Annie
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oh, hey, look, it’s what literally everyone who knew anything about hiring staff said would happen
Insiders are saying the Department of Homeland Security's ICE hiring is in "chaos" and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller is reportedly angry over "lagging" deportation numbers.
‘Everyone is being screamed at’: Insiders say Stephen Miller irate as deportations lagging
Insiders are saying the Department of Homeland Security's ICE hiring is in "chaos" and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller is reportedly angry over "lagging" deportation numbers. A DHS source tol...
www.rawstory.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh, hey, look, it’s what literally everyone who knew anything about hiring staff said would happen
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i think that it is critically important to retaliate.
Trump will not just be four years of bad management. The culture of these organizations will be fucked for a long time. The pressure to retaliate and clean house will be strong, and no-one wants to work in a war zone.
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
i think that it is critically important to retaliate.
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I kind of wonder whether the RFK endorsement wasn’t greater than the sum of its parts. That is, it didn’t just bring on people who were already RFK fans, but also helped bolster a (completely false) image of a bipartisan anti-establishment campaign.
Had a pretty liberal English teacher colleague become a Trump supporter after RFK Jr. endorsed. I think that was a bigger deal than many suspected at the time.
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I kind of wonder whether the RFK endorsement wasn’t greater than the sum of its parts. That is, it didn’t just bring on people who were already RFK fans, but also helped bolster a (completely false) image of a bipartisan anti-establishment campaign.
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So Halligan has a conundrum. If she is "mistaken" about these times in her sworn declaration, she's not telling the truth about the GJ transcripts and proceedings. If she IS telling the truth, "the Court is in uncharted legal territory in that the indictment returned in open court was not . . ."
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So Halligan has a conundrum. If she is "mistaken" about these times in her sworn declaration, she's not telling the truth about the GJ transcripts and proceedings. If she IS telling the truth, "the Court is in uncharted legal territory in that the indictment returned in open court was not . . ."
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this should really be illegal!
Child marriage is heinous, but one thing I never see brought up in those discussions is that if you are under 18, you cannot file for divorce. If you are under 18 and married to an adult, they are your legal guardian and make decisions for you. That is not a partnership.
Most Minors Who Are Married Can't File for Divorce — Even if They Want To
The final installment of Wedlocked, our series about child marriage in the U.S., explores divorce.
www.teenvogue.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
this should really be illegal!
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Who Was President in 2020 is the defining question of our time
"This all began with the Rigged Census" claims the guy who was president during the 2020 census
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Who Was President in 2020 is the defining question of our time
Wow, some of the grifter lib accounts from the old Twitter are now showing up in my feed. Ugh.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wow, some of the grifter lib accounts from the old Twitter are now showing up in my feed. Ugh.
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Thinking about how Summers and Epstein both frequently manipulated the media into giving or withholding coverage when they wanted and how the same media mysteriously decided to wage a scorched earth jihad against Harvard's President Claudine Gay. It's a strange coincidence to ponder!
Faculty discipline committees should really normalize de-tenuring/dismissal investigations for the sort of behavior described in the Summers case
A senior academic using mentoring as leverage to obtain sex is a contemptible abuser of power.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thinking about how Summers and Epstein both frequently manipulated the media into giving or withholding coverage when they wanted and how the same media mysteriously decided to wage a scorched earth jihad against Harvard's President Claudine Gay. It's a strange coincidence to ponder!
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if white voters in southern states were the same as white voters in New York this would be every electoral map of our lifetimes
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
if white voters in southern states were the same as white voters in New York this would be every electoral map of our lifetimes
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4/ Of the 11(!) findings Judge Fitzpatrick made, this one seems the most ominous - that the "grand jury transcript and recording likely do not reflect the full proceedings" before it.
Unless the gov't can show that failure was "unintentional," Fed R. Crim P. 6(e) requires dismissal.
Unless the gov't can show that failure was "unintentional," Fed R. Crim P. 6(e) requires dismissal.
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
4/ Of the 11(!) findings Judge Fitzpatrick made, this one seems the most ominous - that the "grand jury transcript and recording likely do not reflect the full proceedings" before it.
Unless the gov't can show that failure was "unintentional," Fed R. Crim P. 6(e) requires dismissal.
Unless the gov't can show that failure was "unintentional," Fed R. Crim P. 6(e) requires dismissal.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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"Trump is historically and deeply unpopular. it’s not just that people disapprove of him; they strongly disapprove of him. This is the biggest story in US politics. [It's] bad for Rs and getting worse."
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Explodes in Angriest Epstein Tirade Yet as Allies Visibly Panic
With Trump distracted by Jeffrey Epstein even as allies and advisers fret about the midterms, the author of a new piece on Trump’s standing decodes why his approval is hitting dangerous new lows.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Trump is historically and deeply unpopular. it’s not just that people disapprove of him; they strongly disapprove of him. This is the biggest story in US politics. [It's] bad for Rs and getting worse."
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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The media participated in a years-long psyop that convinced voters Biden's actual immigration policy was Trump's and that Biden's was "open borders."
They did not tell voters that Trump's actual policy was "kidnap abuelas and put them in concentration camps"
They did not tell voters that Trump's actual policy was "kidnap abuelas and put them in concentration camps"
Pundits: Why didn't Kamala Harris run to the center on immigration?
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The media participated in a years-long psyop that convinced voters Biden's actual immigration policy was Trump's and that Biden's was "open borders."
They did not tell voters that Trump's actual policy was "kidnap abuelas and put them in concentration camps"
They did not tell voters that Trump's actual policy was "kidnap abuelas and put them in concentration camps"
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Can’t do regime change with the forces the US has positioned near Venezuela. Lacks the occupation force to install a new regime.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Can’t do regime change with the forces the US has positioned near Venezuela. Lacks the occupation force to install a new regime.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
An airline willing to sign up for this sort of work turns out to be not so good?
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An airline willing to sign up for this sort of work turns out to be not so good?
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“whatever they are legally entitled to” is the tell here - they’re going to hold back the worst of it and come up with some bullshit as to why
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“whatever they are legally entitled to” is the tell here - they’re going to hold back the worst of it and come up with some bullshit as to why
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The US is not a liberal democracy, and hasn’t been since January. Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, individual rights — all not in operation.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The US is not a liberal democracy, and hasn’t been since January. Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, individual rights — all not in operation.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Everyone involved in this sucks.
Aunt: "How is she going to get deported if she’s a Native American?"
Sheriff: "Well, we don’t know because we’re not [ICE] … We’re just holding her for them. So, when they pick her up tonight they’re going to go ahead & deport her to wherever they’re going to take her, but we have no info on that."
Sheriff: "Well, we don’t know because we’re not [ICE] … We’re just holding her for them. So, when they pick her up tonight they’re going to go ahead & deport her to wherever they’re going to take her, but we have no info on that."
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Everyone involved in this sucks.
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ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Native American woman nearly deported after Polk County Jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
A Native American woman from Arizona was nearly deported by federal immigration officials after a clerical error at the Polk County Jail. The woman's family had to scramble to prove she was Indigenous...
www.iowapublicradio.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
I've probably sold my house (in Escrow but not counting chickens) but have to admit I'll miss this in the morning.
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I've probably sold my house (in Escrow but not counting chickens) but have to admit I'll miss this in the morning.
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Boy you people thought there was a lot of knee jerk moralizing against the injection that makes you stop overeating but wait till you see the incoherent rage at the idea of an injection that makes people stop being sad drug addicts the rest of us get to look down.
For Susan Akin, Zepbound helps her endure a world full of triggers. She can visit a gas station without wanting to buy beer or see sugar without dialing a cocaine dealer.
But scientists caution that the research remains nascent.
But scientists caution that the research remains nascent.
The surprising new use for GLP-1s: Alcohol and drug addiction
Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and alcohol. But research on the benefits is limited.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Boy you people thought there was a lot of knee jerk moralizing against the injection that makes you stop overeating but wait till you see the incoherent rage at the idea of an injection that makes people stop being sad drug addicts the rest of us get to look down.
I could be wrong, but I think he's trolling her, adding to the distrust from Trump supporters on the RW that she's a traitor. She will never be a Dem.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I could be wrong, but I think he's trolling her, adding to the distrust from Trump supporters on the RW that she's a traitor. She will never be a Dem.
Not saying that I'd be thrilled being in it's shadow BUT love that the ppl that scream the loudest about being against burdensome regulations, property rights, zoning restrictions, etc. are the most freaked out when someone follows the rules and does something they don't like.
This is awesome, but it needs to be taller and they should stick more people in it
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Not saying that I'd be thrilled being in it's shadow BUT love that the ppl that scream the loudest about being against burdensome regulations, property rights, zoning restrictions, etc. are the most freaked out when someone follows the rules and does something they don't like.