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It's fascinating to me how so called 'people against circumcision' are also against you ever mentioning it, ever, unless its specifically on the nearly nonexistant organic mentions or articles that go viral.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
It's fascinating to me how so called 'people against circumcision' are also against you ever mentioning it, ever, unless its specifically on the nearly nonexistant organic mentions or articles that go viral.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
December 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It's fascinating to me how so called 'people against circumcision' are also against you ever mentioning it, ever, unless its specifically on the nearly nonexistant organic mentions or articles that go viral.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
Bodily autonomy? Not topical enough. Genital cutting? Somehow, still not topical enough.
People seem surprised to run into anti-circumcision activists who are bigots, but its not surprising at all why that happens.
When people get trauma from a human rights violation and then get censored all over the place for dare speaking against it, what do you expect?
When people get trauma from a human rights violation and then get censored all over the place for dare speaking against it, what do you expect?
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
People seem surprised to run into anti-circumcision activists who are bigots, but its not surprising at all why that happens.
When people get trauma from a human rights violation and then get censored all over the place for dare speaking against it, what do you expect?
When people get trauma from a human rights violation and then get censored all over the place for dare speaking against it, what do you expect?
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one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
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They are "accused of coercing women into pornography. Andrew was also accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old."
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
They are "accused of coercing women into pornography. Andrew was also accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old."
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
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This post by the world’s richest and most divorced man on the site he bought to promote his far right extremism is ripped straight from the Klan messaging of the 1870s or the 1915 film Birth of a Nation that inspired the Klan’s rebirth as a PR stunt/Ponzi scheme/terrorist organization in the 1920s.
December 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This post by the world’s richest and most divorced man on the site he bought to promote his far right extremism is ripped straight from the Klan messaging of the 1870s or the 1915 film Birth of a Nation that inspired the Klan’s rebirth as a PR stunt/Ponzi scheme/terrorist organization in the 1920s.
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Friends - please read this and consider leaving a comment in the Federal Register opposing the use of our SSN’s for this purpose! The ONLY purpose our SSN’s should be used for, without our explicit consent, is to track earnings for retirement entitlements!
🚨🚨🚨I’ve talked before about how our records are NOT the most up to date and should NOT be used in this way. It WILL result in citizens being denied their constitutional right to vote. You can submit public comments until 12/12 and I urge you to please do so!! Spread the word!! #AltCitizen alert🚨🚨🚨
In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Friends - please read this and consider leaving a comment in the Federal Register opposing the use of our SSN’s for this purpose! The ONLY purpose our SSN’s should be used for, without our explicit consent, is to track earnings for retirement entitlements!
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Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
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Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too Liberal” and “Out of Touch”
Democrats are riding high after special elections, but that doesn’t mean they’re popular. Strategist Simon Bazelon has advice on what to fix.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
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Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak, CNN projects
Eileen Higgins will win Miami mayor’s race, CNN projects, breaking a nearly 30-year GOP hold | CNN Politics
Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak in holding the nonpartisan seat and giving D...
www.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak, CNN projects
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A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials.
But Judge Engelmayer swipes repeatedly at Trump's DOJ for paying "lip service" to then sidelining victims — and misleading the public about what the records contain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But Judge Engelmayer swipes repeatedly at Trump's DOJ for paying "lip service" to then sidelining victims — and misleading the public about what the records contain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials.
But Judge Engelmayer swipes repeatedly at Trump's DOJ for paying "lip service" to then sidelining victims — and misleading the public about what the records contain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But Judge Engelmayer swipes repeatedly at Trump's DOJ for paying "lip service" to then sidelining victims — and misleading the public about what the records contain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
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COVEY: Trump has “inadvertently compromised his party’s ability to flip one competitive seat by pardoning its congressman, Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar ..”
@cookpolitical.com #TX28
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
@cookpolitical.com #TX28
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
COVEY: Trump has “inadvertently compromised his party’s ability to flip one competitive seat by pardoning its congressman, Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar ..”
@cookpolitical.com #TX28
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
@cookpolitical.com #TX28
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
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It's like calling a flat-earther a "spherical Earth skeptic."
Evelyn Griffin serves on a national vaccine advisory panel that is making landmark changes to longstanding public health practices under health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has campaigned against vaccines. She has worked on maternal mortality, a major issue in Louisiana.
Gov. Jeff Landry appoints vaccine skeptic as new Louisiana surgeon general
Evelyn Griffin serves on a national vaccine advisory panel that is making landmark changes to longstanding public health practices under health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has campaigned against vaccines. She has worked on maternal mortality, a major issue in Louisiana.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's like calling a flat-earther a "spherical Earth skeptic."
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I found this argument unpersuasive at the time, but not *crazy*. Now it DOES seem crazy, as we see many, many federal institutions corrupted top-to-bottom, with the stragglers who exhibit some scintilla of integrity forced out with metronomic regularity.
December 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I found this argument unpersuasive at the time, but not *crazy*. Now it DOES seem crazy, as we see many, many federal institutions corrupted top-to-bottom, with the stragglers who exhibit some scintilla of integrity forced out with metronomic regularity.
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Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Important news in this piece:
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
Federal judge rejects Missouri AG’s push to block referendum on gerrymandered map • Missouri Independent
A federal judge Monday refused to back Missouri’s Republican leaders efforts to block a statewide vote on a gerrymandered congressional map.
missouriindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Important news in this piece:
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
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Friday night Tequila Tweet: Fuck all my former colleagues who turned my former political party into a cult. Into a proudly stupid, authoritarian-embracing cult. Fuck their fear. Fuck their selfishness. Fuck their cowardice. They’ve done real damage to their country.
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Friday night Tequila Tweet: Fuck all my former colleagues who turned my former political party into a cult. Into a proudly stupid, authoritarian-embracing cult. Fuck their fear. Fuck their selfishness. Fuck their cowardice. They’ve done real damage to their country.
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
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Typically when you're running for governor, you don't want a story about a romantic relationship you had with a 16 year old. Bad news for America First gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback! flvoicenews.com/gop-governor...
Governor candidate James Fishback faces allegations over relationship, began when partner was a minor
Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback is facing allegations from a former partner regarding a relationship that began when she was a minor, according to documents filed in a 2025 Leon Coun...
flvoicenews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Typically when you're running for governor, you don't want a story about a romantic relationship you had with a 16 year old. Bad news for America First gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback! flvoicenews.com/gop-governor...
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this is pretty remarkably sharp-elbowed and contemptuous for a politico piece
The President Who Never Grew Up
Instead of focusing on governing, Trump spends his days chasing entertainment, attention and renovation projects that reflect a presidency stuck in adolescence.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
this is pretty remarkably sharp-elbowed and contemptuous for a politico piece
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A cyber start-up run by former Israeli spies oversees cyber security across more than seventy US government agencies and millions of federal employees
including the Department of Defense and Homeland Security. New investigation by me open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
including the Department of Defense and Homeland Security. New investigation by me open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
The Former Israeli Spies Overseeing US Government Cyber Security
A company with deep ties to Israeli intelligence oversees cyber security across more than seventy US government agencies, including the Department of Defense and Homeland Security.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A cyber start-up run by former Israeli spies oversees cyber security across more than seventy US government agencies and millions of federal employees
including the Department of Defense and Homeland Security. New investigation by me open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
including the Department of Defense and Homeland Security. New investigation by me open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...