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If Democrats don't want voters to think they're the party of the wealthy special interests, perhaps they should stop helping landlords & developers screw families struggling with skyrocketing rents
Healey's mind made up on rent control: ‘I'm a no'
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says housing affordability is a priority, but she opposes a potential 2026 ballot measure on rent control.
www.nbcboston.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If Democrats don't want voters to think they're the party of the wealthy special interests, perhaps they should stop helping landlords & developers screw families struggling with skyrocketing rents
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Trump granted clemency to the biggest Medicare fraudster in history. Well, the guy was just re-arrested and charged with domestic violence. Here, via @motherjones.com, is the wild, sordid tale of how Phil Esformes made a fortune screwing taxpayers and nursing home residents.
Donald Trump freed a convicted Medicare fraudster. The Justice Department wants him back.
The cautionary tale of nursing home mogul Philip Esformes.
www.motherjones.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump granted clemency to the biggest Medicare fraudster in history. Well, the guy was just re-arrested and charged with domestic violence. Here, via @motherjones.com, is the wild, sordid tale of how Phil Esformes made a fortune screwing taxpayers and nursing home residents.
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NEW: Candidates are increasingly distancing themselves from AIPAC while still meeting with the group in private and taking $ from its donors. The pro-Israel lobby isn’t receding - it’s going back to operating behind closed doors to influence elections theintercept.com/2025/12/30/a...
AIPAC Is Retreating From Endorsements and Election Spending. It Won’t Give Up Its Influence.
AIPAC is taking a quieter approach this midterms cycle, but the lobbying group is still seeking to keep Congress in Israel’s pocket.
theintercept.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: Candidates are increasingly distancing themselves from AIPAC while still meeting with the group in private and taking $ from its donors. The pro-Israel lobby isn’t receding - it’s going back to operating behind closed doors to influence elections theintercept.com/2025/12/30/a...
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December's boat strike death toll (so far)...
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
December's boat strike death toll (so far)...
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RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid http://theonion.com/rfk-jr-mandates-all-americans-drink-mysterious-glowing-liquid/
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid http://theonion.com/rfk-jr-mandates-all-americans-drink-mysterious-glowing-liquid/
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When we incorporated neural networks in our data analysis, forecasting and hypothesis generation pipelines very many breakthrough discoveries and improvements could be made. While what is advertised as "AI revolution" right now at the *very best* can cut some corners in e.g. literature review.
December 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When we incorporated neural networks in our data analysis, forecasting and hypothesis generation pipelines very many breakthrough discoveries and improvements could be made. While what is advertised as "AI revolution" right now at the *very best* can cut some corners in e.g. literature review.
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After the Senate scuttled his nomination due to his ‘I have a Nazi streak’ texts, Donald Trump gave Paul Ingrassia a soft landing with a different cushy job in his administration, and staffers are pissed.
Now we have even more leaks about this deluded weirdo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Now we have even more leaks about this deluded weirdo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The turbulent trajectory of Trump’s ‘Nazi streak’ acolyte
Paul Ingrassia’s almost Trumpian survival demonstrates how ideological affinity and personal loyalty can outweigh all other considerations in this administration.
www.politico.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
After the Senate scuttled his nomination due to his ‘I have a Nazi streak’ texts, Donald Trump gave Paul Ingrassia a soft landing with a different cushy job in his administration, and staffers are pissed.
Now we have even more leaks about this deluded weirdo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Now we have even more leaks about this deluded weirdo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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“Vaccines are a triumph of human ingenuity, modern medicine and public health… If Mr. Kennedy continues to force the nation down the course he’s now set, we will be left to explain to future generations how we came to abandon them.”
December 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Vaccines are a triumph of human ingenuity, modern medicine and public health… If Mr. Kennedy continues to force the nation down the course he’s now set, we will be left to explain to future generations how we came to abandon them.”
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“This year’s flu vaccine has proved an imperfect match to the currently circulating strains. New shots, based on mRNA technology, would have one day enabled us to avoid this kind of misfire. But the nation’s leaders have imperiled that future with the decisions they made this year.”
Opinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“This year’s flu vaccine has proved an imperfect match to the currently circulating strains. New shots, based on mRNA technology, would have one day enabled us to avoid this kind of misfire. But the nation’s leaders have imperiled that future with the decisions they made this year.”
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Julie K. Brown interviewed 80 Epstein victims, won a Polk Award, forced DOJ to reopen the case. Now her flight records from arrest day are in Epstein files attached to a grand jury subpoena. DOJ tracked the JOURNALIST, not the rapists. They weren't investigating crimes they were monitoring witnesses
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Julie K. Brown interviewed 80 Epstein victims, won a Polk Award, forced DOJ to reopen the case. Now her flight records from arrest day are in Epstein files attached to a grand jury subpoena. DOJ tracked the JOURNALIST, not the rapists. They weren't investigating crimes they were monitoring witnesses
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This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
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The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
December 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
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If the Pentagon can give $8.6 billion to build 25 F-15 jets for Israel then why are republicans so upset about giving children school lunches?
a man wearing a black shirt that says " why "
ALT: a man wearing a black shirt that says " why "
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If the Pentagon can give $8.6 billion to build 25 F-15 jets for Israel then why are republicans so upset about giving children school lunches?
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Trump Troops ‘Deliberately Attacking Peaceful Protesters’ in US Cities, Senator Says | Common Dreams
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Trump Troops ‘Deliberately Attacking Peaceful Protesters’ in US Cities, Senator Says | Common Dreams
"The goal is to generate riots to justify the expansion of authoritarian measures and to strengthen the case for the troop deployments," said Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley.
www.commondreams.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump Troops ‘Deliberately Attacking Peaceful Protesters’ in US Cities, Senator Says | Common Dreams
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
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" The people waiting for the system to self-correct are betting that the system remains functional enough to permit correction. But the system’s ability to self-correct depends on fair elections, enforceable laws, and legitimate courts. The Court has undermined all three."
This Should Put At Least 3 Supreme Court Justices in Jail
When should you stop abiding a court's rulings? Justices take bribes and fly insurrection flags. They strip our rights while their wives try to overturn elections. They gut voting protections, bless g...
www.dailykos.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
" The people waiting for the system to self-correct are betting that the system remains functional enough to permit correction. But the system’s ability to self-correct depends on fair elections, enforceable laws, and legitimate courts. The Court has undermined all three."
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Here’s the exact amount of CO₂ we need to remove to avoid climate disaster
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/206635/
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming has become an undeniable necessity — but it’s not the…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/206635/
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming has become an undeniable necessity — but it’s not the…
Here’s the exact amount of CO₂ we need to remove to avoid climate disaster - New Zealand News Beep
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming has become an undeniable necessity — but it’s not the only action we need to take. On the first day of
www.newsbeep.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here’s the exact amount of CO₂ we need to remove to avoid climate disaster
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/206635/
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming has become an undeniable necessity — but it’s not the…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/206635/
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming has become an undeniable necessity — but it’s not the…
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⚡️ Ukraine’s security service busted a Russian-Belarusian spy inside Kyiv who helped guide attacks on power plants.
SBU Captures Alleged Russian-Belarusian Spy Guiding Attacks on Kyiv Energy Sites
A suspect has been arrested in Kyiv for allegedly aiding Russian and Belarusian intelligence in targeting Ukraine's thermal power plants.
united24media.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
⚡️ Ukraine’s security service busted a Russian-Belarusian spy inside Kyiv who helped guide attacks on power plants.
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You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️
From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️
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A Russian war correspondent is complaining that Russian occupiers are surrounded in Kupiansk, even though a couple of days ago, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed they had taken Kupiansk - once again. But it seems they haven’t taken it after all.
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A Russian war correspondent is complaining that Russian occupiers are surrounded in Kupiansk, even though a couple of days ago, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed they had taken Kupiansk - once again. But it seems they haven’t taken it after all.
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The Kremlin is recruiting Ukrainians as spies.
But what motivates the people willing to work against their own country?
🔗 politi.co/4pvYFjJ
But what motivates the people willing to work against their own country?
🔗 politi.co/4pvYFjJ
December 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Kremlin is recruiting Ukrainians as spies.
But what motivates the people willing to work against their own country?
🔗 politi.co/4pvYFjJ
But what motivates the people willing to work against their own country?
🔗 politi.co/4pvYFjJ
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