Luis
@lengua56.bsky.social
Viejo gruñón, servidor público (ret)
Grumpy old man, former public servant
Grumpy old man, former public servant
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
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In Soviet Union they used to tell a joke about a man who buys the newspaper every AM, looks at the front page, curses, & throws it away.
"Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks.
"I’m looking for an obituary."
"But those aren't on the front page!"
..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."
"Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks.
"I’m looking for an obituary."
"But those aren't on the front page!"
..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."
August 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
In Soviet Union they used to tell a joke about a man who buys the newspaper every AM, looks at the front page, curses, & throws it away.
"Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks.
"I’m looking for an obituary."
"But those aren't on the front page!"
..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."
"Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks.
"I’m looking for an obituary."
"But those aren't on the front page!"
..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."
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No one should be surprised at anything that comes from this administration. They have telegraphed every lawless, unethical, bigoted move they’ve made. Meanwhile the grift continues across all government platforms.
holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that
June 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
No one should be surprised at anything that comes from this administration. They have telegraphed every lawless, unethical, bigoted move they’ve made. Meanwhile the grift continues across all government platforms.
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📣 It’s time for every veteran to stand up, and with one voice express our opposition to the deployment of active duty U.S. forces against the American people.
Who’s with me? 🪖⚓️✈️🦅🫡🇺🇸
Who’s with me? 🪖⚓️✈️🦅🫡🇺🇸
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📣 It’s time for every veteran to stand up, and with one voice express our opposition to the deployment of active duty U.S. forces against the American people.
Who’s with me? 🪖⚓️✈️🦅🫡🇺🇸
Who’s with me? 🪖⚓️✈️🦅🫡🇺🇸
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In my previous professional life during the late 1990's, I alongside other members of city, state and federal agencies, worked on a project targeting the most violent felons that had reentered the U.S. after deportation. 1/
June 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In my previous professional life during the late 1990's, I alongside other members of city, state and federal agencies, worked on a project targeting the most violent felons that had reentered the U.S. after deportation. 1/
June 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In my previous professional life during the late 1990's, I alongside other members of city, state and federal agencies, worked on a project targeting the most violent felons that had reentered the U.S. after deportation. 1/
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In my previous professional life during the late 1990's, I alongside other members of city, state and federal agencies, worked on a project targeting the most violent felons that had reentered the U.S. after deportation. 1/
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We’ve all been thrown into the gladiator ring to fight each other for so long that it’s a relief to have Trump and Musk in the ring and be in the audience instead.
June 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’ve all been thrown into the gladiator ring to fight each other for so long that it’s a relief to have Trump and Musk in the ring and be in the audience instead.
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The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
May 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
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They're just thirsty as fuck on so many different levels.
April 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They're just thirsty as fuck on so many different levels.
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“Are you worried?” That is always the first question.
“Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
“Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
I Worry, but I Fight
From Marc | Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Are you worried?” That is always the first question.
“Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
“Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
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“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores. The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
Opinion | A Lot About Trump Doesn’t Add Up
A very petty man in a very powerful job.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores. The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
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COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back
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A Black man won the presidency and they decided to burn the entire country to the ground so it won’t be something worth winning anymore.
April 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A Black man won the presidency and they decided to burn the entire country to the ground so it won’t be something worth winning anymore.
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The only way forward, that I can see, requires both courage and collective action. If we’re not going to fight for our students and our scholarship, then what the hell are we doing anyway?
University presidents, the time is now! Unshackle the general counsel's office! File all the lawsuits! Release the faculty upon the op-ed sections! Write to your alumni, parents, and donors! You have nothing to lose but a tiny percentage of your enormous endowments... www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The only way forward, that I can see, requires both courage and collective action. If we’re not going to fight for our students and our scholarship, then what the hell are we doing anyway?
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"When I heard of the purge, I went back and read Angelou’s 'On the Pulse of Morning.'
These lines struck me now in a way they hadn’t in 1993:
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
Instead:
Give birth again
To the dream."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
These lines struck me now in a way they hadn’t in 1993:
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
Instead:
Give birth again
To the dream."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
In a World of Pete Hegseths, Be a Maya Angelou
In a world of complex threats and challenges, the Department of Defense has decided to tackle one of the gravest: a quintessential piece of American literature.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"When I heard of the purge, I went back and read Angelou’s 'On the Pulse of Morning.'
These lines struck me now in a way they hadn’t in 1993:
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
Instead:
Give birth again
To the dream."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
These lines struck me now in a way they hadn’t in 1993:
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
Instead:
Give birth again
To the dream."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
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The Supreme Court Tuesday paused a lower-court court order that reinstated thousands of probationary federal workers fired by the Trump administration earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court Pauses Order Requiring Trump to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Supreme Court Tuesday paused a lower-court court order that reinstated thousands of probationary federal workers fired by the Trump administration earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Supreme Court in a 5–4 vote granted the Trump administration’s request to vacate a lower-court ruling preventing it from deporting people using an 18th century wartime law. However, it stipulated that those subject to law are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport People Under Wartime Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Supreme Court in a 5–4 vote granted the Trump administration’s request to vacate a lower-court ruling preventing it from deporting people using an 18th century wartime law. However, it stipulated that those subject to law are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal.
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Welcome !
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Welcome !
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He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
—Declaration of Independence.
…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
—Declaration of Independence.
April 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
—Declaration of Independence.
…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
—Declaration of Independence.
The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok www.openculture.com/2025/04/the-...
The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok
Just out of curiosity, and apropos of nothing, we asked Grok (the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk) the following question: If a president of a superpower wanted to destroy his own country, what steps ...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok www.openculture.com/2025/04/the-...
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NEW: A Republican-majority panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled to disenfranchise up to 65,000 voters in the state's contentious Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days.
NC Voters Must Fix Ballots in 15 Days or Be Disenfranchised, Court Rules
Read more here.
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April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW: A Republican-majority panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled to disenfranchise up to 65,000 voters in the state's contentious Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days.