gloonie
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gloonie
@gloonie.bsky.social
Activist, classicist.
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Unchecked Waters: The Constitutional Crisis of Trump’s Venezuelan Blockade | The blockade announced by President Trump is not merely a foreign policy maneuver; it is a constitutional violation in motion.
Unchecked Waters: The Constitutional Crisis of Trump’s Venezuelan Blockade
A naval blockade—regardless of whether it is met with armed resistance—qualifies under both domestic and international law as a use of force.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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They aren't already in jail because there's a shortage of courage & corruption free courts. Destroying the legal system piecemeal.

Pam Bondi faces calls to be jailed as bipartisan articles of impeachment are drafted
Source: The Mirror US
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Pam Bondi faces calls to be jailed as bipartisan articles of impeachment are drafted - NewsBreak
Several lawmakers accused Bondi of flouting the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the government to provide full disclosure of the Justice Dep
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December 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Twenty months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after being found guilty of a multibillion-dollar fraud. Since then, he has become a prolific jailhouse lawyer, dispensing advice to his fellow prisoners, including the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs.
Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Has New Pursuit: Jailhouse Lawyer
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December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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What the actual fuck? The DEADLINE was yesterday. Sure Dems, come on out and tell us how they broke the law by not releasing all the documents, redacting hundreds of pages, and adding photos of Bill Clinton that had nothing to do with Epstein. Where are the US Marshalls? The DEADLINE was yesterday.
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.

An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I can’t wait until these criminals on the Supreme Court are arrested 🤬🤬🤬
December 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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What do these corporations all have in common?

-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile

They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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So much for distancing the billionaires from the government.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Musk opens his wallet for the GOP—again
Elon Musk is continuing his role as a major financier for the Republican Party and is already spending money to keep the party in control of Congress for the 2026 midterm election cycle. Axios ...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The ACA premium tax credits save lives. For Black Americans in 10 metro areas, the expiration of these credits means:

📝 170,000+ losing health insurance
💰 $740M more in annual premiums
💀 200+ preventable deaths each year

That’s the Republican health care agenda.

New from us & @epi.org.
Ending ACA tax credits would impose high costs on Black Americans in 10 major metro areas: Over 170,000 losing health insurance, $740 million more in annual premiums, and more than 200 preventable dea...
If Congress allows the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits to expire, millions of working families will lose health care coverage while millions of others will face sharply higher p...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The next time you hear conservatives railing against "handouts for the poor," remind them that we should really be cutting corporate welfare — unnecessary and unwarranted aid for profitable corporations that are dependent on the taxpayer.
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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'This is a Desecration!' DC Residents Rage After Trump Slaps His Name Atop Kennedy Center
'This is a Desecration!' DC Residents Rage After Trump Slaps His Name Atop Kennedy Center
Outrage in DC as Trump's name is added to Kennedy Center. Residents and others condemn the unauthorized renaming of national monument.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
MAGA Blamed a Palestinian Student for the Brown University Shooting. They Were Once Again Very Wrong
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MAGA Blamed a Palestinian Student for the Brown University Shooting. They Were Once Again Very Wrong
Prominent Republicans and conservative figures like Laura Loomer rushed to blame the shooting on a Palestinian student or a Muslim, despite there being no evidence.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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#WATCH | A settler drives over a Palestinian in Nablus
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Gaza still faces starvation, IPC says; 16 killed in RSF attacks on Sudan's South Kordofan; Protests erupt in Bangladesh
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IPC says Gaza still faces starvation; 16 killed in RSF attacks on South Kordofan; Protests erupt in Bangladesh
Drop Site Daily: December 19, 2025
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December 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity | Eric Reinhart
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🇸🇩 More than 500 academics & cultural workers have signed an open letter calling for a global academic and cultural boycott of institutions based in or funded by the United Arab Emirates over its role in Sudan’s war. Signatories include Angela Davis, Robin D.G. Kelley, Ruth Wilson Gilmore...

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December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The City Bar has released a report examining a broad pattern of conduct by President Trump and his Administration that reflects an ongoing abuse of presidential power and a grave breach of the public trust, and calls on Congress to reclaim its power as a co-equal branch: bit.ly/49jfeKj
The Abuse of Presidential Power and Breach of Public Trust | New York City Bar Association
Read how the NYC Bar Association examines the pattern of conduct by President Trump and his administration.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.

It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.

ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.

28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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"It should not be an option in our government to allow a failing presidency to just start a war because they feel like it's politically expedient."
'No War With Venezuela,' Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner
The progressive running to unseat Republican US Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is speaking out forcefully against President Donald Trump's march to war with Venezuela.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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"While the FTC’s investigation is welcome news, it must be followed with meaningful action that ends these exploitative pricing schemes."
FTC Opens Investigation Into Instacart Pricing After 'Bombshell Report'
Instacart's AI pricing schemes are exploiting American families struggling to afford groceries. The FTC is investigating, but will they take meaningful action to protect consumers? Groundwork Collaborative is calling for justice. Will Instacart face consequences for their algorithmic price gouging?
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December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; U.S. airstrike on another boat in Pacific kills four
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Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; Four men killed in U.S. airstrike on an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific
Drop Site Daily: December 18, 2025
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December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Assange Sues Nobel Foundation to Stop War-Promoting Machado From Receiving Peace Prize Cash www.commondreams.org/news/assange...
Assange Sues Nobel Foundation to Stop War-Promoting Machado From Receiving Peace Prize Cash | Common Dreams
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation for awarding Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, who in recent days has backed Trump's aggression.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM