ReverendRambo
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It’s not just incorrect, but the opposite—the antithesis—of habeas corpus for the president to have the unfettered, unreviewable “right” to cast people into exile in the torture chambers of foreign autocrats.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s not just incorrect, but the opposite—the antithesis—of habeas corpus for the president to have the unfettered, unreviewable “right” to cast people into exile in the torture chambers of foreign autocrats.
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I wrote about the White House X account — which is steeped in the sociopathic posting style of far-right extremists — and seems to get more sinister and cruel with its posts each week of the administration. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wrote about the White House X account — which is steeped in the sociopathic posting style of far-right extremists — and seems to get more sinister and cruel with its posts each week of the administration. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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I love that @booker.senate.gov is filibustering to protest pretty much everything — Trump, Musk, disregard for rule of law, disregard for wellbeing of Americans. How long can he talk? Overnight and into tomorrow. More than long enough to get some attention. He's already trending.
Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk.
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
April 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I love that @booker.senate.gov is filibustering to protest pretty much everything — Trump, Musk, disregard for rule of law, disregard for wellbeing of Americans. How long can he talk? Overnight and into tomorrow. More than long enough to get some attention. He's already trending.
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Ossoff: This was a huge a mistake
Ratcliffe: No
Ossoff: This is an embarrassment. We will get the full transcript of this chain and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content
Ratcliffe: No
Ossoff: This is an embarrassment. We will get the full transcript of this chain and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ossoff: This was a huge a mistake
Ratcliffe: No
Ossoff: This is an embarrassment. We will get the full transcript of this chain and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content
Ratcliffe: No
Ossoff: This is an embarrassment. We will get the full transcript of this chain and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content
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This clip is very much worth watching. Aaron's summation is necessarily condensed (Ratcliffe repeatedly tried to talk over Ossoff), but the senator's cold, righteous disgust is intense.
OSSOFF: Director Ratcliffe, this was a huge mistake, correct?
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
March 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This clip is very much worth watching. Aaron's summation is necessarily condensed (Ratcliffe repeatedly tried to talk over Ossoff), but the senator's cold, righteous disgust is intense.
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This is *literally* exactly what the United States criticized Rodrigo Duterte for for 6 years while he ran the Philippines... until the International Criminal Court had him hauled to the Hague and tried for crimes against humanity.
The whole point of deporting someone with a soccer tattoo that's relabeled a "gang" tattoo is for Trump to assert the power to simply say someone is a gang member or terrorist *without* presenting evidence of it.
On the pod, @lizdye.bsky.social is terrific on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1930...
On the pod, @lizdye.bsky.social is terrific on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1930...
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
As Trump begins defying a judge blocking deportations and Republicans balk at his demands for the judge’s impeachment, a legal expert explains why this is headed for a major crisis.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is *literally* exactly what the United States criticized Rodrigo Duterte for for 6 years while he ran the Philippines... until the International Criminal Court had him hauled to the Hague and tried for crimes against humanity.
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But the other thing is--as Hollander noted--it's a crime to provide access to SSA data on false pretenses.
The claims of fraud at SSA have been transparent bullshit from the start and Leland Dudek is the guy who gave that access (and started discussions about doing so before Trump was President).
The claims of fraud at SSA have been transparent bullshit from the start and Leland Dudek is the guy who gave that access (and started discussions about doing so before Trump was President).
March 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
But the other thing is--as Hollander noted--it's a crime to provide access to SSA data on false pretenses.
The claims of fraud at SSA have been transparent bullshit from the start and Leland Dudek is the guy who gave that access (and started discussions about doing so before Trump was President).
The claims of fraud at SSA have been transparent bullshit from the start and Leland Dudek is the guy who gave that access (and started discussions about doing so before Trump was President).
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Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this.
Trump takes credit for Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE:
March 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this.
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Trump mandates that DOJ prioritize violent crime like those committed by hundreds of the people he just freed.
January 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump mandates that DOJ prioritize violent crime like those committed by hundreds of the people he just freed.
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New in PN: Joe Biden's tragic presidency
"Had you been told in January 2021 that Biden would wind down the pandemic, preside over great jobs & stock markets, guide the economy into a 'soft landing,' & sign an array of bold bills into law, you would’ve thought he cruised to a second term. And yet."
"Had you been told in January 2021 that Biden would wind down the pandemic, preside over great jobs & stock markets, guide the economy into a 'soft landing,' & sign an array of bold bills into law, you would’ve thought he cruised to a second term. And yet."
Joe Biden's tragic presidency
He accomplished a lot — except the most important thing.
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New in PN: Joe Biden's tragic presidency
"Had you been told in January 2021 that Biden would wind down the pandemic, preside over great jobs & stock markets, guide the economy into a 'soft landing,' & sign an array of bold bills into law, you would’ve thought he cruised to a second term. And yet."
"Had you been told in January 2021 that Biden would wind down the pandemic, preside over great jobs & stock markets, guide the economy into a 'soft landing,' & sign an array of bold bills into law, you would’ve thought he cruised to a second term. And yet."
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Its not just that Trump has loyalty tests: you have to be willing to say that there was nothing wrong with January 6, and that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. You have to commit to conspiracy theories to work in Trump’s government. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
December 8, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Its not just that Trump has loyalty tests: you have to be willing to say that there was nothing wrong with January 6, and that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. You have to commit to conspiracy theories to work in Trump’s government. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
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As @jvl.bsky.social pointed out, Harris ran a smart campaign. She was a solid candidate. Trump ran a disastrous campaign and is in clear decline. This was a clear choice. No matter who wins, half of voters either chose bigotry and authoritarianism, or had no problem with it. And that’s hard to take.
November 6, 2024 at 4:18 AM
As @jvl.bsky.social pointed out, Harris ran a smart campaign. She was a solid candidate. Trump ran a disastrous campaign and is in clear decline. This was a clear choice. No matter who wins, half of voters either chose bigotry and authoritarianism, or had no problem with it. And that’s hard to take.
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THIS is their response to a foreign government putting in a wave of bomb threats against our election?
This is goddamn evil and disloyal
This is goddamn evil and disloyal
The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party have filed a motion to halt a judge’s order allowing extended hours at six DeKalb County, Georgia, polling sites after they were evacuated earlier tonight because of bomb threats.
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
Election 2024 live updates: Presidential election results, analysis in the Trump-Harris race
Get live updates on Election Day 2024, including results, polls and the latest news on the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2024 at 3:32 AM
THIS is their response to a foreign government putting in a wave of bomb threats against our election?
This is goddamn evil and disloyal
This is goddamn evil and disloyal
If this doesn't alarm you, nothing will.
The Republicans want to take advantage of Russian election fear tactics, not protect against them.
The Republicans want to take advantage of Russian election fear tactics, not protect against them.
The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party have filed a motion to halt a judge’s order allowing extended hours at six DeKalb County, Georgia, polling sites after they were evacuated earlier tonight because of bomb threats.
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
Election 2024 live updates: Presidential election results, analysis in the Trump-Harris race
Get live updates on Election Day 2024, including results, polls and the latest news on the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2024 at 4:31 AM
If this doesn't alarm you, nothing will.
The Republicans want to take advantage of Russian election fear tactics, not protect against them.
The Republicans want to take advantage of Russian election fear tactics, not protect against them.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,626,331!
September 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,626,331!
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Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
July 14, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
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man this is a great piece by @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/conservati...
April 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
man this is a great piece by @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/conservati...
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It’s November, which means we’re coming up on three years since this quote. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...
November 1, 2023 at 12:23 PM
It’s November, which means we’re coming up on three years since this quote. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...