KorruptedNerves
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I get on my own nerves. Literally. ♿
Chronic pain. Peripheral neuropathy.
Experience:News/Law/Writing/Cats
Interests:Politics/History/Science/Games/Cats
Chronic pain. Peripheral neuropathy.
Experience:News/Law/Writing/Cats
Interests:Politics/History/Science/Games/Cats
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
With James Comey’s indictment, President Trump “has removed any pretense that the law is blind,” the editorial board writes. “As despots have done for centuries, he is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.”
With James Comey’s indictment, President Trump “has removed any pretense that the law is blind,” the editorial board writes. “As despots have done for centuries, he is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.”
Opinion | The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period
As despots have done for centuries, Trump is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.
nyti.ms
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
With James Comey’s indictment, President Trump “has removed any pretense that the law is blind,” the editorial board writes. “As despots have done for centuries, he is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.”
With James Comey’s indictment, President Trump “has removed any pretense that the law is blind,” the editorial board writes. “As despots have done for centuries, he is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.”
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ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
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A reminder that when you make a new armed force like this, it doesn’t ever get shut down, job done. It continues to be given new reasons to exist, with new enemies invented to justify its existence due to ever increasing vested interests.
If the bill passes, it will make ICE the nation’s largest jailer, with more funding for prison camps than the entire federal Bureau of Prisons. It would give ICE enough money to have more officers than the entire FBI.
This Is Ethnic Cleansing.
Dear Humans,
www.thegodpodcast.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A reminder that when you make a new armed force like this, it doesn’t ever get shut down, job done. It continues to be given new reasons to exist, with new enemies invented to justify its existence due to ever increasing vested interests.
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I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.
Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
June 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.
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It's one of those things like "the velvet underground only sold 6,000 records but everyone who bought it started their own band" but for everyone who answered "yes" to this being given a national newspaper column
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It's one of those things like "the velvet underground only sold 6,000 records but everyone who bought it started their own band" but for everyone who answered "yes" to this being given a national newspaper column
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A new statement from the Whitehouse clarifies that the attack on Iran was about ethics in video game journalism and is therefore exempted from the War Powers Act of 1973.
June 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A new statement from the Whitehouse clarifies that the attack on Iran was about ethics in video game journalism and is therefore exempted from the War Powers Act of 1973.
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This is exactly why so many disabled patients are terrified to go to the hospital.
Terrified to give up autonomy and control to those who would mock them for clicks.
The utter disrespect for our lives is too common within the medical system.
Terrified to give up autonomy and control to those who would mock them for clicks.
The utter disrespect for our lives is too common within the medical system.
June 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is exactly why so many disabled patients are terrified to go to the hospital.
Terrified to give up autonomy and control to those who would mock them for clicks.
The utter disrespect for our lives is too common within the medical system.
Terrified to give up autonomy and control to those who would mock them for clicks.
The utter disrespect for our lives is too common within the medical system.
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Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
June 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
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It's kind of amazing how quickly the Unitary Executive turned into exactly the kind of monstrous 'elective monarchy' (ie what we now call a 'caudillo') the Founders worried the Presidency might become if unchecked.
The greatest empirically falsified fuckup in US jurisprudence since Dred Scott.
The greatest empirically falsified fuckup in US jurisprudence since Dred Scott.
You have my solemn word that I will follow this conflict with all the seriousness and dedication the president did in deciding on the use of force and making the case to Congress and the public. To do otherwise would go against the values of the American people.
June 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's kind of amazing how quickly the Unitary Executive turned into exactly the kind of monstrous 'elective monarchy' (ie what we now call a 'caudillo') the Founders worried the Presidency might become if unchecked.
The greatest empirically falsified fuckup in US jurisprudence since Dred Scott.
The greatest empirically falsified fuckup in US jurisprudence since Dred Scott.
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I just got back home to finally sit down and watch the parade footage and it’s 100x more embarrassing than I expected. I totally forgot the weak nations that do these spend decades perfecting them. It looked like if Fyre festival did North Korea.
June 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I just got back home to finally sit down and watch the parade footage and it’s 100x more embarrassing than I expected. I totally forgot the weak nations that do these spend decades perfecting them. It looked like if Fyre festival did North Korea.
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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tried to give a press conference to announce his lawsuit against DOJ. Much to my surprise it turned out to be the greatest press conference of all-time.
June 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tried to give a press conference to announce his lawsuit against DOJ. Much to my surprise it turned out to be the greatest press conference of all-time.
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He's saying, "This isn't happening to white Republicans, so it's fine."
These guys hold hearings for months if a Republican gets a letter from the government.
If Republicans thought there was a chance masked government officials would hunt them in the streets, they would be flipping tanks.
These guys hold hearings for months if a Republican gets a letter from the government.
If Republicans thought there was a chance masked government officials would hunt them in the streets, they would be flipping tanks.
MIKE JOHNSON: From the people who mandated mask wearing for years, it's absurd. They need to back off ICE & respect our agents
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
June 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
He's saying, "This isn't happening to white Republicans, so it's fine."
These guys hold hearings for months if a Republican gets a letter from the government.
If Republicans thought there was a chance masked government officials would hunt them in the streets, they would be flipping tanks.
These guys hold hearings for months if a Republican gets a letter from the government.
If Republicans thought there was a chance masked government officials would hunt them in the streets, they would be flipping tanks.
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If a seven-year-old can’t walk to the store the fault lies not with the parents but with the community.
In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
June 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If a seven-year-old can’t walk to the store the fault lies not with the parents but with the community.
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This isn't actually funny at all; it's a window into Trump's worldview, because he absolutely expected any German official to be upset over the Nazis losing.
Because if Trump were German, he would be.
Because things like "they were fucking Nazis" are way less important to him than "on my team"
Because if Trump were German, he would be.
Because things like "they were fucking Nazis" are way less important to him than "on my team"
June 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This isn't actually funny at all; it's a window into Trump's worldview, because he absolutely expected any German official to be upset over the Nazis losing.
Because if Trump were German, he would be.
Because things like "they were fucking Nazis" are way less important to him than "on my team"
Because if Trump were German, he would be.
Because things like "they were fucking Nazis" are way less important to him than "on my team"
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We don’t need to back off the American Gestapo and we don’t need to respect its agents. People exercising state violence are not entitled to anonymity. Nor are the people directing the state violence.
MIKE JOHNSON: From the people who mandated mask wearing for years, it's absurd. They need to back off ICE & respect our agents
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
June 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We don’t need to back off the American Gestapo and we don’t need to respect its agents. People exercising state violence are not entitled to anonymity. Nor are the people directing the state violence.
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It's the New York Times baby! No need to ask any of the god damn workers who use the ai tools if it'll help them, ask their managers!
May 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's the New York Times baby! No need to ask any of the god damn workers who use the ai tools if it'll help them, ask their managers!
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8. This isn’t Kacsmaryk’s first foray into far-right legal activism—it’s his trademark. He’s become the go-to jurist for plaintiffs looking to turn extremist ideology into binding precedent. He’s the one who tried to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, a safe and widely used abortion medication.
Federal judge in Texas suspends FDA approval of abortion pill
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.
www.texastribune.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
8. This isn’t Kacsmaryk’s first foray into far-right legal activism—it’s his trademark. He’s become the go-to jurist for plaintiffs looking to turn extremist ideology into binding precedent. He’s the one who tried to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, a safe and widely used abortion medication.
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1. Far right federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has just vacated all EEOC protections for gay and trans people in the work place.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
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He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces
Judge Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VIII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
1. Far right federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has just vacated all EEOC protections for gay and trans people in the work place.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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There's a thread on Twitter that purports to show that AI can save money by producing visual effects better than Hollywood. And it's just identical shots that wouldn't exist without straight plagiarism of the source material.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There's a thread on Twitter that purports to show that AI can save money by producing visual effects better than Hollywood. And it's just identical shots that wouldn't exist without straight plagiarism of the source material.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
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Newsletter: Three major crypto schemes in a single week underscore how aggressively Trump is leveraging the presidency for illegal personal gain. This blatant corruption has sparked Democratic outcry, blockage of a crypto bill, and a Senate PSI inquiry.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-83/
www.citationneeded.news/issue-83/
Issue 83 – Trump’s crypto-backed plan to auction off access to the White House
Trump’s crypto conflicts continue to multiply as Democratic legislators demand ethics inquiries and block industry-backed bills
www.citationneeded.news
May 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Newsletter: Three major crypto schemes in a single week underscore how aggressively Trump is leveraging the presidency for illegal personal gain. This blatant corruption has sparked Democratic outcry, blockage of a crypto bill, and a Senate PSI inquiry.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-83/
www.citationneeded.news/issue-83/
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See this? It's called a non-inferiority trial. It compares the new vaccine with the current vaccines to see if the new vaccine does better. This new vaccine did.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
May 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
See this? It's called a non-inferiority trial. It compares the new vaccine with the current vaccines to see if the new vaccine does better. This new vaccine did.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
Placebo-controlled trials are not needed to test most new vaccines. Demanding them will only reduce vaccine access. Which is the point.
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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
Well, my sore hand is not (or "probably*" not)
1) heart related
2) cancer
3) arthritis*
4) autoimmune*
1) heart related
2) cancer
3) arthritis*
4) autoimmune*
May 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Well, my sore hand is not (or "probably*" not)
1) heart related
2) cancer
3) arthritis*
4) autoimmune*
1) heart related
2) cancer
3) arthritis*
4) autoimmune*