@karaaley.bsky.social
Washingtonian via Northern California. Dem organizer. Local party official. Traveling the world.
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Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.
Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...
www.pbump.net
August 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
August 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
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Fascism, out in the open now. And the American people are the enemy.
Kirk: “Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco. We got a big military. We should be willing to use it.”
Charlie Kirk calls to deploy the military against Americans: "Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco. We got a big military. We should be willing to use it."
www.mediamatters.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Fascism, out in the open now. And the American people are the enemy.
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"Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."
August 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."
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August 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."
August 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."
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Hard to become more oof, but he pulls it off: Dr. Phil’s Road From Oprah to ICE Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
Dr. Phil’s Road From Oprah to ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hard to become more oof, but he pulls it off: Dr. Phil’s Road From Oprah to ICE Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
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On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.
August 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.
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The war on immigration is just all bad in every possible direction.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
Local jails–mostly run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of ICE's rampant criminalization of immigration.
August 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The war on immigration is just all bad in every possible direction.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
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"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..."
www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
US immigration authorities detain daughter of Korean Episcopal priest - The Korea Times
The daughter of a Korean Episcopal priest has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities in New York, despite holding what legal advocates say is valid immigration status — drawing strong condemnat...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
August 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..."
www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
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“What America is witnessing is a remaking of the American presidency into something closer to a dictatorship,” Peter M. Shane argues. That project is the work of Chief Justice John Roberts: https://theatln.tc/pEhtlPPM
August 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“What America is witnessing is a remaking of the American presidency into something closer to a dictatorship,” Peter M. Shane argues. That project is the work of Chief Justice John Roberts: https://theatln.tc/pEhtlPPM
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One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
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And so it begins...
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
(RNS) — ‘We think that it’s not a matter of if, but just a matter of when, the Supreme Court will overrule Obergefell,’ said Mathew Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.
religionnews.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And so it begins...
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
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This is really disturbing.
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is really disturbing.
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Fact: The President of the United States has a worse criminal record than 99% of the people he is deporting.
July 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fact: The President of the United States has a worse criminal record than 99% of the people he is deporting.
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“Famine is unfolding.”
is it? Or is Israel deliberately starving people in Gaza with the help of the United States
is it? Or is Israel deliberately starving people in Gaza with the help of the United States
This is an actual headline from today's @wsj.com. Whatever would we do without experts?
"Famine Is Unfolding in Gaza Strip, Experts Say"
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
"Famine Is Unfolding in Gaza Strip, Experts Say"
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Famine Is Unfolding in Gaza Strip, Experts Say
The finding is the most dire assessment of the enclave’s deepening hunger crisis since the war began.
www.wsj.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Famine is unfolding.”
is it? Or is Israel deliberately starving people in Gaza with the help of the United States
is it? Or is Israel deliberately starving people in Gaza with the help of the United States
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To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.
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Sharing this GIFT LINK so people can’t say they didn’t know what’s been happening in our name.
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U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’
Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.
wapo.st
July 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Sharing this GIFT LINK so people can’t say they didn’t know what’s been happening in our name.
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
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Wow, it's amazing all the different kinds of files they can produce when they want to
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the Justice Department has released documents related to the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-je...
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the Justice Department has released documents related to the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-je...
Pam Bondi grants Hillary Clinton email probe request amid Epstein furor
Pam Bondi greenlit Hillary Clinton email release, praising Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's transparency push.
www.newsweek.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wow, it's amazing all the different kinds of files they can produce when they want to
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"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
Peoria sushi shop owner faces deportation after 21 years of living in the US
Kelly Yu, who does not have legal status in the U.S., is in ICE custody in Arizona, leaving her business, customers and family behind.
www.12news.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
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Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
July 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
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Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
on.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.
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“The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. ...
July 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. ...
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Follow the money.
“.. filings by four big banks flagged more than $1.5 billion in transactions — including thousands of wire transfers for the purchase and sale of artwork for rich friends, fees paid to Mr. Epstein by wealthy individuals, and payments to numerous women,
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Follow the money.