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Bob Dylan writing about Bob Weir in The Philosophy of Modern Song
January 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Bob Dylan writing about Bob Weir in The Philosophy of Modern Song
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WaPo. catalogs who left govt and via what means.
These will be useful to show that Trump effected a SHIFT--from spending on things that help people (like VA care) TO snatching grannies.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
These will be useful to show that Trump effected a SHIFT--from spending on things that help people (like VA care) TO snatching grannies.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
WaPo. catalogs who left govt and via what means.
These will be useful to show that Trump effected a SHIFT--from spending on things that help people (like VA care) TO snatching grannies.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
These will be useful to show that Trump effected a SHIFT--from spending on things that help people (like VA care) TO snatching grannies.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Bari Weiss continues her drive to turn CBS News in Trump TV
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x.com/TaraSetmayer...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Bari Weiss continues her drive to turn CBS News in Trump TV
x.com/TaraSetmayer...
x.com/TaraSetmayer...
Who knows this schmuck?
Um, what the fuck is a "Police Federal Agent?" Anybody?
Identify him.
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Who knows this schmuck?
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I couldn’t have put it in any better perspective.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I couldn’t have put it in any better perspective.
Well put, well said.
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Well put, well said.
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Reup: Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America - emptywheel
Given his pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, Trump's kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro cannot be regarded as a legitimate fight against drug trafficking. Rather, it's about getting a piece of the action.
www.emptywheel.net
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Reup: Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
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Don't give clicks to the National Review for the stupid "hire professors by SAT scores" article. It is so completely ignorant that it is transparently clickbait.
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Don't give clicks to the National Review for the stupid "hire professors by SAT scores" article. It is so completely ignorant that it is transparently clickbait.
And the grift goes on
Trump delays tariff hike for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets by one year reut.rs/4jm1C4w
Trump delays tariff hike for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets by one year
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to delay increases in tariffs for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for another year, the White House said.
reut.rs
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
And the grift goes on
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It's absolutely true this is horrifying.
It's also true that the NEED to spend this $$ (beyond whatever incentive arises from graft ProPublica already described) arises from the way ICE goons have become toxic.
Plus now we can attack the waste fraud and abuse.
It's also true that the NEED to spend this $$ (beyond whatever incentive arises from graft ProPublica already described) arises from the way ICE goons have become toxic.
Plus now we can attack the waste fraud and abuse.
December 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It's absolutely true this is horrifying.
It's also true that the NEED to spend this $$ (beyond whatever incentive arises from graft ProPublica already described) arises from the way ICE goons have become toxic.
Plus now we can attack the waste fraud and abuse.
It's also true that the NEED to spend this $$ (beyond whatever incentive arises from graft ProPublica already described) arises from the way ICE goons have become toxic.
Plus now we can attack the waste fraud and abuse.
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OTD in 1958 at 4:35 PM MST at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, experienced chemist Cecil Kelley, 38, stood on a step ladder peering through a viewport into a 1,000-liter stainless steel tank holding what he believed to be dilute aqueous and organic plutonium solutions as he switched on the stirrer.
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
OTD in 1958 at 4:35 PM MST at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, experienced chemist Cecil Kelley, 38, stood on a step ladder peering through a viewport into a 1,000-liter stainless steel tank holding what he believed to be dilute aqueous and organic plutonium solutions as he switched on the stirrer.
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Definitely going in as Nr1 on my reading list for 2026
December 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Definitely going in as Nr1 on my reading list for 2026
If you think of it make it 2
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If you think of it make it 2
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Between raids like this and the stubborn abuse of Jim Comey and Dan Richman's 4A rights, it's clear the remedies for deliberate abuse need to be expanded.
It was illegal but DHS rewards illegality
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Between raids like this and the stubborn abuse of Jim Comey and Dan Richman's 4A rights, it's clear the remedies for deliberate abuse need to be expanded.
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This piece cites 13 insightful pieces on Miller from this year, plus a bunch of other stories that mention Miller's pathologies (such as how he views the murderboat campaign as an opportunity to make Latinos look criminal).
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
We Don't Know How Stephen Miller Fails - emptywheel
There have been a flood of profiles that describe how powerful Stephen Miller is. None have described how he experienced his biggest policy setback.
www.emptywheel.net
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This piece cites 13 insightful pieces on Miller from this year, plus a bunch of other stories that mention Miller's pathologies (such as how he views the murderboat campaign as an opportunity to make Latinos look criminal).
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
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For a post on big gaps in reporting on Stephen Miller's reign this year, I went to Wikipedia to see if IT cited some of the articles I remember but couldn't find.
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
Stephen Miller - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For a post on big gaps in reporting on Stephen Miller's reign this year, I went to Wikipedia to see if IT cited some of the articles I remember but couldn't find.
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
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“It is often precisely the wealthiest who oppose the realization of social justice or integral ecology out of sheer greed.”
— Pope Francis, 2024
— Pope Francis, 2024
The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing
John Fugelsang and Pope Leo XIV remind us that Christian nationalism and capitalism get in the way of the message of the season.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“It is often precisely the wealthiest who oppose the realization of social justice or integral ecology out of sheer greed.”
— Pope Francis, 2024
— Pope Francis, 2024
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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We can’t blame any nation for not trusting the United States under Trump.
I just hope they forgive us after he’s gone, quickly.
I just hope they forgive us after he’s gone, quickly.
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We can’t blame any nation for not trusting the United States under Trump.
I just hope they forgive us after he’s gone, quickly.
I just hope they forgive us after he’s gone, quickly.
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Over the Chicago River and thru the hoods.
December 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Over the Chicago River and thru the hoods.
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An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career