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*and for centuries before for white people
*1868
They're citing the date of Kim Wong Ark but it should be the 14th Amendment itself. The Court didn't create it and that's not a nit-picky distinction here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
They're citing the date of Kim Wong Ark but it should be the 14th Amendment itself. The Court didn't create it and that's not a nit-picky distinction here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
*and for centuries before for white people
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If Trump’s numbers keep falling and Dems have a trifecta in 2029, a Day One law, ready for POTUS to sign post-inauguration:
Abolish DHS (it’s just an org chart from 2002).
Constrain ICE/CBP powers at the statutory level.
Maybe abolish ICE/CBP altogether, reconstitute elsewhere, in weaker form.
Abolish DHS (it’s just an org chart from 2002).
Constrain ICE/CBP powers at the statutory level.
Maybe abolish ICE/CBP altogether, reconstitute elsewhere, in weaker form.
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If Trump’s numbers keep falling and Dems have a trifecta in 2029, a Day One law, ready for POTUS to sign post-inauguration:
Abolish DHS (it’s just an org chart from 2002).
Constrain ICE/CBP powers at the statutory level.
Maybe abolish ICE/CBP altogether, reconstitute elsewhere, in weaker form.
Abolish DHS (it’s just an org chart from 2002).
Constrain ICE/CBP powers at the statutory level.
Maybe abolish ICE/CBP altogether, reconstitute elsewhere, in weaker form.
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What an ugly, unholy week of American news.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What an ugly, unholy week of American news.
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FOX: "1.1 million job cuts in 2025, a 54% increase from 2024…. But it could be good news for the president.” 🤔
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
FOX: "1.1 million job cuts in 2025, a 54% increase from 2024…. But it could be good news for the president.” 🤔
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Shipwrecked and not using any communications equipment.
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Shipwrecked and not using any communications equipment.
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
This is a crime against humanity. Everyone involved should be prosecuted for murdering stranded civilians in cold blood.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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The refinery in Syzran, Russia, is under attack.
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The refinery in Syzran, Russia, is under attack.
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“Get insurance companies out of it. We don’t need a middle man. They’re like the mob, taking their cut off the top.”
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Get insurance companies out of it. We don’t need a middle man. They’re like the mob, taking their cut off the top.”
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
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The students are right.
On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
www.alreporter.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The students are right.
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Trump: “The word affordability is a con job by the Democrats….The word affordability is a Democrat scam."
The 2026 team captain for the GOP.
The 2026 team captain for the GOP.
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump: “The word affordability is a con job by the Democrats….The word affordability is a Democrat scam."
The 2026 team captain for the GOP.
The 2026 team captain for the GOP.
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This whole “double tap” language makes it seem like someone playing Call of Duty and not the United States government murdering fishermen.
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This whole “double tap” language makes it seem like someone playing Call of Duty and not the United States government murdering fishermen.
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How could anyone interview this person as if she is going to convey any actual information? All she does is lie. Any interview with her should just be: "You're a liar. Why do you lie all the time?"
BERMAN: The individual suspected of killing a National Guard members was granted asylum by the Trump administration. How did that happen?
McLAUGHLIN: We inherited from Biden ...
BERMAN: But what did you guys do?
McLAUGHLIN: But Biden ...
McLAUGHLIN: We inherited from Biden ...
BERMAN: But what did you guys do?
McLAUGHLIN: But Biden ...
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How could anyone interview this person as if she is going to convey any actual information? All she does is lie. Any interview with her should just be: "You're a liar. Why do you lie all the time?"
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⚡️Projections starting to come in calling it for Van Epps 🤖 , despite a huge, very respectable overperformance from Aftyn Behn that speaks volumes about the stiff, angry winds Republicans face the coming midterms. #TN7
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
⚡️Projections starting to come in calling it for Van Epps 🤖 , despite a huge, very respectable overperformance from Aftyn Behn that speaks volumes about the stiff, angry winds Republicans face the coming midterms. #TN7
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New ICE data available today prove that DHS lied in response to my report last week, showing that over 70% of people booked into ICE custody had no criminal convictions, and just 5% had violent criminal convictions. DHS will lie about anything... www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
New Data Prove DHS Lied About Cato Report on ICE
ICE should reprioritize serious public safety threats and be transparent about its arrests going forward.
www.cato.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
New ICE data available today prove that DHS lied in response to my report last week, showing that over 70% of people booked into ICE custody had no criminal convictions, and just 5% had violent criminal convictions. DHS will lie about anything... www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
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If liberal states continue to require graduates attend an ABA accredited law school to sit for the bar, I am perplexed how this does anything but sink law school applications and encourage transfers for some very good schools.
The FTC, by a 2-0 vote (it's supposed to be a 5-member Commission), continues its vendetta against the ABA.
Given previous vitriol, it's hard to believe this is really about the policy merits.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Given previous vitriol, it's hard to believe this is really about the policy merits.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Endorses Texas Supreme Court’s Proposed Rule Change Eliminating ABA’s Monopoly Control Over Bar Admission
Federal Trade Commission staff endorsed a proposed amendment that eliminates the American Bar Association’s (ABA) authority to dictate the education requirements needed to take the bar exam and pra
www.ftc.gov
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If liberal states continue to require graduates attend an ABA accredited law school to sit for the bar, I am perplexed how this does anything but sink law school applications and encourage transfers for some very good schools.
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Happy TN-07 Special Election Day!
a woman in a gold dress is singing on a stage with the words are you ready for it .
ALT: a woman in a gold dress is singing on a stage with the words are you ready for it .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy TN-07 Special Election Day!
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Yeah, one of the many nightmare scenarios facing us is that a badly led and mostly destroyed intelligence infrastructure fails to prevent a major terrorist attack and that attack is then used as justification to speed up the fascism.
I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
NEW: Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yeah, one of the many nightmare scenarios facing us is that a badly led and mostly destroyed intelligence infrastructure fails to prevent a major terrorist attack and that attack is then used as justification to speed up the fascism.
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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If this isn’t a sign of a nation in decline, what is? 😕 🇺🇸
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If this isn’t a sign of a nation in decline, what is? 😕 🇺🇸
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The 01/12/25 SitRep on Ukraine is out: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19956...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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When newspapers are owned by billionaires you get headlines like this 🤡
The Jeff Bezos- owned @washingtonpost.com , folks 🙃 🤦🏻♂️
The Jeff Bezos- owned @washingtonpost.com , folks 🙃 🤦🏻♂️
December 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When newspapers are owned by billionaires you get headlines like this 🤡
The Jeff Bezos- owned @washingtonpost.com , folks 🙃 🤦🏻♂️
The Jeff Bezos- owned @washingtonpost.com , folks 🙃 🤦🏻♂️
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“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
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A bit of a tangent here but one of the rule of law constitutional reforms we need when this fascist nightmare is over is the abolition of all forms of prosecutorial immunity and civil liability (plus potential criminal penalties) for bringing frivolous charges like those Trump is threatening here.
They apparently forgot to put the crazy uncle back into the basement after Thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A bit of a tangent here but one of the rule of law constitutional reforms we need when this fascist nightmare is over is the abolition of all forms of prosecutorial immunity and civil liability (plus potential criminal penalties) for bringing frivolous charges like those Trump is threatening here.
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1/ Wounded soldiers in Russia's 51st Army say they have been banned from going back to Russia for medical treatment. Instead, they're sent straight back, unhealed, to the fighting. "Tie a crutch to his leg and let him go to the front line," one commander has reportedly said. ⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
1/ Wounded soldiers in Russia's 51st Army say they have been banned from going back to Russia for medical treatment. Instead, they're sent straight back, unhealed, to the fighting. "Tie a crutch to his leg and let him go to the front line," one commander has reportedly said. ⬇️
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The Secretary of Defense is the director of crimes against humanity.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Secretary of Defense is the director of crimes against humanity.