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Parrots. Parks. Politics.
Hoping to survive the tiny-hands tangerine tyrant.
Hoping to survive the tiny-hands tangerine tyrant.
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The Trump administration says immigration enforcement officials are being assaulted. The evidence tells a different story.
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Inside ICE's Toxic Culture
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement officials are being assaulted. The evidence tells a different story.
www.lincolnsquare.media
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement officials are being assaulted. The evidence tells a different story.
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/whos-threa...
Read the latest from @donmoyn.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
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Read the latest from @donmoyn.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
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This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
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The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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"The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men, obedient women, traditional family structures—& unleashing a new, godless age of chaos & precarity on you."
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men, obedient women, traditional family structures—& unleashing a new, godless age of chaos & precarity on you."
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
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As Trump depicts US cities as unchecked war zones, former military contractors are finding employment in private security firms that promise to eliminate "uncertainty."
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As Trump depicts US cities as unchecked war zones, former military contractors are finding employment in private security firms that promise to eliminate "uncertainty."
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
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Yes. It's vile. The schoolyard bullies have taken over the school. And this is barely even an analogy, given their asinine grade-school antics. They have no decency. They are an embarrassment to our nation.
At the moment, the official voice of the US government is a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating.
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yes. It's vile. The schoolyard bullies have taken over the school. And this is barely even an analogy, given their asinine grade-school antics. They have no decency. They are an embarrassment to our nation.
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At the moment, the official voice of the US government is a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating.
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
At the moment, the official voice of the US government is a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating.
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"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The president has taken a financial stake in the sale of a major media empire to his political pals.
readsludge.com/2025/11/17/t...
readsludge.com/2025/11/17/t...
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The president has taken a financial stake in the sale of a major media empire to his political pals.
readsludge.com/2025/11/17/t...
readsludge.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Billionaire Peter Thiel’s latest 13F didn’t show off a mere trim, but a full-blown exit from AI bellwether Nvidia (NVDA).
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s latest 13F didn’t show off a mere trim, but a full-blown exit from AI bellwether Nvidia (NVDA).
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dw about it I'm sure it's fine
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
dw about it I'm sure it's fine
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I don't see a Trump Tipline on the ADL site so you'll have to report his support for Nick Fuentes here
Did you know that the ADL's Mamdani Tip Line is live and that you can submit instances where Zohran Mamdani is being anti-Semitic for them to investigate? www.adl.org/mamdani-moni...
www.adl.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't see a Trump Tipline on the ADL site so you'll have to report his support for Nick Fuentes here
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The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
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It goes beyond DOGE and Project 2025’s attack on competent civil servants or STEM funding. It goes down to the basic manner in which administration officials interact with the public.
“The juvenile actions and accusatory language spouting from every orifice of government may be among the most superficial features of our current crisis, but it is symptomatic of a larger disrespect for professionalism and professional competence.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-p...
The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It goes beyond DOGE and Project 2025’s attack on competent civil servants or STEM funding. It goes down to the basic manner in which administration officials interact with the public.
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The message from Trump is crystal clear - if you beat the hell of out police, if you threaten to kill FBI officers - I will make sure you get away with it if you are breaking the law to keep me in power.
If you don't see it, this is a message about 2028.
If you don't see it, this is a message about 2028.
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The message from Trump is crystal clear - if you beat the hell of out police, if you threaten to kill FBI officers - I will make sure you get away with it if you are breaking the law to keep me in power.
If you don't see it, this is a message about 2028.
If you don't see it, this is a message about 2028.
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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It’s sort of clarifying to see him describe this dynamic so directly www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s sort of clarifying to see him describe this dynamic so directly www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Yeah, pretty fucking sick. Is @americanprogress.bsky.social still thrilled they have him writing policy papers for them?
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Yeah, pretty fucking sick. Is @americanprogress.bsky.social still thrilled they have him writing policy papers for them?
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Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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The use of terror is not a byproduct of Trumpian politics: it is central to how he governs.
(Politico) - An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatting, according to local authorities.
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The use of terror is not a byproduct of Trumpian politics: it is central to how he governs.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
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i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
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the connections trump had to multiple "modeling agencies" that were actually fronts for human trafficking is pretty interesting! i mean, maybe not AS interesting as the question of whether tim walz visited china in may or june of 1989, but like, at least moderately newsworthy imho
The modeling agency discussed in this article is the one that Ivanka started working for when she was 14. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year
In the early 90s, Donald Trump judged contestants at the world’s biggest modelling competition - since hit by allegations of abuse. This is how the people who were there remember it
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the connections trump had to multiple "modeling agencies" that were actually fronts for human trafficking is pretty interesting! i mean, maybe not AS interesting as the question of whether tim walz visited china in may or june of 1989, but like, at least moderately newsworthy imho