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Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
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This piece cites 13 insightful pieces on Miller from this year, plus a bunch of other stories that mention Miller's pathologies (such as how he views the murderboat campaign as an opportunity to make Latinos look criminal).
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
We Don't Know How Stephen Miller Fails - emptywheel
There have been a flood of profiles that describe how powerful Stephen Miller is. None have described how he experienced his biggest policy setback.
www.emptywheel.net
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This piece cites 13 insightful pieces on Miller from this year, plus a bunch of other stories that mention Miller's pathologies (such as how he views the murderboat campaign as an opportunity to make Latinos look criminal).
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/27/w...
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For a post on big gaps in reporting on Stephen Miller's reign this year, I went to Wikipedia to see if IT cited some of the articles I remember but couldn't find.
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
Stephen Miller - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For a post on big gaps in reporting on Stephen Miller's reign this year, I went to Wikipedia to see if IT cited some of the articles I remember but couldn't find.
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
It incorporates almost none of the abundant reporting on Miller from this year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
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Subscribing to my weekly Stop the Presses newsletter is free. Why not give it a shot?
Stop the Presses | Mark Jacob | Substack
A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it. Click to read Stop the Presses, by Mark Jacob, a Substack publicati...
www.stopthepresses.news
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Subscribing to my weekly Stop the Presses newsletter is free. Why not give it a shot?
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With the recently released details of Steve Bannon's chummy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, I'm re-upping this newsletter from last month about how major media give their version of a "pardon" when they fail to mention the criminal pasts of people like Bannon.
How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
www.stopthepresses.news
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With the recently released details of Steve Bannon's chummy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, I'm re-upping this newsletter from last month about how major media give their version of a "pardon" when they fail to mention the criminal pasts of people like Bannon.
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Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said. n.pr/4979HoU
Russia attacks Kyiv, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said. n.pr/4979HoU
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Needs a third graph of Supreme Court shadow docket orders
From the NYT today, 2 charts on the brokenness of American politics:
December 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Needs a third graph of Supreme Court shadow docket orders
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I'm watching AI slop avalanche into the mainstream and many older folks not understanding that it's fake and I genuinely feel like we're all helpless on this. This going to be an era of relentless disinformation, and there's not much that can be done to prevent it. Sigh.
December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm watching AI slop avalanche into the mainstream and many older folks not understanding that it's fake and I genuinely feel like we're all helpless on this. This going to be an era of relentless disinformation, and there's not much that can be done to prevent it. Sigh.
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Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
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J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,” Franklin Foer argues.
J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test
The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,” Franklin Foer argues.
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Interesting. Trump called Epstein twice in November 2004. Wasn’t that when they were engaged in that bidding war over the mansion in Palm Beach?
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Here's evidence that Trump called Epstein twice in 2004.
#doj #epstein files
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F....
#doj #epstein files
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F....
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interesting. Trump called Epstein twice in November 2004. Wasn’t that when they were engaged in that bidding war over the mansion in Palm Beach?
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
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NEW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated that the Kremlin will not sign any peace agreements to end the war in Ukraine “right now.” 🧵(1/12)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
December 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
NEW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated that the Kremlin will not sign any peace agreements to end the war in Ukraine “right now.” 🧵(1/12)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
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Caught up today with my friend in Birmingham, who tells me everyone there is sick to death of Trump.
That's Birmingham Alabama, folks. Yes, I know they tilt blue and they have a great young mayor, but I am taking it as a sign.
That's Birmingham Alabama, folks. Yes, I know they tilt blue and they have a great young mayor, but I am taking it as a sign.
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Caught up today with my friend in Birmingham, who tells me everyone there is sick to death of Trump.
That's Birmingham Alabama, folks. Yes, I know they tilt blue and they have a great young mayor, but I am taking it as a sign.
That's Birmingham Alabama, folks. Yes, I know they tilt blue and they have a great young mayor, but I am taking it as a sign.
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Trump will push crime as an election issue in 2026. Read about what the most recent statistics *actually* show & the gap between reported patterns & perceptions. In a truth-free presidency, knowing the facts matters more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump will push crime as an election issue in 2026. Read about what the most recent statistics *actually* show & the gap between reported patterns & perceptions. In a truth-free presidency, knowing the facts matters more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest
Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest
Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest
www.independent.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest
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The only way Russia can win in Ukraine is if they destroy the will of the population to live or defend. This is why it deploys millions of bots and thousands of propagandists across every nation and language. They lie to create despair, disillusionment, and turn populations against Ukraine.
December 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The only way Russia can win in Ukraine is if they destroy the will of the population to live or defend. This is why it deploys millions of bots and thousands of propagandists across every nation and language. They lie to create despair, disillusionment, and turn populations against Ukraine.
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"Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority"
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
edition.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority"
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...
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Russia is preparing an information attack against Ukraine's future elections, Zelenskyy said. Intelligence reports Russia is promoting the idea of voting for Ukrainians in Russia and occupied territories to later claim the elections are "illegitimate."
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Russia is preparing an information attack against Ukraine's future elections, Zelenskyy said. Intelligence reports Russia is promoting the idea of voting for Ukrainians in Russia and occupied territories to later claim the elections are "illegitimate."
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I am more discussed and angry at this Republican administration than I am at Trump. He would be nothing without them. He would not be able to wreck our country if it were not for their actions. They were put in office to serve America and Americans not Trump. They all failed miserably
December 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I am more discussed and angry at this Republican administration than I am at Trump. He would be nothing without them. He would not be able to wreck our country if it were not for their actions. They were put in office to serve America and Americans not Trump. They all failed miserably
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What has happened to the NYT? This is propaganda.
This is how the New York Times sums up Trump’s term so far.
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What has happened to the NYT? This is propaganda.