Colleen
@dlymon.bsky.social
Landscape Designer. Photographer, Painter.
Cat Mom to my sweet 7yr/o Baby.
Trump 2025 is an ABOMINATION.
Again, oval was STOLEN by US enemies from w/in & outside US.
Trump’s actions are ILLEGAL.
WE MUST PUSHBACK NOW.
WE ARE ALL AT GRAVE RISK.
Cat Mom to my sweet 7yr/o Baby.
Trump 2025 is an ABOMINATION.
Again, oval was STOLEN by US enemies from w/in & outside US.
Trump’s actions are ILLEGAL.
WE MUST PUSHBACK NOW.
WE ARE ALL AT GRAVE RISK.
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A few years ago Trump platformed conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi.
35 years ago, Trump took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5.
35 years ago, Trump took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5.
A few years ago he would have thought this, but would have been able to control himself from saying it out loud www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/the-...
The new normal - Lawyers, Guns & Money
“Reportedly.” This is utterly deranged, and totally unsurprising. And that dichotomy is the essence of where we are now. Fifty years from now, it will be difficult to convey to young people, in whatev...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A few years ago Trump platformed conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi.
35 years ago, Trump took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5.
35 years ago, Trump took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5.
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Anyone still serving in the Trump Administration must reckon with the reality that, when the government has previously perpetrated egregious miscarriages of justice, history has not been forgiving to those who’ve gone along, however reluctantly. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
History’s Judgment of Those Who Go Along
Some civil servants and senior officials in the Trump Administration are experiencing bouts of conscience.
www.newyorker.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Anyone still serving in the Trump Administration must reckon with the reality that, when the government has previously perpetrated egregious miscarriages of justice, history has not been forgiving to those who’ve gone along, however reluctantly. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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NEW EPISODE: Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie and I unpack how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is dismantling decades of voting rights, campaign finance law, and congressional authority. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv8...
The Supreme Court's Secret Plan to Reshape America | Professor Nikolas Bowie
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW EPISODE: Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie and I unpack how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is dismantling decades of voting rights, campaign finance law, and congressional authority. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv8...
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Dmitry Firtash's extradition case mysteriously falls apart in Vienna.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ukraine Tycoon Wins US Extradition Fight After €125 Million Bail
An Austrian court has definitively blocked a US extradition request against former gas tycoon Dmitry Firtash after more than a decade of court hearings that included a record €125 million ($145 millio...
www.bloomberg.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Dmitry Firtash's extradition case mysteriously falls apart in Vienna.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
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I'm 100% supportive of discussing the hateful president feeling inadequate because a far more accomplished entertainer is the center of attention by posting your favorite Princess Bride clip.
“Wallowing in freakish misery forever.”
This is what a repulsive social media post by the emotionally defective President of the United States brought to mind.
youtu.be/wUJccK4lV74?...
This is what a repulsive social media post by the emotionally defective President of the United States brought to mind.
youtu.be/wUJccK4lV74?...
The Princess Bride (12/12) Movie CLIP - To the Pain! (1987) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm 100% supportive of discussing the hateful president feeling inadequate because a far more accomplished entertainer is the center of attention by posting your favorite Princess Bride clip.
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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wapo.st/48V6Jni marketing gift link for my colleague’s story.
She blew the whistle at Meta. Then her career fell apart.
After exposing the harms of Big Tech, many whistleblowers say they faced poor job prospects and isolation in Silicon Valley. They have no regrets.
wapo.st
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
wapo.st/48V6Jni marketing gift link for my colleague’s story.
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Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
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Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
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Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
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This is one of the ways Trump's tweets work--and are designed to work. With each one, he exacerbates polarization and demands shows of loyalty/opposition.
To be fair, response to THIS TWEET is actually more thoughtful on Xitter than on here.
To be fair, response to THIS TWEET is actually more thoughtful on Xitter than on here.
Fascinating to watch in real time as maga pivots from "Trump would never do such a low thing" to "You're damned right he did it and it was totally appropriate."
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is one of the ways Trump's tweets work--and are designed to work. With each one, he exacerbates polarization and demands shows of loyalty/opposition.
To be fair, response to THIS TWEET is actually more thoughtful on Xitter than on here.
To be fair, response to THIS TWEET is actually more thoughtful on Xitter than on here.
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Keep an eye on @klasfeldreports.com's reporting from the Hannah Dugan trial. It's the first of the really politicized prosecutions to go to trial.
Here's my write-up of opening statements on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/judge-hann...
Judge Hannah Dugan's trial begins: 'No longer business as usual'
Trump's DOJ told a jury that the case shows "judicial robes" do not place someone "above the law."
www.allrisenews.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Keep an eye on @klasfeldreports.com's reporting from the Hannah Dugan trial. It's the first of the really politicized prosecutions to go to trial.
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But that's probably why Trump did it: To make sure the Posobiecs of the world were performing hate.
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
But that's probably why Trump did it: To make sure the Posobiecs of the world were performing hate.
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Marc Elias: Donald Trump hates me, and the feeling is mutual.
"I believe he is a criminal and an authoritarian who is trying to destroy our democracy and the rule of law. I spend a considerable amount of my time fighting against him and his enablers in court and in public discourse."
"I believe he is a criminal and an authoritarian who is trying to destroy our democracy and the rule of law. I spend a considerable amount of my time fighting against him and his enablers in court and in public discourse."
Trump Sued Me. I Fought and Won.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Marc Elias: Donald Trump hates me, and the feeling is mutual.
"I believe he is a criminal and an authoritarian who is trying to destroy our democracy and the rule of law. I spend a considerable amount of my time fighting against him and his enablers in court and in public discourse."
"I believe he is a criminal and an authoritarian who is trying to destroy our democracy and the rule of law. I spend a considerable amount of my time fighting against him and his enablers in court and in public discourse."
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I share this because it was a good reminder for me of how our culture--and even the supposedly "kid friendly" parts of our culture--can make violence seem like an easy and acceptable solution to problems. And a good reminder for me of the work it takes to continually resist those norms. 6/
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I share this because it was a good reminder for me of how our culture--and even the supposedly "kid friendly" parts of our culture--can make violence seem like an easy and acceptable solution to problems. And a good reminder for me of the work it takes to continually resist those norms. 6/
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I told 8 we can always work through these things together, and that "it's always okay to ask if you're not sure." Then we brainstormed some ways to manage the Creepers and work through the distraction to build even if there are a whole bunch of Creepers wandering around in the background. 5/
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I told 8 we can always work through these things together, and that "it's always okay to ask if you're not sure." Then we brainstormed some ways to manage the Creepers and work through the distraction to build even if there are a whole bunch of Creepers wandering around in the background. 5/
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I then explained--if we let ourselves use violence to solve problems in video games, then it can become easier to see violence as a strategy for solving problems in real life. "Does that make sense?" I asked. "Yeah," 8 said, "I'm really sorry. I won't do it again." I thanked 8 and offered a hug. 4/
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I then explained--if we let ourselves use violence to solve problems in video games, then it can become easier to see violence as a strategy for solving problems in real life. "Does that make sense?" I asked. "Yeah," 8 said, "I'm really sorry. I won't do it again." I thanked 8 and offered a hug. 4/
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"I can see why they're distracting," I said, "but, remember, our rule with videogames is no violence. And that means not killing or hurting things--even Creepers." I went on to explain that it can be hard for people's and especially kids' brains to distinguish between real and digital worlds. 3/
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"I can see why they're distracting," I said, "but, remember, our rule with videogames is no violence. And that means not killing or hurting things--even Creepers." I went on to explain that it can be hard for people's and especially kids' brains to distinguish between real and digital worlds. 3/
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I didn't want 8 to think I was mad, so I took a breath, sat down, and asked if we could put down the controller for a minute and talk. 8 nodded. I asked, "Why do you need to get rid of the mob?" "They're really distracting when I'm trying to build," 8 explained. And my heart sank further. 2/
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I didn't want 8 to think I was mad, so I took a breath, sat down, and asked if we could put down the controller for a minute and talk. 8 nodded. I asked, "Why do you need to get rid of the mob?" "They're really distracting when I'm trying to build," 8 explained. And my heart sank further. 2/
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While doing laundry this morning, I walked by my 8-year-old, who was playing Minecraft on Creative Mode (the only mode we allow). "What're you building?" I asked. "A cannon," 8 said. "Oh yeah?" I asked, "Why?" 8 replied nonchalantly, "To get rid of a mob of Creepers." I stopped cold... 1/ 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
While doing laundry this morning, I walked by my 8-year-old, who was playing Minecraft on Creative Mode (the only mode we allow). "What're you building?" I asked. "A cannon," 8 said. "Oh yeah?" I asked, "Why?" 8 replied nonchalantly, "To get rid of a mob of Creepers." I stopped cold... 1/ 🧵
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Although the organising groups publicise their operations to their followers, owners of the venues used for these events are often unaware of what is happening behind closed doors or who the organisers really are.
September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Although the organising groups publicise their operations to their followers, owners of the venues used for these events are often unaware of what is happening behind closed doors or who the organisers really are.
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Far-right fight nights are events bringing together combat fighting, extremist bands and merch, in an attempt to bring in new recruits and solidify existing relationships. @colborne.bsky.social locates the latest event for a California-based group: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Geolocating an Active Club 'Fight Night' in San Diego
An orange wall helped Bellingcat identify the location of an annual far-right event attended by neo-Nazis and white nationalists.
www.bellingcat.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Far-right fight nights are events bringing together combat fighting, extremist bands and merch, in an attempt to bring in new recruits and solidify existing relationships. @colborne.bsky.social locates the latest event for a California-based group: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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JUST IN: Maurene Comey sues DOJ over her abrupt firing as a top prosecutor in SDNY, seeks reinstatement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
JUST IN: Maurene Comey sues DOJ over her abrupt firing as a top prosecutor in SDNY, seeks reinstatement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...