Pierce Whites
@piercewhites.bsky.social
Frankfort born, living at the old cock fighting pit.
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Apparently someone would very much like to not be remembered in history solely as the guy Kavanaugh stops are named after but guess what motherfucker
Interesting that Justice Kavanaugh decided he had to add footnote 4 to his concurrence, which addresses the "State’s underlying objections to the activities of federal immigration officers when they make immigration stops."
![The State and the Government disagree about whether the immigration officers have violated the Constitution in making certain immigration stops and arrests. The basic constitutional rules governing that dispute are longstanding and clear: The Fourth Amendment requires that immigration stops must be based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence, stops must be brief, arrests must be based on probable cause, and officers must not employ excessive force. Moreover, the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity. Cf. Whren v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 813 (1996) (“[T]he Constitution prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race”). This application does not require us to delve into the parties’ underlying dispute and to determine whether any particular immigration encounter or series of encounters in Illinois has violated those basic constitutional principles.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iv73mapy52ilxfjnetqatnvu/bafkreiam3tsfxtxu4atn73qvjbdcuuxkcanqxsuj2cenme5r2dwisi2tgm@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Apparently someone would very much like to not be remembered in history solely as the guy Kavanaugh stops are named after but guess what motherfucker
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reminder
Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow
chicagoshovels.org
chicagoshovels.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
reminder
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Birth of a Nation was so racist that it literally *restarted the Klan* when it came out.
one thing that is important to know is that BIRTH OF A NATION is so racist that people at the *time*, in 1915, were like, “holy shit this is racist”
When the slightest bit of research shows he was consistently racist and a daddy issues Confederate fanboy.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Birth of a Nation was so racist that it literally *restarted the Klan* when it came out.
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"One man teared up when he learned from an LPM reporter that not everyone was being turned away, just him and a few others."
The Trump administration announced last week the pause on all immigration applications and U.S. citizenship processing for people from 19 countries
The Trump administration announced last week the pause on all immigration applications and U.S. citizenship processing for people from 19 countries
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"One man teared up when he learned from an LPM reporter that not everyone was being turned away, just him and a few others."
The Trump administration announced last week the pause on all immigration applications and U.S. citizenship processing for people from 19 countries
The Trump administration announced last week the pause on all immigration applications and U.S. citizenship processing for people from 19 countries
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Workers at Chicago’s Mauser Packaging Solutions say they were harassed by Bovino and ICE on their strike picket line today. The workers have been fighting for immigration protections in their union contract
www.teamsterslocal705.net/mauser-teams...
www.teamsterslocal705.net/mauser-teams...
Mauser Teamsters Interrogated by Bovino and Border Patrol Agents While on Strike
Mauser Teamsters Interrogated by Bovino and Border Patrol Agents While on Strike
www.teamsterslocal705.net
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Workers at Chicago’s Mauser Packaging Solutions say they were harassed by Bovino and ICE on their strike picket line today. The workers have been fighting for immigration protections in their union contract
www.teamsterslocal705.net/mauser-teams...
www.teamsterslocal705.net/mauser-teams...
Marc Guilfoil, I have your steward credentials on my horse picture wall.
#FrankfortGoodwill
#FrankfortGoodwill
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Marc Guilfoil, I have your steward credentials on my horse picture wall.
#FrankfortGoodwill
#FrankfortGoodwill
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Just to be clear, he means the people who are Democratic county chairs, the people who go canvassing, the people who are making sure that doors get knocked on and we get out the vote.
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Just to be clear, he means the people who are Democratic county chairs, the people who go canvassing, the people who are making sure that doors get knocked on and we get out the vote.
Spot the Buffalo Trace water tower?
#Frankfort
#Frankfort
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Spot the Buffalo Trace water tower?
#Frankfort
#Frankfort
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Early voting is underway for a Kentucky Senate #kyga26 special election in southwest Louisville ahead of Election Day. Find out more about each candidate, from @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
Kentucky’s state Senate has a special election in Louisville on Tuesday. Here are the facts
Early voting is underway for a special state Senate election in southwest Louisville ahead of Election Day. Find out more about each candidate.
www.lpm.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Early voting is underway for a Kentucky Senate #kyga26 special election in southwest Louisville ahead of Election Day. Find out more about each candidate, from @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
Thoroughbreds never actually retire.
December 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Thoroughbreds never actually retire.
Anyone who gives a shout-out to the Olive Hill Dairy Queen is worthy of trust.
We've got a new audience editor at The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom. Andrew Henderson, formerly of McClatchy, will lead audience strategy, ensuring our reporting is not only excellent but also accessible, engaging and trusted.
5 questions with Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom’s new audience editor
The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom’s latest hire will lead audience strategy, ensuring our reporting is not only excellent but also accessible, engaging and trusted.
www.lpm.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Anyone who gives a shout-out to the Olive Hill Dairy Queen is worthy of trust.
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In September, I asked Rep. Thomas Massie if billionaire Jeff Yass would swoop in and help him by funding a PAC, and he said that was possible. Via Loftus, the answer is now a definitive yes:
December 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In September, I asked Rep. Thomas Massie if billionaire Jeff Yass would swoop in and help him by funding a PAC, and he said that was possible. Via Loftus, the answer is now a definitive yes:
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“Powerful, disturbing data documents authoritarian capture. I wish I could feel confident that the Democrats are stepping up to guard against it.”
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Powerful, disturbing data documents authoritarian capture. I wish I could feel confident that the Democrats are stepping up to guard against it.”
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41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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Pleased to speak with @gregsargent.bsky.social for this piece.
It sounds like the two survivors were shipwrecked and directly targeted.
If you accept the administration's bogus theory that there is an armed conflict (there isn't), then targeting the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
It sounds like the two survivors were shipwrecked and directly targeted.
If you accept the administration's bogus theory that there is an armed conflict (there isn't), then targeting the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Pleased to speak with @gregsargent.bsky.social for this piece.
It sounds like the two survivors were shipwrecked and directly targeted.
If you accept the administration's bogus theory that there is an armed conflict (there isn't), then targeting the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
It sounds like the two survivors were shipwrecked and directly targeted.
If you accept the administration's bogus theory that there is an armed conflict (there isn't), then targeting the shipwrecked would be a war crime.
A trial DURING session! Great news for Grossberg's long awaited hearing. TVs will be on in every office in the Capitol!
"A public hearing for state Rep. Daniel Grossberg's ethics case is tentatively set for next month, amid the 2026 legislative session."
www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
"A public hearing for state Rep. Daniel Grossberg's ethics case is tentatively set for next month, amid the 2026 legislative session."
www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
Public hearing for Grossberg ethics case tentatively set for January
A public hearing for state Rep. Daniel Grossberg's ethics case is tentatively set for next month, amid the 2026 legislative session.
www.courier-journal.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A trial DURING session! Great news for Grossberg's long awaited hearing. TVs will be on in every office in the Capitol!
"A public hearing for state Rep. Daniel Grossberg's ethics case is tentatively set for next month, amid the 2026 legislative session."
www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
"A public hearing for state Rep. Daniel Grossberg's ethics case is tentatively set for next month, amid the 2026 legislative session."
www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
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Lmao
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Lmao
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Here's what we know about the affordability crisis in Kentucky.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's what we know about the affordability crisis in Kentucky.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
Grossberg Ethics hearing at 10 today.
youtube.com/@kylrccommit...
I was the House Speaker's lawyer for years, this is NOT how it's supposed to work. It's been TWO YEARS.
How about a public hearing?
Will Ethics even let pro bono counsel Ms Anna speak?
youtube.com/@kylrccommit...
I was the House Speaker's lawyer for years, this is NOT how it's supposed to work. It's been TWO YEARS.
How about a public hearing?
Will Ethics even let pro bono counsel Ms Anna speak?
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Grossberg Ethics hearing at 10 today.
youtube.com/@kylrccommit...
I was the House Speaker's lawyer for years, this is NOT how it's supposed to work. It's been TWO YEARS.
How about a public hearing?
Will Ethics even let pro bono counsel Ms Anna speak?
youtube.com/@kylrccommit...
I was the House Speaker's lawyer for years, this is NOT how it's supposed to work. It's been TWO YEARS.
How about a public hearing?
Will Ethics even let pro bono counsel Ms Anna speak?
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No Kentucky Home: An update
The Breakthrough Base of Muhlenberg County has little money but plenty of volunteers, ‘big hearts' and hopes of opening a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to sleep outdoors.
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/01/f...
The Breakthrough Base of Muhlenberg County has little money but plenty of volunteers, ‘big hearts' and hopes of opening a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to sleep outdoors.
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/01/f...
For ‘hidden homeless,’ a resource hub and hopes for a shelter in this rural KY place • Kentucky Lantern
A fledgling Western Kentucky nonprofit takes over a former pool supply store to try to serve people experiencing homelessness.
kentuckylantern.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No Kentucky Home: An update
The Breakthrough Base of Muhlenberg County has little money but plenty of volunteers, ‘big hearts' and hopes of opening a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to sleep outdoors.
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/01/f...
The Breakthrough Base of Muhlenberg County has little money but plenty of volunteers, ‘big hearts' and hopes of opening a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to sleep outdoors.
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/01/f...
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Meanwhile, kids are dying from not getting much need vaccinations. And yet Rand Paul is still out there spreading anti-vax hysteria with no push back from the press.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Meanwhile, kids are dying from not getting much need vaccinations. And yet Rand Paul is still out there spreading anti-vax hysteria with no push back from the press.
🤔
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Perhaps rather than demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars, the senators could simply apologize to the nation for violating their oaths of office and lending rhetorical support to criminal conspiracies to overturn a free and fair election.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Law Allowing Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches is Worse Than You Thought
The controversial new measure paves the way for a big payday for senators—and undercuts reasonable debate about how the Justice Department should investigate Congress.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Perhaps rather than demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars, the senators could simply apologize to the nation for violating their oaths of office and lending rhetorical support to criminal conspiracies to overturn a free and fair election.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The pure number of explicit Christian nationalists is terrifying
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The pure number of explicit Christian nationalists is terrifying