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"That American flag means the world to me, partly because of the personal ordeal to which it bears silent witness but, even more, because of the national ideals it symbolizes." @tribelaw.bsky.social with a deeply personal and patriotic story: www.thebulwark.com/p/my-fathers...
My Father’s Flag and the Idea of America
Over decades, across continents, and through harrowing experiences, my family held on to this bit of cloth as a reminder of everything they believed in—and were running toward.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"That American flag means the world to me, partly because of the personal ordeal to which it bears silent witness but, even more, because of the national ideals it symbolizes." @tribelaw.bsky.social with a deeply personal and patriotic story: www.thebulwark.com/p/my-fathers...
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Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz
The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the deportation campaign. Ho...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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There is no senior Republican less equipped at this moment to chair Approps than Susan Collins.
If you chair Approps, you defend the cmte's prerogatives and its members (sometimes even minority), yet Collins won't go to the mattresses to defend her own state. If only she had an inner Ted Stevens.
If you chair Approps, you defend the cmte's prerogatives and its members (sometimes even minority), yet Collins won't go to the mattresses to defend her own state. If only she had an inner Ted Stevens.
October 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There is no senior Republican less equipped at this moment to chair Approps than Susan Collins.
If you chair Approps, you defend the cmte's prerogatives and its members (sometimes even minority), yet Collins won't go to the mattresses to defend her own state. If only she had an inner Ted Stevens.
If you chair Approps, you defend the cmte's prerogatives and its members (sometimes even minority), yet Collins won't go to the mattresses to defend her own state. If only she had an inner Ted Stevens.
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“Homer! You’ve got it set on ‘George Hamilton’!”
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Homer! You’ve got it set on ‘George Hamilton’!”
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Four Wirecutter writers agree: The L.L.Bean cotton percale sheets are the best. "They are my go-to sheets most of the year, and every time my husband slides between them on a freshly made bed, he exclaims, 'That’s so nice!'"
We’ve Loved L.L. Bean Sheets for A Decade. Here’s Why.
Four Wirecutter writers agree: The L.L.Bean cotton percale sheets are the best.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Four Wirecutter writers agree: The L.L.Bean cotton percale sheets are the best. "They are my go-to sheets most of the year, and every time my husband slides between them on a freshly made bed, he exclaims, 'That’s so nice!'"
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This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
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Maine has the oldest population of any state and a high rate of disability. Question 1, on the November ballot, figures to make voting (especially by mail) much harder for many, and particularly for older folks and people with disabilities.
New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts
Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.
boltsmag.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Maine has the oldest population of any state and a high rate of disability. Question 1, on the November ballot, figures to make voting (especially by mail) much harder for many, and particularly for older folks and people with disabilities.
New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
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‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic
‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic
Richard Blair on the role his mother played in developing the 1945 political fable – and how it nearly didn’t get published
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic
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One of the most significant moments of the 2026 cycle likely happened Tuesday night during the Ways and Means markup of the tax portion of Republicans' reconciliation bill.
It got no attention at the time and little since, but it is wildly important. Here's what happened--
It got no attention at the time and little since, but it is wildly important. Here's what happened--
May 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the most significant moments of the 2026 cycle likely happened Tuesday night during the Ways and Means markup of the tax portion of Republicans' reconciliation bill.
It got no attention at the time and little since, but it is wildly important. Here's what happened--
It got no attention at the time and little since, but it is wildly important. Here's what happened--
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764,000 fools easily parted from their money - 58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump’s meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/t...
58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows
Interest in the $TRUMP meme coin spiked more than 50% after the project's website promised the top 220 holders a seat at a dinner with the president.
www.cnbc.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
764,000 fools easily parted from their money - 58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump’s meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/t...
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What are the 5 best Tom Waits songs?
If you don't know who Tom Waits is, please re-post this until you find someone who wants to share their answer (while you're listening to every album).
If you don't know who Tom Waits is, please re-post this until you find someone who wants to share their answer (while you're listening to every album).
May 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What are the 5 best Tom Waits songs?
If you don't know who Tom Waits is, please re-post this until you find someone who wants to share their answer (while you're listening to every album).
If you don't know who Tom Waits is, please re-post this until you find someone who wants to share their answer (while you're listening to every album).
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This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.
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I may be the only lawyer targeted by Trump willing to speak on camera, but for me it wasn't a choice. All of us have an obligation to speak out against what Trump is doing. All of us have an obligation to fight for democracy. I am fortunate to be a lawyer and to have a platform -- and I will use it.
May 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I may be the only lawyer targeted by Trump willing to speak on camera, but for me it wasn't a choice. All of us have an obligation to speak out against what Trump is doing. All of us have an obligation to fight for democracy. I am fortunate to be a lawyer and to have a platform -- and I will use it.
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Did the New England Patriots team plane just fly to Guantanamo? 👀
April 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Did the New England Patriots team plane just fly to Guantanamo? 👀
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Washington just took the reasonable step of not allowing the National Guard of other states to operate here without our agreement. It’s not the Guard personnel we are concerned about, it’s other governors in the Trump cult. katu.com/news/local/g...
Gov. Ferguson signs bill restricting out-of-state military forces in Washington
Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering Washington without explicit permission.
katu.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Washington just took the reasonable step of not allowing the National Guard of other states to operate here without our agreement. It’s not the Guard personnel we are concerned about, it’s other governors in the Trump cult. katu.com/news/local/g...
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The stock market lost $1.4 trillion in value today.
Another day in Trump’s America.
Another day in Trump’s America.
April 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The stock market lost $1.4 trillion in value today.
Another day in Trump’s America.
Another day in Trump’s America.
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“They asked if I have any biological samples in my luggage. I said yes.”
'Horrified': Harvard scientist's ICE arrest leaves cancer researchers scrambling
A Harvard scientist whose work on imaging is crucial to a new generation of cancer early detection techniques has been locked up under Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest for around two months,...
www.rawstory.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“They asked if I have any biological samples in my luggage. I said yes.”
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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours: