Robert Maguire
@robertmaguire.bsky.social
VP for Data and Research @crew.bsky.social | Fighting Corruption | Rooting out Dark Money | Petting cats | Booping snoots | Music keeps me sane | 😼 person who loves your 🐶
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Robert Maguire
@robertmaguire.bsky.social
· Feb 16
"I am preparing this declaration to ensure that the Court is aware of the imminent risk that twelve years’ of critical CFPB records, which belong to the public, will be irretrievably lost and cause serious and sweeping damage unless the Court takes action."
CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I will say again: The destruction of the CFPB—an agency that has brought in $20 billion over a little more than a decade despite having an annual budget that's less than what DOD has spent so far today—is the clearest sign none of this has anything to do with saving taxpayers money.
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Every time I see this image i just gawp at it. An icy space potato whose gravity shepherds the tiny particles in Saturn's F Ring and you can see its shadow, cast by a sun a billion kilometers away.
Prometheus - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/8FBbLN
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Every time I see this image i just gawp at it. An icy space potato whose gravity shepherds the tiny particles in Saturn's F Ring and you can see its shadow, cast by a sun a billion kilometers away.
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A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.
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Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
October 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
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Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
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all these people protesting today in groups of a few dozen on the main streets of small towns in deep red Trump country - where they will absolutely take shit from their neighbors about it at church tomorrow or at work on Monday or next time they go to the grocery store - are braver than the Marines
October 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
all these people protesting today in groups of a few dozen on the main streets of small towns in deep red Trump country - where they will absolutely take shit from their neighbors about it at church tomorrow or at work on Monday or next time they go to the grocery store - are braver than the Marines
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Trump got a Covid vaccine today.
October 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump got a Covid vaccine today.
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I want them all prosecuted. Every last one of them.
ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I want them all prosecuted. Every last one of them.
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Guy in private plane doesn’t like that he has to hire more security to address his personal concerns about crime so he is happy to have the president push guardsmen into the city at taxpayer expense.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Guy in private plane doesn’t like that he has to hire more security to address his personal concerns about crime so he is happy to have the president push guardsmen into the city at taxpayer expense.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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The thing about this that's worth recalling is that it *wouldn't* even offend most Americans: just the group of reactionary grifters who make money by being professionally offended online.
Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans
www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...
www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...
The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode
Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.
www.polygon.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The thing about this that's worth recalling is that it *wouldn't* even offend most Americans: just the group of reactionary grifters who make money by being professionally offended online.
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We've now had the same thing happen twice in the past few weeks. With New York Attorney General James, as with former FBI Director Comey, Donald Trump publicly demanded prosecution of a perceived enemy and made it happen over the objections of career prosecutors, which is beyond dangerous. 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We've now had the same thing happen twice in the past few weeks. With New York Attorney General James, as with former FBI Director Comey, Donald Trump publicly demanded prosecution of a perceived enemy and made it happen over the objections of career prosecutors, which is beyond dangerous. 🧵
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It is remarkable that of all the celebrities from the '80s who've gone full fash Axl Rose of all people zoomed in the other direction.
No show do Guns N' Roses de ontem em Bogotá, o Axl recebeu essa bandeira da plateia durante a música Civil War.
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It is remarkable that of all the celebrities from the '80s who've gone full fash Axl Rose of all people zoomed in the other direction.
Why is every scene in this season of English Teacher filmed like the lights in whatever room their in are off?
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Why is every scene in this season of English Teacher filmed like the lights in whatever room their in are off?
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genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos
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Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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“My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians.” - 2/6/25
9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times
9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians.” - 2/6/25
9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times
9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times
"In Trump’s second term, it is now the default position of the federal government that any speech he and his minions do not appreciate can be classified as 'pro-terrorism,' or material support for it."
'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent
Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.rollingstone.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"In Trump’s second term, it is now the default position of the federal government that any speech he and his minions do not appreciate can be classified as 'pro-terrorism,' or material support for it."
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
Your officers are being impacted.
How will you help them?
Otherwise they are merely warm bodies on the street for what purpose?
Why are they not prepared for chemical agents to be used? DHS does not respect your city. Prepare & act like it
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
Your officers are being impacted.
How will you help them?
Otherwise they are merely warm bodies on the street for what purpose?
Why are they not prepared for chemical agents to be used? DHS does not respect your city. Prepare & act like it
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
Your officers are being impacted.
How will you help them?
Otherwise they are merely warm bodies on the street for what purpose?
Why are they not prepared for chemical agents to be used? DHS does not respect your city. Prepare & act like it
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
Your officers are being impacted.
How will you help them?
Otherwise they are merely warm bodies on the street for what purpose?
Why are they not prepared for chemical agents to be used? DHS does not respect your city. Prepare & act like it
When you don’t know what a government shutdown is…
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
When you don’t know what a government shutdown is…
Today’s Connections was bullshit
September 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Today’s Connections was bullshit
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Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers and the FEC thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inau...
Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for President Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers, FEC
Without a quorum to conduct business, the FEC cannot act as a timely enforcer of campaign finance regulations or conduct important activities such as auditing Trump’s inaugural committee.
thereformcompass.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers and the FEC thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inau...
"If our judicial officers are not making decisions based on the law and the facts in a case before them, but instead are making decisions based out of fear for their family's safety, that means our entire judicial system is going to start to unravel."
Colorado Supreme Court justices flooded with threats after 2023 ruling against Trump
The Colorado Supreme Court's chief justice recounted on Thursday how she and her colleagues were targeted by a barrage of threats after ruling in 2023 that now-President Donald Trump could not appear on the state's primary ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
www.reuters.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"If our judicial officers are not making decisions based on the law and the facts in a case before them, but instead are making decisions based out of fear for their family's safety, that means our entire judicial system is going to start to unravel."
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
For no particular reason, I find myself thinking today about the time that some boogaloo boys were convicted of murdering a Black security guard during a Black Lives Matter protest, apparently in hopes that it would foment a civil war.
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For no particular reason, I find myself thinking today about the time that some boogaloo boys were convicted of murdering a Black security guard during a Black Lives Matter protest, apparently in hopes that it would foment a civil war.
"Welcome to 2025, where not only are Cabinet officials threatening to punch each other, but you can bet on it like it’s an MMA fight." www.citationneeded.news/issue-92/#re...
September 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Welcome to 2025, where not only are Cabinet officials threatening to punch each other, but you can bet on it like it’s an MMA fight." www.citationneeded.news/issue-92/#re...