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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16h

Trump's pardon of allies who helped him try to subvert the 2020 election is important. It's a permission slip--no, it's an encouragement, even an order--to allies to be ready to try to subvert the elections in 2026, and 2028.
politi.co/3WN7A3T

Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election

Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.

politi.co

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 5d

remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 5d

Auburn has less than 5 percent Black in its student body—less than half of the University of Alabama in a state more than a quarter Black. Making Black students less welcome with stunts like this is disgraceful.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, I knew policy analysts who asked the question "what happened to Cheney?" as he descended into war mongering.

These same analysts at first underestimated Ford, but quickly found out that he was far sharper than his press, never under-estimated him again. A connection?

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 7d

A definite NO.

Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

Advocates say Proposition 12 an overdue strengthening of Texas' judicial accountability systems.

But opponents worry it will give Gov. Greg Abbott undue power over the judicial branch, politicizing what is supposed to be an independent body.

Judicial conduct proposal raises concerns about Abbott overreach

Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”

www.texastribune.org

Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

Advocates say Proposition 12 an overdue strengthening of Texas' judicial accountability systems.

But opponents worry it will give Gov. Greg Abbott undue power over the judicial branch, politicizing what is supposed to be an independent body.

Judicial conduct proposal raises concerns about Abbott overreach

Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”

www.texastribune.org

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?

I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8d

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8d

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 8d

The baseline problem.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 9d

University professors are now supposed to teach “balance” instead of progressive ideas. But conservatives today reject science (check HHS).

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 9d

‘Gutter thugs’ seems an upgrade for these lawless sewer maggots.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9d

the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9d

the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 9d

I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.

And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 10d

Several hundred kids, many with parents, mostly brown and Black, all in costumes flooded our neighborhood tonight. ICE would call it invasion. We called it great fun.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 10d

Heavy distributional tails everywhere.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11d

“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”

--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 11d

Can there be an American conservatism without racism? I once thought so, but if so it appeals to only a small percentage of those who call themselves conservatives.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 11d

Voter suppression works. Just ask CJ Roberts.

Brosephus @brosephus.bsky.social · 12d

And for folks who think I'm just talking out of my ass about voter suppression, there are numerous studies in this particular field.

This one talks about the growing racial gap in voter turnout.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022

The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013.

www.brennancenter.org

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11d

China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 12d

How to destroy the Golden Goose.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 12d

INBOX: Citing Texas' "Death Star" bill that bars municipalities from passing ordinances/regulations that aren't already in state law, the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation is suing Dallas over 86 ordinances - seeking to gut, among others, its anti-discrimination protections and minimum wage.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 12d

INBOX: Citing Texas' "Death Star" bill that bars municipalities from passing ordinances/regulations that aren't already in state law, the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation is suing Dallas over 86 ordinances - seeking to gut, among others, its anti-discrimination protections and minimum wage.

Brosephus @brosephus.bsky.social · 12d

And for folks who think I'm just talking out of my ass about voter suppression, there are numerous studies in this particular field.

This one talks about the growing racial gap in voter turnout.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022

The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013.

www.brennancenter.org

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12d

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 13d

I feel the same way. He knew of the historical damage Trump was planning to do. Or he is a complete incompetent. Or both

Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 13d

Update: today I mailed a letter to the incoming CEO of T-Mobile US, conveying my anger at the company’s decision to contribute to the corrupt destruction of the White House East Wing and alleged construction of a supposed ballroom. That contribution has nothing to do with T-Mobile’s core business,

Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 16d

Do you know Mike Sievert? He's CEO of T-Mobile, one of the corporate contributors to T*rump's White House East Wing destruction and alleged ballroom construction. I am a customer of this company, but scrambling to find ways to ditch it. Corporate America is rotten.
www.t-mobile.com/our-story/ex...

Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 13d

Update: today I mailed a letter to the incoming CEO of T-Mobile US, conveying my anger at the company’s decision to contribute to the corrupt destruction of the White House East Wing and alleged construction of a supposed ballroom. That contribution has nothing to do with T-Mobile’s core business,

Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 16d

Do you know Mike Sievert? He's CEO of T-Mobile, one of the corporate contributors to T*rump's White House East Wing destruction and alleged ballroom construction. I am a customer of this company, but scrambling to find ways to ditch it. Corporate America is rotten.
www.t-mobile.com/our-story/ex...

www.t-mobile.com

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 16d

Great!

Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 17d

The skinny white luxury tower at 432 Park Avenue is disintegrating due to the developer's insistence that the concrete be pure white, which weakens it (strengthening elements add colour)

This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE

skinny pure white vanity tower of obscene height towering over central park in NYC

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 16d

I’ll say it better next time.

BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 16d

You and I are on the same page—scaring people’s families loses support for your cause.

BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 16d

You and I are on the same page—scaring people’s families loses support for your cause.

Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 16d

No I know that. I was urging people to contact the corrupt ones in their professional capacities not at their homes. As you did.

BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 16d

Running Google Searches isn’t doxing. It’s collating publicly available information. I give exactly *zero* private information in this thread.

BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 16d

Running Google Searches isn’t doxing. It’s collating publicly available information. I give exactly *zero* private information in this thread.

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