Jeffrey Fagan
@jfagan45.bsky.social
My dog loves jazz. Columbia Law.
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Please for the love of whatever gods you believe in check what platforms you're linking to
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Please for the love of whatever gods you believe in check what platforms you're linking to
The fascist thuggery of MAGA, egged on by Trump-Vance, is one small step from violent retribution for Indiana's resistance to the deepening coup. "The members held out in spite of pipe bomb threats, unsolicited pizza deliveries to their homes, and swattings of their homes."
Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The fascist thuggery of MAGA, egged on by Trump-Vance, is one small step from violent retribution for Indiana's resistance to the deepening coup. "The members held out in spite of pipe bomb threats, unsolicited pizza deliveries to their homes, and swattings of their homes."
Makes me think of Terry Southern's The Magic Christian. Gilded moral sickness.
Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Makes me think of Terry Southern's The Magic Christian. Gilded moral sickness.
This is the essence of fascism - merger of capital and speech. Here, it's aimed at stifling speech by independent media.
Jared Kushner, the President’s Son-in-Law, Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is the essence of fascism - merger of capital and speech. Here, it's aimed at stifling speech by independent media.
Another failure by Schumer. He should be moving toward issuing a subpoena and a possible contempt citation. Could he get enough GOP votes on this? Have to think yes. Only a filibuster could stop the subpoena.
Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Another failure by Schumer. He should be moving toward issuing a subpoena and a possible contempt citation. Could he get enough GOP votes on this? Have to think yes. Only a filibuster could stop the subpoena.
Trump cashes in on the gift from the Roberts court on presidential immunity. First of many to come. Roberts really is an enemy of the people.
Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents
Donald Trump is blocking access in a lawsuit brought by police officers injured in the January 6 riot.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Trump cashes in on the gift from the Roberts court on presidential immunity. First of many to come. Roberts really is an enemy of the people.
We'll be saying the same things in November when Trump and MAGA are wiped out in the midterms.
Trump on Zelenskyy: "He's going to have to start accepting things, when you're losing. He's losing."
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We'll be saying the same things in November when Trump and MAGA are wiped out in the midterms.
Cashman and Boone are delusional. This fortress mentality illustrates why the Yanks won't win with the current leadership and ownership. Fans should boycott until there's regime change.
'Gap is small' between Yankees and Blue Jays in AL East, Aaron Boone says
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Cashman and Boone are delusional. This fortress mentality illustrates why the Yanks won't win with the current leadership and ownership. Fans should boycott until there's regime change.
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OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
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of course bari’s promoting the guy who disrespected ta-nehisi coates on air because he told the truth about israel
Scoop: Tony Dokoupil will be the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News." Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4oMkPgS
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
of course bari’s promoting the guy who disrespected ta-nehisi coates on air because he told the truth about israel
Putin and Trump think they're Spain and Portugal carving up the western hemisphere.
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Putin and Trump think they're Spain and Portugal carving up the western hemisphere.
Release the Epstein Tapes.
Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Release the Epstein Tapes.
Straight from the SS playbook.
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Straight from the SS playbook.
Next time someone says Trump is worse than Nixon, show this. And don't forget the Cambodia bombing, CointelPro, murders of Fred Hampton and a other resistance leaders, and a few other choice VietNam era war and intelligence atrocities. All with the support of a 'Silent Majority' that was very Maga.
Opinion | The Crucial Lesson of a Forgotten Nixon-Era Episode
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Next time someone says Trump is worse than Nixon, show this. And don't forget the Cambodia bombing, CointelPro, murders of Fred Hampton and a other resistance leaders, and a few other choice VietNam era war and intelligence atrocities. All with the support of a 'Silent Majority' that was very Maga.
Cotton is the worst of all of the MAGA electeds. He's dangerous, reptilian. Fortunately, he has the personality and charm of a flounder, so his electoral future beyond Arkansas is non-existent.
At some point someone just needs to say “you are an indecent person, you are lying to cover the slaughter of defenseless men, you know you are lying, and even under the tenets of your own professed faith you will certainly burn in hell if you continue down this path”
WELKER: Isn't it possible that even the act of taking off a t shirt could've been part of an attempt to get attention for help?
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Cotton is the worst of all of the MAGA electeds. He's dangerous, reptilian. Fortunately, he has the personality and charm of a flounder, so his electoral future beyond Arkansas is non-existent.
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The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
At some point, hopefully soon, they’ll be pariahs.
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE...
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
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for @propublica.org
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
At some point, hopefully soon, they’ll be pariahs.
Obviously the feeling is mutual.
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Obviously the feeling is mutual.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Release the Epstein tapes.
Is it ‘soccer’ or ‘football?’ President Trump wants to rename the NFL
The President said "it really doesn't make sense" to call American football by that name.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Release the Epstein tapes.
The AG has never sought criminal charges against a police officer in a fatal encounter. Either the law is too deferential to cops, or the process is flawed. By chance alone, one of these investigations might lead to a criminal charge, even negligent manslaughter. At this point, why bother?
NY AG will not seek criminal charges in NYPD killing of Win Rozario
Investigators determined they could not disprove the officers were justified.
gothamist.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The AG has never sought criminal charges against a police officer in a fatal encounter. Either the law is too deferential to cops, or the process is flawed. By chance alone, one of these investigations might lead to a criminal charge, even negligent manslaughter. At this point, why bother?
Of course they did. In a world where capitalism is a moral choice, follow the money to peer into corporate souls.
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company’s chief executive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Of course they did. In a world where capitalism is a moral choice, follow the money to peer into corporate souls.
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Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
A real Eddie Haskell move by Pete.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A real Eddie Haskell move by Pete.