“The report states that Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on protocols.” - Inspector General Obvious

FYI: these are not part of the release required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

ALERT: At US House Homeland Security Committee about violence against law enforcement, Democrats have put the January 6th plaque on a stand behind the Democratic members of panel (House leadership has declined to hang the plaque at Capitol by mandated 2023 deadline)

ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.

My remarks to the Metropolitan Airport Commission on Monday: ICE’s actions must be resisted peacefully, safely, legally, and creatively by everyone - we need to step up because this isn’t someone else’s problem.

NEW: Nancy Mace is considering following MTG's lead and resigning from Congress before the end of her term. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

NEW: Pete Kegseth's "Fog of war, we didn't see them" line is a load of BS. The Pentagon knew there were survivors and murdered them. apnews.com/article/trum...

Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.

Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner on the Signalgate report: "Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots based aboard the USS Harry S. Truman as they prepared to launch a mission against terrorist targets." He is calling for Hegseth to resign.

Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.

🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"

It’s time for folks at DoD and in the IC to start lawyering up. If you’re an officer or official who was forced into pushing through potentially illegal orders, get a lawyer. If you’re a soldier, seaman or airman who was forced to execute them, get a lawyer.

NEW: They’re going try to re-indict Letitia James tomorrow. www.ms.now/all-in/watch...

“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.

George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE. Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇

Rabid, deranged racism. But also projection.

“If they can do this to George, they can do this to anyone.” ICE brutally arrested and illegally detained George Retes, an American citizen and Army veteran. Learn more about how we are elevating his story here:

Important: WaPo is doubling down on its reporting on Trump's bombings, asserting expressly that the second strike was ordered "when" the two survivors were "detected." Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.

"There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans." @saletan.bsky.social on Trump's threat to denaturalize American citizens: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l

3rd Cir. confirms Habba had no lawful authority to serve as NJ’s top federal prosecutor—a rejection of Trump’s attempt to dodge Senate confirmation We @democracydefendersfund.org & great partners led this fight Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social👇 youtu.be/8qsYUMOXCUk?...

Pete Hegseth: "Should we follow the Geneva Conventions? What if we treated the enemy the way they treated us?…If you surrender, we might spare your life. If you do not, we will rip your arms off and feed them to hogs… We are just fighting with one hand behind our back."

"The most dangerous psychological mistake is the projection of the shadow on to others; this is the root of almost all conflicts." - Carl Jung

Conway: This is a criminal government. Unless you are willing to say that, you’re basically fighting on their terms. They get to lie, and they win that battle because people say, “We shouldn’t use that kind of language.” But you get to use that language when it’s fucking true.

"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...

@gtconway.bsky.social is "all out of Fs to give" and he's ready to bring the fight to D.C. He joins Katie Phang to talk about a possible congressional run, why accountability must come first from the top down, and how he defines being a “conservative” in 2025. youtu.be/kiqYqrkkCpo?...

As I mentioned to Katie, it's possible I may have fewer than zero at this point.

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🇺🇸🌍 The GOP has proposed yet another unconstitutional bill that, if passed, would strip US citizenship from Americans who also hold another citizenship. Martha McDevitt-Pugh, Chair of @demsabroad.bsky.social, strongly condemns Moreno's bill: www.democratsabroad.org/da_statement... 🧵 #DemsAbroad

how utterly ridiculous www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Trump regime is harassing black and brown immigrants – including U.S. citizens – to get them to leave the country. The racists have changed costumes and methods: Instead of men in bedsheets burning crosses, it's masked thugs smashing car windows, zip-tying kids and tear-gassing neighborhoods.

The Trump regime’s lawyers are doing legal gymnastics to argue that murder isn’t murder.

Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, who's paying you? Stop praising an overt authoritarian. Stop praising the guy who's trying to tear down civilization. Stop praising a dark tetrad. Stop praising the guy who does everything Putin wants him to do. We don't trust you as house minority leader. Resign.

"The President takes a different view"?! WTAF?! Yet another example of MSM trying to both sides racism. Call racists out every damn time you see it!

"Sec. Hegseth said he had no knowledge of this and it did not happen 'it was fake news - it didn't happen'. And then the next day, from the podium of the WH, they're saying it did happen. So either he was lying to us on Sunday or he's incompetent and didn't know what had happened." Sen. Rand Paul

Somehow this is the worst part. Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.

Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state. Be warned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

If you’re not as mad about Signalgate as you were Hillary’s emails then you’re in a cult.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

The United States Institute of Peace building in Washington, D.C., now has Trump’s full name on its exterior. New signage shows “Donald J. Trump” positioned above the institute’s original lettering.

This move comes even though a federal judge previously ordered the agency to preserve strong, independent news operations for audiences in countries where reliable press access is limited.

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it plans to eliminate Voice of America’s international offices and radio services.

The Nodfather.