Martin Gardner
@mglovesfun.bsky.social
Betting shop worker. Former French-English interpreter.
Love a crazy lawsuit. Medieval French enthusiast. Former tournament Scrabble player. MLB fan. Movie reviews.
Love a crazy lawsuit. Medieval French enthusiast. Former tournament Scrabble player. MLB fan. Movie reviews.
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Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
Found in a TikTok comment.
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Found in a TikTok comment.
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The BBC will file a motion to dismiss President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a speech that made it appear he had directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol.
BBC seeks to have Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed
The broadcaster argued that the president could not prove damages because he was re-elected after it aired.
nbcnews.to
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The BBC will file a motion to dismiss President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a speech that made it appear he had directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol.
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The Department of Homeland Security has altered its account of an immigration enforcement-related shooting in a Baltimore suburb on Christmas Eve after details in its initial statement were contradicted by local police. https://cnn.it/4btDhYq
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The Department of Homeland Security has altered its account of an immigration enforcement-related shooting in a Baltimore suburb on Christmas Eve after details in its initial statement were contradicted by local police. https://cnn.it/4btDhYq
Fact-check: true.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Fact-check: true.
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We have lots of judges in this country who, in conflict with powers at the highest levels of government, are truly committed to protecting the rule of law. I hope they know how many of us out here are grateful they’re still fighting for justice.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 AM
We have lots of judges in this country who, in conflict with powers at the highest levels of government, are truly committed to protecting the rule of law. I hope they know how many of us out here are grateful they’re still fighting for justice.
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“3 weeks after Mr. Sarcone claimed the title of Acting U.S. Atty,” he subpoenaed the president’s “political adversary,” directing that all docs be sent to himself “personally. ‘Grand juries are ‘not meant to be the private tool of a prosecutor’ ... much less one who is not lawfully appointed.”
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January 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
“3 weeks after Mr. Sarcone claimed the title of Acting U.S. Atty,” he subpoenaed the president’s “political adversary,” directing that all docs be sent to himself “personally. ‘Grand juries are ‘not meant to be the private tool of a prosecutor’ ... much less one who is not lawfully appointed.”
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Reading more closely, Judge Schofield’s holding that John Sarcone was unlawfully appointed US Atty for NDNY is not just the 5th such finding. In quashing his grand jury subpoenas to Letitia James, Schofield all but says that his probe is vindictive.
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Order on Motion to Quash – #50 in In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. United States (N.D.N.Y., 1:25-mc-00019) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER granting # 1 Government's Motion to Quash. Mr. Sarcone is disqualified from any further involvement in prosecuting or supervising any investigation pertaining to New York v. Trump, ...
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January 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Reading more closely, Judge Schofield’s holding that John Sarcone was unlawfully appointed US Atty for NDNY is not just the 5th such finding. In quashing his grand jury subpoenas to Letitia James, Schofield all but says that his probe is vindictive.
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A guy, in a mask, with a gun, along side his friends who are also in masks and armed to the teeth, walking up to you at a gas station and demanding to see your papers while asking you where you were born is not living in a free country.
In this video, a Border Patrol officer says he lives in Minneapolis. He keeps trying to explain himself in the face of absolute hatred. The other two officers are just as unnerved.
This is from the @cbcnews.ca.
www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews/vid...
This is from the @cbcnews.ca.
www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews/vid...
January 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A guy, in a mask, with a gun, along side his friends who are also in masks and armed to the teeth, walking up to you at a gas station and demanding to see your papers while asking you where you were born is not living in a free country.
Fucking good.
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration, arguing that the widespread federal immigration operations in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/u...
The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration, arguing that the widespread federal immigration operations in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/u...
Minnesota sues Trump administration over widespread immigration operations | CNN
The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration, arguing that the widespread federal immigration operations in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit fil...
www.cnn.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Fucking good.
The next President might have zero competent lawyers in the DOJ in January 2029.
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The next President might have zero competent lawyers in the DOJ in January 2029.
Footage has emerged of government-backed militiamen in Tehran breaking people's doors down and forcing their way into their homes with guns drawn.
No, sorry, wait. Not Tehran. Minneapolis.
No, sorry, wait. Not Tehran. Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Footage has emerged of government-backed militiamen in Tehran breaking people's doors down and forcing their way into their homes with guns drawn.
No, sorry, wait. Not Tehran. Minneapolis.
No, sorry, wait. Not Tehran. Minneapolis.
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It's beyond annoying that the media discusses Trump's policies & the nonsense he spews like he is a normal person & not a dementia ridden racist pedophile, who somehow fooled enough Americans to vote for him anyway.
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It's beyond annoying that the media discusses Trump's policies & the nonsense he spews like he is a normal person & not a dementia ridden racist pedophile, who somehow fooled enough Americans to vote for him anyway.
Holy crap.
Defendants (i.e. the government) stipulated in doc. 27. that "[a] primary reason" as to whether a termination decision was made was over "was whether the grantee was located in a “Blue State.”"
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Defendants (i.e. the government) stipulated in doc. 27. that "[a] primary reason" as to whether a termination decision was made was over "was whether the grantee was located in a “Blue State.”"
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January 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Holy crap.
Defendants (i.e. the government) stipulated in doc. 27. that "[a] primary reason" as to whether a termination decision was made was over "was whether the grantee was located in a “Blue State.”"
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Defendants (i.e. the government) stipulated in doc. 27. that "[a] primary reason" as to whether a termination decision was made was over "was whether the grantee was located in a “Blue State.”"
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Yes, if Congress did its damn job, it would help.
It's not a magic bullet like people think it is, but it would help.
It's not a magic bullet like people think it is, but it would help.
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says the Trump DOJ is engaging in coercion and must be investigated
January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Yes, if Congress did its damn job, it would help.
It's not a magic bullet like people think it is, but it would help.
It's not a magic bullet like people think it is, but it would help.
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Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
Trump's still referring to himself as the President of Venezuela, even though the rest of us, including his own cabinet, know that he isn't.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Trump's still referring to himself as the President of Venezuela, even though the rest of us, including his own cabinet, know that he isn't.
OUT: war on protein
IN: war on Venezuela
IN: war on Venezuela
I thought this was a joke but it’s an actual post from the White House: “we are ending the war on protein”
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
OUT: war on protein
IN: war on Venezuela
IN: war on Venezuela
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"The right of the people [...] against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause"
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"The right of the people [...] against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause"
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Luigi Mangione federal case update: The backpack search.
Judge wants to hear from an Altoona PD officer about the "established or standardized procedures" used by the dep't "for securing, safeguarding, and, if applicable, inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place."
Judge wants to hear from an Altoona PD officer about the "established or standardized procedures" used by the dep't "for securing, safeguarding, and, if applicable, inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place."
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Luigi Mangione federal case update: The backpack search.
Judge wants to hear from an Altoona PD officer about the "established or standardized procedures" used by the dep't "for securing, safeguarding, and, if applicable, inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place."
Judge wants to hear from an Altoona PD officer about the "established or standardized procedures" used by the dep't "for securing, safeguarding, and, if applicable, inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place."
Anybody know how this turned out?
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Anybody know how this turned out?
Trump says Renee Good was killed for being "disrespectful".
When they tell you who they are, believe them.
When they tell you who they are, believe them.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Trump says Renee Good was killed for being "disrespectful".
When they tell you who they are, believe them.
When they tell you who they are, believe them.
I'm absolutely for abolishing ICE. Just start again with an entirely new force.
Sadly, he’s just saying explicitly what far too many think to themselves quietly.
I’m not an abolitionist, but I also think our national love of law enforcement needs to come to an end.
We need them, but we should we wary and skeptical of them—like anyone w lethal power—not glorify them.
I’m not an abolitionist, but I also think our national love of law enforcement needs to come to an end.
We need them, but we should we wary and skeptical of them—like anyone w lethal power—not glorify them.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I'm absolutely for abolishing ICE. Just start again with an entirely new force.
OH FFS
“The U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, over the central bank’s renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether Mr. Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the project…”
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
OH FFS
If anyone has seen this on TikTok, turns out it's complete fiction.
Minn. Stat. § 609.066 is on the subject of authorized use of deadly force by peace officers, but this text is not there.
Like, the words "driver", "accelerates" and "toward" are all entirely absent.
Minn. Stat. § 609.066 is on the subject of authorized use of deadly force by peace officers, but this text is not there.
Like, the words "driver", "accelerates" and "toward" are all entirely absent.
![Still from a TikTok vid.
This bill was signed into law by Governor
Tim Walz on July 23, 11
If a driver accelerates toward toward [sic] an
officer standing in front of a vehicle, this
creates an immediate life-threatening
danger. The officer does not need to
wait until impact; They [sic] can act based on
the intent or proximity.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
If anyone has seen this on TikTok, turns out it's complete fiction.
Minn. Stat. § 609.066 is on the subject of authorized use of deadly force by peace officers, but this text is not there.
Like, the words "driver", "accelerates" and "toward" are all entirely absent.
Minn. Stat. § 609.066 is on the subject of authorized use of deadly force by peace officers, but this text is not there.
Like, the words "driver", "accelerates" and "toward" are all entirely absent.