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Amelia Bedelia
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Curating smarties in these dumb times.
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
For policymakers, lawmakers, commentators and the public:

We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats

I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable
A deep dive on the international law applicable to the U.S. military's lethal operations against suspected drug boats
www.justsecurity.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
An unconstitutional notion.

We are witnessing in real time why the Constitution doesn’t entrust decisions over the use of military force to the whims of one man.

apnews.com/article/hegs...
Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force 'as he sees fit'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended U.S. military strikes on alleged drug cartel boats, saying President Donald Trump has the right to take military action “as he sees fit.”
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December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
Really something to do war crimes in a make-believe war.
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
how is this real
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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cwebbonline.com
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland

When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Sure thing, Mr. Bezos
Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do Though Americans might be clamoring for relief on groceries, housing and energy costs, economists say there’s a bigger downside to falling prices.
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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maxberger.bsky.social
Every sentence here is even crazier than the last.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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jagsaysstupid.bsky.social
Must be the next president of Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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amybramble.bsky.social
Time to leak, Pentagon.
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Now that MTG is feeling all soft, and free, and easy, it might be a good time to ask her why before even being sworn-in she was one of the 10 members of the House who met with Trump in December 2020 to discuss “Stop the Steal” plans, and the details of the convo….

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November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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amybramble.bsky.social
FINALLY. I've been bothered there hasn't been any noise around this. Also, F Tate and anyone who enabled him.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
amybramble.bsky.social
Ummmmm
joshuaerlich.bsky.social Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 21d
folks
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21d
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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younggourmet.bsky.social
Ooh I can 👏 not 👏 wait 👏 for the weekend to begin so I can dive into this treasure @koshersoul.bsky.social 🙏🏻
(Sydney is in the Southern hemisphere after all).
A book cover with a dark blue background and Lino print art of a green leaf, red dried beans and a yellow corn cob. Title is “Recipes from the American South.” Author is Michael W. Twitty, food historian.
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
"Mr. President, your approval rating is plummeting and your party was just wrecked in elections across the nation. What's your response?"

"lol your mom lmao"
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 6
This is featured on the official White House website.
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
amybramble.bsky.social
Crash out time
katerqburns.bsky.social Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · Nov 5
Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread
Sickos meme- guy looking out a window laughing
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
amybramble.bsky.social
Oh hell yeah, California 🙌
jamiedupree.bsky.social Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · Nov 5
Democrats cap off their big night with an easy win in California for a new Congressional map, which could defeat as many as 5 GOP incumbents in the U.S. House.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.

(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
I love the wedding announcements in the NYTimes Sunday Styles.
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
amybramble.bsky.social
All of this. Don't get hurt. Care for each other. Be mindful. Share your on-the-ground experience. Don't endanger one another. And stay righteous ✌🏼
taliajane.bsky.social talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · Oct 19
the latter part is why you see so many leftist accounts crowing about masking up & not signing up to attend protests, but of course the undertone of “please stay safe and don’t do these things that can get you hurt bc i have been there and i want you to not have to experience it” is ignored in favor
October 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
amybramble.bsky.social
Thank you David Cross.
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My Thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival
I’ve been asked for my opinion on the Riyadh Comedy Festival and rather than answer the same question 23 times, I’ll just put this out here. Oh, and I should preface this with the fact that I was not ...
officialdavidcross.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
amybramble.bsky.social
What a soul cleanse nature is...
rebeccarhelm.bsky.social Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · Sep 24
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
amybramble.bsky.social
Ooooh lookie who is on BlueSky ❤️
margaretcho.bsky.social Margaret Cho @margaretcho.bsky.social · Sep 23
I’m sitting on a plane next to a maga man in a gulf of ‘merica shirt. We are next to the lavatory. I took a liberal shit and flapped the door into our aisle to wave the smell over. It’s been 15 minutes and I still smell it. I’m sitting in it too but it’s worth the sacrifice. #resist #releasethefiles
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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mayor.lacity.gov
The Supreme Court’s decision this morning is an attack on every person in every city in this country. Full stop.
September 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Supreme Court — over the objection of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson — allows the Trump administration’s racial profiling of people working certain types of jobs in its immigration raids during litigation.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - No. 25A169 - KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. U. PEDRO VASQUEZ PERDOMO, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [September 8, 2025] The application for stay presented to JUSTICE KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted. The July 11, 2025 order entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California, case No. 2:25-cv-5605, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting. In early June, the Government launched immigration enforcement raids across Los Angeles and its surrounding counties. During the raids, teams of armed and masked agents pulled up to car washes, tow yards, farms, and parks and began seizing individuals on sight, often before asking a single question. A Federal District Court found that these raids were part of a pattern of conduct by the Government that likely violated the Fourth Amendment. Based on the evidence before it, the court held that the Government was stopping individuals based solely on four factors: (1) their apparent race or ethnicity; (2) whether they spoke Spanish or English with an accent; (3) the type of location at which they were found (such as a car wash or bus stop); and (4) the type of job they appeared to work. Concluding that stops based on these four factors alone, even when taken together, could not satisfy the Fourth Amendment's requirement of reasonable suspicion, the District Court temporarily enjoined the Government from continuing its pattern of unlawful mass arrests while it considered whether longer-term relief was appropriate. Instead of allowing the District Court to consider these troubling allegations in the normal course, a majority of 2 NOEM v. VASQUEZ PERDOMO SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting this Court decides to take the once-extraordinary step of staying the District Court's order. That decision is yet another grave misuse of our emergency docket. We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent. * * The Fourth Amendment protects every individual's constitutional right to be "free from arbitrary interference by law officers." Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S., at 878. After to-day, that may no longer be true for those who happen to look a certain way, speak a certain way, and appear to work a certain type of legitimate job that pays very little. Because this is unconscionably irreconcilable with our Nation's constitutional guarantees, I dissent.
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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seeker8998.bsky.social
I see your point. My point is that "everyone has a right to go about their day if they are not under arrest" is denied by this opinion, and I don't think you disagree with that framing.
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM