Mir (Read a book, not ban a book)
@mir-scs.bsky.social
Mom, wife, Puerto Rican, Democrat, best banana cake baker.
Love to read books, cook, and play video games. Hoping to save Democracy one day at a time. LGBTQ Ally. Overturn Citizens United. We lost the battle, but we will win the war.
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Love to read books, cook, and play video games. Hoping to save Democracy one day at a time. LGBTQ Ally. Overturn Citizens United. We lost the battle, but we will win the war.
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NYT corroborating and extending WaPo's results.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record (Gift Article)
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
NYT corroborating and extending WaPo's results.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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ABC News -- @kfaulders.bsky.social et al -- confirming
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
ABC News -- @kfaulders.bsky.social et al -- confirming
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So Irish State TV announced it won’t be taking part in Eurovision*, because of the inclusion of Israel & their genocide in Gaza**. On Twitter this has resulted in hundreds of accounts with ‘Irish’ bios, & names, accusing Irish ppl of being antisemitic. These far right bots are mainly from UK/US.
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So Irish State TV announced it won’t be taking part in Eurovision*, because of the inclusion of Israel & their genocide in Gaza**. On Twitter this has resulted in hundreds of accounts with ‘Irish’ bios, & names, accusing Irish ppl of being antisemitic. These far right bots are mainly from UK/US.
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Judge Beryl Howell was frustrated by the gap between DOJ's arguments & DHS's, Bovino's, and Tricia MClaughlin's public statements: "This defense ... assert[s] the position "don't believe either what we say or what we do, just trust whatever we tell you now."
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December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Judge Beryl Howell was frustrated by the gap between DOJ's arguments & DHS's, Bovino's, and Tricia MClaughlin's public statements: "This defense ... assert[s] the position "don't believe either what we say or what we do, just trust whatever we tell you now."
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Let’s make a deal.
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Let’s make a deal.
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Where’s the CBS News town hall focused on the Democrats assassinated in Minnesota?
Bari Weiss has a CBS town hall set with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk.
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk
Exclusive: event, scheduled to air on 13 December, will focus on ‘grief, faith, politics, and more’, according to internal files
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Where’s the CBS News town hall focused on the Democrats assassinated in Minnesota?
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Before applauding the DOD IG too much, it's fairly absurd that he did not:
(a) launch a broader investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal - what else did he compromise?;
(b) take him to task for his non-cooperation; &
(c) try to get the full Signal chats from other agency IGs.
(a) launch a broader investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal - what else did he compromise?;
(b) take him to task for his non-cooperation; &
(c) try to get the full Signal chats from other agency IGs.
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Before applauding the DOD IG too much, it's fairly absurd that he did not:
(a) launch a broader investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal - what else did he compromise?;
(b) take him to task for his non-cooperation; &
(c) try to get the full Signal chats from other agency IGs.
(a) launch a broader investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal - what else did he compromise?;
(b) take him to task for his non-cooperation; &
(c) try to get the full Signal chats from other agency IGs.
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Representative Jim Himes the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and someone who has overseen sensitive counterterrorism and covert operations for years, told reporters that the video was “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Representative Jim Himes the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and someone who has overseen sensitive counterterrorism and covert operations for years, told reporters that the video was “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
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NEW: Judge Lorna Schofield heard arguments today on whether northern New York’s top federal prosecutor, John Sarcone, was lawfully appointed.
The NY attorney general, Letitia James, is challenging the legality of Sarcone’s authority to oversee a grand jury investigation targeting her office.
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The NY attorney general, Letitia James, is challenging the legality of Sarcone’s authority to oversee a grand jury investigation targeting her office.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NEW: Judge Lorna Schofield heard arguments today on whether northern New York’s top federal prosecutor, John Sarcone, was lawfully appointed.
The NY attorney general, Letitia James, is challenging the legality of Sarcone’s authority to oversee a grand jury investigation targeting her office.
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The NY attorney general, Letitia James, is challenging the legality of Sarcone’s authority to oversee a grand jury investigation targeting her office.
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The Trump administration would rather spend billions of dollars to build up a brutal force to violate rights than make sure Americans can see a doctor when their sick or children have enough to eat or that pardon Art people can afford electricity. It is using our tax dollars to violate our rights.
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Trump administration would rather spend billions of dollars to build up a brutal force to violate rights than make sure Americans can see a doctor when their sick or children have enough to eat or that pardon Art people can afford electricity. It is using our tax dollars to violate our rights.
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DAY AHEAD: Pardon controversies unfold
Former Justice Dept official warns: “It’s going to be very hard to get the credibility back”
youtube.com/shorts/1b5YG...
Former Justice Dept official warns: “It’s going to be very hard to get the credibility back”
youtube.com/shorts/1b5YG...
Justice Dept official warns: “It’s gonna be very hard to get the credibility back” to pardon system
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
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December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
DAY AHEAD: Pardon controversies unfold
Former Justice Dept official warns: “It’s going to be very hard to get the credibility back”
youtube.com/shorts/1b5YG...
Former Justice Dept official warns: “It’s going to be very hard to get the credibility back”
youtube.com/shorts/1b5YG...
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For this week’s bonus “One First,” I wrote about the legal questions surrounding any attempt to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly—and why (1) it’s not likely to go anywhere; (2) the threat is still ominous; and (3) the real story continues to be what the military is *doing,* not who’s criticizing it:
Bonus 195: The Mark Kelly Meshugas
Secretary Hegseth has threatened to court-martial a sitting U.S. Senator for a ... truthful video. Even though Kelly *is* subject to court-martial, such a prosecution would face insuperable obstacles.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
For this week’s bonus “One First,” I wrote about the legal questions surrounding any attempt to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly—and why (1) it’s not likely to go anywhere; (2) the threat is still ominous; and (3) the real story continues to be what the military is *doing,* not who’s criticizing it:
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- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
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Once again, Trump 2.0 is like the COVID economy without the COVID (though we're due for some kind of black swan).
Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Once again, Trump 2.0 is like the COVID economy without the COVID (though we're due for some kind of black swan).
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BREAKING: New York Times files suit over Trump administration's new Pentagon press policy that led to scores of journalists turning in their passes recently. Suit filed in DC calls the policy 'inscrutable' & violation of 1st Amendment. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
NYTDoDComp120425.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
BREAKING: New York Times files suit over Trump administration's new Pentagon press policy that led to scores of journalists turning in their passes recently. Suit filed in DC calls the policy 'inscrutable' & violation of 1st Amendment. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
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Privileged to join my friends @nfidvaccines.bsky.social in defense of the profession of medicine.
Those “leading” us will only be relieved of their positions with our active engagement and vocal pushback.
Link to our chat here, hope you’ll give it a listen: www.nfid.org/podcast/driv...
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Those “leading” us will only be relieved of their positions with our active engagement and vocal pushback.
Link to our chat here, hope you’ll give it a listen: www.nfid.org/podcast/driv...
🙏
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Privileged to join my friends @nfidvaccines.bsky.social in defense of the profession of medicine.
Those “leading” us will only be relieved of their positions with our active engagement and vocal pushback.
Link to our chat here, hope you’ll give it a listen: www.nfid.org/podcast/driv...
🙏
Those “leading” us will only be relieved of their positions with our active engagement and vocal pushback.
Link to our chat here, hope you’ll give it a listen: www.nfid.org/podcast/driv...
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A lawyer for a key witness against Ghislaine Maxwell urged federal judges not to let the DOJ use a renewed bid to unseal grand jury records as "a backdoor avenue to continue to cover up" the Epstein files.
My latest at All Rise News
www.allrisenews.com/p/epstein-an...
My latest at All Rise News
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Epstein survivor to judges: Don't give Trump DOJ a "backdoor" for a "cover up"
A lawyer for a key witness against Ghislaine Maxwell suspected the motives behind an attempt to unseal grand jury minutes.
www.allrisenews.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A lawyer for a key witness against Ghislaine Maxwell urged federal judges not to let the DOJ use a renewed bid to unseal grand jury records as "a backdoor avenue to continue to cover up" the Epstein files.
My latest at All Rise News
www.allrisenews.com/p/epstein-an...
My latest at All Rise News
www.allrisenews.com/p/epstein-an...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM