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For a little under an hour — 41 minutes, according to a separate US official — Bradley and the rest of the US military command center discussed what to do as they watched the men struggle to overturn what was left of their boat, the sources said.

Ultimately, Bradley told lawmakers, he ordered a second strike to destroy the remains of the vessel, killing the two survivors, on the grounds that it appeared that part of the vessel remained afloat because it still held cocaine, according to one of the sources. The survivors could hypothetically have floated to safety, been rescued, and carried on with trafficking the drugs, the logic went.

41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25A608 GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [December 4, 2025] With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are predicted to favor the State's dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map, then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what Texas had done. North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new maps.

ALITO, J., concurring First, the dissent does not dispute-because it is indis-putable-that the impetus for the adoption of the Texas map (like the map subsequently adopted in California) was partisan advantage pure and simple.

The fact that both the unsigned 6–3 majority opinion and Alito's concurrence (for Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch) open with a reference to California's redistricting leaves one with the strong impression that this decision, like California's, is about tit for tat.

“I saw two survivors trying to flip a cruise ship—loaded with diamonds, bound for the United States—back over, so they could stay in the fight.”

Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case A significant legal battle appears to be brewing in the case of six people facing federal charges tied to protests outside an immigration facility in Broadview.

I was told by a reporter in October that the White House was looking to prosecute me because I stood against their inhumane agenda.

Days later, they did exactly that.

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This is the small open boat Team Hegseth bombed and then bombed again. It's almost 1700 miles by sea from Trinidad to Miami. There is no way this boat was headed for the US.

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Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks

This is a worthwhile article, replete though it is with NYTisms. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u... 🎁

a woman in a red dress says if i don t get the things i am after ALT: a woman in a red dress says if i don t get the things i am after

Live shot

Paramount Calls Warner Bros. Sale Process “Unfair” In Blistering Letter The David Ellison-led studio questions whether the bidding has been "tilted" and suggests Netflix has been receiving more favorable treatment so far in the auction.

The Veruca Salt of media weighs in when Daddy can’t get him his media giant. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.

For those paying mind, as we discussed on @pivotpodcastofficial recently, there has been a definite fuck that guy feel to this deal related to the threat of Trump blocking anyone but his cronies like the Ellisons from owning all the juicy bits. You could feel the spines growing again. bit.ly/44NVrQs

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris has been in the custody of Japanese authorities since last month after being arrested at the airport in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal drugs into the country (it was .78 grams of MDMA).

Why are we just hearing about this now?

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The Scourge Of Wimpiness Terminal insecurity has damaged the Democratic Party's credibility more than any local policy choice or rhetorical trope.

New: There is severe tension between the idea that Democrats need to carefully tend their national image by pandering to public opinion, and the idea that they should be freewheeling enough to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience without seeming evasive or falling back on talking points.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

Is it racist to remedy racism? That’s the question at the heart of Callais v. Louisiana, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday. The case asks whether the Voting Rights Act gives Black Louisianans too much political power—and if so, whether the landmark law violates the Constitution. Unsurprisingly, the Republican-appointed justices seem eager to rule that it does. Throughout oral arguments, they suggested the VRA protects minority voters too effectively, dragging the government into race-conscious considerations that offend the equal protection rights of the white voters who sued in this case. And they floated various ways to gut what remains of the statute by twisting it beyond recognition or striking it down altogether. The result would be a windfall for Republicans, who stand to gain at least 19 seats in the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court frees them to gerrymander Black communities into oblivion. Such a decision would also devastate minority representation in Congress, eliminating up to 30 percent of the Congressional Black Caucus.

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy.
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Trump brags about extracting $16 million from ABC settlement, says he wants to “test” the network out again. More explicit threats that if a private company doesn’t do his bidding, Trump will punish with lawsuits or government action.

Jimmy Kimmel Echoes Jack Paar in First Words Back From Suspension Jimmy Kimmel’s return to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' began with a wink to late-night lore and Jack Paar’s most famous line.

Jimmy Kimmel’s return to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' began with a wink to late-night lore and Jack Paar’s most famous line.

Kimmel: Brendan Carr is the most embarrassing Carr the Republican have embraced since the cybertruck

Kimmel comes out of the gate with a Tylenol joke

Kimmel: "Can you imagine? This country has become so authoritarian the Germans are like, 'Come here'"

Kimmel: "This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."

Vance: "While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far-Left."

This is false. For example, the libertarian @cato.org breaks down the numbers, showing about 6 deaths from right-wing politically motivated attackers for every 1 from left-wing attackers.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.

My optimism here is limited, but I really hope centrist institutions like universities and major news organizations understand that the plan is for the govt to dismantle them. They do not care if you fire your columnists or discipline staff for accurately quoting Kirk. They just want us all gone.