Idris Rises
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Blue as the day is long. If you knew me then, I remain the same. If you come for 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 YOU WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME.
WE ARE UNDERREACTING!
If they claim they haven't heard the quote, play it for them and ask for a response.
If they claim it's being taken out of context, play a longer version and ask for a response.
If they try to sidestep the issue, play it over again and ask for a response.
If they claim it's being taken out of context, play a longer version and ask for a response.
If they try to sidestep the issue, play it over again and ask for a response.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
WE ARE UNDERREACTING!
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"Just to be clear, we are sailing in ships that are barely seaworthy to do what govts w/ expensive armies won’t do: sail directly to Gaza knowing Israel will attack so we can reach & help a people being exterminated. What excuse do governments actually have? Cowards." - Alex Colston, Dropsite News
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"Just to be clear, we are sailing in ships that are barely seaworthy to do what govts w/ expensive armies won’t do: sail directly to Gaza knowing Israel will attack so we can reach & help a people being exterminated. What excuse do governments actually have? Cowards." - Alex Colston, Dropsite News
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that Trump loyalist Sigal Chattah has been unlawfully serving as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney since July.
Chattah and her office are now barred from prosecuting cases — the second Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney disqualified within 2 months after Alina Habba in NJ.
Chattah and her office are now barred from prosecuting cases — the second Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney disqualified within 2 months after Alina Habba in NJ.
Federal Judge Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Served as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that Trump loyalist Sigal Chattah has been unlawfully serving as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney since July.
Chattah and her office are now barred from prosecuting cases — the second Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney disqualified within 2 months after Alina Habba in NJ.
Chattah and her office are now barred from prosecuting cases — the second Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney disqualified within 2 months after Alina Habba in NJ.
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Small point about the coverage of Hegseth’s stupid convening: Trump has not “renamed” the Department of Defense something else. He *calls* it that.
If I started calling the president “Adolf,” one would not say that I had “renamed him Adolf.” He has no more authority to rename DOD than I do him.
If I started calling the president “Adolf,” one would not say that I had “renamed him Adolf.” He has no more authority to rename DOD than I do him.
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Small point about the coverage of Hegseth’s stupid convening: Trump has not “renamed” the Department of Defense something else. He *calls* it that.
If I started calling the president “Adolf,” one would not say that I had “renamed him Adolf.” He has no more authority to rename DOD than I do him.
If I started calling the president “Adolf,” one would not say that I had “renamed him Adolf.” He has no more authority to rename DOD than I do him.
We are underreacting.
October 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We are underreacting.
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Firing everyone else who actually kept the country running just so a few old white guys don’t have to admit that the only thing special about them is how wrong they are about everything
Last week, it was reported that old school antivaxxer Mark Blaxill had been hired at CDC. It looks like RFK Jr. is resurrecting every washed up antivax crony he can find to staff HHS. sciencebasedmedicine.org/mark-blaxill...
Mark Blaxill: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resurrects another washed-up antivax activist
Last week, it was reported that Mark Blaxill had been hired at CDC. It looks like RFK Jr.'s resurrecting every washed up antivax crony he can find to staff HHS.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Firing everyone else who actually kept the country running just so a few old white guys don’t have to admit that the only thing special about them is how wrong they are about everything
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I was upset by how little coverage JD Vance’s “blood libel” comments last week are attracting - so I wrote about it myself. religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews
Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I was upset by how little coverage JD Vance’s “blood libel” comments last week are attracting - so I wrote about it myself. religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
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We all agree that we're not watching the inauguration, right? I would love for this to be the least watched inauguration since the invention of television. I'm going to be rewatching Dr Who, starting with season 1 of the modern era. What will you be watching?
January 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We all agree that we're not watching the inauguration, right? I would love for this to be the least watched inauguration since the invention of television. I'm going to be rewatching Dr Who, starting with season 1 of the modern era. What will you be watching?
We all agree that we're not watching the inauguration, right? I would love for this to be the least watched inauguration since the invention of television. I'm going to be rewatching Dr Who, starting with season 1 of the modern era. What will you be watching?
January 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We all agree that we're not watching the inauguration, right? I would love for this to be the least watched inauguration since the invention of television. I'm going to be rewatching Dr Who, starting with season 1 of the modern era. What will you be watching?
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It’s not that we can’t afford universal health care. It’s that we can’t afford not to do it. #MedicareForAll
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM
It’s not that we can’t afford universal health care. It’s that we can’t afford not to do it. #MedicareForAll
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
At this point, all I want to hear from Joe and Mika is the sound of silence.
This sounded like a cable host lecturing his audience about why they are wrong to believe what they believe.
"That wasn't the sound of fear. That was the sound of civility" -- Joe Scarborough makes an impassioned defense of the decision he and Mika made to defend Fox News from David Frum as well as their meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
December 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM
At this point, all I want to hear from Joe and Mika is the sound of silence.
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
December 1, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Today's creation. 🧶
December 1, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Today's creation. 🧶
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Yes, I'm religious. I believe in the holy Trinity.
November 30, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Yes, I'm religious. I believe in the holy Trinity.
I may have stayed up all night crocheting and watching Midsomer Murders, but I now have bread baking in the oven, so I've got that going for me.
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November 30, 2024 at 10:14 AM
I may have stayed up all night crocheting and watching Midsomer Murders, but I now have bread baking in the oven, so I've got that going for me.
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Yes, I'm religious. I believe in the holy Trinity.
November 30, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Yes, I'm religious. I believe in the holy Trinity.
I'm making ornaments to include in my Christmas cards this year. 🧶
November 28, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I'm making ornaments to include in my Christmas cards this year. 🧶
If you see The Tardis, flash The Doctor the emergency distress beacon. We could all definitely use his help.
November 28, 2024 at 10:51 PM
If you see The Tardis, flash The Doctor the emergency distress beacon. We could all definitely use his help.