The presidential pardon system has reached a breaking point, which is why I have joined Reps. Cohen, Lieu, and H. Johnson in proposing a Constitutional amendment that finally puts guardrails on abuse.

Yesterday, Judge Moss held a hearing in NPR v. Trump in which the two sides clashed over the First Amendment. @mollyroberts.bsky.social describes what occurred in the courtroom, where NPR argued the government is disfavoring speech it disagrees with by cutting its funding.

~40% of Hepatitis B infections are caught in childhood. It is contagious enough that it can be spread just from sharing common household objects. The chance of chronic infection (ie does not clear, and is associated with high rates of liver failure and cancer) ranges from 50%-90% in this age group.

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Vaccine against Hep B, as well the medication Hep B immune globulin (HBIG), given at birth has led to an 82% decrease in infection rates. The most common way Hep B is transmitted to children is during birth, via an infected mother. This vote is asinine! www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/h...

And there's the motive.

Fox & Friends and Pam Bondi are now sensationalizing specific instances of Somalis being charged with crimes in Minnesota to demonize the whole population

NBC NEWS: Jack Smith’s final report “said that Trump ‘inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence’ by spreading ‘demonstrably and, in many cases, obviously false’ claims about the 2020 election.” @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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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.

We're not supposed to execute people with intellectual disabilities because it violates the 8th amendment. The Supreme Court will hear a case where Alabama argues that Intellectual disability when it comes to death penalty should only be decided only by IQ tests. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Occam's razor FTW www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Le Figaro reported that five drones were detected flying over the Île Longue submarine base on Thursday evening, which houses ballistic missile submarines - a key part of France's nuclear deterrent.

VARNEY: Do you work 18 hours a day? MIKE JOHNSON: More. More. And I have to, because President Trump works 21 hours a day.

I see prison r@pea jokes all the time, even from people who call themselves liberals. There’s usually a sprinkle of racial bigotry tossed in as well. The “wait until he meets his roommate DaQuan” jokes are not funny.

The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.

And... WE WON! The court just granted the TRO against these illegal firings by the Trump administration at my old home the State Department. Kudos to all of the great partners in this case--onto the preliminary injunction hearing.

Here’s an idea–publicly release the boat strike video. Americans deserve transparency. But right now, they have real concerns & questions about this administration’s actions.

SOUTHCOM announces another boat strike. Notable that the Pentagon carried out this strike on the same day that Adm. Bradley appeared before members of Congress to defend the Sep. 2 strike.

BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.

Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

3/ Looks like DoD officials previously made false statements to Congress: Defense officials had previously been arguing "they were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for help or backup ... made that claim in at least one briefing in September for congressional staff."

🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime: "The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers." 1/

Prison rape is wrong. Jokes about prison rape are wrong. Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong. If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity. BUT A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.

41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to allow Texas to proceed with using a racially discriminatory voting map. Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p... Per WolframAlpha, the density of cocaine is 1.126 g/cm^3 The density of seawater is 1.02 to 1.03 g/cm^3 Unless there’s additional information, I see no reason to believe that “cocaine floats” in the way they supposed

* healthcare costs are higher * groceries are higher * layoffs are spiraling * small businesses are closing * we are LESS safe * corruption is running rampant * the mood of the country is awful * Americans are losing hope.

So, Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan says he is (will be?) introducing two articles of impeachment, one related to the boat murders and one as to Signalgate. Here's a video announcement, but I can't find any text of a resolution. x.com/RepShriThane...

By law, the Department of Justice CAN go to another grand jury and try again. But even if they succeed (a big IF in this case), the DOJ will have handed Letitia James even more evidence for her vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss the charges. And that motion was already quite strong.

The grand jury’s refusal to indict AG Letitia James is a clear rebuke of using the justice system for political revenge Trump’s repeated attempts to weaponize DOJ show why independent checks on power are essential Today, the rule of law holds firm Read my full statement 👇

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has granted Texas’ request to stay a lower court ruling blocking it from using a heavily gerrymandered congressional map the state legislature passed at the behest of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump's bandaged and discolored hand was visible today during an event where he again at times struggled to keep his eyes open (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

House Republicans held a hearing yesterday on balancing the federal budget. Of course, even their own witness conceded that Trump’s reckless tax bill will increase the deficit by TRILLIONS of dollars.

Poetry! @willbunch.bsky.social “around 250 masked Border Patrol officers, led by the arrogance and telegenic evil of their commander Greg Bovino, rampaging the Lowe’s parking lots and back alleys … before caravanning in their black SUVs to terrorize the next.”

Big takeaway from our 3rd annual pay study: Racial pay gaps at @forbes.com have worsened. White employees average $95,089, compared with $87,500 for Asian, $74,557 for Hispanic or Latino, and $71,438 for Black employees. READ THE STUDY HERE 👇 nyguild.org/post/racial-...

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says his office fielded hundreds of complaints about federal immigration enforcement agents changing license plates to disguise their vehicles, but he says the tactic is illegal.

Today the Census Bureau released an updated estimate of the US immigrant population in 2024, and it shows that despite all the legal and illegal immigration under Biden, the immigrant share of the US population had grown at the slowest pace for any decade since the 1970s www.cato.org/blog/immigra...

The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country. We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better. We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

ALERT: Capitol pipe bomb case suspected arrested But was it all just a coincidence that the bombs were placed hours before the US Capitol siege? youtube.com/shorts/eDajg...

A Republican Congressman, in good standing, referring to Muslims peacefully praying and exercising their 1st Amendment rights as "barbarians." But, no criticism for Israel's genocide against Palestinians. In fact, Fine is a full-throated supporter.

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This hearing before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is underway. Plaintiffs are seeking dismissal of the lawsuit challenging tactics in "Operation Midway Blitz."

This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream

The NY AG's office is seeking to disqualify Sarcone and quash the subpoenas. The judge declined to rule from the bench at the conclusion of the hour-long hearing in Albany earlier today. But she expressed skepticism that Sarcone was lawfully appointed as acting US attorney for Northern NY. 3/

NEW: Judge Lorna Schofield heard arguments today on whether northern New York’s top federal prosecutor, John Sarcone, was lawfully appointed. The NY attorney general, Letitia James, is challenging the legality of Sarcone’s authority to oversee a grand jury investigation targeting her office. 1/

Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”