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Don't know if the following is true, but if it is...well, it'll be interesting.





From Blue:  41 minutes is a long time to sit in your air conditioned office watching men struggle to survive as you decide to kill them.

Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers  -  https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/strike-lawmakers-briefing-radio-survivors     https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/boat-strike-shows-survivors.html?smid=url-share    https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/politics/suriname-boat-strike-bradley

[ohmygod. I feel literally ill.]


Congressional Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) says she was just pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson - https://bsky.app/profile/jamiedupree.bsky.social

CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth [this is just a huge harm] - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee-votes-remove-universal-recommendation/story?id=128106987

Supreme Court minority's blistering dissent on Texas redistricting case - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26338616/25a608-order.pdf

U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-hits-38-trillion-in-debt-after-the-fastest-accumulation-of-1-trillion-outside-of-the-pandemic

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released - https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-12-5-2025?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share  [It's a start. But there is much more that needs to be made public.]     https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-12-5-2025#0000019a-efbb-de08-abbe-efbb62280000

It still goes on...

Posted on Blue:  George Takei‬  ‪@georgetakei.bsky.social‬   The R word is not acceptable to hurl as a slur, especially by the President. His followers see it as their cue, though, and now they're bullying the Walz family with it. Do you see what Trump has unleashed?    https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-walzs-daughter-eviscerates-trump-for-calling-her-dad-a-vile-slur/

[I'd say he incited the lowest common denominator.]


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So. California:  Border Patrol In disguise try to hire day laborers to arrest them.  BP raided five Home Depots, chased a man into a bus, and a flower vendor into a gas station, who were among at least 13 people kidnapped around the Southland, with most of the focus in Orange County. -  https://lataco.com/daily-memo-december-5th-border-patrol-posed-as-humans-hiring-day-laborers-as-a-ruse-to-kidnap-them      Immigration agents take cash box from La Puente taco stand, witness says, after arresting four people in La Puente. [Video] - https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/immigration-agents-take-cash-box-from-la-puente-taco-stand-witness-says/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Washington State:  US senator says ICE agents 'sic attack dogs' on Vancouver man [graphic images in the article] - https://cbs6albany.com/news/nation-world/washington-senator-says-ice-agents-sicced-dog-on-her-constituent-oregon-washington-vancouver-portland-patty-murray-ice-immigration-northwest-processing-nwipc-wilmer-toledo-martinez

North Carolina:  ICE arrests of people with no criminal records rose in NC before Border Patrol surge - https://www.newsobserver.com/article313429082.html#storylink=cpy

Illinois:  Cicero woman with infant in the NICU is detained by ICE - https://19thnews.org/2025/12/postpartum-immigrant-detention-ice/

New Orleans:  Immigration authorities have insisted the sweeps are targeted at “criminal illegal aliens.” But the law enforcement records detail criminal histories for less than a third of the 38 people arrested in the first two days of the operation. Local leaders told the AP those numbers — which law enforcement officials were admonished not to distribute to the media — undermined the stated aim of the roundup. They also expressed concern that the online surveillance could chill free speech as authorities threaten to charge anyone interfering with immigration enforcement. - https://apnews.com/article/immigration-new-orleans-online-monitoring-b2c300245ea4ffbef335502245760a1d   New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell said the stated goals of the operation to arrest violent offenders did not align with the reality of what is taking place.  “There’s literally no information being given to the city of New Orleans whatsoever,” Morrell said. “If the goal was for them to come here and augment existing law enforcement, to pursue violent criminals or people with extensive criminal histories, why wouldn’t you be more transparent about who you’ve arrested and why?”

New Orleans:  Allegations of detained citizens mount as arrests continue -  "Where were you born, man?" a Border Patrol agent asked a man outside a New Orleans Lowe's store on Wednesday, according to video of the encounter captured by an organizer for immigrant rights group Union Migrante. "I'm a U.S. citizen," the man replied. "But where were you born?" the agent responded. He repeated the question in Spanish, adding, "tell me the truth." "I won't answer any more questions," the man answered in English.  "OK," the agent responded. "Will you put handcuffs on him, please?" -  https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/allegations-of-detained-citizens-as-arrests-mount-in-new-orleans-border-patrol-sweeps/article_667b08e0-e717-4558-867c-6093c4284b34.html

Marrero, Louisianna:  Young mother, a US citizen, chased by Border Patrol while walking home from neighborhood grocery shop -  “We’re Brown — they assume we live illegally here, so that's why I'm concerned,” Juan Carlos Anglin [her father] said Thursday night. “Because I feel at this point, this is not going to be the last time. It's going to keep happening.”  [includes video] https://www.nola.com/news/border-patrol-new-orleans-marrero-chase/article_06a6b7fc-1987-465b-8ad8-10933de78e0f.html       https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-masked-border-patrol-agent-chasing-woman-louisiana-marrero-rcna247756

State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public "sentiment" surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press. -  https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/records-reviewed-by-ap-detail-online-monitoring-arrests-in-new-orleans-immigration-crackdown/article_0b4ac2b7-a797-4fdd-b068-db63e2b62008.html

New York City:  Mayor Elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani [on X] - Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.   https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ice-separates-boy-6-from-father-during-effort-to-deport-them-to-china/ Yuanxin Zheng, age six, detained by ICE.


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Supreme Court arguments: The high court appears ready to side with President Donald Trump on the firing of a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Liberal justices warned today that backing Trump could “destroy the structure of government” as conservatives tried to tamp down fears. [CNN]

Trump admin dragged as key jobs report yanked:  "Economy so bad, no GDP report, no jobs report, and now no inflation report" - https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674380365/

US Navy deleted video of October boat attack survivors on the Iwo Jima. Leaked document reveals effort to coverup aftermath of Oct 17 strike [can't verify legitimacy of this article] - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/navy-allegedly-ordered-sailors-to-delete-footage-of-boat-strike-survivors/ar-AA1RT5K6

The Bulwark  ‪@thebulwark.com‬
Q: “You said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd.”
Trump: “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that. This is ABC fake news.”
Trump on Dec. 3: “Whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.”
Video of Trump saying "that" on December 3rd - https://bsky.app/profile/thebulwark.com/post/3m7iusrt5br27

The U.S. Supreme Court in a free speech case on Monday opted not to hear an appeal by a group of residents of a rural Texas county of a judicial decision allowing local officials to remove 17 books that these officials deemed objectionable from public libraries. The justices let stand a lower court's decision allowing the removal of books including ones dealing with themes of race and LGBT identity, from its public library system. The lower court rejected the argument made by the plaintiffs that removing the books was unlawful under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of free speech.


More Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) than at any point since it took effect more than a decade ago, according to a new Gallup survey. - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/aca-approval-hits-new-high-gallup/ar-AA1RWsae?ocid=socialshare  Unfortunately, federal subsidies for the premium costs are still set to expire on December 31st. Republicans in Congress are refusing to extend the subsidies.

Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans on Social Security - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-broke-his-promise-to-protect-a-lifeline-for-71-million-americans/ar-AA1RVmp3  As the Trump administration claims that things have never been better, millions of Americans are having a very different experience. In fact, more people today now die waiting in line for their initial disability determination than any time since President Dwight Eisenhower signed the disability portion of the Act into law in 1956. Even just recently, Trump and DOGE risked 300 million Americans’ personal data from the Social Security Administration. They have robbed Americans of customer service and peace of mind. [Fox News.]

Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller & his white supremacist rhetoric — it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany—"  https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m7fv62hyp32p



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Mayor Elect of New York City:  New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants. Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. - https://bsky.app/profile/zohrankmamdani.bsky.social/post/3m7fynvtkgs2t

New York State: Protesters demand Albany County end contract with Avelo Airlines - https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/protesters-demand-albany-county-end-contract-with-avelo-airlines

Minneapolis - https://bsky.app/profile/saltybitchables.bsky.social/post/3m7bts43loc2o

Portland, Oregon  poster spotted

Louisiana: Community members in Kenner activated rapid-response teams to follow Greg Bovino and Border Patrol through the neighborhood. They alert residents and warn them not to open their doors unless CBP has a court-ordered warrant. - https://bsky.app/profile/strictlychristo.bsky.social/post/3m7ggccme4s2l

New York:   Attorney General James sues to stop Trump Administration’s attempt to cut off SNAP benefits for permanent residents. 35,000 New Yorkers’ SNAP benefits in jeopardy as states face threat of catastrophic financial penalties - https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-stop-trump-administrations-attempt-cut-snap-benefits

House defense bill ignores Trump’s 'Department of War' name change - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-defense-bill-ignores-trump-s-department-of-war-name-change/ar-AA1RWkvn?ocid=socialshare


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Release the Epstein files.
11 days.