Cody Vidmar
@codyvidmar.bsky.social
These posts could be about literally anything.
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Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
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Sam Alito Very Concerned About the Possibility of People Not Being In Prison For As Long As Possible
Interesting to which issues prompt judges to get worked up about other judges deciding cases in line with their personal ideological agendas.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...
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Tremane Wood is alive in spite of the Supreme Court, which, this morning, rejected his request to block Oklahoma from executing him at 10am as punishment for a murder he did not commit
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
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Oklahoma Didn’t Kill Tremane Wood, No Thanks to the Supreme Court
The justices used to struggle with the constitutionality of the death penalty. Now, they rubber-stamp it.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Tremane Wood is alive in spite of the Supreme Court, which, this morning, rejected his request to block Oklahoma from executing him at 10am as punishment for a murder he did not commit
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
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The Supreme Court just refused to stay this young girl's removal to Venezuela, uprooting her from her life in Texas to a foreign country where neither of her parents currently live. Sotomayor and Jackson note their dissents.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Supreme Court just refused to stay this young girl's removal to Venezuela, uprooting her from her life in Texas to a foreign country where neither of her parents currently live. Sotomayor and Jackson note their dissents.
Republicans own the state government. They passed this.
This is disgusting.
Can't wait for an 8th grader to get burned by fryer oil immediately.
This is disgusting.
Can't wait for an 8th grader to get burned by fryer oil immediately.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Republicans own the state government. They passed this.
This is disgusting.
Can't wait for an 8th grader to get burned by fryer oil immediately.
This is disgusting.
Can't wait for an 8th grader to get burned by fryer oil immediately.
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lol, we're still on "concepts of a plan" here
NEW: As health insurance bills rise, Republicans are still seeking an Obamacare alternative
There is no legislative product yet.
No consensus in the party about a plan.
But top GOP lawmakers and policy figures on Capitol Hill have begun discussing concepts.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
There is no legislative product yet.
No consensus in the party about a plan.
But top GOP lawmakers and policy figures on Capitol Hill have begun discussing concepts.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
As health insurance bills rise, Republicans are still seeking an Obamacare alternative
Premiums for millions of Americans in red and blue states are expected to more than double on average next year unless Congress finds a solution.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
lol, we're still on "concepts of a plan" here
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I've been working on this for awhile, and now it's finally out in the world — our new series explores the nuances of detransitioning in America right now.
I spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump administration. Their stories can teach us a lot. I hope you'll read them.
I spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump administration. Their stories can teach us a lot. I hope you'll read them.
Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like?
The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've been working on this for awhile, and now it's finally out in the world — our new series explores the nuances of detransitioning in America right now.
I spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump administration. Their stories can teach us a lot. I hope you'll read them.
I spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump administration. Their stories can teach us a lot. I hope you'll read them.
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A USDA employee says the Trump administration is retaliating against her for appearing on MSNBC last month and warning that the shutdown would lead to millions of people losing SNAP benefits.
A day after her interview, she was told she was being fired.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A day after her interview, she was told she was being fired.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Trump admin retaliates against federal worker over MSNBC interview about shutdown
A day after she appeared on MSNBC last month to talk about how millions of Americans could lose food benefits because of the shutdown, the USDA informed Ellen Mei that she was scheduled to be terminat...
www.the-independent.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A USDA employee says the Trump administration is retaliating against her for appearing on MSNBC last month and warning that the shutdown would lead to millions of people losing SNAP benefits.
A day after her interview, she was told she was being fired.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A day after her interview, she was told she was being fired.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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We seriously have Republicans talking about going back to the “good old days” of high-risk pools, which just meant that people with preexisting conditions like cancer couldn’t get health insurance.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We seriously have Republicans talking about going back to the “good old days” of high-risk pools, which just meant that people with preexisting conditions like cancer couldn’t get health insurance.
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Amazing reporting from @chalkbeat.org: Christian Nationalist law firm Alliance Defending Freedom was involved in setting up Colorado's first "Christian public school" specifically so it could get another case to the Supreme Court over whether public money can fund religious schools
After the Supreme Court tied on religious charters, Alliance Defending Freedom asked a Colorado school district lawyer to initiate a "parallel case," according to emails obtained by Chalkbeat. A self-described Christian public school opened a few months later. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Christian law firm sought Colorado test case for religious public schools, emails suggest
Alliance Defending Freedom approached a Colorado lawyer about starting a school in Colorado to spark a legal test of publicly funded religious education, according to an email authored by the lawyer.
www.chalkbeat.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Amazing reporting from @chalkbeat.org: Christian Nationalist law firm Alliance Defending Freedom was involved in setting up Colorado's first "Christian public school" specifically so it could get another case to the Supreme Court over whether public money can fund religious schools
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This is the other:
NEW: Fresh intrigue in Comey case as transcript of some grand jury proceedings 'missing.' Judge appointed to consider legality of Halligan appointment in Comey/James cases seems to have serious doubts, but unclear if she'll toss outright. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge appears skeptical of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim US attorney
A ruling against Halligan could threaten the cases she brought against James Comey and Letitia James.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is the other:
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Are you telling me that we *already* have two "missing tape" stories *this week* when all of Watergate only had one?!
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Are you telling me that we *already* have two "missing tape" stories *this week* when all of Watergate only had one?!
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
Tremane Wood is currently on death row, despite his older brother admitting to killing victim Ronnie Wipf in 2002.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Set To Be Executed For It.
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
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#Project2025 calls for ending #Obamacare
Felon in the White House claimed he knew nothing about Project 2025, then appointed “Vought — the mastermind behind Project 2025 — to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.” In 2nd term, he is following Project 2025 right down to smallest detail
Felon in the White House claimed he knew nothing about Project 2025, then appointed “Vought — the mastermind behind Project 2025 — to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.” In 2nd term, he is following Project 2025 right down to smallest detail
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#Project2025 calls for ending #Obamacare
Felon in the White House claimed he knew nothing about Project 2025, then appointed “Vought — the mastermind behind Project 2025 — to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.” In 2nd term, he is following Project 2025 right down to smallest detail
Felon in the White House claimed he knew nothing about Project 2025, then appointed “Vought — the mastermind behind Project 2025 — to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.” In 2nd term, he is following Project 2025 right down to smallest detail
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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It is journalistic malpractice to be within a city block of Vance and not read him this tweet through a bullhorn
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It is journalistic malpractice to be within a city block of Vance and not read him this tweet through a bullhorn
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And you can do it on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which has accounted for $2 billion of the $5 billion the Trumps have made this year for their own cryptocurrency venture. Oh, and thanks to a pardon from Eric's dad, the founder of Binance won't have to serve time in prison.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
And you can do it on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which has accounted for $2 billion of the $5 billion the Trumps have made this year for their own cryptocurrency venture. Oh, and thanks to a pardon from Eric's dad, the founder of Binance won't have to serve time in prison.
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CNN: Why do you think the WH working so hard to keep Epstein info from being released?
PETE SESSIONS: Probably for the same reason that Obama and Biden's administration did not release this data
CNN: As far as I know, neither Obama or Biden is mentioned in these documents. Trump is repeatedly
PETE SESSIONS: Probably for the same reason that Obama and Biden's administration did not release this data
CNN: As far as I know, neither Obama or Biden is mentioned in these documents. Trump is repeatedly
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
CNN: Why do you think the WH working so hard to keep Epstein info from being released?
PETE SESSIONS: Probably for the same reason that Obama and Biden's administration did not release this data
CNN: As far as I know, neither Obama or Biden is mentioned in these documents. Trump is repeatedly
PETE SESSIONS: Probably for the same reason that Obama and Biden's administration did not release this data
CNN: As far as I know, neither Obama or Biden is mentioned in these documents. Trump is repeatedly
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The Jeffrey Epstein emails are astonishing not so much for the chumminess he enjoyed with elites even after he’d served time for soliciting prostitution with a minor but for their flagrantness, their casual disregard, and their indifference to consequence.
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The Corrupt Roots of America’s Elite Run Deep
It’s the Impunity, Stupid In reviewing a portion of the 20,000-plus Jeffrey...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Jeffrey Epstein emails are astonishing not so much for the chumminess he enjoyed with elites even after he’d served time for soliciting prostitution with a minor but for their flagrantness, their casual disregard, and their indifference to consequence.
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"hey guys notice that the same people complaining about having to deal with silly 'cancel culture' standards don't feel like they should be moored by literally any other set of standards either. curious thing going on there wouldn't you say?"
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"hey guys notice that the same people complaining about having to deal with silly 'cancel culture' standards don't feel like they should be moored by literally any other set of standards either. curious thing going on there wouldn't you say?"
.....how.
Kevin Hassett on the October jobs report: "We'll maybe be able to concoct something, but we'll never actually know for sure what the unemployment rate was in October."
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
.....how.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence
"You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."