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Joé McKen
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Personal account · Freelance composer in Québec, Canada · Progressive godless civil-libertarian · He/him · Seize the day, but not today, I’m tired · Music account: @music.joemcken.net

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#SouthPark’s Pete Hegseth is perfect. No notes.
Real-life photo of Pete Hegseth fast-roping down into the South Park police precinct and introducing himself at a soldier’s phone for a video and … Wait, sorry, I’m being told this is a screenshot from tonight’s ‘South Park’ episode and that this is actually a crude cartoon. I apologize for not being able to tell the difference.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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rincewind.run
I’m trying to think of a situation where I had less sympathy for someone’s complaints and I’m having a hard time coming up with one
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Collective, racist punishment.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
USCIS @USCIS X.com Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols. The protections and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission. 10:04 PM • 11/26/25 • 2.1K Views
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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techdirt.com
Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis

In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.'s appointment to lead HHS and the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have understandably been hyper-focused on measles. The reason for that is mostly…
Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.'s appointment to lead HHS and the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have understandably been hyper-focused on measles. The reason for that is mostly that this is as stark an example of just how stupid and horrible anti-vaccination misinformation is combined with the horror that is measles infections. This disease was essentially…
www.techdirt.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Yo @washingtonpost.com this is embarrassingly bad and you should feel bad for running it. It is not news. It serves no good purpose. It makes you look ridiculous. Fucking hell.
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 18h
This is nuts!

Why is WAPO writing up anyone’s speculation about who the suspect might be?

I get that Laura’s statements and actions are at times newsworthy given her influence on Trump, but no one’s speculation — outside of a government official’s — should be written up this way.
4 minutes ago Laura Loomer speculates about shooter's identity By Beth Reinhard Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist known for her virulently anti-Muslim views, was quick to speculate about the shooter's background on X, where she has 1.8 million followers. "Communist, Muslim, Trans terrorist, Furry, or ANTIFA?" she asked. Loomer also posted a photo of a bearded man being carried into an ambulance, though The Washington Post could not immediately verify that the image came from Wednesday's crime scene. "I'm just going to say. That's a very Mohammedan looking beard," she wrote. "I'll wait for more details. But the beard with no mustache the night before a Western holiday is not lost on me."
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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rincewind.run
man this just fucking sucks

this never should have happened, they never should have been there
joshuajfriedman.com Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 21h
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
Tweet from West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey: It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries. These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country. We are in ongoing contact with federal officials as the investigation continues. Our entire state grieves with their families, their loved ones, and the Guard community. West Virginia will never forget their service or their sacrifice, and we will demand full accountability for this horrific act. 3:42 PM • Nov 26, 2025 • 12.4K Views
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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lemieuxlgm.bsky.social
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
I just feel awful for the National Guard troopers caught up in this. They’re just standing around looking bored all the time, but they have been made into a deliberate symbol by the Trump admin and that may have made them a target for this gunman.
democracydocket.com Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city Wednesday.
Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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endvertex.bsky.social
Hey Google - how can I have a life worth living if I'm working two full-time jobs Oh
(Faked) Google answer that reads: "Google AI Review - You can't. You are not worthy of a life worth living. You were meant to toil so that wealthy tech bros and CEOs can have multiple girlfriends, one for each yacht and mansion. You are a pack mule with a lifespan of about 68 according to a prediction we made based on data of your immediate family and going back 3 generations. Yes, we have that. No, you can't see it. Decades prior to your death you will struggle to find a job because this life rapidly decays your prefrontal cortex which is necessary for complex tasks and also because we will stop hiring people over 30 in order to drive down salaries. By the time you reach 50, you won't have any wrinkles because you will not have smiled much in this lifetime..."
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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volts.wtf
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.

Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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jayapal.house.gov
This is a win for due process.

The Trump administration was keeping immigrants with ZERO criminal records locked up in detention for weeks and months on end. A judge just ruled that these individuals must be entitled to bond hearings. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tho...
Thousands of immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: Judge
The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released.
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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jamellebouie.net
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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mitchellepner.bsky.social
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump

The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
fuck everyone involved in this decision. scum.
apoorvanyt.bsky.social Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 23h
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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unraveledpress.com
I'm ICE, boys. I love crashing cars, getting divorced, crashing cars, bargain bin jeans, texting while driving, crashing cars, OLD GLORY, and let's not forget my one true passion in life—crashing cars
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
Donald Trump's back as he stands in front of a crowd and an American flag. A headline reads: "Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump." Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times.
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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benjaminkabak.com
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
ndhapple.bsky.social Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1d
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”

“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Update: Despite the best efforts of the local prosecutor, Duncan is getting out as I type this.

First day of freedom in three decades.

Here’s a text from his aunt.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
God this is so depressing given the political response to it
ryanlcooper.com ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23h
"the economic response to the pandemic really worked. Indeed, there is a good case that it was the most successful example of countercyclical policy in US history." jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
At Groundwork: Lessons from the September Jobs Report – J. W. Mason
jwmason.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
joemcken.net
Seeing some US posters complain about being called “USians” and folks I’ve got some bad news about what those complaints will inspire others to do in return
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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jamellebouie.net
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
brooklynspoke.bsky.social Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 1d
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM