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Lover of nature, science, diversity, justice, and empathy. Alarmed and angry, but holding fast to hope in solidarity and action. Rooted in the U.S., transplanted to Atlantic Canada. She/Her.
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In fairness to Jeffries, the headline makes it seem worse. He said specifically "Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case." He's not wrong.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
In fairness to Jeffries, the headline makes it seem worse. He said specifically "Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case." He's not wrong.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
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It's here! "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order"
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It's here! "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order"
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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ICE, along with gerrymandering and disinformation campaigns, is part of the GOP's effort to steal upcoming local, state, and national elections
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
ICE, along with gerrymandering and disinformation campaigns, is part of the GOP's effort to steal upcoming local, state, and national elections
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This is something.
A police stop is enough to make someone less likely to vote, recent research has found. "Voting is a reflection of our belief that we’re part of the system, that our voice matters."
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote
New research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from politics and from having a say in changing policy.
boltsmag.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is something.
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IRS can relate. AND YET, the geniuses in Congress want to slash our budget by 5 billion.
Our total budget is 14 billion.
IRS=SSA, siblings in the trenches.
Our total budget is 14 billion.
IRS=SSA, siblings in the trenches.
This article is 1000% correct. We can’t actually achieve any of these goals without more staff. Friendly reminder that the last time we had this few staff it was 1967. We served 480 claimants per staff then. Now we have to serve 1800 per staff. This is not sustainable or even achievable. Period.
Social Security wants about 15 million fewer visits in its field offices
The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees.
www.nextgov.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
IRS can relate. AND YET, the geniuses in Congress want to slash our budget by 5 billion.
Our total budget is 14 billion.
IRS=SSA, siblings in the trenches.
Our total budget is 14 billion.
IRS=SSA, siblings in the trenches.
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NEW: 34 retired admirals, generals, and service secretaries warn of the dangers of politicized domestic deployments, as the Trump admin appeals a judge's ruling that the National Guard deployment to DC is illegal. Read their brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals: protdem.org/4an4oDV
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
NEW: 34 retired admirals, generals, and service secretaries warn of the dangers of politicized domestic deployments, as the Trump admin appeals a judge's ruling that the National Guard deployment to DC is illegal. Read their brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals: protdem.org/4an4oDV
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The retired natsec leaders, with centuries of experience between them, emphasized in their brief that unjustified domestic deployments:
🔴 Politicize the military
🔴 Force troops into roles for which they’re not trained
🔴 Undermine readiness & morale
🔴 Leave troops less ready for primary missions
🔴 Politicize the military
🔴 Force troops into roles for which they’re not trained
🔴 Undermine readiness & morale
🔴 Leave troops less ready for primary missions
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The retired natsec leaders, with centuries of experience between them, emphasized in their brief that unjustified domestic deployments:
🔴 Politicize the military
🔴 Force troops into roles for which they’re not trained
🔴 Undermine readiness & morale
🔴 Leave troops less ready for primary missions
🔴 Politicize the military
🔴 Force troops into roles for which they’re not trained
🔴 Undermine readiness & morale
🔴 Leave troops less ready for primary missions
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Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
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If you have to get your syllabus approved by an apparatchik before you can teach a class, you're not a university anymore you're a regime indoctrination center.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If you have to get your syllabus approved by an apparatchik before you can teach a class, you're not a university anymore you're a regime indoctrination center.
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1) Targets of strikes are not "narcoterrorists."
2) Fentanyl not aboard these boats.
3) He doesn't understand LOAC (or at least pretends not to.)
2) Fentanyl not aboard these boats.
3) He doesn't understand LOAC (or at least pretends not to.)
Van Orden: "You gotta understand that average Americans do not care about these narcoterrorists at all. They care about the fact that their brothers & sisters and mothers and husbands have died of fentanyl overdoses. That's what we really truly care about. We care about our fellow American citizens"
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
1) Targets of strikes are not "narcoterrorists."
2) Fentanyl not aboard these boats.
3) He doesn't understand LOAC (or at least pretends not to.)
2) Fentanyl not aboard these boats.
3) He doesn't understand LOAC (or at least pretends not to.)
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I know you're probably tired of seeing posts about Tennessee and the election they got coming up... TOMORROW — but it's kind of really fucking important!
Another person in Congress for us ya know
Call it a #NoKings election... because it kind of is.
DECEMBER 2ND TOMORROW
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Another person in Congress for us ya know
Call it a #NoKings election... because it kind of is.
DECEMBER 2ND TOMORROW
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I know you're probably tired of seeing posts about Tennessee and the election they got coming up... TOMORROW — but it's kind of really fucking important!
Another person in Congress for us ya know
Call it a #NoKings election... because it kind of is.
DECEMBER 2ND TOMORROW
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Another person in Congress for us ya know
Call it a #NoKings election... because it kind of is.
DECEMBER 2ND TOMORROW
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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Another reason not to follow illegal orders is that an administration willing to give illegal orders will also happily throw you under the bus for following them.
Reporter: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order
Leavitt: The latter is true
Leavitt: The latter is true
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Another reason not to follow illegal orders is that an administration willing to give illegal orders will also happily throw you under the bus for following them.
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NOW: Joining @beatwithari.bsky.social on @ms.now to talk about the toll Trump's corruption is taking on our country and @democracydefendersfund.org's work to fight back against it in court.
We had a big win today when the 3rd Circuit Court ruled that Alina Habba's appointment is illegal 👇 -TN
We had a big win today when the 3rd Circuit Court ruled that Alina Habba's appointment is illegal 👇 -TN
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
NOW: Joining @beatwithari.bsky.social on @ms.now to talk about the toll Trump's corruption is taking on our country and @democracydefendersfund.org's work to fight back against it in court.
We had a big win today when the 3rd Circuit Court ruled that Alina Habba's appointment is illegal 👇 -TN
We had a big win today when the 3rd Circuit Court ruled that Alina Habba's appointment is illegal 👇 -TN
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Join me and my @texastech.bsky.social Climate Center colleagues for a breakdown of all things COP30, in an hour.
Nick is an ecologist, Ting is an engineer, Bryan is a humanities scholar, and you know me: so it should be a great discussion.
Free & virtual!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-cop...
Nick is an ecologist, Ting is an engineer, Bryan is a humanities scholar, and you know me: so it should be a great discussion.
Free & virtual!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-cop...
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Join me and my @texastech.bsky.social Climate Center colleagues for a breakdown of all things COP30, in an hour.
Nick is an ecologist, Ting is an engineer, Bryan is a humanities scholar, and you know me: so it should be a great discussion.
Free & virtual!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-cop...
Nick is an ecologist, Ting is an engineer, Bryan is a humanities scholar, and you know me: so it should be a great discussion.
Free & virtual!
www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-cop...
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It may not happen soon, but Mitch Bradley should remember that he can be recalled to duty someday and court martialed for ordering murder.
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It may not happen soon, but Mitch Bradley should remember that he can be recalled to duty someday and court martialed for ordering murder.
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Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules After Another Filing Discrepancy
Alt5 Sigma told regulators its accountant resigned in November, while he says he notified the company three months earlier.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
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LPM PHOTO OF THE DAY
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Patagonia, Chile by Carlo Passaseo
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Patagonia, Chile by Carlo Passaseo
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
LPM PHOTO OF THE DAY
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Patagonia, Chile by Carlo Passaseo
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Patagonia, Chile by Carlo Passaseo
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Marla has done a magnificent job (IMHO) of putting this collage of my images together. Thank you!
A simple and minimalistic collection of the wonderful photography of
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December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Marla has done a magnificent job (IMHO) of putting this collage of my images together. Thank you!
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IRS approves this message!!!
Most of my job is helping folks fix issues. So I support this 100%.
Most of my job is helping folks fix issues. So I support this 100%.
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
IRS approves this message!!!
Most of my job is helping folks fix issues. So I support this 100%.
Most of my job is helping folks fix issues. So I support this 100%.
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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And he spends his time pardoning a private equity executive who went to jail for defrauding people.
25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.
December 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And he spends his time pardoning a private equity executive who went to jail for defrauding people.
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Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible