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Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
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It's too bad AEW limited itself to such a niche audience by being the promotion where the wrestlers stab each other in the face with forks. There's an enormous demand for a non-MAGA alternative to WWE and most fans are just turned off by that level of violence.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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cato.org
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.

https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
Two possibilities from here: (1) Bondi and her goons are able to fill these positions with enough 20-something federalist society dorks fresh out of Liberty University to turn this office into the legal arm of ICE, or (2) they can't, and federal law enforcement in Minnesota just... stops.
newlife2024.bsky.social If we don’t create our dreams, who will? @newlife2024.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: 8 more U.S. Attorneys in MN resign from Trump’s DOJ in protest as backlash grows.
This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion.
Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.
February 3, 2026 at 6:09 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
I'm sure all the people mad about Lupita Nyong'o playing Helen of Troy were just as upset about Rossana Podestà, Sienna Guillory, and Diane Kruger playing her? I wonder what's different
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
The idea that fidelity to the original author's understanding of their work is all that matters is nonsense. Rebel Without a Cause is a gay love story, whether the writers intended it or not. Stories grow, evolve, change, take on new meanings as audiences do the same.
johnignatius56.bsky.social John Bossy @johnignatius56.bsky.social · 2d
The problem is that it's not what Homer wrote. It has nothing to do with anyone's subjective view of beauty.
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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magneticsara.bsky.social
The cause of the male loneliness crisis is that they arrested Jeffrey Epstein, the only man who appears to have had friends.
December 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
New report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that just 2% of federal defendants charged with human trafficking in 2023 were undocumented immigrants. bjs.ojp.gov/document/htd...
TABLE 1 Characteristics of human trafficking defendants in cases charged in U.S. district court, fiscal year 2023 Citizenship U.S. citizen - 1,101 defendants, 96.1% Documented non-U.S. citizen, 19 defendants, 1.7% Undocumented non-U.S. citizen, 26 defendants, 2.3%
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Fentanyl overdose deaths declined 36% from 2023 to 2024. "Starting in August 2023, the US drug overdose death rate declined for 15 consecutive months."
Why Are Opioid Deaths Declining?
This Medical News article discusses new research on factors contributing to a dramatic decrease in drug overdose deaths in the US since 2023.
jamanetwork.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:26 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Courts have now barred Trump DOJ's from seeking the death penalty in 9 out of 29 attempts:

Luigi Mangione
Cory Spurlock (NV)
Edis Valenzuela-Rodriguez (MD)
Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto (MD)
WIlson Constanza-Galdomez (MD)
Richard Dangleben (VI)
Monroe Merrell (NDWV)
Enock Cole (VI)
Jiovoni Smith (VI)
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: Judge Margaret Garnett tosses out the murder count faced by Luigi Mangione in federal court, with the "practical effect" that he cannot face the death penalty.

This is, Garnett writes, a result of her application of the "categorical approach" employed by the Supreme Court to his case.
Case 1:25-cr-00176-MMG Document 103 Filed 01/30/26 Page 1 of 39 USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: 1/30/2026 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, -against- LUIGI NICHOLAS MANGIONE, Defendant. 25-CR-00176 (MMG) OPINION & ORDER MARGARET M. GARNETT, United States District Judge: Defendant Luigi Nicholas Mangione is charged in a four-count indictment with interstate travel for the purpose of stalking Brian Thompson, causing his death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261(1)(A) and 2261(b)(1) (Count One); use of electronic communication systems for the purpose of stalking Brian Thompson, causing his death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261A(2)(A) and 2261(b)(1) (Count Two); murder of Brian Thompson through use of a firearm during and in relation to the stalking crimes charged in Counts One and Two, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924) (Count Three); and use of a firearm, which was brandished, discharged, and equipped with a silencer, during and in relation to the stalking crimes charged in Counts One and Two, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) and (c)(1)(B)(ii) (Count Four). Dkt. No. 21. The crimes charged in Counts Three and Four require that the stalking crimes in Counts One and Two meet the federal statutory definition of a "crime of violence" as a matter of law. The Defendant has moved to dismiss Counts Three and Four on the ground that this requirement is not satisfied. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED. This case will proceed to trial on Counts One and Two, which charge the Defendant with causing Brian Thompson's death under two federal stalking laws. The potential maximum punishment for each of those offenses is life in prison without parole. Count Three is a capital- Case 1:25-cr-00176-MMG Document 103 Filed 01/30/26 Page 2 of 39 eligible offense, on which the Government filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty. Consequently, the chief practical effect of the legal infirmities of Counts Three and Four, and this Cout's decision that they must be dismissed, is solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury that will otherwise determine, at trial, whether to convict the Defendant for causing Brian Thompson's death. over the course of the last two decades or so, the Supreme Court has embarked upon a legal journey, explained herein, that now requires lower courts to engage in an analysis totally divorced from the conduct at issue and centered on the hypothetically least serious conduct that the charged crime could possibly cover. This is typically shorthanded as the "categorical approach." Each of these arguments is analyzed at length below, but, in sum, the Court finds i) that the stalking statute is divisible into four distinct crimes; (ii) that accordingly the "modified categorical approach" must be used; iii) that neither of the charged stalking crimes necessarily requires the Government to prove use of force as the Supreme Court has defined it, in large part because the only element that could potentially satisfy that standard can be committed recklessly, which does not meet the standard; (iv) the penalty element of "death resulting" does not change the analysis because it likewise does not require the necessary mens rea, and, finally, (v) in the alternative, the pertinent element can be satisfied through threats of self-harm and thus the requirement that the "use of physical force" be "against the person of another" is not met. For all of these reasons, the stalking offenses charged in Counts One and Two are not "crimes of violence" as a matter of law, and Counts Three and Four must be dismissed.
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
The rest of the world should boycott the World Cup, but they never will, because the rest of the world is basically crack addicts when it comes to soccer. The U.S. military could be marching into Paris and they'd still show up.
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
I have a better chance of getting elected to the Senate in PA in 2028 than John Fetterman, and I don't live there and I'm not running.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Fetterman: "I'm up 15 points. That just came out yesterday. The most difficult state in the country. I'm up 15 points."
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
That ICE is employing known pedophiles is not an accident. White supremacy has always gone hand in hand with child predation because their desire to propagate the white race gives them license to pursue and impregnate younger and younger girls who can have more babies.
denisedwheeler.bsky.social Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 9d
ICE is riddled with sex criminals.

A January 2026 report by the Pacific Antifascist Research Collective identified 30 ICE and CBP agents with documented convictions and arrests, some for serious violent and sexual crimes.

At least 20 committed offenses with underage victims.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
cordilleranmargin.bsky.social Cordilleran Margin @cordilleranmargin.bsky.social · 9d
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
Excerpt from Civil War Diary of C. F. Boyd Highlighted section reads "A soldier who stood by and heard the Mother tell this story exclaimed in the fervent patriotism of his feelings By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
It was blindingly obvious, even in 2015, that part of the reasons Republicans shouldn't have gotten on board with Trump just out of self-interest was that no matter how much loyalty you show to Trump he will never show any to you.
nickmiroff.bsky.social Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 9d
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Hard times make strong people.
maxberger.bsky.social Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 9d
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
It's only when the agents removed the gun from Pretti's waistband that the shooter draws his weapon and shoots Pretti in the back. You can see him decide that the mere former possession of the gun justified summary execution.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
Rumors of the regime losing Tim Pool were greatly exaggerated.
Tweet from Tim Pool: "People should not be willing to arm up and fight federal agents dispatched by a duly elected government We won, we want ICE enforcement, you have no right to get guns and try to stop us. This is democracy, you are fascists."
January 25, 2026 at 9:06 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
The cowards shot him in the back, as he was unarmed, either kneeling or lying on the ground, and with 5-6 ICE thugs pummeling him.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11d
NEW: Another declaration you have to read! Alex Pretti was shot near the apartment of a doctor, who saw the shooting occur and rushed to provide emergency aid as he lay dying on the street.

They describe what they saw: "The victim had at least three bullet holes in his back."
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Quarterly data from the Sentencing Commission shows that 55% of all defendants sentenced in federal court in FY2025 were Hispanic. For comparison, Hispanic/Latino people are about 20% of the population. www.ussc.gov/sites/defaul...
Race of Sentenced Individuals by Type of Crime 4th Quarter 2025 Preliminary Cumulative Data (October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025) White - 18.2%, Black - 22.5%, Hispanic - 55.2%
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
Pam Bondi's future is pretty straightforward from here. Republicans get crushed in the 2026 midterms. Trump cries voter fraud because he can't ever admit defeat. Trump fires Bondi for not charging enough voter fraud cases. MAGA applauds.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
They hate Minnesota because it works. It's a state with a low crime rate, a robust social welfare system, a vibrant immigrant community that has successfully integrated, and reliably social democratic politicians that win every election. They've sent in their private army to destroy it.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Minnesota Sen. Steve Drazkowski: "You are seeing now the product of the lack of leadership in this state, really institutional corruption throughout the executive branches both in the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis... I'd call in the National Guard and have them help law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
maledicta.bsky.social
One of the first things the Trump Administration did when they took office, literally on inauguration day 2025, was to repeal the DHS's policy to avoid conducting enforcement actions at houses of worship.
January 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Rankings of each country in Trump's Board of Peace on the Global Peace Index:

USA - 128
Albania - 52
Argentina - 46
Armenia - 58
Belarus - 119
Hungary - 17
Israel - 155
Kazakhstan - 56
Morocco - 85
Paraguay - 75
UAE - 52
Uzbekistan - 67
Vietnam - 38
bluser12.bsky.social egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 13d
lmfao this is who is on his board of peace right now btw

total flop
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
maledicta.bsky.social
Juries tend to be unbelievably deferential to officers, giving them every remotely conceivable benefit of the doubt. Whenever you see a jury actually convict a cop - Derek Chauvin, Mark Dial,
Sean Grayson - it means it was not a close call, they were obviously, indisputably guilty.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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slavaukraini033.bsky.social
Residents of Greenland releasee a parody video mocking what they call “American culture” — by imitating fentanyl users.

The caption says it all: “Bringing American culture to Greenland.”
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM