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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 19h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 17h

Judges don't have businesses to run. How many in biglaw leadership still do legal work most of their day instead of just trying to figure out how to make rain?

Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 23h

I have never seen this balloon before. I love it

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Trump will just have to keep murdering fishermen until you stupid jerks give him the peace prize

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 1d

Chocolate chip and strawberry cream cheese. If it has to hold me over for a little while and I'm ok being a bit disappointed, bacon, eggs, and cheese on cinamon raisin.

I didn't want a NYC political office anyway 😆

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your bagel order and I will tell you *based on NYC cultural expectations* if you have won or lost your election for political office in NYC.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 1d

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 1d

I never get to take pictures when I'm flying (especially in traffic). But I got to fly 9yo today, so I actually have some in-flight pictures for once!

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Political prosecutions are bad, obviously. This is all bad, obviously.

Bbbbuuuutttt.... (and not that I think corruption in chief gives a shit about this), why are so many politicians on both sides so fucking wealthy?

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

Today's Letitia James indictment appears to relate to a *different* property in Norfolk, Virginia, from the one that was the subject of Bill Pulte's April "criminal referral" letter.

While Pulte described a property in zip 23505 bought in 2023, the indictment refers to one in 23509 bought in 2020.

Norfolk, VA 23505
On August 17, 2023, Ms. James granted Ms. Shamice Thompson-Hairston power of attorney to make a Virginia property her "principal residence." See Exhibit A. And on August 30 and 31, 2023, through her attorney, Ms. James purchased this property in Norfolk, VA. In a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Form 3047 and in mortgage documents, she reaffirmed this would be her primary residence, despite being a statewide public office holder in the state of New York at that same time and primarily residing in the state of New York. See Exhibit B.
In fact, a building permit issued on her New York property on July 15, 2024 lists her New
York property as the "JAMES RESIDENCE" and states "Remain Occupied":

Primary residence mortgages receive more favorable loan terms, including lower interest rates, than secondary residence mortgages. Lenders view secondary residence mortgages as significantly riskier, as a borrower is more likely to continue paying off a primary residence mortgage during any financial hardship. Interest rates on secondary residence mortgages are typically between 0.25-0.50% higher than their primary residence counterparts; however, this gap can widen depending on the lender. At the time of the 2023 Norfolk, VA property purchase and mortgage, Ms. James was the siting Attorney General of New York and is required by law to have her primary residence in the state of New York-even though her mortgage applications list her intent to have the Norfolk, VA property as her primary home. It appears Ms. James' property and mortgage-related misrepresentations may have continued to her recent 2023 Norfolk, VA property purchase in order to secure a lower interest rate and more favorable loan terms.

5. On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
'Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which
required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the
property to a family of (3).

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Batsy Cline 🦇 @clinebatsy.bsky.social · 2d

Don't be fooled. This guy is Solomon Pena. He's from Albuquerque, and he was arrested because he solicited murder-for-hire for several Democratic leaders. He was angry because he's a maga loser and he lost an election. apnews.com/article/new-...

Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at officials’ homes

A failed political candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for convictions in a series of drive-by shootings.

apnews.com

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

They've invested way too much in this dumbass "technology." They can't be deterred by minor inconveniences like nobody wanting it.

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

That's a limitation on the prosecutor's ability to use the information. Not a comment on a criminal defendant's right to reasonable discovery.

They may not have to turn it over, but a fair remedy would be a fatal adverse inference, I would hope.

Not that I trust SCOTUS to see it that way.

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

How a sacred Indigenous figure became a Balloon Fiesta balloon

Koshare is a sacred figure among Indigenous groups in New Mexico and Arizona – and a balloon found on Special Shape days at Balloon Fiesta.

www.kob.com

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

I suspect that was a fun paragraph to write 😆

Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Remind me, why isn't Lamar a party to this lawsuit?

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Translation: don't dish it if you can't take it.

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Defamation lawyers get to have all the fun.

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing 😆

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Love this one.

Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Post-fiesta nap ran a little long. No time to sit and eat before my afternoon hearing. Red chile breakfast burrito to eat on the drive.

Happy I had a clean red shirt to wear 🤣

Mat Hew @hotairmat.bsky.social · 2d

Totally how science works

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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