Aimee L. Gross
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MG and YA author with two books out in the world : “If Crows Know Best” and “No Mercy From Crows” with more to come! SCBWI , Kansas Authors Club.
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Nearly 100 people have been killed without due process by U.S. boat strikes since September. The memo justifying them is still hidden.
Sen. Kelly, who says the document should be public, can change that today.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds:
Sen. Kelly, who says the document should be public, can change that today.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds:
Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
Plus: IRS says it will take eight months to search for an email
freedom.press
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Nearly 100 people have been killed without due process by U.S. boat strikes since September. The memo justifying them is still hidden.
Sen. Kelly, who says the document should be public, can change that today.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds:
Sen. Kelly, who says the document should be public, can change that today.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds:
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Santa hats and tanks: Trump's deportation agenda adopts Christmas memes
www.axios.com
Santa hats and tanks: Trump's deportation agenda adopts Christmas memes
twp.ai
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Santa hats and tanks: Trump's deportation agenda adopts Christmas memes
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If you have friends or family members who aren’t plugged into social media, and are still apprehensive about criticizing this administration, please send them this.
This is an official post by the Department of Homeland Security. The United States Government published this.
This is an official post by the Department of Homeland Security. The United States Government published this.
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you have friends or family members who aren’t plugged into social media, and are still apprehensive about criticizing this administration, please send them this.
This is an official post by the Department of Homeland Security. The United States Government published this.
This is an official post by the Department of Homeland Security. The United States Government published this.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Good. There's no reason to hand the violent burglar your possessions and part of your house in hopes that they'll leave and not kill you. And Trump is ultimately going to screw Ukraine over anyway. Europe needs to step up until America comes back to its senses.
JUST IN: Ukraine will NOT surrender territory, President Zelensky declared Monday, rejecting a central Russian demand that Donald Trump had incorporated into his “peace plan.”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory, not to hasten peace talks, not to satisfy Washington and not under pressure from Moscow.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good. There's no reason to hand the violent burglar your possessions and part of your house in hopes that they'll leave and not kill you. And Trump is ultimately going to screw Ukraine over anyway. Europe needs to step up until America comes back to its senses.
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Hiding the crazy is their key to power.
It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hiding the crazy is their key to power.
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Here’s what he’s missing:
We have a president calling immigrants “garbage” and affordability a hoax, a DOD secretary cosplaying war games with no accountability, a VP saying it’s “reasonable” to not want neighbors who speak another language, and a Speaker who believes women are inferior.
The GOP.
We have a president calling immigrants “garbage” and affordability a hoax, a DOD secretary cosplaying war games with no accountability, a VP saying it’s “reasonable” to not want neighbors who speak another language, and a Speaker who believes women are inferior.
The GOP.
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Here’s what he’s missing:
We have a president calling immigrants “garbage” and affordability a hoax, a DOD secretary cosplaying war games with no accountability, a VP saying it’s “reasonable” to not want neighbors who speak another language, and a Speaker who believes women are inferior.
The GOP.
We have a president calling immigrants “garbage” and affordability a hoax, a DOD secretary cosplaying war games with no accountability, a VP saying it’s “reasonable” to not want neighbors who speak another language, and a Speaker who believes women are inferior.
The GOP.
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BAuthorities are closely tracking online criticism/protests against New Orleans immigration raids, monitoring message boards around the clock & compiling regular updates on public sentiment surrounding arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by the AP.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BAuthorities are closely tracking online criticism/protests against New Orleans immigration raids, monitoring message boards around the clock & compiling regular updates on public sentiment surrounding arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by the AP.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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“Everything that they’ve done has been illegal. It’s illegal under international law. It’s illegal under the Geneva Convention. And it certainly is illegal even under domestic law. It was essentially murder," Duckworth said.
Go here for more:
Go here for more:
Duckworth Blasts Trump's Abuse Of Power As AOC Battles His Greedy Tariffs and Somalia Rises Against His Racist Garbage Remarks
Onward!
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Everything that they’ve done has been illegal. It’s illegal under international law. It’s illegal under the Geneva Convention. And it certainly is illegal even under domestic law. It was essentially murder," Duckworth said.
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If you wonder whether these comparisons of Trump to Nazis go too far, remember that Hitler was present in the German political scene long before he created the first death camp
And at that point, he was calling Jews “vermin”
Which-of course-is not dissimilar from Trump calling Somalis “garbage”
And at that point, he was calling Jews “vermin”
Which-of course-is not dissimilar from Trump calling Somalis “garbage”
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you wonder whether these comparisons of Trump to Nazis go too far, remember that Hitler was present in the German political scene long before he created the first death camp
And at that point, he was calling Jews “vermin”
Which-of course-is not dissimilar from Trump calling Somalis “garbage”
And at that point, he was calling Jews “vermin”
Which-of course-is not dissimilar from Trump calling Somalis “garbage”
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App developer Joshua Aaron is SUING DHS, ICE, DOJ, White House officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights when they pressured Apple to remove the app from the App Store. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App Developer to Sue ICE, DHS, DOJ, White House Officials
ICEBlock app developer Joshua Aaron is suing multiple federal agency officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights after they coerced Apple into removing ICEBlock from its App Store
www.muellershewrote.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App developer Joshua Aaron is SUING DHS, ICE, DOJ, White House officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights when they pressured Apple to remove the app from the App Store. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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 ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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New U.S. border rules are creating chaos for Canadians. Stays over 30 days may now trigger extra forms, fees, fingerprinting and photos! However, enforcement is totally inconsistent. Depends on the officer, depends on the crossing.
#TravelAlert
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#TravelAlert
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Canadians face confusion over new U.S. border crossing rules — CTV News
Canadians travelling to the U.S. are facing new rules at the border. On Jan. 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Protecting the American People Against Invasion, int...
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New U.S. border rules are creating chaos for Canadians. Stays over 30 days may now trigger extra forms, fees, fingerprinting and photos! However, enforcement is totally inconsistent. Depends on the officer, depends on the crossing.
#TravelAlert
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#TravelAlert
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Must read from @martinomalley.bsky.social:
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative devastated Social Security Administration staffing levels, threatening essential services for millions of Americans.
www.foxnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Must read from @martinomalley.bsky.social:
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
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📌TODAY: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategy WAS LARGELY IN LINE WITH MOSCOW'S VISION.
📌ALWAYS: Putin's puppet.
📌ALWAYS: Putin's puppet.
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
📌TODAY: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategy WAS LARGELY IN LINE WITH MOSCOW'S VISION.
📌ALWAYS: Putin's puppet.
📌ALWAYS: Putin's puppet.
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Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
finance.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
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How long before people from other countries are required to wear a star on their clothes?
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
How long before people from other countries are required to wear a star on their clothes?
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
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The War on Drugs was never about… drugs.
Drug use is not a poor problem, or a Black problem. It’s a mental health problem. And a policy problem.
NEW: ‘Junkie to Judge’
@marybethoconnor.bsky.social on Drug Use, Addiction, Criminalization, Recovery, and Community
🔗 bit.ly/junkietojudge
Drug use is not a poor problem, or a Black problem. It’s a mental health problem. And a policy problem.
NEW: ‘Junkie to Judge’
@marybethoconnor.bsky.social on Drug Use, Addiction, Criminalization, Recovery, and Community
🔗 bit.ly/junkietojudge
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The War on Drugs was never about… drugs.
Drug use is not a poor problem, or a Black problem. It’s a mental health problem. And a policy problem.
NEW: ‘Junkie to Judge’
@marybethoconnor.bsky.social on Drug Use, Addiction, Criminalization, Recovery, and Community
🔗 bit.ly/junkietojudge
Drug use is not a poor problem, or a Black problem. It’s a mental health problem. And a policy problem.
NEW: ‘Junkie to Judge’
@marybethoconnor.bsky.social on Drug Use, Addiction, Criminalization, Recovery, and Community
🔗 bit.ly/junkietojudge
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For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
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Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these…
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
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Reject any and every lie of this regime that they are fighting the drug trade. Their boss pardons a drug kingpin who helped bring 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Reject any and every lie of this regime that they are fighting the drug trade. Their boss pardons a drug kingpin who helped bring 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
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Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 other lethal boat strikes, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.
Secretary-on-the-Defensive Pete Hegseth’s Dept. of War (Crimes)
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. strikes on September 2. Thes...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 other lethal boat strikes, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.