@quixoticquail.bsky.social
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If you're ever wondering why every party seems to bend over backwards to appease the right you could do worse than this observation.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you're ever wondering why every party seems to bend over backwards to appease the right you could do worse than this observation.
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I think it should be a bigger deal that before Trump made him a life-tenured appeals court judge, Emil Bove was at DOJ taking the position that the White House should do war crimes
Report: Trump’s Most Corrupt, Least Qualified Judge Was Also an Enthusiastic Proponent of Extrajudicial Killings
Yet another reason for Senate Democrats to impeach Emil Bove the moment they take back the upper chamber.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I think it should be a bigger deal that before Trump made him a life-tenured appeals court judge, Emil Bove was at DOJ taking the position that the White House should do war crimes
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Note: The court ruled that Texas violated the 14th and 15th Amendments by discriminating on the basis of race when drawing its new Republican gerrymander. So this opinion will not be fatally undermined by the Supreme Court's impending blow to the Voting Rights Act; it has an independent rationale.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Note: The court ruled that Texas violated the 14th and 15th Amendments by discriminating on the basis of race when drawing its new Republican gerrymander. So this opinion will not be fatally undermined by the Supreme Court's impending blow to the Voting Rights Act; it has an independent rationale.
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This opinion makes it very clear that Trump's Justice Department screwed up badly here. Texas could've just drawn a partisan gerrymander and gotten away with it. Instead, the Justice Department (unnecessarily) injected race into it, directing Texas to draw an unconstitutional *racial* gerrymander.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This opinion makes it very clear that Trump's Justice Department screwed up badly here. Texas could've just drawn a partisan gerrymander and gotten away with it. Instead, the Justice Department (unnecessarily) injected race into it, directing Texas to draw an unconstitutional *racial* gerrymander.
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Apparently. ;) One additional way the metaphor works: you often can have the TV or whatever it is for a long time before you even realize the film is there and can be removed.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Apparently. ;) One additional way the metaphor works: you often can have the TV or whatever it is for a long time before you even realize the film is there and can be removed.
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I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
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First, Donald Trump sided with his billionaire Big Tech buddies and endorsed the AI regulation moratorium. Now, MAGA Republicans are trying to sneak it into the defense bill. Democrats must stand up to this all-out attack on AI regulation.
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
First, Donald Trump sided with his billionaire Big Tech buddies and endorsed the AI regulation moratorium. Now, MAGA Republicans are trying to sneak it into the defense bill. Democrats must stand up to this all-out attack on AI regulation.
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Howard did it with fewer words, but, yeah, that’s pretty much it. www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
lmao. reading the opinion on the Texas gerrymander, the court, reasonably, ruled that (a) the Trump admin had sent Texas a letter demanding that it dismantle districts based entirely on their racial makeup; (b) that Texas acknowledged this as their motivation when they did this; (c) this is racist.
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Howard did it with fewer words, but, yeah, that’s pretty much it. www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
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One other thing I want people to remember is that, as GOP officials themselves have said today, the public outcry over the Epstein files is so great that anything less than a full release is going to result in immediate and profound blowback to the regime.
We still have power.
We still have power.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
One other thing I want people to remember is that, as GOP officials themselves have said today, the public outcry over the Epstein files is so great that anything less than a full release is going to result in immediate and profound blowback to the regime.
We still have power.
We still have power.
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BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump:
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump:
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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Wait the mascot actually gives out the fancy food prizes, this is amazing
✨ The Michelin Man is here.
⭐️ How many Michelin stars will Philly get? Live updates: www.inquirer.com/food/live/mi...
⭐️ How many Michelin stars will Philly get? Live updates: www.inquirer.com/food/live/mi...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wait the mascot actually gives out the fancy food prizes, this is amazing
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UPDATE: Texas is appealing today's redistricting ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO DIVISION
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN
CITIZENS, et al.,
ALEXANDER GREEN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Plaintiff-Intervenors,
3:21-cv-00259-DCG-JES-JVB
[Lead Case]
All Consolidated Cases
GREG ABBOTT, et al.,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF TEXAS'S NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Defendants, the State of Texas; Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas; Jane Nelson, in her official capacity as Secretary of State; and Dave Nelson, in his official capacity as Deputy Secretary of State, (collectively, "State Defendants") hereby appeal this Court's November 18, 2025 order granting a preliminary injunction, ECF No.
1437, to the United States Supreme Court. This appeal is taken pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1253.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiabpkcuvxhaztzim7ppi2mla2sd7vqibpwefntaa6hazrvcsll6um@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
UPDATE: Texas is appealing today's redistricting ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEWS: This is a 2-1 decision of a three-judge district court blocking the mid-decade Texas redistricting map as a racial gerrymander. It will (undoubtedly) be appealed, and it goes directly to the Supreme Court.
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO DIVISION
§
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
ALEXANDER GREEN, et al.,
Plaintiff-Intervenors,
con con con con con
EP-21-CV-00259-DCG-JES-JVB
[Lead Case]
v.
§
All Consolidated Cases
GREG ABBOTT, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
JEFFREY V. BROWN, United States District Judge:!
In August 2025, the State of Texas enacted a new electoral map to govern elections for the U.S. House of Representatives (the "2025 Map"). Claiming that the 2025 Map is racially
discriminatory, six groups of Plaintiffs (the "Plaintiff Groups") ask the Court to preliminarily
enjoin the State from using the 2025 Map for the 2026 elections.
For the reasons explained below, the Court PRELIMINARILY ENJOINS the State from using the 2025 Map. The Court ORDERS that the 2026 congressional election in Texas shall
proceed under the map that the Texas Legislature enacted in 2021 (the "2021 Map").](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreib3i5jmuws2fzu6zq7t6hucfrg46pmvz5ofh2qoxsqjekkrs5kdge@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEWS: This is a 2-1 decision of a three-judge district court blocking the mid-decade Texas redistricting map as a racial gerrymander. It will (undoubtedly) be appealed, and it goes directly to the Supreme Court.
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So hype that the faculty and staff of the UC system keep pushing their admin to be better
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
So hype that the faculty and staff of the UC system keep pushing their admin to be better
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
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So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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Hours after Speaker Mike Johnson confidently declared that Senate Republicans would "fix" Thomas Massie's bill requiring release of the Epstein files, the Senate just passed the bill as is by unanimous consent without any changes. A massive, embarrassing debacle for Johnson.
It now goes to Trump...
It now goes to Trump...
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hours after Speaker Mike Johnson confidently declared that Senate Republicans would "fix" Thomas Massie's bill requiring release of the Epstein files, the Senate just passed the bill as is by unanimous consent without any changes. A massive, embarrassing debacle for Johnson.
It now goes to Trump...
It now goes to Trump...
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They’re going to regulate whistles before guns aren’t they?
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
They’re going to regulate whistles before guns aren’t they?
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Wow. When you’ve lost Rick Caruso…
ICE in LA is _really_ not doing well if Rick Caruso is talking about it this way.
ICE in LA is _really_ not doing well if Rick Caruso is talking about it this way.
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Wow. When you’ve lost Rick Caruso…
ICE in LA is _really_ not doing well if Rick Caruso is talking about it this way.
ICE in LA is _really_ not doing well if Rick Caruso is talking about it this way.
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Trump is saying he won’t sign ANY extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
Trump Tells Congress to Not ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Subsidies
President Donald Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s effo...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump is saying he won’t sign ANY extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we come together to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the transgender community in the face of relentless attacks.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This Transgender Awareness Week, we come together to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the transgender community in the face of relentless attacks.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
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UConn professors get ZERO days of guaranteed paid family leave 🤯
UConn AAUP is negotiating for paid family leave as well as better safeguards for academic freedom and more robust protections for faculty working on contracts.
Read more about their contract demands here👇
@uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn AAUP is negotiating for paid family leave as well as better safeguards for academic freedom and more robust protections for faculty working on contracts.
Read more about their contract demands here👇
@uconnaaup.bsky.social
LTTE: Support UConn Faculty’s Reasonable Contract Demands
For months now, the UConn-AAUP negotiating team has made minimal progress at the bargaining table across from the UConn administration’s negotiators.
dailycampus.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
UConn professors get ZERO days of guaranteed paid family leave 🤯
UConn AAUP is negotiating for paid family leave as well as better safeguards for academic freedom and more robust protections for faculty working on contracts.
Read more about their contract demands here👇
@uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn AAUP is negotiating for paid family leave as well as better safeguards for academic freedom and more robust protections for faculty working on contracts.
Read more about their contract demands here👇
@uconnaaup.bsky.social