Steph
@electricpurple89.bsky.social
a lot of music. a lot of soccer (fc dallas and newcastle united). a lot of fandom. a lot of whatever. biromantic/ace. queer christian (she/her)
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"ICE officials are also investigating the couple for other crimes. They were found with a substantial amount of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 'What are those luxury goods doing in their possession?' asked the ICE spokesman, taking a moment to adjust his mask."
ICE Detains Undocumented Parents, Newborn
They await deportation proceedings.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"ICE officials are also investigating the couple for other crimes. They were found with a substantial amount of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 'What are those luxury goods doing in their possession?' asked the ICE spokesman, taking a moment to adjust his mask."
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They’ve walled off the wing where Sears was, only thing still left where Penny’s was is a random shoe store next to a karate place.
They’re not even bothering with the “Another Great Store, Coming Soon” anymore.
They’re not even bothering with the “Another Great Store, Coming Soon” anymore.
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
They’ve walled off the wing where Sears was, only thing still left where Penny’s was is a random shoe store next to a karate place.
They’re not even bothering with the “Another Great Store, Coming Soon” anymore.
They’re not even bothering with the “Another Great Store, Coming Soon” anymore.
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OK, this is just a "Donald said he wanted to be on TV" thing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
OK, this is just a "Donald said he wanted to be on TV" thing.
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never has there been a televised, nonstop, coked-up, used car salesman rant from the white house
"there has never been anything like this."
honestly, he is right on that.
honestly, he is right on that.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
never has there been a televised, nonstop, coked-up, used car salesman rant from the white house
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Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
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"Don't worry, it'll fail in the senate." Ancient cis proverb
December 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Don't worry, it'll fail in the senate." Ancient cis proverb
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Brutal crop by Vanity Fair of Karoline Leavitt - lip injection sites visible omg.
I thought people were cropping it on their own but Vanity Fair posted it this way.
I thought people were cropping it on their own but Vanity Fair posted it this way.
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Brutal crop by Vanity Fair of Karoline Leavitt - lip injection sites visible omg.
I thought people were cropping it on their own but Vanity Fair posted it this way.
I thought people were cropping it on their own but Vanity Fair posted it this way.
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One Republican voted against releasing the Epstein files: Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana.
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One Republican voted against releasing the Epstein files: Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana.
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A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
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UN special rapporteur lashes out at Israeli claims killed Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-special-rapporteur-lashes-out-israels-claims-al-jazeera-reporter-was
UN special rapporteur lashes out at Israeli claims killed Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression lashed out at Israel and debunked their claim that Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was a Hamas member, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. Sharif was killed by Israel along with five other press members in a drone attack on their tent late on Sunday local time. </p>
<p>Irene Khan told Al Jazeera, “If they had real evidence [of this], do you not think that they would put it out, up front, right away in the international arena? Of course they would. But why are they not doing that? Because they don’t have that evidence,” she said.</p>
<p>“They simply [say] that any journalist who is reporting on Gaza must be a ‘Hamas member’, just as anyone who criticises Israel has to be ‘anti-Semitic’.</p>
<p>“That’s the way that Israel silences the world from criticising them or holding them to account.”</p>
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August 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
UN special rapporteur lashes out at Israeli claims killed Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-special-rapporteur-lashes-out-israels-claims-al-jazeera-reporter-was
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BREAKING via Axios
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice on Friday, removing the staff in charge of advising her and other officials on how to navigate conflicts of interest.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice on Friday, removing the staff in charge of advising her and other officials on how to navigate conflicts of interest.
July 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
BREAKING via Axios
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice on Friday, removing the staff in charge of advising her and other officials on how to navigate conflicts of interest.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice on Friday, removing the staff in charge of advising her and other officials on how to navigate conflicts of interest.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
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I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
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The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to slash the Education Department.
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
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I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
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Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases
Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, par...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to slash the Education Department.
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
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An endorsement from the largest local union of professional musicians in the world sounds a little different than the others but the meaning is the same: solidarity forever. Thank you Local 802 AFM!
July 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An endorsement from the largest local union of professional musicians in the world sounds a little different than the others but the meaning is the same: solidarity forever. Thank you Local 802 AFM!
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Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
WASHINGTON—Facing mounting backlash from his MAGA base over his perceived ties to the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged his supporters Monday to simply move on from so...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
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NEW: The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling.
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it."
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it."
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it." Also: In two Sunday essays, a contrasting reality of this moment.
www.lawdork.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
NEW: The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling.
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it."
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it."
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
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BREAKING: The 8th Circuit has denied a request for the full court to review a ruling that struck down a tool to protect minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, setting up a potential Supreme Court appeal
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians -2025-07-03 Order
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July 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
BREAKING: The 8th Circuit has denied a request for the full court to review a ruling that struck down a tool to protect minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, setting up a potential Supreme Court appeal
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BREAKING: Judge John Bates, a GWB appointee, just vacated OPM’s Jan 29 guidance on implementing the “Defending Women” EO and HHS’s similar guidance.
This is the guidance that led to mass-deletion of websites earlier this year b/c they allegedly had “gender ideology” content.
This is the guidance that led to mass-deletion of websites earlier this year b/c they allegedly had “gender ideology” content.
July 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
BREAKING: Judge John Bates, a GWB appointee, just vacated OPM’s Jan 29 guidance on implementing the “Defending Women” EO and HHS’s similar guidance.
This is the guidance that led to mass-deletion of websites earlier this year b/c they allegedly had “gender ideology” content.
This is the guidance that led to mass-deletion of websites earlier this year b/c they allegedly had “gender ideology” content.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.
July 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.