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It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.

So there’s that, too.

This is what a white supremacist administration looks like Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?

New in PN: This is what a white supremacist administration looks like

"The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."

“.. The Dells’ gift extends to children up to 10 years old, though it limits eligibility to those who live in a ZIP code where the median household income is below $150,000.”

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Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...

NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.

The Trump administration is supercharging the system.

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now

DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record. Aggressive tactics in Chicago have been deployed in DHS’s “Operation Midway Blitz” to round up more than 4,000 people, only a small portion of whom have major criminal records.

Immigration officers were sent to Chicago to detain and deport “violent offenders” that DHS said were released from jails because of “sanctuary” policies. The agency says it has arrested more than 4,000 people, but only about 120 of those have a criminal record.
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6 Countries That Wooed Trump With Lavish Gifts – And What They Got in Return US foreign policy is apparently for sale. Here’s how much it costs.

6 Countries That Wooed Trump With Lavish Gifts – And What They Got in Return

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This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.

Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.

This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.

They deserve the backlash for being stupid enough to think the drunk Fox News host and co. weren’t going to throw them under the bus

‘The government is subsidizing corporate profits’: Who employs the most SNAP recipients in Massachusetts? - The Boston Globe In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age SNAP recipients have jobs.

In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...

Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.

“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.

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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

So much for the first and fourth Amendments. This strikes at the heart of my oath, and my oath is forever.

I will dissent. I will resist.

I will honor my oath of service. I fought for 40 years so people would not see this on the streets of America.

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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

"The firings... are part of a broader disruption across the country, which is taking place as the president seeks to accelerate deportations."

"Before Monday, about 90 immigration judges had been fired this year...There are about 600 immigration judges..."

Destroy courts to kidnap people 😡

#Pinks

MAGA Nazis want to ban women from voting, because most women vote for Democrats. Project 2025 unmasked: Right-wing Americans don't recognize fascism, even when it's right in front of their face, because they have been brainwashed by fascists their entire lives.

Check out this video of MAGA Christians proudly calling themselves the Christian Taliban, because they agree with the Taliban’s treatment of women:

If this isn’t the biggest bunch of bullshit….

Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules After Another Filing Discrepancy Alt5 Sigma told regulators its accountant resigned in November, while he says he notified the company three months earlier.

Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...

Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.

We called the auditor.

He resigned in August.

That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.

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Even Hegseth's old Fox News colleagues are calling him out for throwing his subordinate under the bus.

Charles Whitaker et al are making people mad for wasting money. They have paid me NOT to teach for 3 yea & have pissed away the Renberg Chair, taking $3 million from the late Gene Kapaloski (RIP) for LGBTQ journalism courses while not allowing me to teach them. Meanwhile, they give $75 mil to Trump

@PeteHegseth on X: Let’s make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made — on the September 2 mission and all others since. America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this @DeptofWar says we have the back of our warriors — we mean it. 01 Dec 25

Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.

Megyn Kelly says that simply murdering the survivors of a strike on a Venezuelan fishing boat isn't enough. She would prefer that they be subjected to extended torture to heighten their pain and agony. Megyn has captured the essence of what it means to be MAGA.

This is insane, but a fun side note: former Overstock CEO and Maria Butina honeypot victim Patrick Byrne as been MIA (after his lawyer was arrested) in a defamation suit brought against him by Hunter Biden. A judge found him in default and Biden has filed a $33.3M default judgement request.

And in case you were wondering about Byrne’s lawyer, it’s Stephanie Lambert, who had a warrant out for her arrest after Dana Nessel charged her with stealing voter data in Michigan in 2020 to help Trump steal the election. She was picked up when she showed up in court in a different Byrne case.

The old guard Dem Establishment will never quit Israel or AIPAC will they?

A split graphic showing the USAID flag on the left and a large red AIDS awareness ribbon over a world map on the right. Bold yellow and white text across the bottom says “U.S. Cuts S. Africa’s HIV/AIDS Funding.” The WION news logo appears in the top right corner.

World AIDS Day 2025. 🕯️ USAID was killed on July 1. HIV clinics lost drugs, labs, staff. Harvard now links these cuts to hundreds of thousands of deaths. ❤️‍🩹🌍 The U.S. walked away from a preventable virus and from the people we promised to stand with. #USAID #WorldAIDSDay