Matthew A. Bailey
@mindchangeframe.bsky.social
Alabamian. Criminal defense (appointed and retained) Law-yer. Fan of penguins and dogs. He/him. Constantly anxious. Alabama football fan but not that kind. A self-esteem black hole.
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The ACC rules so hard, every conference should be built around mutually assured destruction and self-sabotage
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The ACC rules so hard, every conference should be built around mutually assured destruction and self-sabotage
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A deep dive on how Mr. Populism himself, Steve Bannon, was Epstein’s legal and media coach — “devising responses to the gathering storm of public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history.”
@theguardian.com
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November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A deep dive on how Mr. Populism himself, Steve Bannon, was Epstein’s legal and media coach — “devising responses to the gathering storm of public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history.”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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They are straight up robbing taxpayers blind at this point and not even trying to hide it. Just ransacking the treasury out in the open. This motherfucker pleaded guilty! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
They are straight up robbing taxpayers blind at this point and not even trying to hide it. Just ransacking the treasury out in the open. This motherfucker pleaded guilty! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pam Bondi has now assigned a prosecutor to look into Epstein's ties to Democrats.
If this investigation was legitimate, why wasn't this investigation opened months ago?
If this investigation was legitimate, why isn't everyone mentioned in Epstein's emails being investigated?
If this investigation was legitimate, why wasn't this investigation opened months ago?
If this investigation was legitimate, why isn't everyone mentioned in Epstein's emails being investigated?
Trump just said he'll be ordering an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase and other people and institutions.
Not on that list: Donald Trump. Steve Bannon.
Not on that list: Donald Trump. Steve Bannon.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pam Bondi has now assigned a prosecutor to look into Epstein's ties to Democrats.
If this investigation was legitimate, why wasn't this investigation opened months ago?
If this investigation was legitimate, why isn't everyone mentioned in Epstein's emails being investigated?
If this investigation was legitimate, why wasn't this investigation opened months ago?
If this investigation was legitimate, why isn't everyone mentioned in Epstein's emails being investigated?
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Ironically, Republicans have historically suggested a very specific solution for looters
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ironically, Republicans have historically suggested a very specific solution for looters
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what the actual fuck
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
what the actual fuck
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NEW: Kash Patel granted waivers to Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information.
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FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW: Kash Patel granted waivers to Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information.
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
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i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
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.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
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oh my god. no. over my actual, literal dead body. 🔨🔨🔨
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
oh my god. no. over my actual, literal dead body. 🔨🔨🔨
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Supreme Court suddenly decides the Civil Rights Act does apply to racial discrimination against white people
BREAKING: The Justice Department sues to block California’s new congressional map, joining a fight that could shape control of the House in 2026.
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Supreme Court suddenly decides the Civil Rights Act does apply to racial discrimination against white people
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Exclusive: European financial stability officials are debating whether to create an alternative to Federal Reserve funding backstops by pooling dollars held by non-US central banks in a bid to reduce their reliance on the US under the Trump administration, sources say reut.rs/47OPvJf
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Exclusive: European financial stability officials are debating whether to create an alternative to Federal Reserve funding backstops by pooling dollars held by non-US central banks in a bid to reduce their reliance on the US under the Trump administration, sources say reut.rs/47OPvJf
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The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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at the very least this has demonstrated that the entire idea of a meritocracy is clown bullshit for dummies
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
at the very least this has demonstrated that the entire idea of a meritocracy is clown bullshit for dummies
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Oklahoma is on the verge of killing Tremane Wood, sent to death row by the same ADA who originally convicted Richard Glossip. She testified at a hearing last month, revealing new evidence of bias & misconduct. One of many reasons Wood's execution shouldn't move forward (but almost certainly will).
Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases
Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oklahoma is on the verge of killing Tremane Wood, sent to death row by the same ADA who originally convicted Richard Glossip. She testified at a hearing last month, revealing new evidence of bias & misconduct. One of many reasons Wood's execution shouldn't move forward (but almost certainly will).
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a lot has been written about how elected republicans are no longer the people who use right wing media to rile up the base, they are the most rabid consumers of that media themselves
sometimes that has very funny results
sometimes that has very funny results
Trump pressure campaign on Boebert backfired:
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
a lot has been written about how elected republicans are no longer the people who use right wing media to rile up the base, they are the most rabid consumers of that media themselves
sometimes that has very funny results
sometimes that has very funny results
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
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why do so many powerful men sympathize with the Republican Party on "cultural" issues, even when they are otherwise well-established & loyal Democrats? Simple, they just hate women
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
why do so many powerful men sympathize with the Republican Party on "cultural" issues, even when they are otherwise well-established & loyal Democrats? Simple, they just hate women
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hmmmm
i gotta say tho if it turns out the biden/garland doj was sitting on damning evidence that trump fucked kids on pedo island, i’m gonna be real mad that it never leaked
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
hmmmm
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they wouldn't have moved this much to southcom if they didn't expect to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
they wouldn't have moved this much to southcom if they didn't expect to use it.