Nick Turse out here doing the Lord’s work.

December's boat strike death toll (so far)...

CIA Was Behind Venezuela Drone Strike, Source Says The December 24 drone strike in Venezuela is the latest in a long tradition of CIA interventions in Latin America — which often lead to destabilization and blowback. theintercept.com/2025/12/30/c...

Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2

This is the Pentagon budget. An enshittified slush fund stuffed with vanity projects. The greed and excess — beyond words.

Merry Christmas! The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.

But how will we pay for it???

Senate democrats did the same thing bsky.app/profile/step...

House democrats just handed Trump $901 billion in military spending. bsky.app/profile/step...

So glad that 61% of Senate Dems just voted to give Trump $901 billion in military spending bsky.app/profile/step...

This is the Pentagon budget. An enshittified slush fund stuffed with vanity projects. The greed and excess — beyond words.

(you did not have to comply) archive.ph/TDo2k

Among the top 25 Senate recipients of campaign cash from arms companies, only 1 voted against the $901 billion military bill. Among the bottom 25 recipients, 11 voted against the bill. Full data/interactive table: www.stephensemler.com/p/senate-vot...

Full data for the House: www.stephensemler.com/p/house-vote...

Peters earning that bribe—er—donation.

Many thanks. The mining was carried out by hand, sadly. If there’s an automated way to do this I havent figured it out. bsky.app/profile/step...

Great data mining

@dscc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

Getting that MIC check.

Senate version: bsky.app/profile/step...

The lessons of the Korean and Vietnam wars is that you can call acts of war "police actions" and proceed without a Declaration of War from Congress. After that, Congress can only defund the military to put an end to the illegal invasion.

Roll call and data summary of the above also be found here: www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...

Here’s the list, with how much each one received from military contractors beforehand: bsky.app/profile/step...

As a constituent, it's so embarrassing that @peters.senate.gov will post "I'm the most bipartisan person in congress" but it's not about him reaching across the aisle but him reaching for a MIC check.

Among the top 25 Senate recipients of campaign cash from arms companies, only 1 voted against the $901 billion military bill. Among the bottom 25 recipients, 11 voted against the bill. Full data/interactive table: www.stephensemler.com/p/senate-vot...

Senators who voted for the $901 billion military bill accepted 3.5x as much money from military contractors as those opposed. Helps explain why the Senate is so comfortable ignoring public opinion. www.stephensemler.com/p/1-in-10-vo...

Tim Kaine is number 4. Don't consider him a potential Presidential candidate.

He is so fake! We can see you Chuck and we see a republican in democratic clothing. DINO!!

So like this is another important thing to ban our representatives from taking part in.

7 of the top 10 recipients of military contractor money are Democrats, in case you still harbor the delusion of America not being an oligarchy.

Trump doesn't want to talk about affordability or Epstein, so he's starting new wars and continuing old ones.

Schumer received the 7th-most amount of money from military contractors last election cycle. On Wednesday, Schumer voted to authorize $901 billion in military spending. www.stephensemler.com/p/senate-vot...

Great thread, @seancasten.bsky.social, however I wish you wouldn’t have voted for the NDAA, which authorizes $901 billion for Pentagon, the largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol... outrider.org/climate-chan...

Schumer voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending a day after Trump announced a blockade on Venezuela, an act of war. “Americans do not want more endless war.” Then stop voting to fund them, Chuck

Same cash vs votes comparison for the House: bsky.app/profile/step...

This week, @schumer.senate.gov voted to authorize $901 billion in military spending.

Schumer received the 7th-most amount of money from military contractors last election cycle. On Wednesday, Schumer voted to authorize $901 billion in military spending. www.stephensemler.com/p/senate-vot...

Just so we’re clear, Schumer voted to give Trump $901 billion in military spending a day after Trump announced a blockade of Venezuela, an act of war. Schumer also received the 7th-most arms industry cash last election cycle www.stephensemler.com/p/senate-vot...

“Americans do not want more endless war.” Then stop voting to fund them, Chuck bsky.app/profile/step...

Schumer voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending a day after Trump announced a blockade on Venezuela, an act of war. “Americans do not want more endless war.” Then stop voting to fund them, Chuck

This week, @schumer.senate.gov voted to authorize $901 billion in military spending.

Good fucking god

Senators who voted for the $901 billion military bill accepted 3.5x as much money from military contractors as those opposed. Helps explain why the Senate is so comfortable ignoring public opinion. www.stephensemler.com/p/1-in-10-vo...