Leopard on Parade
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Cola Wars reenactor. Liberal/progressive. Will agree with you 90% and disagree 10%. She/her
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I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
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The Santa Monica City Council said it will pay a $350,000 settlement to the family of a Black entrepreneur whose land the city acknowledged was seized through eminent domain in the 1950s
Santa Monica to pay $350,000 to family of displaced Black entrepreneur as part of larger reparations effort
As part of a larger reparations effort, the city has agreed to settle a claim filed by the family of a Black entrepreneur who invested in opening a Black hotel and beach club in the 1950s.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Santa Monica City Council said it will pay a $350,000 settlement to the family of a Black entrepreneur whose land the city acknowledged was seized through eminent domain in the 1950s
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It's hard to imagine any prior CIA director issuing such a blatantly partisan statement. Particularly at a time like this.
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's hard to imagine any prior CIA director issuing such a blatantly partisan statement. Particularly at a time like this.
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
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“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
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November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
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Britain ain’t doing too good with this stuff either.
This is what happens when political thought is driven by the demagogic rhetoric of Nigel Farage, amplified by thousands of Russian bots circulated by Elon Musk, with a response from Labour which is sheer nit-wittery. The truth is suffocated.
The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Britain ain’t doing too good with this stuff either.
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This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
North Carolina has to be one of the most corrupt state governments in our country. And here, getting rid of a seat held by a Black man.
Not good news here, #NC 😡.
Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
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Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
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North Carolina can use GOP-drawn congressional map designed to add another Republican House seat, court rules
A panel of federal judges unanimously denied requests to temporarily block the new map in a pair of lawsuits.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
North Carolina has to be one of the most corrupt state governments in our country. And here, getting rid of a seat held by a Black man.
This is horrific. And important because they ignored a court order.
"She thought she was going to go home, see her family, fly back, take her finals, and now she's sitting in Honduras"
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is horrific. And important because they ignored a court order.
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
This is… exactly what one would have expected if one had read Elon’s tweets, especially around that time. They thought USAID was funding “woke” stuff, which is why they killed it.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is… exactly what one would have expected if one had read Elon’s tweets, especially around that time. They thought USAID was funding “woke” stuff, which is why they killed it.
With the exception of Jack Smith, this is correct. And utterly, utterly maddening. Fani Willis was right and this new guy is transparently wrong.
As much as folks complain about Merrick Garland, I didn't see any heat coming to the aid and assistance of DA Fani Willis. The only people that's been holding Trump to account has been Black prosecutors. Folks talk about lot about holding him accountable, but the lack of action is glaring.
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
With the exception of Jack Smith, this is correct. And utterly, utterly maddening. Fani Willis was right and this new guy is transparently wrong.
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I think that it is bad that the National Guard is deployed in a city for absolutely no reason and today's tragedy could be easily avoided by not deploying the guard for made-up reasons.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think that it is bad that the National Guard is deployed in a city for absolutely no reason and today's tragedy could be easily avoided by not deploying the guard for made-up reasons.
What absolute crap!!
“In a 23-page court filing, he said “reasonable minds could differ” in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump now that he is back in the White House.”
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“In a 23-page court filing, he said “reasonable minds could differ” in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump now that he is back in the White House.”
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Georgia prosecutor ends 2020 election interference case against Trump, allies — The Washington Post
Prosecutor Peter Skandalakis deemed the prosecution flawed and impractical.
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What absolute crap!!
“In a 23-page court filing, he said “reasonable minds could differ” in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump now that he is back in the White House.”
apple.news/A_VigncTIQxm...
“In a 23-page court filing, he said “reasonable minds could differ” in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump now that he is back in the White House.”
apple.news/A_VigncTIQxm...
Of course there’s a cover-up.
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Of course there’s a cover-up.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
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So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
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![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
Hegseth needs to go. He’s not only a threat to national security, but he’s a straight-up Nazi, complete with anti-Black and anti-women attitudes.
Congress requires DOD to facilitate Scouts activities but the Secretary can ignore the law in cases where it is “detrimental to national security." Hegseth is preparing to do so because the scouts have become too inclusive of girls.
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hegseth needs to go. He’s not only a threat to national security, but he’s a straight-up Nazi, complete with anti-Black and anti-women attitudes.
I’m generally an ACAB person, but in Chicago sometimes the cops were on the side of the people. Do better, Minnesota cops.
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
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Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I’m generally an ACAB person, but in Chicago sometimes the cops were on the side of the people. Do better, Minnesota cops.
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just like in Chicago before, these folks in St. Paul are standing up to armed goons in full tactical gear in nothing but pajamas
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
just like in Chicago before, these folks in St. Paul are standing up to armed goons in full tactical gear in nothing but pajamas
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Call me a radical but I don’t think this should be normal for a government agency to do every week to its own people.
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Call me a radical but I don’t think this should be normal for a government agency to do every week to its own people.
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shared with consent from friend who was on site for this latest gassing of neighbors gathering outside for their community in Minnesota.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
shared with consent from friend who was on site for this latest gassing of neighbors gathering outside for their community in Minnesota.
What a coward.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What a coward.
Holy shit—what?!
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Holy shit—what?!
😂 Utter jackasses. Both Bovino and his attorney, who kept complaining that Bovino wasn’t being treated “respectfully” enough (presumably for being asked questions he didn’t want to answer).
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s deposition has been made public in an ongoing lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of routinely violating a restraining order on tactics in …
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November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
😂 Utter jackasses. Both Bovino and his attorney, who kept complaining that Bovino wasn’t being treated “respectfully” enough (presumably for being asked questions he didn’t want to answer).