Kevin Martin
@arcanecowboy.bsky.social
Librarian Gamer sometime Photographer
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But I am, we told you so.
Kamala Harris: There were many things that we knew would happen.. I’m not here to say I told you so
April 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
But I am, we told you so.
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Other fact-based ways to frame these attacks are:
a) part of an ongoing GOP war against higher ed because they view it as a hostile institution
b) an authoritarian breaking any venues of dissent.
Going with the Trump framing is a choice to support the war and give credence to the authoritarian.
a) part of an ongoing GOP war against higher ed because they view it as a hostile institution
b) an authoritarian breaking any venues of dissent.
Going with the Trump framing is a choice to support the war and give credence to the authoritarian.
Every lede like this is a fundamental journalistic failure.
(There is no "relentless antisemitism on campus" and you don't need to give the administration's propaganda priority). www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
(There is no "relentless antisemitism on campus" and you don't need to give the administration's propaganda priority). www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
April 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Other fact-based ways to frame these attacks are:
a) part of an ongoing GOP war against higher ed because they view it as a hostile institution
b) an authoritarian breaking any venues of dissent.
Going with the Trump framing is a choice to support the war and give credence to the authoritarian.
a) part of an ongoing GOP war against higher ed because they view it as a hostile institution
b) an authoritarian breaking any venues of dissent.
Going with the Trump framing is a choice to support the war and give credence to the authoritarian.
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Pillars making a come back
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Pillars making a come back
This is really good and you should watch it youtu.be/L7usTcVYZRo?...
The Myth That Rogue One Shattered
YouTube video by ArTorr
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is really good and you should watch it youtu.be/L7usTcVYZRo?...
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Disappearing people from the jurisdiction of a court is authoritarian and corrupt to the core.
It was only *after* the habeas petition was filed, per Khalil's lawyers, that the efforts to transfer Khalil began in earnest — without notice to those lawyers in the pending habeas petition.
![Hours after the petition challenging its detention authority was filed, however, ICE began efforts to transfer Mr. Khalil out of the region and to a Louisiana detention facility a thousand miles away, without providing him any access to his counsel, and without providing counsel of record on his pending habeas petition any advance notice of this transfer or any information with
respect to any justification for his detention. This seemingly retaliatory action is particularly troubling given that a central basis for Mr. Khalil's claim for habeas relief is that his very arrest and detention were in retaliation for Mr. Khalil's constitutionally protected advocacy on behalf of Palestinian human rights. Respondents' retaliatory and punitive motives have since been
confirmed.[1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihcomcgtd3thnbf5yst4tbdniorjd3avvopzqwjpimixwccqfeuni@jpeg)
![1 / The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, stated on social media that "ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University." Baseless and inflammatory though it is, this rhetoric at the highest level of government reflects the improper motives animating Respondents' actions towards Petitioner. Moreover, according to Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS spokesperson:
"On March 9, 2025, in support of President Trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism, and in coordination with the Department of State, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student. Khalil led activities aligned to [sic] Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.
ICE and the Department of State are committed to enforcing President Trump's executive orders and to protecting
U.S. national security." Though the legality of detention because of speech supporting Palestinian human rights, which Respondents believe is "aligned to Hamas," will ultimately be at issue in Mr. Khalil's habeas petition, it need not be adjudicated in the context of the limited relief sought in this motion. What these statements taken together make immediately clear, however, is that the role of the Court in protecting Petitioner from unlawful detention is paramount.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreigs6n5ic6t4yykghdqxqf6masiok3h6wyrn4qmjhqzxq5j5qmlqcq@jpeg)
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Disappearing people from the jurisdiction of a court is authoritarian and corrupt to the core.
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I hope everybody can see the connection between this kind of talk and what's happening to Mahmoud Khalil.
The co-president says speaking against Putin’s interests is akin to treason.
So I guess that’s where we are now.
So I guess that’s where we are now.
March 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I hope everybody can see the connection between this kind of talk and what's happening to Mahmoud Khalil.
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Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
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Even by his standards, the gutter racism of Elon Musk's attacks on federal judges of color is pretty shocking. As usual, I am not saying anyone "should" be on X, but the right-wing frenzy happening over there is alarming and dangerous. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Elon Musk’s Attacks On Judges Are Getting More Racist and More Dangerous
Of the judges who have blocked the unelected billionaire’s efforts to take over the government, you can probably guess which ones he is angriest about.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Even by his standards, the gutter racism of Elon Musk's attacks on federal judges of color is pretty shocking. As usual, I am not saying anyone "should" be on X, but the right-wing frenzy happening over there is alarming and dangerous. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
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Remember when the WH insisted that global HIV prevention & treatment was exempt from the freeze? When it seemed MAYBE they understood that cutting off medicine could put the entire planet at risk of drug resistant HIV strains?
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
February 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Remember when the WH insisted that global HIV prevention & treatment was exempt from the freeze? When it seemed MAYBE they understood that cutting off medicine could put the entire planet at risk of drug resistant HIV strains?
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
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The "trolling" is also part of the point. It allows them to insist they're not doing what they're actually doing, until it's too late, and then they admit "of course that's what we're doing."
Just like the "we're not doing Project 2025" -> election -> "of course we're doing Project 2025."
Just like the "we're not doing Project 2025" -> election -> "of course we're doing Project 2025."
i keep seeing the right argue that the nazi salutes are "trolling." i think there's some truth to that, but know what exactly is being mocked. they aren't mocking the idea that they could be nazis, they're mocking the idea that they should care one way or the other.
February 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The "trolling" is also part of the point. It allows them to insist they're not doing what they're actually doing, until it's too late, and then they admit "of course that's what we're doing."
Just like the "we're not doing Project 2025" -> election -> "of course we're doing Project 2025."
Just like the "we're not doing Project 2025" -> election -> "of course we're doing Project 2025."
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There is no specific Constitutional prohibition against allowing a Russian dictator to massacre Ukrainian civilians. So it’s hard to see why liberals are so upset about what Trump is doing right now
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
February 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
There is no specific Constitutional prohibition against allowing a Russian dictator to massacre Ukrainian civilians. So it’s hard to see why liberals are so upset about what Trump is doing right now
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
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Shorter Judge Chutkan:
"Dear states: you are probably right that everything about DOGE is unconstitutional. But you did not litigate your TRO well enough to get that immediate relief."
I think this is right, and was painfully obvious in Monday's hearing.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638...
"Dear states: you are probably right that everything about DOGE is unconstitutional. But you did not litigate your TRO well enough to get that immediate relief."
I think this is right, and was painfully obvious in Monday's hearing.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638...
Order on Motion for TRO – #29 in STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. MUSK (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00429) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: DENYING 6 Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 2/18/2025. (lccc) (Entered: 02/18/2025)
www.courtlistener.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Shorter Judge Chutkan:
"Dear states: you are probably right that everything about DOGE is unconstitutional. But you did not litigate your TRO well enough to get that immediate relief."
I think this is right, and was painfully obvious in Monday's hearing.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638...
"Dear states: you are probably right that everything about DOGE is unconstitutional. But you did not litigate your TRO well enough to get that immediate relief."
I think this is right, and was painfully obvious in Monday's hearing.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638...
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People often assume the emotions associated with cruelty are hatred and anger, but it’s actually pleasure and joy. Fascists relish their cruelty. They roll it around on their tongue like a mouthful of full-bodied wine. They laugh as they harm.
February 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
People often assume the emotions associated with cruelty are hatred and anger, but it’s actually pleasure and joy. Fascists relish their cruelty. They roll it around on their tongue like a mouthful of full-bodied wine. They laugh as they harm.
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The “Shazam” star was upset that Trump supporters are getting “lost in the cracks” during DOGE’s firing frenzy.
Zachary Levi Begs Elon Musk Not To Fire The ‘Good’ Federal Workers Who Voted For Trump
The “Shazam” star was upset that Trump supporters are getting “lost in the cracks” during DOGE’s firing frenzy.
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The “Shazam” star was upset that Trump supporters are getting “lost in the cracks” during DOGE’s firing frenzy.
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House Republicans ask AG Bondi to prosecute Code Pink and other organizations because they are "distributing information" about legal rights. dailycaller.com/2025/02/18/e...
February 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
House Republicans ask AG Bondi to prosecute Code Pink and other organizations because they are "distributing information" about legal rights. dailycaller.com/2025/02/18/e...
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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
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“Elon Musk is firing military veteran firefighters for no reason” is the biggest slam dunk in political messaging history, Dems should be shouting it into the world’s biggest bullhorn from the top of the Washington Monument.
February 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Elon Musk is firing military veteran firefighters for no reason” is the biggest slam dunk in political messaging history, Dems should be shouting it into the world’s biggest bullhorn from the top of the Washington Monument.
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A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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There is an entire genre of subnormal people making variations on this argument, back to that weird-ass nerve-stapled SciFi writer saying “we could logistically expel all illegals, the Germans did it with the Jews.”
February 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There is an entire genre of subnormal people making variations on this argument, back to that weird-ass nerve-stapled SciFi writer saying “we could logistically expel all illegals, the Germans did it with the Jews.”
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President Trump will revoke the security clearances of several current law enforcement and former national security officials, White House officials confirmed. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Letitia James of New York were among those the president singled out.
Trump to Revoke Security Clearances for Antony Blinken, Letitia James and Alvin Bragg
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Attorney General Letitia James of New York and the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, were among those the president singled out.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
President Trump will revoke the security clearances of several current law enforcement and former national security officials, White House officials confirmed. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Letitia James of New York were among those the president singled out.
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...