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The Friday roundup is live! With links to the podcast, and thoughts on the upside of waking up each day feeling like you've been hit by a truck.
December 5 Friday roundup
Links to the podcast! Also, if you're feeling bad, it might be a good sign.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Friday roundup is live! With links to the podcast, and thoughts on the upside of waking up each day feeling like you've been hit by a truck.
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CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
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NEW: Kristi Noem, Todd Blanche, and Joseph Mazzara identify themselves (and now-judge Emil Bove) as the decision-makers involved in directing deportation flights to El Salvador despite Judge Boasberg's order. Their declarations are otherwise substance-free. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, Todd Blanche, and Joseph Mazzara identify themselves (and now-judge Emil Bove) as the decision-makers involved in directing deportation flights to El Salvador despite Judge Boasberg's order. Their declarations are otherwise substance-free. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...
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Don't worry, it'll get much, *much* worse
We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States
Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist
We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States
Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Don't worry, it'll get much, *much* worse
We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States
Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist
We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States
Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist
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October auto sales estimated at “just 15.4M, down sharply .. the lowest since June. The underlying weakness in demand has been revealed, now that most purchases designed to avoid tariff-related price hikes have been completed ..”
- Pantheon Macro
- Pantheon Macro
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
October auto sales estimated at “just 15.4M, down sharply .. the lowest since June. The underlying weakness in demand has been revealed, now that most purchases designed to avoid tariff-related price hikes have been completed ..”
- Pantheon Macro
- Pantheon Macro
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On this date in 1939, the USSR invaded Poland in cooperation with its ally, Nazi Germany.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/timot...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/timot...
Bloodlands
From the author of the international bestseller On Tyranny, the definitive history of Hitler’s and Stalin’s politics of mass killi...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On this date in 1939, the USSR invaded Poland in cooperation with its ally, Nazi Germany.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/timot...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/timot...
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If by “torn cornea” you mean “the hypocritical optics of teaming up with convicted sex trafficker Gislaine Maxwell to alleviate the Epstein files saga”, then sure.
July 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If by “torn cornea” you mean “the hypocritical optics of teaming up with convicted sex trafficker Gislaine Maxwell to alleviate the Epstein files saga”, then sure.
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This week the Lancet published landmark research investigating the death toll of Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID.
14 million lives projected to be lost by 2030.
That's over 2.4 million dead men, women & children a year.
Thanks to one man's venality & cruelty.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
14 million lives projected to be lost by 2030.
That's over 2.4 million dead men, women & children a year.
Thanks to one man's venality & cruelty.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This week the Lancet published landmark research investigating the death toll of Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID.
14 million lives projected to be lost by 2030.
That's over 2.4 million dead men, women & children a year.
Thanks to one man's venality & cruelty.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
14 million lives projected to be lost by 2030.
That's over 2.4 million dead men, women & children a year.
Thanks to one man's venality & cruelty.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Only the best, most qualified, professionals, who have a deep and abiding respect for the law.
Isaiah Hodgson, who arrested 2 U.S. citizens, including 20-year-old Adrian Martinez at Walmart and Job Garcia at Home Depot, is accused of entering the women’s restroom and approaching a female while intoxicated and armed with a handgun. lataco.com/border-patro...
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by @shoton35mm.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Only the best, most qualified, professionals, who have a deep and abiding respect for the law.
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Judicial nominee Emil Bove wouldn’t directly answer if President Donald Trump could serve a third term in office under the Constitution, instead telling lawmakers in written questions it would be “improper” to comment on the issue
Judicial Nominee Bove Says It Would Be ‘Improper’ to Weigh In on Trump Third Term
Judicial nominee Emil Bove wouldn’t directly answer if President Donald Trump could serve a third term in office under the Constitution, instead telling lawmakers in written questions it would be “improper” to comment on the issue.
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July 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Judicial nominee Emil Bove wouldn’t directly answer if President Donald Trump could serve a third term in office under the Constitution, instead telling lawmakers in written questions it would be “improper” to comment on the issue
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When you jam your bill through overnight…
When you are forced to cancel town halls…
When you need to wear masks to hide your actions…
You know the people aren’t on your side—and now, you’ve lost us forever.
We will remember this day. We will remember your names. We will remember you as traitors.
When you are forced to cancel town halls…
When you need to wear masks to hide your actions…
You know the people aren’t on your side—and now, you’ve lost us forever.
We will remember this day. We will remember your names. We will remember you as traitors.
July 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When you jam your bill through overnight…
When you are forced to cancel town halls…
When you need to wear masks to hide your actions…
You know the people aren’t on your side—and now, you’ve lost us forever.
We will remember this day. We will remember your names. We will remember you as traitors.
When you are forced to cancel town halls…
When you need to wear masks to hide your actions…
You know the people aren’t on your side—and now, you’ve lost us forever.
We will remember this day. We will remember your names. We will remember you as traitors.
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It is worth remembering today that the House would be in Democratic hands—and the reconciliation bill would have failed— right now if the conservative majority on the Supreme Court hadn’t stolen the House for Republicans.
SCOTUS did that via their rulings on gerrymandering, notably in NC.
SCOTUS did that via their rulings on gerrymandering, notably in NC.
July 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It is worth remembering today that the House would be in Democratic hands—and the reconciliation bill would have failed— right now if the conservative majority on the Supreme Court hadn’t stolen the House for Republicans.
SCOTUS did that via their rulings on gerrymandering, notably in NC.
SCOTUS did that via their rulings on gerrymandering, notably in NC.
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This is from an actual Republican Congressman, from the party that is also locking kids in cages in a concentration camp in Florida, hoping they try to escape and get eaten by alligators.
This is today's Republican Party.
This is today's Republican Party.
July 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is from an actual Republican Congressman, from the party that is also locking kids in cages in a concentration camp in Florida, hoping they try to escape and get eaten by alligators.
This is today's Republican Party.
This is today's Republican Party.
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Vast spending plus effectively zero oversight is going to mean huge huge corruption boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement - Bolts
Congress is poised to pour tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.
boltsmag.org
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Vast spending plus effectively zero oversight is going to mean huge huge corruption boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
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They are treating people worse than mere numbers, not even bothering to track them once they’re in the system. Unacceptable.
June 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
They are treating people worse than mere numbers, not even bothering to track them once they’re in the system. Unacceptable.
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3.75 million children would have qualified!!😡
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-g...
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-g...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes summer lunch program for low-income kids
More than 3.75 million Texas children would have benefitted from the program.
www.sacurrent.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
3.75 million children would have qualified!!😡
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-g...
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-g...
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Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
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Elections have consequences.
May 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Elections have consequences.
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Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...
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One of most alarming red flags to date. Not so much for the impact, but for what it says about Trumps’ footsoldiers’ devotion to his cult of personality. This is full-on dictator mythmaking.
Oklahoma Education Commissar Ryan Walters announces new academic standards for the coming school year. Among other things, all students will be required to learn Trump's version of the 2020 election.
May 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One of most alarming red flags to date. Not so much for the impact, but for what it says about Trumps’ footsoldiers’ devotion to his cult of personality. This is full-on dictator mythmaking.
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This whole clip is truly unbelievably great. I am genuinely astounded by how good this is.
Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This whole clip is truly unbelievably great. I am genuinely astounded by how good this is.
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“Unleashing” has a really bad sound to it in this context; as in, unleashing from the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
April 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Unleashing” has a really bad sound to it in this context; as in, unleashing from the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The EO from the orange terrorist. In case you needed proof.
This is the turning point.
Everyone get out that Constitution and read the 3rd Amendment.
This is the turning point.
Everyone get out that Constitution and read the 3rd Amendment.
April 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The EO from the orange terrorist. In case you needed proof.
This is the turning point.
Everyone get out that Constitution and read the 3rd Amendment.
This is the turning point.
Everyone get out that Constitution and read the 3rd Amendment.
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Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth
www.metrotimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.