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I pled “not guilty” in federal court yesterday.

Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.

But it wasn’t me.

Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
I pled "not guilty" yesterday.
Someone did "unreasonably obstruct the usual use" of the federal building. But it wasn't me.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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You have two minutes to explain to John Adams and George Washington what has happened to the US, how it got that way, and ask them what modern day patriots should do about it.

Go.
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Ukrainian History Global Initiative
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Ukrainian History Global Initiative
The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this week in stupid: December 6 edition
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
this week in stupid: December 6 edition
Donny Convict wears it, Kash Patel snares it, and so much more...
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The Republican Party really only has one core principle now: Everything the government does must either benefit Donald Trump and his allies or punish his enemies.
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I finally read that Oklahoma state essay rightwingers have embraced as a cause. I'm an English prof. I, too, would have failed it. If I was a conservative Christian, I think I'd be even more offended by this student trying to use faith as a cover for not doing the work.
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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A nice little piece about my institute, @perimeterinstitute.ca, in the Globe & Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv... (apparently it is "sponsor content" so it's more like a press release than reporting but it's a nice summary of what we do there and why)
Explorers of the infinite
Sponsor Content
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The Prime Minister of Poland appeals to US and publicly questions whether “something has changed” to make the US no longer a European ally.

The Deputy Prime Minister responds to Musk saying the EU should be abolished by telling him to “Go to Mars.
There's no censorship of Nazi salutes there.”
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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After making historic cuts to SNAP in his One Big, Beautiful Bill, Trump is once again attacking Americans who rely on aid to keep food on the table.

His renewed efforts to starve people during the holidays are predicated on forcing states to share your data, as if DOGE wasn’t bad enough!
December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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I don't think transgender athletes are the problem facing girls and women in sports.
Investigators say former coach Sean Gardner created videos showing close-up images of at least 10 minors naked or undressing, which they recovered from his computers last year while investigating reports of sexual abuse.

Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed pending trial.
Olympics Sports Watchdog Failed to Stop Mississippi Coach's Sexual Abuse, Women Allege
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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THREAD. The Toad Who Lived In My Dad's Shoe.

A few years ago, my dad was surprised when I a small toad wandered into his porch and took up residence in one of the old shoes he liked to wear for gardening tasks.

This led to more drama than might've been anticipated.

www.tom-cox.com/my-dad-and-t...
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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This week’s Top 10 list makes it clear: Trump’s regime isn't just corrupt — it is also vindictive

Baseless prosecutions

Indictments tossed

Grand juries refusing to charge

The targeting never stopped — and neither did we.

More in The Contrarian 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-top...
Trump’s Top 10 Worst Criminal Prosecutions
Publisher's Roundup 46
contrarian.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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"America First" has always meant America alone
Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
December 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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We're all trapped in a box with "Convenience" & "Simplification" written on its doors, which open only one way, & in fact lead to the antithesis of both things. And the box is full of people who call you a luddite if you point out the glaring truth, which is that none of it is making people happier.
December 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯

USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Remember Trump's birthday parade?
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM