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CBS boss doubles down on blocking immigrant torture story in email to staff
CBS boss doubles down on blocking immigrant torture story in email to staff
CBS News' newly-appointed right-wing chief, Bari Weiss, doubled down in an email to staff on her decision to delay a "60 Minutes" investigation into the way migrants President Donald Trump has sent to the Salvadoran CECOT megaprison are being tortured, some without having any criminal record or viol...
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December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
CBS boss doubles down on blocking immigrant torture story in email to staff
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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free from immigration custody for now • Ohio Capital Journal
GREENBELT, Md. — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...
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Trump Admin to Start Garnishing Wages of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers
Trump Admin to Start Garnishing Wages of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers
The Trump administration will resume garnishing the wages of people who are on default on their student loans starting in January. Billionaire Linda McMahon, head of the Education Department, told The...
www.democracynow.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump Admin to Start Garnishing Wages of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers
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Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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When the DOJ stops enforcing disablity rights law, many, MANY disabled people will be losing the right/ability to vote.
After a DOJ lawsuit, a Wisconsin town will use accessible voting machines
In 2024, Thornapple opted to stop using electronic voting machines in favor of allowing only hand-marked ballots.
www.votebeat.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When the DOJ stops enforcing disablity rights law, many, MANY disabled people will be losing the right/ability to vote.
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"The acquisition, announced Monday, is intended to give Alphabet’s Google access to more electricity for its data centers as aging US grids struggle to meet power demand that’s booming for the first time in decades thanks in part to artificial intelligence."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The acquisition, announced Monday, is intended to give Alphabet’s Google access to more electricity for its data centers as aging US grids struggle to meet power demand that’s booming for the first time in decades thanks in part to artificial intelligence."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
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Pennsylvania could address the gaps in our intercity bus system for a mere $14.8 million per year, a third of what PennDOT is spending to improve a single interchange in Wexford.
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via: @alexdavistransit.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pennsylvania could address the gaps in our intercity bus system for a mere $14.8 million per year, a third of what PennDOT is spending to improve a single interchange in Wexford.
via: @alexdavistransit.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
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In whodunits, the least suspicious person is usually guilty. In real life, it’s the opposite - it’s Donald Trump.
December 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
In whodunits, the least suspicious person is usually guilty. In real life, it’s the opposite - it’s Donald Trump.
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I think we need a new talk show.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I think we need a new talk show.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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For anyone wondering: For my own family, this could mean the difference between $25,000 in healthcare expenses next year...or $40,000.
On January 6, the House will finally vote on whether to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits
We need FOUR Republicans to do the right thing and vote yes, and ideally more to put pressure on the Senate
If we succeed, millions will be saved from financial ruin. Let’s go!
We need FOUR Republicans to do the right thing and vote yes, and ideally more to put pressure on the Senate
If we succeed, millions will be saved from financial ruin. Let’s go!
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
For anyone wondering: For my own family, this could mean the difference between $25,000 in healthcare expenses next year...or $40,000.
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seeing people react to Bill Clinton (again) say "release the Epstein files" with "oh he's falling on his sword" rather than admit that he has literally nothing to hide is... something, that 1990s Clinton insanity virus keeps paying off for the GOP
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
seeing people react to Bill Clinton (again) say "release the Epstein files" with "oh he's falling on his sword" rather than admit that he has literally nothing to hide is... something, that 1990s Clinton insanity virus keeps paying off for the GOP
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I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Lay article attached:
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...
www.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
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🚨 Congressman Ro Khanna has confirmed that he will be filing inherent contempt proceedings against Pam Bondi once Congress returns to session and will seek a special magistrate appointment from SDNY to review the DOJ's redactions in the Epstein files.
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🚨 Congressman Ro Khanna has confirmed that he will be filing inherent contempt proceedings against Pam Bondi once Congress returns to session and will seek a special magistrate appointment from SDNY to review the DOJ's redactions in the Epstein files.
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I'm not asking you to read our books (but I think they're awesome) or respect how we write (but you don't need to tell me to my face that you have bad taste), but I am asking you to think about us as colleagues who are going to get hit by the shit first, and to give a fuck when it happens to us.
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I'm not asking you to read our books (but I think they're awesome) or respect how we write (but you don't need to tell me to my face that you have bad taste), but I am asking you to think about us as colleagues who are going to get hit by the shit first, and to give a fuck when it happens to us.
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If you did not give a shit about it, or saw something out of the corner or your eye and was like, enh, whatever, who cares about downloading books from romance authors, they're all alike...
Just please, please think for a second.
Just please, please think for a second.
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you did not give a shit about it, or saw something out of the corner or your eye and was like, enh, whatever, who cares about downloading books from romance authors, they're all alike...
Just please, please think for a second.
Just please, please think for a second.
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The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
Addressing "Documentation Debt" in Machine Learning Research: A Retrospective Datasheet for BookCorpus
Recent literature has underscored the importance of dataset documentation work for machine learning, and part of this work involves addressing "documentation debt" for datasets that have been used wid...
arxiv.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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Republicans with a huge amount of help from the media and popular culture has been for the last 60 years beating the drum that every Democratic President since JFK die has been bad, horrible, terrible etc while forgiving every Republican other than Nixon for everything they did
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Republicans with a huge amount of help from the media and popular culture has been for the last 60 years beating the drum that every Democratic President since JFK die has been bad, horrible, terrible etc while forgiving every Republican other than Nixon for everything they did
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I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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It’s going to be really interesting when we’re forced to look back at this time in politics and culture, figuring out how much of it was based on lies people told on the internet
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s going to be really interesting when we’re forced to look back at this time in politics and culture, figuring out how much of it was based on lies people told on the internet
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The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
60 Minutes Segment Leaks Online After It Was ‘Spiked’ By CBS News Chief
The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
www.forbes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM