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And we also meet brave politicians like Colorado's governor who pushed back against public opinions and racist federal policies that infringed upon the constitutional rights of Japanese-Americans. It cost him his political career, but he's now remembered as a hero. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_L...
Ralph Lawrence Carr - Wikipedia
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December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And we also meet brave politicians like Colorado's governor who pushed back against public opinions and racist federal policies that infringed upon the constitutional rights of Japanese-Americans. It cost him his political career, but he's now remembered as a hero. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_L...
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The series also introduces us to the racist liar who took advantage of his boss's addled brain to push through the removal policy despite the determination of military intelligence that there was no evidence Japanese-Americans posed a national security threat. encyclopedia.densho.org/Karl_Bendets...
Karl Bendetsen | Densho Encyclopedia
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The series also introduces us to the racist liar who took advantage of his boss's addled brain to push through the removal policy despite the determination of military intelligence that there was no evidence Japanese-Americans posed a national security threat. encyclopedia.densho.org/Karl_Bendets...
Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry
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Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry
A lot has been flying around today in some of the key...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry
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This is appalling. Again, Trump and ICE have had the option to deport Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica for weeks and weeks. They won't explain why they refuse to do this. But we know why: Because they've decided it isn't dehumanizing or cruel enough.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/FElwFtH
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/FElwFtH
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/FElwFtH
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/FElwFtH
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Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery
Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarcerated people are still being punished for refusing work assignments.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
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The government's "witness" - who admitted to the court on cross that he had no relevant actual knowledge - submitted a sworn declaration claiming Abrego Garcia could not be deported to Costa Rica. The government of Costa Rica later said that was false and that they have offered to accept him.
This is appalling. Again, Trump and ICE have had the option to deport Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica for weeks and weeks. They won't explain why they refuse to do this. But we know why: Because they've decided it isn't dehumanizing or cruel enough.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The government's "witness" - who admitted to the court on cross that he had no relevant actual knowledge - submitted a sworn declaration claiming Abrego Garcia could not be deported to Costa Rica. The government of Costa Rica later said that was false and that they have offered to accept him.
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The scale of blatant profiteering during Trump's second term has been enormous
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump & Cronies Top 10 Worst…Presidential Profiteering Scandals
Publisher's Roundup 47
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December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The scale of blatant profiteering during Trump's second term has been enormous
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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If you haven't listened to @maddow.bsky.social's new podcast series Burn Order, then you should remedy that asap. It's a very timely and well-told story about the last time (before now) that the US invoked the Alien Enemies Act in an unconstitutional manner.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: BURN ORDER
Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order au...
www.ms.now
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you haven't listened to @maddow.bsky.social's new podcast series Burn Order, then you should remedy that asap. It's a very timely and well-told story about the last time (before now) that the US invoked the Alien Enemies Act in an unconstitutional manner.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.
December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.
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Texas held runoff elections yesterday, & Bolts was watching several closely. In Pflugerville, a Democratic-backed candidate won the mayoral race. In Houston, a progressive newcomer prevailed in an at-large battle for a city council seat.
Learn more in our guide to December’s elections.
Learn more in our guide to December’s elections.
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Texas held runoff elections yesterday, & Bolts was watching several closely. In Pflugerville, a Democratic-backed candidate won the mayoral race. In Houston, a progressive newcomer prevailed in an at-large battle for a city council seat.
Learn more in our guide to December’s elections.
Learn more in our guide to December’s elections.
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A familiar pattern. Trump's sycophants only cherry-pick positive news to show him because they are afraid to show him the truth, providing rocket fuel to his natural predisposition to lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
BRENNAN: The president said 'prices are coming down tremendously.' But the latest data shows the consumer price index up 3% year over year. What data is he looking at?
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A familiar pattern. Trump's sycophants only cherry-pick positive news to show him because they are afraid to show him the truth, providing rocket fuel to his natural predisposition to lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
I got a fascinating array of responses to my Tuesday post about...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
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talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
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Trump Finds Out Bullying Doesn’t Work in Indiana talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...
Trump Finds Out Bullying Doesn’t Work in Indiana
Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ Despite weeks of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump Finds Out Bullying Doesn’t Work in Indiana talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...
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I was in Myanmar in 2015, just as identity cards were taken from Rohingya to keep them from voting. It was part of a decades-long process of redefining citizenship that ate away at their rights more every year. When governments start doing this, they can move the goalposts anytime they want to.
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I was in Myanmar in 2015, just as identity cards were taken from Rohingya to keep them from voting. It was part of a decades-long process of redefining citizenship that ate away at their rights more every year. When governments start doing this, they can move the goalposts anytime they want to.
Big News: Voters Finally Get To Weigh in on Husted's Trail of Failure and Scandal
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
Big News: Voters Finally Get To Weigh in on Husted's Trail of Failure and Scandal
A Long Record of Damage and Scandal
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December 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Big News: Voters Finally Get To Weigh in on Husted's Trail of Failure and Scandal
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
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The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
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"Many in El Paso have close ties to Fort Bliss...
On Saturday, area residents plan to hold a 'silent protest' at ICE offices near the Fort Bliss facility. Organizers ask demonstrators to wear black and hold signs that describe the conditions inside the camp..."
www.ktep.org/2025-12-12/h...
On Saturday, area residents plan to hold a 'silent protest' at ICE offices near the Fort Bliss facility. Organizers ask demonstrators to wear black and hold signs that describe the conditions inside the camp..."
www.ktep.org/2025-12-12/h...
Human Rights groups warn immigration detention camp at Fort Bliss reaching “breaking point”
Human Rights groups are calling the immigration detention camp at Fort Bliss a human and civil rights disaster. They demand the federal government shut down the tent facility and warn living condition...
www.ktep.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Many in El Paso have close ties to Fort Bliss...
On Saturday, area residents plan to hold a 'silent protest' at ICE offices near the Fort Bliss facility. Organizers ask demonstrators to wear black and hold signs that describe the conditions inside the camp..."
www.ktep.org/2025-12-12/h...
On Saturday, area residents plan to hold a 'silent protest' at ICE offices near the Fort Bliss facility. Organizers ask demonstrators to wear black and hold signs that describe the conditions inside the camp..."
www.ktep.org/2025-12-12/h...
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A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
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Exclusive: The Department of Veterans Affairs will abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, mostly unfilled jobs.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Exclusive: The Department of Veterans Affairs will abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, mostly unfilled jobs.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
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“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense,” said Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society about the claims made in Kory's book that chlorine dioxide is a miracle treatment for a wide range of ailments.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense,” said Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society about the claims made in Kory's book that chlorine dioxide is a miracle treatment for a wide range of ailments.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Donald Trump’s executive order targeting state AI regulations is his latest gift to Silicon Valley, argues Matteo Wong:
Sam Altman Got What He Wanted
For now
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Donald Trump’s executive order targeting state AI regulations is his latest gift to Silicon Valley, argues Matteo Wong:
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Those sanctions on Russian oil Trump got public praise for? Never really materialized. No enforcement on Russia’s customers.
As critics warned, the Trump admin pressures Ukraine but never puts real pressure on Russia, especially not if it requires effort.
Because they’d like to see Russia succeed.
As critics warned, the Trump admin pressures Ukraine but never puts real pressure on Russia, especially not if it requires effort.
Because they’d like to see Russia succeed.
Just sent out this piece. The whole idea that Trump's sanctions on Russian oil were meant to hurt Putin is collapsing on all fronts. Indian and Chinese purchases are up and there are no secondary sanctions to be found. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Trump Russian Oil Sanctions Con Is Collapsing
And Why It Matters
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Those sanctions on Russian oil Trump got public praise for? Never really materialized. No enforcement on Russia’s customers.
As critics warned, the Trump admin pressures Ukraine but never puts real pressure on Russia, especially not if it requires effort.
Because they’d like to see Russia succeed.
As critics warned, the Trump admin pressures Ukraine but never puts real pressure on Russia, especially not if it requires effort.
Because they’d like to see Russia succeed.