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Ther insatiable greed is killing us. Literally.
December 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Ther insatiable greed is killing us. Literally.
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
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Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Yesterday, I did a post noting that we don't know WHY Trump decided to move the mostly innocent Venezuelans out of CECOT, and so don't know why Stephen Miller lost that fight.
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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.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yesterday, I did a post noting that we don't know WHY Trump decided to move the mostly innocent Venezuelans out of CECOT, and so don't know why Stephen Miller lost that fight.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
2025: The year of erasure
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2025: The year of erasure
This year, 2025, marks the largest amount of anti-trans legislation ever.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2025: The year of erasure
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A country that had begun to make progress in believing women is regressing. In this environment, it becomes more and more difficult for victims to come forward, which means that the people committing crimes against them are going to get away with it. Again.
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Which Side Is DOJ on: The Epstein Files
With apologies for writing about such a serious topic as we enter the Christmas holidays, these developments seemed too important to ignore.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A country that had begun to make progress in believing women is regressing. In this environment, it becomes more and more difficult for victims to come forward, which means that the people committing crimes against them are going to get away with it. Again.
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Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence
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Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence - emptywheel
I have no doubt that Todd Blanche's actions will one day amount primarily to a cover-up -- such as when he is eventually cornered about his actions to silence Ghislaine Maxwell. But thus far, the chao...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence
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Promises, promises
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Promises, promises
The Heritage Foundation, a powerful conservative think tank, has pushed what it calls Project 2025, a sweeping social blueprint for conservative culture.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Promises, promises
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Punish Critical Media as the Slide Toward Censorship Accelerates
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BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Punish Critical Media as the Slide Toward Censorship Accelerates
As the president openly floats terminating broadcast licenses, the line between intimidation and compliance is disappearing.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Punish Critical Media as the Slide Toward Censorship Accelerates
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A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump’s GOP
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A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump’s GOP
Congressional Republicans are openly attacking Muslim Americans.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump’s GOP
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I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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Bari Weiss isn’t doing a bad job as a journalist; she’s doing a good job as the oligarchs’ censor.
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Bari Weiss isn’t doing a bad job as a journalist; she’s doing a good job as the oligarchs’ censor.
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BREAKING: Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s CECOT Prison Then Spiked Reporting on It at CBS
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BREAKING: Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s CECOT Prison Then Spiked Reporting on It at CBS
A buried investigation, a brutal prison, and growing evidence that corporate media is shielding Trump from scrutiny.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
BREAKING: Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s CECOT Prison Then Spiked Reporting on It at CBS
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Rachel Maddow had a great opening to her show last night. She showed in Bulguria massive protests lead to it's government to resign.
That's is what needs to happen here. Yes, we had 15 million people show up for the second No Kings. But, we need numbers like 100 million+.
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That's is what needs to happen here. Yes, we had 15 million people show up for the second No Kings. But, we need numbers like 100 million+.
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'Don't feed the pig': For all of his unpopularity, corruption may bring Trump's downfall
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December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Rachel Maddow had a great opening to her show last night. She showed in Bulguria massive protests lead to it's government to resign.
That's is what needs to happen here. Yes, we had 15 million people show up for the second No Kings. But, we need numbers like 100 million+.
youtu.be/aqm07OUwbgY?...
That's is what needs to happen here. Yes, we had 15 million people show up for the second No Kings. But, we need numbers like 100 million+.
youtu.be/aqm07OUwbgY?...
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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Biden tried to forgive student loans.
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Biden tried to forgive student loans.
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
HHS Sec. Kennedy Attempts To Stop Trans Youth Care In Hospitals Nationwide—Before New Federal Rules Take Effect
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HHS Sec. Kennedy Attempts To Stop Trans Youth Care In Hospitals Nationwide—Before New Federal Rules Take Effect
Like many of the Trump regime’s attempted powergrabs, this kind of piecemeal and disheveled rulemaking is enforced at least in part by fear and sheer uncertainty.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
HHS Sec. Kennedy Attempts To Stop Trans Youth Care In Hospitals Nationwide—Before New Federal Rules Take Effect
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In our deep dive into Stephen Miller, we report that Miller praised Coolidge's 1924 restrictions even though an unpublished history of Miller's ancestry authored by his grandmother explicitly talked about how it closed the door on people like Miller's relatives:
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December 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In our deep dive into Stephen Miller, we report that Miller praised Coolidge's 1924 restrictions even though an unpublished history of Miller's ancestry authored by his grandmother explicitly talked about how it closed the door on people like Miller's relatives:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
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Good WaPo piece on ICE's propaganda operation www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i... Maybe 60 Minutes can do an in-depth examination :)
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
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December 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Good WaPo piece on ICE's propaganda operation www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i... Maybe 60 Minutes can do an in-depth examination :)
Watch The 60 Minutes Segment Trump Didn't Want You To See
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Watch The 60 Minutes Segment Trump Didn't Want You To See
This past weekend, CBS News abruptly shelved a completed 60 Minutes investigation into Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned inside El Salvador’s notorious CECOT facility,...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Watch The 60 Minutes Segment Trump Didn't Want You To See
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