Cmlocke
@portia49.bsky.social
Cranky septuagenarian following law and politics. Looking for answers to the lunacy and a way forward from mutual assured destruction.
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At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
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The best part of this tweet from January is she limited who could reply to it
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The best part of this tweet from January is she limited who could reply to it
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Okay. So this is wholly on the Republican controlled government then.
Trump just said he's not going to meet with Democratic leaders — hours after agreeing to meet with them — to discuss avoiding a government shutdown.
The government shuts down in a week.
The government shuts down in a week.
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Okay. So this is wholly on the Republican controlled government then.
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"I steal the words from other the people in eight—no, nine—no, thirty—language. All equal good."
September 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"I steal the words from other the people in eight—no, nine—no, thirty—language. All equal good."
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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A couple weeks ago, these blowdried chucklefucks were "joking" about how they should reclaim the word Nazi and now they're "joking" about blowing up the UN or gassing the foreign leaders inside.
But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.
But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.
Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested bombing and gassing the United Nations over escalator and teleprompter issues
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A couple weeks ago, these blowdried chucklefucks were "joking" about how they should reclaim the word Nazi and now they're "joking" about blowing up the UN or gassing the foreign leaders inside.
But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.
But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.
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Pass it on.
September 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Pass it on.
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Julie Brown is a hero in every sense. Her relentless reporting ripped open the Jeffrey Epstein case when powerful people wanted it buried. Honestly, I don’t think we’d even be talking about Epstein today if it weren’t for her. Please consider following her: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Julie Brown is a hero in every sense. Her relentless reporting ripped open the Jeffrey Epstein case when powerful people wanted it buried. Honestly, I don’t think we’d even be talking about Epstein today if it weren’t for her. Please consider following her: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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"In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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AOC responds to the Tom Homan story.
September 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AOC responds to the Tom Homan story.
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When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.
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3 tracks out this week showed Trump dropping and at his lowest point this year:
Econ/YouGov 39%-57% (-18) down 5 pts from last week
Civiqs 41%-55% (-14) down 2 pts from last week
AP-NORC 39%-60%(-21) down 13 pts from last month
This dictator shit ain't play well with voters.
Econ/YouGov 39%-57% (-18) down 5 pts from last week
Civiqs 41%-55% (-14) down 2 pts from last week
AP-NORC 39%-60%(-21) down 13 pts from last month
This dictator shit ain't play well with voters.
AP-NORC poll | 9/11-9/15
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+7)
Approve 39% (-6)
(shift since last poll)
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+7)
Approve 39% (-6)
(shift since last poll)
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans - AP-NORC
Forty-nine percent of Republicans say things in the United States are heading the right direction down from 75% in June.
apnorc.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
3 tracks out this week showed Trump dropping and at his lowest point this year:
Econ/YouGov 39%-57% (-18) down 5 pts from last week
Civiqs 41%-55% (-14) down 2 pts from last week
AP-NORC 39%-60%(-21) down 13 pts from last month
This dictator shit ain't play well with voters.
Econ/YouGov 39%-57% (-18) down 5 pts from last week
Civiqs 41%-55% (-14) down 2 pts from last week
AP-NORC 39%-60%(-21) down 13 pts from last month
This dictator shit ain't play well with voters.
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Third country’s space violated.
September 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Third country’s space violated.
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Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner: “Where has all the leadership gone? Who will step up against these bullies for the first amendment?”
September 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner: “Where has all the leadership gone? Who will step up against these bullies for the first amendment?”
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"For some reason, I thought to share the story of Werner Finck, a German cabaret comic who did burlesque Nazi salutes, then adjusted a picture. In 1939, Goebbels ended his career because he was one of the “desecrators of things that are holy” to the Nazis." www.americaamerica.news/p/capitulati...
Capitulation and the Attack on Free Speech
The crackdown on Jimmy Kimmel is an outrage that puts us all at risk
www.americaamerica.news
September 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"For some reason, I thought to share the story of Werner Finck, a German cabaret comic who did burlesque Nazi salutes, then adjusted a picture. In 1939, Goebbels ended his career because he was one of the “desecrators of things that are holy” to the Nazis." www.americaamerica.news/p/capitulati...
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ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground
September 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground
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What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
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I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
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The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James is at a standstill because federal agents and prosecutors don’t believe they have enough evidence to get a conviction if the case were to go to trial, but Trump won't let it go. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Federal probe into Trump foe Letitia James hits a standstill, law enforcement officials say
James, the New York attorney general, faces allegations of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration. She has denied any wrongdoing.
www.nbcnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James is at a standstill because federal agents and prosecutors don’t believe they have enough evidence to get a conviction if the case were to go to trial, but Trump won't let it go. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
This is the story everyone must understand!
The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is the story everyone must understand!
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This is the first rodeo for a lot of people currently under threat for having dared to criticize Charlie Kirk, even while condemning the violence against him. Here’s some advice for trying to surviving it from someone who’s been here before.
Threatening Vulnerable People Is No Way to Mourn Someone Who Was Murdered
Those who had nothing to do with the violence against Charlie Kirk are being menaced--just like always.
www.thenation.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is the first rodeo for a lot of people currently under threat for having dared to criticize Charlie Kirk, even while condemning the violence against him. Here’s some advice for trying to surviving it from someone who’s been here before.