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No, you did not give those of us who happened to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor any due process. And that was profoundly wrong. It destroyed our lives.

Texas GOP Uses Emergency Flood Relief to Push Trans Bathroom Ban After deadly flooding in Texas, Republicans used an emergency legislative session called to tackle the state’s most pressing issue: where trans people pee.

1. Texas Republicans are attempting to use the devastating floods to push... a trans bathroom ban.

That's right, the emergency session which has been billed as primarily for flood relief is being used to sneak in anti-trans legislation.

The latest from S. Baum.

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to what extent does the administration intend to use this money to fund things that congress won't, and also, treating states like conquered territories to be dominated is one of those things that really makes you think the goal of these people is to dissolve the union

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And this is not a one-off! This bodega has been doing this. Here’s another video!

This bodega owner pays for good report cards! #blacksky #AMomentofJoy Academic Division!

CNN on Emory Shooting: Police are operating under the theory that the shooter either was sick or believed that he was sick, and blamed the illness on the covid vaccine

Same same. I'm going to have to turn off shipping to the US by the middle of the month. Very frustrating.

Patient seeking care at NIH hospital detained by ICE NIH officials called immigration authorities after the patient presented a non-real ID while passing security at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

Federal immigration authorities detained a woman seeking medical care at the National Institutes of Health’s flagship research hospital after the patient presented a non-real ID while passing security.

Cartel family members entered U.S. in deal with Trump admin, Mexican security chief confirms Video showed the family members walking across the border from Tijuana with their suitcases to waiting U.S. agents.

yep
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Are prisons as bad as you think?

No! Much worse.

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Atlanta Dream shared this on their stories. This league is so important man.

This is so pathetic

This is what the IDF’s typical current operations in Gaza look like—troops providing overwatch for busy demolition crews.

The signature Israeli weapon of the Gaza war is no longer the US-manufactured 2,000-pound bomb, as it was in earlier phases, but the US-manufactured earthmover.

Canada’s Girl Guides Suspend U.S. Trips Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

“The Girl Guides of Canada, the country’s equivalent of the Girl Scouts, is suspending all trips to the United States over concerns for the safety of its members amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...

"It is unclear who will next lead the I.R.S., which has had six different people in charge this year."

It is August.

Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine President Trump said he would meet with Putin next week in Alaska to discuss ending the war.

A couple of points:
1. Eastern Ukraine is not Trump’s to bargain away.
2. This 1-on-1 meeting is already a huge win for Putin. By sidelining Zelenskyy, Putin has reinforced his narrative about the illegitimacy of #Ukraine as a sovereign state.
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Trump, Putin meeting set for next week in Alaska Trump made no mention of whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be attending.

Rather than punish Putin for his intransigence with sanctions, Trump is rewarding him with a summit in the United States. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

RFK Jr: “We're developing a universal vaccine at NIH which is a vaccine that addresses the entire phylum of viruses.” “It's a vaccine that mimics natural immunity and it is effective against any kind of mutation.” “We believe it's gonna be effective against not only coronaviruses but also flu.” “And it's gonna be a much safer and a much more effective vaccine.”

RFK has announced that he is developing a vaccine against all viruses. Yes, every single one. The whole, uh, "phylum"

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the…

In remarks to a private audience in 2023, Russell Vought, who is Trump’s budget chief and the intellectual force behind Trump’s unprecedented power grab, said he championed the term “invasion” because it “unlocked” extraordinary presidential powers.

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The only "ambiguity" was the factual opacity executive branch officials created by refusing to provide the court with any information whatsoever about what they were doing or had done with the class members. During the TRO hearing, even as defendants were secretly rushing to get the plaintiffs into the Salvadoran prison, their counsel was filibustering the court's direct inquiries with assertions that he had no facts to share. Once confronted with "plaintiffs' information[,] unrebutted by the government that flights are actively departing and plan to depart," Hr'g Tr. 43:6-10, the court quickly shifted from its patient yet fruitless factual questioning of defendants' counsel to rule on the predicate questions and announce the TRO. Immediately after he announced the TRO barring the plaintiffs' "removal," Judge Boasberg explained in concrete and specific terms what the bar against "removing" the class members meant on the opaque and shifting facts before him. In open court, he told defendant's counsel to "inform your clients of this immediately" that "any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air ... those people need to be returned to the United States. However that's accomplished, whether turning around a plane or not embarking anyone on the plane, I leave to you. But this is something that you need to make sure is complied with immediately." Hr'g Tr. 43:12-19. The clarity and force of those statements was

Pillard, with barely disguised contempt herself, explains what bullshit Katsas's opinion is.

Trump administration seeking $1 billion settlement from UCLA | CNN Politics The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, CNN has exclusively learned, marking the latest effort by the White House to shape higher ed...

Huh? It's almost like if you payoff an illegal extortionist, they just keep asking for more...
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WAPO: “.. Americans are likely to face large markups on ..”

* clothing: 37%
* shoes/bags: 39%
* food: 3%
* produce: 7%
* cars: 12%

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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.

Any attempt to arrest, remove, or replace lawmakers who are doing their job — whether you agree with them or not — is a dangerous effort to replace the will of the voters with the will of President Trump.

NBC and MSNBC sack Mark Halperin over harassment allegations Veteran journalist Mark Halperin is let go by NBC News and MSNBC after sexual harassment claims.

Over on Twitter, Mark Halperin is disparaging me in an effort to get people to listen to his podcast, so here's a story that is worth remembering.

state-level approval of trump's handling of prices/inflation. yikes! seems like something dems could campaign on!

Man Who Thought He'd Lost All Hope Loses Last Additional Bit Of Hope He Didn't Even Know He Still Had

Man Who Thought He'd Lost All Hope Loses Last Additional Bit Of Hope He Didn't Even Know He Still Had theonion.com/man-who...