@cometsncats.bsky.social
I'll write something up one of these days. Probably.
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Sometimes they just tell us they are weaponizing the criminal justice system to push their political agenda.
Sen. Kevin Cramer: "Maybe the point should be if you're the attorney for Jay Powell and you want to avoid an indictment, how about you go to Jeanine Pirro and say, 'I'll make a deal. I'll step down today if you drop the investigation today.' To me, that would be a win win for everybody."
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Sometimes they just tell us they are weaponizing the criminal justice system to push their political agenda.
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take a second to really wrap your head around this.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
take a second to really wrap your head around this.
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This is a good question. Let's talk about it!
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
Sincerely wanting to understand why is honest people resigning, being considered an act of bravery or somehow fruitful. It’s one thing if the admin felt embarrassed by the resignations & rectified course. But that’s not happening, so now our institutions are just left with fewer people of integrity.
Breaking: NYT now says *six* federal prosecutors in Minnesota have just resigned over the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department's reluctance to investigate the ICE agent who shot Good, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This is a good question. Let's talk about it!
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
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We are not letting this go
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM
We are not letting this go
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
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It appears the justices will say the laws from Idaho and West Virginia are totally cool. Plus, Kavanaugh sounded dumb, Alito sounded indignant, and Gorsuch sounded like a tease.
www.jezebel.com/the-wtf-is-h...
www.jezebel.com/the-wtf-is-h...
The ‘WTF Is Happening’ Guide to the Trans Sports Bans at the Supreme Court
It appears the justices will say the laws from Idaho and West Virginia are totally cool. Plus, Kavanaugh sounded dumb, Alito sounded indignant, and Gorsuch sounded like a tease.
www.jezebel.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
It appears the justices will say the laws from Idaho and West Virginia are totally cool. Plus, Kavanaugh sounded dumb, Alito sounded indignant, and Gorsuch sounded like a tease.
www.jezebel.com/the-wtf-is-h...
www.jezebel.com/the-wtf-is-h...
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What the flying f--k is going on?
"Several faculty groups have denounced the Trump admin’s efforts to obtain information about Jewish profs, staff and students at the Univ of Pennsylvania–including personal emails, phone numbers and home addresses–as govt abuse with 'ominous historical overtones.'"
"Several faculty groups have denounced the Trump admin’s efforts to obtain information about Jewish profs, staff and students at the Univ of Pennsylvania–including personal emails, phone numbers and home addresses–as govt abuse with 'ominous historical overtones.'"
I mean. I am not an expert. But when the government is like “Hey, give me a list of Jews. For uh protection reasons” it would seem like A BAD THING. apple.news/A-AXrNRgkRhm...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ — Guardian US
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
What the flying f--k is going on?
"Several faculty groups have denounced the Trump admin’s efforts to obtain information about Jewish profs, staff and students at the Univ of Pennsylvania–including personal emails, phone numbers and home addresses–as govt abuse with 'ominous historical overtones.'"
"Several faculty groups have denounced the Trump admin’s efforts to obtain information about Jewish profs, staff and students at the Univ of Pennsylvania–including personal emails, phone numbers and home addresses–as govt abuse with 'ominous historical overtones.'"
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Hey look! The President of Venezuela has lost whatever was left of his mind!
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Hey look! The President of Venezuela has lost whatever was left of his mind!
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gotdamn
DOKOUPIL: When I travel the country, they tell me they don't feel it because grocery prices are up--
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
gotdamn
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DEFEATED! Democrats joined by 6 Republicans just took down this anti-worker bill, the final vote was unchanged from below.
Mike Johnson spent nearly an hour trying to flip Republican holdouts but ultimately gave up, his first floor defeat of the year and likely not the last.
Mike Johnson spent nearly an hour trying to flip Republican holdouts but ultimately gave up, his first floor defeat of the year and likely not the last.
Some House floor drama as Republicans are currently losing a vote on a bill to let employers to exclude workforce education and development training from minimum wage and overtime calculations. Labor-friendly R's (there are a few, sometimes) voting no, Johnson huddling with them for ~30 mins now
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
DEFEATED! Democrats joined by 6 Republicans just took down this anti-worker bill, the final vote was unchanged from below.
Mike Johnson spent nearly an hour trying to flip Republican holdouts but ultimately gave up, his first floor defeat of the year and likely not the last.
Mike Johnson spent nearly an hour trying to flip Republican holdouts but ultimately gave up, his first floor defeat of the year and likely not the last.
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.@PabloReports: Why do you think it’s so hard for some to just accept that you have always been for abolishing ICE?
AOC: I don’t know, man. People are like, “Oh, you said cut funding, but not abolish”—how do you think you abolish an agency, man? You don’t keep funding it to the tune of billions
AOC: I don’t know, man. People are like, “Oh, you said cut funding, but not abolish”—how do you think you abolish an agency, man? You don’t keep funding it to the tune of billions
January 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
.@PabloReports: Why do you think it’s so hard for some to just accept that you have always been for abolishing ICE?
AOC: I don’t know, man. People are like, “Oh, you said cut funding, but not abolish”—how do you think you abolish an agency, man? You don’t keep funding it to the tune of billions
AOC: I don’t know, man. People are like, “Oh, you said cut funding, but not abolish”—how do you think you abolish an agency, man? You don’t keep funding it to the tune of billions
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They are going to lose
At least 25 data centers were canceled last year as communities organized and pushed back against them. That's four times as many as 2024, according to Heatmap News.
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
Scoop: Local Opposition to Data Centers Is Surging. So Are Canceled Projects.
A Heatmap Pro review of public records shows that 25 data centers were scrubbed last year after local pushback — four times as many as 2024.
heatmap.news
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
They are going to lose
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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This ^ argument is also undermined by the tiny number of trans women participating in sports. Apparently they are too few to warrant protection as a class, but also so many that they pose all sorts of risks to cisgender women. Make it make sense. (Yes, I know they won't)
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This ^ argument is also undermined by the tiny number of trans women participating in sports. Apparently they are too few to warrant protection as a class, but also so many that they pose all sorts of risks to cisgender women. Make it make sense. (Yes, I know they won't)
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BREAN: “.. The CPI readings stand in marked contrast to the NFIB small business survey, which reported 30% of firms raising prices in December following 34% in November (the highest two-month average since April 2023).” 👀
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BREAN: “.. The CPI readings stand in marked contrast to the NFIB small business survey, which reported 30% of firms raising prices in December following 34% in November (the highest two-month average since April 2023).” 👀
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NEW: The DNC is launching When We Count, our largest-ever voter registration effort aimed at closing the voter registration gap by training young Democrats to register new voters in districts across the country.
Apply now: win.dnc.org/WhenWeCount
Apply now: win.dnc.org/WhenWeCount
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
NEW: The DNC is launching When We Count, our largest-ever voter registration effort aimed at closing the voter registration gap by training young Democrats to register new voters in districts across the country.
Apply now: win.dnc.org/WhenWeCount
Apply now: win.dnc.org/WhenWeCount
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i know this isn't exactly mindblowing but i'm fucking mad that it's easier to become an ice agent than to get a us visa slate.com/news-and-pol...
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
i know this isn't exactly mindblowing but i'm fucking mad that it's easier to become an ice agent than to get a us visa slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Noteworthy: 199 Democrats voting to just 191 Republicans in the first House votes of the week last night.
First vote series of the week is normally evening votes on less controversial bills; combined with travel that always produces lower attendance. But that's a big disparity. A couple notes-
First vote series of the week is normally evening votes on less controversial bills; combined with travel that always produces lower attendance. But that's a big disparity. A couple notes-
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Noteworthy: 199 Democrats voting to just 191 Republicans in the first House votes of the week last night.
First vote series of the week is normally evening votes on less controversial bills; combined with travel that always produces lower attendance. But that's a big disparity. A couple notes-
First vote series of the week is normally evening votes on less controversial bills; combined with travel that always produces lower attendance. But that's a big disparity. A couple notes-
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A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down. n.pr/3Na2v4f
Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down. n.pr/3Na2v4f
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‘Dueling Banjos’
A silly thing I painted 11 years ago and apparently haven’t posted here before
A silly thing I painted 11 years ago and apparently haven’t posted here before
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
‘Dueling Banjos’
A silly thing I painted 11 years ago and apparently haven’t posted here before
A silly thing I painted 11 years ago and apparently haven’t posted here before
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Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
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Today, we were officially notified by USG that Pres Trump's memo that revoked my security clearance w/o due process is no longer in effect over me. My access eligibility to classified info has been restored.
On Dec 23, 2025, a federal court ruled his action was unconstitutional. Rule of Law wins!
On Dec 23, 2025, a federal court ruled his action was unconstitutional. Rule of Law wins!
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Today, we were officially notified by USG that Pres Trump's memo that revoked my security clearance w/o due process is no longer in effect over me. My access eligibility to classified info has been restored.
On Dec 23, 2025, a federal court ruled his action was unconstitutional. Rule of Law wins!
On Dec 23, 2025, a federal court ruled his action was unconstitutional. Rule of Law wins!
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This is a favorite question to ask. Favorite little moment of kindness in a movie? I'm thinking of Tim Blake Nelson leaving money on the sill after they steal a pie in O Brother.
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This is a favorite question to ask. Favorite little moment of kindness in a movie? I'm thinking of Tim Blake Nelson leaving money on the sill after they steal a pie in O Brother.