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@jules26965.bsky.social
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“Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.”
— Leila Janah

"The axe forgets but the tree remembers"
-- Shona tribe proverb
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akuzee.bsky.social
Statements from the children of MN House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, about a video shared by President Trump that is spreading a conspiracy theory about the lawmaker’s death.
Colin Hortman: "My father and mother, Mark and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous. "One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job. "When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives. "She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me. "I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory.” Sophie Hortman: "The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother's final vote. "The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans. "We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. "The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social." -30-
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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dumplingmenace.bsky.social
“this is not just the flu” is incorrect, this is what the flu has always been and it is why i am annoying about getting the flu shot. get your kids the flu shot. anyone able to get the flu shot! this is devastating!
I want people to know this is not just the flu. I want parents to be overbearing. I want them to know the signs of what’s good and what’s not. Sepsis, it gets you... I want to be able to save somebody since my sister wasn’t able to save herself,” she said. Chandler emphasized that being healthy does not guarantee protection. “She was healthy, and now she’s gone,” she said. Chandler said losing Ryleigh feels like losing a piece of herself. “I found peace knowing that my children had a sister like Ryleigh, and it just feels like a piece of me and my children will never have that back,” she said. Ryleigh did not receive a flu shot this year. Doctors recommend that people wash their hands regularly and get flu shots each year.
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
4/ Look three steps ahead.

Now that the U.S. has triggered an "international armed conflict," Venezuelan nationals residing in the USA are "protected persons" under Geneva Convention IV.

Several significant legal implications flow from that. ...
A suite of protections also kicks in for other civilians who are nationals of one party to the conflict and find themselves in the hands of the adverse State. Accordingly, Venezuelans in the United States are now “protected persons” under the Fourth Geneva Convention, as are Americans inside Venezuela. This has far-ranging implications for U.S. immigration and related policies. For example, Venezuelans who are protected persons have rights including protection against “brutality” (GC IV art. 32), against collective punishment and reprisals (GC IV art. 33); parity of employment opportunities (GC IV art. 39), rules for return of detainees transferred to a third State as in CECOT/El Salvador (GC IV art. 45), and family unity in detention (GC IV art. 82).
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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ericumansky.bsky.social
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.

For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
A 8:42 AM · Jan 3, 2026 post from JD Vance saying "And PSA for everyone saying this was "illegal": Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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kendrawrites.com
There's no byline on this. There's an editing byline, but it appears no reporter at Reuters was willing to put their name on this.
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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jamesrball.com
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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elienyc.bsky.social
Reading the Maduro “indictment” I’m suddenly reminded of WHY Gitmo existed and Obama didn’t shut it down.
It’s because you can’t KIDNAP people, based on “evidence” you violated rights to obtain, and bring them to trial in U.S. courts.
January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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thosjleeper.bsky.social
And measles causes immune amnesia that likely explains a significant portion of cases of other childhood diseases.

asm.org/articles/201...

Plus 1 in 5000 people who contract measles will die a decade later of incurable encephalitis caused by that infection.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacut...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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aaronsojourner.org
An example of the damage done by under-funding and under-staffing @usbls.bsky.social. We are losing monthly state #JOLTS estimates.
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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newsguy.bsky.social
That's a falcon, not a bald eagle.
The windmill is in Israel.
The photo is from 2017. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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jfallows.bsky.social
On Jack Smith deposition, now released:

100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.

Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.

What Smith says is far more incriminating.
Excerpt from Jack Smith deposition: For nearly three decades I have been a career prosecutor. I have served during both Republican and Democratic administrations and I've been guided by those principles in every role I've held. I continued to honor those principles when I was appointed to serve as special counsel in November of 2022. The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power. Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents. I remain grateful for the counsel, judgment, and advice of my team as I executed my responsibilities. I am both saddened and angered that President Trump has sought revenge against career prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff simply for doing their jobs and for having worked on those cases.
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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ebharrington.bsky.social
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!

Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.

New from me:

newrepublic.com/article/2046...
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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caitlingilbert.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.

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U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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themodernman.bsky.social
Meet Aimee Bock, mastermind of Massive Minneapolis Minnesota fraud scheme. She lured Somalis into opening daycares & wellness centers promising millions in Fed Govt funding. Most never got paid, she kept $250M and they closed. Ain't no ICE issues. Somali's were the victims, whistleblowers.
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration paused child care payments to multiple Minnesota day cares following allegations that they improperly collected millions of federal dollars, the latest federal action against the state as it grapples with investigations into fraud in its social welfare system.
Trump administration freezes child care payments to Minnesota
The freeze of funds to day cares accused of fraud and stricter verification measures imposed nationwide comes as Minnesota grapples with widespread investigations of social service programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”

SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”

CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”

SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔

He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”

SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”

CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”

SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔

He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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weratedogs.com
The Dogs of 2025

youtu.be/K_1tNbud-8g?...
The Dogs of 2025
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
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December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
This is the one that really gets me. Hegseth treated a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart as a photo op, putting on makeup, telling an aide to “look commanding.” When the Ukrainian asked for honesty about what was going to happen, Hegseth refused to answer, just nodded for the photo. Hollow man.
Part 3 headquarters in Brussels and met with Ukraine's defense minister, Rustem Umerov. The Ukrainians had repeatedly requested a proper sit-down. Instead it would be a brief stand-up affair in an anteroom. Beforehand, according to an American official present, Mr. Hegseth dabbed his nose with powder from a small compact. "Look commanding," he told one aide. The handshake with the Ukrainian might be shown on Fox; the president might be watching. Then the standing meeting began, Mr. Umerov coming in close, taking his voice down to a whisper, assuring the secretary that he knew America's political and security agenda might be changing. He didn't ask for new aid. He just needed to know one thing: Would the U.S. military continue to supply the munitions Ukraine was counting on, the ones approved by Mr. Biden? Every delivery sustained the lives of Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines; every delivery that didn't arrive one day meant those soldiers would die the next. Again and again, Mr. Umerov repeated his plea: "I just need you to be honest with me. Just be honest with me." "I got goose bumps," said an American official standing nearby. "He wasn't pleading for the answer that he wanted, but just for honesty, some indication. He was saying: You can trust me; you can trust us. Just tell me what you guys are thinking." Mr. Hegseth, aides said, simply nodded.
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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markjacob.bsky.social
Here's Trump giving more credence to the fear that Israel plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza and ship them to Somaliland, a self-declared country in the Horn of Africa that no UN member state recognizes – except for Israel.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Trump: "I heard that number today -- half of Gaza would leave. I've always said it. I said if they were given the opportunity to live in a better climate, they would move. We're helping the people of Gaza a lot. So is Israel, by the way."
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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prismreports.org
If you’re only going to read one article on climate change this year, let it be this one.

Prism's climate justice reporter ray levy uyeda provides the context for the Trump administration’s wide-ranging attacks on the planet. Environmental injustice is the result of centuries of policy decisions.
Important climate stories you may have overlooked this year
Trump's dismantling of bedrock environmental protections is just one facet of the administration's wide-ranging attacks on the planet
prismreports.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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bradlander.bsky.social
The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying.

But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It.
New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman and others helped hand Trump warrantless spying powers. Now, that vote is an issue in their upcoming primaries.
theintercept.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM