@someonegrandma.bsky.social
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The EU is set to freeze Russian assets in Europe indefinitely. This would push forward the EU initiative to use the assets to back an Ukraine loan.
This comes as Ukraine’s budget deficit threatens IMF support.
The EU is set to freeze Russian assets in Europe indefinitely. This would push forward the EU initiative to use the assets to back an Ukraine loan.
This comes as Ukraine’s budget deficit threatens IMF support.
EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
The European Union looked set on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Moscow's inva...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The EU is set to freeze Russian assets in Europe indefinitely. This would push forward the EU initiative to use the assets to back an Ukraine loan.
This comes as Ukraine’s budget deficit threatens IMF support.
The EU is set to freeze Russian assets in Europe indefinitely. This would push forward the EU initiative to use the assets to back an Ukraine loan.
This comes as Ukraine’s budget deficit threatens IMF support.
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Yet another silly boast from Trump, the trade deficit has been much higher under Trump than under Biden, but we know the old guy can't do numbers cepr.net/publications...
Silly Trump Boast #76,249: The Trade Deficit Plummeted in September
Trump touts a sharp September trade-deficit drop, but it reflects earlier tariff-driven stockpiling, not real improvement.
cepr.net
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yet another silly boast from Trump, the trade deficit has been much higher under Trump than under Biden, but we know the old guy can't do numbers cepr.net/publications...
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The Lt. Gov. of Indiana has now deleted this post which confirmed that the Trump admin threatened to withhold federal funding from Indiana if they didn’t gerrymander.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Lt. Gov. of Indiana has now deleted this post which confirmed that the Trump admin threatened to withhold federal funding from Indiana if they didn’t gerrymander.
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ICYMI: Has the Trump regime gone far enough? Apparently not! Now, they are seeking the DNA of individuals entering the United States. Isn’t it amazing how they have no solutions for real domestic terrorists, pedophiles and other heinous types here at home?🤔
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ICYMI: Has the Trump regime gone far enough? Apparently not! Now, they are seeking the DNA of individuals entering the United States. Isn’t it amazing how they have no solutions for real domestic terrorists, pedophiles and other heinous types here at home?🤔
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The White House's case against using sign language interpreters is not only nonsense, it's downright f*cked up.
Access is fundamental & the white house knows that captions are not sufficient. Another way Trump is dismantling civil rights.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Access is fundamental & the white house knows that captions are not sufficient. Another way Trump is dismantling civil rights.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
White House raises concerns about Trump’s ‘image’ in lawsuit over sign language interpreters
The White House is appealing court orders to restore interpretation services at press briefings.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The White House's case against using sign language interpreters is not only nonsense, it's downright f*cked up.
Access is fundamental & the white house knows that captions are not sufficient. Another way Trump is dismantling civil rights.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Access is fundamental & the white house knows that captions are not sufficient. Another way Trump is dismantling civil rights.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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1/Very worried about the continued focus on spheres of influence as the dominant frame for US foreign policy. Why do we need to attack the EU in a world of spheres of influence? Why free narco traffickers (Honduras) and threaten Greenland?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/p...
Trump’s Plan to Reorder the World
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1/Very worried about the continued focus on spheres of influence as the dominant frame for US foreign policy. Why do we need to attack the EU in a world of spheres of influence? Why free narco traffickers (Honduras) and threaten Greenland?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/p...
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Major meeting on FEMA overhaul recommendation suddenly shelved
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com
Major meeting on FEMA overhaul recommendation suddenly shelved • North Dakota Monitor
The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Major meeting on FEMA overhaul recommendation suddenly shelved
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com
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Random thoughts…
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Random thoughts…
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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
trib.al/60kPD3S
trib.al/60kPD3S
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
trib.al/60kPD3S
trib.al/60kPD3S
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Wild story. Hegseth says that Geressy is his “best mentor.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-geressy-goodreads-pentagon-dod-pete-hegseth-jack-posobiec-threat/
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wild story. Hegseth says that Geressy is his “best mentor.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-geressy-goodreads-pentagon-dod-pete-hegseth-jack-posobiec-threat/
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This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Confirms Trump Threatened Entire State if It Didn’t Redraw Congressional Map Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Indiana Lt. Gov. Confirms Trump Threatened Entire State if It Didn’t Redraw Congressional Map
twp.ai
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Indiana Lt. Gov. Confirms Trump Threatened Entire State if It Didn’t Redraw Congressional Map Mediaite
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Never forget Donald Trump lied about a stolen election, incited a mob to attack the US Capitol and massacre Congress and the VP and then pardoned all the traitors.
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Never forget Donald Trump lied about a stolen election, incited a mob to attack the US Capitol and massacre Congress and the VP and then pardoned all the traitors.
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I have never wanted to say “FAFO” directly in someone’s face so much in my life. Fuck this MAGAt ‘Christian’ woman who really DGAF until it happened to her.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FAFO
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FAFO
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I have never wanted to say “FAFO” directly in someone’s face so much in my life. Fuck this MAGAt ‘Christian’ woman who really DGAF until it happened to her.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FAFO
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FAFO
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This is the second half of the video, the husband.
Notice the accent? A “legal” immigrant. The video I expected from him was about ICE snatching him up. He is their favorite color, but he’s now spoken out against them.
Give it time; there’ll be another whining video from them about ICE.
#FAFO #ICE
Notice the accent? A “legal” immigrant. The video I expected from him was about ICE snatching him up. He is their favorite color, but he’s now spoken out against them.
Give it time; there’ll be another whining video from them about ICE.
#FAFO #ICE
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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When will “don’t tread on me” Republicans wake up and realize their guy Trump is now the Trojan horse for his oligarch donors to do all the things they’ve been worried about?
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When will “don’t tread on me” Republicans wake up and realize their guy Trump is now the Trojan horse for his oligarch donors to do all the things they’ve been worried about?
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The GOP just voted to gut your health care. Trump’s allies are preparing the military for more domestic use.
I went live with @duckworth.senate.gov to break it down. Watch + share:
🔗 onoffense.substack.com/p/duckworth-...
I went live with @duckworth.senate.gov to break it down. Watch + share:
🔗 onoffense.substack.com/p/duckworth-...
Senator Duckworth: GOP Just Voted to Gut Health Care as Trump Escalates Domestic Troop Plans
Senator Tammy Duckworth joined me to break down the Senate’s health care votes—and expose how Trump’s allies are laying the groundwork for more domestic military deployments against civilians.
onoffense.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The GOP just voted to gut your health care. Trump’s allies are preparing the military for more domestic use.
I went live with @duckworth.senate.gov to break it down. Watch + share:
🔗 onoffense.substack.com/p/duckworth-...
I went live with @duckworth.senate.gov to break it down. Watch + share:
🔗 onoffense.substack.com/p/duckworth-...
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The ECOA passed in 1974.
My mom divorced my dad in 1975.
These things are not unrelated. She was finally able to establish her own credit, buy a house, start her own business… all thanks to the ECOA.
1975 was the best year of my childhood too, when my abusive dad finally went away.
#ProtectECOA
My mom divorced my dad in 1975.
These things are not unrelated. She was finally able to establish her own credit, buy a house, start her own business… all thanks to the ECOA.
1975 was the best year of my childhood too, when my abusive dad finally went away.
#ProtectECOA
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The ECOA passed in 1974.
My mom divorced my dad in 1975.
These things are not unrelated. She was finally able to establish her own credit, buy a house, start her own business… all thanks to the ECOA.
1975 was the best year of my childhood too, when my abusive dad finally went away.
#ProtectECOA
My mom divorced my dad in 1975.
These things are not unrelated. She was finally able to establish her own credit, buy a house, start her own business… all thanks to the ECOA.
1975 was the best year of my childhood too, when my abusive dad finally went away.
#ProtectECOA
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Federal judge has issued emergency order this morning, prohibiting the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody once again.
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Federal judge has issued emergency order this morning, prohibiting the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody once again.
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You can read the full lawsuit here, which also includes interesting details on how the mayor's protective unit operates: www.scribd.com/document/965...
2025-CAB-007909 | PDF | Legal Remedy | Public Law
MPD lawsuit
www.scribd.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You can read the full lawsuit here, which also includes interesting details on how the mayor's protective unit operates: www.scribd.com/document/965...
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I have wondered when the mainstream EU bubble would pick up the news that 'EU membership by 2027' is part of the newer Ukraine peace plans.
If in any way serious, this would upend the whole EU debate for 2026 and turn it into a make or break year for EU reform.
If in any way serious, this would upend the whole EU debate for 2026 and turn it into a make or break year for EU reform.
Ukraine would join EU by 2027 under draft peace plan
Fast-track entry to bloc being discussed by US and Ukrainian officials backed by Brussels in drive to end Russia’s war
giftarticle.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have wondered when the mainstream EU bubble would pick up the news that 'EU membership by 2027' is part of the newer Ukraine peace plans.
If in any way serious, this would upend the whole EU debate for 2026 and turn it into a make or break year for EU reform.
If in any way serious, this would upend the whole EU debate for 2026 and turn it into a make or break year for EU reform.
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Deep dive by WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos and the Chicago Sun-Times’ Lauren FitzPatrick into the background of Greg Bovino, the face of the immigration crackdown who is described by one critic as “the Liberace of the Border Patrol.” @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
Greg Bovino's the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Deep dive by WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos and the Chicago Sun-Times’ Lauren FitzPatrick into the background of Greg Bovino, the face of the immigration crackdown who is described by one critic as “the Liberace of the Border Patrol.” @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
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Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
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International visits are down 8.2 percent this year, costing the U.S. tourism industry $8.3 billion in lost revenue—You would think that Trump would make changes to encourage growth not discourage it!
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social is spot on!
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social is spot on!
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
Come to Trump's America...If You Dare
The Trump regime is pushing a paranoid new policy that will further discourage international travelers. The reputation of America's aggression is growing.
www.americaamerica.news
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
International visits are down 8.2 percent this year, costing the U.S. tourism industry $8.3 billion in lost revenue—You would think that Trump would make changes to encourage growth not discourage it!
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social is spot on!
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social is spot on!
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
ICE AGENTS ICE agents are in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland and at 8:30 a.m., they were in Nolte Park.
December 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ICE AGENTS ICE agents are in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland and at 8:30 a.m., they were in Nolte Park.