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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Speaks for itself
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Speaks for itself
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The central lie — the key dishonesty — of modern conservatism is that being judgmental about the ethnicity or language or culture of the person next door is fine and acceptable, but being judgmental of that attitude is elitist and arrogant and closed-minded. What vapid bullshit.
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The central lie — the key dishonesty — of modern conservatism is that being judgmental about the ethnicity or language or culture of the person next door is fine and acceptable, but being judgmental of that attitude is elitist and arrogant and closed-minded. What vapid bullshit.
Oh, shit, Jack DeJohnette.
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Oh, shit, Jack DeJohnette.
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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"We came bc this is a great country, bc our lives were gonna be better,” Sandibell said.
As a cancer survivor I cannot imagine getting through treatment w/out the support of loved ones who fed me, got me to appointments, & held my hand during scary moments.
What our nation is doing is a disgrace.
As a cancer survivor I cannot imagine getting through treatment w/out the support of loved ones who fed me, got me to appointments, & held my hand during scary moments.
What our nation is doing is a disgrace.
NEWS: ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: “He belongs with her.” I spent yesterday afternoon with Ofelia Torres and her mother, Sandibell, talking about Ruben Torres. Here’s the story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"We came bc this is a great country, bc our lives were gonna be better,” Sandibell said.
As a cancer survivor I cannot imagine getting through treatment w/out the support of loved ones who fed me, got me to appointments, & held my hand during scary moments.
What our nation is doing is a disgrace.
As a cancer survivor I cannot imagine getting through treatment w/out the support of loved ones who fed me, got me to appointments, & held my hand during scary moments.
What our nation is doing is a disgrace.
Happy Deepavali, all.
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Happy Deepavali, all.
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A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.
October 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.
The correct answer is of course Tony Fauci.
name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The correct answer is of course Tony Fauci.
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The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation
October 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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People of Illinois, we need your help.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
People of Illinois, we need your help.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
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Troops. In an American city. Using full force.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Troops. In an American city. Using full force.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
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It is time to Abolish ICE.
It is an ongoing violation and shame to the US and its values.
It is an ongoing violation and shame to the US and its values.
"It's Time to Abolish ICE"
Whistleblower @jennbudd.bsky.social, a former Border Patrol Agent, exposes the corruption, crime, and racism of ICE and makes a compelling case why it's time to abolish the modern Gestapo.
Take time to watch this.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Whistleblower @jennbudd.bsky.social, a former Border Patrol Agent, exposes the corruption, crime, and racism of ICE and makes a compelling case why it's time to abolish the modern Gestapo.
Take time to watch this.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
"It's Time to Abolish ICE"
Whistleblower Jenn Budd, a former Border Patrol Agent, exposes the corruption, crime, and racism of ICE and makes a compelling case why it's been time to abolish the modern Gestapo.
open.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It is time to Abolish ICE.
It is an ongoing violation and shame to the US and its values.
It is an ongoing violation and shame to the US and its values.
Classy. Good for him.
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Classy. Good for him.
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Don't look away. This is being done in your name, my fellow Americans.
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Don't look away. This is being done in your name, my fellow Americans.
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Remember that the Trump Administration demands you idolize these agents and not condemn them.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
The circumstances of Mr. Escobar's arrest are even worse than the brief summary above. He repeatedly tried to tell the immigration officials that he had papers while they were arresting him.
In response, a federal agent said "No you don't. You are illegal," and "Shut up, bitch! You're illegal."
In response, a federal agent said "No you don't. You are illegal," and "Shut up, bitch! You're illegal."
![For example, on August 21, 2025, plain-clothed and unidentified federal agents arrested Mr. Escobar Molina without a warrant while he was getting in his truck to go to work. They did not ask for his name or his identification or ask anything about his immigration status, where he lives, whom he lives with, how long he has lived here, or anything else about his ties to the community. The agents immediately handcuffed Mr. Escobar Molina, grabbed him by the arms and legs, and called him “illegal” repeatedly. When he responded that he has “papers” (in other words, immigration status), they replied, “No you don’t. You are illegal.” After the agents put Mr. Escobar Molina into a vehicle, when Mr. Escobar Molina told them again that he had “papers,” the driver of the car yelled at him, “Shut up, bitch! You’re illegal.” The agents did not make an individualized determination about Mr. Escobar Molina’s immigration status or flight risk before they arrested him. While Mr. Escobar Molina was in detention, ICE fingerprinted and interviewed [excerpt ends there].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihkz7lzuyt7exjpi7e4jm65iinagvhuhmwokzmlki6tree4uznl4y@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Remember that the Trump Administration demands you idolize these agents and not condemn them.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
But they’re Gestapo trash.
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The people “enforcing” immigration law under this administration understand what their real job is but we’re all supposed to pretend it’s something else
September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The people “enforcing” immigration law under this administration understand what their real job is but we’re all supposed to pretend it’s something else
Excellent thread.
The chair of the #ACIP is a #COVID-contrarian, Martin Kulldorff, as are others on the committee (i.e., Robert Malone). COVID-contrarians also have hands on the lever of vaccine policy at #FDA (i.e., Vinay Prasad, Tracy Beth Hoeg), at #NIH (i.e., Jay Bhattacharya). 1/
September 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Excellent thread.
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Having a lot of trouble summoning sympathy for folks who now pretend they thought Trump was only going to go after violent criminal immigrants. It was alway obvious that wasn’t true. You just mean you didn’t think he’d go after white people.
September 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Having a lot of trouble summoning sympathy for folks who now pretend they thought Trump was only going to go after violent criminal immigrants. It was alway obvious that wasn’t true. You just mean you didn’t think he’d go after white people.
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Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
August 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
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Promise I'll never do this again, but this is then-Sen. Marco Rubio's contemporaneous reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Note who he is dunking on.
Note who he is dunking on.
August 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Promise I'll never do this again, but this is then-Sen. Marco Rubio's contemporaneous reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Note who he is dunking on.
Note who he is dunking on.