Beth Dahlman
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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"Hysteria" "alarmism" "[so-and-so] derangement syndrome" etc. are synonyms for the centrist orthodoxy of "this is normal and you're overreacting" that brought us to this
“Bari Weiss hysteria” yes this is the thing about the overseas torture camp that the Atlantic would like you to be upset about
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Hysteria" "alarmism" "[so-and-so] derangement syndrome" etc. are synonyms for the centrist orthodoxy of "this is normal and you're overreacting" that brought us to this
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you have to imagine that this probably also happens when there doesn't happen to be a Herald reporter randomly sitting there to see it happen
"A Miami Herald reporter witnessed the agents forcefully removing Dayana — who is 4-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 85 pounds — from her white Toyota Corolla. The footage shows Dayana yelling at the reporter to help her and that she was a United States citizen"
only a bit above the paywall but you get the horrible gist www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
you have to imagine that this probably also happens when there doesn't happen to be a Herald reporter randomly sitting there to see it happen
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He is promising, on camera, to break his oath to the Constitution by illegally and unconstitutionally usurping the exclusive authority of Congress. Sprinkle in a little 'blowing up the Union' to boot
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
He is promising, on camera, to break his oath to the Constitution by illegally and unconstitutionally usurping the exclusive authority of Congress. Sprinkle in a little 'blowing up the Union' to boot
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This is what Sally Jenkins thinks is Good Journalism
NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is what Sally Jenkins thinks is Good Journalism
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The GOP "healthcare plan," if they ever come out with one, is going to be "Peloton is 80% off and only the rich get chemo."
The point of RFKism is that healthcare is a consumer choice, and the right choice is Instagram woo. If you didn't go to the Equinox juice bar the ensuing cancer is your fault.
The point of RFKism is that healthcare is a consumer choice, and the right choice is Instagram woo. If you didn't go to the Equinox juice bar the ensuing cancer is your fault.
Another new a16z idea: giving letters of medical necessity to anybody so they can commit tax fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The GOP "healthcare plan," if they ever come out with one, is going to be "Peloton is 80% off and only the rich get chemo."
The point of RFKism is that healthcare is a consumer choice, and the right choice is Instagram woo. If you didn't go to the Equinox juice bar the ensuing cancer is your fault.
The point of RFKism is that healthcare is a consumer choice, and the right choice is Instagram woo. If you didn't go to the Equinox juice bar the ensuing cancer is your fault.
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if you don't play or follow golf (or just don't get why so many people love it) this probably isn't on your radar but it should be understood as both a naked land grab and an attack on a part of DC's black history
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
if you don't play or follow golf (or just don't get why so many people love it) this probably isn't on your radar but it should be understood as both a naked land grab and an attack on a part of DC's black history
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The full Weiss memo is dogshit
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The full Weiss memo is dogshit
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
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This is complete bullshit. Just totally made up racist lying.
Rep. Comer: "The early numbers that I'm getting in on the Somalis in Minnesota is 75% of the Somalis in Minnesota are on full government assistance. That's full welfare."
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is complete bullshit. Just totally made up racist lying.
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This is critically important. Democrats need to pass it if they retake Congress. Trump will veto it. So pass it again. Campaign on it. Given current polling, corruption of the FBI, and the brutality of ICE and BP, there’s no better time to say, “Federal police are not above the law.”
Restoring Bivens rights: one bill "would allow citizens to sue for damages resulting from constitutional violations committed by federal officers," while the other "would create a cause of action against federal law enforcement agencies and police depts for constitutional violations."
These congressmen want to give you the right to sue federal law enforcement for violating your rights
The proposed bills aim to codify a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that allowed individuals to sue the feds for Fourth Amendment violations.
reason.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is critically important. Democrats need to pass it if they retake Congress. Trump will veto it. So pass it again. Campaign on it. Given current polling, corruption of the FBI, and the brutality of ICE and BP, there’s no better time to say, “Federal police are not above the law.”
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5. who said on tape in 1973:
“I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up or anything else, if it'll save it—save the plan”
We will never see a "smoking gun" from the Epstein Files as long as DJT is president. But do we need one? We already know that...
“I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up or anything else, if it'll save it—save the plan”
We will never see a "smoking gun" from the Epstein Files as long as DJT is president. But do we need one? We already know that...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
5. who said on tape in 1973:
“I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up or anything else, if it'll save it—save the plan”
We will never see a "smoking gun" from the Epstein Files as long as DJT is president. But do we need one? We already know that...
“I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up or anything else, if it'll save it—save the plan”
We will never see a "smoking gun" from the Epstein Files as long as DJT is president. But do we need one? We already know that...
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4. ...they are complying with the law when in reality they are using a half-dozen tools to obfuscate and dilute the real impact
Delay. Deny. Delete (files). Deflect (Clinton, Michael Jackson). Redact. Christmas Eve news dumps. With fakes mixed it
They are inspired by both Bush/Rove and Nixon...
Delay. Deny. Delete (files). Deflect (Clinton, Michael Jackson). Redact. Christmas Eve news dumps. With fakes mixed it
They are inspired by both Bush/Rove and Nixon...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
4. ...they are complying with the law when in reality they are using a half-dozen tools to obfuscate and dilute the real impact
Delay. Deny. Delete (files). Deflect (Clinton, Michael Jackson). Redact. Christmas Eve news dumps. With fakes mixed it
They are inspired by both Bush/Rove and Nixon...
Delay. Deny. Delete (files). Deflect (Clinton, Michael Jackson). Redact. Christmas Eve news dumps. With fakes mixed it
They are inspired by both Bush/Rove and Nixon...
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3. ... documents about GWB were swallowed up whole by CBS News, which ended a genuine Bush controversy. It was hard not to believe that those fakes were created by Team Rove
Take a step back and look at the bigger DOJ strategy with the Epstein Files, there are using every known tactic to pretend...
Take a step back and look at the bigger DOJ strategy with the Epstein Files, there are using every known tactic to pretend...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
3. ... documents about GWB were swallowed up whole by CBS News, which ended a genuine Bush controversy. It was hard not to believe that those fakes were created by Team Rove
Take a step back and look at the bigger DOJ strategy with the Epstein Files, there are using every known tactic to pretend...
Take a step back and look at the bigger DOJ strategy with the Epstein Files, there are using every known tactic to pretend...
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2. ...Just in case you still didn't get this, read DOJ's ham-handed statement today that the new documents include "untrue and sensationalist claims" about DJT. They hope one obvious fake will discredit all the things about Trump that are true
We've seen this before in 2004 when fake Nat'l Guard...
We've seen this before in 2004 when fake Nat'l Guard...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
2. ...Just in case you still didn't get this, read DOJ's ham-handed statement today that the new documents include "untrue and sensationalist claims" about DJT. They hope one obvious fake will discredit all the things about Trump that are true
We've seen this before in 2004 when fake Nat'l Guard...
We've seen this before in 2004 when fake Nat'l Guard...
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1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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The US government has deported a US citizen with a Maryland birth certificate they claim is fake.
This goes way beyond even denaturalizing an immigrant citizen. This person was born here.
This goes way beyond even denaturalizing an immigrant citizen. This person was born here.
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The US government has deported a US citizen with a Maryland birth certificate they claim is fake.
This goes way beyond even denaturalizing an immigrant citizen. This person was born here.
This goes way beyond even denaturalizing an immigrant citizen. This person was born here.
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This trans instructor was doing her job, giving a failing grade to a student who cynically did not comply w the assignment.
The instructor was targeted by Turning Point USA who worked hand in glove w the student in a highly orchestrated media hit job to advance its anti-trans hate campaign
The instructor was targeted by Turning Point USA who worked hand in glove w the student in a highly orchestrated media hit job to advance its anti-trans hate campaign
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This trans instructor was doing her job, giving a failing grade to a student who cynically did not comply w the assignment.
The instructor was targeted by Turning Point USA who worked hand in glove w the student in a highly orchestrated media hit job to advance its anti-trans hate campaign
The instructor was targeted by Turning Point USA who worked hand in glove w the student in a highly orchestrated media hit job to advance its anti-trans hate campaign
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watching the CECOT 60 Minutes segment that CBS suppressed, it’s striking that Weiss specifically called out as unnecessary some of the most rigorous investigative work in the segment, including an explanation of how it was done (by human rights researchers)
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
watching the CECOT 60 Minutes segment that CBS suppressed, it’s striking that Weiss specifically called out as unnecessary some of the most rigorous investigative work in the segment, including an explanation of how it was done (by human rights researchers)
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Clueless US media understand Trump's shut down of Atlantic coast wind farms as just some vague national security thing about radar or as Trump's weird ideas about alternative energy. But in Denmark, this is immediately understood for what it is: a shakedown against two large Danish companies,
Danske vindaktier lukker i rødt efter amerikansk udmelding
Ørsteds og Vestas' aktier er kommet i modvind og dykker ved børsluk oven på nyhed om havvindparker i USA.
www.berlingske.dk
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Clueless US media understand Trump's shut down of Atlantic coast wind farms as just some vague national security thing about radar or as Trump's weird ideas about alternative energy. But in Denmark, this is immediately understood for what it is: a shakedown against two large Danish companies,
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"Researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers..."
Pro-death administration.
Pro-death administration.
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers..."
Pro-death administration.
Pro-death administration.
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
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Closes by discussing the Trump admin's current deals to do third-country deportations to other countries with well documented histories of torturing prisoners.
Again, new
Again, new
December 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Closes by discussing the Trump admin's current deals to do third-country deportations to other countries with well documented histories of torturing prisoners.
Again, new
Again, new
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Spent 6 months in detention waiting on a decision on his asylum application until he was deported to CECOT
The detail that they sent out an asylum seeker who presented himself to immigration correctly also seems new. Again, did we know this? Seems like a weird thing for a terrorist to do
The detail that they sent out an asylum seeker who presented himself to immigration correctly also seems new. Again, did we know this? Seems like a weird thing for a terrorist to do
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Spent 6 months in detention waiting on a decision on his asylum application until he was deported to CECOT
The detail that they sent out an asylum seeker who presented himself to immigration correctly also seems new. Again, did we know this? Seems like a weird thing for a terrorist to do
The detail that they sent out an asylum seeker who presented himself to immigration correctly also seems new. Again, did we know this? Seems like a weird thing for a terrorist to do