Radley Balko

Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.

Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.

They voted to confirm him anyway.

NEWS: DHS Expands Migrant Database to Screen U.S. Citizens Fair Elections Center filing reveals bulk SSN queries, driver's license plans as 26 states weaponize flawed data against voters.

NEWS: DHS Expands Migrant Database to Screen U.S. Citizens

Fair Elections Center (@fairerelections) demands rollback after states run 46 million voters through expanded citizenship screening system, risking wrongful purges. migrantinsider.com/p/news-dhs-e...

Just gonna' bite my tongue till it bleeds now.

Ever wondered what a Nashville Metro Council meeting actually looks like? Follow along with @stelliott.bsky.social for a day in the life of the Banner’s Metro reporter. Watch as he navigates late-night debates, tracks big decisions, and keeps Nashville informed –– all fueled by kiwi guava Celsius.

The president posted/reposted more than 100 times last night from 7:20 pm to midnight, attacking Democrats and immigrants, pushing conspiracy theories (including from Alex Jones), proudly sharing the video when he called a woman reporter “stupid,” and much more. Wild stuff.

Yeah, this. I worry not only about what might happen, but that if something does happen this is all going to get much, much worse.

I, a lib, do not love suddenly being deeply concerned about national security as a real issue instead of a bullshit smoke screen for a runaway police state

Nick has been on this story since Day One. Vital coverage from a phenomenal reporter @theintercept.com

Chuckie tried to dox me once, and mistakenly claimed I lived in a gated community in Atlanta. (Never lived in Atlanta, Georgia, or a gated community.) He tried to dox me again, and again got the wrong address.

Royally fucking up while trying to be an anti-social dick is kinda' his bag.

can our journalism scientists create a form of news that Mike Johnson can read?

The right's anti-empathy shtick has predictably slid into straight psychopathy. At worst these are low-level cocaine smugglers. More likely they're locals trying to make some extra income. Some are likely innocent.

Meanwhile, Trump just pardoned a high-level distributor. And an ex-dealer leads HHS.

This is happening across the entire country; prosecutions are down because federal agents are rounding up migrants instead.

[record scratch]

“So you’re probably wondering how I got here . . . “

Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...

A fungus called Cladosporium sphaerospermum thrives at Chernobyl:

“Some scientists think its dark pigment—melanin—may allow it to harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. This proposed mechanism is even referred to as radiosynthesis.”

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

BREAKING NYT:

The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.

All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.

Schmitt’s argument is unintentionally revealing.

The “color revolutions” were non-violent, pro-democracy political movements aimed at ending autocratic regimes in former Soviet bloc nations.

If the Democrats are leading a “color revolution,” then Trump is an autocrat & Schmitt is pro-autocrat.

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.

Even if you think the Hegseth and trump spin is believable either they ordered the illegal murders, or they are currently covering for and hiding, aiding and abetting, and refusing to prosecute other murderers in their government

Either way, it is really scandalous! Take your pick I guess

Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.

Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.

Committee hearings begin tomorrow.

An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...

If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.

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.

From the inbox: local activists have taken it upon themselves to print and distro this story to the community. Absolutely love to see it.

holy fucking shit. talk about dropping the mask.

ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses These kinds of arrests began Nov. 12, multiple immigration attorneys say, many adding they had never seen anything like this before.

“I kind of feel betrayed, to be honest. We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they betray us by treating us like we’ve never done anything.”

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I'm glad more people are starting to notice just how nasty Megyn Kelly is.

What an absolutely sociopathic thing to post.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.

Every major importer and retailer should follow suit.

www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

Time for Bradley to blow the whistle.

the guy just loves his little treats