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Trump threatened ICE raids at the World Cup. I wonder if the silly "FIFA Peace Prize" was to buy him off so he wouldn't interfere. Both FIFA & Trump are so corruptly transactional, it would work that way. Or course, money may have changed hands, too.

Trump still hasn’t released the Epstein files by the way.

A special election puts Democrats on track to flip the House Though the predictive power of these contests has shrunk of late

With Republicans’ House majority unscathed after Tennessee’s special election this week, attention has turned to the race’s implications for next year’s midterms. But the predictive power of these contests has shrunk of late

India urges caution on lending for new solar module capacity as oversupply looms, ministry letter shows India's clean energy ministry has urged banks and other lenders to be cautious in financing new solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity, highlighting the potential for oversupply in the local market, a ministry letter reviewed by Reuters showed.

India urges caution on lending for new solar module capacity as oversupply looms, ministry letter shows reut.rs/4oB9boQ

Trump lays bare his contempt for Europe in blistering new national security plan | CNN “America Alone” might be the simplest précis of the White House’s new National Security Strategy, an extraordinary document released Friday that starkly lays out the administration’s broad foreign pol...

Now things really go apeshit. Biggest distraction of the EPSTEIN FILES to date? Nicely written anyway.

"At times, it would be facile enough to be funny, but the stakes are anything but.

Trump lays bare his contempt for Europe in blistering new national security plan edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/e...

Judge Rips Stephen Miller as “Ignorant or Incompetent, or Both” The judge said Miller had made erroneous claims about warrantless arrests.

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‘[Trump] is sensitive to being compared, even if not explicitly, to Sleepy Joe,’ a Trump adviser tells Zeteo.

Read the latest from @swin24.bsky.social on how news coverage of Trump’s mental health makes him furious like nothing else.

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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?

TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded


BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.

The Golden Age.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked the four-star Navy admiral overseeing the U.S. military’s strikes against boats in the Caribbean to step down after the top officer voiced concerns about the “murky” legality of the attacks.

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Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.

We have left reality.

Oh, thats enlightening, thank you 🙏

A ridiculous coda to this story: A USTA source tells me that Trump wanted to hand out the trophy to the winner of the US Open men's final but the organizers said no and compromised by displaying the trophy on the balcony of the Rolex suite where he was sitting.

Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.

Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
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There he is folks. Proud recipient of the new FIFA Peace Prize. He couldn’t put that gold medal around his neck fast enough.

What the fresh fucking hell is this?? The whole world is laughing at this clown show. Truly beyond parody.

Some comments as I read the National Security Strategy, released last night in an attempt to divert attention from, or perhaps to justify, killing fishermen on the high seas.

What *Should* The United States Want?

This is an, um, interesting phrasing, especially with "Should" italicized.

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released A federal judge has given the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls in Florida.

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released.

#Pinks

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crooksandliars.com Dan Bongino Must Be So Sad: Pipe Bomb Suspect Is A Trump Fan | Crooks and Liars

Dan Bongino Must Be So Sad: Pipe Bomb Suspect Is A Trump Fan

X has to pay 120mio € penalty for effectively giving a fuck about EU regulations and laws. It is not estimated that Musk will... give a fuck 😄

Make sure everyone you know hears about #ICELawlessness & knows the story of US CITIZEN & IRAQ WAR VETERAN, George Retes.

"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."

Is this freedom?

The Transatlantic Alliance in the Age of Trump: The Coming Collisions Europe is now staring at the beginning of a new post-American age. The policy collisions to come will be transformative for transatlantic relations and will reshape the transatlantic alliance.

EU leaders will have to confront the fact that the Trump admin is coming for them, politically. Do they just accept that Trump is funding their political downfall? Or does this begin to cause an incredible amount of friction in transatlantic relations?

Taps the sign.
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I would not discount the impact of the NSS "civilizational" language. Political meddling in Europe to back far-right nationalists is now a core part of America's national strategy. This isn't just a speech from a novice VP weeks into a new term. It is US policy and they will try to implement it. 1/

Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’

It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
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Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown “So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”

“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan and the folks over at DHS at the secretary level.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...

So, Bradley is exonerating Hagueshit from liability and therefore taking the fall, do I get that right?

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...

I see they remade COCAINE BEAR

WT everloving F am I seeing?? Red fucking flags all over, that guy is UNHINGED, my ass 🫣😧

AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.

The decisions AI make about us are often discriminatory.

The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.