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Sen. Murphy: "Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, literally accepted a bag of cash—$50,000—and the investigation was dropped when Trump became president. There are two standards of justice now in this country. If you are a friend of the president...you can get away with anything."
September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sen. Murphy: "Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, literally accepted a bag of cash—$50,000—and the investigation was dropped when Trump became president. There are two standards of justice now in this country. If you are a friend of the president...you can get away with anything."
It is difficult to understand this as anything other than malicious.
A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated
U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts
michaelrlowry.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It is difficult to understand this as anything other than malicious.
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Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
June 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
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As you read CATO's report on how 65% of the people ICE has detained committed no crime, remember that @padilla.senate.gov was asking why Kristi Noem always invoked the same 6 cases when Noem's goons assaulted him.
That's why.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
That's why.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
June 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As you read CATO's report on how 65% of the people ICE has detained committed no crime, remember that @padilla.senate.gov was asking why Kristi Noem always invoked the same 6 cases when Noem's goons assaulted him.
That's why.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
That's why.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
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❤️ this ❤️ From one of my humans:
some of us in our 50s as youths were gently but convincingly talked out of who we are by well-meaning *& trans-friendly* providers for not fitting a set of criteria. I’m 57 & don’t want anyone growing up now to feel as unseen & lost as I did for 45 years.
some of us in our 50s as youths were gently but convincingly talked out of who we are by well-meaning *& trans-friendly* providers for not fitting a set of criteria. I’m 57 & don’t want anyone growing up now to feel as unseen & lost as I did for 45 years.
If you think trans activists went too far and Self ID was a mistake...
If you think we should go back to the old days and it should be way harder for people to transition...
....you're saying I never should have transitioned. That I should have withered in the closet.
If you think we should go back to the old days and it should be way harder for people to transition...
....you're saying I never should have transitioned. That I should have withered in the closet.
June 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
❤️ this ❤️ From one of my humans:
some of us in our 50s as youths were gently but convincingly talked out of who we are by well-meaning *& trans-friendly* providers for not fitting a set of criteria. I’m 57 & don’t want anyone growing up now to feel as unseen & lost as I did for 45 years.
some of us in our 50s as youths were gently but convincingly talked out of who we are by well-meaning *& trans-friendly* providers for not fitting a set of criteria. I’m 57 & don’t want anyone growing up now to feel as unseen & lost as I did for 45 years.
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Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insufficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A methodology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own preferences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insufficiently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexible enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreih3qdtlloz3yhggypbtwiveqdgzzfgapsnetvq7qsni7wfmyuovoi@jpeg)
June 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.
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June 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Hi! There's a bit of an update about this local trans nerd. She's still interviewing for two jobs and it's looking really good 🎉
But she needs some more help making rent for June 😿
So I hate to ask... but if you can afford a few bucks, I'd be so grateful. She's someone I can vouch for. She rocks.
But she needs some more help making rent for June 😿
So I hate to ask... but if you can afford a few bucks, I'd be so grateful. She's someone I can vouch for. She rocks.
Hi... A beloved member of the Trans Nerd Meet Up community in San Francisco is going thru a rough time and urgently needs money to help with rent and bills.
Please help as much as you can — anything helps! <3
And please spread the word!
gofund.me/d7e1484a
Please help as much as you can — anything helps! <3
And please spread the word!
gofund.me/d7e1484a
Donate to Trans women seeking help with rent, living expenses, organized by Izolde Fishman
Hello. I'm Izolde Fishman; I'm a trans woman living in San Francisc… Izolde Fishman needs your support for Trans women seeking help with rent, living expenses
gofund.me
May 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hi! There's a bit of an update about this local trans nerd. She's still interviewing for two jobs and it's looking really good 🎉
But she needs some more help making rent for June 😿
So I hate to ask... but if you can afford a few bucks, I'd be so grateful. She's someone I can vouch for. She rocks.
But she needs some more help making rent for June 😿
So I hate to ask... but if you can afford a few bucks, I'd be so grateful. She's someone I can vouch for. She rocks.
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someone has thoughts about our travel plans
May 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
someone has thoughts about our travel plans
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The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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And just like that, they can disappear you now.
MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And just like that, they can disappear you now.
Rage:
Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct
The Trump administration has killed a nationwide database of federal police officers’ misconduct, launched by the Biden administration to keep bad cops from jumping from job to job.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Rage:
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A friend is looking to start a ceramics studio in Alexandria!
My crowdfunding campaign is at 50% in six days. I'm speechless with gratitude.
BIG thank yous to my friends, family, and the pottery community.
igg.me/at/ClaySanct...
BIG thank yous to my friends, family, and the pottery community.
igg.me/at/ClaySanct...
Clay Sanctuary - A ceramic arts studio in NoVA
A new home for experienced artists and hobby potters in Northern Virginia | Check out 'Clay Sanctuary - A ceramic arts studio in NoVA' on Indiegogo.
igg.me
February 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A friend is looking to start a ceramics studio in Alexandria!
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DOGE is like the January 6th riots for federal IT, attacking the police and smearing shit all over the walls
February 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
DOGE is like the January 6th riots for federal IT, attacking the police and smearing shit all over the walls
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In case watching the mainstream media makes you feel like no one is doing anything... here's a beam of hope to lift you up. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
In case watching the mainstream media makes you feel like no one is doing anything... here's a beam of hope to lift you up. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
It would be so helpful to me if Breaking News alerts were actually about breaking news.
February 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It would be so helpful to me if Breaking News alerts were actually about breaking news.
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Although I'm a novelist, I'm happiest to have co-authored a memoir with my late mother, Patricia Stephens Due:
FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
My mother, the first horror fan I knew, wore dark glasses after being teargassed during a march in 1960.
FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
My mother, the first horror fan I knew, wore dark glasses after being teargassed during a march in 1960.
February 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Although I'm a novelist, I'm happiest to have co-authored a memoir with my late mother, Patricia Stephens Due:
FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
My mother, the first horror fan I knew, wore dark glasses after being teargassed during a march in 1960.
FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
My mother, the first horror fan I knew, wore dark glasses after being teargassed during a march in 1960.