Alec Rider
@alecridersyr.bsky.social
1L Syracuse University College of Law, cat dad, Navy veteran. Efforts to impede voting are whack. Current administration is criminal. Change my mind.
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Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich...
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
Aldrich Ames was a counterintelligence officer for the CIA who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia.
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich...
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
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Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who dedicated her life to speaking out against prejudice and to preserving the legacy of her stepsister, Anne Frank, died on Saturday in London at 96. trib.al/NZEPlL6
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who dedicated her life to speaking out against prejudice and to preserving the legacy of her stepsister, Anne Frank, died on Saturday in London at 96. trib.al/NZEPlL6
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The president has said repeatedly that the US is running Venezuela.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. WE are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz Statement at U.N. Security Council Meeting on Venezuela
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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January 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The president has said repeatedly that the US is running Venezuela.
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Instead of one Paul Bremer you get three.
Trump says he will designate people to run Venezuela, and says the people standing behind him on stage will be "largely" running the country. That appears to be Secretaries Hegseth and Rubio and Gen. Caine.
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Instead of one Paul Bremer you get three.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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I was waiting to say this, but yes. There is winter ball being played in Venezuela. If it escalates, God knows what happens. I refer you to those who said Matt Shaw would face no consequence in the clubhouse for making political speeches.
Every MLB executive is being woken up
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I was waiting to say this, but yes. There is winter ball being played in Venezuela. If it escalates, God knows what happens. I refer you to those who said Matt Shaw would face no consequence in the clubhouse for making political speeches.
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Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
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BREAKING
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
BREAKING
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
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Colombia mobilizes its armed forces amid concern about a potential "massive influx" of refugees fleeing Venezuela after the US attacks. President Gustavo Petro is calling for an emergency session of the UN security council to discuss this"aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela."
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Colombia mobilizes its armed forces amid concern about a potential "massive influx" of refugees fleeing Venezuela after the US attacks. President Gustavo Petro is calling for an emergency session of the UN security council to discuss this"aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela."
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Crews of two ships jumped overboard after the US struck a third. An unspecified number were in the water Tuesday. And the military, seemingly for the first time since it began bombing alleged drug ships and people survived, contacted the Coast Guard to rescue them taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
Coast Guard searching for survivors of US strikes on boats in the Pacific
The effort, now in its fourth day, is the most extensive one conducted by the U.S. since it began attacks on alleged drug ships in September.
taskandpurpose.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Crews of two ships jumped overboard after the US struck a third. An unspecified number were in the water Tuesday. And the military, seemingly for the first time since it began bombing alleged drug ships and people survived, contacted the Coast Guard to rescue them taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
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I don’t like that line at all. I would be strongly disinclined to support someone who said it. But it’s not like Mamdani’s opponents support individualism. Their slogan is “obey the dear leader, conform to conservatism, and send the garbage back where they came from.”
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I don’t like that line at all. I would be strongly disinclined to support someone who said it. But it’s not like Mamdani’s opponents support individualism. Their slogan is “obey the dear leader, conform to conservatism, and send the garbage back where they came from.”
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“We’ll tell you what we know, when we know it.”*
* CECOT not included
* CECOT not included
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“We’ll tell you what we know, when we know it.”*
* CECOT not included
* CECOT not included
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ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
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Mamdani does say, tho, that he will issue another EO to for instance retain the Office to Combat Antisemitism created by Adams via EO.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Mamdani does say, tho, that he will issue another EO to for instance retain the Office to Combat Antisemitism created by Adams via EO.
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Former U.S. senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, the first Native American chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a leader of the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, died Dec. 30. He was 92.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American senator, dies at 92
The Coloradan was the only American Indian in the Senate during his tenure and helped lead the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Former U.S. senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, the first Native American chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a leader of the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, died Dec. 30. He was 92.
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There's a treaty the US signed and the US Senate ratified in the 1790s saying, without question, that the United States was not founded as a Christian nation.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There's a treaty the US signed and the US Senate ratified in the 1790s saying, without question, that the United States was not founded as a Christian nation.
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SCOTUS majority: "[T]he Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois."
Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois to supposedly "protect federal personnel and property."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois to supposedly "protect federal personnel and property."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States military. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of the United States.” Because the statute requires an assessment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing] the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.” 18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be “unable” with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreidn7p3v3udvitronl37isq6t6jr3t3ufyqhgji5s7fcrdv52p4ivm@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
SCOTUS majority: "[T]he Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois."
Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois to supposedly "protect federal personnel and property."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois to supposedly "protect federal personnel and property."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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I can only imagine that Bari is losing it over this. That is, if she's even aware yet.
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I can only imagine that Bari is losing it over this. That is, if she's even aware yet.
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Weird how The Free Press was able to publish all of these without comment from the Washigton University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
December 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Weird how The Free Press was able to publish all of these without comment from the Washigton University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Bari Weiss is a censor. She should be ashamed of herself.
“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Bari Weiss is a censor. She should be ashamed of herself.
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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Sounds like they're trying to Bari the story.
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sounds like they're trying to Bari the story.
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