@signsanssignified.bsky.social
Guitarist, pragmatic progressive with background in history, sociology, film semiotics. Obsessive social media kibitzer & avid cook.
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Let's recap the timeline for those of you who haven't been following.
Friday: a deportation flight containing 88 Brazilians takes off from American soil. The deportees are handcuffed and bound in leg irons, as is standard practice on such flights. The Americans are flying into a trap.
Friday: a deportation flight containing 88 Brazilians takes off from American soil. The deportees are handcuffed and bound in leg irons, as is standard practice on such flights. The Americans are flying into a trap.
I swear to God, Lula and Lewandowski have got to be laughing their asses off at the Plantalto that the result of their stunt is a Trump temper tantrum against Colombia.
You’ve got to read the whole thread.
Exactly what I said on FB yesterday.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Exactly what I said on FB yesterday.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AJ2...
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This is insane by any measure.
ICE fascists:
•Detained Indigenous American actor Elaine Miles, claiming her "papers look fake"
•Arrested wife of Navy Vet AT HER Green card Interview
•Arrested & kidnapped Brazilian immigrant & mother of Leavitt's nephew
•Arrested, kidnapped,& deported to Honduras a 19-year-old student here legally
•Detained Indigenous American actor Elaine Miles, claiming her "papers look fake"
•Arrested wife of Navy Vet AT HER Green card Interview
•Arrested & kidnapped Brazilian immigrant & mother of Leavitt's nephew
•Arrested, kidnapped,& deported to Honduras a 19-year-old student here legally
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is insane by any measure.
If true, the s***’s really going to hit the fan soon.
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If true, the s***’s really going to hit the fan soon.
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Historical precedent of note...
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Historical precedent of note...
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In the 1970s, factory robots hammered blue‑collar jobs and made cars cheaper for professionals. Many white‑collar folks shrugged. Now AI threatens office work, making services cheaper for blue‑collar consumers. Same movie, different cast. Fairness means seeing both sides.
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In the 1970s, factory robots hammered blue‑collar jobs and made cars cheaper for professionals. Many white‑collar folks shrugged. Now AI threatens office work, making services cheaper for blue‑collar consumers. Same movie, different cast. Fairness means seeing both sides.
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This dude was vetted six ways from Sunday. Can’t say he wasn’t vetted enough. Vetted by multiple administrations.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This dude was vetted six ways from Sunday. Can’t say he wasn’t vetted enough. Vetted by multiple administrations.
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I’m beyond tired that the leader of my country is an absolute piece of shit. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
President Donald Trump has vowed to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’m beyond tired that the leader of my country is an absolute piece of shit. apnews.com/article/trum...
Just what we need, AI ‘used in elections, policing, and federal agencies.’ What could possibly go wrong?
🚨 NEW: Congress is quietly advancing a major AI regulation package that could reshape how the technology is used in elections, policing, and federal agencies.
The bill is moving through committee at unusual speed, with limited public hearings and growing concerns about transparency.
The bill is moving through committee at unusual speed, with limited public hearings and growing concerns about transparency.
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Just what we need, AI ‘used in elections, policing, and federal agencies.’ What could possibly go wrong?
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If just one speaks out they would likely lose their job, become the main character for a week... ridiculously, it would be a life-altering decision
(Like half of them are shills anyhow but everyone else should quit imo, it's uniformly degrading every day, a farce)
(Like half of them are shills anyhow but everyone else should quit imo, it's uniformly degrading every day, a farce)
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If just one speaks out they would likely lose their job, become the main character for a week... ridiculously, it would be a life-altering decision
(Like half of them are shills anyhow but everyone else should quit imo, it's uniformly degrading every day, a farce)
(Like half of them are shills anyhow but everyone else should quit imo, it's uniformly degrading every day, a farce)
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Or you could just stop using Twitter because it’s a racist website owned by a racist
Stanford researchers develop a web-based tool that uses an LLM to downrank X posts with antagonistic language in a user's feed, to reduce "partisan animosity" (Stanford University)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Or you could just stop using Twitter because it’s a racist website owned by a racist
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I know this is like ten years too late, and America blew it. But please do this before Farage gets into power, and the US and UK are both firmly on the side of Putin.
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I know this is like ten years too late, and America blew it. But please do this before Farage gets into power, and the US and UK are both firmly on the side of Putin.
Well this ought to be the object of Trumpian demagoguery in 3… 2… 1….
BREAKING: Two uniformed military personnel, appearing to be U.S. National Guardsmen, have been shot in downtown Washington, D.C., sources said.
Read more: abcnews.link/3FsGGj0
Read more: abcnews.link/3FsGGj0
2 military personnel, appearing to be National Guard, shot near White House: Sources
Two uniformed military personnel, appearing to be U.S. National Guardsmen, have been shot just blocks from the White House, according to sources familiar with the matter.
abcnews.link
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well this ought to be the object of Trumpian demagoguery in 3… 2… 1….
Excellent news.
😂😂😂
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Rep. Eric Swalwell's lawsuit against Bil PULTE has been assigned to ... Judge Boasberg.
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Excellent news.
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My aunt who famously can’t cook tried to make a pumpkin pie. She didn’t know what cloves were, so she put garlic cloves in it. Whole.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My aunt who famously can’t cook tried to make a pumpkin pie. She didn’t know what cloves were, so she put garlic cloves in it. Whole.
It doesn’t get more blunt than that.
Trump: more wars for oil please
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/we-r...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/we-r...
We regret to inform you of a minor editing error - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump’s foreign policy position, previously reported by us as “No war for oil” inadvertently omitted a comma between the first and second words:
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It doesn’t get more blunt than that.
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
Yes, a lede for the ages.
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yes, a lede for the ages.
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Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
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How dumb are these people?
Truly.
This coming on the heels of the magistrate judge in Comey’s case skewering Halligan & the FBI for illegal and improper handling of the investigation and indictment.
Truly.
This coming on the heels of the magistrate judge in Comey’s case skewering Halligan & the FBI for illegal and improper handling of the investigation and indictment.
BREAKING: Prosecutors in the Comey case just told the judge that they’re under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors wrote a memo recommending *against* indicting Comey prior to Halligan going to the grand jury.
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How dumb are these people?
Truly.
This coming on the heels of the magistrate judge in Comey’s case skewering Halligan & the FBI for illegal and improper handling of the investigation and indictment.
Truly.
This coming on the heels of the magistrate judge in Comey’s case skewering Halligan & the FBI for illegal and improper handling of the investigation and indictment.
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Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
I find it far more likely, based on past practices, that:
1. They vote for release;
2. DOJ then says they can’t release due to recently announced investigations of Democrats;
3. They maintain that fiction straight through the next elections.
1. They vote for release;
2. DOJ then says they can’t release due to recently announced investigations of Democrats;
3. They maintain that fiction straight through the next elections.
So reporting still suggests that senate republicans will try to bury the Epstein files bill if and or when it passes the house. To that I say, good luck holding that shit sandwich. Let Trump veto it
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I find it far more likely, based on past practices, that:
1. They vote for release;
2. DOJ then says they can’t release due to recently announced investigations of Democrats;
3. They maintain that fiction straight through the next elections.
1. They vote for release;
2. DOJ then says they can’t release due to recently announced investigations of Democrats;
3. They maintain that fiction straight through the next elections.
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Hard to understand how she could still have a law license after soliciting and receiving a $25,000 "campaign contribution" from someone her office was investigating, and subsequently calling off the investigation.
www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/p...
Florida AG sought donation before nixing Trump University fraud case | CNN Politics
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is denying that a $25,000 donation from Donald Trump is in any way connected to her office’s decision not to pursue action against Trump University, despite dozens o...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hard to understand how she could still have a law license after soliciting and receiving a $25,000 "campaign contribution" from someone her office was investigating, and subsequently calling off the investigation.
www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/p...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This isn’t just burying the lede.
This is injecting the lede with arsenic, garroting the lede with a rope, setting the lede on fire, thwacking the lede with the back of a hoe, and distributing the remains of the lede over the Pacific Ocean, 250 miles from the nearest coastline
This is injecting the lede with arsenic, garroting the lede with a rope, setting the lede on fire, thwacking the lede with the back of a hoe, and distributing the remains of the lede over the Pacific Ocean, 250 miles from the nearest coastline
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Who are the 8? Millions of us have a stake in this & the Judases need to hear from us NOW.
If these 8 democrats do this, I hope they experience the most miserable primary campaigns in history www.politico.com/live-updates...
Senate hopes for shutdown breakthrough Sunday
Senators believe enough Democrats are ready to reopen the government.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Who are the 8? Millions of us have a stake in this & the Judases need to hear from us NOW.