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Boris Nemtsov is a hero to the World of Freedom
Boris Nemtsov is a hero to the World of Freedom
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Talk about the feds trying to boss the states around and commandeer them, which the Supreme Court has made clear violates the 10th Am. This is a down-the-middle state function that the feds have no business monkeying in, let alone trying to control.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Talk about the feds trying to boss the states around and commandeer them, which the Supreme Court has made clear violates the 10th Am. This is a down-the-middle state function that the feds have no business monkeying in, let alone trying to control.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
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We are at “Trump appoints his horse as senator” level
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We are at “Trump appoints his horse as senator” level
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Hard to imagine this level of dysfunction lasting another three years and two months.
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hard to imagine this level of dysfunction lasting another three years and two months.
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I think you can still believe that Democrats should move to the center, adopt different campaign tactics, whatever. (Understanding voters is my job. Running Democratic campaign strategy is not.) But it's simply not the case that Trump's electioneering was more effective than Harris's. /4
December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I think you can still believe that Democrats should move to the center, adopt different campaign tactics, whatever. (Understanding voters is my job. Running Democratic campaign strategy is not.) But it's simply not the case that Trump's electioneering was more effective than Harris's. /4
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Short thread. Can't emphasize this point enough. This plus the worldwide context (that most incumbent parties did even worse. Also my guess is always that the swing to GOP and other out-parties was part economy and part/most post-pandemic general unhappiness, not just economy).
It's inconvenient for people interested in Dem factional fights, or Obama 2012 veterans trying to get consulting work. But we have known since several days after the election that Trump gained fewer votes from 2020-2024 in swing states that were exposed to campaign messages than in other states. /1
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Short thread. Can't emphasize this point enough. This plus the worldwide context (that most incumbent parties did even worse. Also my guess is always that the swing to GOP and other out-parties was part economy and part/most post-pandemic general unhappiness, not just economy).
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Can't trust a single word out of this administration's mouth.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Can't trust a single word out of this administration's mouth.
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“A woman who was 4 months pregnant and experiencing bleeding had not been seen by a doctor for months. Another had a miscarriage and was deported while still bleeding.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“A woman who was 4 months pregnant and experiencing bleeding had not been seen by a doctor for months. Another had a miscarriage and was deported while still bleeding.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
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Hungary's Viktor Orbán is looking for ways to keep power if he loses next year’s election, Bloomberg reports.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Hungary's Viktor Orbán is looking for ways to keep power if he loses next year’s election, Bloomberg reports.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
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The truth: inflation is up because of President Trump’s tariffs.
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The truth: inflation is up because of President Trump’s tariffs.
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Back in 2019 I wrote about how Rex Tillerson discovered in a HPSCI hearing that Jared had been withholding his private plans from then Secretary of State.
We haven't skipped a beat since.
www.emptywheel.net/2019/06/28/a...
We haven't skipped a beat since.
www.emptywheel.net/2019/06/28/a...
Amid Description of Kushner's Shadow Foreign Policy, Tillerson Counters a Jared Claim to Mueller about Kirill Dmitriev's Plan - emptywheel
Rex Tillerson told the HFRC some pretty alarming things about how Jared pursued his own diplomatic plans without informing him. That makes Tillerson's claim -- that Kushner did not (as Kushner told Mu...
www.emptywheel.net
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Back in 2019 I wrote about how Rex Tillerson discovered in a HPSCI hearing that Jared had been withholding his private plans from then Secretary of State.
We haven't skipped a beat since.
www.emptywheel.net/2019/06/28/a...
We haven't skipped a beat since.
www.emptywheel.net/2019/06/28/a...
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I know the Conventional Wisdom On Here is that Dems lost the shutdown (and I definitely think they should have held out at least one week longer).
But this healthcare stuff is causing the GOP no end of headaches.
But this healthcare stuff is causing the GOP no end of headaches.
NEW THIS MORNING: National Democrats target US Senate GOP incumbents on health care votes scheduled for today--by @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/nati...
National Democrats target US Senate GOP incumbents on health care votes
The Democratic National Committee will run ads Thursday on the home pages of newspapers in a quartet of Republican senators’ hometowns, calling on the incumbents up for reelection next year to support...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I know the Conventional Wisdom On Here is that Dems lost the shutdown (and I definitely think they should have held out at least one week longer).
But this healthcare stuff is causing the GOP no end of headaches.
But this healthcare stuff is causing the GOP no end of headaches.
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WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus.
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus.
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Farmers sell product on “market”? Comrade Trump say no! Good Patriotic Farmers let crop rot in silo, get check from taxpayer covering 1/3 of cost.
Glory to Patriotic Farmers! Glory to Great and Powerful Tariff! Glory to Trump!
Glory to Patriotic Farmers! Glory to Great and Powerful Tariff! Glory to Trump!
$12 billion doesn't even come close to covering the catastrophic farm losses this year, which range from $35 billion to $44 billion. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid package won't cover losses
U.S. farmers facing steep losses this year welcomed President Donald Trump's aid package, but said they would need more than that to fully offset low crop prices and lost export opportunities from his...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Farmers sell product on “market”? Comrade Trump say no! Good Patriotic Farmers let crop rot in silo, get check from taxpayer covering 1/3 of cost.
Glory to Patriotic Farmers! Glory to Great and Powerful Tariff! Glory to Trump!
Glory to Patriotic Farmers! Glory to Great and Powerful Tariff! Glory to Trump!
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Dear everyone in Congress (including @chrismurphyct.bsky.social): Please make it easier for people to find and embed your videos -- perhaps a parallel page to your press releases on Congressional site or ensure all your vids are on your YouTube site.
"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dear everyone in Congress (including @chrismurphyct.bsky.social): Please make it easier for people to find and embed your videos -- perhaps a parallel page to your press releases on Congressional site or ensure all your vids are on your YouTube site.
"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
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A reminder that before the Trump admin/RFK took over this year, the U.S. had officially declared measles eliminated in 2000.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A reminder that before the Trump admin/RFK took over this year, the U.S. had officially declared measles eliminated in 2000.
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One thing that's evident over at Xitter is the extent to which Trump's $12B donation to farmers is being used as a propaganda vehicle by farm state right wingers to lie about Trump "saving" these farmers.
Tractor maker Deere has warned that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring on American farmers, prompting cash-strapped producers to delay replacing aging equipment. Deere has had to cut production and workers and says it is likely to cut more jobs in 2026. www.ft.com/content/523a...
Donald Trump’s tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
Farming equipment giant is scaling back production at flagship tractor plant in Iowa
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
One thing that's evident over at Xitter is the extent to which Trump's $12B donation to farmers is being used as a propaganda vehicle by farm state right wingers to lie about Trump "saving" these farmers.
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This is urgent. Please remove Trump from office. He is totally insane.
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is urgent. Please remove Trump from office. He is totally insane.
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Every real economist in America warned at the time Trump was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor.
This is all happening because of one man.
This is all happening because of one man.
Trump announces $12 billion aid package for farmers caught up in trade war
President Donald Trump has imposed shifting tariff policies on most countries, while pushing to reshape relationships with China and other major trade partners.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Every real economist in America warned at the time Trump was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor.
This is all happening because of one man.
This is all happening because of one man.
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Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
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Alina Habba was first ruled to be playacting as US Attorney on August 21 (though she had already been playacting at that point since July 1).
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Alina Habba was first ruled to be playacting as US Attorney on August 21 (though she had already been playacting at that point since July 1).
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
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Make America Healthy Again my ass.
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Make America Healthy Again my ass.
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Style guide:
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Style guide:
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.