Casán
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Hobbies include bothering my wife, petting the cats, riling up my roommate, and spending untold riches on less-than-desirable cars.
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I'm not going to stop saying this. We need to stop calling it "deporting." It may not always be fair or humane, but deportation has a process. And it means you're sent back to where you came from. These people are being trafficked and sold to slave prisons. Not deported.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm not going to stop saying this. We need to stop calling it "deporting." It may not always be fair or humane, but deportation has a process. And it means you're sent back to where you came from. These people are being trafficked and sold to slave prisons. Not deported.
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I’m currently employed in manufacturing. Tool and diemaker simply do not have the capacity to actually make the amount of tooling that would be necessary to reshore even like 5% of currently overseas manufacturing. We’re already at like 16 week lead times.
these people actually think like 6 months from now companies like nike are just gonna have manufacturing plants fully staffed, operational and churning out the same product at the same price and we’re just going to go back to normal, i feel like im losing my mind
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’m currently employed in manufacturing. Tool and diemaker simply do not have the capacity to actually make the amount of tooling that would be necessary to reshore even like 5% of currently overseas manufacturing. We’re already at like 16 week lead times.
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
The will, and that’s entirely the point.
With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.
How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.
www.npr.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The will, and that’s entirely the point.
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Trump threatens to put American citizens on deportation flights to a slave prison in El Salvador
March 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Trump threatens to put American citizens on deportation flights to a slave prison in El Salvador
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Interesting piece from a smart @theverge.com editor reckoning with the question of how news stories should characterize official acts that seem overtly illegal but which the Trump admin argues are legal and courts have not yet ruled on.
On Tuesday I edited a story about the FTC firings. Readers took issue with our framing — not just us, but other publications as well. And you know what? Y'all were right. www.theverge.com/policy/63339...
We ran the wrong headline about the fired FTC commissioners
Our readers have a point.
www.theverge.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Interesting piece from a smart @theverge.com editor reckoning with the question of how news stories should characterize official acts that seem overtly illegal but which the Trump admin argues are legal and courts have not yet ruled on.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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If the constitution is still in operation, Trump's executive order abolishing the Department of Education is just a suggestion.
If Trump can abolish the Department of Education with an executive order, then the constitution is just a suggestion.
If Trump can abolish the Department of Education with an executive order, then the constitution is just a suggestion.
March 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If the constitution is still in operation, Trump's executive order abolishing the Department of Education is just a suggestion.
If Trump can abolish the Department of Education with an executive order, then the constitution is just a suggestion.
If Trump can abolish the Department of Education with an executive order, then the constitution is just a suggestion.
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One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.
March 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
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Foreign nationals here legally getting thrown in prison without due process.
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
March 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Foreign nationals here legally getting thrown in prison without due process.
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
Completely unsurprising turn of events.
JFC, we're cooked. I was expecting they were going to do exactly this and too many told me to have faith in the system.
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DOGE access to US Social Security Numident: SSA and Census Bureau transgender data privacy vulnerability (2025-03-15)
DOGE SSA and Census Bureau trans data privacy vulnerability (2025-03-15)
genderideology.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Completely unsurprising turn of events.
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The abundance debate has quickly reached a level of abstraction that borders on incoherence. “Is deregulation good or bad” is a nonsense question absent any specifics. “Whose fault is all of this” is a useless question in the absence of historical analysis or an examination of coalition politics.
March 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The abundance debate has quickly reached a level of abstraction that borders on incoherence. “Is deregulation good or bad” is a nonsense question absent any specifics. “Whose fault is all of this” is a useless question in the absence of historical analysis or an examination of coalition politics.
“Democrats stop capitulating on values to sway a moderate republican voter base that no longer exists, instead of being a working class opposition party” Challenge: Impossible.
These people will never go to bat for us because they are disgustingly out of touch with everyday Americans.
These people will never go to bat for us because they are disgustingly out of touch with everyday Americans.
Gavin Newsom sees 10-point net drop in favorability since launching his podcast. Survey finds "the podcast only made 13% of voters have an improved perception of the Governor, with 26% saying that it harmed their perception."
CA 120: Gavin's podcast - Presidential run or empire building? - Capitol Weekly
Gov. Gavin Newsom's new podcast has sent shockwaves through California's political world. But is there more to Newsom's efforts than meets the eye?
capitolweekly.net
March 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“Democrats stop capitulating on values to sway a moderate republican voter base that no longer exists, instead of being a working class opposition party” Challenge: Impossible.
These people will never go to bat for us because they are disgustingly out of touch with everyday Americans.
These people will never go to bat for us because they are disgustingly out of touch with everyday Americans.
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If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
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For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
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From 1850-1950 we saw robber barons and various titans of industry construct these massive, political fortresses to consolidate their power and safeguard their wealth and control, from then on we have dealt with their heirs who believe those fortresses were natural geological formations.
these people are part of a social class who would not do well under any other political economy and have benefited more than almost any human alive from liberalism which they are committed to destroying. what value add does elon musk have in the world he’s trying to build? its a murder-suicide
Yeah, there’s all the reactionary culture war stuff, where unis are meant to be hotbeds of Marxist indoctrination. But if you’re wondering why the tech-lords are leaping into the assault on unis, here you go. A vision where universities are a “government supported and funded cartel” — sucking down 🧵
March 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
From 1850-1950 we saw robber barons and various titans of industry construct these massive, political fortresses to consolidate their power and safeguard their wealth and control, from then on we have dealt with their heirs who believe those fortresses were natural geological formations.
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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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This ended up being timely (and will be timely many more times before this is all over, I'm afraid) stancilculture.substack.com/p/crisis-is-...
March 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This ended up being timely (and will be timely many more times before this is all over, I'm afraid) stancilculture.substack.com/p/crisis-is-...
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The Trump regime will arrest you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind.
And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.
If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.
And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.
If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.
NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Trump regime will arrest you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind.
And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.
If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.
And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.
If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports
The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk.
www.politico.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.