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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 10h

Fox News is the most successful propaganda venture of the last century just for the way it has pickled the brains of the Republicans on the Supreme Court

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 10h

every so often Justice Alito says something during Supreme Court oral argument that makes me perk up and go uhh lol this man's brain is pickled in conservative crank juice fr fr

today was one such day

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Sam Alito Is Just Asking Questions About Mail-In Voting

In Illinois, Democrats passed a law making it easier for people to cast absentee ballots. Alito was ready to give the Republican challenging the law some free advice.

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the ghost of kwisatz haderade 👻🏹 @booksandbows.bsky.social · 15h

btw what EMTALA requires is that you’re given a medical screening and your condition is stabilized instead of an ER refusing to see you or transferring you bc of what they think it would cost them treat you.

the ghost of kwisatz haderade 👻🏹 @booksandbows.bsky.social · 15h

the thing about EMTALA is there are no conservatives who actually understand EMTALA and they just read it as “we can’t let undesirables die in the street without consequences” and want to destroy it

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 1d

They (we?) taught law students that judges are political actors and that's why now people don't believe in the rule of law. OBVIOUSLY.

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 1d

Saw another law prof on a different social media site blaming the current crisis in the rule of law on legal realists, and anyway I'm going to become the Joker.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

Toad: I just listened to Supreme Court oral arguments

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

Toad was sitting on his front porch. Frog came along and said, “What is the matter Toad? You are looking sad.”

A glum Toad sits on his front porch as a smiling Frog approaches.

From "The Letter"
In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot bring myself to give much attention to SCOTUS. They're going to say that prohibiting "counselors" from torturing LGBTQ kids with "conversion therapy" violates the Constitution, because the SCOTUS majority doesn't interpret law, they enact white Christian nationalist policy preferences.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

To be clear, ADF cooked up a case with fake facts, distorted medical research and fabricated harms to be able to gain the constitutional right to torture LGBTQ children.

That's what they want to do, to torture LGBTQ youth.

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The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 2d

I am a vegan who's been from Jersey for approximately ten minutes and even I know this is some BS.

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 2d

“When I’m in South Jersey it’s ‘Pork Roll.’ Tomorrow up in Bergen County it’ll be something else.”

“That’s what you do when you’re running for Governor.”

If Ciattarelli lies about trivialities like Taylor Ham (the correct name, don’t @ me) just to suit his audience, imagine what he’ll do in power.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 2d

A top Trump official accusing federal district court judges, "as a class," of engaging in insurrection is a profoundly dangerous development.

Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 2d

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Stephen Miller: "It's simply a factually accurate statement that when a judge assumes for him- or herself the powers that have been relegated or delegated by the Constitution to the president, that that is a form of illegal insurrection." ...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: You called the judge's ruling 'legal insurrection.' Are you recommending the president take action against judges who rule against him?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. It's simply a factually accurate statement

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 2d

From @erininthemorning.com's excellent newsletter, after Mahmoud v. Taylor only 43 families in Montgomery County requested that their kids not be allowed to see books with LGBTQ characters. That would be about 0.03% of kids. Parents don't want this. www.erininthemorning.com/p/only-003-o...

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 2d

Remember when these guys ran a completely fabricated story about trans kids sourced to a single bigot who worked at St Louis Children’s Hospital and it got so much traction that they ended a bunch of programs for trans kids because of all the bomb threats

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Scary Werewolf Bar Kochba @dickius.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, it must be terrible being told that you can’t use the bathroom.

'Very difficult situation': Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.During a Sunday interview on ...

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 3d

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

But I thought those of us pointing out things that Charlie Kirk said with his real mouth are the ones inviting violence

Indigo Wendigo @obdurodon.bsky.social · 3d

Let's review the timeline.

(1) Goodstein ruled against Trump's illegal demand for voter info.

(2) Harmeet Dhillon at DoJ said "nothing will stop us" about the case.

(3) Stephen Miller called judges insurrectionists.

(4) A day later, Goodstein's house gets bombed.

This is stochastic terrorism.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 3d

The President of United States exhorting cadets from one of the branches of the Armed Forces to eliminate one of our two national parties.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 3d

Utterly irresponsible politicization of the US military.

The sailors cheering this on-- in violation of Navy and DOD regulations-- are mostly enlisted. Their flag officers, faced with this at Quantico, knew better.

The man inciting them to do this is their Commander-in-Chief.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

overt nazi language in this DHS job listing (which i’m told is for a low-level but important job in adjudicating immigration applications and requires knowledge of the law)

Homeland Defender (Immigration Services
Officer)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Field Operations Directorate

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud.
This entry-level role requires no college degree and offers up to $50,000 in signing and retention bonuses. If you're driven and ready to serve with pride, join USCIS and become a vital part of homeland security!

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 5d

This is heinous, unforgivable behavior. This is systemic child abuse. This is flagrant disregard for children's humanity and fundamental rights. It is a policy that reveals the thoroughgoing moral depravity of its authors.

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 6d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 6d

Fascinating thread both for the current moment and if you teach Two Ships Peerless and talk about why the cotton market was changing and volatile in the 1860s.

Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 8d

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 6d

But the “compact” the admin is asking universities to sign demands that they change how they regulate speech on campus—including by abolishing departments that “belittle… conservative ideas” ????? in order to continue to receive federal funds

Quotes text from the WSJ article that says as much

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 6d

This is extortion. Faculty, students, staff, alumni across the country need to get to their Presidents & Trustees today. Just say no. This blackmail only works if most everyone folds. Capitulation now means the end of American higher education for a generation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

www.nytimes.com

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 6d

It would require universities to be anti-trans, among many (MANY) other things.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 6d

Here is the full document that universities are being asked to sign. It's well worth your time to read.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7d

Every time the subject of Jimmy Fallon’s spinelessness comes up, I think of this passage from Tina Fey’s Bossypants

66 Amy Poehler was new to SNL and we were all crowded into the seventeenth-floor writers' room, waiting for the Wednesday night read-through to start.
[...] Amy was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Meyers across the table, and she did something vulgar as a joke. I can't remember what it was exactly, except it was dirty and loud and
"unladylike"
Jimmy Fallon [...] turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, "Stop that!
It's not cute! I don't like it." Amy dropped what she was doing, went black in the eyes for a second, and wheeled around on him. "I don't fucking care if you like it." Jimmy was visibly startled. Amy went right back to enjoying her ridiculous bit.
With that exchange, a cosmic shift took place. Amy made it clear that she wasn't there to be cute. She wasn't there to play wives and girlfriends in the boys' scenes.
She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not fucking care if you like it.

Tina Fey, Bossypants

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