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I HAVE PARDONED YOU

Trump Email: Activist Judge Wipes Ass With My EO. Send $50 and get a free roll of Trump Toilet Paper use code ASSWIPE for overnight delivery

Meanwhile, Murkowski is now pushing a new deadline of January 15th (the final day of Open Enrollment in most states) for a bipartisan compromise. Again, the tax credits *could* be made retroactive to the beginning of January; that would be too late for many but would still help millions.

The fact that parts of Washington are seeing record-breaking flooding this week is not surprising given that 1) many locations saw record 24hr precipitation (well above 100yr ARI) & 2) near-record temperatures *simultaneously* (no snow in mtns, so all precip became runoff). #WAwx

'Not lawful': Bay Area congressmember slams Trump White House AI order

This is SOFA KING illegal. Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants | WIRED ▶ For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/s...

Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

A young Red-Tailed Hawk is illuminated by a late afternoon sunbeam. 🪶 #Raptors

Central California is currently experiencing one of the most remarkable temperature inversions I've ever seen in this part of the world. The Central Valley remains miserably damp & chilly under dense fog layer, but it's balmily warm & sunny just 2,000ft up nearby mountain slopes!

Sharpie hanging out, trying to look casual, at the bird feeders today. 🪶 Sharp-shinned Hawk, PA

Four minutes of reading up on this would give Cuban all the answers he seeks. Yes, I would gladly be taxed 8–12% more to spend 30–40% less of my income on medical expenses.

coincidentally 1927 is the same year our Southerly treatment plant began operation.

* executive orders cannot limit state regulations * "AI" is not interstate commerce and thus is reserved by the 10th Amendment to a state only issue * these are 9th grade civics things that anyone in attendance of this event should be embarrassed to have forgotten

RIGHT NOW: Republican Senator Greg Goode, one of the key undecided senators (who actually voted to advance the gerrymander past committee on Tuesday) is giving a speech that makes it pretty clear he's going to vote no. Says his constituents kept telling him to oppose it.

"DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE PASSIVELY AUTO-RENEWED INTO YOUR 2026 PLAN."

This niche social media site is not run by serious professionals.

Thanedar to Noem: "You lied to me under oath"

Kristi Noem lies under oath: "We have never once deported an American citizen." Shri Thanedar: "I'm sick of your lies."

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Judge Xinis also alternatively finds that the government is not detaining him to execute a removal order — because if they did want to deport him they could have sent him to Costa Rica any time since August but have refused to do so (and lied about why) because the admin wants to send him to Africa.

👀 Atmospheric river firehose might be pointing our way next week. #CAwx

Hmmmm.... the original Kiggans-Gottheimer bill was a simple 1-year extension with no other provisions, so this is either a different bill or a modified version of that one since the story claims it includes some other things (none of which sounds awful).

I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration. Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying. The truth comes out.

This is a good reminder to take this breaking news bot with a pinch of salt. Trump never posted this and I don't know where it's pulling this from.

*US SEIZES OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA

I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress

Nearly half the boxes are sold after only an hour! Thanks everyone. Still some great ones left in the store

Remember when your premiums go up by factors of 2 or 3 or *more* in January that this is entirely 100% pure through-and-through the fault of the GOP.

Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."

I want to give a shout out to the good folks at @opentopography.org for making it so EASY to search for and download publicly available digital elevation models and point cloud data sets. They are a spectacular resources that I use a lot in my classes! Data citations for boxes are at listings' end.

Less cloud cover over SF and the central Bay Area today compared to yesterday. ☀️ North Bay, East Bay, and South Bay clouds are holding steady—for now. Some signs point to earlier clearing, but we’ll see how the day unfolds! #CAwx #BayAr... https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/1998808033053585658

Silicon Valley’s wealthiest residents are steering billions of dollars to national and global causes instead of investing in their own backyard — a trend that’s persisted for at least five years.

I should note that even in 2017, Republicans managed to flip four seats!

BREAKING: Democrats have flipped a conservative state House seat in Georgia in yet another upset. It's a 14-point overperformance *and* the 25th legislative flip of the year for Dems. Republicans? Zero. Read our complete writeup here -->

If there is someone in your life that likes volcanoes (or even just a bit of whimsy) this is an excellent idea for the holidays. My Loowit tissue box is here on my desk.

Here’s a sample of the 3D printed, scale model volcano tissue box covers I’ll be offering tomorrow in my Etsy store. In the coming weeks, I’ll also list a few new boxes (Etna and Stromboli) phaneritic.etsy.com

"there's a new serif in town"

Remember when overt racism from elected officials was bad

Tomorrow’s the day! At 8am(ish) PST my Etsy store will spring to life with 44 of my 3D-printed scale model volcano tissue box covers. This batch has Lawetlat’la (St Helens), Wy’east (Hood), Tahoma (Rainier), Kweq’ Smanit (Baker), Kohm Yah-man-nee (Lassen) and Salton Sea Mud Volc. phaneritic.etsy.com

Democratic candidate projected to have won Miami mayor race

More nightmare fake "A.i." garbage. Do not share this kind of trash, friends.

Typically, in December the mountains are coldest but today its mid 70s with fog cooled 40s inland. That flip-flop is known as a temperature inversion (warm/sinking air above) which acts like a lid to trap smoke/particulates which give a boost to inland formation. (1/2) 12/9/2025 #CAwx

Meeting opens “we are going to discuss the big rock solar and storage project and a moratorium. We are not going to talk about the data center.”

“Fantastic.” “Original.” “Best thing in my inbox.” People are loving the California Sun. www.californiasun.co

barely worn. like new

An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.

#KingTides over the tracks

Snoqualmie Falls is going CRAZY right now! Water levels are currently at 17.8 feet, the highest at the falls in 10 years! #wawx

This is how we stay ahead of fires in our area, and they just expanded their coverage to nationwide. I'm so excited to hear more people will have access.