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I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
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Almost 60% of bills were passed under urgency this term…
60 FUCKING PERCENT!!!
That is outrageous.
#nzpol
60 FUCKING PERCENT!!!
That is outrageous.
#nzpol
Yesterday I posted about my new web tracker of how often the parliament has gone into Urgency this term. #nzpol seemed to appreciate it and this evening I added a way to see the percentage of bills passed under urgency by each parliament.
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
The results are interesting!
See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Almost 60% of bills were passed under urgency this term…
60 FUCKING PERCENT!!!
That is outrageous.
#nzpol
60 FUCKING PERCENT!!!
That is outrageous.
#nzpol
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Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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During its worst drought in a century, Iraq signs a water security for oil deal with Turkey. The once rich Tigris & Euphrates rivers are drying up from climate change & mismanagement, leading to crop losses & a water crisis. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/21/c...
Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal | CNN
The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst w...
edition.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
During its worst drought in a century, Iraq signs a water security for oil deal with Turkey. The once rich Tigris & Euphrates rivers are drying up from climate change & mismanagement, leading to crop losses & a water crisis. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/21/c...
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chat, is this good??
yet another reason why NZ should be decoupling from the US - this is an intentional policy choice by the FBI, and we just let them upgrade their operations here alongside the de-designation of the proud boys
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
yet another reason why NZ should be decoupling from the US - this is an intentional policy choice by the FBI, and we just let them upgrade their operations here alongside the de-designation of the proud boys
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back
Online activity shows the Base, headed by alleged Russian asset Rinaldo Nazzaro, sees US and Ukraine as key centers
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
chat, is this good??
yet another reason why NZ should be decoupling from the US - this is an intentional policy choice by the FBI, and we just let them upgrade their operations here alongside the de-designation of the proud boys
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
yet another reason why NZ should be decoupling from the US - this is an intentional policy choice by the FBI, and we just let them upgrade their operations here alongside the de-designation of the proud boys
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else.
unplug the machine.
unplug the machine.
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else.
unplug the machine.
unplug the machine.
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Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
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Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
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Not all artists are geniuses or world-changers. Some just lighten up the load of living for others. Chris Rea did this for millions of people without ever cheating, with absolute honesty. This is a rare kind of dignity. RIP.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Not all artists are geniuses or world-changers. Some just lighten up the load of living for others. Chris Rea did this for millions of people without ever cheating, with absolute honesty. This is a rare kind of dignity. RIP.
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The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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also a good time for me to toot your horn (and john's, obviously) for this masterpiece
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
also a good time for me to toot your horn (and john's, obviously) for this masterpiece
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
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The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
America is a culture of child abuse. Ask any survivor - we find one another, we form networks and communities.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
Government of pedophiles. They're all tainted with this for the rest of their lives.
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
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My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
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Seymour knew about the threat when he signed one of the man's "Make Ardern Go Away" hat, and when he accepted the money
That man specifically supported Seymour because of his opposition to hate speech and firearms reforms after the 2019 mosque shooting
That man specifically supported Seymour because of his opposition to hate speech and firearms reforms after the 2019 mosque shooting
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Seymour knew about the threat when he signed one of the man's "Make Ardern Go Away" hat, and when he accepted the money
That man specifically supported Seymour because of his opposition to hate speech and firearms reforms after the 2019 mosque shooting
That man specifically supported Seymour because of his opposition to hate speech and firearms reforms after the 2019 mosque shooting
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Vladimir Putin's wish is being quietly handed to him. Imagine what's going on behind the scenes with "his girl" Tulsi in charge of national security.
Trump is no longer making any pretense of sanctioning firms supplying the Russian military. He is shifting the US position steadily to a pro-Russian position, including support for Russian military operations in Ukraine.
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Vladimir Putin's wish is being quietly handed to him. Imagine what's going on behind the scenes with "his girl" Tulsi in charge of national security.
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Yes!! The incredibly wonderful Darius the Great is Not Okay by @adibkhorram.bsky.social
I really can't recommend this book strongly enough for a multiplicity of reasons. (Should I ID the disability?)
I really can't recommend this book strongly enough for a multiplicity of reasons. (Should I ID the disability?)
December 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yes!! The incredibly wonderful Darius the Great is Not Okay by @adibkhorram.bsky.social
I really can't recommend this book strongly enough for a multiplicity of reasons. (Should I ID the disability?)
I really can't recommend this book strongly enough for a multiplicity of reasons. (Should I ID the disability?)
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“I’m gonna take my pretend $2000 from the tariffs, add it to my pretend $5000 from the DOGE checks, and stock up on my pretend $2 Gallon of gas.”
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“I’m gonna take my pretend $2000 from the tariffs, add it to my pretend $5000 from the DOGE checks, and stock up on my pretend $2 Gallon of gas.”
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Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls.
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls.
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@hausfath.bsky.social makes his predictions for 2026 and 2027 temperatures on The Climate Brink. I don’t need any fancy science to tell you that both years gonna be en fuego.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
My 2026 and 2027 global temperature forecasts
The best thing about predicting the near future is you don't need to wait long to be wrong
www.theclimatebrink.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
@hausfath.bsky.social makes his predictions for 2026 and 2027 temperatures on The Climate Brink. I don’t need any fancy science to tell you that both years gonna be en fuego.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
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67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.
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Never in history have we seen such a corrupt US President!
This is a must read/must share article.
This is a must read/must share article.
The WSJ mapped out Trump’s greedy, self-enriching empire.
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Never in history have we seen such a corrupt US President!
This is a must read/must share article.
This is a must read/must share article.
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#NZpol
Um...
"It... advised workers not to do this, unless they were following a document related to the Electricity Act that explicitly detailed when particular switching was appropriate."
Ofc we can expect many "common sense" eejits following, what was it again, oh yeah "tHoSe WoKe rULeS" 😬
Um...
"It... advised workers not to do this, unless they were following a document related to the Electricity Act that explicitly detailed when particular switching was appropriate."
Ofc we can expect many "common sense" eejits following, what was it again, oh yeah "tHoSe WoKe rULeS" 😬
WorkSafe defends 'simply wrong' change to electrical safety rules
The change lifts a ban on inserting a switch, circuit or fuse into mains power earthing systems in houses and businesses.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#NZpol
Um...
"It... advised workers not to do this, unless they were following a document related to the Electricity Act that explicitly detailed when particular switching was appropriate."
Ofc we can expect many "common sense" eejits following, what was it again, oh yeah "tHoSe WoKe rULeS" 😬
Um...
"It... advised workers not to do this, unless they were following a document related to the Electricity Act that explicitly detailed when particular switching was appropriate."
Ofc we can expect many "common sense" eejits following, what was it again, oh yeah "tHoSe WoKe rULeS" 😬
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.