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marisakabas.bsky.social
I’ve been sitting with this the last few hours. It’s really hitting me just how fucking depraved you have to be to respond to an inquiry about an abducted child with a screenshot of a post on elon musk’s hellsite smearing this kid who has no ability to defend himself. It’s unfathomable.
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
republicans keep making life worse for working people and better for the rich and then we have elections and they’re like no that’s not true! and people believe them and then they just do it all again and it’s enough to make a rational person feel absolutely fucking insane
July 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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mollyereynolds.bsky.social
It's one (bad) thing for Congress to mostly stand aside while the executive intrudes on its power, it's a whole other (worse) thing to actively undercut its own ability to stand up for its own choices by seeking big cuts to GAO's funding and trying to limit the Comptroller General's power to sue.
June 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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josiahhawthorne.bsky.social
Dear members of ICE, law enforcement, National Guard:

Listen to Samwise Gamgee.
‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself having anything to do with such nonsense,’ said Sam. ‘You used to like the inside of an inn better than the outside yourself. You were always popping in, on duty or off.’ ‘And so I would be still, Sam, if I could. But don’t be hard on me. What can I do? You know how I went for a Shirriff seven years ago, before any of this began. Gave me a chance of walking round the country and seeing folk, and hearing the news, and knowing where the good beer was. But now it’s different.’ ‘But you can give it up, stop Shirriffing, if it has stopped being a respectable job,’ said Sam. ‘We’re not allowed to,’ said Robin. ‘If I hear not allowed much oftener,’ said Sam, ‘I’m going to get angry.’
June 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
New — I wrote about the injustice unfolding before our eyes as rich reality stars are pardoned for their crimes while law-abiding immigrants are rounded up and caged by ICE, and the way communities are rising up to say fuck no.
In Trump’s America, wealthy criminals are pardoned, poor innocents are arrested
While ICE patrols court houses for law-abiding immigrants, Trump's friends get a free pass.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW—Rubio issues State Dept. cable instructing enhanced social media vetting for ALL people (students, faculty, etc) seeking travel visas to Harvard under guise of “antisemitism.”

All social media profiles must be public, otherwise seen “as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.”

Full cable:
May 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
slothknits.bsky.social
Of COURSE Aetna would do this.
May 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Musk is destroying AmeriCorps. It looks like it’s RIP for AmeriCorps. The nonprofit that represents AmeriCorps’ state commissions which organize state-level community service programs funded by the federal agency announced that commissions in all 50 states,
April 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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erihu73.bsky.social
This is from a mother of an Americorps person:
vintontoday.com/articles/Opi...
Letter to the Editor: The death of AmeriCorps
Dear Editor:I wondered about the reaction in Vinton since AmeriCorps NCCC was killed last week by DOGE and read what sounded like a cheerful
vintontoday.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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katiephang.bsky.social
Powerful.
joshuajfriedman.com Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Apr 22
NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
April 22, 2025 BY EMAIL Todd Blanche Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice Dear Deputy Attorney General Blanche, The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office's, handling of the Adams case. It is now clear that one of the preconditions you have placed on our returning to the Office is that we must express regret and admit some wrongdoing by the Office in connection with the refusal to move to dismiss the case. We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none. We have served under Presidents of both parties, advancing their priorities while pursuing justice without fear or favor. The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts. The Department has long understood that these duties can and should coexist with the need to follow Department policies and orders. This is to the benefit of all: the courts, defendants, and the public, who can have confidence in the good faith and judgment of line prosecutors; the Department, which retains credibility while still receiving zealous advocacy from its lawyers; and the prosecutors themselves, who can stand in court confident that they are ethically carrying out their duties. Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. That is wrong. Serving in the Southern District of New York has been an honor. There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign. Sincerely, Celia V. Cohen Andrew Rohrbach Derek Wikstrom Assistant United States Attorneys
April 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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ndrew.bsky.social
im sorry to be so divisive and partisan but i dont think the government should be inventing a criminal history out of thin air to justify sending someone to a concentration camp in a foreign country
April 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
slothknits.bsky.social
There isn’t enough foul language to react to the sh*t this administration is perpetrating.
April 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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atrupar.com
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
"Yesterday, we received notice from the federal government that our grant had been terminated and part of the reasoning was that we no longer align with the White House policies.”

African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut
African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut
A museum dedicated to the African-American history of Boston has had its federal grant cut, putting future programs in jeopardy.
www.cbsnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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corybooker.com
Due process rights are fundamental to our nation–Trump taking them away from one person, is a threat to every one.
April 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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miafarrow.bsky.social
We cannot abandon this young man- a gay makeup artist sent to El Salvador's notorious prison, by a disgraced former Milwaukee cop with major credibility issues
He is Andry Hernández Romero.

God knows what will happen to him. Call your representatives. Call the WH.
We care
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
slothknits.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers (Gift Article)
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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daphe.bsky.social
Market manipulation at it’s peak … no one says it better than Rep Horsford
bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 9
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
April 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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uncommongrace25.bsky.social
By design. Via @slate.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
slothknits.bsky.social
How many hours of pro bono work has he gotten from the law firms so far? What’s the hourly rate for the firms? Or is he going to decide what the rate is too?
April 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
This is completely terrifying, a huge violation of the first amendment, and part of the coopting of a distorted version of anti-semitism to justify persecution of people speaking out against Israel's genocide. And the broader pursuit of a police state.
gravelinfluencer.bsky.social Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · Mar 26
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
slothknits.bsky.social
…so he’s saying only dishonest people will speak up when there’s a problem that needs to be fixed, and honest people would just accept the situation? 🧐
jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · Mar 21
A billionaire member of Trump's Cabinet, on a podcast with his billionaire friends, just said that you shouldn't complain if they cut off your Social Security checks.
March 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM