Gillies Deschamps
@cyclinggooner.bsky.social
Gooner since 4 July 1998. Coffee, cycling, beer. Part time lawyer, full time snark.
So the orange guy is anti-war? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup-ridden past
US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the region
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So the orange guy is anti-war? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Some family snaps from Queensland, K’Gari, the largest sand island in the world.
August 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some family snaps from Queensland, K’Gari, the largest sand island in the world.
Queensland is quite nice. I like it in the winter, traveling from Canada.
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Queensland is quite nice. I like it in the winter, traveling from Canada.
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the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
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Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
June 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
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You can have 5 pencils
May 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
You can have 5 pencils
Nothing against Angus Ross, who I don’t know, but I’m generally not a fan of the Conservative Party and neither is my dog, apparently. #bcpoli.
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Nothing against Angus Ross, who I don’t know, but I’m generally not a fan of the Conservative Party and neither is my dog, apparently. #bcpoli.
A walk, you say? Not so fast.
April 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A walk, you say? Not so fast.
@repmikejohnson.bsky.social is the worst American speaker in history.
April 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
@repmikejohnson.bsky.social is the worst American speaker in history.
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NEW: I've read a lot of court documents in my time, but this is one of my new favorites. How a Judge tells a President to F**k Off. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/how-a-judg...
How a Judge Tells a President to F**k Off
I read a lot of court documents, and I like to highlight some from time to time that really encapsulate the moment we find ourselves in. The latest from the 4th Circuit does it perfectly.
www.muellershewrote.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW: I've read a lot of court documents in my time, but this is one of my new favorites. How a Judge tells a President to F**k Off. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/how-a-judg...
Land of the Free? Nuh. Home of the Brave? Let’s find out more about that eh? Bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Land of the Free? Nuh. Home of the Brave? Let’s find out more about that eh? Bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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They’ll pressure a NATO ally to release a sex trafficker and racketeer but they won’t pressure a tiny dictatorship to return a man it’s holding on our behalf, who they admit they sent there by accident
April 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
They’ll pressure a NATO ally to release a sex trafficker and racketeer but they won’t pressure a tiny dictatorship to return a man it’s holding on our behalf, who they admit they sent there by accident
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Martin O'Malley just mentioned state attorneys general filing state kidnapping charges. Just imagine the collective cheer in this country if state troopers pulled over, arrested and cuffed a van full of masked ICE fascists.
April 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Martin O'Malley just mentioned state attorneys general filing state kidnapping charges. Just imagine the collective cheer in this country if state troopers pulled over, arrested and cuffed a van full of masked ICE fascists.
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The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
April 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
Yall voted for this…
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Yall voted for this…
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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
@cbc made a massive mistake today and need to try to make up for it immediately. Help us fight for Canada, or get out of the way.
February 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
@cbc made a massive mistake today and need to try to make up for it immediately. Help us fight for Canada, or get out of the way.
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So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
February 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
Half way into Severance S02 E04 and we finally see this guy
February 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Half way into Severance S02 E04 and we finally see this guy
Canadians fought and died for American causes. Fuck your tariffs. Fuck you. Ever seen a hockey fight?
February 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Canadians fought and died for American causes. Fuck your tariffs. Fuck you. Ever seen a hockey fight?
My prediction of Barry Glendenning comment on Oliver red “it’s a bit harsh, but it’s studs up and high, you’ve seen them given and Arsenal’s discipline problems continue”
January 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My prediction of Barry Glendenning comment on Oliver red “it’s a bit harsh, but it’s studs up and high, you’ve seen them given and Arsenal’s discipline problems continue”