Ruth Butts
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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The unfolding Bari Weiss scandal is yet another example that we’re living through the Golden Age of people who don’t know shit trying and failing to do things that require people to know shit.
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The unfolding Bari Weiss scandal is yet another example that we’re living through the Golden Age of people who don’t know shit trying and failing to do things that require people to know shit.
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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Fox reports that that while many of the redactions to the Epstein Files were made to protect victims’ identities, “the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials.”
In other words, DOJ admits that they edited Trump and his pals out.
In other words, DOJ admits that they edited Trump and his pals out.
December 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fox reports that that while many of the redactions to the Epstein Files were made to protect victims’ identities, “the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials.”
In other words, DOJ admits that they edited Trump and his pals out.
In other words, DOJ admits that they edited Trump and his pals out.
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
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Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people. n.pr/4ank2iN
Test scores in U.S. schools are down. Are smartphones to blame?
Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people. n.pr/4ank2iN
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Easily preventable. But republicans want people to die. www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
Measles outbreaks worsen in South Carolina, Arizona and Utah
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.
www.cbsnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Easily preventable. But republicans want people to die. www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
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The face of the 2025 Republican Party.
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The face of the 2025 Republican Party.
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Maybe this wasn’t the best idea.
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Maybe this wasn’t the best idea.
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These are powerful words from Father Michael Pfleger.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
These are powerful words from Father Michael Pfleger.
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
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Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy. n.pr/48B7WBv
Trump struggles to find his economic messaging amid voter skepticism
Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy. n.pr/48B7WBv
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Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs given more jail time by US judge than prosecutors sought
Do Kwon, the entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost $40bn (£29.8bn) three years ago and caused the sector to crash, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud.
The South Korean, 34, had pleaded guilty to two counts of US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
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Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait. #DreamAct action.momsrising.org/sign/immigra...
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait.
SIGN NOW: DREAMers, TPS recipients & Asylees deserve stability & dignity!
action.momsrising.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities, and economy can’t wait. #DreamAct action.momsrising.org/sign/immigra...
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Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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This is abuse. It is verbal violence, denigrating a woman for simply doing her job. It is racist, misogynistic, white supremacist abuse. Plain and simple.
“You’re the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. A terrible reporter.”
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is abuse. It is verbal violence, denigrating a woman for simply doing her job. It is racist, misogynistic, white supremacist abuse. Plain and simple.
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Any country that closes the Department of Education while Opening the Department of War has failed.
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Any country that closes the Department of Education while Opening the Department of War has failed.
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Sometimes, courts really can check abuses of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey
Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes, courts really can check abuses of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
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