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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
Reposted by Branden Smith
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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This is of course the exact reason for the Forced Mourning of Charlie Kirk, to fabricate a bipartisan endorsement of this bigotry and hatred www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
September 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is of course the exact reason for the Forced Mourning of Charlie Kirk, to fabricate a bipartisan endorsement of this bigotry and hatred www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
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once again trump’s great political asset is that voters literally do not believe anything he says
supreme court please stunt on these people and allow Trump to nuke their finances
September 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
once again trump’s great political asset is that voters literally do not believe anything he says
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The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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This is another major scandal that in any normal country would result in the immediate impeachment and removal of the president.
September 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is another major scandal that in any normal country would result in the immediate impeachment and removal of the president.
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In Columbia Heights D.C., memorial signs are going up for residents abducted by the state.
(📸 Igor Bobic)
(📸 Igor Bobic)
September 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In Columbia Heights D.C., memorial signs are going up for residents abducted by the state.
(📸 Igor Bobic)
(📸 Igor Bobic)
Reposted by Branden Smith
As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.
August 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.
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Trump, like every autocrat, wants his own personal army. Anything thinking the hugely expanded ICE will only be used for immigration is delusional. As always, he will go as far as he is allowed to go.
Radley Balko is always worth reading, but when he talks about police militarization, he’s speaking as one of the most qualified journalists we have. He’s rather apocalyptic about where we are with a huge ICE force. He’s right.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
The police militarization debate is over
Quaint disputes about the proper role of police and military have been superseded by a more urgent threat: Donald Trump is creating his own, personal paramilitary force
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Trump, like every autocrat, wants his own personal army. Anything thinking the hugely expanded ICE will only be used for immigration is delusional. As always, he will go as far as he is allowed to go.
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Trump and Miller are intent on building an unaccountable domestic secret police force that would be the world's third-biggest security force by funding levels, after the US and China's *militaries*.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
July 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump and Miller are intent on building an unaccountable domestic secret police force that would be the world's third-biggest security force by funding levels, after the US and China's *militaries*.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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Welp, I guess it wasn’t a lie.
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Welp, I guess it wasn’t a lie.
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Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.
www.theatlantic.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Musk did irreversible damage to the US civil service, soft power, science, education. His teams stole data and broke the law."I was on drugs and had family trouble" is not an excuse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Musk did irreversible damage to the US civil service, soft power, science, education. His teams stole data and broke the law."I was on drugs and had family trouble" is not an excuse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
Reposted by Branden Smith
the ability to mobilize first time and sporadic voters from across the whole of american society on the basis of his totemic image as a representative of wealth and success made trump a genuinely and uniquely formidable candidate
At the very least, the idea that Trump should be easy to beat and could only defeat a terrible candidate is obviously wrong. His unique ability to mobilize first time and sporadic voters alone makes up for a lot of his very real liabilities and then some
Some hold the view that 2024 was a loss despite a weak candidate. I’m starting to think T is a historically strong candidate, in his ability to raise turnout, be immune to criticism, and never be attributed unpopular positions.
May 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
the ability to mobilize first time and sporadic voters from across the whole of american society on the basis of his totemic image as a representative of wealth and success made trump a genuinely and uniquely formidable candidate
the snark :chefs_kiss:
May 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
the snark :chefs_kiss:
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“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
Reposted by Branden Smith
The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Reposted by Branden Smith
This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
wapo.st
April 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Reposted by Branden Smith
A useful way to think about his tanking poll numbers is that they would be far worse if more people knew what he is doing
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A useful way to think about his tanking poll numbers is that they would be far worse if more people knew what he is doing
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A two year old. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A two year old. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Reposted by Branden Smith
Reposted by Branden Smith
my endorsement for any democratic presidential candidate who promises to send the entire DOGE team to prison
This is insane and everyone involved needs to be sued into oblivion and then go directly to jail
April 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
my endorsement for any democratic presidential candidate who promises to send the entire DOGE team to prison
calling it: Eric Adams has managed to take the title of shittiest-ever-NYC-mayor 👏🏆
(against some pretty stiff competition, i'd add)
(against some pretty stiff competition, i'd add)
April 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
calling it: Eric Adams has managed to take the title of shittiest-ever-NYC-mayor 👏🏆
(against some pretty stiff competition, i'd add)
(against some pretty stiff competition, i'd add)