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From the Cato Institute; this one is worth reading.
Topline: "nonpublic data from ICE indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind."
Don't let their lies dominate the narrative.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
Topline: "nonpublic data from ICE indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind."
Don't let their lies dominate the narrative.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
65 Percent of People Taken by ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions
ICE’s deportation agenda is not what is being advertised to the American public. ICE is not interested in prioritizing public safety, yet it constantly pretends that anyone who objects to its tactics ...
www.cato.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
From the Cato Institute; this one is worth reading.
Topline: "nonpublic data from ICE indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind."
Don't let their lies dominate the narrative.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
Topline: "nonpublic data from ICE indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind."
Don't let their lies dominate the narrative.
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
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this guy is out here proudly being a eugenicist freak while people at mainstream and "respectable publications" make excuses for him or even muse about whether he has a "few good points"
RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
May 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
this guy is out here proudly being a eugenicist freak while people at mainstream and "respectable publications" make excuses for him or even muse about whether he has a "few good points"
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Trump said he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm ‘acknowledged the wrongdoing’ of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration reut.rs/4iA9HRw
Trump withdraws order targeting Paul Weiss, says law firm promised free legal work
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Trump said he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm ‘acknowledged the wrongdoing’ of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration reut.rs/4iA9HRw
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Sure, he lied. But he was also bigoted. A masterwork.
March 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Sure, he lied. But he was also bigoted. A masterwork.
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A recent analysis found that when Trump imposed tariffs during his first term, companies who contributed to Republicans were more likely to be granted tariff exemptions.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
March 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A recent analysis found that when Trump imposed tariffs during his first term, companies who contributed to Republicans were more likely to be granted tariff exemptions.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
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It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration
A detailed timeline of apparent efforts to politicize and weaponize the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
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Apparently making a bid for the record for the largest number of illegal and unconstitutional declarations to be fit inside just one short social media post
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Apparently making a bid for the record for the largest number of illegal and unconstitutional declarations to be fit inside just one short social media post
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I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
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Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
www.statnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
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this is just transphobia meets TSA brain.
"You have to put your shoes in a bin because one time twenty years ago a guy tried to do a shoe bomb."
"Did it work?"
"No."
"Would X-raying his shoes have stopped it?"
"Probably not."
"I want to keep my shoes on."
"Do you want this plane to explode?"
"You have to put your shoes in a bin because one time twenty years ago a guy tried to do a shoe bomb."
"Did it work?"
"No."
"Would X-raying his shoes have stopped it?"
"Probably not."
"I want to keep my shoes on."
"Do you want this plane to explode?"
February 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
this is just transphobia meets TSA brain.
"You have to put your shoes in a bin because one time twenty years ago a guy tried to do a shoe bomb."
"Did it work?"
"No."
"Would X-raying his shoes have stopped it?"
"Probably not."
"I want to keep my shoes on."
"Do you want this plane to explode?"
"You have to put your shoes in a bin because one time twenty years ago a guy tried to do a shoe bomb."
"Did it work?"
"No."
"Would X-raying his shoes have stopped it?"
"Probably not."
"I want to keep my shoes on."
"Do you want this plane to explode?"
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There is nothing cooler than preventing a democracy from turning into a dictatorship
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
There is nothing cooler than preventing a democracy from turning into a dictatorship
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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
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Every ten minutes here is like:
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough
February 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every ten minutes here is like:
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
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Someone else said it, but this should be the biggest scandal in American history-Watergate on steroids and speed.
If this is true, the president is tearing through the DoJ to find a lawyer to break the law.
No ambiguity about wasteful spending or administrative procedures-just naked lawlessness.
If this is true, the president is tearing through the DoJ to find a lawyer to break the law.
No ambiguity about wasteful spending or administrative procedures-just naked lawlessness.
Strong rumor with credible sourcing: DOJ has put all of public integrity line attorneys in a room and told them they have an hour for someone to choose who will sign motion to dismiss and if nobody does, they will all be fired. The nastiest strong-arming in DOJ history by a long shot.
February 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Someone else said it, but this should be the biggest scandal in American history-Watergate on steroids and speed.
If this is true, the president is tearing through the DoJ to find a lawyer to break the law.
No ambiguity about wasteful spending or administrative procedures-just naked lawlessness.
If this is true, the president is tearing through the DoJ to find a lawyer to break the law.
No ambiguity about wasteful spending or administrative procedures-just naked lawlessness.
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Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
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Reminder: having a DEI program is not illegal. Even if it is illegal now, it was not prior to January 20, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reminder: having a DEI program is not illegal. Even if it is illegal now, it was not prior to January 20, 2025.
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“Our side concocted the ‘bathroom safety’ male predator argument as a way to avoid an uncomfortable battle over LGBT ideology, and still fire up people’s emotions.”
This was from 2018, they were bragging about how they manufacturing a moral panic.
www.thepinknews.com/2018/12/07/a...
This was from 2018, they were bragging about how they manufacturing a moral panic.
www.thepinknews.com/2018/12/07/a...
Anti-trans group admits bathroom predator myth is made up
Empirical research shows bathroom predator concerns are baseless.
www.thepinknews.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Our side concocted the ‘bathroom safety’ male predator argument as a way to avoid an uncomfortable battle over LGBT ideology, and still fire up people’s emotions.”
This was from 2018, they were bragging about how they manufacturing a moral panic.
www.thepinknews.com/2018/12/07/a...
This was from 2018, they were bragging about how they manufacturing a moral panic.
www.thepinknews.com/2018/12/07/a...
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Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
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“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
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A reporter directly asked Trump press secretary if disabled people still have a place in federal jobs and whether they still have protections.
Her answer? “We will be taking a common sense approach”
Please stand with disabled people. Fight for us to maintain jobs, accessibility & the ADA
Her answer? “We will be taking a common sense approach”
Please stand with disabled people. Fight for us to maintain jobs, accessibility & the ADA
January 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A reporter directly asked Trump press secretary if disabled people still have a place in federal jobs and whether they still have protections.
Her answer? “We will be taking a common sense approach”
Please stand with disabled people. Fight for us to maintain jobs, accessibility & the ADA
Her answer? “We will be taking a common sense approach”
Please stand with disabled people. Fight for us to maintain jobs, accessibility & the ADA
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Blocking anyone who is mildly sus immediately and without particular emotional engagement is obviously the best way to go but once in a while it would be nice to have a block option that ALSO produces an animation of the profile being flushed down a toilet or maybe the text melting gruesomely away
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Blocking anyone who is mildly sus immediately and without particular emotional engagement is obviously the best way to go but once in a while it would be nice to have a block option that ALSO produces an animation of the profile being flushed down a toilet or maybe the text melting gruesomely away