Derek
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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We cannot survive another neoliberal president.
We CANNOT *TOLERATE* Another neoliberal president.
This is unlivable and inexcusable.
If you think for one second voting blue no matter who will save us, you are LYING to yourself. THIS is what they do and we MUST fight to change them.
We CANNOT *TOLERATE* Another neoliberal president.
This is unlivable and inexcusable.
If you think for one second voting blue no matter who will save us, you are LYING to yourself. THIS is what they do and we MUST fight to change them.
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We cannot survive another neoliberal president.
We CANNOT *TOLERATE* Another neoliberal president.
This is unlivable and inexcusable.
If you think for one second voting blue no matter who will save us, you are LYING to yourself. THIS is what they do and we MUST fight to change them.
We CANNOT *TOLERATE* Another neoliberal president.
This is unlivable and inexcusable.
If you think for one second voting blue no matter who will save us, you are LYING to yourself. THIS is what they do and we MUST fight to change them.
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Murdered. Not just passing away while away at camp.
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Murdered. Not just passing away while away at camp.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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The DNC announced that it will not release its internal autopsy of the 2024 election (and what went wrong).
Well, I have some thoughts.
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzc57eD3cWI
Well, I have some thoughts.
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzc57eD3cWI
What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The DNC announced that it will not release its internal autopsy of the 2024 election (and what went wrong).
Well, I have some thoughts.
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzc57eD3cWI
Well, I have some thoughts.
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzc57eD3cWI
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In case you missed last night's presidential address, I offer a snapshot.
![Comic book panel from Fantastic Four #21, December 1963.
The Hate-Monger is on stage saying, "We must drive all the foreigners back where they came from! We must show no mercy to those we hate!"
A word balloon from off panel has Sue Storm saying, "Reed, it's unbelievable! He seem to have the crowd in a trance! They — they're actually agreeing with his unAmerican sentiments."
[Art by Jack Kirby and George Bell aka George Roussos, words by Stan Lee.]
Comic book panel from Fantastic Four #21, December 1963.
The Hate-Monger is on stage saying, "We must drive all the foreigners back where they came from! We must show no mercy to those we hate!"
A word balloon from off panel has Sue Storm saying, "Reed, it's unbelievable! He seem to have the crowd in a trance! They — they're actually agreeing with his unAmerican sentiments."
[Art by Jack Kirby and George Bell aka George Roussos, words by Stan Lee.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ac2kmpveixxnm4cp4janyafx/bafkreidp4ycwasanprxqob7khtixraw4lasi7uomj7gmmhyex3p3grzzye@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In case you missed last night's presidential address, I offer a snapshot.
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WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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Fuck ICE!
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Fuck ICE!
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
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Whining Ass farmers voted for all of this pedo trump crap! Now you want a bailout. Yet Y’all don’t want marginalized people to receive SNAP benefits, healthcare, Social Security, immigration? Hypocrisy!
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Whining Ass farmers voted for all of this pedo trump crap! Now you want a bailout. Yet Y’all don’t want marginalized people to receive SNAP benefits, healthcare, Social Security, immigration? Hypocrisy!
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The US voted with Russia, China and N. Korea against most of the civilized world. This is where we are at.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The US voted with Russia, China and N. Korea against most of the civilized world. This is where we are at.
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New from me @thenation.com "Should the Ellisons buy WB, it’s hard to see them making films likely to offend MAGA such as One Battle After Another (anti-ICE), Sinners (anti-assimilation), or Superman (pro-immigrant)—esp. when they need to keep Trump happy." www.thenation.com/article/econ...
One Buyout After Another
The multibillion-dollar takeover bids targeting Warner-Discovery show how Trump’s corrupt model of governance-by-payback could destroy Hollywood.
www.thenation.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New from me @thenation.com "Should the Ellisons buy WB, it’s hard to see them making films likely to offend MAGA such as One Battle After Another (anti-ICE), Sinners (anti-assimilation), or Superman (pro-immigrant)—esp. when they need to keep Trump happy." www.thenation.com/article/econ...
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In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?