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None of this would be happening if Republicans had held Trump accountable after his January 6 insurrection.
Remember that.
Remember that.
December 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
None of this would be happening if Republicans had held Trump accountable after his January 6 insurrection.
Remember that.
Remember that.
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It’s official.
CBS now stands for Conveniently Blurred Spin.
Thanks, Bari.
CBS now stands for Conveniently Blurred Spin.
Thanks, Bari.
December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s official.
CBS now stands for Conveniently Blurred Spin.
Thanks, Bari.
CBS now stands for Conveniently Blurred Spin.
Thanks, Bari.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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And it's against the law.
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
And it's against the law.
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TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)
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When even MTG knows you’re garbage.
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When even MTG knows you’re garbage.
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
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here’s my official comment on the Netflix/WB news xx
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
here’s my official comment on the Netflix/WB news xx
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If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Just heard the "do that, doing that, did that, done" Acrobat ad at normal speed on TV, and I must say, it's way better at 1.10x (my podcast player speed).
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just heard the "do that, doing that, did that, done" Acrobat ad at normal speed on TV, and I must say, it's way better at 1.10x (my podcast player speed).
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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MTG: Everybody who preyed on children should be punished.
Trump: This is an attack on me personally.
Trump: This is an attack on me personally.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
MTG: Everybody who preyed on children should be punished.
Trump: This is an attack on me personally.
Trump: This is an attack on me personally.
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
"screw the rules"
Brad Schimel Named Top Federal Prosecutor for Eastern Wisconsin
Brad Schimel Named Top Federal Prosecutor for Eastern Wisconsin
Interim appointment by Trump administration sidesteps established process.
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"screw the rules"
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They're like children trying to play grown-ups. 🙄
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
They're like children trying to play grown-ups. 🙄
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Someone who is capable of raping children is capable of anything: Having a former rape club buddy assassinated, faking his own assassination attempt, or arranging a convenient “accident” for his ex-wife.
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Someone who is capable of raping children is capable of anything: Having a former rape club buddy assassinated, faking his own assassination attempt, or arranging a convenient “accident” for his ex-wife.
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
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I just want to note that "barely legal" and "15-year-old" are not equivalent terms, even inside the putrid logic she's trying to apply here.
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I just want to note that "barely legal" and "15-year-old" are not equivalent terms, even inside the putrid logic she's trying to apply here.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Shout-out @shadowtodd.bsky.social for introducing me to this gem
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Shout-out @shadowtodd.bsky.social for introducing me to this gem
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USA Photo of the year
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
USA Photo of the year
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The government is throwing tons of taxpayer money "at this idea that they can somehow collect and organize everything that they know about us and only use it for good,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @NOTUS.org. “We ought to be very, very skeptical of this.” www.notus.org/immigration...
ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies
“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The government is throwing tons of taxpayer money "at this idea that they can somehow collect and organize everything that they know about us and only use it for good,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @NOTUS.org. “We ought to be very, very skeptical of this.” www.notus.org/immigration...
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The body-worn camera “that was sold to us as a police accountability tool should not be turned into a shaming-random-civilians tool,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @Vox.com.
www.vox.com/the-highlig...
www.vox.com/the-highlig...
Welcome to the age of viral police body cam footage
Police body cameras were supposed to ensure justice. They’ve turned into YouTube content.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The body-worn camera “that was sold to us as a police accountability tool should not be turned into a shaming-random-civilians tool,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @Vox.com.
www.vox.com/the-highlig...
www.vox.com/the-highlig...