Fargo Pentameter
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I know just enough about the US Government, rule of law, and AI to see black helicopters everywhere.
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is no reporter in the Trump cabinet meeting going to ask about this report or…?
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
is no reporter in the Trump cabinet meeting going to ask about this report or…?
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Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
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Idiom Shortage Leaves Nation All Sewed Up In Horse Pies
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June 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Idiom Shortage Leaves Nation All Sewed Up In Horse Pies
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“Independence day is canceled because of fear of secret police raids” is really a level of on the nose political symbolism you just can’t make up.
LA Times - Several communities in Los Angeles County have called off or postponed their previously scheduled Independence Day and July events, citing resident safety amid ongoing immigration enforcement raids.
Fear of immigration raids force the cancellation of several July festivities in Los Angeles
Here are some of the July festivities that have been canceled in Los Angeles out of fear over immigration raids.
www.latimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Independence day is canceled because of fear of secret police raids” is really a level of on the nose political symbolism you just can’t make up.
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Immigrants rights' advocates — including the ACLU and Democracy Defenders Fund — have filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging Trump's birthright citizenship order.
The lawsuit is in direct response to the Supreme Court ruling.
The lawsuit is in direct response to the Supreme Court ruling.
June 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Immigrants rights' advocates — including the ACLU and Democracy Defenders Fund — have filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging Trump's birthright citizenship order.
The lawsuit is in direct response to the Supreme Court ruling.
The lawsuit is in direct response to the Supreme Court ruling.
By "inner city rats," I think he means crypto bros in downtown Miami.
“[These] inner-city rats, they live off the federal government. And that’s one reason we’re $37 trillion in debt. And it’s time we find these rats and we send them back home, that are living off the American taxpayers, that are working very hard every week to pay taxes.” www.al.com/politics/202...
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’
"These inner city rats, they live on the federal government," Tuberville said in the interview.
www.al.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
By "inner city rats," I think he means crypto bros in downtown Miami.
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Prediction: Footnote 18 from the universal injunction opinion will not stand the test of time
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Prediction: Footnote 18 from the universal injunction opinion will not stand the test of time
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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor
June 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor
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This decision is bad enough on the merits. But it also gives the government relief in a case in which it defied the district court at least *twice.* That’s quite a message to send to the government with respect to the costs of its litigation behavior in other cases—or the complete lack thereof.
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This decision is bad enough on the merits. But it also gives the government relief in a case in which it defied the district court at least *twice.* That’s quite a message to send to the government with respect to the costs of its litigation behavior in other cases—or the complete lack thereof.
I'm wondering why people think Bill Clinton still moves votes.
June 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm wondering why people think Bill Clinton still moves votes.
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Seis de cada diez salvadoreños consideran que criticar a Nayib Bukele o a su Gobierno a través de las redes sociales u otro medio de difusión puede traerle “consecuencias negativas” como ir a la cárcel elpais.com/america/2025-06...
La mayoría de los salvadoreños teme criticar a Bukele
El 70,6% apoya que Bukele se reelija para un tercer periodo, prohibido por la Constitución, pese a que el miedo está muy instalado en la sociedad
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June 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Seis de cada diez salvadoreños consideran que criticar a Nayib Bukele o a su Gobierno a través de las redes sociales u otro medio de difusión puede traerle “consecuencias negativas” como ir a la cárcel elpais.com/america/2025-06...
Imagine if this had happened to NASA
In January, Musk downplayed the Starship 7 explosion as “barely a bump in the road" and seemed to brush off safety concerns, posting a video of the flaming debris field with the caption, “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!”
From our May 2025 story:
From our May 2025 story:
After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an…
www.propublica.org
June 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Imagine if this had happened to NASA
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No One Sure Why Kristi Noem Wearing Firefighter Helmet, Night-Vision Goggles, High Heels, Wet Suit theonion.com/no-one-...
June 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No One Sure Why Kristi Noem Wearing Firefighter Helmet, Night-Vision Goggles, High Heels, Wet Suit theonion.com/no-one-...
Live Updates: Minnesota Man Charged With Lawmaker’s Murder Faces Death Penalty
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
June 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
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U.S. agents suspected Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.
Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…
www.propublica.org
June 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
U.S. agents suspected Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.
Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
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The overt totalitarians in the administration are laying the pseudo-intellectual groundwork for large-scale use of military force against civilians.
Stephen Miller is redefining what an insurrection is and making up fairytales like “California is demanding the nullification of election results.”
He’s seemingly just making shit up now.
He’s seemingly just making shit up now.
June 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The overt totalitarians in the administration are laying the pseudo-intellectual groundwork for large-scale use of military force against civilians.
"Humanitarian" aid isn't always humanitarian. Who delivers assistance, and how they deliver, matters. Look at the details. #InternationalLaw
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EXPLAINER: NEW GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION MECHANISM FOR AID DELIVERY - J Street
The Gaza humanitarian crisis has reached catastrophic levels. On May 30, a UN official described Gaza “as the hungriest place on earth” and “the only defined territory in the world where the entire po...
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June 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Humanitarian" aid isn't always humanitarian. Who delivers assistance, and how they deliver, matters. Look at the details. #InternationalLaw
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Oh please, let this be the pilot episode of a long miniseries.
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break
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June 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Oh please, let this be the pilot episode of a long miniseries.
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”