Jonathan
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This bar is currently playing a high energy rock version of Christmas Shoes
December 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This bar is currently playing a high energy rock version of Christmas Shoes
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As others have noted, these redactions appear to be blatantly illegal (assuming Fox News' report is correct).
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December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As others have noted, these redactions appear to be blatantly illegal (assuming Fox News' report is correct).
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🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
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Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
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The University of Virginia named the longtime dean of its business school as the flagship’s next president, despite calls from Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) and others to pause the search for the top post until Spanberger takes office next month.
U-Va. names new president despite calls from Spanberger, others for delay
The vote by the University of Virginia’s board comes after Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) and others had urged a halt in the search until she takes office in January.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The University of Virginia named the longtime dean of its business school as the flagship’s next president, despite calls from Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) and others to pause the search for the top post until Spanberger takes office next month.
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Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
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* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
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Q: By any metric, the Israelis are flouting the ceasefire Trump negotiated by killing an average of 2 children a day, not allowing aid into Gaza. How long can the Israelis be allowed to show such disrespect to President Trump?
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Q: By any metric, the Israelis are flouting the ceasefire Trump negotiated by killing an average of 2 children a day, not allowing aid into Gaza. How long can the Israelis be allowed to show such disrespect to President Trump?
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
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NEW: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request in dispute over immigration judges
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request in dispute over immigration judges
The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Trump administration in a dispute over a policy limiting speaking engagements by immigration judges. A federal appeals court had […]
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December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request in dispute over immigration judges
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The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
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John Koch, a 76-year-old radio reporter in North Florida, has witnessed every state execution since the serial killer Ted Bundy’s in 1989. This year, the state has had a record number of 19 executions. “It gets hard,” he told us. nyti.ms/4aZ9gzv
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
John Koch, a 76-year-old radio reporter in North Florida, has witnessed every state execution since the serial killer Ted Bundy’s in 1989. This year, the state has had a record number of 19 executions. “It gets hard,” he told us. nyti.ms/4aZ9gzv
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15 years after the ACA became law and Republicans STILL can’t come up with more than a “concept” of a plan.
Dr Oz on the GOP healthcare plan: "We have some ideas out there. Congress is working through some concepts"
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
15 years after the ACA became law and Republicans STILL can’t come up with more than a “concept” of a plan.
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Yes, it’s illegal. Like changing it to Department of War, like ten thousand other things. Part of the Trump strategy is to break the law and convey “the rule of law is weak and feminine and laughable and should be overridden by Our Guy.” Trump is fundamentally anti-law.
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NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yes, it’s illegal. Like changing it to Department of War, like ten thousand other things. Part of the Trump strategy is to break the law and convey “the rule of law is weak and feminine and laughable and should be overridden by Our Guy.” Trump is fundamentally anti-law.
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They literally aren't complying with the law which says it must all be released today
The DOJ plans to release a trove of documents Friday connected to Jeffrey Epstein, complying with federal legislation that ordered officials to make public a collection of records long sought by his victims.
Justice Department plans release of huge trove of Epstein files today
The documents’ release would mark the culmination of a bipartisan push to force Trump and his administration to disclose more materials related to Epstein.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They literally aren't complying with the law which says it must all be released today
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Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
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Mike Johnson has adjourned the House for 2025 — without a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
While millions of Americans are losing health care, Republicans are going on another vacation.
Democrats will keep fighting because you deserve better.
While millions of Americans are losing health care, Republicans are going on another vacation.
Democrats will keep fighting because you deserve better.
December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mike Johnson has adjourned the House for 2025 — without a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
While millions of Americans are losing health care, Republicans are going on another vacation.
Democrats will keep fighting because you deserve better.
While millions of Americans are losing health care, Republicans are going on another vacation.
Democrats will keep fighting because you deserve better.
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This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
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CDC to Fund Controversial Study in West Africa on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
The study prompted swift outcry from scientists in the U.S. who say it’s “unethical.”
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
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"There’s no reference to any legal authority & no detail. It’s just 'there are security concerns, as evidenced by the Secret Service saying there are security concerns & the project cannot be stopped, & you cannot have any more details.' How do you possibly push back against that? It’s just mush."
The legal "defense" for Trump's ballroom is a joke
If everything is "national security," then nothing is.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"There’s no reference to any legal authority & no detail. It’s just 'there are security concerns, as evidenced by the Secret Service saying there are security concerns & the project cannot be stopped, & you cannot have any more details.' How do you possibly push back against that? It’s just mush."
I'm generally weary of all the AI hype and concerns that come with it but also damn it's insane that earlier today I thought it would be cool to have a bluesky app that just showed the links being shared and now I've got a tailored app that does that + rss + a master feed + a shit ton more
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I'm generally weary of all the AI hype and concerns that come with it but also damn it's insane that earlier today I thought it would be cool to have a bluesky app that just showed the links being shared and now I've got a tailored app that does that + rss + a master feed + a shit ton more
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President Trump has tried to minimize his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Documents and interviews that The New York Times conducted with former Epstein employees, victims of his abuse and others who crossed paths with the two men reveal an intense and complicated relationship. trib.al/KUYR6U5
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
President Trump has tried to minimize his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Documents and interviews that The New York Times conducted with former Epstein employees, victims of his abuse and others who crossed paths with the two men reveal an intense and complicated relationship. trib.al/KUYR6U5
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An official from Putin's office says the US is making preparations to welcome the indicted war criminal back to the G20 summit in March.
Svetlana Lukash was Russia's G7/20 representative and is confident they will be attending Miami at Trump's invitation.
Svetlana Lukash was Russia's G7/20 representative and is confident they will be attending Miami at Trump's invitation.
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An official from Putin's office says the US is making preparations to welcome the indicted war criminal back to the G20 summit in March.
Svetlana Lukash was Russia's G7/20 representative and is confident they will be attending Miami at Trump's invitation.
Svetlana Lukash was Russia's G7/20 representative and is confident they will be attending Miami at Trump's invitation.
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Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Exonerees Sound the Alarm on New Florida Law Allowing Death Sentences by Split Juries - Bolts
Herman Lindsey braced himself for news that he would be sentenced to death as he sat inside a courtroom in Broward County, Florida in 2006. A jury had convicted Lindsey... Read More
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December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
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NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
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December 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
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In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'
FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king: