David Houghton
@dfhoughton.bsky.social
Linguist, programmer, honest person.
All in on DEI. Proud to be woke. Friend and parent of queer folk.
All in on DEI. Proud to be woke. Friend and parent of queer folk.
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Asked whether there is anything incriminating in the Epstein files, Trump responds by telling a female reporter to be "quiet" and seemingly calling her "piggy."
This is not how an innocent man behaves.
Trump cannot hide his misogyny even for his own benefit.
This is not how an innocent man behaves.
Trump cannot hide his misogyny even for his own benefit.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Asked whether there is anything incriminating in the Epstein files, Trump responds by telling a female reporter to be "quiet" and seemingly calling her "piggy."
This is not how an innocent man behaves.
Trump cannot hide his misogyny even for his own benefit.
This is not how an innocent man behaves.
Trump cannot hide his misogyny even for his own benefit.
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
A callback to a classic:
bsky.app/profile/pbum...
PB steps back and lets Trump hang himself (or would, if MAGA could recognize this as gibberish).
People say Trump is declining mentally. I look at this and think he's just holding steady at his customary, very low level. He was always an idiot.
bsky.app/profile/pbum...
PB steps back and lets Trump hang himself (or would, if MAGA could recognize this as gibberish).
People say Trump is declining mentally. I look at this and think he's just holding steady at his customary, very low level. He was always an idiot.
A lot of people criticizing Trump for not lowering grocery prices when what he's doing now is precisely what he said he would do on the issue while he was campaigning. To jog your memory: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | Here’s how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices
During Donald Trump’s town hall in Pennsylvania, an attendee asked about grocery bills and inflation. Here is Trump’s response in its entirety.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A callback to a classic:
bsky.app/profile/pbum...
PB steps back and lets Trump hang himself (or would, if MAGA could recognize this as gibberish).
People say Trump is declining mentally. I look at this and think he's just holding steady at his customary, very low level. He was always an idiot.
bsky.app/profile/pbum...
PB steps back and lets Trump hang himself (or would, if MAGA could recognize this as gibberish).
People say Trump is declining mentally. I look at this and think he's just holding steady at his customary, very low level. He was always an idiot.
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I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
"Trump’s evasions, cover stories, OJ-like pledges to find the ‘real killers’ and other increasingly comic excuses look weak and ridiculous. Above all else a strongman can’t look weak and ridiculous."
Trump has always been ridiculous. Weak is new.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump has always been ridiculous. Weak is new.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Trump’s evasions, cover stories, OJ-like pledges to find the ‘real killers’ and other increasingly comic excuses look weak and ridiculous. Above all else a strongman can’t look weak and ridiculous."
Trump has always been ridiculous. Weak is new.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump has always been ridiculous. Weak is new.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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ofc RFK Jr never had a brain worm: he made up the whole story to avoid paying alimony to the ex-wife he later drove to suicide by cutting her off financially AND denying her access to her kids
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ofc RFK Jr never had a brain worm: he made up the whole story to avoid paying alimony to the ex-wife he later drove to suicide by cutting her off financially AND denying her access to her kids
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
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I think one of the underappreciated races on “people need to run for these jobs” lists is state bar associations.
Every state should see a slate of “we are going to sanction and disbar with a VENGEANCE” candidates in the next few yrs.
(You know this is why Bondi’s bro ran for the DC Bar Assn.)
Every state should see a slate of “we are going to sanction and disbar with a VENGEANCE” candidates in the next few yrs.
(You know this is why Bondi’s bro ran for the DC Bar Assn.)
Reup: One thing EVERYONE is missing abt the two things that went down last week--Bondi bowing to Trump's demand for an investigation of Dems, and her re-ratification of the Comey indictment--is how vulnerable Bondi is, both politically and legally.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/16/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/16/m...
Might Pam Bondi's Latest Prosecutorial Abuse Give Us Ponies and Puppies? - emptywheel
Pam Bondi's obeisance to Trump's demand she conduct a frivolous investigation into Democrats to make his own Epstein scandal go away may be a gift to Jim Comey.
www.emptywheel.net
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I think one of the underappreciated races on “people need to run for these jobs” lists is state bar associations.
Every state should see a slate of “we are going to sanction and disbar with a VENGEANCE” candidates in the next few yrs.
(You know this is why Bondi’s bro ran for the DC Bar Assn.)
Every state should see a slate of “we are going to sanction and disbar with a VENGEANCE” candidates in the next few yrs.
(You know this is why Bondi’s bro ran for the DC Bar Assn.)
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I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Under a 2010 ruling from the Supreme Court, domestic groups can face “material support” charges for providing nonviolent support to designated foreign terrorist organizations. interc.pt/4i1EqYJ
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Under a 2010 ruling from the Supreme Court, domestic groups can face “material support” charges for providing nonviolent support to designated foreign terrorist organizations. interc.pt/4i1EqYJ
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Thinking out loud: There's a lot of really heroic indy media documenting how inhumane Stephen Miller's dragnet is.
We need a campaign noting that if you want to fix the housing market you need to fire Stephen Miller.
www.nahb.org/advocacy/ind...
We need a campaign noting that if you want to fix the housing market you need to fire Stephen Miller.
www.nahb.org/advocacy/ind...
November 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Thinking out loud: There's a lot of really heroic indy media documenting how inhumane Stephen Miller's dragnet is.
We need a campaign noting that if you want to fix the housing market you need to fire Stephen Miller.
www.nahb.org/advocacy/ind...
We need a campaign noting that if you want to fix the housing market you need to fire Stephen Miller.
www.nahb.org/advocacy/ind...
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
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This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
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Blending Family and Governance, Richard III has his nephews imprisoned in the Tower of London and later murdered.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Blending Family and Governance, Richard III has his nephews imprisoned in the Tower of London and later murdered.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
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“My community is definitely fighting,” she said, “calling the governor’s office, calling state representatives, calling so many people just to figure out why is this happening to good people...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Ohio town rallies around man who faces deportation to Laos after 40 years in the U.S.
His family says his case shows how good people who contribute to society are getting swept up even as the Trump administration says it is targeting “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“My community is definitely fighting,” she said, “calling the governor’s office, calling state representatives, calling so many people just to figure out why is this happening to good people...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Beer-pong is what will finally bring him down.
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Beer-pong is what will finally bring him down.
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A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in, writes @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social.
The Moral Lesson Buried in Last Week’s ‘Blue Wave’
America should feel shame again.
sojo.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in, writes @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social.
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2025 COP30 summit has the largest delegation of fossil fuel lobbyists than any previous COP.
Up 12% from last year’s COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.🤬
Up 12% from last year’s COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.🤬
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
2025 COP30 summit has the largest delegation of fossil fuel lobbyists than any previous COP.
Up 12% from last year’s COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.🤬
Up 12% from last year’s COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.🤬
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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“Are you really sure you want to trust Donald Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a pretty tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Democrats should not hesitate to say so.”
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Are you really sure you want to trust Donald Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a pretty tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Democrats should not hesitate to say so.”