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December 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Again: storing human beings in warehouses, like cargo. Like freight.
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Again: storing human beings in warehouses, like cargo. Like freight.
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The historical echoes remain deafening.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Well, my review of flu A is in. 0/5 stars, with only three people in our crew having caught it so far. You may want to mask up for travel/crowds rn even if you’re not normally a huge preventative masking person. The vax apparently is not well matched with this strain, and it’s raging
December 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Well, my review of flu A is in. 0/5 stars, with only three people in our crew having caught it so far. You may want to mask up for travel/crowds rn even if you’re not normally a huge preventative masking person. The vax apparently is not well matched with this strain, and it’s raging
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Just a few examples of FBI/DOJ documents that haven't been released:
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just a few examples of FBI/DOJ documents that haven't been released:
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
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Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
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“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
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"Trump expressed not a word of sympathy for Epstein’s victims. Trump can’t bring himself to pretend, even for a minute, to empathize with those who were victimized by this monster. So I make no apologies for taking some pleasure in Trump’s discomfort."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Trump expressed not a word of sympathy for Epstein’s victims. Trump can’t bring himself to pretend, even for a minute, to empathize with those who were victimized by this monster. So I make no apologies for taking some pleasure in Trump’s discomfort."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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Andrew Schultz on Trump's pardons: "This is like white collar shit so you can look after your homies before you get out of office. Because what terrorist is getting-- Oh, I guess January 6th."
December 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Andrew Schultz on Trump's pardons: "This is like white collar shit so you can look after your homies before you get out of office. Because what terrorist is getting-- Oh, I guess January 6th."
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The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque has a Pueblo gingerbread house contest every year. I’m always in awe of the entries. indianpueblo.org/wp-content/u...
December 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque has a Pueblo gingerbread house contest every year. I’m always in awe of the entries. indianpueblo.org/wp-content/u...
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Todd Blanche’s appearance on Meet the Press was disgraceful but clarifying. The “Department of Justice” is Donald Trump’s defense team. There can be no presumption they’re acting in good faith. One has to approach them as one approached a Soviet “Department of Justice”—as propaganda, not justice.
December 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Todd Blanche’s appearance on Meet the Press was disgraceful but clarifying. The “Department of Justice” is Donald Trump’s defense team. There can be no presumption they’re acting in good faith. One has to approach them as one approached a Soviet “Department of Justice”—as propaganda, not justice.
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I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
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@rconniff.bsky.social comments on the felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan, the case and the broader meaning wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/20/m...
Making sense of the trial and felony conviction of a Milwaukee judge who stood up to ICE • Wisconsin Examiner
The felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction of immigration agents focused on details at the expense of more important issues
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@rconniff.bsky.social comments on the felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan, the case and the broader meaning wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/20/m...
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In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
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The only problem with working out is the subsequent onset of post-workout dessert rationalization.
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The only problem with working out is the subsequent onset of post-workout dessert rationalization.
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‘“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”’
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
‘“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”’
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“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
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This is the first "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning ever issued anywhere in the state of Colorado.
#COwx
#COwx
IMPORTANT: NWS Boulder just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Fire Weather Warning for Boulder, Hwy 93, and the Boulder + northern JeffCo foothills for tomorrow.
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is the first "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning ever issued anywhere in the state of Colorado.
#COwx
#COwx
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Not thrilled to say this, but I'm probably a bit more concerned with tomorrow's Front Range fire danger compared to yesterday's.
Please be smart tomorrow. It'll be much better this weekend.
#COwx
Please be smart tomorrow. It'll be much better this weekend.
#COwx
December 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Not thrilled to say this, but I'm probably a bit more concerned with tomorrow's Front Range fire danger compared to yesterday's.
Please be smart tomorrow. It'll be much better this weekend.
#COwx
Please be smart tomorrow. It'll be much better this weekend.
#COwx
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Congressman Robert Garcia and I break down what’s already been released in the Epstein files and what’s coming Friday.
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Congressman Robert Garcia and I break down what’s already been released in the Epstein files and what’s coming Friday.
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Some good news: Yuma Sheriff says nine original fires are down to just one that’s still out of control. That fire is south of Eckley from CR 32 & N to CR 27 & W. Two others are being mopped up.
UPDATE: This is the view from Yuma, CO about 25 miles west of Wray. You can see the glow from nearby fires and the wind rocking the camera.
December 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Some good news: Yuma Sheriff says nine original fires are down to just one that’s still out of control. That fire is south of Eckley from CR 32 & N to CR 27 & W. Two others are being mopped up.
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First responders in Yuma County are issuing a blanket warning for people to evacuate their homes as they see fit - requesting that people drive to the nearest town with their hazards on and to watch out for downed power lines and large debris blocking roads.
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
First responders in Yuma County are issuing a blanket warning for people to evacuate their homes as they see fit - requesting that people drive to the nearest town with their hazards on and to watch out for downed power lines and large debris blocking roads.
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Tough day to be a squirrel in 100mph winds in Colorado.
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Tough day to be a squirrel in 100mph winds in Colorado.
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NEW: Xcel Energy says it will preemptively shut off power to 50,000 customers in Colorado at 10AM due to extreme winds and fire danger.
Xcel now says similar conditions on Friday may result in some customers being without power for three days. co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-saf...
Xcel now says similar conditions on Friday may result in some customers being without power for three days. co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-saf...
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NEW: Xcel Energy says it will preemptively shut off power to 50,000 customers in Colorado at 10AM due to extreme winds and fire danger.
Xcel now says similar conditions on Friday may result in some customers being without power for three days. co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-saf...
Xcel now says similar conditions on Friday may result in some customers being without power for three days. co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-saf...