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Anniversary plans include statewide public art installations, music festivals, and events that celebrate the diversity of Illinoisans, highlighting Native American culture, Black history and the state’s immigrant communities.
Gov. JB Pritzker announces plans for America's 250th anniversary
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Anniversary plans include statewide public art installations, music festivals, and events that celebrate the diversity of Illinoisans, highlighting Native American culture, Black history and the state’s immigrant communities.
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New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
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New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during
www.nola.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
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www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Hahahahaha
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Hahahahaha
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Today in New Orleans agents pointed their guns at immigrants WORKING on a roof because they wouldn't come down. Let that sink in. We have to stop this and support our immigrant communities. #IceLawlessness
Carlos Eduardo Espina on Instagram: "Hoy en Nuevo Orleans Louisiana, la migra sacó sus armas de fuego luego de que dos chicos trabajando en un techo se negaron a bajar. Una situación tensa que demuest...
3,957 likes, 171 comments - carlos_eduardo_espina on December 3, 2025: "Hoy en Nuevo Orleans Louisiana, la migra sacó sus armas de fuego luego de que dos chicos trabajando en un techo se negaron a baj...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Today in New Orleans agents pointed their guns at immigrants WORKING on a roof because they wouldn't come down. Let that sink in. We have to stop this and support our immigrant communities. #IceLawlessness
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The Pentagon Inspector General found Pete Hegseth endangered our servicemembers’ lives.
He needs to go, stat.
He needs to go, stat.
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Pentagon Inspector General found Pete Hegseth endangered our servicemembers’ lives.
He needs to go, stat.
He needs to go, stat.
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Mark Kelly on Hegseth as DOD secretary : “This guy is so unqualified for the job. “
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Mark Kelly on Hegseth as DOD secretary : “This guy is so unqualified for the job. “
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Sign in front of manger says, “The Holy Family is safe in our church,” and gives a number to call if you see immigration agents.
There are some parallels, as they had to flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s goons.
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There are some parallels, as they had to flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s goons.
www.wpri.com/new-england/...
‘ICE was here’: Massachusetts church displays message in Nativity scene
A nativity display at a church in Dedham, Massachusetts, is sparking a debate.
www.wpri.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sign in front of manger says, “The Holy Family is safe in our church,” and gives a number to call if you see immigration agents.
There are some parallels, as they had to flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s goons.
www.wpri.com/new-england/...
There are some parallels, as they had to flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s goons.
www.wpri.com/new-england/...
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"I'm building the apparatus that lets the administration more effectively engage in war crimes" is something that Karp keeps saying openly because he assumes that people won't hold him accountable. I hope we can make sure he's wrong.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"I'm building the apparatus that lets the administration more effectively engage in war crimes" is something that Karp keeps saying openly because he assumes that people won't hold him accountable. I hope we can make sure he's wrong.
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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"The Trump administration stalled that funding. By summer, funding lagged... (41%) below average."
"...The N.I.H. began to spend at a breakneck pace...There was a catch, however: That money went to fewer grants."
“I personally know many scientists in my field leaving the United States..."
#Pinks
"...The N.I.H. began to spend at a breakneck pace...There was a catch, however: That money went to fewer grants."
“I personally know many scientists in my field leaving the United States..."
#Pinks
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"The Trump administration stalled that funding. By summer, funding lagged... (41%) below average."
"...The N.I.H. began to spend at a breakneck pace...There was a catch, however: That money went to fewer grants."
“I personally know many scientists in my field leaving the United States..."
#Pinks
"...The N.I.H. began to spend at a breakneck pace...There was a catch, however: That money went to fewer grants."
“I personally know many scientists in my field leaving the United States..."
#Pinks
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One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
Commander Greg Bovino led a group of Border Patrol agents on walk around the French Quarter in New Orleans this afternoon.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
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It turns out, when you mix the 2016 video of Pete Hegseth talking about troops not following unlawful orders with the recent Democratic PSA on the same subject, their message flows together pretty seamlessly.
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It turns out, when you mix the 2016 video of Pete Hegseth talking about troops not following unlawful orders with the recent Democratic PSA on the same subject, their message flows together pretty seamlessly.
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Scott Jennings is everything that’s wrong with our politics today.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...
Scott Jennings Is Everything That's Wrong with Our Politics Today
Joe's Midweek Meltdown
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December 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Scott Jennings is everything that’s wrong with our politics today.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...
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Gavin Newsom lit into an audience full of financial power brokers today, criticizing what he cast as their complicity with Trump’s agenda. He told attendees of the New York Times DealBook Summit that they should look into the kneepads he’s selling, in parody, to those “groveling to Trump’s needs.”
'Some of you are probably fine with it’: Newsom confronts business elite on Trump
The California governor used financial power brokers as a foil during an interview in New York City.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Gavin Newsom lit into an audience full of financial power brokers today, criticizing what he cast as their complicity with Trump’s agenda. He told attendees of the New York Times DealBook Summit that they should look into the kneepads he’s selling, in parody, to those “groveling to Trump’s needs.”
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Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
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LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.
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Psaki: Pete Hegseth is "having the worst week of his career."
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Psaki: Pete Hegseth is "having the worst week of his career."
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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The false narrative of a “rogue” judiciary is an attack on our constitutional system of government. Grateful to @stevevladeck.bsky.social for speaking out. 
Witness statements are in for tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable."
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Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...
Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
www.judiciary.senate.gov
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The false narrative of a “rogue” judiciary is an attack on our constitutional system of government. Grateful to @stevevladeck.bsky.social for speaking out. 
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“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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Trump is gonna take so much egg
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Trump is gonna take so much egg
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9/ For the last point about international human rights being the correct body of law:
See section entitled, "Applying International Human Rights Law to the Alleged Facts" in this article written by @mikeschmitt.bsky.social @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me
See section entitled, "Applying International Human Rights Law to the Alleged Facts" in this article written by @mikeschmitt.bsky.social @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me
Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder
An expert backgrounder on the reported Hegseth "no quarter" order to kill everyone aboard a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2.
www.justsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
9/ For the last point about international human rights being the correct body of law:
See section entitled, "Applying International Human Rights Law to the Alleged Facts" in this article written by @mikeschmitt.bsky.social @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me
See section entitled, "Applying International Human Rights Law to the Alleged Facts" in this article written by @mikeschmitt.bsky.social @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me