Mr Momblastic
@kaylem.bsky.social
Looking for the GenXers that don’t suck. Colorado, Lebron, cats, baking, Virginia, mental health, Ohio, bioethics, admin law, traveling, sci-fi and Massachusetts (not in that order).
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The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress. n.pr/4ajfpGA
U.S. military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people
The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress. n.pr/4ajfpGA
Hubs and the 12yo were messing around and 12yo says, “Look, I’m Dad. “Business, Business. Bald, bald”” and I might have just laughed myself right into a divorce.
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Hubs and the 12yo were messing around and 12yo says, “Look, I’m Dad. “Business, Business. Bald, bald”” and I might have just laughed myself right into a divorce.
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One of the shocking things I found is that the Trump administration has begun charging a fee for a program for undcocumented, abandoned youth to obtain visas. They are literally demanding money from children - many of whom are orphans - who they know can't work. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/unde...
Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation
At his clinic, John Sirabella is a hard man to talk to. ...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
One of the shocking things I found is that the Trump administration has begun charging a fee for a program for undcocumented, abandoned youth to obtain visas. They are literally demanding money from children - many of whom are orphans - who they know can't work. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/unde...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says her adult son was pulled over by ICE agents Saturday in Minnesota and asked to provide proof of citizenship.
December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar says her adult son was pulled over by ICE agents Saturday in Minnesota and asked to provide proof of citizenship.
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republicans assert a lie
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative
repeat
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative
repeat
So much this. There was absolutely zero pushback to the “open borders” narrative. Heck, nowadays, I see that a lot of Democrats have even adopted it. It absolutely sunk him.
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
republicans assert a lie
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative
repeat
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative
repeat
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When Scalia rewrote the Second Amendment in Heller, I warned that he would have “blood on his hands” from the carnage he was enabling.
The Second Amendment protects a “militia” right, which was the understanding of the courts for 200 years. The “individual right” rewrite is a suicide pact.
The Second Amendment protects a “militia” right, which was the understanding of the courts for 200 years. The “individual right” rewrite is a suicide pact.
Brown University confirms two dead victims and eight others in critical but stable condition following a mass shooting on campus.
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
When Scalia rewrote the Second Amendment in Heller, I warned that he would have “blood on his hands” from the carnage he was enabling.
The Second Amendment protects a “militia” right, which was the understanding of the courts for 200 years. The “individual right” rewrite is a suicide pact.
The Second Amendment protects a “militia” right, which was the understanding of the courts for 200 years. The “individual right” rewrite is a suicide pact.
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"A second agent then joins them and appears to help restrain him, who can be heard repeating 'I’m a citizen' and screaming. Several people then come into the hallway from outside and begin filming the interaction and whistling before the agents pull him outside..."
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This US citizen went on his lunch break and ended up in a chokehold by a masked federal agent and detained, video shows | CNN
Mubashir had just stepped outside into the snowy Minneapolis winter weather to take his lunch break when he says he saw a masked federal officer running toward him “at full speed.”
www.cnn.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"A second agent then joins them and appears to help restrain him, who can be heard repeating 'I’m a citizen' and screaming. Several people then come into the hallway from outside and begin filming the interaction and whistling before the agents pull him outside..."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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News: Senate Dems punting discussion of leadership/Schumer to after '26 elex. Dems call it a "distraction" to debate Schumer. There's been NO discussion in the caucus about anyone challenging him
Blumenthal: “the caucus is still firmly behind” Schumer.
“I don’t foresee a leadership challenge"
Blumenthal: “the caucus is still firmly behind” Schumer.
“I don’t foresee a leadership challenge"
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
News: Senate Dems punting discussion of leadership/Schumer to after '26 elex. Dems call it a "distraction" to debate Schumer. There's been NO discussion in the caucus about anyone challenging him
Blumenthal: “the caucus is still firmly behind” Schumer.
“I don’t foresee a leadership challenge"
Blumenthal: “the caucus is still firmly behind” Schumer.
“I don’t foresee a leadership challenge"
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ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
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A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
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AG Weiser says Colorado will not release Tina Peters from the state prison in Pueblo if Peters' attorneys or representatives of President Trump show up and attempt to remove her from state custody.
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
AG Weiser says Colorado will not release Tina Peters from the state prison in Pueblo if Peters' attorneys or representatives of President Trump show up and attempt to remove her from state custody.
Weiser will be such a breath of fresh air after Polis.
"We're not going to give in," Weiser said. "Those who cave in, those who are folders, they're the ones who end up sacrificing."
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Weiser will be such a breath of fresh air after Polis.
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still thinking of the Smart Bros nodding sagely and saying how it's a terrible tactical mistake for dems to raise the salience of immigration
New AP poll has Trump's approval on immigration down to an abysmal 38% as he rants psychotically about "shithole countries," smears Somalis, threatens large-scale denaturalization and remigration, and openly pines for more white immigrants and fewer nonwhite ones
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
still thinking of the Smart Bros nodding sagely and saying how it's a terrible tactical mistake for dems to raise the salience of immigration
One of the very few things I looked forward to leaving behind in CO was TABOR; a case study in how popular referendums can go horribly wrong and screw over generations of children. Now, as costs skyrocket, I’m watching municipalities across the state buckle under Prop 2 1/2. Deja vu all over again.
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
One of the very few things I looked forward to leaving behind in CO was TABOR; a case study in how popular referendums can go horribly wrong and screw over generations of children. Now, as costs skyrocket, I’m watching municipalities across the state buckle under Prop 2 1/2. Deja vu all over again.
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Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS
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the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
Via MS NOW: Emil Bove is in attendance at Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania tonight.
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
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Border Patrol agent charged with robbing, raping women in Chicago suburbs in 2022
Customs and Border Protection agent charged with using gun, badge to rob and rape sex workers in Chicago suburbs in 2022
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been charged in a federal indictment with robbing and raping women in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, including at least one at gunpoint.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Border Patrol agent charged with robbing, raping women in Chicago suburbs in 2022
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It
Candidates in every legislative, statewide, and federal race. Now it’s time to build power where it counts.
www.lonestarleft.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
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Trump's attempts to deploy the National Guard into California and Oregon are a bridge too far for THE GWB JUDGE WHO AUTHORED THE TORTURE MEMOS...
...to which baby Trump 2.0 judge, just weeks into the job, says nuh-uh!
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...to which baby Trump 2.0 judge, just weeks into the job, says nuh-uh!
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December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Trump's attempts to deploy the National Guard into California and Oregon are a bridge too far for THE GWB JUDGE WHO AUTHORED THE TORTURE MEMOS...
...to which baby Trump 2.0 judge, just weeks into the job, says nuh-uh!
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
...to which baby Trump 2.0 judge, just weeks into the job, says nuh-uh!
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
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We’ve been waiting for nearly two years for the State Senate to take a vote on our bill. If they have additional proposals, we’re not the ones stopping them.
Btw our legislation includes balanced tax stabilization to help all residents AND additional tax relief for seniors & small businesses.
Btw our legislation includes balanced tax stabilization to help all residents AND additional tax relief for seniors & small businesses.
As Mayor Wu answers questions on the taxpayer shift proposal on Reddit, Senate President Spilka issues statement defending Sens. Brownsberger and Collins, who killed the proposal last year
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We’ve been waiting for nearly two years for the State Senate to take a vote on our bill. If they have additional proposals, we’re not the ones stopping them.
Btw our legislation includes balanced tax stabilization to help all residents AND additional tax relief for seniors & small businesses.
Btw our legislation includes balanced tax stabilization to help all residents AND additional tax relief for seniors & small businesses.