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@timbray@cosocial.ca
2025-11-28 00:54:33

Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over energy deal with Alberta | CBC News
cbc.ca/news/politics/guilbeaul

Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over energy deal with Alberta | CBC News
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault has quit cabinet over the federal government signing Thursday’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-27 19:35:57

Judge seeks to shield Epstein victims after dozens of names exposed in documents release (Katherine Doyle/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-
memeorandum.com/251127/p43#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-28 21:45:48

Trump spent 2025 attacking the press,
further eroding the First Amendment
and empowering autocrats around the world
rollingstone.com/politics/poli

Trump’s Year of Media Capture
President Donald Trump spent 2025 attacking the media, while using his power to extract multi-million-dollar settlements from compliant news outlets.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-28 13:51:01

A survey of 1,004 UK journalists in 2024: 56% use AI professionally at least weekly, 62% view AI as a threat to journalism, only 15% as an opportunity, and more (Reuters Institute)
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.a

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-11-28 09:25:33

UK rejects visa for Lati-Yana Brown, a girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa | Home Office | The Guardian
theguardian.com/politics/2025/

UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined

@stevefoerster@social.fossdle.org
2025-10-28 01:43:28

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will push US debt levels beyond those of Greece or Italy, IMF forecast predicts
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will push US debt levels beyond those of Greece or Italy, IMF forecast predicts
President’s allies say deficit is going down, but predictions for 2026 still range as high as $2.2 trillion

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-11-27 20:01:22

Sources detail how Anduril's fast-moving approach with its defense tech led to setbacks; Ukraine stopped using Anduril's Altius drones in 2024 due to problems (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/national-secu

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-10-28 05:13:05

thank goodness we had a peaceful transfer of power
usatoday.com/story/news/politi

Biden says 'giving up is unforgivable,' assures peaceful transfer of power after Trump win
President Biden vowed Thursday to ensure a "peaceful transfer of power" following Donald Trump's decisive victory in 2024 election.

@saraislet@infosec.exchange
2025-11-27 19:39:07

Pro tip: if you're trying to portray someone as "empathetic towards the concerns of Jewish people" and not antisemitic, don't use the phrase "the larger Jewish question"
cnn.com/2025/07/16/politics/ma

"There are those who have an ideological or religious problem with his stance on capitalism and the larger Jewish question - they walked away more afraid than ever because of how smart he is," Wylde said. "But there were others that feel there is an air of inevitability, that he is a one-in-a- generation candidate and came across as someone who is open to listening and learning."
@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.social
2025-11-27 09:43:05

@…
Falls du deine Sammlung von Beispielen für die aktive Verdrängung der Klimakrise erweitern willst:
<…

Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-28 07:45:25

Trump says he’s protecting Nigerian Christians. His admin is blocking them from coming to the US | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2025-11-28 16:19:15

Holy... this is singularly the most Japanese news article ever. Bravo Japan Times! 😂
"Tell me your position on Japanese politics without telling me your position on Japanese politics."
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rddei

@rae@bne.social
2025-11-27 02:37:05

I don't see how you can trash the reputation of a drunken philanderer
abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/fed

Federal politics live: Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals, considering Senate run for One Nation
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announces his resignation from the Nationals after more than two decades as a member. Follow live.

@steve@s.yelvington.com
2025-11-26 16:23:38

George's corrupt Republican party finally gets its way and kills the election interference case against Donald Trump.
cnn.com/2025/11/26/politics/ge

Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the chapter in a legal effort once seen as a grave threat to Trump’s political future.

@tante@tldr.nettime.org
2025-10-27 15:53:11

I am not a "tech critic". I am an antifascist, a feminist, an anticapitalist, an engineer. My criticism of tech flows from my politics and values. Not from a desire to save or destroy tech. Tech is an expression of power and that's what the whole conversation is about.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-10-28 02:00:04

polbooks: Political books network (2004)
A network of books about U.S. politics published close to the 2004 U.S. presidential election, and sold by Amazon.com. Edges between books represent frequent copurchasing of those books by the same buyers. The network was compiled by V. Krebs and is unpublished.
This network has 105 nodes and 441 edges.
Tags: Informational, Relatedness, Unweighted, Metadata

polbooks: Political books network (2004). 105 nodes, 441 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/polbooks

polbooks — Political books network (2004)
A network of books about U.S. politics published close to the 2004 U.S. presidential election, and sold by Amazon.com. Edges between books represent frequent copurchasing of those books by the same buyers. The network was compiled by V. Krebs and is unpublished.

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2025-11-26 16:32:10

There are reports ice morale is low. Proud boys or not, cleaving them away from the organization by encouraging them to see the downsides of staying is doable and worth pursuing.
usatoday.com/story/news/politi

ICE agents face burnout and frustration amid Trump's aggressive enforcement
As ICE launches a recruitment effort to hire 10,000 more officers, existing staff struggle with long hours, growing public outrage.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-29 05:05:26

Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs (Lydia Wheeler/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-27 14:28:19

Indiana governor Mike Braun announced today that he is calling a special session to consider redrawing congressional districts in the state, the latest Republican state to work on its maps ahead of 2026.
Indiana is one of several Republican-led states that the Trump administration has pressured to undertake mid-decade redistricting to favor Republicans,
-- which began with a push in Texas to redraw lines to add Republican seats.
“I am calling a special legislative session to…

Donald Trump greeted by Emperor Naruhito in Japan before meeting new prime minister – US politics live
First meeting between the US president and prime minister Takaichi will focus on trade as Trump continues his five-day Asia trip

@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2025-10-27 03:00:46

Day 30: Elizabeth Moon
This last spot (somehow 32 days after my last post, but oh well) was a tough decision, but Moon brings us full circle back to fantasy/sci-fi, and also back to books I enjoyed as a teenager. Her politics don't really match up to Le Guin or Jemisin, but her military experience make for books that are much more interesting than standard fantasy fare in terms of their battles & outcomes (something "A Song of Ice and Fire" achieved by cribbing from history but couldn't extrapolate nearly as well). I liked (and still mostly like) her (unironically) strong female protagonists, even if her (especially more recent) forays into "good king" territory leave something to be desired. Still, in Paksenarion the way we get to see the world from a foot-soldier's perspective before transitioning into something more is pretty special and very rare in fantasy (I love the elven ruins scene as Paks travels over the mountains as an inflection point). Battles are won or lost on tactics, shifting politics, and logistics moreso than some epic magical gimmick, which is a wonderful departure from the fantasy norm.
Her work does come with a content warning for rape, although she addresses it with more nuance and respect than any male SF/F author of her generation. Ex-evangelicals might also find her stuff hard to read, as while she's against conservative Christianity, she's very much still a Christian and that makes its way into her writing. Even if her (not bad but not radical enough) politics lead her writing into less-satisfying places at times, part of my respect for her comes from following her on Twitter for a while, where she was a pretty decent human being...
Overall, Paksenarrion is my favorite of her works, although I've enjoyed some of her sci-fi too and read the follow-up series. While it inherits some of Tolkien's baggage, Moon's ability to deeply humanize her hero and depict a believable balance between magic being real but not the answer to all problems is great.
I've reached 30 at this point, and while I've got more authors on my shortlist, I think I'll end things out tomorrow with a dump of also-rans rather than continuing to write up one per day. I may even include a man or two in that group (probably with at least non-{white cishet} perspective). Honestly, doing this challenge I first thought that sexism might have made it difficult, but here at the end I'm realizing that ironically, the misogyny that holds non-man authors to a higher standard means that (given plenty have still made it through) it's hard to think of male authors who compare with this group.
Looking back on the mostly-male authors of SF/F in my teenage years, for example, I'm now struggling to think of a single one whose work I'd recommend to my kids (having cheated and checked one of my old lists, Pratchett, Jaques, and Asimov qualify but they're outnumbered by those I'm now actively ashamed to admit I enjoyed). If I were given a choice between reading only non-men or non-woman authors for the rest of my life (yes I'm giving myself enby authors as a freebie; they're generally great) I'd very easily choose non-men. I think the only place where (to my knowledge) not enough non-men authors have been allowed through to outshine the fields of male mediocrity yet is in videogames sadly. I have a very long list of beloved games and did include some game designers here, but I'm hard-pressed to think of many other non-man game designers I'd include in the genuinely respect column (I'll include at least two tomorrow but might cheat a bit).
TL;DR: this was fun and you should do it too.
#30AuthorsNoMen

@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social
2025-12-29 00:08:48

I have decided to start fighting back linguistically; in future I will speak of:
▪️ The Far Wrong, far-wrong politics
▪️ Sad wives
▪️ Fiction Nationalists/✝️ Frictions
▪️ Crapsculinity
Please inspire me with more improved terminology 🙏🏼

@joxean@mastodon.social
2025-10-25 11:54:53

Presidential election count live: Connolly predicted to win 64% share; spoiled votes set for historic high.
irishtimes.com/politics/2025/1

Presidential election live updates:
The 10th president of Ireland will announced today

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-28 09:35:42

A look at podcasts hosted by potential 2028 US presidential candidates; Senator Ted Cruz's podcast leads with 1.8M average monthly downloads and views (Dylan Wells/Washington Post)

We listened to all the podcasts from 2028 candidates. Here’s who stood out.
A guide to political podcasts from potential candidates. Not all of them are riveting.

@villavelius@mastodon.online
2025-12-24 12:21:29

Responding to hate-speech on hate platforms is futile. Even posting such responses on platforms such as X, however tempting it may be, is lending support to them and amounts to collaboration with the haters.

Government says it is ‘fully committed to free speech’ after campaigners’ US visa ban – UK politics live
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 23:10:42

Today in Politics, Bulletin 237. 10/27/25 (Ron Filipkowski/Meidas )
meidasplus.com/p/today-in-poli
memeorandum.com/251027/p115#a2

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-27 10:03:07

Fascism Wrapped in Christmas Paper
How Anti-Migrant Politics Disfigures Christian Ethics: The Case of Badalona, Spain.
Alberto Garzón
agarzon.substack.com/p/fascism

Fascism Wrapped in Christmas Paper
How Anti-Migrant Politics Disfigures Christian Ethics: The Case of Badalona, Spain

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-10-29 01:07:44

independent.co.uk/news/world/a
“The agents threatened to break his window if he didn’t m…

“The leading reason for police use of force is lack of compliance,” that department member said. “I’m a law enforcement officer. I’ve had people defy things I’ve needed done and had to get physical.” Another officer said the main role for a local police force is to “protect life and property and keep the peace,” so that would include protecting federal immigration enforcement agents if they’re in a bind on the streets.
But where it gets muddled, he said, is during protests, when citizens protesting against ICE and Border Patrol personnel see Chicago police officers protecting the federal officers. He said a normal citizen might think, albeit erroneously in his view, that Chicago police’s efforts in that situation are helping the federal officers with immigration enforcement when they aren’t.
@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2025-11-28 16:05:00

Holy... this is singularly the most Japanese news article ever. Bravo Japan Times! 😂
"Tell me your position on Japanese politics without telling me your position on Japanese politics."
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rddei

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-11-28 17:26:04

By the CIA, then by DHS...
National Guard shooting suspect was likely vetted by US before being granted asylum - Everett Post
everettpost.com/politics/natio

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-29 02:35:30

David Sirota says that while the United States is now
“immersed in corruption” in a way that seems like an inevitable part of politics,
it is the result of a decades long agenda by the wealthy to deregulate the campaign finance system
and to essentially make anti-bribery laws unenforceable.
“This is all part of a plan by a corporate movement that sees democracy — the government providing what people want — sees that as a threat.”

Master Plan: David Sirota on Trump & the Decadeslong “Plot to Legalize Corruption in America”
We speak with journalist David Sirota about his new book, Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America. Co-authored with Jared Jacang Maher, the book is based on their award-winning investigative podcast of the same name for The Lever. Sirota says that while the United States is now “immersed in corruption” in a way that seems like an inevitable part of politics, it is the result of a decadeslong agenda by the wealthy to deregulate the campaign finance system and to essent…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-27 09:10:36

Despite President Trump's efforts to dismantle VOA, the newsroom remains active, aided by federal court intervention and backing from some Republican lawmakers (Minho Kim/New York Times)

Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
Buttressed by courts and support from some Republican lawmakers, federally funded newsrooms that President Trump has tried to eliminate have yet to be rendered obsolete.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-28 03:35:43

Donald Trump's top 25 lies of 2025 (Daniel Dale/CNN)
cnn.com/2025/12/27/politics/an
memeorandum.com/251227/p40#a25

@timbray@cosocial.ca
2025-10-27 16:47:56

FWIW, when people go on about “sportsball”, to me that sounds snotty and condescending and, well, a bit rude: “I ostentatiously don’t care about a thing you do and wish it didn’t exist.”
Not saying you’re not within your rights to feel that and say that. I have exactly those feelings about certain forms of music and religion and politics.
Just be aware that sometimes it doesn’t land well.
#LifeOnline

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-28 17:51:16

Mike Johnson pours cold water on Trump’s third term | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

@steve@s.yelvington.com
2025-12-26 14:15:46

Flooding the zone.
From: @…
flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/pol

DOJ Says It May Take Weeks to Review 1M New Epstein Docs
As President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump spend Christmas Day at their Florida property, Justice Department lawyers are now going through one million more pages of documents that could be tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Due to the mass volume of material, the agency says the process to …

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-09-29 08:38:50

Starmer government considers leaving the #Aarhus convention. This is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations and motorways.
Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews | Planni…

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews
Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 23:30:54

Trump has forgotten why he won in 2024 (Andrew Prokop/Vox)
vox.com/politics/466332/trump-
memeorandum.com/251028/p143#a2

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-11-28 19:08:49

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order were blown apart after Hegseth verbal command to ‘kill everybody’: Report | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-24 14:54:19

British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department
– Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford are among five Europeans hit with visa bans
over claims they wish to
‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose'

Government says it is ‘fully committed to free speech’ after campaigners’ US visa ban – UK politics live
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2025-10-26 20:59:01

Don't have much hope that Indiana & Kansas state Senates will hold out against the money & corruption of National Republican gerrymandering.
✅ Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 20:15:52

J. B. Pritzker Wishes for Precedented Times (Mark Leibovich/The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/politics/archi
memeorandum.com/251028/p123#a2

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-28 23:30:34

Trump’s tariffs cancel Christmas: New York town forced to cancel annual celebration because of rising costs | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 20:10:53

Fact check: 11 false claims Trump made to the troops in Japan (Daniel Dale/CNN)
cnn.com/2025/10/28/politics/fa
memeorandum.com/251028/p122#a2

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-28 20:23:34

US citizen, 67, has ribs broken by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-28 23:24:46

Without evidence, Trump has claimed many times that Biden administration officials may have forged their boss’s signature
-- by using the autopen
-- and taken broad actions he was not aware of.
Trump has also obsessively cast doubt on the validity of pardons and other documents that Biden signed with an autopen,
even though for decades other presidents before him have also relied on the device to sign key papers.
Trump himself has also used an autopen in the past.…

Trump says he will cancel all Biden executive orders signed by autopen – live
In social media post Trump claims baselessly that Biden did not sign off on the orders himself, escalating longstanding campaign against his predecessor

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-29 02:50:22

Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI (Lydia Wheeler/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-
memeorandum.com/251228/p41#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-27 00:50:52

Ryan Lizza claims Olivia Nuzzi regularly shared "opposition research" that she obtained from sources with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his 2024 presidential bid (The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/news/pol

Ryan Lizza Claims Olivia Nuzzi Would Share “Opposition Research” With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The claim is the latest in a series of explosive allegations about the Vanity Fair West Coast editor and the Health and Human Services Secretary, who allegedly had an affair last year.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-28 19:45:57

D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251128/p49#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-09-29 04:36:32

Donald Trump’s justice department has asked a judge to shut down a Vermont law which holds major polluters financially responsible for climate damages.
In a brief filed on Monday in a federal court in Burlington, the administration said the policy was “unlawful on its face” and pushed the court to “end Vermont’s lawless experiment.”
“The Court should deny the motions to dismiss, grant the United States’ motion for summary judgment, declare the Superfund Act unconstitutional and u…

Trump DOJ seeks to kill Vermont law that makes Big Oil pay for climate harm
The Justice Department asked a judge to shut down the ‘Superfund’ law that requires major polluters to pay for carbon emissions.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-28 22:15:54

Trump Pushes for 'Reverse Migration' as He Seeks to Widen Crackdown (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-
memeorandum.com/251128/p57#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-26 10:25:55

A look at The Border Chronicle, a subscriber- and grant-supported publication that tells stories from the perspective of people living near the US-Mexico border (Lucy Schiller/Columbia Journalism Review)
cjr.org/feature/the-border-chr

With the Border Chronicle, a group of veteran journalists cover “the backdrop for national politics and rhetoric.”
A group of veteran journalists cover “the backdrop for national politics and rhetoric.” 

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-28 05:45:12

Trump’s lying has always been characterized by dogged repetition.
It became especially repetitive in 2025.
While he continued to regularly sprinkle in new lies, he relied on a core set of go-to fabrications he deployed virtually no matter the setting and no matter how many times they had been debunked.
Did you hear about how Trump secured $17 trillion or $18 trillion in investment?
You probably did if you watched even a few Trump speeches or interviews.
Same …

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025
It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-29 00:15:49

Ahead of Xi meeting, White House aides worry what Trump will say about Taiwan (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr
memeorandum.com/251028/p146#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-28 18:20:21

Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in '26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack (ABC News)
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nancy-
memeorandum.com/251228/p26#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-29 04:41:18

The following “Dear Joe” email exchange is a hypothetical email colloquy
between an expert in military law and a fictional service member seeking advice on how to deal with the current situation.
The content is based on publicly reported facts, the Manual for Courts-Martial, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the authors’ opinions.
Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.
We do not counsel any military mem…

Dear JAG: What Do I Do if I Get Unlawful Orders to Blow Up Civilian Boats
Orders are presumed to be lawful, but that presumption is rebuttable rather than conclusive.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 13:40:53

Trump put allies on obscure board set to decide White House ballroom's fate (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251028/p38#a25

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-11-29 04:34:15

Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/poli

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-27 14:36:55

What began as a modest workplace amenity for public servants has metastasized into a taxpayer-funded citadel of privilege
— a Capitol Hill concierge service offering the kind of round-the-clock care and personalized access that, in the private sector, is the sort of luxury care only millionaires can afford.
All the while, the nation’s public health care system lists beneath it. 
When a lawmaker collapses, Washington treats it like a national emergency.
In 2012, Senator…

Congress Enjoys Ultra-Luxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
Congress has ensured its members receive ultra-luxe health care as Republican keep the government closed over stripping it from Americans.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 21:40:42

Republicans work to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party (Scott Wong/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/elections
memeorandum.com/251027/p110#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-27 12:40:53

A mother was taken into custody by ICE. Then the public learned of her family tie to the White House (CNN)
cnn.com/2025/11/26/politics/ic
memeorandum.com/251127/p8#a251

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-27 23:33:32

Kash Patel went on a rant about former President Joe Biden, but it turns out the suspected shooter was actually granted asylum under President Donald Trump
This comes just one day after Patel vowed to bring the suspected shooter to justice
after they were already in custody
in an embarrassing impassioned speech.

Kash Patel drops another massive blunder as Trump considers firing FBI director
"Well, you miss all the signs when you do absolutely zero vetting - and that's exactly what happened in this case," Patel said

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-11-29 04:32:42

Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/poli

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 16:55:46

Democrats unflinching in shutdown strategy, blaming Trump with millions at risk of losing food aid (CNN)
cnn.com/2025/10/27/politics/go
memeorandum.com/251027/p66#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-28 07:16:44

Speaking to a room full of generals and admirals late last month, Hegseth derided
“stupid rules of engagement,”
and urged those assembled to get on board with his vision to
“untie the hands of our war fighters.”
He also said he wanted to raise the bar for troops to be investigated for misconduct.
“The rule of law at DoD has been under attack since day one of this administration,”
one of the current JAGs told CNN.
“There is a real dismissiveness of la…

How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used and staffed.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-29 04:01:22

White House fires board that reviews presidential construction projects in Washington (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr
memeorandum.com/251029/p1#a251

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-26 17:56:48

Over 200,000 federal jobs have been lost in Trump's first year in office - The Mirror US
themirror.com/news/politics/20

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-29 02:15:23

GOP coalescing behind Vance as Trump privately dismisses third-term run (Michael Wilner/Los Angeles Times)
latimes.com/politics/story/202
memeorandum.com/251228/p40#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-29 03:03:53

Donald Trump has been using fictional figures to justify his controversial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela.
“Every boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump said in a speech last week.
“Every one of those boats is responsible for the death of 25,000 American people, and the destruction of families,”
he said in a speech Sunday.
“Probably saved at least 100,000 lives, American lives
– Canadian lives
– by taking …

Fact check: Trump’s absurd claim that he saved 100,000 lives by attacking alleged Venezuelan drug boats
President Donald Trump has been using fictional figures to justify his controversial military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-29 03:55:53

Appeals court will reconsider whether Trump can send troops to Portland (Mark Berman/Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251028/p163#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 18:15:47

Sources: Brad Lander is making plans to challenge Goldman (Peter Sterne/City & State New York)
cityandstateny.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251027/p76#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-27 13:05:49

'I can get loud': Adelita Grijalva becomes a voice for sexual assault survivors (Scott Wong/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/
memeorandum.com/251127/p10#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-28 17:14:57

Kyle Tharp, a progressive writer and researcher writes the "Chaotic Era",
a newsletter about politics, media and online influence.
Tharp launched the Chaotic Era in January, just days before Trump’s second inauguration.
Over the past year, he has tracked the surge in liberal media projects, mapped the rise of
left-leaning creators on platforms like YouTube and
analyzed the narratives that managed to break through the digital noise

‘There’s a whole new bench of progressive creators’: how Democrats can catch up in the online space
Kyle Tharp of the Chaotic Era newsletter talks podcasts, influencers and rage bait – and the Republican formula

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-28 19:50:23

FBI surges resources to Minnesota as Patel calls $250M fraud scheme 'tip of iceberg' (Ashley Carnahan/Fox News)
foxnews.com/politics/fbi-surge
memeorandum.com/251228/p31#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 01:50:45

Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/immigrati
memeorandum.com/251027/p134#a2

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-27 18:34:32

We don’t bring up salmonella to scare you but to prepare you.
For what it’s worth, salmonella tends to be found way more frequently in chicken than whole turkey,
but the tips below apply to both birds (as well as just about any other) you wish to eat.
propubli…

Protect Yourself From Salmonella Over the Holidays
Because talking politics with your family is the only thing that should ruin your festivities.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-28 21:01:29

Trump Says He Is Canceling All Biden Executive Orders Signed With Autopen (Alyssa Lukpat/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/elections/tru
memeorandum.com/251128/p53#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 18:15:47

Trump admin warns 42 million Americans could lose food stamps as shutdown drags on (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
foxnews.com/politics/trump-adm
memeorandum.com/251027/p75#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-28 16:54:17

Proud to see UC Press books recognized across these best-of lists.
From pandemic response and climate history to teaching,
art, and the politics of equity,
these books reflect the kind of publishing we believe in:
books that challenge assumptions,
recover overlooked lives,
and bring complex ideas into public conversation.
Bold, field-defining scholarship for the public good

The Best UC Press Books of 2025
Bold, field-defining scholarship for the public good.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 13:40:53

Stefanik to release new book on college antisemitism as she eyes bid for NY governor (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
foxnews.com/politics/stefanik-
memeorandum.com/251028/p37#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-28 04:05:48

How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions (Josh Dawsey/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/policy/how-tr
memeorandum.com/251227/p41#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-28 17:07:02

In style, as in life, timing is everything:
Brigitte Bardot became the poster girl for that sweet spot of postwar France in which the storied heritage of Gallic culture was electrified by the Bohemian spirit of Paris in the 1950s and 60s.
…

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to​ actor who became an international sex symbol ​and later embraced animal rights​ and far-right politics

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 22:30:54

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251028/p138#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-26 21:15:42

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she's pregnant with second child (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-
memeorandum.com/251226/p35#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-29 01:35:59

Hegseth declines to comment on report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military (ABC News)
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegset
memeorandum.com/251128/p66#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-28 21:01:29

Trump to void all documents allegedly signed by Biden via autopen, threatens perjury charge (Alexandra Koch/Fox News)
foxnews.com/politics/trump-voi
memeorandum.com/251128/p54#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-27 18:11:35

With Trump struggling to stay awake at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel.
Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him.
Republicans are heading for the exit ahead of congressional contests next November that look bleak for the party.
“He came into office and, like a blitzkrieg,
was violating laws and the constitution,”
said Larry Jacobs,
director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the…

Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 18:25:50

In a heated call, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene chastises Republicans over their shutdown strategy (Melanie Zanona/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/
memeorandum.com/251028/p101#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-27 09:20:57

Trump says U.S. must 're-examine' everyone who came from Afghanistan under Biden after National Guard shooting (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr
memeorandum.com/251127/p3#a251

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-11-28 19:10:54

US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say (Natasha Bertrand/CNN)
cnn.com/2025/11/28/politics/us
memeorandum.com/251128/p44#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 13:45:49

Hegseth refuses to meet American troops with beards during South Korea trip: report (Joe Sommerlad/The Independent)
independent.co.uk/news/world/a
memeorandum.com/251028/p39#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 00:50:42

Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk's widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN (Justin Baragona/The Independent)
independent.co.uk/news/world/a
memeorandum.com/251027/p127#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 23:30:54

US citizen, 67, 'has ribs broken' by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they'd blocked off (Andrea Cavallier/The Independent)
independent.co.uk/news/world/a
memeorandum.com/251028/p142#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-24 22:11:18

How the scope of Trump's White House ballroom plans has expanded: From the Politics Desk (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-
memeorandum.com/251024/p120#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-26 23:45:35

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 236. (Ron Filipkowski/Meidas )
meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-
memeorandum.com/251026/p59#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-26 16:30:49

The Politics of Plunder -- Trump's domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme. (Will Saletan/The Bulwark)
thebulwark.com/p/the-politics-
memeorandum.com/251226/p20#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-26 22:15:35

Scott Bessent Claims He Feels Soybean Farmers' Pain. He's Worth $500 Million (Peter Wade/Rolling Stone)
rollingstone.com/politics/poli
memeorandum.com/251026/p53#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-25 20:40:43

Federal workers flock to D.C. food bank as they miss first full paycheck of shutdown (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-
memeorandum.com/251025/p45#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-27 14:30:38

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught (Dana Goldstein/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/hist
memeorandum.com/251027/p41#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-28 13:35:48

The Strategist's Fallacy in American politics (G. Elliott Morris/Strength In Numbers)
gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strat
memeorandum.com/251028/p32#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-27 20:40:43

How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/poli
memeorandum.com/251227/p31#a25