Toroid
@toroidal.bsky.social
seriously dudes
i don't even know why i'm raising this here because i know i'm going to get a hundred replies of "Trump has god powers that will let him do whatever he wants and thus we have no choice but to bend to his will," but for those of you capable of complex thought, these are questions to ask yourself.
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
seriously dudes
For when they tell you ICE can be reformed if they just have more training
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
For when they tell you ICE can be reformed if they just have more training
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The last statement from the defendant a jury will hear is him calling his victim a "fucking bitch" as he films her car crashing.
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The last statement from the defendant a jury will hear is him calling his victim a "fucking bitch" as he films her car crashing.
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ICE shot a legal observer in the face in Minneapolis. Abolish ICE and prosecute every single one of their deputized terrorists.
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
ICE shot a legal observer in the face in Minneapolis. Abolish ICE and prosecute every single one of their deputized terrorists.
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I knew it was wrong then, but what I didn’t understand was that I was about to watch hundreds of thousands of civilians—and thousands of my peers who were shipped off to foreign soil—be killed, maimed, and horrifically traumatized, all for the low price of $8 trillion.
Regime change the USA.
Regime change the USA.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I knew it was wrong then, but what I didn’t understand was that I was about to watch hundreds of thousands of civilians—and thousands of my peers who were shipped off to foreign soil—be killed, maimed, and horrifically traumatized, all for the low price of $8 trillion.
Regime change the USA.
Regime change the USA.
cool okay well we’ll hang onto the frog costumes and next time you need to look like a pathetic loser just let us know
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
cool okay well we’ll hang onto the frog costumes and next time you need to look like a pathetic loser just let us know
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A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
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December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
The democratic coalition is either going to reform as an anti-corruption workers’ movement or it’s going to lose forever.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The democratic coalition is either going to reform as an anti-corruption workers’ movement or it’s going to lose forever.
And with the City of Portland sitting on millions in unused funds that could be used, among other straightforward things, to keep people facing emergencies and tragedies in their homes. Oh, and a mayor obsessed with cots.
“I’m so grateful,” Tony James said with pet pig Roscoe beside him. “They made things happen so quickly.”
A veteran lived in a car with his 250-pound pig for months. Portland first responders found them homes
“I’m so grateful,” Tony James said with pet pig Roscoe beside him. “They made things happen so quickly.”
www.oregonlive.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
And with the City of Portland sitting on millions in unused funds that could be used, among other straightforward things, to keep people facing emergencies and tragedies in their homes. Oh, and a mayor obsessed with cots.
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Should Democrats move to the center to chase the median voter? It's the wrong question.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/pundit-bra...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/pundit-bra...
Pundit Brain Continues to Afflict Nation
People who know a lot and care a lot about politics want to believe that the average voter does too. But it isn't true.
paulwaldman.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Should Democrats move to the center to chase the median voter? It's the wrong question.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/pundit-bra...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/pundit-bra...
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Okay, if the GOP is suddenly onboard with releasing the Epstein files, now do this one.
Haunt your congressional representatives’ phone lines and dreams until it’s all laid bare, my friends.
Haunt your congressional representatives’ phone lines and dreams until it’s all laid bare, my friends.
Great news that the Senate has passed the bill forcing the DOJ to release its Epstein file. Now Bondi must comply. But our work cannot stop there. We need to force the Treasury to release the Epstein bank records too. I have a bill to make that happen. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Okay, if the GOP is suddenly onboard with releasing the Epstein files, now do this one.
Haunt your congressional representatives’ phone lines and dreams until it’s all laid bare, my friends.
Haunt your congressional representatives’ phone lines and dreams until it’s all laid bare, my friends.
Journalists: I’m begging you to have a response to this. I’m begging you to demand your employers have a response to this.
To hell with access. This is a threat.
To hell with access. This is a threat.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Journalists: I’m begging you to have a response to this. I’m begging you to demand your employers have a response to this.
To hell with access. This is a threat.
To hell with access. This is a threat.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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I got federal charged for dancing across the street from ICE in my neighborhood on Indigenous People's Day. Here is the feds evidence photo they are using against me in court.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I got federal charged for dancing across the street from ICE in my neighborhood on Indigenous People's Day. Here is the feds evidence photo they are using against me in court.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
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in the year of our lord 2025 you can legitimately find yourself wondering whether people are talking about the president or a member of insane clown posse
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
in the year of our lord 2025 you can legitimately find yourself wondering whether people are talking about the president or a member of insane clown posse
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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in light of sandwich guy I am contractually obligated to remind you that jurors can always prevent a conviction by choosing to say "not guilty" 🙂
the power to refuse to convict is espech important rn given the Trump admin's rampant criminalization and repression of dissent (and other freedoms, too)
the power to refuse to convict is espech important rn given the Trump admin's rampant criminalization and repression of dissent (and other freedoms, too)
today in news that makes me say 'wait I have something for this'
specifically p. 203-207 of The Originalism Trap, where I discuss jury nullification
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
specifically p. 203-207 of The Originalism Trap, where I discuss jury nullification
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
in light of sandwich guy I am contractually obligated to remind you that jurors can always prevent a conviction by choosing to say "not guilty" 🙂
the power to refuse to convict is espech important rn given the Trump admin's rampant criminalization and repression of dissent (and other freedoms, too)
the power to refuse to convict is espech important rn given the Trump admin's rampant criminalization and repression of dissent (and other freedoms, too)
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the sandwich artists who prepare the sandwiches, and the attorneys who defend the right to wield them. These are their stories.
Defense is now questioning Lairmore on cross-examination. They show a video still of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground, post-throw.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the sandwich artists who prepare the sandwiches, and the attorneys who defend the right to wield them. These are their stories.
an aperitif for madame?
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
an aperitif for madame?
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You can have democracy or billionaires, not both.
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
You can have democracy or billionaires, not both.
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The Electoral College is DEI for Red States.
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Electoral College is DEI for Red States.