TerpieCat
@terpiecat.bsky.social
Proud pet parent to felines Ziggy & Marley, panda lover, nature photographer, attorney, political and legal news junkie, occasionally snarky and sarcastic.
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TerpieCat
@terpiecat.bsky.social
· Dec 7
I created a new Starter pack for the old panda crew. Let me know if I missed anyone or there's anyone new to add.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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📥 Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
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Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
Plus: IRS says it will take eight months to search for an email
freedom.press
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
📥 Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
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For more than 125 years, the Supreme Court has affirmed what the Constitution plainly states: anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For more than 125 years, the Supreme Court has affirmed what the Constitution plainly states: anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
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dark, dark story, upshot of which is that leavitt is a terrible person on many levels and trumpers generally are awful. wapo.st/48qWW9C
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
dark, dark story, upshot of which is that leavitt is a terrible person on many levels and trumpers generally are awful. wapo.st/48qWW9C
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This is perfect.
📸 by @mizzwelch.bsky.social
📸 by @mizzwelch.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is perfect.
📸 by @mizzwelch.bsky.social
📸 by @mizzwelch.bsky.social
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The White House has called her a criminal who should be deported. But the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has another story. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew speaks out from ICE custody
The White House has painted her as a criminal and an absentee mom. A new Washington Post report tells another story.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The White House has called her a criminal who should be deported. But the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has another story. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Seriously out of touch.
Vivek Ramaswamy's Controversial Solution For How To Make Parenting 'More Affordable' Is Not Going Over Well
www.comicsands.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Seriously out of touch.
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Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary ↓
Commentary ↓
Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary ↓
Commentary ↓
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ICE thought Minneapolis would fold. Instead, a police chief lit a flare bright enough to burn D.C.’s eyebrows.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ICE thought Minneapolis would fold. Instead, a police chief lit a flare bright enough to burn D.C.’s eyebrows.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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The word "retarded" was once an accepted medical term before it became an insult. It was gradually phased out.
Now, it has been revived by Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Now, it has been revived by Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The word "retarded" was once an accepted medical term before it became an insult. It was gradually phased out.
Now, it has been revived by Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Now, it has been revived by Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
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National parks visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Parks Service overhauled its free admission calendar.
https://cnn.it/48Fb664
https://cnn.it/48Fb664
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
National parks visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Parks Service overhauled its free admission calendar.
https://cnn.it/48Fb664
https://cnn.it/48Fb664
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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The Trump-Vance administration’s withholding of congressionally appropriated funds is unlawful — and they know it.
We're glad to see that IMLS has reinstated millions in grants after months of legal pressure.
We're glad to see that IMLS has reinstated millions in grants after months of legal pressure.
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Trump-Vance administration’s withholding of congressionally appropriated funds is unlawful — and they know it.
We're glad to see that IMLS has reinstated millions in grants after months of legal pressure.
We're glad to see that IMLS has reinstated millions in grants after months of legal pressure.
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Health care costs are skyrocketing, grocery prices continue to increase and electricity costs are surging.
What is the Trump Administration focused on?
Reducing free entrance days to our national parks, denigrating African Americans, and engaging in cult-like dear leader shit.
What is the Trump Administration focused on?
Reducing free entrance days to our national parks, denigrating African Americans, and engaging in cult-like dear leader shit.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Health care costs are skyrocketing, grocery prices continue to increase and electricity costs are surging.
What is the Trump Administration focused on?
Reducing free entrance days to our national parks, denigrating African Americans, and engaging in cult-like dear leader shit.
What is the Trump Administration focused on?
Reducing free entrance days to our national parks, denigrating African Americans, and engaging in cult-like dear leader shit.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Oh ffs.
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Oh ffs.
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Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree. n.pr/44aRgxY
West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree. n.pr/44aRgxY
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December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM