JJ
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Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user, Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair. She also labeled JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and criticized Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Elon Musk was an “avowed” ketamine user, Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair. She also labeled JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and criticized Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
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Jamie Raskin explains why Kash Patel will probably keep his job.
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Jamie Raskin explains why Kash Patel will probably keep his job.
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2025 remains a little too on the nose
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
2025 remains a little too on the nose
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Not sure there's a clearer way to say any security guarantees the US is offering Ukraine are toilet paper than to shutdown EUCOM while offering them.
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Not sure there's a clearer way to say any security guarantees the US is offering Ukraine are toilet paper than to shutdown EUCOM while offering them.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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America will survive, but I doubt the people will actually learn anything at all given how the Jan 6 Insurrection wasn't a deal breaker for them, nor was the Pedo Prez's ICE raids and tariffs among other things.
The only way for America to learn is to undergo demagafication and Nuremberg 2.0.
The only way for America to learn is to undergo demagafication and Nuremberg 2.0.
December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
America will survive, but I doubt the people will actually learn anything at all given how the Jan 6 Insurrection wasn't a deal breaker for them, nor was the Pedo Prez's ICE raids and tariffs among other things.
The only way for America to learn is to undergo demagafication and Nuremberg 2.0.
The only way for America to learn is to undergo demagafication and Nuremberg 2.0.
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The normalization and acceptance of Islamophobia in our politics is disgusting.
Our Muslim neighbors are not Republicans’ scapegoats for antisemitic attacks and Trump’s failed policies.
We must absolutely condemn Islamophobia loudly and hold those perpetuating it accountable.
Our Muslim neighbors are not Republicans’ scapegoats for antisemitic attacks and Trump’s failed policies.
We must absolutely condemn Islamophobia loudly and hold those perpetuating it accountable.
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The normalization and acceptance of Islamophobia in our politics is disgusting.
Our Muslim neighbors are not Republicans’ scapegoats for antisemitic attacks and Trump’s failed policies.
We must absolutely condemn Islamophobia loudly and hold those perpetuating it accountable.
Our Muslim neighbors are not Republicans’ scapegoats for antisemitic attacks and Trump’s failed policies.
We must absolutely condemn Islamophobia loudly and hold those perpetuating it accountable.
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Trump is often discussed as one of the worst presidents in modern American history, but it’s important to remember that such a categorization is far too narrow.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Trump's Vile Post About Rob Reiner Has Some Republicans Breaking Ranks
President Trump blamed the acclaimed director for his own murder.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump is often discussed as one of the worst presidents in modern American history, but it’s important to remember that such a categorization is far too narrow.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
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If Trump can say those horrible things in the aftermath of Rob Reiner’s murder, then every immigrant who was deported for Charlie Kirk comments should be allowed to return.
Every person who was fired should be rehired.
The President shouldn’t be held to a lower standard than everyone else.
Every person who was fired should be rehired.
The President shouldn’t be held to a lower standard than everyone else.
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If Trump can say those horrible things in the aftermath of Rob Reiner’s murder, then every immigrant who was deported for Charlie Kirk comments should be allowed to return.
Every person who was fired should be rehired.
The President shouldn’t be held to a lower standard than everyone else.
Every person who was fired should be rehired.
The President shouldn’t be held to a lower standard than everyone else.
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This is the ACTUAL quote from our President about Rob Reiner in a pool spray TODAY. He refers to himself in the third person and half of this makes NO SENSE.
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is the ACTUAL quote from our President about Rob Reiner in a pool spray TODAY. He refers to himself in the third person and half of this makes NO SENSE.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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It's possible. It just takes political will.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It's possible. It just takes political will.
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. @cbsnews.com is in bed with Trump 👇🏼🖕🏼
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
. @cbsnews.com is in bed with Trump 👇🏼🖕🏼
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One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
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Another day, another Network State cult project:
Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Another day, another Network State cult project:
Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
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Harvard’s Pricing Lab data shows that goods prices – which were previously declining – have been on the rise since Trump started his trade war. Even domestic goods prices rose, though by a smaller amount.
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Harvard’s Pricing Lab data shows that goods prices – which were previously declining – have been on the rise since Trump started his trade war. Even domestic goods prices rose, though by a smaller amount.
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Since it looks like we're going through the "liberals who stayed on X/Twitter trying to convince others to go back there," I'll just remind folks I already wrote a long article pointing out how that makes no sense and is, in fact, an incredibly dumb idea.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
Stop Begging. Start Building
As a reminder, I’m on the board at Bluesky, which means you should consider me extremely biased, even as this article isn’t really about Bluesky. The writer Jerusalem Demsas wants you to stay on Tw…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Since it looks like we're going through the "liberals who stayed on X/Twitter trying to convince others to go back there," I'll just remind folks I already wrote a long article pointing out how that makes no sense and is, in fact, an incredibly dumb idea.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
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Last batch of pots for 2025 online now! www.roseschmits.com make use of the holiday sale for you bluesky lot! 15% off with code BLUESKY15 😉 lasts til new years
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Last batch of pots for 2025 online now! www.roseschmits.com make use of the holiday sale for you bluesky lot! 15% off with code BLUESKY15 😉 lasts til new years
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The key distinction here is that most normies reject the idea that immigrants are a communitarian or civilizational threat. Trump and Miller are losing the country (per @jamellebouie.net) because that's far outside the mainstream. We can seize this moment to advance our own communitarian argument:
Miller is so extreme he is losing part of the American right: Joe Rogan "calls it “horrific” to arrest “normal, regular people that have been here for 20 years” in “front of their kids.”"
This articulation of what belonging and community means in America captures something fundamental:
This articulation of what belonging and community means in America captures something fundamental:
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The key distinction here is that most normies reject the idea that immigrants are a communitarian or civilizational threat. Trump and Miller are losing the country (per @jamellebouie.net) because that's far outside the mainstream. We can seize this moment to advance our own communitarian argument:
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More evidence that universal pre-school is good for students and good for the economy in short (and long) term.
Woah.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
More evidence that universal pre-school is good for students and good for the economy in short (and long) term.
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I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
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This installation is located at a church in Charlotte.
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This installation is located at a church in Charlotte.
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I would find this more convincing if I had literally one other example ever from history of a man who had visible hand injuries from shaking too many other hands.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I would find this more convincing if I had literally one other example ever from history of a man who had visible hand injuries from shaking too many other hands.