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If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. #IDIC🖖🏼#ProtectTransKids. Read "Parable of the Sower" and "The Fifth Sacred Thing"
Trekkies, if you see this, post your first experience with Trek
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Trekkies, if you see this, post your first experience with Trek
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Not a criticism of this (excellent!) thread, or Casten in particular, but I do think Democrats need to start laying out clear, definitive and escalatory steps they plan to take in response if/when SCOTUS goes through with this.
The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Not a criticism of this (excellent!) thread, or Casten in particular, but I do think Democrats need to start laying out clear, definitive and escalatory steps they plan to take in response if/when SCOTUS goes through with this.
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NEWS: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd. By Rebecca Johnson and @staceywescott.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...
On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd
Federal immigration agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray Saturday on a crowd that gathered to protest a prolonged arrest in a northwest Chicago suburb, angering neighbors who said it’s “uncall…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
NEWS: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd. By Rebecca Johnson and @staceywescott.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...
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GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
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I'd also note they already invalidated Section 3 that says that you can't hold federal office if you engaged in insurrection against the United States. These are not judges impartially applying the law. They are racist despots who despise American progress. (3/3)
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'd also note they already invalidated Section 3 that says that you can't hold federal office if you engaged in insurrection against the United States. These are not judges impartially applying the law. They are racist despots who despise American progress. (3/3)
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The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Mask came fully off that year and things will never be the same
I really am not enjoying post 2020 earth because everyone has lost their fucking minds.
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Mask came fully off that year and things will never be the same
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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As always, note that these people are describing a world they want to watch. They think real life is a feed to scroll through, and they want some better content. Never once occurs to them that they might inhabit the world they demand we live in for their entertainment.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
As always, note that these people are describing a world they want to watch. They think real life is a feed to scroll through, and they want some better content. Never once occurs to them that they might inhabit the world they demand we live in for their entertainment.
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A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
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“The Trump administration has effectively outsourced soaring disaster costs to ill-equipped states, profit-seeking insurers, and, ultimately, helpless individuals.” When the next hurricane hits, these cuts will prove disastrous. From Kenny Stancil:
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Trump’s Katrina Is Coming - The American Prospect
The president’s FEMA sabotage has all but guaranteed us more acute disasters in the future.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“The Trump administration has effectively outsourced soaring disaster costs to ill-equipped states, profit-seeking insurers, and, ultimately, helpless individuals.” When the next hurricane hits, these cuts will prove disastrous. From Kenny Stancil:
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trib.al/OAJD6Ij
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a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
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Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
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i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
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Impossible to understand the tech leader zeal for humanoid robots unless you realize their homes are filled with human staff whose presence makes them, in a basic way, uncomfortable. They want servants without the trace of subjectivity.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Impossible to understand the tech leader zeal for humanoid robots unless you realize their homes are filled with human staff whose presence makes them, in a basic way, uncomfortable. They want servants without the trace of subjectivity.
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We will not stop until they stop. 💕
We’ve reached the point in this crisis where comrades from out of state are shipping us packages of thousands of whistles to distribute.
Know that when we win here- we’ll return that favor for the next city. Just as Chicago has taught us.
We are all in this together.
Know that when we win here- we’ll return that favor for the next city. Just as Chicago has taught us.
We are all in this together.
December 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We will not stop until they stop. 💕
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A lot of people on Twitter and Bluesky alike love to go "what about Sudan?" in response to pro Palestinian sentiment but in general if you're pro Palestine you're also far likelier to be anti UAE. See for example the senator below, who was the harshest critic in the Senate of both Biden and Trump.
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A lot of people on Twitter and Bluesky alike love to go "what about Sudan?" in response to pro Palestinian sentiment but in general if you're pro Palestine you're also far likelier to be anti UAE. See for example the senator below, who was the harshest critic in the Senate of both Biden and Trump.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The social spending bill would have put hundreds of billions into programs that people would have seen before 2024.
-extended Child Tax Credit increase
-20 workdays of paid family and medical leave
-child care, universal pre-K
-health care subsidies
The Blue Dog Coalition Dems delayed the bill.
-extended Child Tax Credit increase
-20 workdays of paid family and medical leave
-child care, universal pre-K
-health care subsidies
The Blue Dog Coalition Dems delayed the bill.
By Not Passing BBB First, Dems Missed Chance to Improve Economy for Low- and Middle-Income Voters
Eight months before Election Day, President Biden is foregrounding his economic record, an issue top of mind for most Americans.
Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is touting its own claims about its econ...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The social spending bill would have put hundreds of billions into programs that people would have seen before 2024.
-extended Child Tax Credit increase
-20 workdays of paid family and medical leave
-child care, universal pre-K
-health care subsidies
The Blue Dog Coalition Dems delayed the bill.
-extended Child Tax Credit increase
-20 workdays of paid family and medical leave
-child care, universal pre-K
-health care subsidies
The Blue Dog Coalition Dems delayed the bill.
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A group of nine conservative Democrats—Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Ed Case, Jim Costa, Henry Cuellar, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Josh Gottheimer, Kurt Schrader, and Filemon Vela—demanded a vote first on infrastructure, and Pelosi caved.
As warned, the Build Back Better Act failed in the Senate.
As warned, the Build Back Better Act failed in the Senate.
Corporate-Backed Blue Dogs Threaten Democrats’ Budget Plan
Facing health care and climate crises, a group of six conservative House Democrats are seeking to pump the brakes on the largest federal investments in decades.
readsludge.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A group of nine conservative Democrats—Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Ed Case, Jim Costa, Henry Cuellar, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Josh Gottheimer, Kurt Schrader, and Filemon Vela—demanded a vote first on infrastructure, and Pelosi caved.
As warned, the Build Back Better Act failed in the Senate.
As warned, the Build Back Better Act failed in the Senate.
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House Democrats could have passed their major reconciliation bill first in 2021, before the corporate infrastructure bill. The Build Back Better Act would have created paid sick & family leave, child care & more.
The CBO found a tiny deficit impact over 10 years; Treasury found it revenue-positive.
The CBO found a tiny deficit impact over 10 years; Treasury found it revenue-positive.
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
House Democrats could have passed their major reconciliation bill first in 2021, before the corporate infrastructure bill. The Build Back Better Act would have created paid sick & family leave, child care & more.
The CBO found a tiny deficit impact over 10 years; Treasury found it revenue-positive.
The CBO found a tiny deficit impact over 10 years; Treasury found it revenue-positive.
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You see this in how Dred Scott was nullified and defied by states, Congress, and Lincoln's administration even before the 14th Amendment. It was codifying the repudiation of Dred Scott but their position was that it had always been illegitimate and not binding.
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You see this in how Dred Scott was nullified and defied by states, Congress, and Lincoln's administration even before the 14th Amendment. It was codifying the repudiation of Dred Scott but their position was that it had always been illegitimate and not binding.
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you can join Woke 2 or you can see your career fall before it
Lmaooo when your movies bomb and you see the support Sabrina Carpenter got for telling the WH to fuck off
Sydney Sweeney Shares Emotional Response to Controversial American Eagle Jeans Ad: 'I'm Against Hate' (Exclusive)
Sydney Sweeney addressed her controversial American Eagle denim campaign, which featured the slogan "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans," in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE. See her response.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
you can join Woke 2 or you can see your career fall before it
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People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
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again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed