Alan Cole
@timeoutofmind64.bsky.social
Retired prof of Chinese Buddhism. If you like your histories of religion on the spicey side, have a look at my (fairly) recent Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan Literature (UCal Press, 2016). Into art, lit, music, and history.
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A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
April 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I had to drive my parents 200 miles to a Social Security office, but at least I know that immigrants are getting sent to torture prisons in El Salvador.
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I had to drive my parents 200 miles to a Social Security office, but at least I know that immigrants are getting sent to torture prisons in El Salvador.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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"Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world" No wonder they added a stray journalist, I have problems keeping track of just a handful of signal groups.
Also: WTF???
Also: WTF???
April 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world" No wonder they added a stray journalist, I have problems keeping track of just a handful of signal groups.
Also: WTF???
Also: WTF???
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So let me get this straight: as he was framing Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic as lowlife scum for accurately reporting on him, Mike Waltz was frantically checking his _19_ other secret, national security-threatening Signal chats to make sure he hadn't accidentally invited any journalists to those?
April 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So let me get this straight: as he was framing Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic as lowlife scum for accurately reporting on him, Mike Waltz was frantically checking his _19_ other secret, national security-threatening Signal chats to make sure he hadn't accidentally invited any journalists to those?
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Bless Cory Booker for staying up all night to speak out against these evil morons. This is the kind of fight that we are all looking for.
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Bless Cory Booker for staying up all night to speak out against these evil morons. This is the kind of fight that we are all looking for.
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Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
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Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
March 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
What's with the Megyn Kelly soft-porn vid on the front page of the NYTs? How did we get here?
March 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What's with the Megyn Kelly soft-porn vid on the front page of the NYTs? How did we get here?
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It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
March 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Included Wife in Sensitive Meetings: Report https://twp.ai/1Vddde
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth included wife in sensitive meetings: report
In a report by the Wall Street Journal, Hegseth is accused of bringing his wife to two meetings involving foreign officials.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Included Wife in Sensitive Meetings: Report https://twp.ai/1Vddde
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RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Having Fun’ on Day He Axes 10k Jobs
Source: TheDailyBeast
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Source: TheDailyBeast
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RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Having Fun’ on Day He Axes 10k Jobs - NewsBreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was “having fun” on the same day he announced the Department of Health and Human Services would cut 10,000 jobs. The remark
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March 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Having Fun’ on Day He Axes 10k Jobs
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A federal judge ruled that DOGE has no right to access sensitive personal information at various government agencies, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, banking and income information and more.
Judge Says DOGE Has No Right To Sensitive Personal Data Held By Federal Agencies
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A federal judge ruled that DOGE has no right to access sensitive personal information at various government agencies, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, banking and income information and more.
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
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Hegseth, Waltz and company texting war plans to a reporter on signal is just the tip of the iceberg. This whole administration is full of incompetent, inexperienced, and unqualified clowns. Our national security is compromised in ways we’re just beginning to understand.
March 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hegseth, Waltz and company texting war plans to a reporter on signal is just the tip of the iceberg. This whole administration is full of incompetent, inexperienced, and unqualified clowns. Our national security is compromised in ways we’re just beginning to understand.
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John Ratcliffe, Director of the CIA, didn’t identify the risk, didn’t take appropriate action.
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
John Ratcliffe, Director of the CIA, didn’t identify the risk, didn’t take appropriate action.
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It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein