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Controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, you say?

ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.

New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.

A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j

I’ve been trying to place what this reminds me of all day, and I finally realized this is how they put together the backdrop for Hot Ones.

At least 40 people were killed in Saturday's attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports.

This bit of news — at least 40 dead— appears around the 27th graf of the NYT story. Which is a really bizarre choice.

(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)

Pyongyang fires ballistic missiles as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung makes state visit to China | CNN North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea’s military said.

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea’s military said.

A president who treats foreign policy as a personal instrument of power invites instability, not security.

The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.

This is the aftermath in one area

If the NYTimes and Washington Post knew the day *BEFORE* the attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro - so did Putin. Whether directly or from that make-believe SCIF in MAL.

That Maduro and Venezuelan military were not tipped off is consistent w/this bargain discussed by Fiona Hill in 2019.

Remember that time Trump said the U.S. military should use “dangerous” American cities as “training grounds” for troops? What do you think that training was for?

He’s been planning on occupying Venezuela indefinitely.

Venezuela is rich with heavy crude, and oil like that doesn’t extract fast.

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

Our most-read story of 2025:

Outraged by the Jan. 6 riot, a vigilante spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a beach in southern Lima to perform their annual New Year ritual, delivering predictions for 2026 that included the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a serious illness for US President Donald Trump

Lmaolmaolmaolmao

You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true

worth noting that this neighborhood has a set up a coordinated response to ice/fascism on the ground in minneapolis. they are defending their neighborhoods and standing up for black and brown neighbors down the street and abroad.

south minneapolis stands up. proud and tall.

Remember when Republicans got suspiciously upset about Democrats reminding the troops of their responsibility to not follow illegal orders? Hmmm.

Re-upping this for obvious reasons.

California’s coastal waters are transforming at a surprising rate. Here’s what the future could look like Waters off the California coast, part of one of Earth’s richest marine ecosystems, have acidified faster than most of the rest of the world’s oceans over the past century, according to a new...

Excess Carbon dioxide is not just the driver of climate change - ut acidifies the oceans. California coastal waters are acidifying at a rate 40% above that of the ocean at large. Acidic waters kill shell fish, coral and other organisms.

www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

I am grateful for the resisters who refuse to give up on America and for those who remember we sit on stolen land.

Some of us have empty place settings today. Some of us hold grief and gratitude at the same table. I am one of them. My heart sees yours. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours ✌️ 💙

‘I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men’ Democrats stormed back with young men in off-year elections. But the biggest test will come next year.

‘I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men’

Most Americans think Donald Trump is making a national affordability crisis worse. About three-quarters of Americans view the economy as only fair or poor, and among those who say it is poor, rising prices are the main reason. on.ft.com/4reyoYK

The NYT is broken and can't be fixed. It doesn't want to be fixed.

The US has no paper of record. Cancel your subscription.

Well I'm convinced

YouTube video by Aaron Parnas BREAKING: White House PARALYZED as DOZENS of Republicans Break from Trump and MORE Docs Released

Aaron Parnas discusses the breaking news that the White House is effectively paralyzed as dozens of Republicans are breaking from Trump and more documents are released.

youtube.com/watch?v=yGxV...

Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?

Jeffery Epstein: Though I'd like to answer that question, I'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights.

Plus one on this take from the great @gregsargent.bsky.social.....

Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.

"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."

Karoline Leavitt claimed today that Trump was always "extremely professional" while hanging out with [checks notes] Jeffrey Epstein