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Too subtle for Trump and MAGA?
“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Too subtle for Trump and MAGA?
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
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Interviews with 1200+ government workers about DOGE:
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Interviews with 1200+ government workers about DOGE:
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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This is plain obstruction and demands consequences.
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is plain obstruction and demands consequences.
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All of this thread.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All of this thread.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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NEW: Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade ICE during a state court appearance in April, was found guilty of a felony obstruction. The conviction marks a high-profile victory for Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
Jury Convicts Wisconsin Judge of Obstructing ICE In Precedent-Setting Case
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NEW: Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade ICE during a state court appearance in April, was found guilty of a felony obstruction. The conviction marks a high-profile victory for Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
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Dugan’s attorney, former U.S. Attorney Steve Biskupic, said the conviction was disappointing but the case was “a long way from over.”
A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
December 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Dugan’s attorney, former U.S. Attorney Steve Biskupic, said the conviction was disappointing but the case was “a long way from over.”
A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
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"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
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Birtherism, but make it administration policy.
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Birtherism, but make it administration policy.
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🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Replaces Voting Section Chief With Lawyer Tied to Election Conspiracists
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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LOSS: A New Hampshire court dismissed a pro-voting challenge to a state law requiring voters to verify their identity each time they request a mail ballot. The court found that such requirements “do not unreasonably burden the right to vote.”
🚨 Robertson v. Scanlan
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
LOSS: A New Hampshire court dismissed a pro-voting challenge to a state law requiring voters to verify their identity each time they request a mail ballot. The court found that such requirements “do not unreasonably burden the right to vote.”
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
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“The President is actively and willfully endangering the life of a member of Congress," @chrislhayes.bsky.social said in 2019.
Nothing has changed.
Nothing has changed.
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“The President is actively and willfully endangering the life of a member of Congress," @chrislhayes.bsky.social said in 2019.
Nothing has changed.
Nothing has changed.
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This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "garbage," says that Somalians don't belong in the U.S. because they "do nothing but complain... do nothing but bitch"
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
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CATO's report on ICE's increased focus on non-criminals talks about opportunity cost in terms of actual criminals whom ICE leaves alone.
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CATO's report on ICE's increased focus on non-criminals talks about opportunity cost in terms of actual criminals whom ICE leaves alone.
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
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Pete Hegseth must be investigated, removed and criminally charged.
After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Pete Hegseth must be investigated, removed and criminally charged.
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1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
popular.info
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.