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Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
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He couldn't care less.
Trump Just Called The Concept Of 'Affordability' A 'Democrat Scam'—And Got Instantly Dragged
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
He couldn't care less.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Congressman Adam Smith on @kaitlancollins.bsky.social says "fog of war" idea of Hegseth is "idiotic." It was a 48 minute video of 2 guys hanging off boat. Video was completely clear and visible when the second sortie (3 bombs) occurred.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congressman Adam Smith on @kaitlancollins.bsky.social says "fog of war" idea of Hegseth is "idiotic." It was a 48 minute video of 2 guys hanging off boat. Video was completely clear and visible when the second sortie (3 bombs) occurred.
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Time for Pete to court-martial himself.
Mark Kelly Rips Pete Hegseth's Hypocrisy After Video Of Hegseth Saying U.S. Troops Can't Obey 'Unlawful Orders' Resurfaces
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Time for Pete to court-martial himself.
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Carrying the water for billionaires should be disqualifying for Dem candidates whose attention should be directed at the rest of the population of the US and not 1100 people with vastly more wealth than they could ever spend. Sorry, Gavin, that’s old think pandering to donors.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Carrying the water for billionaires should be disqualifying for Dem candidates whose attention should be directed at the rest of the population of the US and not 1100 people with vastly more wealth than they could ever spend. Sorry, Gavin, that’s old think pandering to donors.
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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 comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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Ugh. SCt reinstates Texas map giving new seats to Rs, n/w/s finding below it was race-driven.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ugh. SCt reinstates Texas map giving new seats to Rs, n/w/s finding below it was race-driven.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
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Major Breaking: Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump.
Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage.
Bombshell report shows Trump officials engaged in torture.
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Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage.
Bombshell report shows Trump officials engaged in torture.
Subscribe to support: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major Breaking News Updates
Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump. Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage. Bombshell report shows Trump engaged in torture
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Major Breaking: Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James in major embarrassment to Trump.
Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage.
Bombshell report shows Trump officials engaged in torture.
Subscribe to support: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Trump official under investigation for illegally obtaining James' mortgage.
Bombshell report shows Trump officials engaged in torture.
Subscribe to support: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Alright. That means the Supreme Court would let democrats keep their re-drawn maps, too, right? Right?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Alright. That means the Supreme Court would let democrats keep their re-drawn maps, too, right? Right?
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Himes: "The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat ... the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch."
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Himes: "The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat ... the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch."
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3200 workers to “right-size” its business.
The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing.
This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:
The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing.
This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:
How Farmers Are Getting Shafted By Monopolies | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3200 workers to “right-size” its business.
The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing.
This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:
The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing.
This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:
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Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project?
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project?
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
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JUST IN: Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James.
Like Jen Rubin said in October: "Trump’s inability to keep his trap shut about his revengeful prosecutions against Comey and James provides defense counsel with ample proof that both cases are vindictive (not to mention groundless)."
Like Jen Rubin said in October: "Trump’s inability to keep his trap shut about his revengeful prosecutions against Comey and James provides defense counsel with ample proof that both cases are vindictive (not to mention groundless)."
Prosecutions Have Never Been This Vindictive—or Meritless
Trump threatens the rule of law like it's his job
contrarian.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
JUST IN: Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James.
Like Jen Rubin said in October: "Trump’s inability to keep his trap shut about his revengeful prosecutions against Comey and James provides defense counsel with ample proof that both cases are vindictive (not to mention groundless)."
Like Jen Rubin said in October: "Trump’s inability to keep his trap shut about his revengeful prosecutions against Comey and James provides defense counsel with ample proof that both cases are vindictive (not to mention groundless)."
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The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
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These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, being a traditional “Christian,” is disparaging of women. He even recently complained that they “can’t compartmentalize” their thoughts. So it’s fitting that four women reps in the GOP are setting fire to his leadership in very interesting and damaging ways. My write-up below.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson, being a traditional “Christian,” is disparaging of women. He even recently complained that they “can’t compartmentalize” their thoughts. So it’s fitting that four women reps in the GOP are setting fire to his leadership in very interesting and damaging ways. My write-up below.
