Taffy Smith
@taffycats.bsky.social
Unpaid servant/person/amuser to cats & dogs. Currently Midwestern household.
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ACLU Says ICE Violates Policy Against Jailing Pregnant People and Nursing Moms
ACLU Says ICE Violates Policy Against Jailing Pregnant People and Nursing Moms
Immigration advocates and lawyers contend that despite ICE’s policy that agents shouldn’t detain, arrest or hold pregnant, postpartum and nursing mothers, pregnant people are increasingly rounded up, ...
www.democracynow.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
ACLU Says ICE Violates Policy Against Jailing Pregnant People and Nursing Moms
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This level of going after the administration is actually pretty stunning from a same party chair.
GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This level of going after the administration is actually pretty stunning from a same party chair.
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Sending love and a heartfull of respect to Rep @Ilhan and the Somali American community in Minnesota
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sending love and a heartfull of respect to Rep @Ilhan and the Somali American community in Minnesota
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Madness.
DON Jr: It's almost like the pipebombs were the backup plan if they didn't get what they wanted out of January 6, which to me seems like a very clear setup operation
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Madness.
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The funny thing about it is SEAL Team 6 was dissolved in the 80s when it became DEVGRU and transferred from Naval Special Warfare Command to JSOC. So while they are in fact a team of SEALs, they’re not really a “SEAL Team”.
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The funny thing about it is SEAL Team 6 was dissolved in the 80s when it became DEVGRU and transferred from Naval Special Warfare Command to JSOC. So while they are in fact a team of SEALs, they’re not really a “SEAL Team”.
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it's almost like
no one but people invested in the robo slop want the robo slop
no one but people invested in the robo slop want the robo slop
“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
it's almost like
no one but people invested in the robo slop want the robo slop
no one but people invested in the robo slop want the robo slop
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Jacob Frey: "If they're just indiscriminately going after people, due process is violated, habeas corpus is violated, the entire Constitution in and of itself is being thrown in the garbage. So you want to use the term 'garbage,' that's exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Jacob Frey: "If they're just indiscriminately going after people, due process is violated, habeas corpus is violated, the entire Constitution in and of itself is being thrown in the garbage. So you want to use the term 'garbage,' that's exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution."
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Upgrading the energy infrastructure so they can get all of Scotland's renewables taken down South to power England's cities and charge the cost to the consumer yet again.
All while energy companies make obscene profits and Scots pay the highest prices in EU.
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
All while energy companies make obscene profits and Scots pay the highest prices in EU.
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Upgrading the energy infrastructure so they can get all of Scotland's renewables taken down South to power England's cities and charge the cost to the consumer yet again.
All while energy companies make obscene profits and Scots pay the highest prices in EU.
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
All while energy companies make obscene profits and Scots pay the highest prices in EU.
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
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Pete Hegseth is a liar. Everything he says is bullsh*t.
Sing along, folks!
Sing along, folks!
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pete Hegseth is a liar. Everything he says is bullsh*t.
Sing along, folks!
Sing along, folks!
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The most genuinely human Trump ever seems to me is when he’s desperately fighting to stay awake.
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The most genuinely human Trump ever seems to me is when he’s desperately fighting to stay awake.
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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if you're black out drunk when you order a war crime and you don't remember it, is it lying?
Just wondering for no reason.
Just wondering for no reason.
Pete Hegseth is a liar. Everything he says is bullsh*t.
Sing along, folks!
Sing along, folks!
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
if you're black out drunk when you order a war crime and you don't remember it, is it lying?
Just wondering for no reason.
Just wondering for no reason.
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Catholic priest abducted in Nigeria's Kaduna State, Diocese says reut.rs/4oyJdSY
Catholic priest abducted in Nigeria's Kaduna State, Diocese says
A Catholic priest was abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, the Catholic Diocese of Zaria said on Wednesday.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Catholic priest abducted in Nigeria's Kaduna State, Diocese says reut.rs/4oyJdSY
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U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
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For a guy who couldn’t get a girlfriend at Harvard, he’s pretty smart….(not)
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For a guy who couldn’t get a girlfriend at Harvard, he’s pretty smart….(not)
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Déjà vu -> Facebook’s dabbling in crypto. They burned a ton of money and have next to nothing to show for it.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Déjà vu -> Facebook’s dabbling in crypto. They burned a ton of money and have next to nothing to show for it.
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In a couple of years, there will be an announcement about cutting back on AI spend.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In a couple of years, there will be an announcement about cutting back on AI spend.
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Everyone in the fucking universe saw this coming the moment Zuckerberg released that stupid video about the metaverse.
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Everyone in the fucking universe saw this coming the moment Zuckerberg released that stupid video about the metaverse.
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I'm not as up on crim procedure as I used to be since other people track these cases at TPM. So does Trump pardon the bomber guy after indictment or after arraignment?
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm not as up on crim procedure as I used to be since other people track these cases at TPM. So does Trump pardon the bomber guy after indictment or after arraignment?
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The public never wanted this to start. The people in position to stop it have apparently already seen it. Beat Cotton into submission and start calling for impeachment
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The public never wanted this to start. The people in position to stop it have apparently already seen it. Beat Cotton into submission and start calling for impeachment
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DON Jr: It's almost like the pipebombs were the backup plan if they didn't get what they wanted out of January 6, which to me seems like a very clear setup operation
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
DON Jr: It's almost like the pipebombs were the backup plan if they didn't get what they wanted out of January 6, which to me seems like a very clear setup operation
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
KASH PATEL: You're absolutely right
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"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Imagine getting repeatedly infected by asymptomatic Covid and thinking you’re healthy because you never get ‘sick’. Then, one morning, you wake up feeling like something’s not quite right and you never go back to ‘normal’. That’s happening to people every day. #LongCovid #MaskUp
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Imagine getting repeatedly infected by asymptomatic Covid and thinking you’re healthy because you never get ‘sick’. Then, one morning, you wake up feeling like something’s not quite right and you never go back to ‘normal’. That’s happening to people every day. #LongCovid #MaskUp
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Give this man a Pulitzer stat
EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: The Biden staffer wrongfully questioned by the FBI is NOT the pipe bomber. 😆😆😆😆😆
"My phone is blowing up haha. Omg," he texts me.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
"My phone is blowing up haha. Omg," he texts me.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
In its chaotic Jan. 6 probe, the FBI wrongly questioned a Biden staffer about Capitol pipe bombs
A Capitol rioter yelled the name "John Richter" on the floor of the Senate. Months later, the FBI showed up at the wrong John Richter's house.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Give this man a Pulitzer stat