Synthaholic
@synthaholic.bsky.social
Keyboardist and vocalist. I've been alive forever and I wrote the very first song. Baseball fanatic. Decent cook. Animal lover. I prefer dogs to people. Sorry people.
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Synthaholic
@synthaholic.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Posting this in order to pin it for the dopes:
I follow corrupt VP Vance on Bluesky bc I can't very well refute his lies if he's blocked. If that upsets you, then by all means block me. I had to unblock 1000s of MAGA accounts bc VP was on block list. @support.bsky.team should fix, allow overrides.
I follow corrupt VP Vance on Bluesky bc I can't very well refute his lies if he's blocked. If that upsets you, then by all means block me. I had to unblock 1000s of MAGA accounts bc VP was on block list. @support.bsky.team should fix, allow overrides.
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Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
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We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
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I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
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What do you do if your country behaves immorally? It's a dilemma; but either you have moral courage or you do not. Not having moral courage is despicable place to be. These pilots are giving their careers and futures up to stand up for what is right. Where are you?
February 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
What do you do if your country behaves immorally? It's a dilemma; but either you have moral courage or you do not. Not having moral courage is despicable place to be. These pilots are giving their careers and futures up to stand up for what is right. Where are you?
I want the candidate most likely to press for criminal charges against this administration, and wealth confiscating from a few. Definitely no "We must look forward, not backward" Democrats. That how we got repeat offenders from the Republican Financial Crash of 2008 and the 2021 Trump Insurrection.
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I want the candidate most likely to press for criminal charges against this administration, and wealth confiscating from a few. Definitely no "We must look forward, not backward" Democrats. That how we got repeat offenders from the Republican Financial Crash of 2008 and the 2021 Trump Insurrection.
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Child detained by ICE: Since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and depression. All kids are being damaged mentally. They don't have schools or doctors. Serious situations happen, and there are no consequences.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Child detained by ICE: Since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and depression. All kids are being damaged mentally. They don't have schools or doctors. Serious situations happen, and there are no consequences.
They recommend James Talarico as the Dems best chance in 2026. I reluctantly agree, and would urge @jasmineforus.bsky.social to wait and challenge Ted Cruz. If Talarico wins in a Blue Wave, they have a few years to convert more potential voters for Crockett. She's a good candidate to take on Cruz.
We recommend for U.S. Senate, Democratic primary
Jasmine Crockett faces James Talarico in Texas.
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
They recommend James Talarico as the Dems best chance in 2026. I reluctantly agree, and would urge @jasmineforus.bsky.social to wait and challenge Ted Cruz. If Talarico wins in a Blue Wave, they have a few years to convert more potential voters for Crockett. She's a good candidate to take on Cruz.
Gino Vannelli was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame last October. I did not know. There is no one more deserving. He is truly one of the greatest artists of the past 60 years.
Gino Vannelli To Take His Rightful Place in Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame - Music Life Magazine
First in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [,,,]
www.musiclifemagazine.net
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Gino Vannelli was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame last October. I did not know. There is no one more deserving. He is truly one of the greatest artists of the past 60 years.
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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🇫🇮 Finnish President Stubb to Putin:
He wanted to make Ukraine Russian. It became European.
He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.
And he wanted to keep our defense expenditure down, and it’s now going up to 5%.
He wanted to make Ukraine Russian. It became European.
He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.
And he wanted to keep our defense expenditure down, and it’s now going up to 5%.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
🇫🇮 Finnish President Stubb to Putin:
He wanted to make Ukraine Russian. It became European.
He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.
And he wanted to keep our defense expenditure down, and it’s now going up to 5%.
He wanted to make Ukraine Russian. It became European.
He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.
And he wanted to keep our defense expenditure down, and it’s now going up to 5%.
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"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
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NEW: Denver appears to be breaking ties with Flock, asking other companies to come run the city's network of surveillance cameras
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 AM
NEW: Denver appears to be breaking ties with Flock, asking other companies to come run the city's network of surveillance cameras
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
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New: District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an order yesterday mandating clergy be allowed inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility on Feb. 18 to offer those inside ashes and communion for Ash Wednesday.
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
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B. Preliminary injunction
To obtain a preliminary injunction, the plaintiff “must establish that he is likely to
succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary
relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public
interest.” Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Of these
four factors, “[t]he two most important considerations are likelihood of success on the merits and
irreparable harm.” Bevis v. City of Naperville, Illinois, 85 F.4th 1175, 1188 (7th Cir. 2023). In
establishing a likelihood of success on the merits, the plaintiff “need not demonstrate likelihood
of success by a preponderance of the evidence,” but must “nevertheless make a ‘strong’ showing
that reveals how it proposes to prove its case.” Id. In addition, a plaintiff seeking a preliminary
injunction must show more than “a mere possibility of irreparable harm.” Id.
1. Likelihood of success on the merits
The court finds that plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success on the merits of their
RFRA claim. Under RFRA, the “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise
of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-
1(a). The statute provides a single exception that applies if the government demonstrates that the application of the burden to the person: “(1) is in is in furtherance of a compelling governmental
interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental
interest.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1(b); see also Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do
Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418, 430 (2006) (explaining that RFRA adopted a “strict scrutiny test”).
The court finds that the government has substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of
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Plaintiffs argue that prayer and ministry to the migrants and detainees at Broadview is an
important religious practice. Defendants concede that “ministering to vulnerable Catholic
immigrants is part of [plaintiffs’] religious exercise,” but argue that doing so at Broadview “is
itself not essential to the practice.”1 RFRA requires a court to analyze if a government practice
substantially burdens a person’s exercise of religion, not whether the religious practice burdened
is “essential.” West v. Radtke, 48 F.4th 836, 845 (7th Cir. 2022) (holding that the assessment of
whether a burden is substantial does not focus on “the centrality of the religious practice in
question”). The Seventh Circuit has “identified three ways plaintiffs can prove that a law or
regulation substantially burdens their religious practice.” Soc’y of Divine Word v. United States Citizenship & Immigr. Servs., 129 F.4th 437, 450 (7th Cir. 2025). Plaintiff can show that the
law or regulation, “(1) compelled them to perform acts undeniably at odds with fundamental
tenets of their religious beliefs, (2) put substantial pressure on them to modify their behavior and
to violate their beliefs, or (3) bears direct, primary, and fundamental responsibility for rendering
a religious exercise effectively impracticable.” Id. (cleaned up). Here, defendants’ denial of
plaintiffs’ access to Broadview satisfies at least the third category. Defendants’ bar on plaintiffs’
visitation to Broadview is fundamentally responsible for rendering plaintiffs’ religious practice
of providing ministry to detainees and migrants effectively impracticable.
Because plaintiffs have shown that defendants have substantially burdened their exercise
of religion, the burden shifts to defendants to show that the burden is in furtherance of a
compelling governmental interest, and that it is the least restrictive means of furthering that
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February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
New: District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an order yesterday mandating clergy be allowed inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility on Feb. 18 to offer those inside ashes and communion for Ash Wednesday.
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
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Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that.
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that.
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
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Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
February 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
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These chaotic tariffs are hitting NC small businesses and consumers alike.
A simple gesture like buying flowers or chocolate shouldn't make North Carolinians worry about an extra hit to their wallet.
https://bit.ly/4aBl21m
A simple gesture like buying flowers or chocolate shouldn't make North Carolinians worry about an extra hit to their wallet.
https://bit.ly/4aBl21m
Tariffs sour Valentine’s for North Carolina's small business entrepreneurs • NC Newsline
Many of the gifts that define Valentine’s, especially flowers and chocolates, rely heavily on imports which have been affected by tariffs.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
These chaotic tariffs are hitting NC small businesses and consumers alike.
A simple gesture like buying flowers or chocolate shouldn't make North Carolinians worry about an extra hit to their wallet.
https://bit.ly/4aBl21m
A simple gesture like buying flowers or chocolate shouldn't make North Carolinians worry about an extra hit to their wallet.
https://bit.ly/4aBl21m
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We. Are. The. Shithole. Nation.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We. Are. The. Shithole. Nation.
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How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
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noem and lewandowski are like the most toxic couple you have ever met given full rein of a government agency www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
noem and lewandowski are like the most toxic couple you have ever met given full rein of a government agency www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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After 35 attacks and 131 deaths, we’re normalizing the illegal boat strikes, erasing the dead as "narco-terrorists"—even while drug supplies appear unaffected. Some in the military are growing comfortable with this. But the slippery slope is clear: impunity breeds escalation, perhaps even at home.
The "boat strikes" are still happening. Five things you need to know. - WOLA
U.S. military strikes on drug smuggling boats have killed 131 people since September, yet media coverage has faded. These extrajudicial killings violate international law, fail to stop drug traffickin...
www.wola.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
After 35 attacks and 131 deaths, we’re normalizing the illegal boat strikes, erasing the dead as "narco-terrorists"—even while drug supplies appear unaffected. Some in the military are growing comfortable with this. But the slippery slope is clear: impunity breeds escalation, perhaps even at home.
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REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH