Michael Hawthorne

This gets said a lot, but "we went proactively in a defensive way" is one of those lines that would've been a months-long news cycle 10 years ago.

"I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."

they didn’t do it with CA, but are now toying with the idea that the constitution means “Republicans get to gerrymander but Democrats can’t”

YouTube video by Lund Peterson Lou Reed Guess I'm Falling in love live

velvet underground researchers have apparently confirmed that this audio from a random youtube user is genuinely the long-lost july '67 performance from upbeat, a cleveland teen tv show, doing the unreleased "guess i'm falling in love" complete with screaming girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2U...

Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

Breaking WSJ:

The Trump admin plans to abandon its defense of Trump's executive orders sanctioning several law firms.

DOJ — as soon as today — is expected to drop its appeals of four rulings that struck down Trump's actions against Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

Bari Weiss and Trump are trying to run it back with the shah.

The Trouble Covering Tehran As U.S. and Israeli forces launch deadly strikes on Iran, the inherent challenges of covering the country are exacerbated by recent newsroom cuts, social media distortion, and a White House prone to t...

“In January, WashPost reporter Yeganeh Torbati, who had been covering Iran, appealed to Jeff Bezos on social media, noting she had spent months covering developments inside the country and wanted to continue the work.

“The appeals to Bezos went unheeded.”

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Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late.

"A state-led inquiry into Mr. Epstein’s actions was taken over by federal prosecutors (during President Donald Trump's first term) in 2019, and then apparently fizzled, according to New Mexico officials and recently unsealed records."

Wtf @cbsnews.com

IRAN DOESN’T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

I repeat: IRAN DOESN’T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

This post is a lie.

As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor’s AI boom Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions and leaks for nearby communities like Wheatfield.

Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions and leaks for nearby communities like Wheatfield.

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching.

Pressurized pure oxygen.

Raw camel milk.

Under RFK Jr., the FDA has taken down a webpage warning about these and other dangerous remedies claiming to treat autism.

sure the pedophile felon president just illegally bombed a country that may have nukes while federal forces under his command murder and harass people in america and immigrants are tortured and he moves forward with plans to build concentration camps and sorry idk where i was going fuck all of this

“The point is that both Hitler and Stalin held out promises of stability in order to hide their intention of creating a state of permanent instability.”

― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Fairly amazing that these people just...don't do counterintelligence at all? Any adversary worth their salt knows everything that's happening at one of these little executive watch parties.

💥💥💥💥💥

Reported airstrike hits Iranian girls’ school Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said the strike killed more than 100 children at the girls’ elementary school in southern Iran.

The U.S. military is “looking into” reports of a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab after Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. said more than 100 children were killed.

Footage verified by the Post showed a frantic crowd outside the school.

Frankly, I expected better from a FIFA Peace prize winner

Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records Without full access to the records, plaintiffs say they cannot determine whether eligible voters were wrongly removed.

🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office’s sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state’s voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

What if a nation's legislature cedes its responsibilities to an executive? Sound familiar? In March of 1933 the Reichstag enacted a statute that gave the German cabinet, and as a result gave the new chancellor—a man named Hitler—emergency powers to override the Weimar Constitution.

This draft Trump EO on voting is even nuttier than you imagined. Zeroing out all voter rolls and making everyone re-register in person. Mandatory annual online re-registration. Requiring anyone casting an absentee ballot to find a notary. No dropboxes. All post-election disputes federalized. 😟

In my time at Princeton, we've had several Army officers in our doctoral program. They've all done excellent work.

When this former Princeton undergrad says we're actually teaching them "the enemy's wicked ideology" I have no idea what the hell he's talking about but, of course, neither does he.

Brilliant.

The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune Win 2026 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting The Washington Post won the 2026 Toner Prize for national political reporting. The Chicago Tribune won for local political reporting. Ceremony set for March 23 in Washington, D.C.

Proud to be sharing this award with my fantastic colleagues @royalpratt.bsky.social @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social @ckubzansky.bsky.social
Thanks @newhousesu.bsky.social
and to the entire Tribune newsroom for its immigration coverage
newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/the-was...

JUST IN: A federal judge has found that immigration agents have no probable cause to detain two people arrested in an infamous raid on a building in Chicago's the South Shore neighborhood in September.
Judge Cummings is still reading his ruling
background:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...