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Ukraine was not told what happened.
"Our task now is to obtain complete information about what has been said in Russia and what other reasons Putin has found to prolong the war and to pressure Ukraine, to pressure us, our independence," Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening address from Kyiv"
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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"the very people who came to the United States with hammers & 16-hours-a-day energy to rescue New Orleans after flooding from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina swamped thousands of homes & killed 1,833 people, are now seeing their new world turned upside down."
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin

My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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European reaction to the new American national strategy document
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:

The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I came to New Orleans to see the fear and loathing that comes to town when Greg Bovino and his federal masked marauders invade

I chronicled their Big Lie, as their op allegedly targeting "criminals" stormed Home Depot parking lots and roofing jobs. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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He couldn't care less.
Trump Just Called The Concept Of 'Affordability' A 'Democrat Scam'—And Got Instantly Dragged
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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Congressman Adam Smith on @kaitlancollins.bsky.social says "fog of war" idea of Hegseth is "idiotic." It was a 48 minute video of 2 guys hanging off boat. Video was completely clear and visible when the second sortie (3 bombs) occurred.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Time for Pete to court-martial himself.
Mark Kelly Rips Pete Hegseth's Hypocrisy After Video Of Hegseth Saying U.S. Troops Can't Obey 'Unlawful Orders' Resurfaces
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December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Carrying the water for billionaires should be disqualifying for Dem candidates whose attention should be directed at the rest of the population of the US and not 1100 people with vastly more wealth than they could ever spend. Sorry, Gavin, that’s old think pandering to donors.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.

More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.

This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Ugh. SCt reinstates Texas map giving new seats to Rs, n/w/s finding below it was race-driven.

Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Major Breaking: Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump.

Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage.

Bombshell report shows Trump officials engaged in torture.

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Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump. Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage. Bombshell report shows Trump engaged in torture
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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Alright. That means the Supreme Court would let democrats keep their re-drawn maps, too, right? Right?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.

Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.

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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Himes: "The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat ... the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch."
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3200 workers to “right-size” its business.

The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing.

This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:
How Farmers Are Getting Shafted By Monopolies | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM