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Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Microsoft trades and Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s Broadcom options exercise were among the notable trades, as bipartisan momentum grows to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.
Congress’s Million Dollar Stock Trades In 2025: Nvidia, Microsoft And The Bipartisan Push For A Ban
Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Microsoft trades and Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s Broadcom options exercise were among the notable trades, as bipartisan momentum grows to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.
www.forbes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Microsoft trades and Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s Broadcom options exercise were among the notable trades, as bipartisan momentum grows to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.
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The best essay about this film that I've ever read, and I've not only read dozens, I've written a few myself. Hooray for Mary!
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The best essay about this film that I've ever read, and I've not only read dozens, I've written a few myself. Hooray for Mary!
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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The Daily Northwestern reports on @gowder.io & my legal concerns over NWern's "deal" w Trump admin.
And take note, Bari Weiss: the intrepid student journalists sought comment from the U & the Trump admin. but did NOT spike the story when neither responded.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/12/21/c...
And take note, Bari Weiss: the intrepid student journalists sought comment from the U & the Trump admin. but did NOT spike the story when neither responded.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/12/21/c...
Pritzker professors claim NU funding deal violates federal law
Since it was announced in November, Northwestern’s deal with the Trump administration has caused some students, faculty and alumni to express concern surrounding NU’s autonomy after it gave into feder...
dailynorthwestern.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Daily Northwestern reports on @gowder.io & my legal concerns over NWern's "deal" w Trump admin.
And take note, Bari Weiss: the intrepid student journalists sought comment from the U & the Trump admin. but did NOT spike the story when neither responded.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/12/21/c...
And take note, Bari Weiss: the intrepid student journalists sought comment from the U & the Trump admin. but did NOT spike the story when neither responded.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/12/21/c...
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
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“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party
The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946. The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees. It did not go over well.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
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Huuuuuuuuuuuuuge power grab that makes every instructor’s job directly more dangerous
The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
NEW: Public universities in red states, from Texas to Florida, are increasingly required to make their syllabi public. The University of North Carolina may be next. Does "syllabi transparency" help combat distrust in higher ed, or feed ill-informed suspicions of it? www.chronicle.com/article/when...
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuge power grab that makes every instructor’s job directly more dangerous
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NEW: A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
NEW: A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
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“OU’s decision to place an instructor on administrative leave following a routine grading dispute—& subsequent failure to defend her from harassment & discrimination…raises serious concerns about the University’s commitment to educational standards, academic freedom, & instructor safety.”
Faculty Want Answers on Oklahoma’s Suspension Policies
After a graduate teaching assistant was put on administrative leave following a grading dispute with a student that went viral, faculty at the University of Oklahoma are asking leaders to better prote...
www.insidehighered.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“OU’s decision to place an instructor on administrative leave following a routine grading dispute—& subsequent failure to defend her from harassment & discrimination…raises serious concerns about the University’s commitment to educational standards, academic freedom, & instructor safety.”
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A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states. https://wapo.st/4j4NKv6
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states. https://wapo.st/4j4NKv6
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states. https://wapo.st/4j4NKv6
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states. https://wapo.st/4j4NKv6
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Rather than ensuring their constituents can obtain the same “good insurance” that House Republicans have, they are refusing to extend healthcare tax credits and relaxing rules for so-called “junk plans.”
Shameful.
Shameful.
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Rather than ensuring their constituents can obtain the same “good insurance” that House Republicans have, they are refusing to extend healthcare tax credits and relaxing rules for so-called “junk plans.”
Shameful.
Shameful.
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SANDY HOOK SURVIVOR: “I carry this trauma with me every single day… we deserve to live in a nation where you value children more than guns.” 🇺🇸
(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
SANDY HOOK SURVIVOR: “I carry this trauma with me every single day… we deserve to live in a nation where you value children more than guns.” 🇺🇸
(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
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NEW: A federal judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction ordering the government to reactivate the SEVIS record of Rümeysa Öztürk—the Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in March for an op-ed—allowing her to participate once again in employment and research opportunities.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
NEW: A federal judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction ordering the government to reactivate the SEVIS record of Rümeysa Öztürk—the Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in March for an op-ed—allowing her to participate once again in employment and research opportunities.
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Thank you to the four incredible witnesses who participated in our fifth shadow hearing to raise alarm about the horrific conditions that detainees are experiencing under Trump. Please listen to their stories:
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thank you to the four incredible witnesses who participated in our fifth shadow hearing to raise alarm about the horrific conditions that detainees are experiencing under Trump. Please listen to their stories:
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Some quick thoughts on who is to blame for the fact that many admits to UCSD don't meet the standards for middle school math.
TL;DR: The Regents.
pardoguerra.org/2025/12/02/r...
TL;DR: The Regents.
pardoguerra.org/2025/12/02/r...
Reading is fundamental. Even for Regents.
UC San Diego was recently in the news and not for the best reasons. Following the publication of a comprehensive report written by faculty and administrators on the preparation of recent undergradu…
pardoguerra.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Some quick thoughts on who is to blame for the fact that many admits to UCSD don't meet the standards for middle school math.
TL;DR: The Regents.
pardoguerra.org/2025/12/02/r...
TL;DR: The Regents.
pardoguerra.org/2025/12/02/r...
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This mother with a child battling cancer speaks for millions of us when she talks about how broken our healthcare system has become.
We need Medicare for All. Anything else is a scam that enriches insurance companies by robbing American families.
We need Medicare for All. Anything else is a scam that enriches insurance companies by robbing American families.
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This mother with a child battling cancer speaks for millions of us when she talks about how broken our healthcare system has become.
We need Medicare for All. Anything else is a scam that enriches insurance companies by robbing American families.
We need Medicare for All. Anything else is a scam that enriches insurance companies by robbing American families.
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Such hateful, petty, bigoted trash bags. Their hate will never erase the history she made.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Such hateful, petty, bigoted trash bags. Their hate will never erase the history she made.
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MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
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This is ASTOUNDINGLY evil.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is ASTOUNDINGLY evil.
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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“I kind of feel betrayed, to be honest. We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they betray us by treating us like we’ve never done anything.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses
These kinds of arrests began Nov. 12, multiple immigration attorneys say, many adding they had never seen anything like this before.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“I kind of feel betrayed, to be honest. We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they betray us by treating us like we’ve never done anything.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...