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Right? After the Olympics opening ceremony thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if NBC jumped at another opportunity to bend its knee.

New sticker, who dis? (Also, @raygunsite.com is the best.)

NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.

New Mexico governor signs medical compacts, Immigrant Safety Act, road bonds into law • Source New Mexico New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed bills regarding medical compacts, ICE detention and road bonds into law.

New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act into law, prohibiting local governments from signing detention contracts with ICE.

'Washington Post' journalists plea to Bezos: Don't gut our newsroom Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.

Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.

Mayor Johnson Signs Executive Order Designed to Lay ‘Groundwork’ to Prosecute Federal Agents for Actions During Immigration Raids “If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

Chicago just became the first city in the country to set groundwork for prosecuting ICE and Border Patrol agents.

Yes, It’s Fascism Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

“Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.”

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Big Tech is trying to change the law so they can keep stealing American artistry to build their Al businesses — without authorization and without paying the people who did the work.
That is wrong; it's un-American, and it's theft on a grand scale.
#StealingIsntInnovation

Writing a book takes years of thinking, drafting, and revising. When AI takes that work without permission and competes with the creators themselves, that's not innovation, it's exploitation. #StealingIsntInnovation

Italian beef is cooking, coffee is made, now we wait to bear the fuck down! #ChicagoBears

The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants Whren v. United States needs to go.

The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants

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F.B.I.’s Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks

“Trump had already declared the shooting justified … Vance has asserted that federal agents had ‘absolute immunity’ from prosecution … Kristi Noem has spoken about the incident as if it were a closed case: Ms. Good had ‘weaponized’ her SUV.”

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How ICE Lost Its Guardrails The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

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Coffee from one of my favorite mugs this fine snowy Colorado morning.

I’m old enough to remember when Tulsi Gabbard campaigned on ending regime change wars.

Using the 2nd intermission to clean up my feed a bit…

The mighty Colorado College Tigers take on Augustana University Vikings in the greatest sport known to mankind.

Thankfully, good hockey is on tonight. Go Tigers!

And it’s a retractable-roof stadium at that, so calling it an outdoor game almost feels inaccurate.

Outdoor hockey in Florida is just about the dumbest possible idea, so congrats NHL.

Good effort, Lobos. Helluva season.

From the December issue of Chicago magazine.

Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US | CNN Politics The phone rings. Would your 10-year-old like to speak with the president? He’s tracking Santa Claus from his living room in Palm Beach.

“How are you doing, first lady?” the president asks from across the room.

“I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.

🚨 Need an escape from family this holiday season? The ebook of my short story collection is on sale for $3.49 (or less!) wherever ebooks are sold! (Also available in paperback!) Tough Messes features a range of characters from mafia soldiers to desperate men forced into impossible situations.

Bari Weiss’s Audience of One Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work.

Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work.

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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’

‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’

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Wrestling legend Mick Foley parts ways with WWE over its Trump ties, cites Rob Reiner remarks as 'final straw' The wrestling star, who also alternated among the personas of Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack, said, "I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion."

"I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion as he marches our country towards autocracy," Foley wrote.

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.

“The president of the United States just barged into America’s living rooms like an angry, confused grandfather to tell us all that we are ungrateful whelps.”

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Trump moves to shut down climate research lab, calls its work "alarmism" NCAR's closure would hit climate research and public safety hard.

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Sorry, kids. No Santa in the US this year. He once tweeted that Trump was on the naughty (Epstein) list, and now border patrol has denied him entry. Better luck next administration.