The Horrified Onlooker
@benjaminabrhm.bsky.social
Librarian. Queermo. Poster Collector. Doof.
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Wow, shades of the 2019 Border Patrol Facebook scandal of Trump’s first term, when dozens of agents were part of a group posting mocking memes about migrants kids who died crossing the border.
This particular officer went viral in the Chicago raids for pulling his gun on people.
This particular officer went viral in the Chicago raids for pulling his gun on people.
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wow, shades of the 2019 Border Patrol Facebook scandal of Trump’s first term, when dozens of agents were part of a group posting mocking memes about migrants kids who died crossing the border.
This particular officer went viral in the Chicago raids for pulling his gun on people.
This particular officer went viral in the Chicago raids for pulling his gun on people.
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SPOG gets a great new contract while legal settlements related to SPD greatly increase.
notesfromtheemeraldcity.com/spog-gets-a-...
notesfromtheemeraldcity.com/spog-gets-a-...
SPOG gets a great new contract while legal settlements related to SPD greatly increase - Notes from the Emerald City
Seattle News: First off, I spoke (well, emailed) with Mayor-elect Katie Wilson about her vision for public safety and homelessness. Wilson has said publicly, and I think rightfully so, that for her fi...
notesfromtheemeraldcity.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
SPOG gets a great new contract while legal settlements related to SPD greatly increase.
notesfromtheemeraldcity.com/spog-gets-a-...
notesfromtheemeraldcity.com/spog-gets-a-...
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
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The next financial crisis is coming and it’s going to be fucking insane.
US regulator grants crypto firms initial approval to launch trust banks reut.rs/4rV3e9b
US regulator grants crypto firms initial approval to launch trust banks
Crypto giants including Ripple and Circle on Friday received preliminary approval from a top U.S. banking regulator to establish national trust banks, in a major move that could further integrate digital assets into the banking system.
reut.rs
December 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The next financial crisis is coming and it’s going to be fucking insane.
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act prohibits the targeting of U.S. persons — yet millions of Americans have had their privacy violated under this statute.
We need to do more to protect ALL individuals in the United States from warrantless government spying.
We need to do more to protect ALL individuals in the United States from warrantless government spying.
December 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act prohibits the targeting of U.S. persons — yet millions of Americans have had their privacy violated under this statute.
We need to do more to protect ALL individuals in the United States from warrantless government spying.
We need to do more to protect ALL individuals in the United States from warrantless government spying.
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Man, was Chomsky always this guy and just successfully kept it hidden for decades, or did he become this guy at some point?
just a couple of dudes having a grand old time
December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Man, was Chomsky always this guy and just successfully kept it hidden for decades, or did he become this guy at some point?
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just a couple of dudes having a grand old time
December 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
just a couple of dudes having a grand old time
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This is incredible
MERCENARIES: A Video and Poster Campaign to Counter ICE Recruitment
"They are not protecting our communities—they are trying to destroy them. They aim to wear down our ability to identify w/ each other, our ability to feel compassion. If they succeed, all of us will be in danger."
@crimethinc.com ✊🏼
"They are not protecting our communities—they are trying to destroy them. They aim to wear down our ability to identify w/ each other, our ability to feel compassion. If they succeed, all of us will be in danger."
@crimethinc.com ✊🏼
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is incredible
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There does not exist a hot dog suit big enough nor a face eating leopard ferocious enough to serve as an adequate metaphor for Chris Rufo complaining about right wing media becoming conspiracy addled click bait
Chris Rufo literally was a core figure in boosting a lie that Haitian immigrants in an Ohio town ate pets. He offered a bounty for “information” after the lie was repeatedly debunked.
Spare us the navel-gazing nonsense.
Spare us the navel-gazing nonsense.
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
There does not exist a hot dog suit big enough nor a face eating leopard ferocious enough to serve as an adequate metaphor for Chris Rufo complaining about right wing media becoming conspiracy addled click bait
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The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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@cwnewser.bsky.social said it best:
“For LGBTQ+ advocates, the result offers more than symbolic vindication. It is a data point they argue cannot be ignored: in a district that once favored Trump by double digits, equality messaging did not just survive — it won.”
“For LGBTQ+ advocates, the result offers more than symbolic vindication. It is a data point they argue cannot be ignored: in a district that once favored Trump by double digits, equality messaging did not just survive — it won.”
Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.
‘Proud’ pro-LGBTQ+ Democrat flips Republican state House seat in Georgia electoral upset
Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
@cwnewser.bsky.social said it best:
“For LGBTQ+ advocates, the result offers more than symbolic vindication. It is a data point they argue cannot be ignored: in a district that once favored Trump by double digits, equality messaging did not just survive — it won.”
“For LGBTQ+ advocates, the result offers more than symbolic vindication. It is a data point they argue cannot be ignored: in a district that once favored Trump by double digits, equality messaging did not just survive — it won.”
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The woman the media is desperate to cast as a kinder, gentler Nazi, is spending her last month in Congress trying to imprison those who support trans kids.
Marjorie Taylor Greene horse traded her vote on the NDAA for a floor vote for a felony ban on gender affirming care for trans youth that would criminalize parents and doctors for providing evidence based lifesaving care for their children.
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The woman the media is desperate to cast as a kinder, gentler Nazi, is spending her last month in Congress trying to imprison those who support trans kids.
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I'd like to see the next Dem candidate for president (and the entire party) run on a platform of immediately recognizing the ICC and supporting its prosecutions of all who violate international law including heads of state promoting murder, piracy, etc. Hold them accountable.
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'd like to see the next Dem candidate for president (and the entire party) run on a platform of immediately recognizing the ICC and supporting its prosecutions of all who violate international law including heads of state promoting murder, piracy, etc. Hold them accountable.
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More on Bove and impeachment here, from @jaywillis.net: "At this point, the question is no longer whether Democrats should do so; the question is which grounds for impeachment and removal Democrats should list first."
Emil Bove Will Always Be a Trump Rallygoer First
Trump demands loyalty from his judicial nominees. As Emil Bove demonstrated on Tuesday, his nominees are very comfortable with displaying that loyalty in public.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
More on Bove and impeachment here, from @jaywillis.net: "At this point, the question is no longer whether Democrats should do so; the question is which grounds for impeachment and removal Democrats should list first."
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NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
www.lawdork.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
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Should we pay people to club police and poop on the floor while they’re trying to overthrow the government? You decide
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government.
Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Should we pay people to club police and poop on the floor while they’re trying to overthrow the government? You decide
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Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
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Warned that this was going to happen. And if Trump’s DOJ doesn’t fight it, I’m not sure there’s much that can be done to stop it.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Warned that this was going to happen. And if Trump’s DOJ doesn’t fight it, I’m not sure there’s much that can be done to stop it.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/magas-300-...
radleybalko.substack.com/p/magas-300-...
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sex criminals stick together
🚨 New York Times reports more details than we've had before on how Donald Trump's administration pulled strings to pressure Romania to allow Andrew Tate to travel while he was charged with crimes including trafficking minors and violently beating and raping a 15-year-old girl.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
sex criminals stick together
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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