Tim Murphy
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Tim Murphy
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it really depends on which Le Carre we're talking about here. Tinker Tailor? Tailor of Panama?
Not the main point here, I'm not sure "a cloak and dagger mystery reminiscent of John le Carre" that "is swirling around the complaint" helps clarify what's up here. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...?
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
it really depends on which Le Carre we're talking about here. Tinker Tailor? Tailor of Panama?
i do think the bus should cost less than the subway, at least some of the time, because it is a lot worse than the subway and you also use it differently
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
i do think the bus should cost less than the subway, at least some of the time, because it is a lot worse than the subway and you also use it differently
"trump will fuck with the midterms" vs. "it won't work," the most heated and not-at-all-in-conflict argument in the history bluesky, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"trump will fuck with the midterms" vs. "it won't work," the most heated and not-at-all-in-conflict argument in the history bluesky, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
we made it through fuckin january
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
we made it through fuckin january
eight years later, no notes www.jezebel.com/charlottesvi...
Charlottesville Was a Preview of the Future of the Republican Party
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
eight years later, no notes www.jezebel.com/charlottesvi...
"As she was on the ground, the agents dumped out her purse, found her U.S. passport and left the scene" www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"As she was on the ground, the agents dumped out her purse, found her U.S. passport and left the scene" www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
this was worth the $70 million i paid for this
February 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
this was worth the $70 million i paid for this
when I tagged along with Greg Casar to a detention center last year they kept an attorney outside the front entrance for 30 minutes without responding to her, in 90-degree heat, until she left. it was stunning to witness, but the numbers back it up.
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
when I tagged along with Greg Casar to a detention center last year they kept an attorney outside the front entrance for 30 minutes without responding to her, in 90-degree heat, until she left. it was stunning to witness, but the numbers back it up.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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For those objecting to comparisons between Germany then & the U.S. now:
“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.”
“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.”
'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.
www.jta.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
For those objecting to comparisons between Germany then & the U.S. now:
“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.”
“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.”
Republican candidate was an actual Wambsganss. that's their problem right there.
Local columnist on the context of Dems flipping a deep red Tarrant County district last night www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-...
Democrat’s surprise win in MAGA stronghold: What it means for Texas Democrats | Opinion
Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss’ troubles started long before Donald Trump. | Opinion
www.star-telegram.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Republican candidate was an actual Wambsganss. that's their problem right there.
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This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
Greg Bovino? The overcoat model? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Greg Bovino? The overcoat model? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
broke the glass on the emergency thomas wentworth higginson www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
broke the glass on the emergency thomas wentworth higginson www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
reaching epidemic levels of yellow snow out there. whatever gods or planets you pray to, please, ask them for some 40-degree temps.
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
reaching epidemic levels of yellow snow out there. whatever gods or planets you pray to, please, ask them for some 40-degree temps.
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The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08
The Streetsblog Angle: The 70th Street Bike Lane Is In the Epstein Files! - Streetsblog New York City
Somewhere, maybe, Woody Allen finally regrets opposing that bike lane.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08
i think we've just got to seal off the bridge to palm beach and turn it into some sort of "Escape from New York" deal
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 AM
i think we've just got to seal off the bridge to palm beach and turn it into some sort of "Escape from New York" deal
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Great piece from someone who really understands how these flights work
These Omni ICE trips include the removal of dozens migrants to Ghana, a country they have never been to, and the transfer deportation of legal asylum seekers back to Russia and Iran, via Omni flights to Egypt, Qatar and Kuwait.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Great piece from someone who really understands how these flights work
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some Public Service Journalism: I took that Minnesota judge's pdf list of court orders that ICE violated, found all the cases on CourtListener and linked to the dockets reason.com/2026/01/30/j...
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
some Public Service Journalism: I took that Minnesota judge's pdf list of court orders that ICE violated, found all the cases on CourtListener and linked to the dockets reason.com/2026/01/30/j...
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Scoop from @samanthamichaels.bsky.social: More federal prosecutors have or plan to resign b/c Trump admin is making them charge protestors exercising their First Amendment rights: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's minions are pressuring prosecutors to charge ICE protesters based on scant evidence
Don Lemon is just the tip of the iceberg.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Scoop from @samanthamichaels.bsky.social: More federal prosecutors have or plan to resign b/c Trump admin is making them charge protestors exercising their First Amendment rights: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I will say, there's some shit you've just got to figure out for yourself in life www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I will say, there's some shit you've just got to figure out for yourself in life www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
god it's disturbingly easy to read this in his voice
OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
god it's disturbingly easy to read this in his voice
Melania project on pace to be so bad that there are literally hearings about it
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Melania project on pace to be so bad that there are literally hearings about it
liberals are getting the second amendment, sports, "protecting white women," and Odin in the national divorce. incredible stuff.
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
liberals are getting the second amendment, sports, "protecting white women," and Odin in the national divorce. incredible stuff.