WinterSchminter
@winterscminter.bsky.social
Actually, I'm nobody, Retired from career in Canadian electrical utility. Happiest being mom and grandma. Not a Christian Nationalist.
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Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
History Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
WAPO
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
WAPO
December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
WAPO
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
WAPO
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Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
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Unrestrained presidential pardon power for treason was objection #8 that George Mason gave in Sep 1787 on the nascent Constitution, because he was concerned the president would pardon his accomplices in the crime he himself had instigated. Ultimately, Mason refused to sign off on the Constitution.
www.archives.gov
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Unrestrained presidential pardon power for treason was objection #8 that George Mason gave in Sep 1787 on the nascent Constitution, because he was concerned the president would pardon his accomplices in the crime he himself had instigated. Ultimately, Mason refused to sign off on the Constitution.
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What a spineless wezzel.
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
What a spineless wezzel.
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In 1993, Trump signed mortgages for 2 homes in Florida, claiming each as his principal residence.
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
apple.news
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In 1993, Trump signed mortgages for 2 homes in Florida, claiming each as his principal residence.
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out.
Yet he accuses others of fraud?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Least surprising news ever.
"Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration"
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
Read/share/subscribe:
Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Least surprising news ever.
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Looks like we need to re-normalize Zooming into conferences.
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Looks like we need to re-normalize Zooming into conferences.
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WATCH: "There are hundreds and hundreds of photos of women, of which some of those are very disturbing, and of which some of those are horrific in nature, and certainly sexual in nature," says Rep. Robert Garcia, discussing the photos handed over by the Epstein estate.
December 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
WATCH: "There are hundreds and hundreds of photos of women, of which some of those are very disturbing, and of which some of those are horrific in nature, and certainly sexual in nature," says Rep. Robert Garcia, discussing the photos handed over by the Epstein estate.
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DNC Chair Martin: You can build your billionaire ballroom. You can offer empty promises, like bringing down costs on day one. You can try in vain to rig the midterms in your favor, and you can fail. like you did just yesterday in Indiana. But know this, Donald Trump. Your days in power are numbered.
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
DNC Chair Martin: You can build your billionaire ballroom. You can offer empty promises, like bringing down costs on day one. You can try in vain to rig the midterms in your favor, and you can fail. like you did just yesterday in Indiana. But know this, Donald Trump. Your days in power are numbered.
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my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
It’s kind of incredible how little has been published about this guy and how little conservatives seem to care. Did people just forget these people were screeching for civil war when they thought he was a liberal?
Suspected Charlie Kirk assassin makes first in-person court appearance
The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk made his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his attorneys pushed to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
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ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
It’s kind of incredible how little has been published about this guy and how little conservatives seem to care. Did people just forget these people were screeching for civil war when they thought he was a liberal?
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
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I just love the fact that some of the information is not under Trump’s control.
Garcia: We've actually only reviewed about a fourth of the 95,000 photos that were actually sent to us late last night. And so as we're going through those photos.. we'll continue to put out photos in the days and weeks ahead
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I just love the fact that some of the information is not under Trump’s control.
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Proposition: the most obvious Amendment needed is one to limit the pardon power. Discuss/debate.
“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Proposition: the most obvious Amendment needed is one to limit the pardon power. Discuss/debate.
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Watching “Wake Up Dead Man” the new Knives Out movie.
It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of two versions of Christianity on display in the US right now.
It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of two versions of Christianity on display in the US right now.
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Watching “Wake Up Dead Man” the new Knives Out movie.
It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of two versions of Christianity on display in the US right now.
It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of two versions of Christianity on display in the US right now.
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
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This person was initially appointed to the National Transportation Safety Board by Trump - think about how bad things have to be for her to react this way publicly
December 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This person was initially appointed to the National Transportation Safety Board by Trump - think about how bad things have to be for her to react this way publicly
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The Jerusalem Cross being put on a military poster for a pushed war on Venezuela is big later Crusades energy.
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Jerusalem Cross being put on a military poster for a pushed war on Venezuela is big later Crusades energy.
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🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
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Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
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oh yeah, that's the stuff
speaking of, here’s the funniest video ever made youtu.be/xYc4DT18EJg?...
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
oh yeah, that's the stuff
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Here we are. Even our critics affirm every argument we ever made about Christian nationalism. We said it was powerfully linked with racist, sexist, & anti-democratic views. Evangelicals can't deny that anymore. They just disagree on whether that's good or not.
www.christianpost.com/voices/the-r...
www.christianpost.com/voices/the-r...
The rise and fall of Christian nationalism
How did Christian nationalism go from an ambiguous pejorative invoked primarily by progressives, to a small but growing movement among Reformed Evangelicals
www.christianpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Here we are. Even our critics affirm every argument we ever made about Christian nationalism. We said it was powerfully linked with racist, sexist, & anti-democratic views. Evangelicals can't deny that anymore. They just disagree on whether that's good or not.
www.christianpost.com/voices/the-r...
www.christianpost.com/voices/the-r...
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"Trumpian populism may be the story of our age but I'm increasingly convinced that we're underplaying the tech-authoritarian elephant in the room." My Swamp Notes newsletter. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/199e371f-8...
Big tech’s ‘elite victim complex’
[FREE TO READ] Acolytes of the broligarchs have a grip on key nodes of Washington’s power ministries
as.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Trumpian populism may be the story of our age but I'm increasingly convinced that we're underplaying the tech-authoritarian elephant in the room." My Swamp Notes newsletter. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/199e371f-8...
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i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job