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asherwolf.bsky.social
4Chan isn’t asking for age assurance ID
njbbari3.bsky.social Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 18d
And we all know how safe it is to drive normal human behaviour underground.

I heard a kid joke

“The dark web. A place for criminals, and teenagers.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Not just Jared but almost all the gulf monarchies plus a pass through entity for the ccp.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
Really over the pro-pestilence element of American politics.
bachynski.bsky.social Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 18d
The Supreme Court signaled “it may favor loosening New York’s strict school vaccine requirements, which do not allow for religious exemptions.
The court vacated a federal appeals court ruling upholding the vaccine requirements & ordered the lower court to reopen the case “for further consideration.”
Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
More people are dying in Gaza this year that Trump is president than last year when Biden was president yet people are regularly in my comments upset at Kamala Harris who lost the election while acting like Gaza is now a vacation destination under Trump.

Like MAGA impervious to facts or rationality
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Horrific. There is no cease fire.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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bloomberg.com
Technology investor Jim Balsillie is calling on Mark Carney’s government to do more to build economic resilience and exert sovereignty over Canadian data
Ex-BlackBerry CEO Urges Canada to Shield Itself From ‘Trump Doctrine’
Technology investor Jim Balsillie is calling on Mark Carney’s government to do more to build economic resilience and exert sovereignty over Canadian data, saying it’s urgent to do so after the US released a new national security policy.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
🇪🇺 This morning we opened an investigation into Google’s use of online content, including from web publishers and YouTube, to train and operate its AI services.
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Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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drrobertbullard.bsky.social
Trump’s EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered “Safe” to Inhale | Truthout
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Trump’s EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered “Safe” to Inhale
Formaldehyde is a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
"I guess I have a very different view of the dangers and real-world consequences of your position than what you explored with Justice Kavanaugh. My understanding was that independent agencies exist because Congress has decided that some issues, some matters, some areas should be handled in this way by nonpartisan experts—that Congress is saying that expertise matters with respect to aspects of the economy and transportation and the various independent agencies that we have. "So having a president come in and fire all the scientists and the doctors and the economists and the PhDs and replacing them with loyalists and people who don't know anything is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States."
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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rufustsuperfly.bsky.social
*presses record*
Idea for movie: a maverick proofreader breaks all the rules & defies his bosses by making er, clear & concise corrections, wait a minute, delete
toriimacdaddy.bsky.social shaq sabbath @toriimacdaddy.bsky.social · 18d
what the fuck does that mean
December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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jamalgreene.bsky.social
Today seems as good a time as any to note my extended discussion of SCOTUS expansion here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Also, @epps.bsky.social and @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social specifically propose a lottery along @mmasnick.bsky.social's lines here: yalelawjournal.org/pdf/EppsSita...
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
NEWS: Judge Boasberg orders Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign to testify in court next week as part of his ongoing contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act flights.
Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 200 Filed 12/08/25 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J.G.G., et al., Plaintiffs, V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB) ORDER In response to the Court's Order of November 28, 2025, the Government has submitted cursory declarations from Secretary Kristi Noem and attorneys then at the Department of Justice who advised her. Noem avers that she made "the decision to continue the transfer of custody of the Alien Enemies Act detainees who had been removed from the United States before this Court issued its temporary restraining order in the evening of March 15, 2025." ECF No. 198-1 (Declaration of Secretary Noem). As this declaration does not provide enough information for the Court to determine whether her decision was a willful violation of the Court's Order, the Court cannot at this juncture find probable cause that her actions constituted criminal contempt. See United States v. Young, 107 F.3d 903, 907 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (contempt requires finding that (1) court order was "clear and reasonably specific; (2) "the defendant violated the order"; and (3) "the violation was willful") (internal quotation marks omitted). A referral for prosecution, consequently, would be premature. The Court thus believes that it is necessary to hear witness testimony to better understand the bases of the decision to transfer the deportees out of United States custody in the context of the hearing on March 15, 2025. The events surrounding this decision should shed light on this question. The Court accordingly ORDERS that: 1. Plaintiffs shall attempt to secure the presence of Erez Reuveni for testimony on December 15, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.; 2. The Government shall produce Drew Ensign for testimony on December 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.; and 3. Both sides shall appear in person at such hearings and will have the opportunity to question witnesses. /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG Chief
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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nicolefoy.bsky.social
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year

My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
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Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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leahfeiger.bsky.social
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.

“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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aclu.org
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.

This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.

Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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beckyhammer.bsky.social
My friend sent me his Puerto Rican grandmother's coquito recipe (with some variations from his sister), and now I'm sharing it with you. ¡Feliz Navidad!
Coquito - 2004 12 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 1 can evaporated milk 1 can sweetened condensed milk 6 cups coconut milk Dash vanilla Lots of rum Beat egg yolks until they are getting very light in color. Continue to beat and slowly add sugar. Slowly add the condensed milk while beating. Mix the remaining ingredients. Refrigerated. Take out of refrigerator 1/2 hour before using. Text messages under the recipe screenshot: I don't use the egg I make a little tea with cinnamon cloves and star of anise first then add it with all the other shit I don't measure the rum I taste test till I taste it There ya go lol
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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davidjbier.bsky.social
ICE agent shoves a home security camera as she approaches a home. Masks aren't enough. They don't want you to have any record of their behavior. Even the tiniest threat of accountability is too much. Keep recording anyway.
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
paddingtonau.bsky.social
If only there were some way for the Communications Minister to address the UN without the cost of having to travel there…
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
paddingtonau.bsky.social
In French is it VousTube or TuTube?
October 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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bebopott.bsky.social
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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esqueer.net
The way I view this is, we know inherently that the law will not save us but that doesn't mean you still can't use it to slow them down. Make them work for it. Do not give them power they do not have. Make them fight for every inch of power.
asharangappa.bsky.social Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Sep 18
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM