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Deth Veggie

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Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable -- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -- .ooM Hacker / Archaeologist / Gadabout / Professional Something-or-Other. Anti-fascist and Pro-science. As the old axiom says, reality has a liberal bias.

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · Jul 9

Huh. @moderation.bsky.app unhid it five days ago, and apparently randomly decided to hide it again, today... I have no idea why; I haven't made any changes to the name/description, and there's nothing in them that could, by any stretch of my imagination, be construed to violate the rules. *shrug*

Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Woo! Bsky finally unsuspended my moderation list, but I still have zero idea what got it hidden in the first place, and they can't seem to give me any reasons. Nothing in it contravenes any of the moderation rules, as far as I can tell.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 13h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 14h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 5h

Fascists of a feather flock together.

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h

wow what happened to the "free state of florida" smh

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

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Here’s the video again: www.instagram.com/reel/DPi9m_2...

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 7h

Maybe they arrested an 120 year old Italian woman?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

A window into how policy is made in this White House

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Are you going to work with your administration to designate antifa a foreign terror organization?

TRUMP: You mean anti-terror?

Q: Antifa

TRUMP: Antifa?

Q: A foreign terror organization

TRUMP: Would you like to see it done? I'd be glad to do it. Does everybody agree? It sounds good to me

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 8h

The president's antifa expert tells Holocaust jokes and uses neo-Nazi codes like 1488. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 7h

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG.

Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 9h

The bros are at it again! and make no mistake, they are LITERALLY calling it "Vibe Lawyering"

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 7h

That thing where you go to block people, and discover that you'd already blocked them at some point.

WAY TO GO, PAST DETH VEGGIE!

Ed @ed3d.net · 9h

I lack the words to describe what is wrong with these people.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

Temporary Restraining Order to be granted tomorrow in the Chicago case filed by journalists, pastors, and others hit with riot control munitions by ICE!

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10h

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 7h

Nazis need to be punched.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h

Fail

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 12h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 10h

And, I should note, it's equally true that just because something is legal, doesn't mean that it's necessarily right.

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 10h

Worth remembering, but also worth remembering that graffiti and other forms of crimes-against-property can often be an effective and morally correct form of protest, illegal though it may be.

Or, to put it another way: Just because something is illegal, doesn't mean that it's necessarily wrong.

Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · 11h

Costly reminder that vandalism is not protected speech (and cleaning/repairing public art is expensive).
www.axios.com/local/clevel...

CWRU students pay $350K to end criminal case — but fallout continues

The 11 students and activists had been indicted for pro-Palestinian vandalism on campus in 2024.

www.axios.com

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 10h

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/g...

GOOD.

Honestly, it's been a very pleasant surprise just how often Grand Juries are refusing to indict protestors for the bullshit charges being laid on them.

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (3)

Charges were dropped against two Chicago-area protesters accused of assaulting law enforcement agents after a grand jury declined to indict them.

news.bloomberglaw.com

Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 11h

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Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 11h

The secret police must be obstructed by any means necessary.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13h

(shared with permission) ICE/CBP has been active on Chicago's northwest side this morning—and also met with rapid responders.

Agents reportedly abducted one man from this Dunkin at Belmont and Milwaukee around 9:30am before speeding off.

Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 11h

Our Lady of Telecom.

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 12h

In additional IF ONLY SOMEONE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY PREDICTED THIS news...

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 12h

Holy shit.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14h

DEI for me, not for thee.

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