Probal Dasgupta
@probal.bsky.social
I'm a retired linguist. Mi parolas Esperanton. আমি আজকাল প্রধানত বাংলায় লিখি। I live in Kolkata, India. My blog is at https://probaleo.wordpress.com/
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Rep Pramila Jayapal: "Remember the militarized raid on a Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night where agents rappelled from helicopters and zip-tied sobbing children? It has resulted in ZERO criminal charges two months later.
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Rep Pramila Jayapal: "Remember the militarized raid on a Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night where agents rappelled from helicopters and zip-tied sobbing children? It has resulted in ZERO criminal charges two months later.
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
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Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
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“BUILT DIFFERENT.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“BUILT DIFFERENT.”
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Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
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It’s now official: Trump has pardoned one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking last year in the U.S. and sentenced to 45 years in prison. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s now official: Trump has pardoned one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking last year in the U.S. and sentenced to 45 years in prison. 1/
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I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
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"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
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AND Trump Pardons Ross Ulbrict, one of the US's biggest drug dealer connected with more than 6 over-dose deaths and 6 murder-for-hire plots as well as money laundering, cyber crime and computer hacking.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.ice.gov/news/release...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.ice.gov/news/release...
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Trump said he had called Ulbricht's mother to let her know he had granted her son a full pardon.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
AND Trump Pardons Ross Ulbrict, one of the US's biggest drug dealer connected with more than 6 over-dose deaths and 6 murder-for-hire plots as well as money laundering, cyber crime and computer hacking.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.ice.gov/news/release...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.ice.gov/news/release...
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"Oh yeah, one more thing I forgot Mr President, before I go.. why are you on the flight logs for Epstein & files over 1,500 times? "
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Oh yeah, one more thing I forgot Mr President, before I go.. why are you on the flight logs for Epstein & files over 1,500 times? "
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NO IT HASN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a red sign that says `` release '' on a black background .
ALT: a red sign that says `` release '' on a black background .
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
NO IT HASN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You gotta hand it to trump, having people randomly murdered at sea has made everyone stop talking about his raping of children
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
You gotta hand it to trump, having people randomly murdered at sea has made everyone stop talking about his raping of children
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
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New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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This is my kind of good trouble.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my kind of good trouble.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Dear MAGA….
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Dear MAGA….
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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How exactly does “Make America Healthy Again” work when the plan is literally
Step 1: Poison
Step 2: Pretend it’s freedom
Step 3: Profit
#MAHA
Step 1: Poison
Step 2: Pretend it’s freedom
Step 3: Profit
#MAHA
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How exactly does “Make America Healthy Again” work when the plan is literally
Step 1: Poison
Step 2: Pretend it’s freedom
Step 3: Profit
#MAHA
Step 1: Poison
Step 2: Pretend it’s freedom
Step 3: Profit
#MAHA