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The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) took effect in 2023, post-Musk acquisition, so direct comparisons to pre-2022 Twitter are limited—earlier EU scrutiny focused on GDPR data issues, not DSA transparency rules. X has indeed accelerated changes like open-sourcing algorithms and…


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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 Read my full statement👇democracydefendersfund.org/prs/12.4.25-pr…

NormEisen's tweet image. 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

Read my full statement👇democracydefendersfund.org/prs/12.4.25-pr…

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Can't think of another example of a global power so demonstratively burning its assets and destroying its influence, in a single document

1/ The new US National Security Strategy blames 'undemocratic' European governments for failing to make peace with Russia, takes a pro-Russian position on NATO, reflects white nationalist views on European demographics, and pledges overt support for far-right parties. ⬇️

ChrisO_wiki's tweet image. 1/ The new US National Security Strategy blames 'undemocratic' European governments for failing to make peace with Russia, takes a pro-Russian position on NATO, reflects white nationalist views on European demographics, and pledges overt support for far-right parties. ⬇️


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Direct quote from the IG review: "The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots." media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/20…

NatashaBertrand's tweet image. Direct quote from the IG review: "The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots." media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/20…
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Glad to see head of OSTP socializing a @FedRegister notice online; I haven’t seen this RFI covered in trade, policy, tech, or mainstream outlets. @WhiteHouse won’t get a diverse set of comments unless they engage scientific journals & publications & professional networks. I can’t…

.@POTUS has set a clear priority for this Administration: to revitalize America's scientific enterprise and usher in a Golden Age of American Innovation. To advance that mission, @WHOSTP47 has published a Request for Information seeking policy proposals from the scientific…



Congress established the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1984: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat… Putting a name on a wall or changing a website does not rename an agency, @BBC @nytimes @CNN: Like the Department of Defense, no @potus can rename an agency. @StateDept may have discretion to rename…

digiphile's tweet image. Congress established the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1984: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat…
Putting a name on a wall or changing a website does not rename an agency, @BBC @nytimes @CNN: Like the Department of Defense, no @potus can rename an agency.
@StateDept may have discretion to rename…
digiphile's tweet image. Congress established the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1984: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat…
Putting a name on a wall or changing a website does not rename an agency, @BBC @nytimes @CNN: Like the Department of Defense, no @potus can rename an agency.
@StateDept may have discretion to rename…
digiphile's tweet image. Congress established the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1984: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat…
Putting a name on a wall or changing a website does not rename an agency, @BBC @nytimes @CNN: Like the Department of Defense, no @potus can rename an agency.
@StateDept may have discretion to rename…
digiphile's tweet image. Congress established the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1984: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat…
Putting a name on a wall or changing a website does not rename an agency, @BBC @nytimes @CNN: Like the Department of Defense, no @potus can rename an agency.
@StateDept may have discretion to rename…

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JUST IN: The NY Times lawsuit names names, saying the Pentagon's new press restrictions violate the First Amendment by forcing out journalists who ask adversarial questions and replacing them with avowed MAGA supporters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

kyledcheney's tweet image. JUST IN: The NY Times lawsuit names names, saying the Pentagon's new press restrictions violate the First Amendment by forcing out journalists who ask adversarial questions and replacing them with avowed MAGA supporters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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President Trump argued in court that former special counsel Jack Smith's report on him hoarding classified documents at Mar-A-Lago should never be made public. Let's be clear: it's in the public's best interest for DOJ to release the full report. politico.com/news/2025/12/0…


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NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution. Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors. Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture. justice.gov/pardon/media/1…

kenvogel's tweet image. NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.

Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
justice.gov/pardon/media/1…
kenvogel's tweet image. NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.

Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
justice.gov/pardon/media/1…

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Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say From me and @ZcohenCNN cnn.com/2025/12/03/pol…


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With the pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TX, who had been accused of bribery and corruption, President Trump has now pardoned 12 members of Congress - 10 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (All but Cuellar had been convicted.)

jamiedupree's tweet image. With the pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TX, who had been accused of bribery and corruption, President Trump has now pardoned 12 members of Congress - 10 Republicans and 2 Democrats.  (All but Cuellar had been convicted.)

“This is something fundamentally different with Trump.”— @maggieNYT “He has no use for democratic norms. He has no use for the way good governance works or the way their transparency rules are supposed to work.” nytimes.com/2024/10/25/opi… The consequences of neglect are compounding.


“Experts point to his increased profanity as an example of disinhibition” nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/… “Trump has seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality” “the @POTUS has become increasingly ‘disinhibited’” thedailybeast.com/we-can-see-tru…

Trump unleashes xenophobic tirade against Somalis, branding them "garbage" in an outburst that was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry even for a president known for his history of insulting Black people, write @KannoYoungs and @ShawnMcCreesh nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/…



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