Josh
@gopads313.bsky.social
Girl dad 🦷 Longtime keeper of the faith. Declared as “Encinitas Ranch Town Center Historian” by Hannah Nancarrow in 2023
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“It’s weird to think of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert as the canaries in the coal mine,” the comedian @wkamaubell.bsky.social tells @jemelehill.bsky.social. “But if they’re telling us, ‘We’re not afraid of rich white men,’ what can the rest of us do?”
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September 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“It’s weird to think of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert as the canaries in the coal mine,” the comedian @wkamaubell.bsky.social tells @jemelehill.bsky.social. “But if they’re telling us, ‘We’re not afraid of rich white men,’ what can the rest of us do?”
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Republicans in Congress are hiding their "Big Beautiful Bill" from you.
Why? Because they know it's a bad look to cut kids' school lunches just to fund tax handouts so Mark Zuckerberg can buy another island.
Why? Because they know it's a bad look to cut kids' school lunches just to fund tax handouts so Mark Zuckerberg can buy another island.
Republicans in Congress are hiding their "Big Beautiful Bill" from you.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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June 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Republicans in Congress are hiding their "Big Beautiful Bill" from you.
Why? Because they know it's a bad look to cut kids' school lunches just to fund tax handouts so Mark Zuckerberg can buy another island.
Why? Because they know it's a bad look to cut kids' school lunches just to fund tax handouts so Mark Zuckerberg can buy another island.
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Many of the LA Sheriffs didn't have their gas masks on yet so the Sheriffs got gassed by LAPD
LAPD was on the radio crying about getting shot by rubber bullets by the sheriffs, so I'd say fair trade
Typical level of professional policing for Los Angeles. Waiting for CHP to join the fun.
LAPD was on the radio crying about getting shot by rubber bullets by the sheriffs, so I'd say fair trade
Typical level of professional policing for Los Angeles. Waiting for CHP to join the fun.
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Many of the LA Sheriffs didn't have their gas masks on yet so the Sheriffs got gassed by LAPD
LAPD was on the radio crying about getting shot by rubber bullets by the sheriffs, so I'd say fair trade
Typical level of professional policing for Los Angeles. Waiting for CHP to join the fun.
LAPD was on the radio crying about getting shot by rubber bullets by the sheriffs, so I'd say fair trade
Typical level of professional policing for Los Angeles. Waiting for CHP to join the fun.
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The moral panic about “The Simpsons” in the ’90s was not unusual, writes Alan Siegel. It was part of a long tradition of culture wars waged under the pretense of politics:
‘Look, This Show’s Good. It’s Essentially Moral.’
“The Simpsons” has always been a wholesome show—even if some critics didn’t necessarily understand that.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The moral panic about “The Simpsons” in the ’90s was not unusual, writes Alan Siegel. It was part of a long tradition of culture wars waged under the pretense of politics:
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“Americans in LA and beyond are correctly seeing the cynical rhetoric of counterterrorism – used by Trump because it worked for Bush and his successors – as bullshit meant to justify fascism.”
For Zeteo, Spencer Ackerman is brilliant and correct about the “imperial boomerang’ landing in LA:
For Zeteo, Spencer Ackerman is brilliant and correct about the “imperial boomerang’ landing in LA:
The Imperial Boomerang Lands in Los Angeles
As police and the National Guard escalate against anti-ICE protesters, the Department of Homeland Security bridges US violence abroad and US violence at home.
zeteo.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“Americans in LA and beyond are correctly seeing the cynical rhetoric of counterterrorism – used by Trump because it worked for Bush and his successors – as bullshit meant to justify fascism.”
For Zeteo, Spencer Ackerman is brilliant and correct about the “imperial boomerang’ landing in LA:
For Zeteo, Spencer Ackerman is brilliant and correct about the “imperial boomerang’ landing in LA:
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LAPD unlawfully issuing orders to press today ("MEDIA GO!"). California Penal Code 409.7 explicitly exempts journalists from dispersal orders. LAPD knows this and command staff has been trained on it.
LAPD closing off alameda and aliso. Specifically telling press to leave the area.
June 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
LAPD unlawfully issuing orders to press today ("MEDIA GO!"). California Penal Code 409.7 explicitly exempts journalists from dispersal orders. LAPD knows this and command staff has been trained on it.
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This principle protects against authoritarian misuse of military power and preserves civilian control. Deploying troops without state approval, especially to suppress protest, is a clear violation of both legal precedent and democratic norms.
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This principle protects against authoritarian misuse of military power and preserves civilian control. Deploying troops without state approval, especially to suppress protest, is a clear violation of both legal precedent and democratic norms.
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The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.
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"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14
June 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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He's got a FEVER. and the only prescription is more RB
you think the OC that once signed Ryan Mathews and DeMarco Murray and the HC who couldn't stop drafting RBs was going to pass on Jeanty?
April 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
He's got a FEVER. and the only prescription is more RB
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the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
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Kidnapping people off the street, flying them to a foreign country and paying to have them locked up in a brutal prison is not just outrageous. It's criminal. Criminal on many levels. Criminal in ways from which it cannot possibly be argued the president has immunity for his behavior.
April 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Kidnapping people off the street, flying them to a foreign country and paying to have them locked up in a brutal prison is not just outrageous. It's criminal. Criminal on many levels. Criminal in ways from which it cannot possibly be argued the president has immunity for his behavior.
@governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social I have a family member who is currently trying to apply for a pardon for a crime committed when he was 16 years old in 1999. If he doesn’t receive a pardon there’s a chance he may be detained in the coming months. Is there anything you can do to help?
April 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social I have a family member who is currently trying to apply for a pardon for a crime committed when he was 16 years old in 1999. If he doesn’t receive a pardon there’s a chance he may be detained in the coming months. Is there anything you can do to help?
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I have no respect for ANY athlete that visits this White House.
You are unAmerican if you do so, as is anyone who supports or enables this administration.
Let me repeat that.
You actions are in *direct* opposition to the Declaration of Independence.
You are unAmerican if you do so, as is anyone who supports or enables this administration.
Let me repeat that.
You actions are in *direct* opposition to the Declaration of Independence.
April 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I have no respect for ANY athlete that visits this White House.
You are unAmerican if you do so, as is anyone who supports or enables this administration.
Let me repeat that.
You actions are in *direct* opposition to the Declaration of Independence.
You are unAmerican if you do so, as is anyone who supports or enables this administration.
Let me repeat that.
You actions are in *direct* opposition to the Declaration of Independence.
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NEW: According to the @nytimes.com, the Trump administration is planning to argue that its invocation of the Alien Enemies Act allows it to enter the homes of any person who they believe are subject to the declaration WITHOUT A WARRANT. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: According to the @nytimes.com, the Trump administration is planning to argue that its invocation of the Alien Enemies Act allows it to enter the homes of any person who they believe are subject to the declaration WITHOUT A WARRANT. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
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Trudeau: "We're probably gonna keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans: we're not booing you ... we're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us. And we're insulted ... we're gonna fight. And we're gonna win."
March 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Trudeau: "We're probably gonna keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans: we're not booing you ... we're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us. And we're insulted ... we're gonna fight. And we're gonna win."
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March 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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If this doesn't make it more obvious, that he had to get into the WH, to help dz win. So, he could change the outcome of these investigations. He's a crook! We gotta fight, and hold these criminals accountable.
March 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If this doesn't make it more obvious, that he had to get into the WH, to help dz win. So, he could change the outcome of these investigations. He's a crook! We gotta fight, and hold these criminals accountable.
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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"No Democrat should be voting to advance Trump's nominees while all of this stuff is going on," AOC said. “There has to be a political price to pay and we have a responsibility as a party to block everything that is happening while they're setting a literal mash to the federal government."
'Stop playing nice!' AOC mad at Dem colleagues refusing to 'block everything' in Congress
Hours after Democratic lawmakers warned that billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of federal agencies is "what the beginning of dictatorship looks like," expressed outrage at being barred from entering th...
www.rawstory.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"No Democrat should be voting to advance Trump's nominees while all of this stuff is going on," AOC said. “There has to be a political price to pay and we have a responsibility as a party to block everything that is happening while they're setting a literal mash to the federal government."
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Sounds like a concentration camp to me but what do I know
January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sounds like a concentration camp to me but what do I know