Atticus West
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Attorney and Counselor at Law. Litigator. B.A. Philosophy. Phish. Padres. Me like words. Occasionally wry.
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Atticus West
@atticuswest.bsky.social
· Jan 5
There is no upside.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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/8 Fight, scorn, defy, and obstruct them, because they are the unapologetic forces of ignorance, bigotry, and thuggery.
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
/8 Fight, scorn, defy, and obstruct them, because they are the unapologetic forces of ignorance, bigotry, and thuggery.
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The Republican hacks on SCOTUS start with whatever ruling will help their fellow Republican partisans and lazily work backwards from there, barely offering an excuse for their egregious hackery.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF
ALT: Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The Republican hacks on SCOTUS start with whatever ruling will help their fellow Republican partisans and lazily work backwards from there, barely offering an excuse for their egregious hackery.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
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is there anything more 2025-coded than “white” being the pantone color of the year
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
is there anything more 2025-coded than “white” being the pantone color of the year
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When Trump campaigned on deporting immigrants with criminal records he was lying, as the data now shows.
His actual agenda is to remove non-white immigrants whether they came here legally or not or have committed crimes or not. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
His actual agenda is to remove non-white immigrants whether they came here legally or not or have committed crimes or not. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When Trump campaigned on deporting immigrants with criminal records he was lying, as the data now shows.
His actual agenda is to remove non-white immigrants whether they came here legally or not or have committed crimes or not. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
His actual agenda is to remove non-white immigrants whether they came here legally or not or have committed crimes or not. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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just an utter joke of a court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just an utter joke of a court.
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Weird. Brian Cole Jr. doesn’t sound like a Somali name.
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Weird. Brian Cole Jr. doesn’t sound like a Somali name.
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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I would be so disoriented if things started to make sense.
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I would be so disoriented if things started to make sense.
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There’s no question mark because I know the answer.
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
There’s no question mark because I know the answer.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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This is indistinguishable from the rhetoric of genocidal regimes throughout history.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is indistinguishable from the rhetoric of genocidal regimes throughout history.
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Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández—pardoned by Trump while the counting in Honduras’ current presidential election is still in progress—-was accused not only of drug trafficking, but also of election fraud during the 2013 and 2017 Honduran presidential elections. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández—pardoned by Trump while the counting in Honduras’ current presidential election is still in progress—-was accused not only of drug trafficking, but also of election fraud during the 2013 and 2017 Honduran presidential elections. 1/
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interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years?
me: [picturing a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape in which i compete with my neighbors for scraps of food] management
me: [picturing a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape in which i compete with my neighbors for scraps of food] management
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years?
me: [picturing a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape in which i compete with my neighbors for scraps of food] management
me: [picturing a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape in which i compete with my neighbors for scraps of food] management
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Third time this week
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Third time this week
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San Diego fighting back ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
San Diego fighting back ❤️
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Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
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my dog: *being treated in such a way that shame has been placed on his bloodline for one thousand years*
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
my dog: *being treated in such a way that shame has been placed on his bloodline for one thousand years*
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
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Many journalists are tracking the procurement and deployment of new technologies and tactics, but it's hard to get the entire picture. A generational threat to civil liberties that I suspect future governments will struggle (or refuse) to roll back. Dramatic reform/abolition will be required.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Many journalists are tracking the procurement and deployment of new technologies and tactics, but it's hard to get the entire picture. A generational threat to civil liberties that I suspect future governments will struggle (or refuse) to roll back. Dramatic reform/abolition will be required.
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“Five minutes, Mom. We’re playing pirates.”
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Five minutes, Mom. We’re playing pirates.”
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American Express Launches Small Sweatshop Saturday https://theonion.com/american-express-launches-small-sweatshop-saturday/
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
American Express Launches Small Sweatshop Saturday https://theonion.com/american-express-launches-small-sweatshop-saturday/