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Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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The charitable take is that the DOJ bungled the Epstein file release. The honest one is that this is by design. Cause confusion as a cover-up. Keep the shiny object moving.
If you can’t keep up, this is a solid recap of last night’s document dump — holiday edition.
If you can’t keep up, this is a solid recap of last night’s document dump — holiday edition.
December 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The charitable take is that the DOJ bungled the Epstein file release. The honest one is that this is by design. Cause confusion as a cover-up. Keep the shiny object moving.
If you can’t keep up, this is a solid recap of last night’s document dump — holiday edition.
If you can’t keep up, this is a solid recap of last night’s document dump — holiday edition.
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They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
December 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
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Supreme Court rules against Trump deploying National Guard troops in 6-3 decision.
December 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Supreme Court rules against Trump deploying National Guard troops in 6-3 decision.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT5t...
LOOK AROUND
LOOK AROUND
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT5t...
LOOK AROUND
LOOK AROUND
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When a major media outlet openly capitulates to the political agenda of the executive branch, they are no longer part of the fourth estate.
They are state-run media.
Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.
They are state-run media.
Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When a major media outlet openly capitulates to the political agenda of the executive branch, they are no longer part of the fourth estate.
They are state-run media.
Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.
They are state-run media.
Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.
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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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This story would’ve never come out w/o the research, interviews, writing, photography, editing and hard work of trained, experienced journalists. It’s a heartbreaking piece that deserves a read. Subscribe to your local news org and support their work.
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This story would’ve never come out w/o the research, interviews, writing, photography, editing and hard work of trained, experienced journalists. It’s a heartbreaking piece that deserves a read. Subscribe to your local news org and support their work.
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People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
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We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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Looking forward to Nancy Mace’s condemnation of these men in a women’s bathroom.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Looking forward to Nancy Mace’s condemnation of these men in a women’s bathroom.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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And there it is...
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
And there it is...
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So. 🤦♂️
I get it. Make a statement and count on people having zero critical thinking skills.
Because this? Is BS.
"The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light"
Yeah, next...
I get it. Make a statement and count on people having zero critical thinking skills.
Because this? Is BS.
"The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light"
Yeah, next...
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So. 🤦♂️
I get it. Make a statement and count on people having zero critical thinking skills.
Because this? Is BS.
"The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light"
Yeah, next...
I get it. Make a statement and count on people having zero critical thinking skills.
Because this? Is BS.
"The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light"
Yeah, next...
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
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The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting life under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” he said he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered. trib.al/R03CH7A
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting life under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” he said he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered. trib.al/R03CH7A
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