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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
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· Jul 25
Republicans have proven time and again they will stop at nothing!
As the 2nd term of the Trump regime comes to an end you will see the most heinous crimes yet!
Put a pin in it!!!
As the 2nd term of the Trump regime comes to an end you will see the most heinous crimes yet!
Put a pin in it!!!
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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@gilduran.com Mainstream media finally paying attention, but . . .
www.ft.com/content/b127... Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
www.ft.com/content/b127... Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
@gilduran.com Mainstream media finally paying attention, but . . .
www.ft.com/content/b127... Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
www.ft.com/content/b127... Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
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Feminists are supposed to be the man-haters, but here's a guy who equates masculinity with murder.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Feminists are supposed to be the man-haters, but here's a guy who equates masculinity with murder.
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All across Europe, as well as in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, US allies are reading Trump's national security strategy and realizing that it was authored by people who view them as enemies while idolizing Vladimir Putin and plagiarizing from his recent speeches.
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
All across Europe, as well as in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, US allies are reading Trump's national security strategy and realizing that it was authored by people who view them as enemies while idolizing Vladimir Putin and plagiarizing from his recent speeches.
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A start-up funded by a Donald Trump Jr.-backed venture capital firm has been awarded a $620 million contract from the Pentagon, reports the Financial Times.
Trump family reeks of corruption & are enriching themselves from Trump presidency
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Trump family reeks of corruption & are enriching themselves from Trump presidency
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Trump Jr.-Backed Company Cashes In on Massive Pentagon Contract
What a coincidence!
newrepublic.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A start-up funded by a Donald Trump Jr.-backed venture capital firm has been awarded a $620 million contract from the Pentagon, reports the Financial Times.
Trump family reeks of corruption & are enriching themselves from Trump presidency
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Trump family reeks of corruption & are enriching themselves from Trump presidency
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
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We are all experiencing in real time what it's like to have a leader who is completely ignorant of why anything is done the way it is
Trump’s Venezuela “No-Fly Zone” Is a Dangerous Joke
Plus: War crimes and TACO time.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We are all experiencing in real time what it's like to have a leader who is completely ignorant of why anything is done the way it is
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Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
@muellershewrote.com @weissmann.substack.com @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @maddow.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
Trump’s FBI is building a list of individuals and groups who oppose and protest Trump, support immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, and criticize capitalism —in order to label and investigate them as domestic terrorists.
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Also @propublica.org
"the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism."
"the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism."
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
www.propublica.org
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Also @propublica.org
"the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism."
"the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism."
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"This whole notion that we are trapped into wars by the commitments we make to our allies—I think the opposite of that is true. We have not had to fight for any treaty ally. It is the reliability of the commitment that is the source of stability."
Chaos Is Coming
America helped keep the (relative) peace for 80 years. Not anymore.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"This whole notion that we are trapped into wars by the commitments we make to our allies—I think the opposite of that is true. We have not had to fight for any treaty ally. It is the reliability of the commitment that is the source of stability."
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A crew in Mettler, CA is harvesting peppers on a cloudy damp autumn day. They tell us, detaching the tough stem from the fragile plant is difficult as you could harm the plant if you're not careful. #WeFeedYou
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A crew in Mettler, CA is harvesting peppers on a cloudy damp autumn day. They tell us, detaching the tough stem from the fragile plant is difficult as you could harm the plant if you're not careful. #WeFeedYou
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Timothy Ash,Chatham House Associate Fellow,Russia&Eurasia Programme:
Putin wants the whole of #Ukraine.The answer is for the West to show strength to Putin,to arm Ukraine,to give Ukraine everything it needs to defend itself…that's the only way to stop Putin
The reality is,Putin's a spy mafia boss
Putin wants the whole of #Ukraine.The answer is for the West to show strength to Putin,to arm Ukraine,to give Ukraine everything it needs to defend itself…that's the only way to stop Putin
The reality is,Putin's a spy mafia boss
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Timothy Ash,Chatham House Associate Fellow,Russia&Eurasia Programme:
Putin wants the whole of #Ukraine.The answer is for the West to show strength to Putin,to arm Ukraine,to give Ukraine everything it needs to defend itself…that's the only way to stop Putin
The reality is,Putin's a spy mafia boss
Putin wants the whole of #Ukraine.The answer is for the West to show strength to Putin,to arm Ukraine,to give Ukraine everything it needs to defend itself…that's the only way to stop Putin
The reality is,Putin's a spy mafia boss
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Im no crowd size expert but when the livestreamer pans out, walks through crowd, the crowd looks like it has grown.
People are chanting, offering pizza and water. There's amplified sound. Person yelling, "We aren't leaving. We're here for you until they leave."
Maple Lane in Elgin Illinois.
People are chanting, offering pizza and water. There's amplified sound. Person yelling, "We aren't leaving. We're here for you until they leave."
Maple Lane in Elgin Illinois.
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Im no crowd size expert but when the livestreamer pans out, walks through crowd, the crowd looks like it has grown.
People are chanting, offering pizza and water. There's amplified sound. Person yelling, "We aren't leaving. We're here for you until they leave."
Maple Lane in Elgin Illinois.
People are chanting, offering pizza and water. There's amplified sound. Person yelling, "We aren't leaving. We're here for you until they leave."
Maple Lane in Elgin Illinois.
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Lambert: It’s a way troll the left.
Mockler: I'm glad he's trolling the left while his peace deals are falling through with Israel and Gaza, while Putin is rolling him every single day…
Mockler: I'm glad he's trolling the left while his peace deals are falling through with Israel and Gaza, while Putin is rolling him every single day…
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Lambert: It’s a way troll the left.
Mockler: I'm glad he's trolling the left while his peace deals are falling through with Israel and Gaza, while Putin is rolling him every single day…
Mockler: I'm glad he's trolling the left while his peace deals are falling through with Israel and Gaza, while Putin is rolling him every single day…
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Mockler: I used to go to Trump rallies and I would debate with his supporters. There was this one woman… I asked her who her favorite podcaster was. She said Dan Bongino. I asked her if she would vote for Putin or Kamala if she could choose. She said I'd vote for Vladimir Putin…
December 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mockler: I used to go to Trump rallies and I would debate with his supporters. There was this one woman… I asked her who her favorite podcaster was. She said Dan Bongino. I asked her if she would vote for Putin or Kamala if she could choose. She said I'd vote for Vladimir Putin…
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“..’There’s some short-lived relief I think that it wasn’t Paramount, and Bari won’t be our boss,’ another staffer said.”
@washingtonpost.com $WBD
@scottnover.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com $WBD
@scottnover.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“..’There’s some short-lived relief I think that it wasn’t Paramount, and Bari won’t be our boss,’ another staffer said.”
@washingtonpost.com $WBD
@scottnover.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com $WBD
@scottnover.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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Two survivors died in a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Since then, Hegseth has shifted blame to his admiral. “We’re having facts shaped to arrive at a predetermined outcome," says @realtoddhuntley.bsky.social. “Congress needs to see the execution order.” #Velshi
‘Double-tap’ Caribbean strike sparks call for Pentagon to release chat logs
A controversial “double-tap” strike in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors, has sparked a conversation about the legality of that strike. This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to shift blame for the strike to his admiral. Retired Navy JAG Todd Huntley warns that facts are being shaped “to arrive at a predetermined outcome” and says Congress needs access to chat logs and the full execution order to determine what really happened.
www.msnbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two survivors died in a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Since then, Hegseth has shifted blame to his admiral. “We’re having facts shaped to arrive at a predetermined outcome," says @realtoddhuntley.bsky.social. “Congress needs to see the execution order.” #Velshi
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Donald Trump chose incompetent and inexperienced people to lead top agencies in his administration. As a result, he undermined his own agenda. #Velshi
The Incompetence Undermining Trump’s Agenda
Donald Trump chose fealty and showmanship over experience and skill when choosing people for top positions in his administration. As a result, he undermined his own agenda, as his handpicked leaders get overrun with one scandal after another. Ali Velshi ticks through some examples of how Kash Patel, Kristi Noem, and Pete Hegseth are becoming liabilities to the White House and the country.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Donald Trump chose incompetent and inexperienced people to lead top agencies in his administration. As a result, he undermined his own agenda. #Velshi
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The last 2 episodes are dynamite.
Episode 6 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 7 tomorrow.
Episode 6 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 7 tomorrow.
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The last 2 episodes are dynamite.
Episode 6 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 7 tomorrow.
Episode 6 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 7 tomorrow.
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"It's a cult of personality surrounded by a bunch of very child-like grifters," The Atlantic staff writer @radiofreetom.bsky.social says of the scandal-plagued Trump admin. "They're there to get clicks" and make "propaganda style clips," adds @bradmossesq.bsky.social. #Velshi
‘Child-like grifters’ are leading the Trump administration – and becoming a huge liability
Some top officials in the Trump administration – like FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – have recently been plagued with scandals related to their personal and/or professional conduct. Tom Nichols, writer for The Atlantic, and National Security Attorney Bradley Moss join Ali Velshi to discuss it. Nichols says there’s a “bunch of very child-like grifters” at the head of the government. “One of the things that's so striking about all these people is not just how amateurish they are, but how completely unfocused they are,” Nichols adds.
www.msnbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"It's a cult of personality surrounded by a bunch of very child-like grifters," The Atlantic staff writer @radiofreetom.bsky.social says of the scandal-plagued Trump admin. "They're there to get clicks" and make "propaganda style clips," adds @bradmossesq.bsky.social. #Velshi
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The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Zillow Won’t Tell You
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...