t want that! they really think they’ve got something! they are just very bad at this
but David Ellison and Bari Weiss don’t want that! they really think they’ve got something! they are just very bad at this
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
December 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
ellison bought paramount for $8B and the free press for $150M, you don’t spend this kind of money on something you are trying to intentionally destroy, these people are all just dumbshits
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Impossible to overstate just how much of a mensch Rob Reiner was to interact with. A jewel of a person.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Impossible to overstate just how much of a mensch Rob Reiner was to interact with. A jewel of a person.
This is a Standard Oil tactic.
Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake (Bloomberg)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is a Standard Oil tactic.
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