"On the two September nights that Fox said the neighbor’s confrontation happened, @propublica.org's review found no videos of violent clashes posted on social media, and federal authorities announced no arrests."

Archbishop Paul Coakley Is Picked to Lead American Bishops “We face a growing worldview that is so often at odds with the Gospel mandate to love thy neighbor,” the group said in a letter to Pope Leo.

Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. chose new leaders on Tuesday. The new president is an archbishop from Oklahoma City who issued a statement two days after President Trump’s inauguration calling on Catholics to remember that Jesus was once a refugee, and to support immigrant families.

When you say "there was no aspartame," this is not a good thing. (In my day, we had saccharine. THAT was supposed to kill us too)

Chris Hayes: Trump Has Become 'The Establishment' Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 11/11/2025 · 1h 1m

Today's pod: Chris Hayes! On the shutdown cave, the MAGA online crack-up, an anti-semitism horseshoe, Nikki Haley's son going natcon, the crank unalignment, Dems getting anti-establishment juice again, & if an Occupy Atherton moment is coming. Enjoy!

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when I watch old shows set in LA like ADAM-12, I constantly am shocked at the obvious smog

This Week in Democracy – Week 42: Trump Pardons Crooks, Ignores Courts, and Threatens War Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

"This Week in Democracy – Week 42: Trump Pardons Crooks, Ignores Courts, and Threatens War"

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

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The Week Trump Lost the Plot Low energy and deplorable

Charlie Sykes nails it again.

“The optics were ghastly and the substance worse, as the Orange God King began the week with a Halloween party celebrating his decadence and ended it with a tone-deaf attack on food benefits.”

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A lot of people who would rather be broke or have their businesses fail than an illegal immigrant get health care, to the point where they’ll accept the former when the latter isn’t even on the table www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

YouTube video by The Bulwark Tom Nichols: House of Dynamite Feels Uncomfortably Real

@radiofreetom.bsky.social , I watched this last night based on your commentary 👇 and my blood ran cold after switching in the faces of the current players. I guess thanks?

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incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries

America’s Future Is Hungary MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
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Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms TPS expired for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans on Friday. Many are shuttering business, selling homes and boarding planes, or scrambling to find a way to stay.

“These are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities...now they have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game.”

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YouTube video by Sky TV What is fascism? | Mussolini: Son Of The Century

They need to watch the new film on Mussolini to get a glimpse of what Fascism really looks like…
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

Adam O'Neal

Pretty nice life, I’d say: opinion.wsj.com/wsj_author/a...

The information he turned over was constitutionally required, two of them said, while a third said it was potentially relevant in discovery.
His firing occurred as he was preparing to send a letter to Congress notifying lawmakers that the FHFA was not cooperating with the inspector general's office

I wrote at least 4 clever, snotty, angry posts today and deleted them before posting. It was probably the right move. And @radiofreetom.bsky.social is probably right about this: "Responsible citizens must hold themselves to a higher standard than officials who are acting like grade-schoolers."

Here’s Who Will Be Affected by Disruptions to Federal Food Aid

Unlike other projects the Trump administration has canceled during the shutdown to punish Democratic-leaning places, disruption to SNAP will touch every corner of the country, including many communities that support the president.

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Remember when they said they were only going to deport criminals? Not only have they been going after grandmothers and cops, but now priests.

“Legally incomprehensible” | Deadline: White House Alicia Menendez — in for Nicolle Wallace — on the escalation of military presence in the Caribbean, the Pentagon's new press corps, and Virginia Giuffre's memoir.

Tom Nichols, @radiofreetom.bsky.social
@benrhodes.bsky.social Thanks for your contributions on 10/24 Deadline White House. deadline-white-house.simplecast.com/episodes/leg...

YouTube video by ProPublica Russell Vought: The Shadow President

📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.

I have a million photos & videos from today’s amazing #NoKings in #Portland, but I’m pretty sure nothing will top the frogs dancing to “Peace Train” on the packed Portland waterfront #NoKingsPDX

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

The US government is gang affiliated www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"You will not silence me, not on this issue or any other issue. Zeteo is here to stay, I am here to stay, & the truth - whether it’s about genocide abroad or fascism at home - will not be suppressed."

From my speech accepting the Arab Center's Journalistic Integrity award.
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Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

The GOP knows from unhinged rallies. As an aside, is Scott Bessent the thirstiest person in DC?

We disagree with you Mike! We don’t like your policies. Dissent is a part of democracy!

Need an auto-response for all of your posts for 1st time replies saying:
"So, you decided to respond to a Tom Nichols post,
******** Warning Curmudgeonlyness Replies Ahead ********
With that warning you may wish to tread lightly regarding barefeet on planes, Led Zeppelin, Indian food, fascism, etc"

Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage If you woke up this morning with the vague sense that you were missing a goodly portion of your brain cells, it’s likely that you watched Pam Bondi’s performance yesterday before a Senate committee.

Charlie Sykes: Her stuttering evasions, insults, and faux bursts of performative outrage are like a fake orgasm—“loud, theatrical, sweaty, and meant to trick just one man into keeping her around by flattering his ego.” This is unfair to orgasms.