ekinggill
@ekinggill.bsky.social
Nashville resident and dog owner
Was the fall of Rome this stupid?
Was the fall of Rome this stupid?
This is great!
Second item in this newsletter is some satirical advice for Mamdani, and it's off-the-rails funny.
www.thebulwark.com/i/178594286/...
www.thebulwark.com/i/178594286/...
‘I’m Not Giving It Up.’
Reading Trump’s mind on staying in power, and some free advice for Zohran Mamdani.
www.thebulwark.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is great!
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In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
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"The soldiers who agreed to talk confirmed the IDF’s routine use of human shields, contradicting official denials, and gave details of Israeli troops opening fire unprovoked on civilians racing to reach food handouts..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"The soldiers who agreed to talk confirmed the IDF’s routine use of human shields, contradicting official denials, and gave details of Israeli troops opening fire unprovoked on civilians racing to reach food handouts..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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My statement slamming the Senate’s failure to pass my bipartisan legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela:
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My statement slamming the Senate’s failure to pass my bipartisan legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela:
Pope Leo XIV: “…with the abuse of vulnerable migrants, we are witnessing, not the legitimate exercise of national sovereignty, but rather grave crimes committed or tolerated by the state.”
The Catholic Church and the Trump Administration Are Not Getting Along
The religion’s call to radical love can’t countenance this much cruelty.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Pope Leo XIV: “…with the abuse of vulnerable migrants, we are witnessing, not the legitimate exercise of national sovereignty, but rather grave crimes committed or tolerated by the state.”
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
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#TrumpTrainWreck
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#TrumpTrainWreck
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
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EUGENE DANIELS: “You said diversity can be a weakness. What did you mean?”
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
EUGENE DANIELS: “You said diversity can be a weakness. What did you mean?”
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
It’s hard to capture the overwhelming barrage of danger signs coming from the Trump Administration. I liked this article’s summary to connect the dots. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It’s hard to capture the overwhelming barrage of danger signs coming from the Trump Administration. I liked this article’s summary to connect the dots. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Vice President is a shameless liar still peddling this debunked, racist trash. What a disgrace.
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Vice President is a shameless liar still peddling this debunked, racist trash. What a disgrace.
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Mother of 8 charges sexual abuse by ICE—she was deported very next day.
Agent engaged in "severe sexual harassment" and demanded "sexual favors."
After her story aired on television Thursday night—she was deported on Friday morning.
Reyna Mendoza is the mother of 8 children—all U.S. citizens.
Agent engaged in "severe sexual harassment" and demanded "sexual favors."
After her story aired on television Thursday night—she was deported on Friday morning.
Reyna Mendoza is the mother of 8 children—all U.S. citizens.
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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JD Vance on the NY Post Pod Force One Podcast: "If you remember all of the migrants who came in from Haiti. You blink and eye and literally a third of your town is Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs."
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
JD Vance on the NY Post Pod Force One Podcast: "If you remember all of the migrants who came in from Haiti. You blink and eye and literally a third of your town is Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs."
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Donald Trump: Best in Show
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Donald Trump: Best in Show
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Imagine being 17, your little brother by your side, begging to speak to your dad as he’s dragged away. You may never see him again. And this is every day. Soul shattering, nightmarish stuff, never to be forgiven.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Imagine being 17, your little brother by your side, begging to speak to your dad as he’s dragged away. You may never see him again. And this is every day. Soul shattering, nightmarish stuff, never to be forgiven.
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People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
(from the inbox) Less than an hour later this morning, just before 10:30 at Roscoe and Harding, feds again released gas as they were driving away, unobstructed, from a relatively small number of neighbors.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
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This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
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“Can you put two and two together about what’s going on here??”
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Can you put two and two together about what’s going on here??”
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
European leaders “said they opposed any push to make Ukraine surrender land captured by Russian forces in return for peace, as Trump has occasionally suggested. They also plan to push forward with plans to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine’s war efforts…”
Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says
Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine.
apnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
European leaders “said they opposed any push to make Ukraine surrender land captured by Russian forces in return for peace, as Trump has occasionally suggested. They also plan to push forward with plans to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine’s war efforts…”
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“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
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We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
October 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.”
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
newrepublic.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.”
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There was one arrest at #NoKings in Wilkes-Barre, PA, but—in a shocking twist—it was a Trump supporter acting violently. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/18/w...
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There was one arrest at #NoKings in Wilkes-Barre, PA, but—in a shocking twist—it was a Trump supporter acting violently. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/18/w...
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Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."
Meanwhile over at Fox News … Texas lawmaker introduces bill to investigate organized protests #NoKings www.foxnews.com/video/638293...
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to investigate organized protests | Fox News Video
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, joins 'Fox News Live' to discuss the 'No Kings' protests, federal layoffs during the shutdown, recent anti-ICE riots, and why she believes moderate Democrats are giving i...
www.foxnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Meanwhile over at Fox News … Texas lawmaker introduces bill to investigate organized protests #NoKings www.foxnews.com/video/638293...