Tom Ashley
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Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport closes after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland.
Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport shut after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland | CNN
Polish authorities have closed Warsaw International Airport and Polish and NATO aircraft have been scrambled as reports have surfaced of Russian drones over the country.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport closes after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland.
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Since the AG doesn't seem to be getting ethics guidance from her team these days, I wanted to make sure she has the rule in the Justice Manual in front of her, which expressly prohibits this.
June 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Since the AG doesn't seem to be getting ethics guidance from her team these days, I wanted to make sure she has the rule in the Justice Manual in front of her, which expressly prohibits this.
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One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
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April 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
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Big numbers like this lead to local quotas and the desire to fill them which leads to haste and abuse and lawlessness and terror.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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‘One million.’ The private goal driving Trump’s push for mass deportations.
Immigration officers and analysts are increasingly skeptical the Trump administration can deport that many immigrants in a single year.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Big numbers like this lead to local quotas and the desire to fill them which leads to haste and abuse and lawlessness and terror.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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New in PN: How to steal a state supreme court seat with one weird trick
"Republicans succeeded in changing the rules not midgame but literally after they lost. Nothing will stop them from doing this again and again, making a mockery of elections and injecting confusion into results."
"Republicans succeeded in changing the rules not midgame but literally after they lost. Nothing will stop them from doing this again and again, making a mockery of elections and injecting confusion into results."
How to steal a state supreme court seat with one weird trick
North Carolina Republicans are closing in on a brazen heist.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New in PN: How to steal a state supreme court seat with one weird trick
"Republicans succeeded in changing the rules not midgame but literally after they lost. Nothing will stop them from doing this again and again, making a mockery of elections and injecting confusion into results."
"Republicans succeeded in changing the rules not midgame but literally after they lost. Nothing will stop them from doing this again and again, making a mockery of elections and injecting confusion into results."
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Supreme Court Pauses Lower Court’s Ruling to Disenfranchise Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
April 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
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Yep. Ten days after the election, commenting on Trump’s initial cabinet picks, I observed that those choices were exactly the ones you’d make “if you were actively trying to do harm to the country.” He hasn’t stopped since.
April 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yep. Ten days after the election, commenting on Trump’s initial cabinet picks, I observed that those choices were exactly the ones you’d make “if you were actively trying to do harm to the country.” He hasn’t stopped since.
Elon Musk is the new My Pillow Guy.
March 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Elon Musk is the new My Pillow Guy.
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One of our best security experts sums it up:
Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
March 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of our best security experts sums it up:
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The biggest fraud being perpetrated on the American people is the GOP Tax Scam.
March 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The biggest fraud being perpetrated on the American people is the GOP Tax Scam.
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Cartoon by David Sipress.
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Cartoon by David Sipress.
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The United States just voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
February 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The United States just voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
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Ukraine shouldn't have dressed like this if it didn't want to be assaulted.
Witkoff: "The war didn't need to happen. It was provoked. It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians. There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the Russians."
February 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ukraine shouldn't have dressed like this if it didn't want to be assaulted.
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A projection in advance of tomorrow’s “peace” summit in Saudi Arabia:
February 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A projection in advance of tomorrow’s “peace” summit in Saudi Arabia:
I was one of them in San Diego
February 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I was one of them in San Diego
Downtown San Diego right now.
February 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Downtown San Diego right now.
Who else thinks punk rock started hitting 45 years too early??
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Police Truck by Dead Kennedys on Apple Music
Song · 1987 · Duration 2:24
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February 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Who else thinks punk rock started hitting 45 years too early??
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I'm as anti-Elon as anybody. I bought my Tesla in 2018 6 1/2 years ago. I am a teacher keeping a household going on a single income. I don't have enough money to just get rid of my older, paid-off Tesla for political reasons. Screw rich people who can dump their Teslas to virtue signal. Most can't.
February 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm as anti-Elon as anybody. I bought my Tesla in 2018 6 1/2 years ago. I am a teacher keeping a household going on a single income. I don't have enough money to just get rid of my older, paid-off Tesla for political reasons. Screw rich people who can dump their Teslas to virtue signal. Most can't.
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Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.
February 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.
We are living in a real life Order 66. We need to #CancelOrder66. #StopDarthTrump and his criminal henchman. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
“Execute Order 66” [4K UHD] | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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February 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We are living in a real life Order 66. We need to #CancelOrder66. #StopDarthTrump and his criminal henchman. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
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The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...