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Bite me, Musk. NOTE: NO BIO, NO POSTS = INSTANT BLOCK Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post a lot: breaking news + legit info […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Need some good news? Dolly has some for you!

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h

@RobHadley This is hours long. What is it exactly?

Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

#RIP Joan Bennett Kennedy, former wife of late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, dies— Boston Globe

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20h

“Matt Van Epps, a former Tennessee general services commissioner who notched a last-minute endorsement from Trump, is projected to win the GOP contest for former Rep. Mark Green’s (R-Tenn.) seat, according to Decision Desk HQ.”— The Hill

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

@thomasjwebb 100000%

Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

🤬Was there ever a doubt? #lgbtq

"A majority of the Supreme Court signaled it is prepared to rule against Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors, w several justices signaling they agree w licensed counselor in the state who says the law violates her 1A rights" […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Yet another #recall 🐶

"Best Buy Bones, Inc. is recalling four lots of its Nature’s Own Pet Chews Bully Bites (1 lb bags) after FDA testing confirmed the presence of Salmonella in samples of the product." […]

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss launched The Free Press with funding from Peter Thiel allies Marc Andreessen and David Sacks. She’s the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. 1/

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@GhostOnTheHalfShell She had no case, but yes.

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Spocko @spocko.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 2d

How we fight in #portland.
Ridicule is working! #ice & #cbp backed up!

The frog finally jumped out of the slow heating pot!

Thank you #antifascistfrog on TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@theantifascistfrog/video/7557153362249026846 @lolgop

@emptywheel @GottaLaff @jimstewartson @nicolesandler

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

Also note they rejected a bid by Project Veritas to make unannounced recording easier.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

"Rising GOP star Rep. Wesley Hunt is launching a long-shot Texas Senate bid, scrambling a heated primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton."

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/wesley-hunt-texas-2026-senate-republican-primary-00594621

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

#Breaking

#SCOTUS rejects #Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction

Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.” […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

RIP The News 🪦

“Paramount said Monday that it has bought the commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News.” […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

“A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland – a ruling which came as the administration stepped up attempts to send out-of-state National Guard troops to the city after the judge earlier denied mobilizing Oregon […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

“France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.” […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Keep ‘em coming

“ #California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday said that he would sue the Trump administration after they federalized 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon, just one day after a federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland” […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@darwinwoodka That was never a thing.

Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@roque How novel!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

But let's be real: The reason they've been guarding this guy is, in significant part, an attempt to prevent the press from covering what they did at one of their unwarranted car wash raids.

I'm sure Brett Kavanaugh is all good with it.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

ICE has been paying private security for 24/7 guards to watch a guy with no record whose leg they fucked up so badly he has been in a hospital for over a month, and we wonder why people were handing Tom Homan bags of cash.

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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On August 27, 2025, Petitioner was arrested at the Carson Car Wash in Carson,
California by uniformed Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers and unidentified
plainclothes federal agents. See Pet. ¶¶ 16, 48; Santiago Decl. ¶ 3. During the arrest,
Petitioner sustained severe leg injuries. See Pet. ¶ 48; Santiago Decl. ¶ 5. He was
handcuffed and transported by CBP to the emergency room at Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center in Carson, California. Id.
At the hospital, Petitioner was admitted under a “blackout” procedure for patients
in law-enforcement custody and was registered under the pseudonym “Har Maine UNK
Thirteen.” Santiago Decl. ¶ 7. Federal agents remained at Petitioner’s bedside during
admission, transfer to non-public treatment areas, and throughout his stay, keeping him
handcuffed to his hospital bed. Id. ¶ 6.
On or about August 27, 2025, CBP transferred custody of Petitioner to ICE. See Pet.
¶ 48. He remains detained at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center under the supervision of ICE,
which has contracted with Spectrum Detention Services (“Spectrum”) to provide guards.
See Santiago Decl. ¶ 8; Pet. ¶ 48.
Since that date, two to four uniformed guards—either Spectrum employees or ICE
agents—have been continuously stationed in Petitioner’s hospital room, monitoring him at
all times, including while he sleeps, eats, uses the restroom, or receives medical care. See
Santiago Decl. ¶¶ 9–10.

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

"Nationwide, states scrambling to close budget shortfalls & are eyeing Medicaid even before Trump's hulking tax-&-spending law decreases fed $ on Medicaid..

NC & ID already announced plans to cut Medicaid $ to health care providers, incl hospitals, doctors, caregivers" […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

⚠️“Trump admin is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of overhaul of the fed safety net for poor, older & disabled people that could result in 100s of 1000s of people losing benefits.. eliminating age as a factor […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Keep ‘em coming

“A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city.” […]

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

#unionstrong

CNN: Uber and Lyft drivers in #California win the right to unionize under new measure signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

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