Fred Vultee

1/ On Monday, U.S. military strikes on boats become congressionally prohibited under War Powers Resolution. A clip of my conversation with @BillKristol @BulwarkOnline below.⤵️ Explaining why Monday is a new frontier. youtu.be/VY4qvIVnYpA?si…

A big @MSNBC scoop >>>> Trump border czar Tom Homan was under criminal investigation for potential bribery and claims he would steer fed contracts in new administration. Undercover @FBI agents recorded him accepting $50k in cash. Trump @TheJusticeDept shuttered the probe Me with @DilanianMSNBC msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom…

@GeneralCattis Safe home, general

It's taken me hours to be able to write this. Cattis crossed OTRB🌈 of heart failure this afternoon. I am shattered. I don't know what I'll do without him. Ever the stoic military cat, he showed no signs of illness until I found him this morning. Please pass the word & keep us in your thoughts. 💔 #Caturday

@GeneralCattis Pulling for you, general

From the human: I've had to rush Cattis to the vet. I found him this morning, lying in the litter box, almost non-responsive. I have no idea what's happened. We need all the prayers, positive thoughts, and love we can get. I'm a wreck--please pass the word for us 💔 #Caturday

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A.

How many stars in that flag?

Hey journalists, if you have not already done so, now is the time to file a FOIA request for Mar-a-Lago report so that it can’t be destroyed by new DOJ leaders when they take over. If (when?) dismissal or pardons of co-Ds occur, there will be no legal basis for refusing to comply.

@GrammarTable What’s the antecedent of “who”?

His grandfather was one of the pioneers who converted marshland into thriving farmland with _____ (his, their) bare hands.

@IffyTheDopester It’s close, but PUDGE!

My favorite player who is listed here is Willie Horton. How about you?

@MissyBBBobtail Looking out for you

It’s back to chemo on Saturday. Where is my cheering section? I need as much positive energy from as many people as possible—3 more sessions and I get a scan. We are hoping for good news. A little belated Christmas present? Who is here to help give me lots of courage and inspiration?

Today in the relentless focus on local news at @theobserver: Reporter in Texas writes about blob in Wisconsin.

@melnickjeffrey1 Oh hell yes

It’s dark and cold and windy and Sunday night and the world is in shambles and the college radio dj has decided, apparently, that Fairport Convention’s “Farewell, Farewell” is the homeopathic misery we need just now.

The AAUP stands with @TexasAaup in expressing deep concern over the reported censorship of more than 200 academic courses at @UNTsocial including the removal of words such as “race,” “gender,” “class,” & “equity” from course titles & descriptions. aaup.org/news/universit…

@ICA_CAT Look forward to seeing you there

How would you feel if we left the bird site X? We will continue to post to BlueSky, Mastodon, and Facebook. We'd hold our account there. We'd export old tweets to Blue Sky perhaps. It feels like time but we don't want to lose people.

What fresh hell is this?

It’s a cult. The top three stories at the Fair ‘n’ Balanced homepage, ~8:30 a.m. (Eastern US) Sunday. #FoxNews

In April, The Biden-Harris Labor Department expanded overtime pay rules. Roughly 4.3 million more workers would have been eligible for OT pay under the new rule. A Trump-appointed judged blocked it yesterday. Go ahead and keep telling me that the GOP is the party of workers.

After threatening @idsnews on social media ("We will be happy to stop it for them"), incoming Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith doubles down in an interview with the student-run publication. idsnews.com/article/2024/1… 🗣️ Let's be clear: The First Amendment prohibits content-based retaliation against the IDS. And if your goal is a student press that reflects various viewpoints — including those less widely accepted — we can assure you that government interference is not the answer.

Today in “shut up and dribble”