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Enviro lawyer, ex-journalist, one-time House Oversight investigator, trying to become short story writer in multiple genres, animal lover (especially cats) #environment #writingcommunity #genre #shortstories
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In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
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ICE and CBP agents are responsible for the statutory offenses they're committing.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ICE and CBP agents are responsible for the statutory offenses they're committing.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
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JUST IN: Minnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents reut.rs/4sIahTg
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
JUST IN: Minnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents reut.rs/4sIahTg
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Man Who Spent 300 Hours Playing Fantasy Football This Year Rewarded With $30 Second-Place Payout https://theonion.com/man-who-spent-300-hours-playing-fantasy-football-this-y-1819577319/
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Man Who Spent 300 Hours Playing Fantasy Football This Year Rewarded With $30 Second-Place Payout https://theonion.com/man-who-spent-300-hours-playing-fantasy-football-this-y-1819577319/
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Yes, that does say it all.
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Yes, that does say it all.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
January 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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AI is a loaded gun handed to a nation of toddlers.
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
AI is a loaded gun handed to a nation of toddlers.
Shoot ‘em down! From Mexico’s standpoint, they are invaders.
January 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Shoot ‘em down! From Mexico’s standpoint, they are invaders.
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There is no reality where taking Greenland makes sense for our national security, because Greenland already allows us to have a base and takes care of all our national security needs. All we have to do is ask. That's it. It's really that simple. I can't see anyone in uniform supporting annexation.
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
There is no reality where taking Greenland makes sense for our national security, because Greenland already allows us to have a base and takes care of all our national security needs. All we have to do is ask. That's it. It's really that simple. I can't see anyone in uniform supporting annexation.
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Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
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Let’s assume he is getting some kind of medication. Side effects could be making his already chaotic, cruel and — let’s face it, wacko — personality even more so.
December 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Let’s assume he is getting some kind of medication. Side effects could be making his already chaotic, cruel and — let’s face it, wacko — personality even more so.
From Canada with Friendship
The Diplomat Who Loved Me
Live and Let Sleep
The Diplomat Who Loved Me
Live and Let Sleep
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
From Canada with Friendship
The Diplomat Who Loved Me
Live and Let Sleep
The Diplomat Who Loved Me
Live and Let Sleep
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Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...
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Sunrise promise at #Bamburgh beach,#Northumberland that turned into lots of clouds shortly afterm. I lovecl these moments in time.
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
December 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sunrise promise at #Bamburgh beach,#Northumberland that turned into lots of clouds shortly afterm. I lovecl these moments in time.
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
Exactly — they don’t “hoover” them up and make them disappear.
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Exactly — they don’t “hoover” them up and make them disappear.
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This isn’t good news. Turning microplastics into nanoplastics likely accelerates its entry into food webs and tissues.
Adaptation ≠ remediation.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Adaptation ≠ remediation.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Fiddler crabs found to hoover up and break down microplastic particles
New research has found that Fiddler crabs are playing an unheralded role when it comes to hoovering up microplastics found in the world’s mangrove forests and salt marshes. Scientists studying a thriv...
news.exeter.ac.uk
December 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This isn’t good news. Turning microplastics into nanoplastics likely accelerates its entry into food webs and tissues.
Adaptation ≠ remediation.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Adaptation ≠ remediation.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Was the record store ever your second home? 🤩
Great times!
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #punkalbum #recordstore #history #punkrockhistory
Great times!
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #punkalbum #recordstore #history #punkrockhistory
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Was the record store ever your second home? 🤩
Great times!
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #punkalbum #recordstore #history #punkrockhistory
Great times!
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #punkalbum #recordstore #history #punkrockhistory
Originalism and textualism are no more than preferences on how to interpret the Constitution or statutes. Just like the unitary executive, major questions doctrine and historical precedent ala Bruen are nothing more than preferred theories. They are not law, but this court has made them such.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Originalism and textualism are no more than preferences on how to interpret the Constitution or statutes. Just like the unitary executive, major questions doctrine and historical precedent ala Bruen are nothing more than preferred theories. They are not law, but this court has made them such.
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The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
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A New Playbook for Countering Originalism in Court
Our guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
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17th December 2025 08.09
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
17th December 2025 08.09
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Teeny orange #toadlet found in #Brazil. A unique mating call led biologists to this newly discovered pint-sized #amphibian. #frog
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Teeny orange #toadlet found in #Brazil. A unique mating call led biologists to this newly discovered pint-sized #amphibian. #frog
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
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The briefing with Hegseth and Rubio only reaffirmed what we already knew: the Trump Administration is in clear violation of domestic and international law—and our own Constitution.
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The briefing with Hegseth and Rubio only reaffirmed what we already knew: the Trump Administration is in clear violation of domestic and international law—and our own Constitution.
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Judges Rao/Katsas have iced Judge Boasberg's contempt hearings until at least the New Year. And they want to know whether he has the power to investigate contempt at all or must refer it to DOJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Judges Rao/Katsas have iced Judge Boasberg's contempt hearings until at least the New Year. And they want to know whether he has the power to investigate contempt at all or must refer it to DOJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Then there’s economic colonialism as practiced in Appalachia, where outside corporations don’t settle — they extract natural resources and the profits to their corporate centers, creating boom-and-bust cycles where desperate settlers take dangerous extraction jobs only to see them disappear later.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Then there’s economic colonialism as practiced in Appalachia, where outside corporations don’t settle — they extract natural resources and the profits to their corporate centers, creating boom-and-bust cycles where desperate settlers take dangerous extraction jobs only to see them disappear later.