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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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The targeted termination of skilled, experienced immigration judges across the nation is lawless scandal. Their replacement with “deportation judges” is nothing short of an outrageous disregard for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The targeted termination of skilled, experienced immigration judges across the nation is lawless scandal. Their replacement with “deportation judges” is nothing short of an outrageous disregard for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Brian Beutler, after Biden surged munitions & weapons to Israel, waived State Dept. review, & vetoed UN resolution: “Biden hasn’t expressed support for the bombing”
In Opinion
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Brian Beutler, after Biden surged munitions & weapons to Israel, waived State Dept. review, & vetoed UN resolution: “Biden hasn’t expressed support for the bombing”
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Out in spring from @bentarnoff.com & I www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Out in spring from @bentarnoff.com & I www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Can #Massachusetts prosecutors hide the names of cops who are charged with crimes?
My attorney and I will be at Suffolk County Superior Court on Wednesday to argue that the answer is no.
You can read about my pending lawsuit here:
My attorney and I will be at Suffolk County Superior Court on Wednesday to argue that the answer is no.
You can read about my pending lawsuit here:
NEW: On Monday, I asked a judge to order Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan's office to disclose the names of police officers who have been charged with crimes like possession of child pornography, assault and battery, and driving under the influence.
#Massachusetts #mapoli
#Massachusetts #mapoli
Mass Dump seeks ruling that Northwestern DA can’t hide names of cops charged with crimes
Northwestern DA David Sullivan spent tax dollars on private law firm to fight against police transparency in Massachusetts
andrewqmr.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Can #Massachusetts prosecutors hide the names of cops who are charged with crimes?
My attorney and I will be at Suffolk County Superior Court on Wednesday to argue that the answer is no.
You can read about my pending lawsuit here:
My attorney and I will be at Suffolk County Superior Court on Wednesday to argue that the answer is no.
You can read about my pending lawsuit here:
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This is madness. We need public transportation investment and innovation, not this money sucking, job stealing environmental disaster that is Google’s pet project.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is madness. We need public transportation investment and innovation, not this money sucking, job stealing environmental disaster that is Google’s pet project.
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I think this is an important next step in our discussions of inflation: It makes a difference *which* prices are rising.
Why there never was a Vibecession in one chart.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I think this is an important next step in our discussions of inflation: It makes a difference *which* prices are rising.
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You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement
Two brothers killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza
Fadi Abu Assi, 11, and Goma Abu Assi, eight, were gathering firewood at the time, their uncle said.
news.sky.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement
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"Contrary to the ubiquitous narrative of Jewish victimhood, a sober look at UCLA reveals that the power on campus overwhelmingly accrues to the most right-wing Zionist students and faculty."
Read Will Alden's deep dive into one post-10/7 campus, now unpaywalled:
jewishcurrents.org/portrait-of-...
Read Will Alden's deep dive into one post-10/7 campus, now unpaywalled:
jewishcurrents.org/portrait-of-...
Portrait of a Campus in Crisis
UCLA capitulated to its own hardline pro-Israel activists long before President Trump came calling. As a result, its students have repeatedly become…
jewishcurrents.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Contrary to the ubiquitous narrative of Jewish victimhood, a sober look at UCLA reveals that the power on campus overwhelmingly accrues to the most right-wing Zionist students and faculty."
Read Will Alden's deep dive into one post-10/7 campus, now unpaywalled:
jewishcurrents.org/portrait-of-...
Read Will Alden's deep dive into one post-10/7 campus, now unpaywalled:
jewishcurrents.org/portrait-of-...
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it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
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Defunding UNRWA based on unproven accusations that 9 out of 30,000 employees were "involved" with 10/7 is one of the most singularly cruel actions of my lifetime. It was as explicit of an endorsement of starvation and illness as you could have. It passed with 43 Dem Senators and 189 Dem House reps.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Defunding UNRWA based on unproven accusations that 9 out of 30,000 employees were "involved" with 10/7 is one of the most singularly cruel actions of my lifetime. It was as explicit of an endorsement of starvation and illness as you could have. It passed with 43 Dem Senators and 189 Dem House reps.
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I know it's lame to be the "are you really surprised" guy but it is worth mentioning they all just voted to supply endless weapons for 2 years of genocide and starvation.
The strikes are both a violation of international law but also the US Constitution - incredibly telling that Democrats refuse to stand up for either
If crimes against humanity are not an impeachable offense, what’s the point? www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know it's lame to be the "are you really surprised" guy but it is worth mentioning they all just voted to supply endless weapons for 2 years of genocide and starvation.
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New: Hillary Clinton will be speaking at an event hosted by Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson).
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New: Hillary Clinton will be speaking at an event hosted by Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson).
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
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"The detention center where Duri is being held is also overcrowded with 70 people being kept in one room, Diana said. [And] her husband hasn’t been given his high blood pressure medication since being detained."
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
"Diana and her 19-year-old daughter, Duri, have worked at The Crab Pad, 2529 N. Milwaukee Ave., for over a year. On Nov. 10, Duri and her father were detained during a check-in at the ICE office Downtown, Diana said."
Logan Square Restaurant Raising Money For Family Of Employee Taken By ICE
Duri, a 19-year-old Crab Pad employee, and her father have spent weeks in overcrowded ICE facilities. Diana, Duri's mom, is struggling to pay the bills while supporting her loved ones.
blockclubchicago.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The detention center where Duri is being held is also overcrowded with 70 people being kept in one room, Diana said. [And] her husband hasn’t been given his high blood pressure medication since being detained."
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
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one of the many reasons opposing Bush's Iraq war should have been a litmus test for Dem leadership for the past two decades.
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
one of the many reasons opposing Bush's Iraq war should have been a litmus test for Dem leadership for the past two decades.
B'Tselem on Israel's apartheid regime: "The entire area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is organized under a single principle: advancing and cementing the supremacy of one group – Jews – over another – Palestinians." www.btselem.org/apartheid
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
B'Tselem on Israel's apartheid regime: "The entire area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is organized under a single principle: advancing and cementing the supremacy of one group – Jews – over another – Palestinians." www.btselem.org/apartheid
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Krugman still doesn’t appear to get that economic security is a material condition and not just an emotional response, but this is an improvement from the politically poisonous way he usually explains/dismisses economic disaffection:
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Krugman still doesn’t appear to get that economic security is a material condition and not just an emotional response, but this is an improvement from the politically poisonous way he usually explains/dismisses economic disaffection:
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Calling this "self-defense" is so flagrantly dishonest, a continued war on any belief that words actually have meanings. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
White House confirms second strike that killed alleged drug boat survivors
Trump administration refuses to say whether survivors on suspected drug-trafficking vessels posed imminent threat
www.the-independent.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Calling this "self-defense" is so flagrantly dishonest, a continued war on any belief that words actually have meanings. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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“My own government is forcing me to subsidize the mass murder of children. I don’t want that, & I don’t think Americans do either.”
In this Q&A, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discussed his second medical mission at the Nasser Medical Complex where the Israeli military used US-made weapons to bomb the hospital.
In this Q&A, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discussed his second medical mission at the Nasser Medical Complex where the Israeli military used US-made weapons to bomb the hospital.
U.S. is forcing Americans to ‘subsidize the mass murder of children’ in Gaza
In part two of a Q&A with Prism, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discussed his second medical mission in Khan Younis at the Nasser Medical Complex
prismreports.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“My own government is forcing me to subsidize the mass murder of children. I don’t want that, & I don’t think Americans do either.”
In this Q&A, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discussed his second medical mission at the Nasser Medical Complex where the Israeli military used US-made weapons to bomb the hospital.
In this Q&A, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discussed his second medical mission at the Nasser Medical Complex where the Israeli military used US-made weapons to bomb the hospital.
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DOJ says immigration judges, as "inferior officers," may be fired on the basis of sex, religion, race, or national origin. Leaving aside the law, it's *politically* remarkable they're taking this position.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
DOJ says immigration judges, as "inferior officers," may be fired on the basis of sex, religion, race, or national origin. Leaving aside the law, it's *politically* remarkable they're taking this position.
washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/former-...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/former-...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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We must keep calling out those that cave to the Trump Admin, and the latest is Northwestern.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We must keep calling out those that cave to the Trump Admin, and the latest is Northwestern.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.