Dave Babbott-Klein
@dakleinbot.bsky.social
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When the Yankees get eliminated
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
When the Yankees get eliminated
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
June 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
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Leeds United have confirmed the permanent transfer of Jaka Bijol from Udinese.
An undisclosed fee, but understood to be £15m with performance-related add-ons, for staying up etc.
The Slovenia international has signed a five-year contract and is the club's second summer. #lufc
An undisclosed fee, but understood to be £15m with performance-related add-ons, for staying up etc.
The Slovenia international has signed a five-year contract and is the club's second summer. #lufc
June 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Leeds United have confirmed the permanent transfer of Jaka Bijol from Udinese.
An undisclosed fee, but understood to be £15m with performance-related add-ons, for staying up etc.
The Slovenia international has signed a five-year contract and is the club's second summer. #lufc
An undisclosed fee, but understood to be £15m with performance-related add-ons, for staying up etc.
The Slovenia international has signed a five-year contract and is the club's second summer. #lufc
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6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
June 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
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Many years later, as he faced the editorial board, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when his father told him to abolish ICE
so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Many years later, as he faced the editorial board, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when his father told him to abolish ICE
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In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
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Former roommate of MN shooting suspect Vance Boelter says Boelter was a staunch supporter of Donal Trump www.kare11.com/article/news...
June 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Former roommate of MN shooting suspect Vance Boelter says Boelter was a staunch supporter of Donal Trump www.kare11.com/article/news...
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19 companies that have pulled support of Pride parades, in whole or in part, this year:
Lowe's
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Toyota
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Anheuser-Busch
Diageo
PepsiCo
Nissan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Citi
Mastercard
Booz Allen Hamilton
Deloitte
Lowe's
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Toyota
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Anheuser-Busch
Diageo
PepsiCo
Nissan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Citi
Mastercard
Booz Allen Hamilton
Deloitte
19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
popular.info
June 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
19 companies that have pulled support of Pride parades, in whole or in part, this year:
Lowe's
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Toyota
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Anheuser-Busch
Diageo
PepsiCo
Nissan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Citi
Mastercard
Booz Allen Hamilton
Deloitte
Lowe's
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Toyota
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Anheuser-Busch
Diageo
PepsiCo
Nissan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Citi
Mastercard
Booz Allen Hamilton
Deloitte
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new @fangraphs.com: ugh, ugh, ugh.
Say It Ain’t So: Commissioner Manfred Posthumously Reinstates Rose, Jackson, and Others Banned for Gambling blogs.fangraphs.com/say-it-aint-...
Say It Ain’t So: Commissioner Manfred Posthumously Reinstates Rose, Jackson, and Others Banned for Gambling
Reversing decades of precedent, the commissioner reinstated 17 individuals from the permanently ineligible list, a move that opens the door for Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to be considered for…
blogs.fangraphs.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
new @fangraphs.com: ugh, ugh, ugh.
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BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could.
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
Democrats Cave, Prepare to Rubber-Stamp Trump Crypto Corruption
Pro-crypto senators are poised to pass a stablecoin bill, while failing to crack down on the Trump organization issuing one to collect payments from foreign governments.
prospect.org
May 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could.
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
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vandalism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
vandalism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
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New piece: Trump’s approval rating among low-engagement voters has fallen 30 points since Jan, the worst decline for any group. The GOP’s big advantage with hard-to-reach voters has evaporated as economic turmoil & toxic politics turns them away from Trump
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-do-di...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-do-di...
May 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New piece: Trump’s approval rating among low-engagement voters has fallen 30 points since Jan, the worst decline for any group. The GOP’s big advantage with hard-to-reach voters has evaporated as economic turmoil & toxic politics turns them away from Trump
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-do-di...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-do-di...
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April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
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The White House just posted this on X.
April 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The White House just posted this on X.
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The CFPB is one of those things where like, virtually every single person in the United States would support its existence if they were told the truth about what it is/does. Or used to do, I guess.
A victory for scammers.
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has been gutted by @makenakelly.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has been gutted by @makenakelly.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally-mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The CFPB is one of those things where like, virtually every single person in the United States would support its existence if they were told the truth about what it is/does. Or used to do, I guess.
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🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
April 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
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North Carolina, don't forget this abandonment. Thom Tillis is up for reelection in 2026. Vote them all out.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
DOGE cut a CDC team as it was about to start a project to help N.C. flood victims
The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
North Carolina, don't forget this abandonment. Thom Tillis is up for reelection in 2026. Vote them all out.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Stephen Miller is the only member of the administration I’ve seen comment on the SCOTUS ruling, which says they have to bring him back from El Salvador, and it’s not looking good.
April 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Stephen Miller is the only member of the administration I’ve seen comment on the SCOTUS ruling, which says they have to bring him back from El Salvador, and it’s not looking good.