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Colorado grandmother for: democracy,freedom from gun violence,bodily autonomy for women&girls, equal justice/rights, freedom from bigotry,racism& misogyny, separation of church&state, a sustainable &livable earth, and peace.
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NEW: Alan Dershowitz tells Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor "You are a real mensch:" Newly released emails show that Florida federal prosecutors had "social" meetings with Epstein's lawyers as they worked to mitigate the sex trafficker's sentence. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive
The Epstein Files show how his attorneys mixed personal and business relationships with prosecutors who had agreed to settle Epstein’s case.
www.miamiherald.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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michaeljstern.bsky.social
Have people watched the 60 Minutes video that Bari Weiss tried to block from airing? It's leaked and it's devastating.

The torture and violence perpetrated by actions of the Trump government is astounding -- on many people with no criminal convictions.

archive.org/details/60mi...
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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December 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Finland to expand its reservist force to 1 million. The government will raise the upper age limit for reservists from 60 to 65 years, effective January 1, 2026, adding around 125,000 reservists over the next five years to strengthen national defense.
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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thebulwark.com
An oppressive, tenuous peace would not be the product of clever diplomacy and well-crafted “guarantees.” It would instead be a product of Ukrainian desperation and Western betrayal: one for which we will pay down the road.
Security Guarantees for Ukraine Are Useless Without Action to Back Them Up
Non-credible promises could make things worse for everyone.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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drianweissman.bsky.social
Raw oysters linked to ongoing salmonella outbreak which have already infected 64 people across 22 states. At least 20 people have been hospitalized.
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Raw oysters linked to ongoing salmonella outbreak infecting 64 people across 22 states: CDC
Raw oysters have been linked to an ongoing Salmonella outbreak, the CDC said on Tuesday, infecting 64 people across 22 states.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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cwarzel.bsky.social
perhaps if you liked this post you‘d enjoy my column www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Epstein Files Only Get Worse
America is in for a confusing, troubling holiday.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
The White House is now citing "national security" for everything it does. Seriously, check out these headlines. It's just the last few weeks.

If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
ABC News: Trump admin pauses leases for some offshore wind projects citing 'national security concerns' Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said they were pausing leases for five projects. By Michelle Stoddart December 22, 2025, 1:50 PM USA Today: President Trump says US needs Greenland for 'national security' President Donald Trump told reporters on Dec. 22 that the special envoy he appointed would "lead the charge." Michael Loria USA TODAY Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 7:57 p.m. ET Fox News: Trump admin defends White House ballroom as national security matter Secret Service warns halting $300M project would compromise presidential protection requirements By Ashley Carnahan Fox News Published December 16, 2025 8:46am EST NBC Washington: Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot “No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival,” he said. By Chris Megerian and Farnoush Amiri | The Associated Press • Published November 26, 2025
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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therickydavila.bsky.social
It’ll always be the John F. Kennedy Center.

It’ll always be the Department of Defense.

It’ll always be the Gulf of Mexico.

Anything else is illegal, trashy and fake. Period.
December 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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andrewperez.bsky.social
Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.

new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com

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Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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owillis.bsky.social
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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evolvingempathy.bsky.social
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Trump likes fossil fuels because he is a malignant narcissistic grifter enriching himself at the expense of our environment and the sustainability of our planet cheap energy is not something he can profit off of 🤨👇🏼
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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December 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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papootx.bsky.social
Epstein survivor Annie Farmer about the unearthed FBI report her sister filed nearly 30 years ago.

The FBI did nothing for 30 years.

www.youtube.com/live/IToZ_0r...
LIVE: Hidden FBI Epstein Survivor Report UNEARTHED After 3 DECADES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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December 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Donald Trump has said, “One way or the other, we’re going to get" Greenland.

Rolling Stone spoke with Greenlanders about their feelings regarding Trump’s threats, Denmark, and independence.

Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Via @ulaakuzi.bsky.social: Eritrean imam dies in ICE custody as detainee deaths hit 20-year high —> religionnews.com/2025/12/21/e...
Eritrean imam dies in ICE custody as detainee deaths hit 20-year high
(RNS) — Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir is one of four people who died in immigration detention over a four-day period this month, raising alarm among advocates about deteriorating conditions at immigration fa...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls 60 Minutes story

Weiss said investigation had to include comments from Trump administration

60M's ⁦‪Sharyn Alfonsi‬⁩ said multiple US agencies refused to comment - and this lets WH veto coverage

My NPR story

www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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robertdownen.bsky.social
“In that same court document, it is revealed that Epstein took the then 14-year-old to Mar-a-Lago in 1994, where she was introduced to Donald Trump. According to the files, Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, "This is a good one, right?" with Trump smiling and nodding in agreement.”
Met in Michigan: New Epstein files reveal where he met his first victim
The first known victim of Jeffrey Epstein was a 13-year-old girl in Michigan in the 1990s, according to files recently released by the Department of Justice.
www.fox2detroit.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
Millions of Americans will lose their healthcare this year as the ACA subsidies expire and prices become completely unaffordable. This is all due to Republican incompetence.

#MedicareForAll #PublicHealth #MedSky #ACA #Obamacare
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December 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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annabower.bsky.social
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. 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. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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teamtalaricohq.bsky.social
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices,” Ms. Alfonsi wrote in the note, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. “It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
It’s good to see local superintendents and media saying the thing I have been saying for years.

The Missouri GOP supermajority has schemed to defund public schools and send the money to private religious schools. This will close the rural schools in my state.
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
Two headlines neatly summing up everything that’s wrong with red state politics.
From the Lexington Herald Leader in Kentucky: “ Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shattering distillery for 2026.“ and then right after: “today’s poll: is woke indoctrination and increasing danger in our schools?“
December 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM