William
@williamlonn.bsky.social
Now: Massachusetts
Past: Oklahoma and Nebraska
Eviction defense attorney in Eastern Mass. and fan of University of Oklahoma sports
Past: Oklahoma and Nebraska
Eviction defense attorney in Eastern Mass. and fan of University of Oklahoma sports
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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"Many of them, he said, held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents.
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Many of them, he said, held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents.
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
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Oh is an elect-ball on? 🙄
*scratching neck* where them NYC results
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Oh is an elect-ball on? 🙄
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As I've written, there are no major constituencies left in the GOP willing to go to the mat to fight racism. Trump beat them.
But there *are* some factions with real muscle that care quite a bit about antisemitism and Israel — so much so that they're willing to wage a full-blown civil war over them
But there *are* some factions with real muscle that care quite a bit about antisemitism and Israel — so much so that they're willing to wage a full-blown civil war over them
Similar to the Nazi group chat semi-apology responses, I think it is remarkable that the “Groyper” war is being framed pretty exclusively in terms of antisemitism, while the racism is unremarkable for them.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As I've written, there are no major constituencies left in the GOP willing to go to the mat to fight racism. Trump beat them.
But there *are* some factions with real muscle that care quite a bit about antisemitism and Israel — so much so that they're willing to wage a full-blown civil war over them
But there *are* some factions with real muscle that care quite a bit about antisemitism and Israel — so much so that they're willing to wage a full-blown civil war over them
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There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
reut.rs
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
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Korol is a US citizen. Her family hasn’t heard from her since she was taken, public charges haven’t been released—what crime did she even commit? 2nd-Degree Woodwinding?—and there has been no explanation for her “renditioning” across state lines.
We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.
We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.
A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.
When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.
When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Korol is a US citizen. Her family hasn’t heard from her since she was taken, public charges haven’t been released—what crime did she even commit? 2nd-Degree Woodwinding?—and there has been no explanation for her “renditioning” across state lines.
We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.
We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.
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If you ever find yourself in northern New Mexico, touring Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiu is absolute magic.
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If you ever find yourself in northern New Mexico, touring Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiu is absolute magic.
Ezra Klein in the NYT tomorrow: Ian Watkins did pop-punk the right way
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ezra Klein in the NYT tomorrow: Ian Watkins did pop-punk the right way
Train day! Going all the way to DC. What will I learn about this big country of ours?
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Train day! Going all the way to DC. What will I learn about this big country of ours?
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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...
theonion.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
Hot take: pop passes shouldn’t count as TDs for the QB
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hot take: pop passes shouldn’t count as TDs for the QB
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I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.
September 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
Actually fired for truth. Identifying or attempting to identify the cause of violence is not the same as glorifying it or excusing it. Same goes for understanding that terrorist attacks can be inexcusable and unjustifiable and still have causes that can be understood.
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Actually fired for truth. Identifying or attempting to identify the cause of violence is not the same as glorifying it or excusing it. Same goes for understanding that terrorist attacks can be inexcusable and unjustifiable and still have causes that can be understood.
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Performative male discourse is just as much about policing gender boundaries as tradwife discourse.
Latte-swilling ‘performative males’: why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal
Latte-swilling ‘performative males’: why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal
Americans are fretting over a type of man who drinks matcha and expresses alternative masculinity – but the ‘latte liberal’ stereotype has existed for decades
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Performative male discourse is just as much about policing gender boundaries as tradwife discourse.
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That was a mistake. But instead of the lesson learned being “we need to plan for how to protect and properly compensate essential workers during a pandemic,” the lesson seems to be “we need to make sure no one does anything to prevent/mitigate the next pandemic.”
September 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
That was a mistake. But instead of the lesson learned being “we need to plan for how to protect and properly compensate essential workers during a pandemic,” the lesson seems to be “we need to make sure no one does anything to prevent/mitigate the next pandemic.”
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Pre-2020, informed by SARS 2003, there was a fair bit of planning devoted to the problem of how to ensure health care workers reported for duty when it might put them & their families at risk. Similar attention was not paid to education and food workers.
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pre-2020, informed by SARS 2003, there was a fair bit of planning devoted to the problem of how to ensure health care workers reported for duty when it might put them & their families at risk. Similar attention was not paid to education and food workers.
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Mario Guevara is being detained by ICE as punishment for his work as a journalist.
He must be released immediately.
He must be released immediately.
Ice’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says
Continued detention of Mario Guevara is retaliation for his reporting and violates his first amendment rights, filing says
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mario Guevara is being detained by ICE as punishment for his work as a journalist.
He must be released immediately.
He must be released immediately.
The Oklahoma license plate in the 1999 flashback of The Hunting Wives is anachronistic. Classic coastal elites not giving a damn about the plains
August 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Oklahoma license plate in the 1999 flashback of The Hunting Wives is anachronistic. Classic coastal elites not giving a damn about the plains
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There is the actual Democratic Party, which for better or worse is a mostly ordinary liberal political party and then there is the “Democratic Party,” a synecdoche for everything that annoys you online.
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
There is the actual Democratic Party, which for better or worse is a mostly ordinary liberal political party and then there is the “Democratic Party,” a synecdoche for everything that annoys you online.
Ryan Walters this week
July 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ryan Walters this week
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"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
www.msnbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
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"never again" has no moral force if all you mean is "never again to me" or "never again exactly like this"
July 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"never again" has no moral force if all you mean is "never again to me" or "never again exactly like this"
A hit dog hollers
FROST: "They say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born, go to school and get shot in the school. Die in the school, die on the streets."
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
July 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A hit dog hollers