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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
FFS

I have never known an administration so intent on crushing Constitutionally protected rights and hurting people who just want to do their jobs.

www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
Trump says he is suing Perkins Coie law firm
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was suing law firm Perkins Coie for "egregious and unlawful acts" and cited the conduct of an unidentified member of the firm.
www.reuters.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I see you!
April 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It has been driving me nuts hearing how DOGE made all these cuts to the government and no one noticed. No, you don't pay attention.

18 month old Adbo died from starvation. People notice. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
Trump’s Aid Cuts Hit the Hungry in a City of Shellfire and Starvation (Gift Article)
The stark consequences of the rollback are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has combined with a staggering humanitarian catastrophe.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This needs to be boosted more widely.
April 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This news keeps getting worse and worse. Turns out that 75% of people sent to El Salvador (179 people) had no criminal record anywhere. www.cbsnews.com/news/what-re...
U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records
The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them.
www.cbsnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My collection of fidget toys is quite colorful.
April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I see you.
March 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
30 Day Film Challenge - Day 6
A film you put on when you feel sad.

I always find this film uplifting and le Marseilles scene gives me chills every time I watch it.
March 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Pomerantz, who worked most recently at Paul Weiss until 2022, said in a statement: “I engaged in no wrongdoing by working as a prosecutor to uphold the rule of law."

No shit. That's what makes this all so insidious.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump withdraws executive order targeting Paul Weiss law firm
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order targeting New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
www.reuters.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I threw up in my mouth, a lot.
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
30 Day Film Challenge - Day 5 (bonus since I missed yesterday)
A film I think is underrated.

I know this ended up on a lot of the "best films of the year" lists by critics I follow, but I just don't think it got enough attention. Kneecap is a hysterical movie with great music and message.
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
30 Day Film Challenge - Day 4
A film that starts with "The"

The first one that came to mind:
March 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
30 Day Film Challenge - Day 3
A film that made you laugh out loud.

I used to feel so guilty about enjoying this film. Now I realize, it's one of the most woke productions there ever was.
March 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is why we have due process. So we don't send good people to slave labor camps. wapo.st/4iW6RWW
For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream
President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. Relatives of men sent to El Salvador deny the allegation.
wapo.st
March 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
30 Day Film Challenge - Day 2
A film you watched over and over as a child.

In the early days of cable, this movie got a lot of play.
March 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM