Middle-aged Muppet Mama
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Opinion: In defense of ‘helpers’
They remind us that authentic leadership is about serving, not wielding power.
www.ajc.com
This is me. www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...
It's easy to pull back right now, & try to just ignore what's happening, but at the very least you need to stay informed. Don't be caught off guard by what's going on around you.
It's easy to pull back right now, & try to just ignore what's happening, but at the very least you need to stay informed. Don't be caught off guard by what's going on around you.
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Too be clear on this: DC USAO was probably RIGHT to destroy these files, bc they were obtained in violation of DOJ media guidelines (this was a YUGE story in 2021). But that also means DOJ has destroyed evidence that would exculpatory to Comey.
One of 1,000 reasons they shouldn't have charged this
One of 1,000 reasons they shouldn't have charged this
Jim Comey's discovery requests say DC USAO destroyed records relating to journalists (Mike Schmidt, Adam Goldman, Matt Apuzzo, and Eric Lichtblau) when they closed that investigation, which is good news, if true, for them, but a problem for prosecutors.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![An FBI 302 Report, dated October 12, 2025, reports that “the District of Columbia United
States Attorneys Office [was] ‘freaking out’ when the [Arctic Haze] case was declined for
prosecution and in the process of being closed, with an Assistant United States Attorney telling
[the lead agent in the Arctic Haze investigation] to ensure that any grand jury materials relating to
members of the media were destroyed.” See FD-302 Report Serial 110 at -26505.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreidb5ohzgn6cv3dvgictcrfcle6ij5svzwqai6rkm6gfcef6cx7dge@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Too be clear on this: DC USAO was probably RIGHT to destroy these files, bc they were obtained in violation of DOJ media guidelines (this was a YUGE story in 2021). But that also means DOJ has destroyed evidence that would exculpatory to Comey.
One of 1,000 reasons they shouldn't have charged this
One of 1,000 reasons they shouldn't have charged this
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Judge Ellis didn't just "rebuke" DHS, she eviscerated them and brought the receipts.
For an excellent, detailed review of her opinion, look at @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social's thread at The Other Place: x.com/ReichlinMeln...
For an excellent, detailed review of her opinion, look at @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social's thread at The Other Place: x.com/ReichlinMeln...
Federal judge rebukes administration's use of force during 'Operation Midway Blitz'
The judge accused the administration of "widespread misrepresentations" on what was occurring during the Border Patrol enforcement operations.
abcnews.go.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Judge Ellis didn't just "rebuke" DHS, she eviscerated them and brought the receipts.
For an excellent, detailed review of her opinion, look at @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social's thread at The Other Place: x.com/ReichlinMeln...
For an excellent, detailed review of her opinion, look at @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social's thread at The Other Place: x.com/ReichlinMeln...
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WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So, apparently the way to get this neurotic little stinker to sit is to turn the seat heater on high. #dogsofbluesky #bougie #love
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So, apparently the way to get this neurotic little stinker to sit is to turn the seat heater on high. #dogsofbluesky #bougie #love
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Be Not Afraid
open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...
open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...
Be Not Afraid
This morning, the man in the White House proved once again that he is both a weak little baby and a very real threat to the foundation of our republic.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Be Not Afraid
open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...
open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...
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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
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Trump has signed the DOJ’s Epstein Files.
Now what?
Bondi has 30 days to release
Per the law: If she redacts or removes anything from the files, she must submit to Congress a written declaration detailing the reasons.
Now what?
Bondi has 30 days to release
Per the law: If she redacts or removes anything from the files, she must submit to Congress a written declaration detailing the reasons.
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump has signed the DOJ’s Epstein Files.
Now what?
Bondi has 30 days to release
Per the law: If she redacts or removes anything from the files, she must submit to Congress a written declaration detailing the reasons.
Now what?
Bondi has 30 days to release
Per the law: If she redacts or removes anything from the files, she must submit to Congress a written declaration detailing the reasons.
If someone at one of the highest levels in our government regarding deportation doesn't understand, then how can we expect immigrants (lawful, or unlawful) to understand?
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If someone at one of the highest levels in our government regarding deportation doesn't understand, then how can we expect immigrants (lawful, or unlawful) to understand?
My family fought in WWI, WWII, & the Korean War. I married a political refugee from Poland whose grandfather escaped internment only due to a rail issue. The swastika is 💯 a hate symbol.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My family fought in WWI, WWII, & the Korean War. I married a political refugee from Poland whose grandfather escaped internment only due to a rail issue. The swastika is 💯 a hate symbol.
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
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Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
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U.S. HOUSING MARKET SEES SHARP COOL DOWN AS 53% OF HOMES LOSE VALUE — HIGHEST IN 13 YEARS
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
U.S. HOUSING MARKET SEES SHARP COOL DOWN AS 53% OF HOMES LOSE VALUE — HIGHEST IN 13 YEARS
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/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill
Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Tr...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
It's "ruff" when the hooman is an insomniac.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's "ruff" when the hooman is an insomniac.
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United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
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Gems and minerals from “Erdgeschichte” by Melchior Neumayr. Leipzig; Bibliographisches Institut 1897.
#naturalhistory #sciart #chromolithography
#minerals #mineralogy
#naturalhistory #sciart #chromolithography
#minerals #mineralogy
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Gems and minerals from “Erdgeschichte” by Melchior Neumayr. Leipzig; Bibliographisches Institut 1897.
#naturalhistory #sciart #chromolithography
#minerals #mineralogy
#naturalhistory #sciart #chromolithography
#minerals #mineralogy
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AN INTENSE GROUND LEVEL EVENT--FIRST RESULTS: Radiation at aviation altitudes jumped to its highest level in two decades spaceweather.com/images2025/1... spaceweather.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
AN INTENSE GROUND LEVEL EVENT--FIRST RESULTS: Radiation at aviation altitudes jumped to its highest level in two decades spaceweather.com/images2025/1... spaceweather.com
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How about this headline, eh? More of this, please.
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
How about this headline, eh? More of this, please.
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
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Most of his tweets sound like he’s drunk while he’s writing them so no surprises here.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Most of his tweets sound like he’s drunk while he’s writing them so no surprises here.