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this is just a description of what she is doing
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders https://theonion.com/kristi-noem-calls-on-minneapolis-residents-to-stop-obstructing-murders/
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 PM
this is just a description of what she is doing
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Statistically speaking, you are more likely to die at the hands of law enforcement officers than undocumented immigrants.
And it’s not particularly close.
And it’s not particularly close.
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Statistically speaking, you are more likely to die at the hands of law enforcement officers than undocumented immigrants.
And it’s not particularly close.
And it’s not particularly close.
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DHS's first official statement is out, and they call the woman who was shot a domestic terrorist who they claim was trying to kill an ICE agent.
As a reminder, Tricia McLaughlin's post-shooting statements have been proven to be false MULTIPLE times in the past. They are simply not trustworthy.
As a reminder, Tricia McLaughlin's post-shooting statements have been proven to be false MULTIPLE times in the past. They are simply not trustworthy.
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
DHS's first official statement is out, and they call the woman who was shot a domestic terrorist who they claim was trying to kill an ICE agent.
As a reminder, Tricia McLaughlin's post-shooting statements have been proven to be false MULTIPLE times in the past. They are simply not trustworthy.
As a reminder, Tricia McLaughlin's post-shooting statements have been proven to be false MULTIPLE times in the past. They are simply not trustworthy.
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@stephenaryan.bsky.social IKYKWIM!!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@stephenaryan.bsky.social IKYKWIM!!!!!
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I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
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Legitimacy is not a substance. Legitimation is a process. Things become illegitimate because you treat them as such.
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Legitimacy is not a substance. Legitimation is a process. Things become illegitimate because you treat them as such.
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Sneak peak at a fun (if ambitious) project I'm working on:
There are 38 GOP House members who won by less than 15 points *and* whose districts Trump either lost or won by less than 15 points.
I'm plugging in net #ACA premium hikes for enrollees living in all 38 of their home towns.
There are 38 GOP House members who won by less than 15 points *and* whose districts Trump either lost or won by less than 15 points.
I'm plugging in net #ACA premium hikes for enrollees living in all 38 of their home towns.
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sneak peak at a fun (if ambitious) project I'm working on:
There are 38 GOP House members who won by less than 15 points *and* whose districts Trump either lost or won by less than 15 points.
I'm plugging in net #ACA premium hikes for enrollees living in all 38 of their home towns.
There are 38 GOP House members who won by less than 15 points *and* whose districts Trump either lost or won by less than 15 points.
I'm plugging in net #ACA premium hikes for enrollees living in all 38 of their home towns.
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“Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories,” writes @kitoconnell.com.
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
I’m a Trans Journalist Choosing to Live in Texas. Here’s Why That Matters.
My name is Kit O’Connell. I’ll be covering queer and trans life in Texas for Big & Bright — The Barbed Wire’s first underwritten vertical.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories,” writes @kitoconnell.com.
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Ppl justifiably dislike masked law enforcement, but cops hiding the identify of bad actors in their ranks goes well beyond that. E.g., this press statement doesn't name the officer who shot this social media influencer, but accuses the dead man of multiple felonies.
Food influencer Michael Duarte shot to death by Hill Country deputy
While in Castroville, Duarte charged at a Medina County sheriff's deputy and threatened to kill her, officials say.
www.expressnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ppl justifiably dislike masked law enforcement, but cops hiding the identify of bad actors in their ranks goes well beyond that. E.g., this press statement doesn't name the officer who shot this social media influencer, but accuses the dead man of multiple felonies.
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A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
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This is what's happening in Austin. Doesn't help folks w/ leases locked in, but supply expansion has mitigated what were for a while outlandish and untenable rent hikes. Real estate folks are calling it "oversupply," but IRL it's a much-needed correction following an extreme, unsustainable shortage.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is what's happening in Austin. Doesn't help folks w/ leases locked in, but supply expansion has mitigated what were for a while outlandish and untenable rent hikes. Real estate folks are calling it "oversupply," but IRL it's a much-needed correction following an extreme, unsustainable shortage.
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What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
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I forgot to note that this was a thread, so: Here is a 🧵🧵 on the direct connections between Heritage Foundation, Nick Fuentes and the far-right Texas billionaire who is fueling the rise of Christian nationalism. If you do not already know a lot about Tim Dunn, I recommend changing that.
Two years ago, Nick Fuentes was so toxic that, after I reported on a secret meet he had with a top Texas GOP donor, the party was engulfed in scandal and voted to explicitly ban Holocaust deniers/Neo Nazis.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes
Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I forgot to note that this was a thread, so: Here is a 🧵🧵 on the direct connections between Heritage Foundation, Nick Fuentes and the far-right Texas billionaire who is fueling the rise of Christian nationalism. If you do not already know a lot about Tim Dunn, I recommend changing that.
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At sundown, the new Jewish year begins. It will be 5786. This is the start of our High Holidays. The new year in Judaism is complicated. It’s not about being excited for a new year, but rather teshuvah, repenting on the things we’ve done wrong, collectively and
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September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At sundown, the new Jewish year begins. It will be 5786. This is the start of our High Holidays. The new year in Judaism is complicated. It’s not about being excited for a new year, but rather teshuvah, repenting on the things we’ve done wrong, collectively and
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
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For the record, if you pick 1 cause - just 1 - and fight for it, I think that’s cool as hell. No part of me is gonna go “wow, you picked y vs x? Clearly you don’t give a shit about x.” That’s not how human energy works. You can care about many things, but you can’t throw yourself at all of them.
September 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For the record, if you pick 1 cause - just 1 - and fight for it, I think that’s cool as hell. No part of me is gonna go “wow, you picked y vs x? Clearly you don’t give a shit about x.” That’s not how human energy works. You can care about many things, but you can’t throw yourself at all of them.
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People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
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Because a transfem friend was harassed at a gas station in Texas over the weekend by a security guard who told her that she had to use the men's bathroom now, a reminder that 1) Texas Senate Bill 8 has not gone into effect yet and 2) It does not apply to private businesses
September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Because a transfem friend was harassed at a gas station in Texas over the weekend by a security guard who told her that she had to use the men's bathroom now, a reminder that 1) Texas Senate Bill 8 has not gone into effect yet and 2) It does not apply to private businesses
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Just Trump declaring war on a US city, a normal Saturday
September 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just Trump declaring war on a US city, a normal Saturday
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Trey is such good people. Help him by helping his family
My sister’s house flooded in July. She’s been in a hotel with my 3 nephews since then.
Insurance closed the claim and is no longer covering the hotel OR a $5k repair they JUST told her about that they need in order to move back home.
Everything helps!
Share if you can!
gofund.me/fe73f4bc6
Insurance closed the claim and is no longer covering the hotel OR a $5k repair they JUST told her about that they need in order to move back home.
Everything helps!
Share if you can!
gofund.me/fe73f4bc6
Donate to Support Soleil's Family After Flood Damage, organized by Trey Ferguson
I'm Trey, but I'm here to try and rally help for my sister, Soleil.
On Ju… Trey Ferguson needs your support for Support Soleil's Family After Flood Damage
gofund.me
September 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Trey is such good people. Help him by helping his family
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“The removal of hormones from prisons is a deliberate act of cruelty that strips trans people of medically necessary care and basic dignity," said Dr. Christy Perez, a formerly incarcerated trans woman who advocates for trans people behind bars.
September 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“The removal of hormones from prisons is a deliberate act of cruelty that strips trans people of medically necessary care and basic dignity," said Dr. Christy Perez, a formerly incarcerated trans woman who advocates for trans people behind bars.
The rhetoric Sen Perry used is part of a campaign to dehumanize immigrants so that Texans will accept that violence against them is ok. Whining about not getting forgiveness when he sent up this test balloon is outrageous. He's the one normalizing murder. #txlege
September 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The rhetoric Sen Perry used is part of a campaign to dehumanize immigrants so that Texans will accept that violence against them is ok. Whining about not getting forgiveness when he sent up this test balloon is outrageous. He's the one normalizing murder. #txlege