Josh Rogers
@iamjosh.bsky.social
Software engineer based out of Middle TN. Avid disc golfer.
Eat the rich. ACAB.
Eat the rich. ACAB.
Pinned
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Since 9/11, the FBI has spent a ton of resources effectively entrapping angry poor people into pretending they were engaging in a terrorist plot and then "stopping" the plot that never had any chance of being carried out. This is almost certainly another such case.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Since 9/11, the FBI has spent a ton of resources effectively entrapping angry poor people into pretending they were engaging in a terrorist plot and then "stopping" the plot that never had any chance of being carried out. This is almost certainly another such case.
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I 100% believe that this awakening of the populace is also a primary reason why we're seeing the ruling class doing so much maneuvering to suppress the people. It is why they are building bunkers. They know it is obscene but are going to try and keep the party alive, regardless.
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I 100% believe that this awakening of the populace is also a primary reason why we're seeing the ruling class doing so much maneuvering to suppress the people. It is why they are building bunkers. They know it is obscene but are going to try and keep the party alive, regardless.
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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INBOX: James Fishback, a Republican candidate for Florida Governor who is accused by his competitor Rep. Byron Donald of statutory rape, released a campaign video today pledging "to make the trains run on time," a direct reference to the Fascist dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini
December 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
INBOX: James Fishback, a Republican candidate for Florida Governor who is accused by his competitor Rep. Byron Donald of statutory rape, released a campaign video today pledging "to make the trains run on time," a direct reference to the Fascist dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini
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this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
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BREAKING: Judges Rao and Walker — both Trump appointees — issue an "administrative stay" blocking Judge Boasberg's contempt proceedings set to begin on Monday.
The administrative stay is issued over the objection of Judge Childs, a Biden appointee.
The administrative stay is issued over the objection of Judge Childs, a Biden appointee.
December 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
BREAKING: Judges Rao and Walker — both Trump appointees — issue an "administrative stay" blocking Judge Boasberg's contempt proceedings set to begin on Monday.
The administrative stay is issued over the objection of Judge Childs, a Biden appointee.
The administrative stay is issued over the objection of Judge Childs, a Biden appointee.
Fucking sickening...
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Fucking sickening...
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Do not do this.
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Do not do this.
Pour one out for the Proctor and Gamble is the devil scare either. I remember being a kid and even then thinking, "Grandma really believes some crazy shit."
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pour one out for the Proctor and Gamble is the devil scare either. I remember being a kid and even then thinking, "Grandma really believes some crazy shit."
It would be nice if people like this had consequences, but no, we just let them continue to deport people and ignore the law without any recourse. Once you're a judge you can pretty much do as you please, especially if you're SCOTUS, without a damn hint of any consequences. We have a broken system.
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It would be nice if people like this had consequences, but no, we just let them continue to deport people and ignore the law without any recourse. Once you're a judge you can pretty much do as you please, especially if you're SCOTUS, without a damn hint of any consequences. We have a broken system.
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I had missed the SCOTUSblog post about the “interim docket blog”; wanted to scream but it’s late; texted @jaywillis.net instead; & he let me know that, oh, yes, this has been discussed.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I had missed the SCOTUSblog post about the “interim docket blog”; wanted to scream but it’s late; texted @jaywillis.net instead; & he let me know that, oh, yes, this has been discussed.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
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Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
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Four minutes of reading up on this would give Cuban all the answers he seeks. Yes, I would gladly be taxed 8–12% more to spend 30–40% less of my income on medical expenses.
how long before he complains "people are mean and wont engage in serious debate on The Echo Chamber site"
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Four minutes of reading up on this would give Cuban all the answers he seeks. Yes, I would gladly be taxed 8–12% more to spend 30–40% less of my income on medical expenses.
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If we’re honest both of these things have long been the case but considered impolite to mention/insist upon and that general approach is largely holding despite his decision to just start posting the equivalent of the 14 words regularly.
Musk is just straight up white nationalist now.
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If we’re honest both of these things have long been the case but considered impolite to mention/insist upon and that general approach is largely holding despite his decision to just start posting the equivalent of the 14 words regularly.
I long for the day that America finds what is happening to be so incredulous and beyond belief that it must be an some crack pot story. That feels so impossibly far away right now.
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I long for the day that America finds what is happening to be so incredulous and beyond belief that it must be an some crack pot story. That feels so impossibly far away right now.
...taps on glass..
Billionaires shouldn't exist, and the fact that they do has nothing to do with them being more capable or intelligent than anyone else, example bajillion:
Billionaires shouldn't exist, and the fact that they do has nothing to do with them being more capable or intelligent than anyone else, example bajillion:
Are you ok with rich people having access to the most expensive doctors and hospitals and you don't because the gov won't pay for it or they opted out of the Universal care program ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
...taps on glass..
Billionaires shouldn't exist, and the fact that they do has nothing to do with them being more capable or intelligent than anyone else, example bajillion:
Billionaires shouldn't exist, and the fact that they do has nothing to do with them being more capable or intelligent than anyone else, example bajillion:
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
I don't know if you could be much more of a disappointment @fetterman.senate.gov, but you keep trying...
Fetterman expressed surprise when I confirmed we had a copy of the letter he wrote to Israel President Herzog, pushing for a pardon for Netanyahu. “I know you guys use things like leaks but I don’t know who did that.” Story from @joshkovensky.bsky.social + me: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I don't know if you could be much more of a disappointment @fetterman.senate.gov, but you keep trying...
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This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
Too bad we don't have any leverage anymore...
Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on Democrats’ bill to extend ACA premium tax credits for three years. Trump’s alternative: higher costs and worse coverage. Americans can’t afford Republicans’ health care price hike.
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Too bad we don't have any leverage anymore...
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This is the most milquetoast, awkward, stilted comment on an issue that demands actual passion. The House Dems badly need a different front man.
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Jeffries calls for video of the September 2 boat strikes to be released and asks, "if Hegseth and the administration think their actions are justifiable, what are they hiding from the American people?"
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is the most milquetoast, awkward, stilted comment on an issue that demands actual passion. The House Dems badly need a different front man.
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
Maybe not a different minority leader - maybe he's great at managing the caucus and doing the other political work. But as a speaker this is terrible
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BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...
NEW: DOJ Responded to Our Epstein Training Materials Motion, Arguing There's No Public Interest
They also argue that the existence of the training videos doesn't raise any questions about government integrity!
www.muellershewrote.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...