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rbreich.bsky.social
Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.

Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.

Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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casmudde.bsky.social
The 2025 National Security Strategy document makes it official: the Trump administration believes that European liberal democracy is a threat to U.S. national interest.
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:

Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle

And more.
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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craigsilverman.bsky.social
I've been investigating digital deception for ~15yrs and 2025 was the worst year.

VC-backed bot farms, endless AI slop, industrial level scams, abusive AI nudifiers, Meta paying $ for hoaxes... Deception was legitimized, monetized & shoved down the public’s throat:

indicator.media/p/2025-the-y...
2025: The year tech embraced fakeness
This year, powerful people, companies, and institutions welcomed digital deception like never before. The rest of us faced the consequences.
indicator.media
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online

www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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teamtalaricohq.bsky.social
James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.

Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.

Muslims aren't defunding our schools.

Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.

We are focused on the wrong 1%.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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karlbode.com
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."

fancy that
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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michaelsderby.bsky.social
Trump state capitalism update, as the nation drifts further and further away from free markets.
scottlincicome.bsky.social Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 2d
Trump-branded industrial parks...

Built on federal lands...

And owned by the federal government?

Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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zacheverson.com
“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”

by @economist.com
How Tether became money-launderers’ dream currency
The stablecoin is fuelling a global shadow economy. And it’s never been more respectable
economist.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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steadystatevets.bsky.social
Hegseth: A Security Risk to the United States open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... "I can attest to the fact that in our nation’s history, never has a more damning [IG] statement been written about the conduct of an American Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)."
Hegseth: A Security Risk to the United States
The Steady State | by J, William Leonard
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
conradhackett.bsky.social Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 16d
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
Chart showing that since 2016, a vast majority of U.S. adults have said healthy children should be required to get the vaccine to attend public school because of the potential risks for others when children are not vaccinated. But support for school MMR requirements dropped from 82% in 2019 to 69% in 2025. This decline is largely because of a steep slide in support among Republicans. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of Republicans said healthy children should be required to get the MMR vaccine to attend school. This share sunk to 57% in 2023, then to 52% in 2025. In contrast, Democrats’ views on school MMR requirements have remained stable, with solid majority support.
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth is having one of the worst weeks a Cabinet secretary has had in recent American history. It’s very richly deserved. He’s a bombastic idiot. He’s a liar. And he’s a weasel: Under fire for a second military strike on an alleged drug boat, which killed two survivors of the first strike …
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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measuredandslow.bsky.social
Genuinely we are letting like 28 people max ruin the world and I don’t understand why we’re doing that instead of…not. We could not do that!
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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evacide.bsky.social
It is an extremely important to time to support independent journalism. You may notice that I repost Techdirt's content all the damn time. That's because Mike Masnick is usually right and I think you should know about it.
techdirt.com Techdirt @techdirt.com · 7d
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If you've been following along, you know why independent voices matter right now. The administration has been attacking institutions left and right. News orgs, law firms, philanthropic funders, universities, you name it.…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Democrats must show America that they can be better trusted than Republicans to bring prices down and real wages up by fighting for these 10 things. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-democrats-must-pledge-to-america
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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willbunch.bsky.social
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin

My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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sakeriver.com
There was a time when I never thought about RFK, Jr, or Kash Patel, or JD Vance, or Stephen Miller, or any number of these other fucks. And there will be a time when nobody ever thinks about them again. And I sincerely hope we all live to see that time.
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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afuashley.bsky.social
A husband walked into his asylum interview in Houston looking for safety and ICE dragged him out on the spot. No criminal record. Married to a U.S. citizen. Doing everything by the book.

This is becoming routine, and mixed status families are scared.

Read: www.khou.com/article/news...
'It was a trap': ICE arrests Houston man at asylum interview despite no criminal history
During routine interview, ICE swooped in, even though he has no criminal record and is married to a U.S. citizen. Advocates say it's part of a troubling trend.
www.khou.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Some ask why US military leaders don't object to war crimes or refuse illegal orders. It looks like Adm. Holsey did—just not in public—and got pushed out for it.

Do I know that for sure? No. Though it's at minimum a reasonable suspicion. That's exactly why Congress should subpoena him and find out.
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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techdirt.com
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’

For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams…
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams at social media platforms working to identify and remove coordinated inauthentic behavior—particularly foreign influence operations. They've insisted that any attempt to study and limit such operations is actually just "censorship" with various forms of cover, whether academic or operational.
www.techdirt.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
He shouldn’t just be pushed out as the House Democrats’ leader; he needs to be primaried out of his seat entirely. Just a complete waste of a deep blue seat.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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