Lovelessduck48
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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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Three Dems in the House voted for Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize having trans children
CNN: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Three Dems in the House voted for Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize having trans children
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"effectively unprecedented"
December 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"effectively unprecedented"
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"Stop the presses!" but a fascist yells it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"Stop the presses!" but a fascist yells it.
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This is the bit about digitization that I always come back to: we already didn't want to spend money to maintain paper libraries, which are essentially just storage buildings with other uses. Digital infrastructure is expensive AND super fragile!
I’m back on the road again, applying for fellowships & building research cohorts, but even if I wanted to go right back to manuscripts, there’s new challenges: for example the total fucking chaos (to use the precise technical term) at the British Library.
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This is the bit about digitization that I always come back to: we already didn't want to spend money to maintain paper libraries, which are essentially just storage buildings with other uses. Digital infrastructure is expensive AND super fragile!
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RIP to Ziggy Sobotka.
I was just at the gym watching a The Wire s2 episode, and came back to this awful news. Ransone was incredible in that season — so believable as the screw-up determined to live down to everyone's low opinion of him. And great in almost everything else I saw him do. RIP.
'The Wire' Star James Ransone Dead at 46 After Apparent Suicide
James Ransone -- an actor best known for his role in the hit show "The Wire" -- has died ... and the medical examiner is pointing to suicide as the cause.
www.tmz.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
RIP to Ziggy Sobotka.
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This is a modern day Klan rally.
Religious extremism at its most toxic and exactly the kind of dangerous fundamentalism that the US used to claim to free other countries from.
Darkness.
Religious extremism at its most toxic and exactly the kind of dangerous fundamentalism that the US used to claim to free other countries from.
Darkness.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is a modern day Klan rally.
Religious extremism at its most toxic and exactly the kind of dangerous fundamentalism that the US used to claim to free other countries from.
Darkness.
Religious extremism at its most toxic and exactly the kind of dangerous fundamentalism that the US used to claim to free other countries from.
Darkness.
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Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
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The good news is that we don't need to read the report. Voters hate the party and we hate the leadership. The country is literally coming apart at the seams and we blame you. Entirely. Hide all you want, we know who's at fault. And we know who the consultants are. You're fucked. I promise.
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The good news is that we don't need to read the report. Voters hate the party and we hate the leadership. The country is literally coming apart at the seams and we blame you. Entirely. Hide all you want, we know who's at fault. And we know who the consultants are. You're fucked. I promise.
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Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
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Sulzberger imposed a biased, anti-trans political agenda on his news coverage
I told him many times history would not judge him kindly
It won’t. Disinformation and discrimination are his legacy. But in the meantime, real ppl, especially young ppl, are suffering irreparable harm
Sulzberger owns it
I told him many times history would not judge him kindly
It won’t. Disinformation and discrimination are his legacy. But in the meantime, real ppl, especially young ppl, are suffering irreparable harm
Sulzberger owns it
One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sulzberger imposed a biased, anti-trans political agenda on his news coverage
I told him many times history would not judge him kindly
It won’t. Disinformation and discrimination are his legacy. But in the meantime, real ppl, especially young ppl, are suffering irreparable harm
Sulzberger owns it
I told him many times history would not judge him kindly
It won’t. Disinformation and discrimination are his legacy. But in the meantime, real ppl, especially young ppl, are suffering irreparable harm
Sulzberger owns it
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" Instead, internal reports suggest that the White House’s violent boat-smashing operation in the Caribbean was merely a backup plan when a potential war on Mexico fell through." A reckless, criminal administration. newrepublic.com/post/204619/...
Trump Is Bombing Boats Because Stephen Miller Wanted to Bomb Mexico
The White House insisted Donald Trump isn’t influenced by anyone when he sets policy.
newrepublic.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
" Instead, internal reports suggest that the White House’s violent boat-smashing operation in the Caribbean was merely a backup plan when a potential war on Mexico fell through." A reckless, criminal administration. newrepublic.com/post/204619/...
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The 22nd Amendment of the constitution makes clear that a person cannot run for a third term in office if they’ve previously been elected president two separate times.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The 22nd Amendment of the constitution makes clear that a person cannot run for a third term in office if they’ve previously been elected president two separate times.
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In October, Trump told reporters that, although he was focused on his current term, he was definitely considering running again.
“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump claimed, despite his polling numbers being in the negative territory at the time.
“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump claimed, despite his polling numbers being in the negative territory at the time.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In October, Trump told reporters that, although he was focused on his current term, he was definitely considering running again.
“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump claimed, despite his polling numbers being in the negative territory at the time.
“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump claimed, despite his polling numbers being in the negative territory at the time.
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Alan Dershowitz, Trump's former lawyer, said that he and Trump have discussed the possibility of Trump running for a third term in office, after he had delivered a draft of his planned book, entitled “Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?”
Trump Confidant Alan Dershowitz Discussed Third Term Scenario With the President
Dershowitz also shared with Trump a draft of his new book, “Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?”…
truthout.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Alan Dershowitz, Trump's former lawyer, said that he and Trump have discussed the possibility of Trump running for a third term in office, after he had delivered a draft of his planned book, entitled “Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?”
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One month ago.
One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
One month ago.
I just called Chuck Schumer and left a message. Do it. Do it now. It makes you feel A LOT better. This is incredibly important to do RIGHT NOW.
Don't say "it will die in the senate"
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
December 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I just called Chuck Schumer and left a message. Do it. Do it now. It makes you feel A LOT better. This is incredibly important to do RIGHT NOW.
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Bluesky folks came up with a fundamentally new and privacy-protecting method of doing this unlike every other service. Almost every negative response is based on how people assume Bluesky is doing this based on how bad everyone else does it. Bad actors have so poisoned the entire market...
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bluesky folks came up with a fundamentally new and privacy-protecting method of doing this unlike every other service. Almost every negative response is based on how people assume Bluesky is doing this based on how bad everyone else does it. Bad actors have so poisoned the entire market...
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Don't say "it will die in the senate"
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Don't say "it will die in the senate"
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
Say "I will kill it in the senate"
And then call them. It takes so few calls, comparatively, to make it feel like a wave crashing over them. We need to be the wave, again and again.
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This is possibly the most significant attack on trans rights in this country yet, and I can count the number of posts on my timeline about this on my hands.
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is possibly the most significant attack on trans rights in this country yet, and I can count the number of posts on my timeline about this on my hands.
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
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Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
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The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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not that it will change their votes at this point and this has long been the case but henry cuellar, don davis, and vicente gonzalez should probably not ever know another moment of peace.
henry cuellar: 202-225-1640
don davis: 202-225-3101
vicente gonzalez: 202-225-2531
henry cuellar: 202-225-1640
don davis: 202-225-3101
vicente gonzalez: 202-225-2531
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
not that it will change their votes at this point and this has long been the case but henry cuellar, don davis, and vicente gonzalez should probably not ever know another moment of peace.
henry cuellar: 202-225-1640
don davis: 202-225-3101
vicente gonzalez: 202-225-2531
henry cuellar: 202-225-1640
don davis: 202-225-3101
vicente gonzalez: 202-225-2531
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“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions”
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions”
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
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it is terrifying and awful that this passed the House with any Dem support at all (and once again, the continued leadership support for Cuellar is unconscionable)
call your senators and make absolutely sure this dies in the Senate, lives are on the line
trans people deserve so much better
call your senators and make absolutely sure this dies in the Senate, lives are on the line
trans people deserve so much better
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
it is terrifying and awful that this passed the House with any Dem support at all (and once again, the continued leadership support for Cuellar is unconscionable)
call your senators and make absolutely sure this dies in the Senate, lives are on the line
trans people deserve so much better
call your senators and make absolutely sure this dies in the Senate, lives are on the line
trans people deserve so much better