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it will never stop being crazy that conservatives have brain poisoned people to the extent that we now have to care deeply about the results of school board elections in places where we don’t live
May 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
it will never stop being crazy that conservatives have brain poisoned people to the extent that we now have to care deeply about the results of school board elections in places where we don’t live
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A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In a court order, the judge said CFPB employees for now cannot be fired without cause, and data housed by the independent agency cannot be deleted.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
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I get that they’re doing this mostly as a weird flex to look tough to their base of incel losers.
But if they actually got this — ten new states full of voters who hate Trump, with 20 senators and who knows how many House members — it would absolutely end them.
But if they actually got this — ten new states full of voters who hate Trump, with 20 senators and who knows how many House members — it would absolutely end them.
This is Andrew Beck.
Beck is Vice President of the Claremont Institute, one of the intellectual braintrusts of radical Trumpism.
He's been all in on the anchuluss of Canada.
Beck is Vice President of the Claremont Institute, one of the intellectual braintrusts of radical Trumpism.
He's been all in on the anchuluss of Canada.
February 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I get that they’re doing this mostly as a weird flex to look tough to their base of incel losers.
But if they actually got this — ten new states full of voters who hate Trump, with 20 senators and who knows how many House members — it would absolutely end them.
But if they actually got this — ten new states full of voters who hate Trump, with 20 senators and who knows how many House members — it would absolutely end them.
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How criminal appeals work
The Court of Appeals: the evidence was admissible because the state couldn't prove its case without it
Also the Court of Appeals: even if the evidence was inadmissible, it was harmless because it had only a slight effect on the verdict
The Court of Appeals: the evidence was admissible because the state couldn't prove its case without it
Also the Court of Appeals: even if the evidence was inadmissible, it was harmless because it had only a slight effect on the verdict
February 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How criminal appeals work
The Court of Appeals: the evidence was admissible because the state couldn't prove its case without it
Also the Court of Appeals: even if the evidence was inadmissible, it was harmless because it had only a slight effect on the verdict
The Court of Appeals: the evidence was admissible because the state couldn't prove its case without it
Also the Court of Appeals: even if the evidence was inadmissible, it was harmless because it had only a slight effect on the verdict
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This is a concentration camp
"For the first time in US history, the federal government has moved noncitizens apprehended and detained in the US on civil immigration charges to the Naval Station at Guantanamo . . . And it is holding them incommunicado, without access to attorneys, family, or the outside world."
February 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is a concentration camp
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The Trump apologists who tried to make us believe he really was secretly for Ukraine and will be all tough….
Ya, nope. These people need brought forward and called out so we never listen to them again.
Ya, nope. These people need brought forward and called out so we never listen to them again.
February 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Trump apologists who tried to make us believe he really was secretly for Ukraine and will be all tough….
Ya, nope. These people need brought forward and called out so we never listen to them again.
Ya, nope. These people need brought forward and called out so we never listen to them again.
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Trump cannot abolish the Dept of Education without the support of Congress & the National teachers Union.
Randy Weingarten, NEA President says she “welcomes a conversation with Trump about how public funding is needed for low and middle income students.
#ProudBlue
#Voices
apple.news/Ae2mCRvZpSba...
Randy Weingarten, NEA President says she “welcomes a conversation with Trump about how public funding is needed for low and middle income students.
#ProudBlue
#Voices
apple.news/Ae2mCRvZpSba...
Trump seeks executive order, cooperation with Congress to shut Education Department — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would like to close the U.S. Department of Education using an executive order but acknowledged he would need buy-ins from Congress and teachers' unions t...
apple.news
February 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump cannot abolish the Dept of Education without the support of Congress & the National teachers Union.
Randy Weingarten, NEA President says she “welcomes a conversation with Trump about how public funding is needed for low and middle income students.
#ProudBlue
#Voices
apple.news/Ae2mCRvZpSba...
Randy Weingarten, NEA President says she “welcomes a conversation with Trump about how public funding is needed for low and middle income students.
#ProudBlue
#Voices
apple.news/Ae2mCRvZpSba...
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I’m this close to referring to him as a mad king in all of my official on the record interview interviews going forward.
February 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’m this close to referring to him as a mad king in all of my official on the record interview interviews going forward.
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They are expanding their McCarthyite war on diversity to include people with disabilities, and doing it very clearly. Should someone in a wheelchair be able to work for the FAA? I think an overwhelming majority of Americans would say "of course" but that's not what we're hearing from Trump.
January 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
They are expanding their McCarthyite war on diversity to include people with disabilities, and doing it very clearly. Should someone in a wheelchair be able to work for the FAA? I think an overwhelming majority of Americans would say "of course" but that's not what we're hearing from Trump.
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Democratic lawmakers need to understand something:
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Democratic lawmakers need to understand something:
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
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I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
REPORTER: Are you saying this crash was somehow was the result of diversity hiring?
TRUMP: It just could have been
TRUMP: It just could have been
January 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
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I’m going to talk about pages 11, 12, and 13 of this brief in depth, because that is the part where the Trump DOJ tries to defend the Trump Executive Order.
The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
(Thread)
The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
(Thread)
FYI — Here is the filing DOJ submitted overnight opposing the Washington-led plaintiffs' TRO request: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’m going to talk about pages 11, 12, and 13 of this brief in depth, because that is the part where the Trump DOJ tries to defend the Trump Executive Order.
The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
(Thread)
The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
(Thread)
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It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.
January 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.
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They absolutely got away with it. They are likely to continue to get away with such things for a while.
But here’s the thing: I’d rather be unsuccessfully decent than successfully evil.
But here’s the thing: I’d rather be unsuccessfully decent than successfully evil.
January 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
They absolutely got away with it. They are likely to continue to get away with such things for a while.
But here’s the thing: I’d rather be unsuccessfully decent than successfully evil.
But here’s the thing: I’d rather be unsuccessfully decent than successfully evil.
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Jan 6th was a violent attack on our country, not a “day of love.” The truth is well documented, witnessed by dozens of GOP officials, it’s up to us to defend it against the relentless lies. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/defending-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/defending-...
Defending The Truth About Jan 6th
We must be relentless and never ceasing to fight the lies
adamkinzinger.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Jan 6th was a violent attack on our country, not a “day of love.” The truth is well documented, witnessed by dozens of GOP officials, it’s up to us to defend it against the relentless lies. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/defending-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/defending-...
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Jan 6th is a reminder to me: cowardice spreads like wildfire… this country needs leaders who are willing to tell the people the truth, not pander to lies
January 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jan 6th is a reminder to me: cowardice spreads like wildfire… this country needs leaders who are willing to tell the people the truth, not pander to lies
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Sometimes I ask fellow Christians what in the Bible would back up Trump… his hate and division. They bring up when Jesus showed anger and flipped the money changer tables.
They miss the point, he was angry they were perverting the temple, which is what Christian MAGA is doing to the church
They miss the point, he was angry they were perverting the temple, which is what Christian MAGA is doing to the church
January 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sometimes I ask fellow Christians what in the Bible would back up Trump… his hate and division. They bring up when Jesus showed anger and flipped the money changer tables.
They miss the point, he was angry they were perverting the temple, which is what Christian MAGA is doing to the church
They miss the point, he was angry they were perverting the temple, which is what Christian MAGA is doing to the church
This is hilarious for a LOT of reasons.
The Supreme Ct reply briefs have been filed in the TikTok case. In its reply, the government tries to give the Trump brief the back of the hand.
US reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
TIkTok Reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
TikTok Users Reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
US reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
TIkTok Reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
TikTok Users Reply: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
January 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is hilarious for a LOT of reasons.
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I dare anyone to find me 5 things more fun to watch than Anderson Cooper taking a shot of tequila.
January 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I dare anyone to find me 5 things more fun to watch than Anderson Cooper taking a shot of tequila.
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every time Anderson Cooper drunkenly giggles on live television, an angel gets its wings
January 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
every time Anderson Cooper drunkenly giggles on live television, an angel gets its wings
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Look, I don’t care how many shots they do in the rain on NYE, but it never ok to ask someone on National television whether or not your co-anchor would make love to someone or not. Anderson Cooper, you don’t deserve to put up with that.
January 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Look, I don’t care how many shots they do in the rain on NYE, but it never ok to ask someone on National television whether or not your co-anchor would make love to someone or not. Anderson Cooper, you don’t deserve to put up with that.
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Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
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Just came across this banger of a Tolkien quote tucked into an otherwise kind of random letter...
"Commerce holds nothing sacred, not even Art."
(Letter 245a)
"Commerce holds nothing sacred, not even Art."
(Letter 245a)
December 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Just came across this banger of a Tolkien quote tucked into an otherwise kind of random letter...
"Commerce holds nothing sacred, not even Art."
(Letter 245a)
"Commerce holds nothing sacred, not even Art."
(Letter 245a)
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Me: Dr. Salk your vaccine will save so many children!
Salk: Well thank God
Me: Of course they will grow up
Salk: Well I hope so
Me: And get old
Salk: I guess?
Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine
Salk: what now
Me: And leave NATO
Salk: shit
Salk: Well thank God
Me: Of course they will grow up
Salk: Well I hope so
Me: And get old
Salk: I guess?
Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine
Salk: what now
Me: And leave NATO
Salk: shit
December 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Me: Dr. Salk your vaccine will save so many children!
Salk: Well thank God
Me: Of course they will grow up
Salk: Well I hope so
Me: And get old
Salk: I guess?
Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine
Salk: what now
Me: And leave NATO
Salk: shit
Salk: Well thank God
Me: Of course they will grow up
Salk: Well I hope so
Me: And get old
Salk: I guess?
Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine
Salk: what now
Me: And leave NATO
Salk: shit