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Women were birds 🕊🦅🦉
Aquarian 💦 Professional in non-profit philanthropy. Hiker 🚶♀️ Birder 🐦 Reader 📚 #Resist ✊️
Chicago.
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Thank you JB Pritzker for fighting back.
Supreme Court Refuses to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Thank you JB Pritzker for fighting back.
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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The issue is not that we don't talk to each other. It's that some people think that "talking" means getting to debate your existence, and that's abusive and controlling.
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The issue is not that we don't talk to each other. It's that some people think that "talking" means getting to debate your existence, and that's abusive and controlling.
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A state service branded to the leader is a hallmark of personalist governance. Benefits appear to flow from Trump, not the institution. Citizens are repositioned as clients. Well-being becomes linked to political allegiance. The Constitution recedes, and Trump becomes the perceived gatekeeper.
December 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A state service branded to the leader is a hallmark of personalist governance. Benefits appear to flow from Trump, not the institution. Citizens are repositioned as clients. Well-being becomes linked to political allegiance. The Constitution recedes, and Trump becomes the perceived gatekeeper.
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apnews.com/article/jack...
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to o...
apnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
apnews.com/article/jack...
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Jack Smith told lawmakers that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired over the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press.
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The phenomenon of “right-wing grifter/wingnut welfare recipient who hasn’t ever had a big boy/girl job now has to run something” is both interesting and seems characteristic of Late Trumpism: Weiss, Patel, Hegseth, RFKJR, etc.
They don’t have ability or inclination to actually manage so don’t
They don’t have ability or inclination to actually manage so don’t
weiss does not know how to run a news organization, and so she's doing what she does best: hosting fatuous "debates" involving the people in her group chats www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The phenomenon of “right-wing grifter/wingnut welfare recipient who hasn’t ever had a big boy/girl job now has to run something” is both interesting and seems characteristic of Late Trumpism: Weiss, Patel, Hegseth, RFKJR, etc.
They don’t have ability or inclination to actually manage so don’t
They don’t have ability or inclination to actually manage so don’t
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Lawless, criminal behavior
December 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Lawless, criminal behavior
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This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
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It's always been that everything these clowns claim about enemies or "the other" is projection; they get their ideas and pronouncements from their own criminal behavior and experiences. Add AI to that stew, and here we are.
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's always been that everything these clowns claim about enemies or "the other" is projection; they get their ideas and pronouncements from their own criminal behavior and experiences. Add AI to that stew, and here we are.
This artist created a work-around to Trump's face on national parks passes.
The national parks, America's best idea. Not to be besmirched by the narcissistic orange clown in the people's White House.
The national parks, America's best idea. Not to be besmirched by the narcissistic orange clown in the people's White House.
This artist created a work-around to Trump's face on national parks passes
"It's important to have beauty on the pass."
www.sfgate.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This artist created a work-around to Trump's face on national parks passes.
The national parks, America's best idea. Not to be besmirched by the narcissistic orange clown in the people's White House.
The national parks, America's best idea. Not to be besmirched by the narcissistic orange clown in the people's White House.
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Pathetically incompetent, hair-flipping attorney Alina Habba didn't resign.
She was kicked to the curb by a judge who was OVER her appalling lack of qualifications.
She was kicked to the curb by a judge who was OVER her appalling lack of qualifications.
FOX: Interim U.S. Attorney for the state of New Jersey, Alina Habba has resigned. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she accepted the resignation after a court's decision disqualifying Habba from serving.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Pathetically incompetent, hair-flipping attorney Alina Habba didn't resign.
She was kicked to the curb by a judge who was OVER her appalling lack of qualifications.
She was kicked to the curb by a judge who was OVER her appalling lack of qualifications.
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New, from me: by embracing unitary executive theory, the Supreme Court is moving towards making all public employees fireable at the will of the President.
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
At will? Whose will?
Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New, from me: by embracing unitary executive theory, the Supreme Court is moving towards making all public employees fireable at the will of the President.
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
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It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
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The Parking Lot Lawyer FINALLY figured out she wasn’t welcome.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Parking Lot Lawyer FINALLY figured out she wasn’t welcome.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
When are the goon squads going to be stopped!
"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
When are the goon squads going to be stopped!
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Homeland Security Boss Kristi Noem Met By Protesters At Navy Pier Christmas Charity Event -- more cosplay by lying Trump goon Noem.
Homeland Security Boss Kristi Noem Met By Protesters At Navy Pier Christmas Charity Event
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined the Coast Guard's annual Christmas Tree Ship event, which also saw protesters gather to denounce her presence and participation in ongoing immigrati...
blockclubchicago.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Homeland Security Boss Kristi Noem Met By Protesters At Navy Pier Christmas Charity Event -- more cosplay by lying Trump goon Noem.
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Bovino and his ICE goons were not welcome and were locked out of the gas station.
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Bovino and his ICE goons were not welcome and were locked out of the gas station.
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For the first time, the Kennedy Center Awards were presented in the tiny Oval Office instead of the Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. Donald used his now-vulgar Oval Office for the ceremony to avoid the embarrassment of TV audiences seeing an almost empty theater.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
For the first time, the Kennedy Center Awards were presented in the tiny Oval Office instead of the Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. Donald used his now-vulgar Oval Office for the ceremony to avoid the embarrassment of TV audiences seeing an almost empty theater.