@stevenfros.bsky.social
Reposted
Homes in the West and South, with “greater climate risks, saw the most widespread losses over the past year.”
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
Where homes are losing value most
Most homeowners still "have plenty to feel good about," Zillow says.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Homes in the West and South, with “greater climate risks, saw the most widespread losses over the past year.”
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse.
Reposted
In NRSC v. FEC argument Marc Elias warns of a nationalized fundraising “arms race” if the Court strikes down party coordinated spending limits, one that will weaken many state parties as grassroots organizations. Interesting prediction from someone who has repped one of the major parties for decades
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In NRSC v. FEC argument Marc Elias warns of a nationalized fundraising “arms race” if the Court strikes down party coordinated spending limits, one that will weaken many state parties as grassroots organizations. Interesting prediction from someone who has repped one of the major parties for decades
Reposted
This interview confirms again that Trump is just catastrophically unfit to be making any of these decisions. Dems should use this to hound Republicans to the ends of the earth if they don't agree to get to the bottom of all of it.
Some questions to pursue here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Some questions to pursue here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This interview confirms again that Trump is just catastrophically unfit to be making any of these decisions. Dems should use this to hound Republicans to the ends of the earth if they don't agree to get to the bottom of all of it.
Some questions to pursue here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Some questions to pursue here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Reposted
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Reposted
The number of parents who I have met that do not understand that their kids are autonomous beings is truly horrifying.
And people wonder why so many adult children of emotionally wretched parents don't want to talk to their folks.
And people wonder why so many adult children of emotionally wretched parents don't want to talk to their folks.
and the first step to being a parent is recognizing that your children are their own people, not extensions of you
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The number of parents who I have met that do not understand that their kids are autonomous beings is truly horrifying.
And people wonder why so many adult children of emotionally wretched parents don't want to talk to their folks.
And people wonder why so many adult children of emotionally wretched parents don't want to talk to their folks.
Reposted
FWIW, there are very real reasons to worry that Jocelyn Ballantine was assigned to this case, tho the right wingers don't realize it may be to limit the (ahem) blast radius of the arrest.
Ballantine did some awfully corrupt things for Bill Barr in 2020, IMO.
Ballantine did some awfully corrupt things for Bill Barr in 2020, IMO.
The Jan. 6 pipe bomber arrest has spawned even more conspiracy theories.
Plus: Laura Loomer's Arby's-in-her-pants ruse has infuriated a federal judge. All that and more in today's False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/j6-pipe-bo...
Plus: Laura Loomer's Arby's-in-her-pants ruse has infuriated a federal judge. All that and more in today's False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/j6-pipe-bo...
The J6 Pipe Bomber Arrest Only Made the Conspiracy Theories Worse
MAGA has had the most predictable response to learning the suspect is an election truther.
www.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
FWIW, there are very real reasons to worry that Jocelyn Ballantine was assigned to this case, tho the right wingers don't realize it may be to limit the (ahem) blast radius of the arrest.
Ballantine did some awfully corrupt things for Bill Barr in 2020, IMO.
Ballantine did some awfully corrupt things for Bill Barr in 2020, IMO.
Reposted
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
Reposted
I named my fists Milli and Vanilli because they've not had a hit since the 80s.
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I named my fists Milli and Vanilli because they've not had a hit since the 80s.
Reposted
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Reposted
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
Reposted
If the US can do whatever it wants to whomever it wants with no regard for human rights, the Geneva Convention, US law, the UCMJ, or international law, then we are no different than Vladimir Putin and Russia, who I suppose was the role model for Trump foreign policy doctrine.
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If the US can do whatever it wants to whomever it wants with no regard for human rights, the Geneva Convention, US law, the UCMJ, or international law, then we are no different than Vladimir Putin and Russia, who I suppose was the role model for Trump foreign policy doctrine.
Reposted
The truth will come out.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The truth will come out.
Reposted
Trump’s $300 million East Wing demolition hides a deeper mission—modernizing the secret wartime bunker that has protected presidents since Roosevelt.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump’s $300 million East Wing demolition hides a deeper mission—modernizing the secret wartime bunker that has protected presidents since Roosevelt.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
Reposted
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
truthout.org
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
twp.ai
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
Reposted
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
Reposted
To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
Reposted
Bullies, oligarchs, and White supremacists often inveigh against loss of “civility” or “manners” when those protesting injustice disturb their “polite society” and cocoon of denial. That transparent but effective trap seeks to keep “those people” in their “place.”
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Can Do Without
‘Mr. President’? Not for this brute.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bullies, oligarchs, and White supremacists often inveigh against loss of “civility” or “manners” when those protesting injustice disturb their “polite society” and cocoon of denial. That transparent but effective trap seeks to keep “those people” in their “place.”
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Reposted
2. For more exclusive reporting about the world's wealthiest and most powerful people, subscribe to Oligarch Watch.
It's free to sign up.
oligarchwatch.substack.com/subscribe
It's free to sign up.
oligarchwatch.substack.com/subscribe
oligarchwatch.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
2. For more exclusive reporting about the world's wealthiest and most powerful people, subscribe to Oligarch Watch.
It's free to sign up.
oligarchwatch.substack.com/subscribe
It's free to sign up.
oligarchwatch.substack.com/subscribe
Reposted
1. EXCLUSIVE
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Musk’s xAI has secretly built its AI supercomputer, Collusus, using Chinese-made transformers, a security risk that leaves it vulnerable to espionage or sabotage
The use of Chinese components was previously unreported
Collusus performs sensitive work for the U.S. military
Reposted
It's easy to argue that the Freedom Caucus is hypocritical and a traitor to the Constitution, because they are! But they've also scored the worst right-wing agenda since the New Deal, gutting Medicaid and SNAP, starving 600,000+, & decimating the government. It's the "moderates" who are the cowards.
Exactly. It's the House Unfreedom Caucus. open.substack.com/pub/firstbra...
The Un-Speaker and the Unraveling of Congress
Members are grappling for work-arounds
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's easy to argue that the Freedom Caucus is hypocritical and a traitor to the Constitution, because they are! But they've also scored the worst right-wing agenda since the New Deal, gutting Medicaid and SNAP, starving 600,000+, & decimating the government. It's the "moderates" who are the cowards.
Reposted
'Kids are watching': Trump scolded by GOP senator for firing off death threats
www.rawstory.com
'Kids are watching': Trump scolded by GOP senator for firing off death threats
twp.ai
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
'Kids are watching': Trump scolded by GOP senator for firing off death threats
Reposted
Trump Endorses Hanging Democratic Members of Congress
www.motherjones.com
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
twp.ai
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trump Endorses Hanging Democratic Members of Congress
Reposted
The USSS "inadvertently" deleting text messages they knew to be evidence related to 1/6 was also a completely innocent action by innocent people.
Or: "I'll take conspiracy to destroy incriminating evidence and obstruct justice for $500, Alex."
Or: "I'll take conspiracy to destroy incriminating evidence and obstruct justice for $500, Alex."
The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The USSS "inadvertently" deleting text messages they knew to be evidence related to 1/6 was also a completely innocent action by innocent people.
Or: "I'll take conspiracy to destroy incriminating evidence and obstruct justice for $500, Alex."
Or: "I'll take conspiracy to destroy incriminating evidence and obstruct justice for $500, Alex."
Reposted
Damn these people for downplaying child sex trafficking!
Damn These MAGA Shills For Downplaying Epstein's Crimes
Oh yeah, they're all going to Hell.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Damn these people for downplaying child sex trafficking!
Reposted
one of the underlying factors in all the Epstein stuff is that his correspondents - even the ones who likely did not participate in abuse themselves - are completely incapable of imagining his victims as people. he is real to them, the girls aren't.
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
one of the underlying factors in all the Epstein stuff is that his correspondents - even the ones who likely did not participate in abuse themselves - are completely incapable of imagining his victims as people. he is real to them, the girls aren't.