Judy Siebert Maseles
@jsmaseles.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian. Former news junkie (next four years)! Pickleball addict. Website Administrator for MIZZOU Retirees. Liberal. Yes, I am.
Foreign detective shows aficionado.
Foreign detective shows aficionado.
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After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
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Disturbing to read DOJ has scrapped efforts from Trump I and Biden administrations to improve management of the escalating volume of digital evidence. These are not serious people.
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Bloomberg Law
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Disturbing to read DOJ has scrapped efforts from Trump I and Biden administrations to improve management of the escalating volume of digital evidence. These are not serious people.
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Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
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Let's start boosting this far and wide. Reform of the presidential pardon system is LONG overdue, thanks mostly to the abuses of one person. Let's get it moving. Support Rep. Mike Levins @levin.house.gov's amendment for REFORM.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Let's start boosting this far and wide. Reform of the presidential pardon system is LONG overdue, thanks mostly to the abuses of one person. Let's get it moving. Support Rep. Mike Levins @levin.house.gov's amendment for REFORM.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
finance.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Good backgrounder in Venezuelan oil and the US www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruUCk3L/
Oil—is that the reason for U.S. military intervention in Venezuela? #venezuela🇻🇪 #oil #trump #news #politics
TikTok video by Alex_Vzla
www.tiktok.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Good backgrounder in Venezuelan oil and the US www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruUCk3L/
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The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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🧵 to 📌.....
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
January 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🧵 to 📌.....
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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat because they were on an internal list of military targets, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers, according to multiple sources.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
nbcnews.to
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat because they were on an internal list of military targets, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers, according to multiple sources.
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Correct spelling eludes a New York Times headline.
December 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Correct spelling eludes a New York Times headline.
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Whooping cough is a horrible way to die. An infant can’t breathe. Kentucky had 3 infants die from whooping cough in November 2025. All unvaccinated. This is the legacy of RFK jr as well as Senators Cassidy and Tillis.
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Whooping cough is a horrible way to die. An infant can’t breathe. Kentucky had 3 infants die from whooping cough in November 2025. All unvaccinated. This is the legacy of RFK jr as well as Senators Cassidy and Tillis.
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Cassidy continues to pay lip service to the public health catastrophe he created with his cowardice.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Cassidy continues to pay lip service to the public health catastrophe he created with his cowardice.
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Use it and spread it like it’s hot please
California launches online portal to report misconduct by federal agents
Californians can submit videos and pictures on a new portal that will help the state Department of Justice create a record of potential illegal conduct by federal agents.
abc7.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Use it and spread it like it’s hot please
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Masked thugs knocked out a peaceful protester outside the ICE facility in Portland then dragged his unconscious body away on a utility cart. Witnesses screamed, “He is not moving!” Another woman was tackled. This is state violence.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Masked thugs knocked out a peaceful protester outside the ICE facility in Portland then dragged his unconscious body away on a utility cart. Witnesses screamed, “He is not moving!” Another woman was tackled. This is state violence.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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There is reason for hope in the special elections in Tennessee, even if Aftyn Behn didn't win.
Trae has lived here a long time.
As someone on the left in a red district (and who spoke to Aftyn recently on his show), he understands what it means that so much money was thrown at this on each side.
Trae has lived here a long time.
As someone on the left in a red district (and who spoke to Aftyn recently on his show), he understands what it means that so much money was thrown at this on each side.
Trae Crowder Rants - Did the Alarm Bells Just Sound for the GOP?!
YouTube video by Trae Crowder (Liberal Redneck)
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There is reason for hope in the special elections in Tennessee, even if Aftyn Behn didn't win.
Trae has lived here a long time.
As someone on the left in a red district (and who spoke to Aftyn recently on his show), he understands what it means that so much money was thrown at this on each side.
Trae has lived here a long time.
As someone on the left in a red district (and who spoke to Aftyn recently on his show), he understands what it means that so much money was thrown at this on each side.
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This is the fever dream of #Project2025. The U.S. has *officially* withdrawn from the global stage to soothe it's own cultural butthurt and revel in its great white glory myth.
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is the fever dream of #Project2025. The U.S. has *officially* withdrawn from the global stage to soothe it's own cultural butthurt and revel in its great white glory myth.
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
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Our newest Democratic representative shows that she cares about her community.
She's there at the scene of #ICELawlessness & what's insane is that these #ICE agents attacked her.
Ice attacked a sitting member of Congress!
She's there at the scene of #ICELawlessness & what's insane is that these #ICE agents attacked her.
Ice attacked a sitting member of Congress!
ICE fired a munition at Rep. Adelita Grijalva as she demanded answers during a raid in her own community. No warning. No accountability. Just armored agents treating Tucson like a war zone. If they’ll fire at a Congresswoman on camera, imagine what they do to everyone else. Sick MFers.
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our newest Democratic representative shows that she cares about her community.
She's there at the scene of #ICELawlessness & what's insane is that these #ICE agents attacked her.
Ice attacked a sitting member of Congress!
She's there at the scene of #ICELawlessness & what's insane is that these #ICE agents attacked her.
Ice attacked a sitting member of Congress!
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida. You know.
The one when Pam Bondi was Attorney General for Florida? The one that Alexander Acosta resigned as Labor Secretary over? That one. 🍿
The one when Pam Bondi was Attorney General for Florida? The one that Alexander Acosta resigned as Labor Secretary over? That one. 🍿
December 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida. You know.
The one when Pam Bondi was Attorney General for Florida? The one that Alexander Acosta resigned as Labor Secretary over? That one. 🍿
The one when Pam Bondi was Attorney General for Florida? The one that Alexander Acosta resigned as Labor Secretary over? That one. 🍿
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Make sure everyone you know hears about #ICELawlessness & knows the story of US CITIZEN & IRAQ WAR VETERAN, George Retes.
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Make sure everyone you know hears about #ICELawlessness & knows the story of US CITIZEN & IRAQ WAR VETERAN, George Retes.
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
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Marrero, Louisiana: ICE continues to terrorize residents.
“IT’S DEVASTATING”: American citizen recalls the moment masked agents chased her as she walked home. The woman, who was born in the US, tells WWL she believes she was racially profiled.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #StopICE
“IT’S DEVASTATING”: American citizen recalls the moment masked agents chased her as she walked home. The woman, who was born in the US, tells WWL she believes she was racially profiled.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #StopICE
'Leave me alone': American citizen recounts running from federal agents in Marrero
“It makes me scared for my family,” she said. “It’s devastating.”
www.wwltv.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Marrero, Louisiana: ICE continues to terrorize residents.
“IT’S DEVASTATING”: American citizen recalls the moment masked agents chased her as she walked home. The woman, who was born in the US, tells WWL she believes she was racially profiled.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #StopICE
“IT’S DEVASTATING”: American citizen recalls the moment masked agents chased her as she walked home. The woman, who was born in the US, tells WWL she believes she was racially profiled.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #StopICE
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