Yastreblyansky
@yastreblyansky.bsky.social
There is no peace without justice.
Old Democratic blogger at yastreblyansky.blogspot.com and yastreblyansky.substack.com. He/him. Is this where the party is?
Old Democratic blogger at yastreblyansky.blogspot.com and yastreblyansky.substack.com. He/him. Is this where the party is?
You swore an oath to faithfully execute the law. If you have a problem with the law, you can get Congress to rewrite it or get your people to figure a legal way around it. You can't just say obeying the law is inconvenient. Biden was so much better at this than you are. You're pathetic.
21 million: bsky.app/profile/fact...
100 million -- 29% of the US: bsky.app/profile/drf5...
They can't do it without concentration camps and all of their evils.
100 million -- 29% of the US: bsky.app/profile/drf5...
They can't do it without concentration camps and all of their evils.
Host: The law requires that every person who is going to be deported gets a hearing first. Do you acknowledge that?
Trump: I'll have to ask the lawyers about that. Do you think we can give 21 million trials? Is that what you want us to do?
Host: The law is the law, sir
Trump: I'll have to ask the lawyers about that. Do you think we can give 21 million trials? Is that what you want us to do?
Host: The law is the law, sir
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
You swore an oath to faithfully execute the law. If you have a problem with the law, you can get Congress to rewrite it or get your people to figure a legal way around it. You can't just say obeying the law is inconvenient. Biden was so much better at this than you are. You're pathetic.
That's exactly what the Constitution is for! Stop you from doing shit like that.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
That's exactly what the Constitution is for! Stop you from doing shit like that.
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Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
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One of the greatest American documentary filmmakers who was unafraid of complex and controversial topics presented in extraordinary detail in his legendary extra length film.
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
One of the greatest American documentary filmmakers who was unafraid of complex and controversial topics presented in extraordinary detail in his legendary extra length film.
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"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf
Restless bitch face. This lady is stressed out by her own wickedness.
Face it, most people are clueless. The problem is not that Trump is in the Epstein files but that Epstein is not in the Trump files.
Truth Reigns Supreme❤️💕💕
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⚖️ Fools who distort it disgrace themselves
Truth Reigns Supreme❤️💕💕
askcoti.com/dash
⚖️ Fools who distort it disgrace themselves
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Restless bitch face. This lady is stressed out by her own wickedness.
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🗃️ 🐴 Happy New Year!
In 1854, the US Navy's "Perry Expedition" to Japan and the Ryukyus was anchored at the main island of Okinawa (which they called "Lew Chew," for Ryukyu) for the New Year; and saw and translated the New Year wishes posted around them.
From the Expedition's official Narrative:
In 1854, the US Navy's "Perry Expedition" to Japan and the Ryukyus was anchored at the main island of Okinawa (which they called "Lew Chew," for Ryukyu) for the New Year; and saw and translated the New Year wishes posted around them.
From the Expedition's official Narrative:
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🗃️ 🐴 Happy New Year!
In 1854, the US Navy's "Perry Expedition" to Japan and the Ryukyus was anchored at the main island of Okinawa (which they called "Lew Chew," for Ryukyu) for the New Year; and saw and translated the New Year wishes posted around them.
From the Expedition's official Narrative:
In 1854, the US Navy's "Perry Expedition" to Japan and the Ryukyus was anchored at the main island of Okinawa (which they called "Lew Chew," for Ryukyu) for the New Year; and saw and translated the New Year wishes posted around them.
From the Expedition's official Narrative:
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas:
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas:
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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AG Bondi claims the administration has released everything—but a new analysis suggests it's only 2%. trib.al/vjXcnXW
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
Investigators seized massive amounds of data from Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach, NYC, and of course, “pedophile island”—also known as Howard Lutnick’s favorite vacation spot.
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Here was my report on the secret memo: www.lawdork.com/p/ices-fourt...
ICE's Fourth Amendment-free search policy, Minnesota church protest charges, and more
The Trump administration's cruel, lawless immigration enforcement efforts were on full display this week. So was the pushback.
www.lawdork.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Here was my report on the secret memo: www.lawdork.com/p/ices-fourt...
Not to mention the Beatles and the Stones, also name-checked in there, but yeah, I think Beethoven most of all.
Beethoven would have fucking hated these douche bags
February 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Not to mention the Beatles and the Stones, also name-checked in there, but yeah, I think Beethoven most of all.
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😘
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Here's Why I'm a 2028 Election Doomer (new post) nomoremister.blogspot.com/2026/02/here...
February 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Here's Why I'm a 2028 Election Doomer (new post) nomoremister.blogspot.com/2026/02/here...
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A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
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Also, what are the odds for a downward revision of January's number?
US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Also, what are the odds for a downward revision of January's number?
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February 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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It was all over the papers.
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
It was all over the papers.
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Yep.
The first time I read early 19th century American writings on the Irish, I was aghast.
The first time I read early 19th century American writings on the Irish, I was aghast.
American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Yep.
The first time I read early 19th century American writings on the Irish, I was aghast.
The first time I read early 19th century American writings on the Irish, I was aghast.
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🎁https://share.inquirer.com/7cKEwT
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
share.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
🎁https://share.inquirer.com/7cKEwT
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This is the ultimate futility of Trumpism: in their desperation to exclude immigrants from some herrenvolk American society, MAGA ethnonationalists are in fact compelling everyday Americans to reaffirm and strengthen their communal bonds to immigrants.
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This is the ultimate futility of Trumpism: in their desperation to exclude immigrants from some herrenvolk American society, MAGA ethnonationalists are in fact compelling everyday Americans to reaffirm and strengthen their communal bonds to immigrants.
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Mamdani and Mostofi, apparently.
Mamdani and Mostofi, apparently.
New: Mayor Mamdani has tapped Bitta Mostofi, a former Biden admin official, to audit six municipal agencies, including the NYPD, for violations of local sanctuary laws — an effort aimed at defending NYC against President Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Mamdani taps ex-Biden official to audit NYPD, other agencies for sanctuary law lapses
The effort is aimed at counteracting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
www.politico.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Mamdani and Mostofi, apparently.
Mamdani and Mostofi, apparently.
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Abraham Lincoln Online - Letter to Henry L. Pierce and others
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Abraham Lincoln Online - Letter to Henry L. Pierce and others
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...