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At an inflection point. (That's the kind of bullshit that goes here right?)
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It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
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Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
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Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
Palantir CEO Karp twice slams short sellers as stock suffers worst week since April
Palantir CEO Alex Karp twice confronted short sellers this week as the company's shares suffered a double-digit drop.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
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And if you’ve never watched “Borgen” fix that ASAP
a woman in a red dress is smiling and making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a red dress is smiling and making a funny face .
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November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And if you’ve never watched “Borgen” fix that ASAP
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It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
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note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
The Platner thing reveals a lot of class issues because while the situation sucks, there are so many people who don't advocate for an alternative that gives a shit about the bottom half of the country.
And no, being nearly 80 and standing for election is not giving a shit.
And no, being nearly 80 and standing for election is not giving a shit.
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Platner thing reveals a lot of class issues because while the situation sucks, there are so many people who don't advocate for an alternative that gives a shit about the bottom half of the country.
And no, being nearly 80 and standing for election is not giving a shit.
And no, being nearly 80 and standing for election is not giving a shit.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Just saw this thread on "The Shirley Exception", and I had to share it here. Please read the entire thing (long thread):
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May 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Just saw this thread on "The Shirley Exception", and I had to share it here. Please read the entire thing (long thread):
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The city of LA and the LAPD are asking the court to lift the injunction that prevents the dept from assaulting and arresting journalists ahead of tomorrow’s No Kings protests due to officer and public safety risks.
![PARTE APPLICATION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Local Rule 7-19 and this
Court's Civil Standing Order Section XIII, Defendants City of Los Angeles and Chief Jim McDonnell ("City" or "Defendants"), by and through their counsel of record, respectfully apply to this Court on an ex parte basis for an order staying the Preliminary Injunction entered on September 10, 2025 (ECF No. 83) pending appeal. This Application is based on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 62 and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 8(a)(1)(A), the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declarations of Lt. Joseph Dunster, the Declaration of Richard Egger, other supporting declarations and exhibits, the record, and any further evidence or argument the Court may permit.
Good Cause and Urgency
Good cause and urgency exist for the relief requested. The City has filed a
Notice of Appeal of the Preliminary Injunction. In addition, the City faces imminent enforcement obligations under the Court's September 10, 2025, Preliminary Injunction Order ("Order") because there is an upcoming "No Kings" protest scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025, which requires it to deploy officers subject to the constraints of the Order. The Order enjoins the Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD") from a broad range of actions relating to its handling of "journalists" during protests, and requires LAPD to take a number of affirmative actions, described in the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities below. Although the Court described the injunction as "mirror[ing] the Defendants' own policies" (Order at p. 27), it imposes ambiguous mandates that create serious operational uncertainty and a substantial risk of contempt for good-faith conduct to preserve public safety. Given the immediate and concrete risk to officer and public safety posed by these uncertainties-and the fact that the City has](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnsn3gjqvtaianuuziyiqxlx/bafkreiclgogepwv2z33rjia2tx4jubo6tmhl7sy6gp6nptv4xirwcppiqu@jpeg)
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The city of LA and the LAPD are asking the court to lift the injunction that prevents the dept from assaulting and arresting journalists ahead of tomorrow’s No Kings protests due to officer and public safety risks.
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Here, Ellis writes that protesting ICE is not the same as rejecting the authority of the entire federal government, as required by 10 USC 12406(2)
October 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here, Ellis writes that protesting ICE is not the same as rejecting the authority of the entire federal government, as required by 10 USC 12406(2)
The status quo of the shutdown right now is basically the end goal of Republican and conservative thought for the last 70 years: regressive taxes and a police and military with no other agencies or programs.
This situation, today, is what they've always wanted.
This situation, today, is what they've always wanted.
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The status quo of the shutdown right now is basically the end goal of Republican and conservative thought for the last 70 years: regressive taxes and a police and military with no other agencies or programs.
This situation, today, is what they've always wanted.
This situation, today, is what they've always wanted.
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Never before in American history has one state's military force been deployed in another state over its objection.
I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.
I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.
October 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Never before in American history has one state's military force been deployed in another state over its objection.
I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.
I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.
If Stephen Miller ran a dairy plant he would only ever make butter because the milk would never be homogenized enough for him.
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Stephen Miller ran a dairy plant he would only ever make butter because the milk would never be homogenized enough for him.
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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
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Abbott egged on the Jade Helm conspiracists, who claimed that a military training operation was actually Obama invading the state of Texas.
Now a U.S. president is deploying Texas troops to other states to dominate and intimidate those states, and Abbott is complicit.
Now a U.S. president is deploying Texas troops to other states to dominate and intimidate those states, and Abbott is complicit.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
October 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Abbott egged on the Jade Helm conspiracists, who claimed that a military training operation was actually Obama invading the state of Texas.
Now a U.S. president is deploying Texas troops to other states to dominate and intimidate those states, and Abbott is complicit.
Now a U.S. president is deploying Texas troops to other states to dominate and intimidate those states, and Abbott is complicit.
Whenever you hear an entity is collecting and dealing data, then you really need to treat that entity like it bought uranium.
October 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whenever you hear an entity is collecting and dealing data, then you really need to treat that entity like it bought uranium.
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"We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but that’s just how things go when you only control all three branches of government."
We, the GOP, Don’t Want a Government Shutdown, But…
We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but Democrats are dangerously close to keeping health insurance costs from spiking. We, the GOP, don’t want a s...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but that’s just how things go when you only control all three branches of government."
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Really cannot believe people are still arguing about the phrase “defund the police” when our money is being stolen from us to pay for Gestapo
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Really cannot believe people are still arguing about the phrase “defund the police” when our money is being stolen from us to pay for Gestapo
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Reporters: lol the QAnnon Shaman filed a hilarious case against Trump
Me: May I see the complaint please
Reporters: haha it’s 26 pages and it’s so funny and here are a couple of details
Me: Link please
Reporters: seriously you won’t believe this shit
Me: probably but could I read it
Reporters: nah
Me: May I see the complaint please
Reporters: haha it’s 26 pages and it’s so funny and here are a couple of details
Me: Link please
Reporters: seriously you won’t believe this shit
Me: probably but could I read it
Reporters: nah
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reporters: lol the QAnnon Shaman filed a hilarious case against Trump
Me: May I see the complaint please
Reporters: haha it’s 26 pages and it’s so funny and here are a couple of details
Me: Link please
Reporters: seriously you won’t believe this shit
Me: probably but could I read it
Reporters: nah
Me: May I see the complaint please
Reporters: haha it’s 26 pages and it’s so funny and here are a couple of details
Me: Link please
Reporters: seriously you won’t believe this shit
Me: probably but could I read it
Reporters: nah
As with the complete failure to consider how to help people discontinue opioid use after issuing prescriptions, we now enter a new and even larger era with soldiers, police, and federal agents who will not have been adequately deprogrammed when they move in society as just a person who lives here.
September 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
As with the complete failure to consider how to help people discontinue opioid use after issuing prescriptions, we now enter a new and even larger era with soldiers, police, and federal agents who will not have been adequately deprogrammed when they move in society as just a person who lives here.
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
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Remember that the Trump Administration demands you idolize these agents and not condemn them.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
The circumstances of Mr. Escobar's arrest are even worse than the brief summary above. He repeatedly tried to tell the immigration officials that he had papers while they were arresting him.
In response, a federal agent said "No you don't. You are illegal," and "Shut up, bitch! You're illegal."
In response, a federal agent said "No you don't. You are illegal," and "Shut up, bitch! You're illegal."
![For example, on August 21, 2025, plain-clothed and unidentified federal agents arrested Mr. Escobar Molina without a warrant while he was getting in his truck to go to work. They did not ask for his name or his identification or ask anything about his immigration status, where he lives, whom he lives with, how long he has lived here, or anything else about his ties to the community. The agents immediately handcuffed Mr. Escobar Molina, grabbed him by the arms and legs, and called him “illegal” repeatedly. When he responded that he has “papers” (in other words, immigration status), they replied, “No you don’t. You are illegal.” After the agents put Mr. Escobar Molina into a vehicle, when Mr. Escobar Molina told them again that he had “papers,” the driver of the car yelled at him, “Shut up, bitch! You’re illegal.” The agents did not make an individualized determination about Mr. Escobar Molina’s immigration status or flight risk before they arrested him. While Mr. Escobar Molina was in detention, ICE fingerprinted and interviewed [excerpt ends there].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihkz7lzuyt7exjpi7e4jm65iinagvhuhmwokzmlki6tree4uznl4y@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Remember that the Trump Administration demands you idolize these agents and not condemn them.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
But they’re Gestapo trash.