David M
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He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
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The results of Musk’s chainsaw.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The results of Musk’s chainsaw.
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
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It may be true that most Trump voters didn't affirmatively support mass deportation and rather voted for him for other reasons. But something as odious as mass deportation (and grotesque xenophobia), which was clearly a major plank in Trump's platform, should have been a deal breaker.
December 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It may be true that most Trump voters didn't affirmatively support mass deportation and rather voted for him for other reasons. But something as odious as mass deportation (and grotesque xenophobia), which was clearly a major plank in Trump's platform, should have been a deal breaker.
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It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
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2025 RECAP: Trump is the most corrupt President in American history. Each and every day this year, he’s abused his power to line his own pockets & help his billionaire friends.
Trump has created a government run by the crooks, for the crooks.
Trump has created a government run by the crooks, for the crooks.
December 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
2025 RECAP: Trump is the most corrupt President in American history. Each and every day this year, he’s abused his power to line his own pockets & help his billionaire friends.
Trump has created a government run by the crooks, for the crooks.
Trump has created a government run by the crooks, for the crooks.
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Trump has done so much damage to democratic institutions not via clever, well executed strategy, but by acting on authoritarian/bigoted/corrupt impulse, then stubbornly barging ahead if he meets pushback.
Manufacturing charges against Abrego Garcia only after deportation failed is a good microcosm.
Manufacturing charges against Abrego Garcia only after deportation failed is a good microcosm.
Newly unsealed docs show DOJ moved to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia for smuggling only after it became clear Trump might not be able to deport him. Sure looks driven by a desire to punish him for fighting back against Trump/Miller lawlessness. Trump had to be right.
www.cbsnews.com/news/abrego-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/abrego-...
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump has done so much damage to democratic institutions not via clever, well executed strategy, but by acting on authoritarian/bigoted/corrupt impulse, then stubbornly barging ahead if he meets pushback.
Manufacturing charges against Abrego Garcia only after deportation failed is a good microcosm.
Manufacturing charges against Abrego Garcia only after deportation failed is a good microcosm.
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This is a perfect example of why it’s so very irresponsible for educational and other orgs to give in to Trump extortion. It buys into the premise that accepting Fed funds gives the President a license to use them to reward or punish in any amount, w or without the requisite statutory processes 1/2
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is a perfect example of why it’s so very irresponsible for educational and other orgs to give in to Trump extortion. It buys into the premise that accepting Fed funds gives the President a license to use them to reward or punish in any amount, w or without the requisite statutory processes 1/2
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We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
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I'm hearing from WA state small businesses who are feeling the squeeze from Trump's tariffs—with many having to raise prices and some being forced to shut their doors altogether.
More Republicans need to stand up to Trump and join Democrats to reverse these reckless tariffs.
More Republicans need to stand up to Trump and join Democrats to reverse these reckless tariffs.
December 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm hearing from WA state small businesses who are feeling the squeeze from Trump's tariffs—with many having to raise prices and some being forced to shut their doors altogether.
More Republicans need to stand up to Trump and join Democrats to reverse these reckless tariffs.
More Republicans need to stand up to Trump and join Democrats to reverse these reckless tariffs.
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😱
Heres how much NET premiums are about to go up for the benchmark Silver plan in Juneau, AK for various households at various income levels.
This is why both Murkowski & Sullivan voted for the extension last month:
This is why both Murkowski & Sullivan voted for the extension last month:
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
😱
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Trump assigned to Emil Bove the task of insuring that Tom Homan's bribe taking problems would go away. He was a plumber. www.ms.now/news/border-...
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump assigned to Emil Bove the task of insuring that Tom Homan's bribe taking problems would go away. He was a plumber. www.ms.now/news/border-...
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"It isn’t just that your ravenous hunger for recognition betrays a personality disorder, Mr. Trump, it’s that your particular style of seeking it really does provoke ridicule—that’s another word for 'they’re laughing at us.'"
Somebody Needs to Tell Trump Everybody Is Laughing at Him
His worst fear has already come true.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"It isn’t just that your ravenous hunger for recognition betrays a personality disorder, Mr. Trump, it’s that your particular style of seeking it really does provoke ridicule—that’s another word for 'they’re laughing at us.'"
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Anything named after Trump should be boycotted, until he is erased from our public life.
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Anything named after Trump should be boycotted, until he is erased from our public life.
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spyware good.......... human rights law bad..........
December 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
spyware good.......... human rights law bad..........
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losing my mind thinking about these people being taken off a sanctions list while even more icc judges get sanctioned
More evidence that the Trump administration is cozying up to cybermercenaries. The Treasury Dept has removed three people closely affiliated with Intellexa, the company that makes Predator, off a sanctions list: therecord.media/treasury-san...
Treasury removes sanctions for three executives tied to spyware maker Intellexa
The Treasury Department on Tuesday took three people closely affiliated with the holding company behind Predator spyware off of a sanctions list, reversing their designation in 2024 by the Biden admin...
therecord.media
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
losing my mind thinking about these people being taken off a sanctions list while even more icc judges get sanctioned
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"but they'll never support his removal"
don't care, impeach emil bove anyway
don't care, impeach emil bove anyway
Wait, it was EMIL BOVE who was told about the Tom Homan investigation during the transition?!?!?
www.ms.now/news/border-...
www.ms.now/news/border-...
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"but they'll never support his removal"
don't care, impeach emil bove anyway
don't care, impeach emil bove anyway
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THIS
Doomerism in January was cowardly preemptive surrender, but done at a time when the future was unknown.
Doomerism in December is still cowardly preemptive surrender, but now also requires ignoring all the non-doomer things that have happened over the year.
Doomerism in December is still cowardly preemptive surrender, but now also requires ignoring all the non-doomer things that have happened over the year.
I’m not gonna dunk on some small depressed account, but one reply I get to this is “you think there’s gonna be elections/Trump will listen to judges??” And I wonder how people haven’t noticed that Garcia is home and free and Republicans got crushed in elections this year
December 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
THIS
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Definitely. They viewed it as “deport the bad guys” but the admin obviously has no limiting principle at all.
You can see some of this in the Joe Rogan manosphere space. The abject cruelty and arbitrariness of everything is not appealing even though the idea of getting rid of “criminals” is
December 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Definitely. They viewed it as “deport the bad guys” but the admin obviously has no limiting principle at all.
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I sat in on a focus group with Latinos last year, where several people expressed that belief. I wonder what those people think now.
Lots of conversations at the multilingual phonebank I ran last year with immigrant citizens who thought deporting dangerous criminals sounded great, not realizing the true plan was to target and terrorize whole communities based on skin color and national origin.
December 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I sat in on a focus group with Latinos last year, where several people expressed that belief. I wonder what those people think now.
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🚨 A reminder that less than 36 hours from now, up to 24 million Americans are about to see their net health insurance premiums skyrocket.
Use the drop-down menu at the top to find your state:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Use the drop-down menu at the top to find your state:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
How much more will ACA enrollees have to pay if the enhanced subsidies expire? (updated)
USE THE DROPDOWN MENU ABOVE TO PICK A STATE. 9/29/25: Welcome Paul Krugman subscribers! I greatly appreciate the shoutout by him but should add the following clarification: Regarding the chart below w...
acasignups.net
December 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 A reminder that less than 36 hours from now, up to 24 million Americans are about to see their net health insurance premiums skyrocket.
Use the drop-down menu at the top to find your state:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Use the drop-down menu at the top to find your state:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
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Taking cash in a bag an FBI agent can make it difficult to get a security clearance, unless you are a Trumper.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Taking cash in a bag an FBI agent can make it difficult to get a security clearance, unless you are a Trumper.
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
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Under the Biden administration, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) got private firms to pledge to hit certain memory-safety goals. This was called Secure by Design.
Then Trump cut CISA's budget and Musk's goons forced out much of CISA's staff, ending Secure by Design
Then Trump cut CISA's budget and Musk's goons forced out much of CISA's staff, ending Secure by Design
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Under the Biden administration, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) got private firms to pledge to hit certain memory-safety goals. This was called Secure by Design.
Then Trump cut CISA's budget and Musk's goons forced out much of CISA's staff, ending Secure by Design
Then Trump cut CISA's budget and Musk's goons forced out much of CISA's staff, ending Secure by Design