le Pooch Noir
@eltiante.bsky.social
Recently retired federal attorney. Droning on about politics & law, baseball, usage, etc.
le Pooch quickly blocks MAGAts and other shmucks
le Pooch quickly blocks MAGAts and other shmucks
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le Pooch Noir
@eltiante.bsky.social
· Feb 6
The Deep State was always just aspirational projection
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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That, and also I have to keep reminding myself that for however monumentally bleak it was/is, the year showed a ton of meaningful solidarity and support from ordinary, everyday, working people from all kinds of backgrounds, showing up and fighting for one another even in the face of actual violence…
2025 was a tough year for a variety of reasons, but I very much appreciate all of you, my pocket friends. Sending y’all my best wishes for 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
That, and also I have to keep reminding myself that for however monumentally bleak it was/is, the year showed a ton of meaningful solidarity and support from ordinary, everyday, working people from all kinds of backgrounds, showing up and fighting for one another even in the face of actual violence…
Wait so DOGE, which the Beltway media breathlessly and credulously reported day after day on as if it were a legitimate enterprise and not the haphazard, zigzagging frat kegger it clearly was ...
... turns out to have been bullshit?
Whoa
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
... turns out to have been bullshit?
Whoa
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Wait so DOGE, which the Beltway media breathlessly and credulously reported day after day on as if it were a legitimate enterprise and not the haphazard, zigzagging frat kegger it clearly was ...
... turns out to have been bullshit?
Whoa
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
... turns out to have been bullshit?
Whoa
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
BREAKING: Authorities will release the person of interest in the Brown University shooting, officials said, as the investigation continues.
Live updates: Person of interest identified after 2 killed and 9 injured at Brown University
Live updates: 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting; person of interest in custody
nbcnews.to
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
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The wanton destruction of USAID by Musk and his DOGE flunkies was, by definition, a criminal act and it is by far the most consequential thing done in Trump's name. Thousands are dead for no reason other than racist cruelty. Trump, Musk, Rubio, and several others belong in prison for this.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The wanton destruction of USAID by Musk and his DOGE flunkies was, by definition, a criminal act and it is by far the most consequential thing done in Trump's name. Thousands are dead for no reason other than racist cruelty. Trump, Musk, Rubio, and several others belong in prison for this.
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Republicans don't have any issue, let alone accomplishment, that polls as high as the ACA.
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has risen to a new high, fueled by increased support among political independents.
news.gallup.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Republicans don't have any issue, let alone accomplishment, that polls as high as the ACA.
Not on your life am I gonna click, Part the 1,895th
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Not on your life am I gonna click, Part the 1,895th
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The 800 of you had this in the post-election day posts pool, please come forward and collect your winnings.
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The 800 of you had this in the post-election day posts pool, please come forward and collect your winnings.
@nytimes.com you misspelled "California Soundly Thrashes Trump and Autocracy"
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@nytimes.com you misspelled "California Soundly Thrashes Trump and Autocracy"
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
It’s driving me nuts, but thus is the best WS game 7 since … what, 1991?
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It’s driving me nuts, but thus is the best WS game 7 since … what, 1991?
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Where is your Member of Congress during this government shutdown?
For five straight weeks, House Republicans have refused to re-open the House, refuse to negotiate, and even refuse to hold town halls.
Disgraceful.
For five straight weeks, House Republicans have refused to re-open the House, refuse to negotiate, and even refuse to hold town halls.
Disgraceful.
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Where is your Member of Congress during this government shutdown?
For five straight weeks, House Republicans have refused to re-open the House, refuse to negotiate, and even refuse to hold town halls.
Disgraceful.
For five straight weeks, House Republicans have refused to re-open the House, refuse to negotiate, and even refuse to hold town halls.
Disgraceful.
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it’s beyond comprehension that scenes like this have become routine in chicago.
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
Video from witness here from the moment CBP gassed neighbors who had gathered outside after the kidnapping.
Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.
Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
it’s beyond comprehension that scenes like this have become routine in chicago.
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
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Protesters have blocked the westbound side of Canal. They are chanting "ICE out of New York now!" and "Liberation, not deportation!"
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Protesters have blocked the westbound side of Canal. They are chanting "ICE out of New York now!" and "Liberation, not deportation!"
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.
The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.
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Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Everyone please stop using any form of the word “weaponize.” Just stop.
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Everyone please stop using any form of the word “weaponize.” Just stop.