Stuart Leavenworth

Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may ‘disparage’ America An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

Trump administration has a database of ways to scrub national parks of “partisan ideology” & descriptions that “disparage” Americans. In other words, less history of slavery and genocide of the first Americans.

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The USA men’s hockey team utterly failed to meet the cultural moment The United States men's hockey team soured their golden Olympic ending with an embarrassing locker room moment involving Donald Trump.

"Given the NHL reportedly has the second-highest percentage of right-leaning athletes out of the five major sports leagues in the United States, it shouldn't come as a surprise."

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Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.”

Wilson has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.”

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Days after laying off many of the great climate change reporters I once worked with, the Washington Post published an editorial applauding Trump for ripping up the federal government’s authority to regulate climate pollution. Important column by @sammyroth.bsky.social

Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims

Under the guise of transparency, Bondi and the Justice Department have managed to expose victims to further humiliation while shielding the powerful behind a wall of redactions.

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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress

So many of these cases have been weak, but Bondi has apparently decided that she’d rather fail in court than push back against Trump’s desire for revenge.

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Why this country declared an ocean current collapse a national security risk The disruption of a current that carries heat north from the tropics would make much of the world hotter, while turning Iceland into “one giant glacier.”

Last @washingtonpost.com story by @chicoharlan.bsky.social - one of the most talented journalists I've had a chance to work with. Here, once again, he takes you on an unexpected journey.

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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Organizers hand out more than 25,000 “ICE OUT” towels at Super Bowl for halftime protest A group of activists handed out more than 25,000 towels with the words “ICE OUT” to Super Bowl attendees on Sunday, hoping they will display throughout the game.

“Art has always been a way to confront hate wherever it appears.”

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Kid Rock backlash erupts as ‘I like ’em underage’ lyric resurfaces before Super Bowl An old Kid Rock song and past TV comments have resurfaced ahead of Super Bowl LX, drawing renewed scrutiny as the musician prepares to headline Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show.

Kid Rock’s track includes the line, “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage/ See, some say that’s statutory/ But I say it’s mandatory.”

So glad that Turning Point USA is endorsing these family values!

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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”

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Judge Scolds Bondi for Publishing Photos of Protesters on Social Media

Pam Bondi, lthe top justice official in the US, posted photos of defendants prior to them getting a hearing.

Lisa Lopez, their lawyer, said the posting was dangerous to her clients.

“They don’t get the same courtesy,” Ms. Lopez said, “as masked agents.”

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What Bezos is doing at @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social is so stupid, painful, and unnecessary.

Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional

Making Polio Great Again.

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Feds arrest fugitive Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming drug lord in Mexico Authorities claim Ryan Wedding's alleged drug organization imported approximately 60 metric tons of cocaine a year into Los Angeles via semi-trucks from Mexico.

Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi shared the news on X, calling it “a direct result of President Trump’s law-and-order leadership.” Under the president, she said, “criminals have no safe harbor.”

Unless they are Honduran government drug lords.

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Trump hails ‘framework’ of Greenland deal, reversing tariff threats The announcement was the latest head-spinning twist in his effort to seize Greenland from Denmark despite Danish and Greenlandic objections that the island is not for sale.

Trump TACO Wednesday.

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Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartels Deportees returning to Mexico find they must learn how to live in a land often controlled by cartels.

“It is no longer the same Mexico of my childhood,” said Ramírez, 45, one of those deported. “There was more joy, more freedom. But that’s not the case anymore.”

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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...

“This constitutes as deadly force as far as the law is concerned,” said Ed Obayashi, former sheriff’s deputy and legal advisor to police agencies.

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Venezuelan politics are a ‘blood sport.’ The U.S. is entering the ring. Delcy Rodríguez is Venezuela’s new president, but the country’s powerful defense and interior ministers could decide the future of Chavismo — and the nation.

Well worth a read, by @terrencemccoy.bsky.social

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The Venezuelan Oil Industry Trump Is Planning to Revive

Chevron issued this statement after the US coup, then replaced it with one omitting mention of the US government:

“We’re prepared to work constructively with the U.S. government…leveraging our experience and presence to strengthen U.S. energy security.”

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Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.

Because the Trump movement is a cult of personality, with no consistent principles and no concern for truth, many of its boosters don’t care whether a success is real or phony.

Gift link: Column by @davidfrum.bsky.social

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Trump administration retreats in Newsom lawsuit over National Guard deployment In a brief filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday, Justice Department lawyers said they no longer oppose lifting a partial administrative stay and formally withdrew their...

“This admission by Trump and his occult cabinet members means this illegal intimidation tactic will finally come to an end,” Newsom wrote on X,

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S.F. federal judge orders a stop to ICE courthouse arrests The order halts ICE arrests of immigrants at courthouses in San Francisco and other areas in its jurisdiction, including Hawaii and Guam.

Significant

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Imperial Valley farmer arrested on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife Imperial County farmer Mike Abatti was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of his estranged wife, Kerri Abatti.

Not totally surprising but still stunning. Via @susrust.bsky.social & @ianjames.bsky.social

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Commentary: Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered, President Trump blamed the beloved Hollywood figure for his own death. It's a new low, but also shows just how right Reiner was.

That our president would trash Reiner before his body is even buried would be a badge of honor to the Hollywood star, an acknowledgment that Reiner’s warnings carried weight, and that Reiner was a messenger to be reckoned with. Column by @anitachabria.bsky.social

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Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their investigat...

“The way we were pushed so hard to investigate, it was clear …this was a political hit job that actually would end up not helping anyone,” said one former DOJ lawyer. Via @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social

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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

Capital & Main wins December Sidney for Exposing Child Labor Abuses on California Farms NEW YORK — Robert J. Lopez, Barbara Davidson, and Lorena Iñiguez Elebee win the December Sidney Award for their two-part series exposing child labor abuses on California farms, produced in partnership...

Congrats to @lajourno.bsky.social and the rest of a big team at @latimes.com and Capital & Main for winning December's Sidney award from @sidneyhillman.bsky.social Important recognition for stories exposing the conditions child farmworkers face in California.

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Pentagon upbraids mainstream media in briefing with pro-Trump press corps DOD press secretary excoriates “legacy media.” especially The Washington Post, at a news conference solely for the Pentagon’s new, largely right-wing outlets.

George Orwell could never have dreamed this up:

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Swalwell Files Suit Against Housing Official, Claiming Privacy Law Violations

Swalwell is going after Pulte, son of a billionaire home building empire, accusing him of using his office to punish Trump opponents. This will be fun. 🍿 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...