Citizen__B
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Citizen__B
@citizenb.bsky.social
· Sep 26
The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
This turned out to be true.
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I mean the entire premise of a constitution is that it constrains the ruling powers. That’s why you have it!
It’s just goofy to then be like, “eh, when the Framers wrote that they didn’t think about how we’d come up with excuses to not enforce it!”
That’s on us! We’re making a choice here!
It’s just goofy to then be like, “eh, when the Framers wrote that they didn’t think about how we’d come up with excuses to not enforce it!”
That’s on us! We’re making a choice here!
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I mean the entire premise of a constitution is that it constrains the ruling powers. That’s why you have it!
It’s just goofy to then be like, “eh, when the Framers wrote that they didn’t think about how we’d come up with excuses to not enforce it!”
That’s on us! We’re making a choice here!
It’s just goofy to then be like, “eh, when the Framers wrote that they didn’t think about how we’d come up with excuses to not enforce it!”
That’s on us! We’re making a choice here!
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It’s really kind of weird to have a putative constitutional democracy that specifically bans the exact thing the President is doing right now—the facts are not in dispute—and just be like, “whelp, guess it can’t be enforced!”
The Emoluments Clauses, Explained
The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ensure effective enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It’s really kind of weird to have a putative constitutional democracy that specifically bans the exact thing the President is doing right now—the facts are not in dispute—and just be like, “whelp, guess it can’t be enforced!”
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Thank goodness for @propublica.org
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Thank goodness for @propublica.org
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Trump was asked by 60 Minutes about immigration agents using aggresive"H tactics like busting people's windows.
"Have those tactics gone too far?"
"No", Trump said, "I think they haven't gone far enough."
This is what that looks like in the real world.
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
"Have those tactics gone too far?"
"No", Trump said, "I think they haven't gone far enough."
This is what that looks like in the real world.
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Trump was asked by 60 Minutes about immigration agents using aggresive"H tactics like busting people's windows.
"Have those tactics gone too far?"
"No", Trump said, "I think they haven't gone far enough."
This is what that looks like in the real world.
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
"Have those tactics gone too far?"
"No", Trump said, "I think they haven't gone far enough."
This is what that looks like in the real world.
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
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Good bit of analysis here.
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
Lay-offs and AI on.ft.com/4qG3Pec | opinion
Lay-offs and AI
Bad news, OK data
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Good bit of analysis here.
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
This guy, Johnson, is so fucking repressed... I wouldn't trust him alone with a child, much less leading a national political Party.
#NakedBikeRide #PortlandICEProtest
#NakedBikeRide #PortlandICEProtest
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This guy, Johnson, is so fucking repressed... I wouldn't trust him alone with a child, much less leading a national political Party.
#NakedBikeRide #PortlandICEProtest
#NakedBikeRide #PortlandICEProtest
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that they left em masse, at least, seems like a good sign
NEW for @washingtonpost.com:
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
that they left em masse, at least, seems like a good sign
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Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
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There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.
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Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)
Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)
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@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
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so can someone explain how it’s good when AI takes our jobs but bad when the immigrants do?
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
so can someone explain how it’s good when AI takes our jobs but bad when the immigrants do?
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Oooh it’s the harvest moon!
Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Neil Young tonight
Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Neil Young tonight
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Oooh it’s the harvest moon!
Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Neil Young tonight
Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Neil Young tonight
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Gov JB Pritzker said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the trump Administration's gross misconduct" as she visited the Broadview ICE facility Friday…
Gov JB Pritzker said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the trump Administration's gross misconduct" as she visited the Broadview ICE facility Friday…
Pritzker: Noem should "no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability as she visits Broadview ICE facility
Gov. Pritzker said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the Trump Administration's gross misconduct" the same day she visited the B...
www.cbsnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Gov JB Pritzker said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the trump Administration's gross misconduct" as she visited the Broadview ICE facility Friday…
Gov JB Pritzker said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the trump Administration's gross misconduct" as she visited the Broadview ICE facility Friday…
Kristi Noem tells Bad Bunny that ICE will be at the Super Bowl and the event should only be for Americans who “love this country”
October 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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This may be as close as we’ll ever get to an official confirmation
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.
www.theverge.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This may be as close as we’ll ever get to an official confirmation
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People who don’t think this is fascism “yet” aren’t seeing members of their own ethnic group get brutalized and kidnapped by masked men with guns.
Some of us already live in the future. Spoiler alert: It’s fascism.
Some of us already live in the future. Spoiler alert: It’s fascism.
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
People who don’t think this is fascism “yet” aren’t seeing members of their own ethnic group get brutalized and kidnapped by masked men with guns.
Some of us already live in the future. Spoiler alert: It’s fascism.
Some of us already live in the future. Spoiler alert: It’s fascism.
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Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
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As US govt shutdown looms, workers across many agencies received identical emails blaming Democrats.
The message mandated by White House OMB had "one clear stipulation: Absolutely no modifications to the language."
Great scoop from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-omb-...
The message mandated by White House OMB had "one clear stipulation: Absolutely no modifications to the language."
Great scoop from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-omb-...
Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov’t shutdown
Workers call the partisan email "a vile slap in the face."
www.thehandbasket.co
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
As US govt shutdown looms, workers across many agencies received identical emails blaming Democrats.
The message mandated by White House OMB had "one clear stipulation: Absolutely no modifications to the language."
Great scoop from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-omb-...
The message mandated by White House OMB had "one clear stipulation: Absolutely no modifications to the language."
Great scoop from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-omb-...