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· Dec 8
America is the greatest country on earth because of immigrants.
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Birthright citizenship is good policy - the arguments that it’s not all seem either race stuff or the unfairness that other people have to wait.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
December 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Birthright citizenship is good policy - the arguments that it’s not all seem either race stuff or the unfairness that other people have to wait.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
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There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
My earnest hope is the service renames itself BROFlix and leans into the vast catalog of golden Warner Bros films and HBO standbys.
I think the Netflix deal is ultimately better for movies and for WB than a Paramount deal (which I 100% believe would end WB) or a Comcast deal (which would take the two best-functioning studios in Hollywood and reduce them to one). I'm open to arguments, but "None of the above" isn't one.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My earnest hope is the service renames itself BROFlix and leans into the vast catalog of golden Warner Bros films and HBO standbys.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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ME: they shouldn't be able to say 'your order has shipped' when they've just created a label. That's not shipped.
ISAAC CHOTINER: so, you've never claimed to have a task underway when you've merely opened the file?
ME: that's not-
CHOTINER: in this Teams message to your boss, you said-
ISAAC CHOTINER: so, you've never claimed to have a task underway when you've merely opened the file?
ME: that's not-
CHOTINER: in this Teams message to your boss, you said-
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ME: they shouldn't be able to say 'your order has shipped' when they've just created a label. That's not shipped.
ISAAC CHOTINER: so, you've never claimed to have a task underway when you've merely opened the file?
ME: that's not-
CHOTINER: in this Teams message to your boss, you said-
ISAAC CHOTINER: so, you've never claimed to have a task underway when you've merely opened the file?
ME: that's not-
CHOTINER: in this Teams message to your boss, you said-
This is why they are raising the height of the Taft Bridge fences leading into Woodley Park. taftbridge.ddot.dc.gov 50% of bridge fatalities happen on our bridge and riaisn the height of the fences even a small amount will reduce that greatly.
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is why they are raising the height of the Taft Bridge fences leading into Woodley Park. taftbridge.ddot.dc.gov 50% of bridge fatalities happen on our bridge and riaisn the height of the fences even a small amount will reduce that greatly.
This site walks through a lot of this: inclusive.microsoft.design
The best part is that designing for someone who has one arm, also helps those who temporarily have broken their arm - so the pool of beneficiaries is much higher even if we just look at directly impacted folks.
The best part is that designing for someone who has one arm, also helps those who temporarily have broken their arm - so the pool of beneficiaries is much higher even if we just look at directly impacted folks.
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This site walks through a lot of this: inclusive.microsoft.design
The best part is that designing for someone who has one arm, also helps those who temporarily have broken their arm - so the pool of beneficiaries is much higher even if we just look at directly impacted folks.
The best part is that designing for someone who has one arm, also helps those who temporarily have broken their arm - so the pool of beneficiaries is much higher even if we just look at directly impacted folks.
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While we were sleeping, a huge ruling:
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. “without a pre-arrest individualized determination … of probable cause.”
She addresses Kavanaugh stops head on.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. “without a pre-arrest individualized determination … of probable cause.”
She addresses Kavanaugh stops head on.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Excerpt from ruling:
“Bluntly put, why the Court ruled as it did remains unclear-and without reasoning,
this order cannot even be considered as persuasive. Second, Justice Kavanaugh's conclusion that the plaintiffs lacked standing in Perdomo rested on the claims asserted in that case specifically, plaintiffs there sought to enjoin defendants from targeting individuals for immigration stops based on certain factors, such as race or ethnicity, their accent, and the type of work they did. Id. Justice Kavanaugh reasoned that plaintiffs in Perdomo likely lacked standing under Lyons, as defendants may "stop suspected illegal immigrants based on a variety of factors," and thus "plaintiffs ha[d] no good basis to believe that law enforcement will unlawfully stop them in the future" based "only on [prohibited] factors." Id. at *3 (emphases in original). In contrast, this case concerns an entirely different context, namely, civil immigration arrests rather than immigration stops, which were at issue in Perdomo, and a different type of challenge. Specifically, plaintiffs are not arguing which factors defendants may consider in their application of a legal standard, but rather contend that defendants have abandoned the proper legal standard entirely. See Pls.' Reply at 8. Thus, Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence in Perdomo, to the extent it has persuasive, let alone controlling, authority, is inapposite.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jech7rem6vijss4euf4fijao/bafkreidy2tm2mkrt4kkxcnhlmc6uess22cabrg7b5juyauqoolvoqd7teu@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
While we were sleeping, a huge ruling:
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. “without a pre-arrest individualized determination … of probable cause.”
She addresses Kavanaugh stops head on.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. “without a pre-arrest individualized determination … of probable cause.”
She addresses Kavanaugh stops head on.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“Are Mormons more Christian than Catholics” - the greatest thread in the history of Baptist forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
Today in Schism:
Robert Griffin III claims the committee is “persecuting Christians” by ranking Notre Dame ahead of BYU
Robert Griffin III claims the committee is “persecuting Christians” by ranking Notre Dame ahead of BYU
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Are Mormons more Christian than Catholics” - the greatest thread in the history of Baptist forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
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imho James Garner really is the guy that everyone thinks Steve McQueen is. Garner's fit was so powerful that McQueen threw a tantrum about it and insisted they swap costumes.
Rewatched Great Escape on my last flight and I think we don’t talk enough about James Garner’s unreal drip
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
imho James Garner really is the guy that everyone thinks Steve McQueen is. Garner's fit was so powerful that McQueen threw a tantrum about it and insisted they swap costumes.
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Noem today was evil as usual but the lack of any followup was even more embarrassing. Why not ask "why did you grant asylum in April?" if she does not answer just repeat the question. If she does not answer cut her microphone.
It’s always fun to see the clips of the Sunday political shows because you get to go “yep the news lets people lie to them for an hour and airs it”
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Noem today was evil as usual but the lack of any followup was even more embarrassing. Why not ask "why did you grant asylum in April?" if she does not answer just repeat the question. If she does not answer cut her microphone.
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Honestly can't tell what's sports bsky and what's politics bsky anymore
No urgency, no heart, no balls. Embarrassing.
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Honestly can't tell what's sports bsky and what's politics bsky anymore
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Saturday morning cartoons…
📣 IT'S THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW!
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THIS WEEK:
🦆 The real cuprint behind the housing crisis REVEALED!
📚 An E-Z way to get Black Friday $aving$
🤠 Boca Raton Barbara
🤣 Yuks
💩 Mr. Olfactory-Sense-Impaired
AND MORE!
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tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/get-lucky?...
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THIS WEEK:
🦆 The real cuprint behind the housing crisis REVEALED!
📚 An E-Z way to get Black Friday $aving$
🤠 Boca Raton Barbara
🤣 Yuks
💩 Mr. Olfactory-Sense-Impaired
AND MORE!
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tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/get-lucky?...
Get lucky
Be thankful
tomthedancingbug.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Saturday morning cartoons…
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Derrick Henry touchdown run give the Ravens the lead
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Derrick Henry touchdown run give the Ravens the lead
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I tried to explain A1 to my wife and ended up with "it makes all the steaks you eat with it taste like stakes with A1 on them"
It shouldn't be necessary on a properly cooked steak.
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I tried to explain A1 to my wife and ended up with "it makes all the steaks you eat with it taste like stakes with A1 on them"
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Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
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there was a running gag on the Upright Citizens Brigade series where in the UCBverse everyone hated astronauts, an easy joke for an fill-in-the-blank moment because in the real world they're thought of as the coolest motherfuckers walking around anyway good luck babe picking a fight with Mark Kelly
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
there was a running gag on the Upright Citizens Brigade series where in the UCBverse everyone hated astronauts, an easy joke for an fill-in-the-blank moment because in the real world they're thought of as the coolest motherfuckers walking around anyway good luck babe picking a fight with Mark Kelly
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
First place.
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
First place.