Katherine McNamara
@mcnamarawriter.bsky.social
Author, Narrow Road to the Deep North, A Journey into the Interior of Alaska. Editor/publisher, archipelago.org and Artist’s Proof Editions. Learning to build puppets.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Senate Armed Services Dems are calling the Pentagon investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly "an outright, brazen abuse of power" in a letter to the Navy Secretary.
They say the probe amounts "to a purely political exercise seeking to threaten legitimate and lawful actions by a duly elected Senator."
They say the probe amounts "to a purely political exercise seeking to threaten legitimate and lawful actions by a duly elected Senator."
Senate Democrats call Kelly investigation 'brazen abuse of power'
The letter says an investigation into Mark Kelly following a Nov. 18 video telling military members to refuse illegal orders is 'patently political.'
www.usatoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Senate Armed Services Dems are calling the Pentagon investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly "an outright, brazen abuse of power" in a letter to the Navy Secretary.
They say the probe amounts "to a purely political exercise seeking to threaten legitimate and lawful actions by a duly elected Senator."
They say the probe amounts "to a purely political exercise seeking to threaten legitimate and lawful actions by a duly elected Senator."
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A clear-cut ethics violation by Judge Emil Bove. But less serious perhaps than his showing up and consulting with Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi about how to handle Judge Boasberg after his nomination had been sent to the Senate—and even after he had been confirmed to the Third Circuit.
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A clear-cut ethics violation by Judge Emil Bove. But less serious perhaps than his showing up and consulting with Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi about how to handle Judge Boasberg after his nomination had been sent to the Senate—and even after he had been confirmed to the Third Circuit.
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This leaves Americans paying more for energy while others seize the future.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website
Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This leaves Americans paying more for energy while others seize the future.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Pope Leo's remarks on AI delivered yesterday in Rome are remarkably well informed, nuanced, and certain to completely infuriate the tech bros. In sum, he argues that the careful regulation www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
To Participants in the Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Care for Our Common Home” (5 December 2025)
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CARE OF OUR COMMON HOME” ORGANIZED BY THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS PRO PONTIFICE FOUNDATION AND THE STRATEGI...
www.vatican.va
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Pope Leo's remarks on AI delivered yesterday in Rome are remarkably well informed, nuanced, and certain to completely infuriate the tech bros. In sum, he argues that the careful regulation www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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🇺🇦 Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.
➡️ u.afp.com/S7iL
➡️ u.afp.com/S7iL
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇺🇦 Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.
➡️ u.afp.com/S7iL
➡️ u.afp.com/S7iL
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You don’t fight drug trafficking by freeing the man who flooded our streets with cocaine.
This pardon is an insult to law enforcement and a gift to the cartels.
This pardon is an insult to law enforcement and a gift to the cartels.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You don’t fight drug trafficking by freeing the man who flooded our streets with cocaine.
This pardon is an insult to law enforcement and a gift to the cartels.
This pardon is an insult to law enforcement and a gift to the cartels.
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NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
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1. Missouri prefiled bills are in, and the anti-trans panic continues.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
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One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New Missouri Bill Would Ban "Social Transition" In Schools, Even With Parental Permission
The bill defines social transition as name changes and pronouns, and would disallow any "conduct that facilitates" such social transition.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
1. Missouri prefiled bills are in, and the anti-trans panic continues.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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"There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
@saletan.bsky.social on Trump's threat to denaturalize American citizens: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
@saletan.bsky.social on Trump's threat to denaturalize American citizens: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
@saletan.bsky.social on Trump's threat to denaturalize American citizens: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
@saletan.bsky.social on Trump's threat to denaturalize American citizens: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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How was this done? The Georgia GOP availed itself of Jim Crow-era legislation that allows the state government, tightly in the control of the GOP, to take control of prosecutions brought in largely Black counties.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How was this done? The Georgia GOP availed itself of Jim Crow-era legislation that allows the state government, tightly in the control of the GOP, to take control of prosecutions brought in largely Black counties.
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We won together, now we’re building together.
Thank you for chipping in and helping us build a City Hall for the people.
Thank you for chipping in and helping us build a City Hall for the people.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We won together, now we’re building together.
Thank you for chipping in and helping us build a City Hall for the people.
Thank you for chipping in and helping us build a City Hall for the people.
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If there's anyone at JSOC, SouthCom or the Pentagon who wants to tell us more about these strikes, I'm on Signal at: johnismay.01
(OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')
(OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')
AC-130 gunships lasing targets. Griffin missiles captured fractions of a second before impact. RQ-4 Global Hawk drones filming it all. Seeing beyond the redactions in the Pentagon’s attack videos w/ @docubrent @carolrosenberg @cjchivers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If there's anyone at JSOC, SouthCom or the Pentagon who wants to tell us more about these strikes, I'm on Signal at: johnismay.01
(OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')
(OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')
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“What I want to do is this. I just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state."
BREAKING: The case against Donald Trump in Georgia is officially dead.
The prosecutor who took it over recently has moved to drop it – and Judge McAfee has granted the motion.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
The prosecutor who took it over recently has moved to drop it – and Judge McAfee has granted the motion.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“What I want to do is this. I just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state."
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This Day in Labor History: November 26, 1910.A factory in Newark, New Jersey caught on fire, killing 25 workers. This should have been led to workplace safety reform, but because wealthy people did not see the people making their clothing die, nothing happened. Triangle would be next year!!!
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 26, 1910.A factory in Newark, New Jersey caught on fire, killing 25 workers. This should have been led to workplace safety reform, but because wealthy people did not see the people making their clothing die, nothing happened. Triangle would be next year!!!
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He promised not to do this. He lied. What a surprise.
RFK Jr. wants you to know that he’s personally responsible for the anti-vax misinformation on the CDC's website
RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
He promised not to do this. He lied. What a surprise.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Im confident that what Grozev says here is correct x.com/christogroze...
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Im confident that what Grozev says here is correct x.com/christogroze...
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The EU has rejected key elements of the US peace plan, saying borders cannot be changed by force and voicing concern over proposals to limit Ukraine’s defense capacity. A high-level meeting between the EU, US, and Ukraine to discuss revisions will take place tomorrow in Geneva.
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The EU has rejected key elements of the US peace plan, saying borders cannot be changed by force and voicing concern over proposals to limit Ukraine’s defense capacity. A high-level meeting between the EU, US, and Ukraine to discuss revisions will take place tomorrow in Geneva.
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And here's the great Ann Telnaes (@anntelnaes.bsky.social) with a savage take on the Tangerine Tyrant's defense of the guy who had Jamal Khashoggi murdered.
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
And here's the great Ann Telnaes (@anntelnaes.bsky.social) with a savage take on the Tangerine Tyrant's defense of the guy who had Jamal Khashoggi murdered.
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
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Literally all these people are fucking each other or fucking adjacent
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Literally all these people are fucking each other or fucking adjacent
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Exactly. This is why I’ve said it’s a business model issue. It’s a “corporate news” issue because the incentives all point that way.
All CEOs have these incentives and the amoral ones follow them.
Sulzberger no exception. It’s still his fault. He runs the place.
All CEOs have these incentives and the amoral ones follow them.
Sulzberger no exception. It’s still his fault. He runs the place.
Totally agree - the incentives are roughly the same for corporate CEOs and corporate boards which also unsurprisingly are kind of the same people
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Exactly. This is why I’ve said it’s a business model issue. It’s a “corporate news” issue because the incentives all point that way.
All CEOs have these incentives and the amoral ones follow them.
Sulzberger no exception. It’s still his fault. He runs the place.
All CEOs have these incentives and the amoral ones follow them.
Sulzberger no exception. It’s still his fault. He runs the place.
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100% right on. This is Lost Cause writing.
And Sulzberger has created a culture at the Times that hires people to do this. It’s on Sulzberger.
And Sulzberger has created a culture at the Times that hires people to do this. It’s on Sulzberger.
This "Lost New York" story is how Margaret Mitchell wrote of the antebellum south in "Gone With the Wind." It's how Henry Hill talked about the pre-Lufthansa Heist days in the New York mob in "Goodfellas."
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
100% right on. This is Lost Cause writing.
And Sulzberger has created a culture at the Times that hires people to do this. It’s on Sulzberger.
And Sulzberger has created a culture at the Times that hires people to do this. It’s on Sulzberger.