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Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
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If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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My wife found this gorgeous mansion in Rochester, built for a Bausch heiress (of Bausch & Lomb fame). Listing says $6M in upgrades have been made, but home is listed for just $3.2M. 9300 SF, 9BR, 7BA, waterfalls, stained glass ceiling! #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My wife found this gorgeous mansion in Rochester, built for a Bausch heiress (of Bausch & Lomb fame). Listing says $6M in upgrades have been made, but home is listed for just $3.2M. 9300 SF, 9BR, 7BA, waterfalls, stained glass ceiling! #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
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I literally think Mamdani went “you know, there was actually a President so popular that people kept electing him more than two terms” and Trump was like no way tell me how he did it
Trump posts:
“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
He included multiple photos of Mamdani in front of the portrait of FDR that Mamdani spoke with Trump about during his visit.
“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
He included multiple photos of Mamdani in front of the portrait of FDR that Mamdani spoke with Trump about during his visit.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I literally think Mamdani went “you know, there was actually a President so popular that people kept electing him more than two terms” and Trump was like no way tell me how he did it
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The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
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Here is why this is so completely illegal. The law says very clearly that once TPS is granted for a 6, 12, or 18-month period, the designation “shall remain in effect” until that period ends.
There is ZERO legal authority to terminate it early. None.
There is ZERO legal authority to terminate it early. None.
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Here is why this is so completely illegal. The law says very clearly that once TPS is granted for a 6, 12, or 18-month period, the designation “shall remain in effect” until that period ends.
There is ZERO legal authority to terminate it early. None.
There is ZERO legal authority to terminate it early. None.
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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Tylenol strikes again.
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Tylenol strikes again.
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Re-upping my prediction that she ends up at the Free Press. Or as the “flattering interviews with tech billionaires and the MAGA adjacent” correspondent for 60 Minutes.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Re-upping my prediction that she ends up at the Free Press. Or as the “flattering interviews with tech billionaires and the MAGA adjacent” correspondent for 60 Minutes.
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They were prosecuted, then pardoned by Trump:
• P.G. Sittenfeld: Convicted of taking a bribe
• Devon Archer: Convicted of defrauding $60M from a tribal entity
• Brian Kelsey: Convicted of illegally funneling ~$100K into his campaign
• P.G. Sittenfeld: Convicted of taking a bribe
• Devon Archer: Convicted of defrauding $60M from a tribal entity
• Brian Kelsey: Convicted of illegally funneling ~$100K into his campaign
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
They were prosecuted, then pardoned by Trump:
• P.G. Sittenfeld: Convicted of taking a bribe
• Devon Archer: Convicted of defrauding $60M from a tribal entity
• Brian Kelsey: Convicted of illegally funneling ~$100K into his campaign
• P.G. Sittenfeld: Convicted of taking a bribe
• Devon Archer: Convicted of defrauding $60M from a tribal entity
• Brian Kelsey: Convicted of illegally funneling ~$100K into his campaign
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#BREAKING: Just hours after Texas asked #SCOTUS to pause Tuesday’s ruling that had blocked its new House congressional district maps, Justice Alito has issued a temporary “administrative” stay pausing that ruling (and putting the new maps back into place) while the full Court considers next steps:
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
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It is amazing that the lawyers for Texas tasked with defending Texas' racial gerrymander are essentially throwing both DOJ and the Governor under the bus.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It is amazing that the lawyers for Texas tasked with defending Texas' racial gerrymander are essentially throwing both DOJ and the Governor under the bus.
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CA5 deals again with the long running dispute about Louisiana’s system of punishing recalcitrant prisoners by making them pick vegetables in the summer without water.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
CA5 deals again with the long running dispute about Louisiana’s system of punishing recalcitrant prisoners by making them pick vegetables in the summer without water.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
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All the worst people on Earth are having meltdowns right now and we should celebrate it.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
All the worst people on Earth are having meltdowns right now and we should celebrate it.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Except ... the U.S. Code uses "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court" in 2 U.S.C. § 135.
Reminder: John Roberts is the Chief Justice of the United States. He is not the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. It doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme, but if you get it wrong, SCOTUS watchers will judge you!
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Except ... the U.S. Code uses "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court" in 2 U.S.C. § 135.
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Look forward to going on right wing media now that Trump had praised Mamdani, said he isn't a jihadist, wishes him well, and had no problem being called a fascist.
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Look forward to going on right wing media now that Trump had praised Mamdani, said he isn't a jihadist, wishes him well, and had no problem being called a fascist.
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
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I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
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My interpretation of Ze's speech: 1) tells Trump Ukr won't surrender; 2) warns Europeans not to leave Ukr to deal w Trump's pressure and Ru's onslaught alone, because Ukr may buckle and then European freedom is on the line; 3) tries damage control over the corruption scandal by reminding...
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My interpretation of Ze's speech: 1) tells Trump Ukr won't surrender; 2) warns Europeans not to leave Ukr to deal w Trump's pressure and Ru's onslaught alone, because Ukr may buckle and then European freedom is on the line; 3) tries damage control over the corruption scandal by reminding...