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Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year
Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.
boltsmag.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Massive comms challenge for people who care about voting rights and 2026: make sure people understand these new voter suppression laws re: the timing of mail in voting so that their votes won't be lost — esp. difficult because the laws vary across states, creating ambiguity that can be exploited.
Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.

But now Trump hates it.

So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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“Thwaites holds back the vast icy plateau that scientists call the West Antarctic ice sheet. The greater peril would be if Thwaites collapsed and caused the broader ice sheet to melt away, adding another 10 to 15 feet to sea-level rise.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/c...
Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Trump Admin attacking knowledge like the Barbarians- Michael Mann on dismantling of NCAR "crown jewel of climate science" Democracy Now report w transcript- Heating Planet- Break-up of National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder [global warming] cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2025/12/trum...
Trump Admin attacking knowledge like the Barbarians- Michael Mann on dismantling of NCAR "crown jewel of climate science" Democracy Now report w transcript- Heating Planet
Break-up of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR, announced by  budget director Russell Vought l...
cityofangels25.blogspot.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.

But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.

By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature has pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of the state’s governor since 2016 — always a Democrat in that time frame.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it fina...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Yes, choosing just 500 was a near-impossible task. Here's 1-100, which spans from January through February:
500 Worst Things Trump Did in 2025
Part 1-100, January-March 2025.
www.meidasplus.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Over the past months, the DOJ has launched an unprecedented national campaign seeking unfettered access to voter records, suing election officials in 21 states plus Washington, D.C. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
Trump DOJ’s Campaign for Voter Data is a Master Class in Incompetence
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city Kyiv with a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight Friday and into Saturday, hitting several apartment buildings and key energy infrastructure facilities. At least one person was killed and nearly 30 others were injured.
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
wrd.cm
December 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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By amplifying this post calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist,” the Trump administration just violated the court order that they reference.
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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After President Trump signed a tax cuts package in July, Oregon estimated it would lose $888 million in state tax revenue. A novel workforce development program for incarcerated Oregonians is now set to lose its funding.
Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Program for Helping People Get Jobs After Prison
The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This isn’t deportation. It’s abduction.

Trump is secretly kidnapping people—no warning, no due process, just disappearance.
December 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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“We can find money to build an arch and a ballroom that are completely unnecessary and tax cuts for billionaires. But we can’t insure people medically in this country. It’s unconscionable.”

Story on how small business owners/freelancers will be forgoing health coverage.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...
These small-business owners will become uninsured after key ACA subsidies expire | CNN Politics
When patients come to Eric Frankenfeld’s chiropractic practice with insurance woes, his wife, Lisa, the office manager, tells them not to worry because she’ll work with them to keep care affordable.
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Leqaa Kordia has been held in ICE detention for nearly ten months.
Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested at a 2024 Columbia University Gaza solidarity protest. The charges were dismissed, but when she went to her ICE check-...
www.democracynow.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Parents and Doctors Are Left in the Dark Amid Trump Admin’s Murky Childhood Vaccine Guidelines talkingpointsmemo.com/news/parents...
Parents and Doctors Are Left in the Dark Amid Trump Admin’s Murky Childhood Vaccine Guidelines
Dr. Jessica Weisz, a pediatrician in D.C., has seen more and more...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote in the fall of 2024.

Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
Indiana Republicans Are Banning Student IDs for Voting
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, is poised to make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?
December 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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"Everywhere I went in Chicago, there were community members patrolling streets, following government agents, warning victims, and pushing back any way they could — and always, the whistles around their necks, the sign you’re around allies."

(via @hammerandhope.bsky.social)
War at Home
A record of ICE’s assault on immigrants and the people’s resistance.
hammerandhope.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Over the last 11 months, however, one crisis has been ongoing. I have repeatedly warned that the Republican voter suppression and election-subversion machine continues to grind on. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Greatest Threat to Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.

The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.

Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM