Brenna
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ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
ICE Accidentally Publishes A 'Watch List' Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do - Above the Law
This is... disturbing.
abovethelaw.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
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Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
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so if you personally pay donald trump you get a fast track to a green card
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
so if you personally pay donald trump you get a fast track to a green card
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Putting Dr Høeg in charge "is like dropping an atom bomb," an agency source said.
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
Even ignoring Dr. Høeg's antivaccine views and obvious bias, she has no qualifications for the job. She does not know regulations, she does not know drug approvals, and she has no expertise in any relevant scientific area.
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Putting Dr Høeg in charge "is like dropping an atom bomb," an agency source said.
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
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Yes, please
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Yes, please
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Early details about the gathering were scarce, a leaked agenda stated that the goal was to discuss future national parks planning that would keep with “the goals of the NPS, Department of the Interior, and President Trump’s agenda.”
via @scattercushion.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @scattercushion.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Inside Utah's secret meeting to decide the fate of its national parks
Discussions focused on increasing visitation, even as national park budgets falter.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Early details about the gathering were scarce, a leaked agenda stated that the goal was to discuss future national parks planning that would keep with “the goals of the NPS, Department of the Interior, and President Trump’s agenda.”
via @scattercushion.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
via @scattercushion.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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STAY IN LINE!
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
STAY IN LINE!
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
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Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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there is time to order and get some cool funny silly t-shirts for cool funny silly people for Christmas if you want to. And because it's Black Friday I am offering 0% off because Fuck Black Friday, my margins on these are vanishingly small anyway but your support keeps me housed and fed. 🤗
🧵 UPDATE FOR MY BIRTHDAY:
Hi, so AI killed my career(s) and I'm still barely holding on. Some people tried to get me to start a fundraiser, but that felt weird, so I thought maybe if I was contributing something? So I started making shirts. Can you share this and maybe think about grabbing some?
Hi, so AI killed my career(s) and I'm still barely holding on. Some people tried to get me to start a fundraiser, but that felt weird, so I thought maybe if I was contributing something? So I started making shirts. Can you share this and maybe think about grabbing some?
Stuff, from The Internet
tylerfromtheinternet.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
there is time to order and get some cool funny silly t-shirts for cool funny silly people for Christmas if you want to. And because it's Black Friday I am offering 0% off because Fuck Black Friday, my margins on these are vanishingly small anyway but your support keeps me housed and fed. 🤗
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Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
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Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE!!!!!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE!!!!!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
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The technocrats that are running full speed at nuclear with less regulations dined with MBS, the murderous Saudi Crown Prince last week.
OpenAI, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, IBM, Palantir, Tesla, Paramount/Oracle heir
Highly recommend this weekly rundown a summary of what these jerks are up to.
OpenAI, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, IBM, Palantir, Tesla, Paramount/Oracle heir
Highly recommend this weekly rundown a summary of what these jerks are up to.
Billionaires turn a blind eye to murder, toast Saudi Crown Prince
At a dinner at the White House on Tuesday, Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were joined by a throng of billionaire CEOs.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The technocrats that are running full speed at nuclear with less regulations dined with MBS, the murderous Saudi Crown Prince last week.
OpenAI, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, IBM, Palantir, Tesla, Paramount/Oracle heir
Highly recommend this weekly rundown a summary of what these jerks are up to.
OpenAI, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, IBM, Palantir, Tesla, Paramount/Oracle heir
Highly recommend this weekly rundown a summary of what these jerks are up to.
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Trump’s deregulation of nuclear waste, 2 years of billionaire’s investing and “nuclear energy” social media influencers…
Data center power demand is sparking interest in new reactors.
Is a nuclear renaissance coming? - High Country News
Data center power demand is sparking interest in new reactors.
buff.ly
August 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump’s deregulation of nuclear waste, 2 years of billionaire’s investing and “nuclear energy” social media influencers…
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In a two week period:
Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.
Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.
Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah
A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...
www.wkms.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In a two week period:
Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.
Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.
Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
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A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
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That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
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We’re investigating FBI Director Kash Patel for allegedly providing his girlfriend with a Nashville SWAT team as her security detail.
But that’s not all we’re looking into ⬇️
But that’s not all we’re looking into ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We’re investigating FBI Director Kash Patel for allegedly providing his girlfriend with a Nashville SWAT team as her security detail.
But that’s not all we’re looking into ⬇️
But that’s not all we’re looking into ⬇️
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NEW: The Supreme Court is now considering two GOP-led cases that could significantly alter election rules that would benefit white voters at the expense of minority groups and Democrats. Why are Republicans doing it? It’s their only shot at winning elections, Marc Elias writes.
The Zero-Sum Game Behind Republican Voter Suppression
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court is now considering two GOP-led cases that could significantly alter election rules that would benefit white voters at the expense of minority groups and Democrats. Why are Republicans doing it? It’s their only shot at winning elections, Marc Elias writes.
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Repeatedly! When I was researching for my article on Trump and the Supreme Court's latest threat to the Clean Water Act, I learned the Cuyahoga River caught on fire not once, not twice, but over a dozen times
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Repeatedly! When I was researching for my article on Trump and the Supreme Court's latest threat to the Clean Water Act, I learned the Cuyahoga River caught on fire not once, not twice, but over a dozen times
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...