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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 2h

Professor Tribe is a brilliant king among men, but I wouldn't be so sure that SCOTUS doesn't eviscerate free speech as well.

Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 2h

Freedom of speech may be the one constitutional right the current Supreme Court doesn’t demolish.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids - The Boston Globe

The court’s conservative majority didn’t seem convinced that states can restrict talk therapy aimed at changing feelings while allowing counseling that affirms kids identifying as gay or transgender.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 2h

Cartoonist: John Darkow

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Moriah @moriah1121.bsky.social · 14h

Holy hell— Bondi is as demented as Daddy Plump!

These wing-nuts are criminally insane.

[ I can’t imagine destroying my name to protect this thing👇]

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 2h

Bondi: Immune to logic, clueless as to any semblance of efficient, effective, resourceful and legitimate practice of law, with a smug and unrepentant face only the most hapless, clueless, and evil dictator could love.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 11h

Damn!

John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15h

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 3h

Cruella needs to pray for port-a-potty privileges after a Broadview IL city employee disallowed her from using the facilities.

He deserves to be "Broadview Employee of the Year'.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 17h

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 3h

Li'l Johnson: front and center with **DuhBoss:

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 3h

Cruella de Noem should time her restroom breaks to occur before she visits the ICEscapades in blue cities that will appropriately refuse her request to use the facilities absent a purchase, just like any other customer.

Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 21h

Kristi Noem is in PDX today.
She brings the cameras w/ her and is desperate to incite Americans to do things she can film and edit into propaganda vids.
Do not give her what she wants.
The regime is frantic to manufacture a riot. Do not give them what they want.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 3h

Peaceful ICE protests triggering these illegal and immoral deployments pale in stark comparison to the crime spree within the White House.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Two hundred troops from Texas are expected to deploy to the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said, and about 300 Illinois National Guard troops are preparing to deploy.

Here's what to know about the National Guard and why its troops are in U.S. cities: nyti.ms/4nJAkXd

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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 9h

It’s cruel, it’s irresponsible, it’s plain stupid.

It’s clear they don’t give shit about poor American families,…

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: The Pentagon has sent out its revised rules to reporters who wish to have building access. The new rules say that even soliciting tips on social media is grounds for losing badge access, per a copy I've obtained. More in tonight's edition of @status.news. Subscribe: www.status.news/subscribe

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 5h

**Trump incited the only insurrection in recent US history on January 6, 2021.

Yet again, this will be another losing effort for Bondi and the depleted, ill-informed, and consistently unsuccessful DOJ litigation staff.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 7h

Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered at an army facility outside Chicago as President Donald Trump threatened to invoke an anti-insurrection law and deploy troops to more U.S. cities.

Trump's Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic cities

President Donald Trump again left open the possibility of using the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court rulings blocking the dispatch of guard troops into Democratic-led cities.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests. The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. Continue reading...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 7h

Tribal colleges have expanded access to higher education for Native students.

With median tuition of just $3,572, these affordable institutions focus on serving Native American students while teaching #Indigenous history, culture and language.

Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students

While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in 2020.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.