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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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On Sunday, @60minutes.bsky.social pulled a segment on torture against US deportees in CECOT, El Salvador's mega prison.
Curious what the story said? Read HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Curious what the story said? Read HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US/El Salvador: Torture of Venezuelan Deportees
The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
www.hrw.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On Sunday, @60minutes.bsky.social pulled a segment on torture against US deportees in CECOT, El Salvador's mega prison.
Curious what the story said? Read HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Curious what the story said? Read HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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It’s worth appreciating Don Bongino’s FBI tenure for what it was:
the latest in a series of failed experiments in amateurism. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
the latest in a series of failed experiments in amateurism. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Dan Bongino, his FBI leadership post and a failed experiment in amateurism
What happens when the president puts a volatile podcast personality in charge at the FBI? Now we know the answer.
www.ms.now
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It’s worth appreciating Don Bongino’s FBI tenure for what it was:
the latest in a series of failed experiments in amateurism. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
the latest in a series of failed experiments in amateurism. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
"Today’s ruling is a powerful affirmation that the rule of law still matters," Sandoval-Moshenberg said. "The Court made … clear that the govt cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority, and that every agency involved must now comply fully and promptly with the Court’s directives."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from ICE custody following judge's order
Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
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Jeffries will never willingly do the right thing on impeachment. But he can be removed, and he is subject to pressure. And today's statement—again, a craven, weaselly, empty statement—shows that he is feeling intense pressure now, and offers opportunities to ratchet that pressure up going forward.
December 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Jeffries will never willingly do the right thing on impeachment. But he can be removed, and he is subject to pressure. And today's statement—again, a craven, weaselly, empty statement—shows that he is feeling intense pressure now, and offers opportunities to ratchet that pressure up going forward.
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Why hasn't a journalist asked trump
WHAT DOES PUTIN HAVE ON YOU?
RUSSIA IS OUR ENEMY AND HAS BEEN FOR DECADES. WHY ARE YOU ABANDONING A DEMOCRATIC SOVEREIGN NATION LIKE UKRAINE, AND ALLOWING PUTIN TO RAVAGE THEIR COUNTRY?
Why aren't journalists asking him these questions? NATO wants an answer too.
WHAT DOES PUTIN HAVE ON YOU?
RUSSIA IS OUR ENEMY AND HAS BEEN FOR DECADES. WHY ARE YOU ABANDONING A DEMOCRATIC SOVEREIGN NATION LIKE UKRAINE, AND ALLOWING PUTIN TO RAVAGE THEIR COUNTRY?
Why aren't journalists asking him these questions? NATO wants an answer too.
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Why hasn't a journalist asked trump
WHAT DOES PUTIN HAVE ON YOU?
RUSSIA IS OUR ENEMY AND HAS BEEN FOR DECADES. WHY ARE YOU ABANDONING A DEMOCRATIC SOVEREIGN NATION LIKE UKRAINE, AND ALLOWING PUTIN TO RAVAGE THEIR COUNTRY?
Why aren't journalists asking him these questions? NATO wants an answer too.
WHAT DOES PUTIN HAVE ON YOU?
RUSSIA IS OUR ENEMY AND HAS BEEN FOR DECADES. WHY ARE YOU ABANDONING A DEMOCRATIC SOVEREIGN NATION LIKE UKRAINE, AND ALLOWING PUTIN TO RAVAGE THEIR COUNTRY?
Why aren't journalists asking him these questions? NATO wants an answer too.
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Trump's cognitive decline is so severe he cannot recognize that speaking about it in this way reveals the deficiencies
What the ever-loving hell is this.
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Trump's cognitive decline is so severe he cannot recognize that speaking about it in this way reveals the deficiencies
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“Politico FIFA-ed Trump into giving them an interview. Having flattered Trump into an interview, Politico then flattered him with a series of softball questions.”
I Factchecked Trump’s Big Politico Interview – Because Politico Didn’t!
Interviewer Dasha Burns allowed the president to tell lie after lie, and also failed to push back on his racism. So here is a rebuttal from Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Politico FIFA-ed Trump into giving them an interview. Having flattered Trump into an interview, Politico then flattered him with a series of softball questions.”
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Minutes ago today the Trump regime abruptly cancelled citizenship ceremonies for several immigrants in Boston.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Minutes ago today the Trump regime abruptly cancelled citizenship ceremonies for several immigrants in Boston.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
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There is no evidence that CBS News has a 'liberal bent.'
Just because Trump & MAGA & Weiss say this doesn't mean it's true & it certainly doesn't mean actual news organizations like the @AP should repeat it without facts and context. apnews.com/article/erik...
Just because Trump & MAGA & Weiss say this doesn't mean it's true & it certainly doesn't mean actual news organizations like the @AP should repeat it without facts and context. apnews.com/article/erik...
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
There is no evidence that CBS News has a 'liberal bent.'
Just because Trump & MAGA & Weiss say this doesn't mean it's true & it certainly doesn't mean actual news organizations like the @AP should repeat it without facts and context. apnews.com/article/erik...
Just because Trump & MAGA & Weiss say this doesn't mean it's true & it certainly doesn't mean actual news organizations like the @AP should repeat it without facts and context. apnews.com/article/erik...
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In their infinite wisdom, the Trump admin including RFK jr’s HHS has RESCINDED Biden’s rule for nursing home staffing minimums. Now nursing homes will be even more under staffed than they are now.
HHS is spinning it as a “clean-up”.
www.naco.org/news/hhs-rel...
HHS is spinning it as a “clean-up”.
www.naco.org/news/hhs-rel...
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In their infinite wisdom, the Trump admin including RFK jr’s HHS has RESCINDED Biden’s rule for nursing home staffing minimums. Now nursing homes will be even more under staffed than they are now.
HHS is spinning it as a “clean-up”.
www.naco.org/news/hhs-rel...
HHS is spinning it as a “clean-up”.
www.naco.org/news/hhs-rel...
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Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
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Yeah, a House member needs to send up that impeachment flag. This is illegal, immoral, dangerous behavior — that is also likely unconstitutional as well.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yeah, a House member needs to send up that impeachment flag. This is illegal, immoral, dangerous behavior — that is also likely unconstitutional as well.
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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This reporter asks a legitimate, followup question—something the White House press corps doesn’t do all that often.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This reporter asks a legitimate, followup question—something the White House press corps doesn’t do all that often.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
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We are in the heyday of traitors being easy to spot.
If the Putin-fluffing bootlicker had a shred of dignity he would resign, but then, if he had a shred of dignity, he wouldn't be fluffing Putin.
#FuckoffWitkoff
If the Putin-fluffing bootlicker had a shred of dignity he would resign, but then, if he had a shred of dignity, he wouldn't be fluffing Putin.
#FuckoffWitkoff
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We are in the heyday of traitors being easy to spot.
If the Putin-fluffing bootlicker had a shred of dignity he would resign, but then, if he had a shred of dignity, he wouldn't be fluffing Putin.
#FuckoffWitkoff
If the Putin-fluffing bootlicker had a shred of dignity he would resign, but then, if he had a shred of dignity, he wouldn't be fluffing Putin.
#FuckoffWitkoff
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Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
“The President’s appeasement plan to Russia is forcing our hand" - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
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CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
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It's amazing that Bezos is just fine with this and continues to push pro-Trump propaganda anyway
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's amazing that Bezos is just fine with this and continues to push pro-Trump propaganda anyway